Four strange scholarships that actually existThe scholarship for the tallIf you

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Four strange scholarships that actually existThe scholarship for the tallIf you find yourlf having to lower your head to enter doorways then you might get this unusual scholarship. If you are a boy 6'2" or taller, or a girl 5'10" or taller, then you can be in the running for the Tall Clubs International Scholarship. All you have to do is write a simple message titled “What being tall means to me,” and you could get $1,000.The scholarship for the fatThis unusual scholarship is made available to New England high school niors who are single, overweight, and have maintain(保持) at least a 2.5 GPA. Every year two people are awarded the $500 prize. It’s kind of like saying being fat and unpopular is not that bad after all.The scholarship for the shortIf you aren’t tall enough for the tall scholarship, maybe you are short enough for the short one. The Billy Party Foundation offers this unusual scholarship to students who are short. One needs to be shorter then 4'10" and have a medical certificate as proof of dwarfism.The scholarship for golf caddies(球童)Did you know that you could get a free ride to college for being a golf caddie? Okay, it’s a little harder than that, but each year the Evans Scholars Foundation covers tuition(学费) and housing for hundreds of student caddies from all over the country. Most Evans scholars go to one of the fourteen universities where the Evans Scholar Foundation owns and operates a scholarship hou.小题1:The person running for the Tall Clubs International Scholarship _____.A．should pay $1,000 at firstB．should write a long passageC．should be tall enoughD．could get $10,000小题2:How many conditions should a student have for the scholarship for the fat?A．Five.B．Four.C．Three.D．Two.小题3:The underlined word “dwarfism” in the text refers to the condition of being ____.A．shortB．tall and fatC．cleverD．thin and tall小题4:Students caddies who win the scholarship for golf caddies can _____.A．get $1,000 for housing and tuitionB．get $500 for housing and tuitionC．only go to fourteen universitiesD．be free from housing and schooling costs 题型：未知难度：其他题型

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小题1:C小题2:B小题3:A小题4:D

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文章介绍了几个奇怪的奖学金，和它们的要求，如何去获得。小题1:细节题：从第一部分的If you are a boy 6'2" or taller, or a girl 5'10" or taller, then you can be in the running for the Tall Clubs International Scholarship.可知如果你足够高就可以申请这个奖学金，选C小题2:细节题：从第二部分的句子：This unusual scholarship is made available to New England high school niors who are single, overweight, and have maintain(保持) at least a 2.5 GPA.可知要申请这个奖学金要四个条件：高中生，单身，超重，保持至少2.5GPA。选B小题3:猜词题：这段提到几次short，说明这个单词是“矮”的意思，选A小题4:细节题：从最后一部分的句子：Evans Scholars Foundation covers tuition(学费) and housing for hundreds of student caddies from all over the country.可知获得高尔夫球童的奖学金可以得到免费的住宿学习费用。选D点评：文章介绍了几个奇怪的奖学金，和它们的要求，如何去获得。属于信息筛选类短文，文本所给信息非常丰富，要求考生从中选出适合题目要求的信息。解此类题目时，考生可以先阅读题目和选项，了解具体要求，然后再仔细阅读文章，认真筛选甄别，这样的阅读就有的放矢，可以大大提高阅读的速度和效率。

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