It's 2023 now. Aurora Sky Castner is 18 years old. Recently, she has been accepted into the famous Harvard University after graduating third in her class.

Aurora Sky Castner was born in the jail (监狱). Her father picked her up from the jail and raised her as a single dad. Her mother was kept in jail and has never been a part of her life. When she was in primary school, she met Mona Hamby. It was her who changed Castner’s life.

At the time, Hamby join a community mentorship (导师制) program where adult volunteers have lunch with young students at least once a week. She was given a paper about Castner. After reading the paper, she knew something about Castner, and she thought Castner sounds like a bright little girl. Hamby still has that paper today.

“She told me ‘I’ve been to jail’. I said ‘No, that can’t be right.’ I knew that I can’t just go eat lunch with this kid, she needed more,” Hamby said. She became a major part of Castner’s life since that day. She took her to cut her hair for the first time, helped her get glasses, and was there when she toured Harvard.

Castner not only succeeded in getting accepted into Harvard—but she will also be attending the famous Ivy League school on a full scholarship (奖学金). “Girl set a goal to go to Harvard in primary school despite being born in poverty. Received full scholarship to attend Harvard in 2023,” Hamby said. Castner said she is “beyond excited to be attending Harvard College in the fall”.

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1.When was Castner born?

A In 2005.

B In 2010.

C In 2015.

D In 2018.

解析：选A。A数字计算题。根据第一段第一二句“It’s 2023 now. Aurora Sky Castner is 18 years old.”可知，Castner今年18岁，因此她出生于(2023-18=)2005年。故选A。

2.What can we know about Castner?

A She lives with her teacher.

B She doesn’t like her father.

C She misses her mother very much.

D She was in the jail when she was born.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“Aurora Sky Castner was born in the jail.”可知，Castner出生在监狱。故选D。

3.What do adult volunteers do in the community mentorship program?

A They live with poor students.

B They have lunch with young students.

C They raise money for poor students.

D They help students improve grades.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“At the time, Hamby join a community mentorship program where adult volunteers have lunch with young students at least once a week.”可知，这个项目要求成年志愿者每周至少和年轻学生一起吃一次午餐。故选B。

4.What did Hamby think of Castner after seeing her paper?

A Castner is creative.

B Castner is cold.

C Castner is shy.

D Castner is bright.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第三段倒数第二句的“she thought Castner sounds like a bright little girl”可知，当看到Castner的资料时，Hamby认为她是一个聪明的小女孩。故选D。

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A Girl Born In Jail Will Study Law.

B Girl Born In Jail Gets Accepted To Harvard.

C Girl Born In Jail Finds Her Best Friend At Harvard.

D Girl Will Study At Harvard And Gets Congratulations From Jail.

解析：选B。B主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知，本文主要向我们介绍了在监狱出生的女孩经过不懈努力最终被哈佛大学录取的故事。故选B。