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1、PETS2-READING-2AAfterlosingherjobandhomein1984,LynnCarrwaslivingonthestreetsofSt.Charles,Montana,withherfive-year-oldson."Wesleptinourcarforaboutaweek,"shesaid,"butthenitwassold."Asshemovedfromonefriend'shousetoanother,Carrbeganworkingtowardahigh-school-equivalencediploma(高中同
2、等学历证书),listeningtoself-helptapesandmakingcheesecakes.Afterdevelopingsomenewmethodswhichshethoughtwereprettygood,sheofferedhercakestoarestaurant.Theysoldoutinamatterofhours.Thefollowingyear,shemetamanatachurchserviceandbeforelong,theymarried.Carrbegansellingthecheesecakesoutof
3、theirhome.Latersheopenedacheesecakecompany.Asbusinessbecamebetterandbetter,Carrdidn'tforgetwhereshecamefrom.Allthewomenshehiresaremothersorhigh-schooldropouts(退学者)--workersmostother employerswouldn'tliketohire.Herdozenworkersmake100to150cakesaweekandCarrowes hersuccesstoherem
4、ployees.Shesays,"We'regoingtohavealearningcenterandaday-care centerinthecompany.Partoftheworkdaywillbespentstudyingforhigh-school-equivalencediplomas."Recently,a33-year-oldwomanwiththreechildrentoraisewasreferredtoCart.Shehiredheratonce.“Ithasbeenarealblessing(恩赐),”thewomansa
5、id. 56.ThetextsuggeststhatLynnCarr[A]hadtosellhercarforanewone[B]hadfewfriendstoturntoforhelp[C]wasonceaschooldropoutherself[D]didn'tworkhardenoughtokeepherjob57.Whichofthefollowingcanbelearnedfromthetext?[A]PeoplelikeLynnCarr'scheesecakesverymuch.[B]LynnCarr'scheesecakesares
6、oldtohighschooldropouts.[C]LynnCartlearnedtomakecheesecakesbytakingcourses. [D]Withoutfinishinghighschool,onecannotevenmakegoodcakes.58."Carrdidn'tforgetwhereshecamefrom"(line3,paragraph3)meansthatCarr_______[A] rememberedwhatsheusedtobe[B] keptinmindherfriendswhoh
7、adoncehelpedher[C]wouldnotforgetwhereherhometownwas[D] rememberedalltheplacesshehadbeento59.Accordingtothelasttwoparagraphs,LynnCarristrying[A]toturnherhomeintoalearningcenter[B]tohiremoremomsandhighschooldropouts[C]todevelopmorenewmethodstomakebettercakes[D]1tohelppeoplewhoh
8、avethefamiliarbackgroundasshedidBThebanana"tree"isactuallynotarealtr
