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Passage 2
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:
Maggie Walker was born in 1867 in Richmond, Virginia. Her mother was once a slave in a rich woman's house. When Maggie was very young, a thief killed her father. Her family was impoverished, so Maggie's mother started doing laundry in her home. Maggie had to help her. She washed clothes every day, but she continued to go to school. She was a very good student, especially in math.
After Maggie graduated from high school, she got a job as a teacher. In 1886, she married Armistead Walker. They had two sons and Maggie stayed home to care for them. She also volunteered to help a social organization called the Order of St. Luke. This organization helped African Americans take care of the sick and bury the dead. Maggie Walker loved the work of the organization. The organization believed that African Americans should take care of each other.
Over the years, Maggie Walker had more and more responsibilities with the organization. In 1895, she suggested that St. Luke begin a program for young people. (77) This program became very popular with schoolchildren. In 1899, Walk became Grand Secretary Treasurer of the St. Luke organization. However, because she was a woman, she received less than half the salary of the man who had the job before her.
The Order of St. Luke had a lot of financial difficulties when Walker took over. It had a lot of unpaid bills and only $31.61 in the bank. But soon Maggie Walker changed all of that. (78) Her idea was to get new members to join the Organization. In just a few years, it grew from 3,400 members to 50,000 members. The organization bought a $100,000 office building and increased its staff to 55. Now Walker was ready for her next big step.
单选题
Maggie's father died____________.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 第一段第三句话“When Maggie was very young, a thief killed her father. ”。
细节题。题干问的是“玛吉的父亲死的时候,玛吉______。”根据定位句“在玛吉小的时候,一个小偷杀了她的父亲”就可以直接得到答案,故选C。
单选题
Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 第二段第三句“They had two sons and Maggie stayed home to care for them. ”和第一段最后一句“She was a very good student, especially in math. ”以及第二段第一句“After Maggie graduated from high school, she got a job as a teacher. ”。
细节题。题干问的是“下面哪一项是不正确的?”由定位句可知A、C、D三项全正确,故选B。
单选题
Which of the following is TRUE?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 第二段第六句“Maggie Walker loved the work of the organization. ”。
细节题。根据定位句可知A项正确,其他项排除。
单选题
The word impoverished in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 第一段第四句“Her family was impoverished, so Maggie"s mother started doing laundry in her home. ”。
词义猜测题。由定位句可知,她的母亲在家里做起洗衣工的活,应该是家庭贫困,选项D正确。
单选题
After Paragraph 4, the author will probably talk about Maggie's__________________
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 第四段最后一句“Now Walker was ready for her next big step. ”。
推断题。由定位句以及第三段第二句“In 1895, she suggested that St. Luke begin a program for young people. ”推知,她的下一步行动应该是某种计划,选项B正确。