浙江省2012高考英语二轮复习阅读理解练习(3)

　　I graduated summa cum laude（with the highest honor） when I was 14 -the youngest student ever to do so in the US．
　　I was a perfectionist; I don’t think I would have settled for less than that． I went on to Drexel University and, at 17, I was awarded a Master’s and continued to study for a Ph D．
　　But that was when I grew disillusioned with the science world． I saw bad conduct and realised that some professors weren’t motivated by a love of science． I fell out with the adviser who was supervising my Ph D． I charged Drexel University in a civil lawsuit and the case has now gone into private, binding arbitration（仲裁）．
　　I believe my adviser applied for grants and patents using my ideas, and took credit for them． He denies this and has accused me of stealing his work． Even though the university has cleared me of plagiarism（剽窃）it has still refused to award me my Ph D．
　　At the time I was fully expecting to receive my PhD, I applied for a post teaching advanced technology fusion at Konkuk university in Seoul． When I was appointed, I was just under 19, so I made it into Guinness World Records．
　　In South Korea, I was treated as a minor celebrity． People stared at me wherever I went on campus, and I was asked to give inspirational talks to teenagers． But I didn’t renew my contract: I’d had a great year, but I wanted to come home．
　　I still don’t have my PhD and I am angry and disappointed about that． I worked so hard all my life and my research ended up going nowhere．
　　There’s always hope, but the experience at Drexel has derailed me． If a university gave me a place to complete my studies, I would take it． But I am someone who is suing her former university, so a lot of colleges are afraid to touch me．
　　For now, I’m enrolled in law school and training to be a lawyer． I want to combine legal and science knowledge so that I can protect people’s research rights．
　　It’s strange being back at school: I’m 21 years old and for the first time in my life, I’m the same age as the other students．
15． The underlined word “siblings” in the first paragraph probably means ______．
     A． children       B． friends       C． classmates       D． brothers or sisters
16． How would the author describe her high school experience?
    A． sweet         B． awful        C． boring        D． pleasant
17． When the author attended State University of New York, ______．
    A． all the professors liked her     
B． the students there were friendly to her
    C． her mother expected her to make friends with her classmates
    D． she became the youngest graduate in the USA
18． The underlined sentence “But that was when I was disillusioned with the science world” suggests that the author ______．
A． felt disappointed with what some scientists do
    B． grew old enough to be a scientist
    C． was treated as a real scientist
    D． became motivated by a love of science
19． What probably made it difficult for her to be admitted by another university other than Drexel?
A． Her GPA    
B． Her performances at Konkuk university in Seoul
C． Her relationship with Drexel University
D． She was accused of plagiarism by her supervisor
20． How does the writer feel when she was writing this passage?
    A． proud and frustrated        B． excited and angry  
C． calm and satisfied          D． excited and disappointed





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