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Module 5 The Conquest of the Univeerse
单元话题·语篇训练
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I
never
expected
to
go
to
the
University
of
Michigan.
I
grew
up
in
a
small
Midwest
town where college wasn't __1__ by any means.Many students entered the workplace
straight out of high school. For a long time, that is where I thought I would end
up.
During my senior year, I started __2__ everywhere. I had the required grades
and the ACT (American College Testing) __3__
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but I came from a town of nowhere.
So you can imagine the emotions of __4__ I had when I received a big envelope in
the mail with the word “__
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__?nbsp;written across the top.
Now that the opportunity was open to me, I decided to go. I had received __6__
aid
and
scholarships,
which
I
think
was
a
__7__
factor
in
the
decision.
But
no
matter
how much work I __8__
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my parents considered a waste of __9__. I often felt I was
lacking __10__. I did the application all by myself. After moving to the college,
I did two jobs and paid for my __11__ and bills.
Looking back on it now, I feel that it wasn't __12
__ to be selfreliant. But
in the long run, I __13__ the lack of support I had at such a key point in my life
which
taught
me
to
be
__14__
and
responsible
in
hard
times,
to
go
beyond
__15__
and
to try things I never thought I would ever be able to try. I believe that's what
college is all about.
语篇解读?/p>
本文是一篇记叙文?/p>
作者出生在美国中西部的一个小城镇?/p>



从来没有想过能上?/p>
学,
但作者通过自己的努力最终考上了大学并通过打工支付自己的学费和日常花销?/p>
作者?/p>
过自己的经历告诉我们?/p>
生活中的困难教会我们独立和有责任心,
我们要尝试从来没有想?/p>
自己能做的事情?/p>
1
?/p>
A.expected
B
?/p>
envied
C
?/p>
admired
D
?/p>
afforded
解析:?/p>
A
根据空前后可知,作者在美国中西部的一个小城镇长大,很多学生在高中
毕业后就工作了,所以作者没有料到自己能上大学。expect“期待,料想”;envy“羡慕,
妒忌”;admire“欣赏,赞赏”;afford“负担得起”?/p>
2
?/p>
A.delivering
B
?/p>
applying
C
?/p>
registering
D
?/p>
competing
解析:?/p>
B
根据常识可知,此处表示在高中毕业那年,作者开始到处申?/p>
(
大学
)
。第