Question

I will never forget one day in my first year in high school. I was sitting on the stairs, putting my head in my hands and crying out to my parents because I would never be able to save enough money for college. My parents tried to comfort me, but it seemed impossible to save＄64,268, the cost for the private college that I wanted to enter.
Now let me tell you the amazing story of how I saved this sum of money. It all began with a newspaper route in Ankeny, IA. I hated delivering newspapers that route, but decided to continue for six months until my family moved to Wausau. With a few dollars from my newspaper route, a small nest egg began to develop. My next job was working in an athletic company. The money continued to grow very slowly. Half a year later, I worked for a fruit store. Then, when I was in junior high school, I began to be a waitress at Denny’s restaurant. It was hard work, but the money began to roll.
By the time my senior year arrived, I had saved a large sum of money. This was encouraging, but I knew that I would also need some help, so I began to apply for scholarships. Sometimes I got upset because I was rejected again and again. Then, my first scholarship offer came in,＄2,000 a year to play tennis. This is only a small sum of money at a school that costs about＄14,000 a year, but it was a start. Several other scholarships also came and soon I was up to have＄9,050 in scholarships. With scholarships and savings, I saved enough money for my first year.
Several years later, I was off to college. Because of careful saving, I did not have to work during the school year.

【小題1】How much should the writer pay for college?

A．＄2,000	B．＄14,000
C．＄64,268	D．＄9,050

【小題2】Which is the writer’s first job?

A．Serving as a waitress.

B．Delivering newspapers.

C．Working at a fruit shop.

D．Working in an athletic company.

【小題3】Why did the writer want to get scholarships?

A．Because he needed some help.

B．Because he liked playing tennis.

C．Because he didn’t want to pay for college.

D．Because he hated to work in an athletic company.

【小題4】What’s the best title for the passage?

A．Different Jobs	B．My First Scholarship
C．Save Money for College	D．Make Money to Be Rich

Answer 1

【小題1】C
【小題2】B
【小題3】A
【小題4】C

解析試題分析：本文講述作者為了讀大學攢錢的故事。做了各種工作：發報紙、賣水果、服務員等等。通過多年的努力，實現了大學夢。
【小題1】細節理解題。根據文章第一段最后一句My parents tried to comfort me, but it seemed impossible to save＄64,268, the cost for the private college that I wanted to enter. “我的父母試著安慰我，但是似乎攢下64268美元是不可能的，這是我想要去的私立大學的花費。”可知，故選C
【小題2】細節理解題。根據文章第二段第二句話It all began with a newspaper route in Ankeny, IA.“是從發報紙開始的。”可知，故選B。
【小題3】細節理解題。根據第三段第二句話This was encouraging, but I knew that I would also need some help, so I began to apply for scholarships.“這很鼓勵我，但是我知道我還需要一些幫助，所以我開始申請獎學金。”可知，故選A。
【小題4】標題歸納題。本文講述作者為了讀大學努力攢錢的故事，故選C。
考點：日常生活類短文閱讀。