Question

   What do you know about Michael Ha? Because of his story of success,he has become an example of many young people.

   Michael Ha was bom into a poor home over twenty years ago. His father worked as a factory welder (焊接工) in Vietnam before moving to Britain in 1980 with his wife. Michael Ha grew up in Hackney,a poor area in East London,with his Chinese parents who spoke little English. Just because of this,his father could not find work in Britain. And the family had to live on benefits (救濟(jì)金) .Life was not easy for Michael,but he never gave up.

   Michael Ha went to an inner-city state school which was once called “the worst in Britain ”. However,young Michael made up his mind to try his best,no matter what kind of school he was studying at. Michael studied very hard and did well in all subjects at school. Once he made a bet with his friends to learn further math. After teaching himself from a textbook in just four months,Michael got an A in AS-level further math.

   When,at the age of ten,Michael set his heart on going to Cambridge University,he decided no difficulties were going to stop him. Finally his dream came true. Now,after becoming an A-grade A-level pupil,he is the star medical student of St John's College,Cambridge,and has just won an award for good grades.

   Telling of his rise to success yesterday,he said he hoped he could be an inspiration for other young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

1. Michael Ha grew up in .

   A. Vietnam   B. Britain

   C. China   D. America

2. Michael's father couldn’t find work in Britain because .

   A. he wasn’t good at English

   B. factory welders weren’t wanted

   C. Hackney was a rich area

   D. he wanted to live on benefits

3. What made Michael learn further math?

   A. His parents’ advice.

   B. An interesting textbook from his teacher.

   C. The hard life in Britain.

   D. Just a bet with his friends.

4. At St John's College,Michael Ha was .

   A. the worst student in Britain

   B. able to learn further math

   C. a top student

   D. an excellent teacher

5. What did Michael want to do for young people like him?

   A. He stopped them from facing difficulties in life.

   B. He wanted to encourage them to be successful.

   C. He asked them not to study medicine.

   D. He wished them to move to Britain with their parents.

Answer 1

1. B 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. B

  越南華裔二代夏米高(Michael Ha) 成長于東倫敦克尼區(qū)(Harkney) ，就讀于被認(rèn)為“全英最差之一”的公校。然 而，夏米高卻以優(yōu)異的成績?nèi)胱x劍橋大學(xué)圣約翰學(xué)院。夏米 高希望自己的故事可以啟發(fā)同樣來自劣勢背景的青少年。 

1. B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“Michael Ha grew up in Hackney,a poor area in East London…”可知，Michael 是在英國長大的，因此選B項(xiàng)。

2. A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第二段中的“Just because of this,his father couldn’t find work in Britain”可知，此句中的 this 指代前一句中 “his Chinese parents who spoke little English. ”，所以他父親找不到工作是因?yàn)椴粫?huì)英語。 故選A項(xiàng)。

3. D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段中的“Once he made a bet with his friends to learn further math. ” 可知，Michael 深人學(xué) 習(xí)數(shù)學(xué)是因?yàn)楹鸵粋�(gè)朋友打賭。故D項(xiàng)正確。

4. C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段最后一句“Now,after becoming an A-grade A-level pupil,he is the star medical student of St John's College,Cambridge,and has just won an award for good grades. ” 可推斷，Michael 在 劍橋大學(xué)圣約翰學(xué)院是個(gè)優(yōu)秀的學(xué)生。C項(xiàng)符合 題意。

5. B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段內(nèi)容可知，夏米高希望自己的故事可以啟發(fā)同樣來自劣勢背景的青少年，鼓勵(lì) 他們走向成功。故選B項(xiàng)。

   劍橋大學(xué)(University of Cambridge ) ，簡稱劍橋， 是一所位于英國英格蘭劍橋市的研究型大學(xué)，被譽(yù)為 英國以及全世界最頂尖的大學(xué)之一。劍橋大學(xué)為書 院聯(lián)邦制大學(xué)，目前共有31所學(xué)院(Colleges) ,而各 個(gè)學(xué)術(shù)部門則被歸入六個(gè)主要的學(xué)術(shù)學(xué)院 (Schools) 里。

障礙句分析

   Telling of his rise to success yesterday,he said he hoped he could be an inspiration for other young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.談到他昨天的逐步成功，他說他 希望他可以鼓舞其他來自弱勢背景的年輕人。

  分詞短語 Telling of his rise to success yesterday 的主語與 主句的主語一致，都是he。he said后面是省略了 that的賓語 從句。注意inspiration意思是“鼓舞或激勵(lì)人的人”。