It’s 2023 now. Joyce is 90 years old. She has nine children, 17 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. You may think the woman is doing nothing now, but you are wrong. Joyce just got her university degree.

In 1951, Joyce went to university. She wanted to get a degree. But she didn’t. She met a man and got married (结婚). She had three babies in three years. So Joyce had to stop going to university. Five years later, the man died. Joyce got married again and had another six children. She became much busier. But she never stopped thinking of her degree.

Years later, Joyce wanted to finish her university. She told that to her children. They bought her a computer and encouraged her. With their help, she went to university again. Every day, she took online (在线的) classes and did school work. It was not easy for Joyce, but she kept going and never gave up. In the end, she got her university degree.

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1.When was Joyce born?

A In 1951.

B In 1933.

C In 2006.

D In 1999.

解析：选B。B数字计算题。根据第一段第一二句“It’s 2023 now. Joyce is 90 years old.”可知乔伊斯今年90岁，她出生于(2023-90=)1933年。故选B。

2.Why did Joyce stop going to university?

A Because she was young.

B Because she was busy.

C Because she didn’t have money.

D Because she didn’t want a degree.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据第二段的“She met a man and got married (结婚). She had three babies in three years. So Joyce had to stop going to university.”可知，她当时没有获得学位，是因为她结婚并生了三个孩子，结合后面的“She became much busier.”可推断她很忙，因此没有继续上大学。故选B。

3.What do the underlined words “encouraged her” mean?

A made her sad

B gave her hope

C told her a story

D took classes with her

解析：选B。B词义猜测题。根据划线部分前文“They bought her a computer”和后文“With their help”可知，她的儿女们为她提供了帮助，给了她“希望”。故选B。

4.How was Joyce’s process (过程) of getting the degree?

A Difficult.

B Easy.

C Funny.

D Relaxing.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据最后一段倒数第二句“It was not easy for Joyce, but she kept going and never gave up.”可知，乔伊斯获得学位的过程是非常难的。故选A。

5.In which part of a magazine can we read the passage?

A Animal.

B Travel.

C People.

D Education.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，文章主要围绕一位90岁的老奶奶获得大学学位的相关情况展开，因此我们可以在杂志的“人物”版块读到本文。故选C。