ReyesGuana,42,grewupinapoorMexicanfamily.Hehassevenbrothersandsisters.Hisparentsalwayshadtwojobstomakeendsmeet.Asaboy,Guanahadagoodrelationshipwiththeschoolcleaner.Hecalledher“Nick”becausesheworeNikeshoes.TheboylikedhowNikemadeeverythingclean.Hetoldherhewantedtobeacleaner,too.“Wellit’sgoodifyouwanttobeacleaner.”NiketoldlittleGuana,“Butmakesureyougotocollege.”Guanaalsolookeduptotheprincipal(校长)ofhisschool.Theschoolleadertoldtheboythathisjobwastohelpstudentsandteachers.“Wow,whenIgrowup,Iwanttodowhatyou’redoing.”Guanatoldhim.“Well,ifyousticktoyourdream,youwill,”theprincipalreplied.AndGuanareallygotthere.Butitwasquitealongjourneyforhim.Twenty-threeyearsago,hefollowedinNike’sfootstepsandwascleaningschools.Heworkedatthreeschoolstopayforhiscollegeeducation.Heheldthatjobforfouryearsandthenworkedhiswayuptobeingaschoolsafetymonitor.Afterthat,heworkedasateacherforafewyears.Now,asaprincipal,Guananeverforgetswherehecamefrom.Hehelpsstudentsfrompoorfamiliesandshowsrespect(尊重)foreveryschoolsstaffmember.Healwaysinviteseveryonetoschoolparties,includingthosewhocleanthefloorsandthosewhodrivetheschoolbuses.23.Theunderlinedphrasegotthereisclosestinmeaningto_______.
PartII.ReadingComprehension(阅读理解题)Directions:Thereare3passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldwriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.PassageoneTheLunar(农历的)NewYearisoneofthebiggestandmostimportantholidaysinAsia.InChina,itiscalled“Chunjie”,whichmeans“springfestival”inEnglish.InVietnam,itisknownas“Tet.”AndinKorea,itis“Seollal.”Thesecountriesmarkthecomingyearwithmanysimilaractivities:familyreunions(团圆),cleaningthehome,thecolorred,andtraditionalfoods.Today,welearnaboutfourfoodsconsideredluckyduringtheLunarNewYear.SpringrollsInChina,springrollsareoftenmadeofvegetablesandporkmeat.Thefriedspringrollslooklikelargepiecesofgold.Thefoodisasymbolofwealthandfinancialsuccessforthecomingyear.VietnameseredstickyriceInVietnam,onefoodyouwillfindduringTetisorange-redrice,calledxoi-gac.Itismadewithgac,afruitthatonlygrowsinAsia.Theinsideofthefruitisabeautiful,deepred.Thisgivesxoi-gacitsorange-redcolor.Anditisthefood’scolorthatmakesitespeciallypopularduringTet;redrepresentsluck,happinessandcelebrationinmanyAsiancultures.KoreanricecakesoupNoKoreanNewYearcelebrationiscompletewithouttteokguk,orricecakesoup.Eatingabowlofitissaidtobringapersonalonglife.Eatingtteokgukalsorepresentsgrowinganotheryearolder.Koreansmayaskapersontheiragebysaying“Howmanybowlsoftteokgukhaveyoueaten?”Thesoupincludesvegetablesandthin,roundpiecesofricecake.TheroundshapeissaidtorepresentoldKoreanmoney.So,tteokgukissaidtobringriches,too.FishInmanyplacesinAsia,fishisanotherluckyfoodfortheNewYear.InChinese,thewordforfishsoundslikethewordformoreorextra.So,fishalsorepresentswealth.Tobeespeciallylucky,thereshouldbesomeleftforamealthenextday.ThatsuggestsyourricheswillcontinuethroughouttheNewYear.11.WhatistheLunarNewYearcalledinChina?