第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　A

　　Growing up in one of the poorest communities (社区) with most crimes in Los Angeles, US, being raised by a poorly-educated single mother and attending the worst-quality public school, I was not expected much by others, so I chose to expect something of myself.

　　On my 12th birthday, I bought a poster of Harvard University to hang in myroom. Being at Harvard became my dream: Driven by this dream, I kept studying hard. I'd begin my day by asking myself these two questions:" What do I want in my life?" and" Are the things I am doing today going to get me closer to that life?"

　　 Asking myself the questions gave me the courage to ask more than 50 Harvard students for advice on my application (申请) and it also gave me the energy to study. I found that even being poor could not take away my power to decide what I chose to do with my life.

　　Every day I could feel myself getting closer and closer to my goal as my writing got better, my SAT score increased, and my scholarship offers started coming in. On March 31st, 2011, an e-mail arrived from Harvard. The first word was "Congratulations!" Tears of joy filled my eyes.

　　Who you are today is the result of the decisions you made yesterday, and who you will be tomorrow will be the result of the choices you make today. Who do you want to be tomorrow?

21. What does the first paragraph mainly tell us?

A. It describes the author's early living conditions.

B. It proves that the author once lived a happy life.

C. It shows how many people treated the author badly.

D. It shares the author's dreams with readers.

22. How did the author push himself to get closer to his goal?

A. By hanging a poster of Harvard in his room.

B. By making the same choices with his friends.

C. By asking himself the questions each day.

D. By increasing his scores and getting scholarships.