15.ELMONT,N.Y.(AP)---Elmont High School senior Harold Ekeh had a plan-he would apply to 13colleges,including all eight Ivy League schools,figuring it would help his chances of getting into at least one great school.
It worked,And then some,The teenager from Long Island was accepted at all 13schools,and now faces his next big test:deciding where to go.
"I was stunned,I was really shocked,"Ekeh told The Associated Press during an interview Tuesday at his home near the Belmont Park racetrack,his four younger brothers running around.
He found out last week he had been accepted to Princeton University.That made him eight for eight in the Ivy League-he had already been accepted to Yale University,Brown University,Columbia University,Cornell University,Dartmouth College,Harvard University and University of Pennsylvania.His other acceptances came from Johns Hopkins University,Massachusetts Institute of Technology,New York University,Stony Brook University and Vanderbilt University.
"We are so proud of him,"said his mother,Roseline Ekeh."Hard work,dedication,prayer brought him to where he is today."
Born in Nigeria,Harold was eight years old when his parents brought the family to the United States.
"It was kind of difficult adjusting to the new environment and the new culture,"he said.But he saw his parents working hard,"and I took their example and decides toapply myself"
He referenced that effort in his college essay,writing,"Like a tree,uprooted and replanted,I could have withered in a new country surrounded by people and languages I did not understand.Yet,I witnessed my parents persevere despite the potential to give in.I faced my challenges with newfound zeal; I risked insults,spending my break talking to unfamiliar faces,ignoring their sarcastic remarks."
Harold"is tremendously focused in everything he does."said John Capozzi,the school's principal,"He's a great role model.All the students and faculty are so proud of him."
Harold is the second Long Island student in as many years to get into all eight Ivies.Last year,William Floyd High School's Kwasi Enim chose to go to Yale.
Harold,who has a 100.51grade-point average and wants to be a neurosurgeon,said he was leaning toward Yale,and had heard from Enin,offering congratulations.Like Enin,he's likely to announce his college choice at a press conference later this month.The deadline to decide is May 1.
67.Which is closest in meaning to the underlined phrase"apply myself"?A
A.Word hard.
B.Write to the college.
C.Make a formal request.
D.Make an adjustment.
68.Which of the following is true about Harold?D
A.He was born into a Nigerian family in the US.
B.He planted a tree once he moved to the US,
C.He was always welcome and popular in his schools.
D.He paid a lot to make his way to offeres from all Ivies.
69.Harold is probably going toC
A.Harvard
B.Princeton
C.Yale
D.MIT
70.What can we infer from this passage?D
A.Too many cooks spoil the soup.
B.He who laughs last laughs best.
C.One can kill two birds with one stone.
D.Chance favors only the prepared mind.
分析 這是一篇新聞報道.文章主要報道了美國高中生Harold Ekeh申請了十三所學校,結(jié)果被8所常春藤聯(lián)盟的八所大學錄取的情況.
解答 67.A 詞意猜測題. 根據(jù)該劃線單詞錢的"he saw his parents working hard,and I took their example"判斷是努力工作,故選A.
68.D 細節(jié)辨認題.根據(jù)題干中的關(guān)鍵詞Harold,根據(jù)第六段中的"Born in Nigeria,Harold was eight years old when his parents brought the family to the United States."排除A;根據(jù)第八段中的"He referenced that effort in his college essay,writing,"Like a tree,uprooted and replanted,I could have withered in a new country surrounded by people and languages I did not understand"排除B;根據(jù)第八段中的"I witnessed my parents persevere despite the potential to give in.I faced my challenges with newfound zeal; I risked insults,spending my break talking to unfamiliar faces,ignoring their sarcastic remarks"可知Harold在學校遭受的困難,排除C;根據(jù)文章第五段中的"Roseline Ekeh."Hard work,dedication,prayer brought him to where he is today"可知Harold付出了很多,故選D.
69.C 細節(jié)辨認題.根據(jù)文章最后一段的"Harold,who has a 100.51grade-point average and wants to be a neurosurgeon,said he was leaning toward Yale,and had heard from Enin,offering congratulations"可知Harold很可能選擇去耶魯大學,故選C.
70.D 判斷推理題.通讀全文,根據(jù)Harold的經(jīng)歷的磨難和付出的努力科判斷是機會只會垂青準備的頭腦,故選D.
點評 文章是一篇新聞報道,要求學生通讀全文,了解文章大意,找到對應(yīng)信息后回答問題.