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  It would be a success story if Fullerton Union High School senior Fernando Rojas, the son of Mexican immigrants whose schooling stopped in the eighth grade, was accepted to college. But the 17-year-old made a surprising clean sweep of every Ivy League(常春藤联合会的) college.

  “I didn’t think I would get into any,” Rojas said on Saturday. “When I was accepted by all the eight Ivy League colleges, it was a surprising joy.” The first call came from Yale University in February. Within weeks, calls, emails and letters followed from Dartmouth College, Brown University, the University of Pennsylvania, Cornell University, Columbia University, Harvard University and Princeton University. Rojas was also accepted by Stanford University and two nearby schools, the University of California, Irvine, and the California State University, Fullerton.

  He is one of four children of Raul Rojas and Maria, who moved to Fullerton from Jalisco, Mexico, in the early 1980s. As a national speech and debate champion, Rojas thought that if he applied to the eight Ivy League colleges, he might get into one. Sal Tinajero, Rojas’ speech coach at Fullerton, said, “His biggest motivation was to let his parents know that their hard work meant something.”

  After visiting several campuses, he settled on Yale, which costs $64,000 a year with room and board(膳宿). He is responsible for $6,000, and Yale scholarships cover the rest. “I loved Princeton,” Rojas said. “It was a beautiful campus, but it felt very stressful. Stanford was too big.”

  Rojas owes his academic success to hard work and the guidance of his elder brothers. Before heading to Yale, he’s considering majoring in Latin American studies and perhaps a career as a lawyer in international affairs.

24.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 shows that Rojas ________.

A.hoped to apply to all the eight Ivy League colleges

B.contributed greatly to every Ivy League college

C.was admitted by all the eight Ivy League colleges

D.1iked sweeping in every Ivy League college

25.Which of the following belongs to the Ivy League colleges?

A.Cornell University.

B.Stanford University.

C.The University of California.

D.The California State University.

26.How much can Rojas get from Yale University a year?

A.$6,000.       B.$58,000.

C.$64,000.       D.$70,000.

27.Which of the following helped Rojas achieve his academic success?

A.His brothers’help.

B.His parents' encouragement.

C.His interest in Latin American studies.

D.His dream of being a lawyer in international affairs.

 

 

答案与解析:

  一个十七岁少年,赢得了令人惊讶的“大满贯”——八所常春藤联合会的大学都向他抛来橄榄枝。

  24.C。细节理解题。根据第二段中的When l was acceped by all the eight Ivy League colleges以及其它内容可知,该划线句指的是Rojas被八所常春藤联合会的大学录取。

  25.A。细节理解题。根据第二段中的The first call…Cornell University, Columbia University, Harvard University and Princeton University可知,康奈尔大学属于常春藤联合会的大学。

  26.B。细节理解题。根据第四段中的he settled on Yale, which costs $64,000 a year with room and board. He is responsible for $6,000, and Yale scholarships cover the rest可知,耶鲁大学每年的费用是64,000美元,而Rojas只需要支付6,000美元,所以Rojas每年得到的耶鲁大学的奖学金是58,000美元。

  27.A。细节理解题。根据最后一段中的Rojas attributes his academic success to hard work and the guidance of his elder brothers可知,哥哥们的帮助是Rojas成功的原因之一。