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2024年高考英语考前精选十篇科学高效复盘冲刺专项题型练---阅读理解B（十卷） .docx

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阅读理解B（精准复盘冲刺练十篇）

(一）

青春励志

GrayhadgreatacademicperformanceinhighschoolandwantedtoapplytoHarvardandothertopschools,butcouldnotaffordtheapplicationfees,letaloneschoolfees.Butwithapassionforbusiness,hedreamedofattendingacollegeintheNortheastsohecouldbeclosetoNewYorkCityandothermajorbusinesscenters.

Intheprocessofhisapplication,Graywasdeterminedtodealwithitbyhimself.Helookedathundredsofwebsites,checkingscholarshiprequirements.Manyscholarshipshadveryspecificqualificationsthathedidn’tmeet.ButGrayhad600volunteerhoursandstartedanonprofitorganizationwhichorganizedvolunteeropportunitiesforstudentswhenhewasinhighschool.Sohesearchedforscholarshipsthatlookedforexcellentgradescombinedwithleadershipandcommunityservice.

Soon,hegottheGatesMillenniumScholarship,whichcoversschoolfeesfromabachelor’stoadoctor’sdegree.A$20,000scholarshipfromCoca-Colafollowed.Healsoreceiveda820,000HoratioAlgerScholarshipandthe$10,000AxaAchievementScholarship.Andsmallerawardsjustkeptcoming.Intheend,hehadamazingsuccess,receiving34scholarshipsworth$1.3million—enoughtopayforyearsofschool,pluscoverhislivingexpenseswithsomeleftovertoinvest.

Grayhasusedthemoneyforschooling,roomandboard,dailysupplies,travelforinterviews,andotherneeds.Afterappearingatnationalconferencesandinthemedia,hundredsofstudentsandparentshaveemailedandcalledforadvice,whichinspiredGray,nowabusinessmajoratDrexel,tomakeamobile-phoneappcalledScholly—shortfor“scholarships”—tohelpotherteensgetscholarshipmoney.

Thoughtheapphadthousandsofdownloads,Grayandhiscolleaguesdecidedtokeepthepriceonlyat99centsbecausetheirpurposewasmorepublicservicethanprofit.Asforhiscareerplans,hehasthegoalofatrueenterpriser:“Ideallynottohavetoget