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A lot has changed since Martha Mae Ophelia Moon Tucker tied the knot with her lover, Lehman Tucker in 1952. At the time, Martha wasn’t even allowed inside a bridal shop (婚纱店) in her hometown of Birmingham, Alabama, simply because of the color of her skin. So instead of a traditional gown, she wore a borrowed blue dress when she said “I do”.

Several decades later, Martha is 94 and still sharp as a tack. She has four children, 11 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild! She has always been active in her community, and the Birmingham City Council recently honored her for working the polls (计票) at her local election center for the past 63 years.

It’s safe to say this great-great-grandma has few regrets in her life. Still, while watching the movie “Coming to America” with her granddaughter, Angela Strozier, Martha confessed that she wished she could have worn a wedding gown when she got married. Angela and her cousins set up an appointment at David’s Bridal to fulfill Martha’s fondest wish. As soon as she put on a gauzy white gown, Martha felt like a princess! “I looked in the mirror at myself wanting to know who is that,” she said. “Yeah, I was very excited! I felt great! It felt just like I was getting married!”

Martha said __________ for making her dream come true, but they insisted the pleasure was all theirs. “Our grandmother has sacrificed so much for us, so to be able to turn around and grant her a ‘want’, that was just priceless for me,” Angela said.

The 94-year-old can now cross this item off her bucket list for good. “I so much wanted to try on a wedding dress before I leave here,” she said. “I have been dreaming of this for almost 70 years. It was just as if it was my wedding day. And I loved it so.”

1.What probably caused Martha to be unable to wear the wedding gown?

A The lack of money.

B The theft of wedding gown.

C The racial discrimination.

D A mistake of the wedding dress store.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据第一段At the time, Martha wasn’t even allowed inside a bridal shop in her hometown of Birmingham, Alabama, simply because of the color of her skin.可知，当时在玛莎的家乡，因为她的肤色，她不被允许进入婚纱店。20世纪50年代，美国种族歧视现象十分突出，推断是种族歧视造成的，故选C。

2.Which of the following about Martha is TRUE according to the passage?

A She made great contributions to the local community.

B She thought that there shouldn’t be regrets in her life.

C She served in the Birmingham City Council for many years.

D She lives to be a ripe old age and has many younger generations.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第二段Several decades later, Martha is 94 and still sharp as a tack. She has four children, 11 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild!可知玛莎已经94岁了，她有4个孩子，11个孙子，18个曾孙，还有1个玄孙！说明她活得长寿，子孙满堂。故选D。 C 项中的Birmingham City Council只是为她颁发荣誉，她为local election centre工作。

3.According to Paragraph 3, we know that __________.

A “Coming to America” must be a movie about a romantic story

B Angela and her cousins helped Martha realize her dream

C Angela accidentally touched her grandmother’s worries

D Martha was as shy as a young girl in front of the mirror

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第三段Angela and her cousins set up an appointment at David’s Bridal to fulfill Martha’s fondest wish.可知，安吉拉和她的表妹们在大卫婚纱店约好了时间，以实现玛莎的愿望，故选B。

4.Which of the following can be put in the blank in Paragraph 4?

A she never lost hope to realize her dream

B she expected too little of her granddaughters

C she completely believed in her granddaughters

D she was incredibly grateful to her granddaughters

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据第三段“Yeah, I was very excited! I felt great! It felt just like I was getting married!”及第四段“I have been dreaming of this for almost 70 years. It was just as if it was my wedding day. And I loved it so.”可知玛莎穿上婚纱非常兴奋，70年来她一直梦想着这一刻。推断玛莎对孙女们的帮助是无比感激的，故选D。