山西省寿阳县第一中学2020—2021学年高二上学期第二次月考英语试题

寿阳一中高二年级第二次检测试题（卷） 英语 第一部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分60分) 第一节(共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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。 A Jennifer Mauer has needed more willpower than the typical college student to pursue her goal of earning a nursing degree. That willpower bore fruit when Jennifer graduated from University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and became the first in her large family to earn a bachelor's degree. Mauer grew up on a farm in a family of 10 children. Her dad worked at a job away from the farm, and her mother ran the farm with the kids. After high school Jennifer attended a local technical college，working to pay her tuition（学费）,because there was no extra money set aside for a college education. After graduation, she worked to help her sisters and brothers pay for their schooling. Jennifer now is married and has three children of her own. She decided to go back to college to advance her career and to be able to better support her family while doing something she loves： nursing. She chose the UW-Eau Clai