文章大意:本文是记叙文。文章主要介绍了Cheré Bautista高中没有毕业,这使她在找工作事受挫,于是她参加了成人教育项目,开始学习,并参加了考试,获得了高中文凭。
In December 2018, Cheré Bautista had to face a fear that she had worried about since she was a teen. Then 36, Bautista had spent months searching for work and had finally been offered a job in the call center of a Seattle-area hospital. But at the last minute, the offer was rescinded due to something Bautista had kept secret for twenty years: She had never graduated from high school.
“That was the lowest point in my life,” recalls Bautista. She has come a long way since her childhood. Raised by a single dad, she often had to take care of herself. At 16, she dropped out of high school to work and support herself. Gradually, Bautista built a life. By 2005, she had worked at a local bank.
With each passing year, however, Bautista felt her career options (职业选择) narrowing. After nearly ten years in banking, she was getting burned out. She dreamed of becoming an accountant (会计), but knew that required a diploma (文凭). Meanwhile, her incomplete education made her feel uncomfortable socially.
When the hospital call center job fell through, Bautista knew she’d reached a breaking point. “At that moment, it was just, ‘I have to fix this.’”
After searching for local classes, Bautista came across a preparatory program on the Hopelink website. She’d known it ran a food bank, but was unaware Hope link also offered free adult education programs.
Though Bautista was nervous about being in class, she refused to let that fear get in the way. “She always asked questions and was really open about what she understood and didn’t understand,” says Debbie Margolis, a teacher of Hopelink.
Hopelink helped Bautista prepare for her GED test, which awards the equivalent of a high school diploma. She passed the test in six months in June 2019. Even today, Bautista recalls the relief she felt—“Just the weight lifting off my shoulders: I finally get this done.”
4. What does the underlined word “rescinded” mean in the first paragraph?
A.Limited. | B.Delivered. | C.Identified. | D.Cancelled. |
5. What can we learn about Bautista from paragraph 2?
A.She missed her childhood. | B.She suffered many hardships. |
C.She supported a big family. | D.She lived with her students. |
6. One of the purposes of Hopelink is to ________.
A.teach the locals how to save food | B.design GED tests for young students |
C.provide adults with education courses | D.help parents see their own strengths |
7. Which of the following best describes Bautista?
A.Determined. | B.Demanding. | C.Humorous. | D.Generous. |