When I was young, it was my dream to go to Africa and work with animals. Everybody laughed at me, but my mother told me never to give up and that I could finally realize my dream.So, when I was 23, after saving up my earnings from working as a waitress, I went to wild Africa and began my work. I went to the Chimpanzee Reserve (黑猩猩保护区). At that time, we knew nothing of the behavior or social structure of chimps (黑猩猩), and I went there to see what I could find out. Usually, when you wake up, you leave your dreams behind you, but I didn't.It was beautiful there, although both my mother and I nearly died of malaria (疟疾). I was scared I wouldn't be able to do what I had set out to do. Because, at first, the chimps ran away from me in fear. I spent my days watching, listening, tracking, and in the evenings writing up my notes.For my mother, who stayed back at the camp, it must have been terrifying, and very lonely. There were snakes and spiders. But she had an amazing way with people and would hand out medicines to the fishermen, who saw her as a helpful and warm-hearted witch doctor.In my fifth month there, I finally saw one of the chimps, stripping (剥光) straw to "fish" for termites (白蚁). It proved that man wasn't the only toolmaker, and that everything had to be redefined.(1) (单选题)What does the author mean by saying "I didn't" in the second paragraph?A She lacked sleep due to busy work.B She found her dream was hard to realize.C She had more new dreams about her work.D She tried to realize her dream every day.
When I was young, it was my dream to go to Africa and work with animals. Everybody laughed at me, but my mother told me never to give up and that I could finally realize my dream.
So, when I was 23, after saving up my earnings from working as a waitress, I went to wild Africa and began my work. I went to the Chimpanzee Reserve (黑猩猩保护区). At that time, we knew nothing of the behavior or social structure of chimps (黑猩猩), and I went there to see what I could find out. Usually, when you wake up, you leave your dreams behind you, but I didn't.
It was beautiful there, although both my mother and I nearly died of malaria (疟疾). I was scared I wouldn't be able to do what I had set out to do. Because, at first, the chimps ran away from me in fear. I spent my days watching, listening, tracking, and in the evenings writing up my notes.
For my mother, who stayed back at the camp, it must have been terrifying, and very lonely. There were snakes and spiders. But she had an amazing way with people and would hand out medicines to the fishermen, who saw her as a helpful and warm-hearted witch doctor.
In my fifth month there, I finally saw one of the chimps, stripping (剥光) straw to "fish" for termites (白蚁). It proved that man wasn't the only toolmaker, and that everything had to be redefined.
(1) (单选题)
What does the author mean by saying "I didn't" in the second paragraph?
A She lacked sleep due to busy work.
B She found her dream was hard to realize.
C She had more new dreams about her work.
D She tried to realize her dream every day.
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解析
本题考查对文章细节的理解和推理能力。解题的关键在于理解文中 “I didn't” 这句话的含义，需要结合前文提到的 “梦想” 以及作者在非洲的实际行动来进行分析。
- 首先明确文中 “dreams” 的指代：根据前文可知，“dreams” 指的是作者 “去非洲和动物一起工作” 的梦想。
- 接着分析 “I didn't” 的意思：“Usually, when you wake up, you leave your dreams behind you, but I didn't.” 表明作者不像大多数人那样醒来后就把梦想抛在脑后，而是依然怀揣着梦想。
- 然后看作者在非洲的行动：文中提到作者 “spent my days watching, listening, tracking, and in the evenings writing up my notes”，说明作者每天都在为实现梦想而努力工作。
- 最后对各选项进行分析：
- A项：文中未提及作者因工作繁忙而缺乏睡眠，所以A项不符合文意。
- B项：“but I didn't” 体现的是作者坚持梦想，而不是发现梦想难以实现，所以B项错误。
- C项：文中没有提到作者对工作有了新的梦想，所以C项不正确。
- D项：作者每天通过观察、记录等行动努力实现梦想，D项符合文意。