C2[·湖南卷]Inmylivingroom,thereisaplaque(匾)thatadvisesmeto“Bloom(开花)whereyouareplanted.”ItremindsmeofDorothy.IgottoknowDorothyintheearly1980s,whenIwasteachingEarlyChildhoodDevelopmentthroughaprogramwithUnionCollegeinBarbourville,Kentucky.Thejobresponsibilitiesrequiredoccasionalvisitstotheclassroomofeachteacherintheprogram.Dorothystandsoutinmymemoryasonewho“bloomed”inherremotearea.DorothytaughtinaschoolinHarlanCounty,Kentucky,AppalachianMountainarea.TogettoherschoolfromthetownofHarlan,Ifollowedaroadwindingaroundthemountain.Intheeight－milejourney,Icrossedthesamerailroadtrackfivetimes,givingthepossibilityofgettingcaughtbythesametrainfivetimes.Ratherthanfeelingexcitedbythisdrivethroughthemountains,Ifounditdepressing.Thepovertylevelwasshockingandthesmallshabbyhousesgavemethegreatestfeelingofhopelessness.Fromthemomentofmyarrivalatthelittleschool,allgloom(忧郁)disappeared.UponarrivingatDorothy'sclassroom,Iwasgreetedwithsmilingfacesandtreatedlikeaqueen.Thechildrenhadbeenpreparedtoshowmetheirlatestprojects.Dorothytoldmewithabigsmilethattheywereservingpokegreenssaladandcornbreadfor“dinner”(lunch).Incaseyoudon'tknow,pokegreensareaweed－typeplantthatgrowswild,especiallyonpoorground.Dorothyneverranoutofreportsofexcitingactivitiesofherstudents.Herenthusiasmnevercooleddown.WhenitcametimetositforthetestingandinterviewingrequiredtoreceiveherChildDevelopmentAssociateCertification,Dorothywasready.Shecametotheassessmentandpassedinallareas.Afterward,sheinvitedmetotheone－and－onlysteakhouseintheareatocelebratehervictory,asifshehadreceivedherPh.D.degree.Afterthemeal,sheplacedalittleboxcontaininganoldpeninmyhand.Shesaiditwasafamilyheirloom(传家宝),buttomeitisatreasuredsymbolofappreciationandpridethatcannotbematchedwiththings.61．“EarlyChildhoodDevelopment”inParagraph1refersto________．A.aprogramdirectedbyDorothyB.acoursegivenbytheauthorC.anactivityheldbythestudentsD.anorganizationsponsoredbyUnionCollege62．Inthejourney,theauthorwasmostdisappointedatseeing________．A.thelongtrackB.thepoorhousesC.thesametrainD.thewindingroad63．Uponarrivingattheclassroom,theauthorwascheeredupby________．A.awarmwelcomeB.thesightofpokegreensC.Dorothy'slatestprojectsD.abigdinnermadeforher64．WhatcanweknowaboutDorothyfromthelastparagraph?A.Shewasinvitedtoacelebrationatarestaurant.B.Shegotapenasagiftfromtheauthor.C.Shepassedtherequiredassessment.D.ShereceivedherPh.D.degree.65．Whatdoestheauthormainlyintendtotellus?A.Whateveryoudo,youmustdoitcarefully.B.Whoeveryouare,youdeserveequaltreatment.C.Howeverpooryouare,youhavetherighttoeducation.D.Whereveryouare,youcanaccomplishyourachievement.【要点综述】Dorothy在一所条件非常差的学校获得了很大的成功，这说明一个人获得成功与他在什么地方没有直接关系，最重要的是要付出努力。61.B细节理解题。根据文章第一段第三句可知，EarlyChildhoodDevelopment是作者教的一门课程。62.B细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后一句的“…thesmallshabbyhousesgavemethegreatestfeelingofhopelessness.”可知，又小又破的房子使作者感到最为失望，因此B项正确。63.A细节理解题。根据文章第三段第一、二句可知，一到Dorothy的教室，作者就受到热烈的欢迎，这使她的忧郁消失了，因此A项正确。64.C推理判断题。文章最后一段第三句提到Dorothy面试材料准备充分，而此段的“…tocelebratehervictory…”说明Dorothy已经通过了评估测试。65.D主旨大意题。文章通过讲述Dorothy在极其恶劣的环境下获得成功的故事，说明一个人不管在什么地方，只要付出努力...
