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Reyes Guana, 42, grew up in a poor Mexican family. He has seven brothers and sisters. His parents always had two jobs to make ends meet.
As a boy, Guana had a good relationship with the school cleaner. He called her "Nike" because she wore Nike shoes. The boy liked how Nike made everything clean. He told her he wanted to be a cleaner, too. "Well, it's good if you want to be a cleaner," Nike told little Guana. "But make sure you go to college."
Guana also looked up to the principal (校长) of his school. The school leader told the boy that his job was to help students and teachers. "Wow, when I grow up, I want to do what you're doing," Guana told him. "Well, if you stick to your dream, you will," the principal replied.
And Guana really got there. But it was quite a long journey for him. Twenty-three years ago, he followed in Nike's footsteps and was cleaning schools. He worked at three schools to pay for his college education. He held that job for four years and then worked his way up to being a school safety monitor. After that, he worked as a teacher for a few years.
Now, as a principal, Guana never forgets where he came from. He helps students from poor families and shows respect (尊重) for every school staff member. He always invites everyone to school parties, including those who clean the floors and those who drive the school buses.
36. Guana hoped to be a cleaner because he ______.
A. was good at cleaning B. admired the cleaner "Nike" a lot
C. needed to support his poor family D. had to pay for his college education
37. Guana became a school safety monitor ______.
A. when he was nineteen B. after he worked as a teacher
C. as soon as he got enough money D. before he was named principal
38. The underlined phrase got there is closest in meaning to _____.
A. went back to "Nike" B. entered a college
C. realized one's dream D. became well-known
39. According to the writer, _____.
A. Guana should have been named principal earlier
B. a boy from a poor family can have a bright future
C. a cleaner is more important than a college student
D the cleaners and the drivers should get more respect
40. What would be another title for this passage?
A. From Cleaner to Leader B. Different Jobs
C. From Failure to Success D. Relationship Works
本文讲述了来自贫困家庭的Guana通过自己坚持不懈的努力，以及不怕苦不怕累的精神，一步一步实现自己的梦想，他成功后并没有忘本，继续帮助贫困家庭的学生，并尊重学校里的每一位员工。
36.B 【解析】细节理解题。根据The boy liked how Nike made everything clean. He told her he wanted to be a cleaner, too，可知，Guana羡慕Nike可以把每样事物打扫得很干净，所以他也想成为一名清洁工。故选B。
37.D【解析】细节理解题。根据then worked his way up to being a school safety monitor. After that, he worked as a teacher for a few years. Now, as a principal…可知，他先是努力成为一名学校安全监察员，然后做了四年的教师，现在是一名校长，由此可知，他成为安全监察员是在被任命为校长之前。故选D。
38.C【解析】词句猜测题。went back to "Nike"回到Nike身边；entered a college进入大学；realized one's dream实现某个人的梦想；became well-known变得出名。根据He told her he wanted to be a cleaner, too…Wow, when I grow up, I want to do what you're doing及Twenty-three years ago, he followed in Nike's footsteps and was cleaning schools…Now, as a principal，可知，多年以前Guana想成为一名清洁工和校长，经过坚持不懈的努力，他实现了自己的梦想，先是成为清洁工来支付自己的大学费用，现在已成为一名校长，所以get there表示“实现了自己的梦想”，结合所给选项，与C选项词义相符。故选C。
39.B【解析】推理判断题。根据Reyes Guana, 42, grew up in a poor Mexican family. His parents always had two jobs to make ends meet及He worked at three schools to pay for his college education. He held that job for four years and then worked his way up to being a school safety monitor，可知，Guana来自一个贫困的家庭，他的父母做两份工作来养家，在这样的耳目渲染下，长大后他也不怕累不怕辛苦，在三个学校做清洁工来支付自己的大学费用，并经过自己坚持不懈的努力，一步步实现自己的梦想。由此可见，通过这篇文章我们可以看出，一个来自贫苦家庭的孩子会有一个光明的未来，故选B。
40.A【解析】最佳标题。通读全文，可知，本文讲述了来自贫困家庭的Guana通过自己的努力，先是做清洁工支付自己的大学费用，再到最后被任命为学校的校长，一步步实现了自己的梦想。所以最适合文本的标题是“从清洁工到领导”。故选A。