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1、“讲忠诚、严纪律、立政德”三者相互贯通、相互联系。忠诚是共产党人的底色，纪律是不能触碰的底线，政德是必须修炼的素养。永葆底色、不碰底线模块综合测评.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AIn the fall of 1985，I was a brighteyed girl heading off to Howard University，aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere.Twenty
2、one years later I am still a brighteyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell.My grandma，an amazing woman，graduated from college at the age of 65.She was the first in our family to reach that goal.But one year after I started college，she developed cancer.I made the choice to withdraw f
3、rom college to care for her.It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait.Then I got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopted and biological children.In 1999，we adopted our first son.To lay eyes on him was fantasticand very emotional.A year later c
4、ame our second adopted boy.Then followed son No.3.In 2003，I gave birth to another boy.You can imagine how fully occupied I became，raising four boys under the age of 8! Our home was a complete zooa joyous zoo.Not surprising，I never did make it back to college fulltime.But I never gave up on the dream
5、 either.I had only one choice: to find a way.That meant taking as few as one class each semester.The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from the boys.They often wanted me to stay home with them.There certainly were times I wanted to quit，but I knew I should set an example fo
6、r them to follow through the rest of their lives.In 2007，I graduated from the University of North Carolina.It took me over 21 years to get my college degree !I am not special，just singleminded.It always struck me that when youre looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge，but when your
7、e in the midst of it，it just seems normal.Everything you want wont arrive in your life on one day.Its a process.Remember：little steps add up to big dreams.1When the author went to Howard University，her dream was to be _.Aa writerBa teacherCa judge Da doctor【解析】细节理解题。由第一段中的“.aiming at a legal career
8、and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere.”可推断出作者当时志在从事与法律相关的职业，并希望在最高法院有一席之地。故选judge法官。【答案】C2Why did the author quit school in her second year of college?AShe wanted to study by herself.BShe fell in love and got married.CShe suffered from a serious illness.DShe decided to look afte
9、r her grandma.【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段中“But one year after I started college.I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her.”可知作者放弃学业是为了照顾她的奶奶。【答案】D3What does the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph?AFailure is the mother of success.BLittle by little，one goes far.CEvery coin has t
10、wo sides.DWell begun，half done.【解析】细节理解题。本段最后一句“Remember：little steps add up to big dreams.”体现了作者对实现梦想的看法。这句话与选项B含义一致，都是告诉我们：不积跬步，无以至千里。【答案】B4Which of the following can best describe the author?ACaring and determined.BHonest and responsible.CAmbitious and sensitive.DInnocent and singleminded.【解析】推理判
11、断题。从作者为了照顾奶奶而放弃学业可以看出她关心家人；从她花了21年的时间完成了她未曾完成的学业可以看出她是一位相当有决心的人。【答案】ABNick Goldsmith remembers the moment he decided to become a hospice(收容所) volunteer.His mother was telling him a story about a friend who worked at a hospice，about how one day，she was walking past a patients door when the patient cr
12、ied out to her.But there was nothing wrong，he only wanted some companionship.He didnt want to be alone，so she sat with him.Goldsmith thought to himself，“Theres no reason I cant do that.”Not only did he do it，but he started a student volunteer program at Dowling Catholic High School to ensure the wor
13、k he started at Taylor House Hospice will continue after he graduates.Last month，Iowa Health Hospice honored Goldsmith,18，for his volunteer work with the organization by naming a $ 500 annual scholarship for him，which will be open to any student who volunteers with Iowa Health Hospice.“That was by f
14、ar the least we could do to recognize Nick，”Susie Flood said.“He hasnt just given his own time and energy，but hes encouraged others to do the same.”Goldsmith hadnt had any experience with hospice before entering the door of Taylor House.He chose it because his mothers friend，whose story had forced h
15、im to volunteer，works there.“Theyre really excited about my being there and theres a real need for teen volunteers，”Goldsmith said.“The principal at Dowling approved my being able to offer service hours to anyone who would like to volunteer.”Students must earn a certain number of service，or communit
16、y service hours to graduate from Dowling.When Goldsmith leaves Des Moines next fall to attend college，hell give up leading the hospice servicelearning program.“I want us，as Dowling students，to keep making a difference，”he said.“Its easy to talk about things you can do to help people，but what many teenagers dont realize is how good it ca
