Passage 2
Choose the best answer.（根据以下内容，选择最恰当的答案）（12分）
“I wanted to know the name of every stone, flower, insect, bird and beast. I wanted to know where it got its color, where it got its life—but there was no one to tell me.”
—George Washington Carver
Susan Carver stood in front of her house. She watched George Carver take things out of his pockets. George had been out in the woods again, collecting things like plants, insects, rocks, frogs and a snake. Susan was happy that George loved nature. She just didn't want George to bring all that nature into her house! Even when he was very young, George wanted to study the world outside.
Susan and Moses Carver wanted George to have a good education. But the schools near George's house were for white children only. So when George was about 12, the Carves sent him to a school for African American children. But the school was too easy for George. George decided to go to a different school so he can learn more.
George went to a high school in Kansas. He was one of the best students there, too. After George graduated, he started a business cleaning people's clothes. But George still wanted to learn more. In 1885 a college in Kansas sent George a letter and said he could go to school there. But when George got to the college, they told him he couldn't stay. The college was only for white students. George was very disappointed. But he kept reading and learning by himself.
In 1887, George started taking classes at Simpson College, in Iowa. George was only the second African American student who went to the college. He studied art and music. But George really wanted to study plants and farming. So he decided to go to a different college. One year later,he went to Iowa State Agricultural College. Students there learned how to work on farms. George learned about farm animals, planting and growing crops.
George was a great student at Iowa State Agricultural College. After he graduated, he became a teacher at the college. He also kept studying plants. He wanted to learn about different ways to use plants.
（ ） 1. Where did George spend his childhood?
A. At school.
B. In the woods.
C. In front of his house.
D. In the natural world.
（ ） 2. What did George's parents want him to do?
A. To collect things.
B. To bring things home.
C. To receive a good education.
D. To work on the farm.
（ ） 3. Why did George not go to the school near his house?
A. It was too easy for him.
B. It was too expensive for him.
C. It was only for white children.
D. It was only for African Americans.
（ ） 4. When did George go to Iowa State Agricultural College?
A. In 1880.
B. In 1885.
C. In 1887.
D. In 1888.
（ ） 5. What did George do after he graduate from college?
A. He started his own business.
B. He started to learn art and music.
C. He became a teacher at the college.
D. He went back home to study plants.
（ ） 6. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?
A. A Boy Who Loves Nature
B. Education System in the USA
C. Different Ways to Study Plants
D. The Second African American College Student