Susan Carver stood in front of her house．She watched George Carver take things out of his pockets（口袋）．George had been out in the forest again，collecting things like plants，rocks，insects and a snake．Susan was happy that George loved nature．She just didn't want George to bring all that nature into her house!

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 could 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 1885a 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（失望的）．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（农业的）College．Students there learned how to work on farms．George learned about farm animals，planting and growing crops（庄稼）．

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．He succeeded and became an expert in agriculture．

46．From the first passage，we know that　　．

A．George loved nature

B．Susan was afraid of snakes

C．George liked collecting all kinds of things

D．Susan didn't allow George to bring everything home

47．George didn't go to school near his home because　　．

A．he was a black boy

B．he wanted to study by himself

C．the school was too easy for him

D．he wanted to go to a good school

48．After he graduated from Iowa State Agricultural College，George　　．

A．started a business cleaning people's clothes

B．decided to go to a different college

C．became a college teacher

D．went to work on farms

49．The right order of the following statements about George is　　．

①He went to a high school in Kansas．

②He went to Iowa State Agricultural College．

③He went to study at Simpson College，in Iowa．

④He was sent to a school for African American children．

⑤A college in Kansas sent him a letter but refused him later

A．④③⑤①②B．④①⑤③②C．①④⑤②③D．①⑤②④③

50．According to the passage，which statement is NOT right？　　

A．Black people were treated badly．

B．George liked music and art．

C．George was successful in agriculture．

D．George was a person who never gave up his dream．