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1、故事类1、MyfamilycametotheUnitedStatesfromMexicowhenIwas5,soIwasanEnglish-languagelearnerinschoolandhadtoworkveryhard.Afterfinishinghighschool,ittookmeeightyearstograduatefromUniversity,whileworkingfulltimeatnight. Istartedoutasanaerospace(航空宇宙)engineerandchangedintomarketing,workin
2、gatHewlett-PackardandIBMformostofmycareer.ThenIbecameafinancialadviser,buteventuallydidn'tfinditsatisfyingenough. Ihadalwaysdreamedofteachingchildrenwithabackgroundlikemine,andIwas59yearsold,solknewitwasnowornever.IfoundoutabouttheEnCorpsSTEMTeachersPrograminCalifornia,whichwoul
3、dallowmetoexplorethepossibilityofbecomingascience,technology,engineering,ormathteacherinahigh-needsmiddleorhighschool.Iquicklyappliedandwasaccepted. Myfirstjobwasthehardestassignment(任务) youcanget.Ispentmyfirstyearthereteachingmathinamiddleschool,andthefollowingtwoyearsItaughtat
4、theAcademyofScience&Engineering.WhenIspottedajobopeningwithinthehighschoolnetworkSoledadEnrichmentActionandIsawthestudents,Iknewit'swhere Iwantedtowork.I'minmythirdyearthere,andIloveit.It'ssomuchmoresatisfyingthanwhatIusedtodoforwork.Thebestiswhenyouseeastudentreallygettingsomethi
5、ngforthefirsttime.Especiallyalgebra,whichcanbeveryconfusing.SometimesIwassoconfusedattheiragethat Icouldn'tevenaskaquestion,soIknowthatfeeling. Ifeelrelevantagain,likewhatIdoisreallyimportant.Idon’tplanoneverretiring.1.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthorfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.Hehadt
6、obeginworkingfromanearlyage.B.Hewasgoodatlanguagelearningwhenyoung.C.Upongraduating,heenjoyedtryingdifferentjobs.D.Notsatisfiedwithhisjob,hechangedjobsconstantly.2.Howdidtheauthorrealizehisdream?A.Byapplyingtobeamathteacherinahighschool.B.Byteachingchildrenwithabackgroundlikehimse
7、lf.C.Bygettingthehardestassignmenttochallengehimself.D.Bychanginghisjobforasatisfyingoneasanengineer.3.Whatwastheauthorsatisfiedwithwhenbeingateacher?A.Hefoundalgebracanbeveryconfusing.B.Hesettledconfusingmathproblemsforhisstudents.C.HetaughtattheAcademyofScience&Engineering.D.Hes
8、awastudentreallygettingimprovedfo