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.
Maggie's father died________.
when she was very young考查文章细节。文章第一段When Maggie was very young, a thief killed her father可判断答案为C。
Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
Maggie was once a slave. 正误判断题。文章中提到Her mother was once a slave并不是说Maggie was once a slave.
Which of the following is TRUE?
Maggie loved to help other African Americans. 正误判断题。文章只是说Maggie got a job as a teacher. 并没有提到她在学校老师中很受欢迎，故B错误;文章第二段提到She also volunteered to help a social organization called the Order of St. Luke. 因此Maggie只是志愿帮助该组织，并不是该组织的创始人，故C错误;文章第三段最后一句可判断D错误。由文章第二段最后两句可以判断A正确。
The word impoverished in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ________.
poor词意推测题。文章第一段指出Maggie的母亲曾经是一名奴隶，她年幼丧父，家中impoverished，所以她的母亲只好给有钱人洗衣服，由此可推断impoverished应该是贫穷的意思，即poor。
After Paragraph 4, the author will probably talk about Maggie's________.
next project推断题。文章最后一句提到Now Walker was ready for her next big step. 因此可推断下文将要讨论Maggie's big step即B。