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URBANA, ILL. (AP)--Mike dropped out of college to support his pregnant(懷孕的) girlfriend and now works as a manager of a trucking company, Lynn graduated with honors from Harvard University and was hired as a lawyer with a top law firm in a major city. What do these two people have in common? Ten years ago they were both high school valedictorians (致告別辭者).

A University of Illinois study follows the lives of 81 valedictorians and salutatorians (致詞的學生代表) who graduated a decade ago from public and private high schools in the state.

Tales of Success and Failure

The study found tales of success and failure. The research on 46 women and 35 men found that some were doctors and scientists, one was a drug addict, another was a waitress with emotional problems.

"There is a popular idea about people who do well in school doing well in life," said Terry Denny, professor of education. Denny conducted the study with Karen Arnold, a former graduate student of Denny' s who is now a professor at Boston College. Denny and Arnold contacted the 81 students before graduation, and then followed up with interviews nearly every other year. They also sent them questionnaires in the mail.

Varied Careers

One-third of the students are lawyers, or have a doctorate. Nineteen are in business and 15 are engineers or computer scientists. Others include a farmer, a stock broker, and an aerobics instructor.

Arnold says many of the students have only average positions in the work world and that "most are not headed for greatness in their careers." Denny, however, says that it is too early to make such predictions. "Who expects someone to be on the Supreme Court at the age of 28 or to be the discoverer of an important scientific invention right after college?" he said. "These students are just getting started in life. They are just beginning to find out what life is all about."

1.What can we conclude from Paragraph 1?

A．Mike got married before he went to college.

B．Lynn was honored by a law firm in the city.

C．Mike was not so lucky as Lynn after graduating from college.

D．Mike and Lynn both graduated first in their high school class.

2.According to the article Denny is probably older than Arnold because      .

A．Denny was her professor

B．Arnold did well at school.

C．Denny interviewed some students

D．Arnold helped Denny in the research

3.What is probably the best title for the article?

A．Successful Careers for College Graduates

B．Success in Education Predicts Success in Later Life

C．High School Honors Not Always Key to Life Success

D．A study on Successful Jobs and College Graduates

4.Who probably wrote this article?

A．College graduates	B．Reporters
C．Professors and researchers	D．Teachers

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】文章講述了一系列的研究結果，通過數據發現優秀的高中的畢業生在生活中未必能取得成功。

1.推理題。根據第一段最后一句Ten years ago they were both high school valedictorians (致告別辭者).可知既然能在畢業典禮上致告別辭，說明他們當時都很優秀。

2.細節題。根據第四大段的第2,3行Denny conducted the study with Karen Arnold, a former graduate student of Denny' s who is now a professor at Boston College.

3.主旨大意題。根據文章內容可知通過一系列的跟蹤研究，發現優秀的高中的畢業生在生活中未必能取得成功。

4.推理題。根據文章第一行URBANA, ILL. (AP)，這樣的標題是新聞報道，那么應該是記者寫的。