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(2021年山东省高三开学质量检测)
When Emanuel received an email from Professor Richard English Queen’s ProVice Chancellor at the School of History, Anthropology，Philosophy and Politics, encouraging him to apply for a PhD in Politics in Belfast, it was a pinchme moment Emanual never thought would be possible. After all, just a few short years ago, he was living on the streets couch — surfing at friends’ houses and weeding gardens to make ends meet. Now, one of the world’s leading political academics was preparing to welcome him to Queen’s University over 4,000 miles away.
Emanuel never knew who his father was and his mom was mentally ill when she gave birth to him, so the hospital took him off her and he was unofficially adopted for the first few years of his life. What followed was a childhood with uncertainty as Emanuel was passed between the adoption system and family members.
Through his high school and community college years, he moved from house to house, living with friends at times and living on the streets at others.
Determined to change all that despite his rocky start in life, Emanuel involved himself in school — doing everything he could to earn extra tuition (学费) money in his spare time. But getting accepted into university was scarcely possible because a person like him couldn’t get a regular student loan.
Fortunately, the government backed him, having created a policy allowing disadvantaged persons to access funding for higher education. He graduated from the University of the West Indies with a 1st Class Honors degree and went on to do his Masters.
Emanuel knows that his story could have been very different.
“I discovered Professor Richard English online and sent him an email honestly, not thinking he would reply and to my surprise, he did. I applied for the highly competitive Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme in order to fund my research at Queen’s. When I was told I was successful, my whole world changed. ”
( )1．What does the underlined word “pinchme” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A．Expected. B．Unbelievable.
C．Awkward. D．Anxious.
( )2．What happened to Emanuel in his childhood?
A．His father was mentally ill.
B．He was abandoned by his mother.
C．He was once adopted by his relatives.
D．He lived with his friends now and then.
( )3．How did Emanuel afford his university education?
A．By receiving a regular student loan.
B．By earning the tuition all by himself.
C．By borrowing the money from friends.
D．By getting support from the government.
( )4．What can we learn from Emanuel’s story?
A．Well begun is half done. B．It’s never too old to learn.
C．You are the master of your life. D．Lost time is never found again.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了伊曼纽尔在童年时期就失去了父母，在收养单位和家庭成员之间度过了一个不确定的童年。
1．B 词义猜测题。根据下文“Emanual never thought would be possible”可知，皇后区历史、人类学、哲学和政治学院的名誉副校长鼓励他申请贝尔法斯特的政治博士学位，这是一个让人难以置信的时刻。pinchme意为“难以置信的”。故选B项。
2．C 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“What followed was a childhood with uncertainty as Emanuel was passed between the adoption system and family members(伊曼纽尔在收养单位和家庭成员之间度过了一个不确定的童年)．”可知，他在童年时期曾经被亲戚们收养。故选C项。
3．D 细节理解题。根据文章第五段“Fortunately, the government backed him, having created a policy allowing disadvantaged persons to access funding for higher education(幸运的是，政府支持他，制定了一项政策，允许弱势群体获得高等教育资金)．”可知，伊曼纽尔通过获得政府的资助来支付他的大学学费。故选D项。
4．C 推理判断题。文章主要讲述了伊曼纽尔用自己的努力完成了人生的逆袭。因此文章的主要目的是为了告诉我们：你就是你生命的主人。故选C项。
