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The promise of college in America is the promise of a clear path to the future, of a reward for all the sleep deprivation and soul-deadening competition of high school, and, most of all, of instant adulthood. As of April, 2020, however, none of that is happening due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus（新型冠状病毒）.
Saminah Haddad, a seventeen-year-old senior at Long Beach Polytechnic High School, wasn’t expecting her college offers until later in the spring. This year, there will be no spring season, which for Haddad means no four-year college. She is considering Long Beach City College, which is free for state residents. She also lost her job at an amusement park. All of the senior-year milestones that Haddad had been looking forward to have been cancelled: prom, graduation, and an event called the “Pursuit of Excellence Awards,” where she would have been recognized for perfect attendance. She doesn’t yet know if she’ll still be working this summer for her father, who was about to open a juice bar in Brooklyn.
In the meantime, Haddad’s school is offering some online instruction, but in her case the course load has dropped to just two classes: A.P. Literature, which meets virtually, and a government class, which consists of written assignments that she receives by e-mail. Haddad is planning to take her A.P. exam, though she finds it hard to imagine what the forty-five-minute, cell-phone-friendly version of the test will be like. No one knows how colleges will view it, either.
Life has been emptied of content, and the plot is lost. She texts with friends. She argues with her mom and stepdad a lot. “It’s bringing us closer together,” she half joked. “But it’s O.K.”
1. What can be known about Haddad from Paragraph 2?
A. She has applied to study abroad.
B. She will attend a graduation ceremony.
C. She won’t work in her father’s juice bar.
D. She may get her college offers in late spring.
2. How does Haddad feel about the A.P. exam?
A. Doubtful. B. Bored.
C. Excited. D. Nervous.
3. In which section of a newspaper may the passage appear?
A. Family. B. Society.
C. Education . D. Health.
【答案】1. D 2. A 3. C
【解析】
这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章讲述了新型冠状病毒对一名美国高中生的影响。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句：Saminah Haddad, a seventeen-year-old senior at Long Beach Polytechnic High School, wasn’t expecting her college offers until later in the spring. Saminah Haddad， 一个17岁的长滩理工高中的毕业班学生，直到今年春天晚些时候才收到大学录取通知。可以得出：在春天晚些时候，才收到她的大学通知书。选项D符合题意。故选D项。
【2题详解】
推理判断题。根据题干关键词可以定位到文章的第三段。根据第三段第二句：Haddad is planning to take her A.P. exam, though she finds it hard to imagine what the forty-five-minute, cell-phone-friendly version of the test will be like. Haddad计划参加AP考试，尽管她很难想象45分钟的手机版考试会是什么样子。据此可以得出她对自己的AP考试是不确定的，选项A“怀疑的”符合题意。故选A项。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。纵观全文，文章开头讲到了新型冠状病毒对美国高中教育的影响，在接下来的文章里，结合一名高中生的现实，讲到这个疾病对其的影响。所以可以推断本篇文章会出现在报纸的教育版面中。选项C符合题意。故选C项。
