课时作业(一) A new start（Word练习）-2023高考英语一轮复习【优化指导】高中总复习·第1轮（外研版 新教材 新高考）

课时作业(一) UNIT 1　A new start 一、阅读理解 A (2020·新高考Ⅰ卷)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 Wisconsin­Eau Claire and became the first in her large family to earn a bachelor's degree. Mauer, of Edgar, Wisconsin, 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 UW­Eau Claire program at Ministry Saint Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield because she was able to pursue her four­year degree close to home. She could drive to class and be home in the evening to help with her kids. Jennifer received great support from her family as she worked to earn her degree：Her husband worked two jobs to cover the bills，and her 68­year­old mother helped take care of the children at times. Through it all，she remained in good academic standing and graduated with honors. Jennifer sacrificed(牺牲) to achieve her goal, giving up many nights with her kids and missing important events to study. “Some nights my heart was breaking to have to pick between my kids and studying for exams or papers，” she says. However, her children have learned an important lesson witnessing their mother earn her degree. Jennifer is a first­generation graduate and an inspiration to her family—and that's pretty powerful. [语篇解读]本文是一篇记叙文。从小在农场长大的詹妮弗高中毕业后一边工作一边读技术学院，还供家中弟弟妹妹上学，成家后又重返校园攻读学位。她的努力不仅让自己以优异的成绩毕业，还给家人，尤其是她的三个孩子树立了榜样，让他们得到了激励。活到老学到老