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1、2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解选练（8）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Historiansusuallyjuststudygreatthingsthathappenedinthepasttime,butDrewFausthasmadehistory!OnFebruary11,xx,FaustwasnamedpresidentofHarvardUniversity.Sheisthefirstwomantoholdthepositionintheschool’s371-yearhistory.“Ia
2、mahistorian,”shesaid.“I’vespentalotoftimethinkingaboutthepast,andabouthowitshapesthefuture.Nouniversityinthecountry,perhapstheworld,hasasremarkableapastasHarvard’s.”“AndourmonenterpriseistomakeHarvard’sfutureevenmoreremarkablethanitspast.Thatwillmeanrecognizingandbuildingonw
3、hatwealreadydowell.Itwillalsomeanrecognizingwhatwedon’tdoaswellasweshould,andnotbeingsatisfieduntilwefindwaystodobetter.”ItishergreatdesireforimprovementandwillingnesstotryoutnewideasthathavegivenDrewsuccessinaworldcontrolledbymen.“Thisisaman’sworld,mygirl,andthesooneryoulea
4、rnthat,thebetteroffyou’llbe.”DrewFaustrecallshermothertellingherthiswhenshewasyoung,butshedidn’tbuyit.Faustgrewupinawell-offfamilyinVirginia’sShenandoahValleyinthe1950s.Eventhen,shewasatrailblazer(先驱).Aconversationwithherfamily’sblackhandyman(零工)anddriverinspiredhertowriteal
5、etter,onschoolnotebookpaper,toPresidentDwightEisenhower.SheaskedthathehelpbringUScitizenstogetherinthesouth,amuchdividedpartofthecountryatthetime.“DrewFaustisahistorianwithhereyesonthefuture,”saidSusanGraham,aprofessorofHarvard.Manyoftheuniversity’sschoolssaidthattheybelieve
6、HarvardwillhaveabrighterfutureundertheleadershipofDrewFaust.1.WhydoesthewritersayDrewFausthasmadehistory?A.Becausesheisahistorian.B.BecauseshewaspresidentofHarvardUniversity.C.BecauseshewasthefirstwomantobepresidentofHarvardUniversity.D.BecauseHarvardhasaremarkablepast2.What
7、doweknowabouthistorians?A.Theyusuallystudygreatthingsthathappenedinthepast.B.Theyareusuallypresidentsofuniversities.C.Theyareusuallyborninwell-offfamilies.D.Theyareusuallywomen.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“buy”inthefourthparagraphmean?A.acceptB.expectC.purchaseD.afford4.Whatd
8、idhermothermeanbysaying“Thisisaman’sworld,mygirl...”?A.Toencouragehertodoma
