About 30 years ago, I left Cuba for the United States with my son. After getting settled finally in Brunswick, New Jersey, I enrolled(注册) my son in kindergarten. Several weeks later, my son’s teacher asked me to meet him at his office.
In the teacher’s office, and exchange of greetings was followed by his questions: “ Is your son mentally retarded(弱智的)? Does he suffer from any kind of mental disability?”
Was he talking about my wonderful Scola? No, no, it can’t be. What a helpless, lonely moment! I told him that Scola was a quiet, sweet little boy, instead. I asked him why he was asking me all these questions.
My son could not follow the teacher’s directions, he told me, and thus, Scola was disrupting the class. Didn’t he know my son did not speak English yet?
He was angry: “ Why hasn’t your son been taught to speak English? Don’t you speak English at home?”
No, I didn’t speak English at home, I replied. I was sure my son would learn English in a couple of months, and I didn’t want him to forget his native language. Well, wrong answer! What kind of person would not speak in English to her son at home and at all times? “ Are you one of those people who come to this country to save dollars and sent them back to their country, never wanting to be a part of this society?”
Needless to say, I tried to tell him I was not one of “ those people.” Then he told me the meeting was over, and I left.
As I had expected, my son learned to speak English fluently before the school year was over. He went on to graduate from college and got a job, earning close to six figures. He travels widely and leads a well-adjusted, contented life. And he has benefited from being bilingual(双语的)。
Speaking more than one language allows people to communicate with others; it teaches people about other cultures and other places- something very basic and obviously lacking in the “educator” I met in New Jersey.
小题1:The teacher asked the author to his office________.| A．to work out a study plan for Scola | | B．to get Scola enrolled in kindergarten | | C．to discuss Scola’s in-class performance | | D．to find a language partner for Scola |
小题2:What does the underlined word “disrupting” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?| A．Attending | B．Disturbing | C．Breaking | D．Following |
小题3:The author’s attitude towards being bilingual may best be described as __________.| A．positive | B．critical | C．casual | D．passive |
小题4:This text is likely to be selected from a book of __________.| A．geography | B．medicine | C．history | D．education |
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小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:D |
试题分析：本文体裁为记叙文，故事类阅读理解，作者被孩子的老师叫到学校谈论孩子在校表现的问题。
小题1:推理判断题。从文章前半部分特别是第二、四、五段老师的提问可以推断：老师叫作者去学校是讨论孩子在课堂上的表现问题的。故选C。
小题2:词义猜测题。从老师的话语中可知，孩子在校的行为严重扰乱了课堂，故可以推测词义为打扰的意思。故选B。
小题3:推理判断题。对作者的观点进行推理。根据文章倒数第一、二段及and he benefited from being bilingual可知作者的态度是积极的。所以答案为A。
小题4:推理判断题。文章讲诉的是教育孩子，所以应该是节选自有关教育的杂志或文章，故选Education。
因此选D。
点评：要想答好题目，重在理解全文意思。这篇文章比较难，先看问题，再带着问题读短文，找出各段落的主旨句，理解全文内容，总结全文中心，然后再回到问题上来，很容易选出正确答案。多了解一些常识性知识有利于阅读理解。如果对文章的相关背景有所了解，读起文章一定既省时又省力。因此，在学习过程中，了解各方面的背景知识是十分重要的。 |
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试题【About 30 years ago, I left Cuba for the United States with my son. After getting】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the 21 person.
When I first knew Bill , back in 22 , he was one of the most carefree（无忧无虑）people I had ever 23 . He was always ready to have a party. He thought 24 of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or driving 15 miles to see an old 25 he really liked.
Bill and I were in the same class in college, and 26 was never dull when he was 27 . With him there was one wild 28 after another. Sometimes I wonder how we 29 to study for our exams.
Last week I was in Houston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel. 30 , I wasn’t even sure it was 31 . Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He 32 most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the 33 thing Bill cared about were possessions(财富). Now they seemed to be his main 34 .Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow I never 35 Bill changing so much. My image of him 36 the one I had formed 37 the time when we were college students together.
I suppose it’s 38 to expect people to remain the same, especially 39 I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he 40 the same way about me.
| 小题1: | | A．proper | B．usual | C．same | D．right |
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| 小题2: | | A．childhood | B．the army | C．his thirties | D．college |
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| 小题3: | | A．considered | B．met | C．supposed | D．expected |
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| 小题4: | | A．most | B．much | C．nothing | D．none |
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| 小题5: | | A．movie | B．hospital | C．man | D．country |
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| 小题6: | | A．learning | B．life | C．work | D．fun |
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| 小题7: | | A．in | B．out | C．around | D．away |
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| 小题8: | | A．joke | B．mistake | C．chance | D．adventure |
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| 小题9: | | A．managed | B．continued | C．decided | D．hoped |
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| 小题10: | | A．First of all | B．At first | C．Now and then | D．All the time |
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| 小题11: | | A．that | B．him | C．there | D．us |
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| 小题12: | | A．thought | B．spent | C．argued | D．talked |
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| 小题13: | | A．first | B．next | C．last | D．only |
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| 小题14: | | A．interest | B．event | C．subject | D．problem |
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| 小题15: | | A．forgot | B．minded | C．imagined | D．liked |
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| 小题16: | | A．remained | B．reminded | C．suggested | D．became |
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| 小题17: | | A．since | B．from | C．at | D．till |
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| 小题18: | | A．unnecessary | B．foolish | C．common | D．unusually |
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| 小题19: | | A．because | B．that | C．how | D．when |
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| 小题20: | | A．discovered | B．acted | C．looked | D．felt |
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I learned about life from an ant farm. When I was seven years old, my family tried to __1__ an ant farm at home. First, we put clean sand in a thin glass box, and then we brought some ants from the backyard and placed them into the __2__ home.
Shortly after the new __3__ were dropped into the glass structure, they got to work making tunnels. I was amazed that each one knew __4__ what to do. After hours of staring, I realized that the ants had particular given jobs. With my mom’s help, I kept a journal of what happened each day and __5__ the ants. My favorite was the biggest, Cinderella. I drew a picture of her in my journal, which I still have.
On day five a disaster __6__ the ant farm. While I was __7__ the ants, I had put my face so close to the structure that I accidentally tipped it over, __8__ in all the tunnels. Although the ants __9__ their earthquake, one by one they began to die. I was __10__ as I watched them give up their tunnel-building to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm. My mother reported that the ants were dying of “frustration”—feeling annoyed and impatient as they couldn’t control the situation. They simply could not __11__ the reality that their tunnels had been destroyed. Cinderella was the last to die; she did so while carrying a dead ant on her back.
Although much time has passed, I still think of that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world, __12__ it taught me much more. __13__ the years, I came to realize the ants were a study in the benefits of __14__. Working together, they were able to create a(n) __15__ world for themselves. I also learned that they should be __16__ for their hard work. Day in and day out, each labored at their task. The ant farm demonstrated that teamwork and perseverance are indeed two key __17__ to success. But there was an even larger lesson that I did not __18__ until recently: Disaster is a natural part of life, and must be __19__. Unlike the ants, humans cannot give up when they face __20__. Unlike the ants, we have to realize that if a tunnel caves in, we just have to build another.
| 小题2: | | A．empty | B．new | C．strange | D．distant |
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| 小题3: | | A．guests | B．settlers | C．friends | D．members |
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| 小题4: | | A．probably | B．roughly | C．exactly | D．normally |
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| 小题5: | | A．named | B．trained | C．compared | D．measured |
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| 小题6: | | A．affected | B．struck | C．kicked | D．beat |
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| 小题7: | | A．removing | B．teaching | C．observing | D．collecting |
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| 小题8: | | A．turning | B．rushing | C．filling | D．caving |
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| 小题9: | | A．experienced | B．predicted | C．faced | D．survived |
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| 小题10: | | A．annoyed | B．horrified | C．moved | D．thrilled |
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| 小题11: | | A．reflect | B．ignore | C．confirm | D．stand |
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| 小题14: | | A．teamwork | B．devotion | C．responsibility | D．organization |
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| 小题15: | | A．relaxing | B．amusing | C．moving | D．amazing |
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| 小题16: | | A．supported | B．inspired | C．admired | D．admitted |
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| 小题17: | | A．certificates | B．approaches | C．ingredients | D．circumstances |
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| 小题18: | | A．give | B．realize | C．take | D．adopt |
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| 小题19: | | A．accepted | B．suffered | C．achieved | D．managed |
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| 小题20: | | A．challenges | B．barriers | C．pressure | D．disappointment |
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After my dad died on Aug.30, 2001, my mother made sure we marked each anniversary. At first, my brothers and sister and I would travel hours to get home, but eventually we got to the point where just one or two of us would make it back to go to Mass with her and spend the day together.
The great love of her life, the man who broke up with her right before her college graduation, only to return two years later claiming he’d traveled the world and hadn’t found anyone to compare with her, remained a daily presence in her life. She spoke about him so often and kept his memory so alive that people were sometimes surprised to learn that he was gone. She took over the garden where he’d planted and made it her own.
When the 10th anniversary of his death approached, my mom began talking about it and planning for it weeks in advance. The date on her kitchen calendar was circled and marked R.I.P. (Rest in Peace). Of course she wanted all of us there and settled the dates for our coming back.
On Monday — the day before the anniversary — she went to morning Mass and walked downtown for lunch with friends, and later told my sister on the phone that she felt Dad still so close that as she was walking back home, she heard someone yell and thought, “Oh, there’s Dick.”
That evening she went out to water flowers, just as my father, 10 years before, had gone out to the garden to pick vegetables before he died. A neighbor heard the tin watering can strike the ground as she fell and hit her head. My mother died within hours, on Aug.30, 2011, the 10thanniversary. She needed to mark that anniversary, she wanted us all home and my dad had waited long enough.
小题1:From the second paragraph we know that the author’s father______.| A．traveled around the world and left her mother | | B．left her mother first but returned two years later | | C．had a quarrel with her before her graduation | | D．was not the right man her mother wanted at that time |
小题2:We can infer from the passage that the author’s mother _____.| A．knew her last day was coming on Aug.30 | | B．kept everything of her father’s home | | C．missed Father though he had passed away | | D．remained a daily presence in his life |
小题3:Which of the following statements is true EXCEPT that _____.| A．Mother died the day before the anniversary of Father’s death | | B．Mother died in the garden as Father did ten years ago | | C．Mother died because she fell to the ground accidentally | | D．Mother died on the same date when Father did ten years ago |
小题4:What does the writer imply in the underlined part of the last sentence?| A．She wanted us to stay at home. | B．Mother missed us very much. | | C．Mother expected us to get back. | D．That day was her last day. |
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Bare foot and dirty, the girl just sat and watched the people go by in the park. She never tried to 36 . She never said a word. Many people passed, 37 never did one person stop.
The next day I decided to go back to the 38 , curious if the little girl would still be there. Right in the very 39 as she was yesterday, she sat with the 40 look in her eyes. 41 I began walking towards her, I could see the back of the little girl’s dress indicated a disability. I guessed maybe that was the 42 the people just passed by and made no effort to help. But I wanted to help her, so I 43 to let her know it was OK. I sat down beside her and 44 with a simple “hello”.
The little girl was 45 and replied a “hi” in a low voice. I asked the girl why she was so sad. The little girl looked at me and said, “Because I’m 46. ” I immediately said, “That you are!”and smiled. The little girl acted 47 sadder, and she said, “I know.”
“Little girl,” I said, “you 48 me of a sweet angel.” She looked at me and smiled. Slowly she stood to her 49 , and said, “Really?”
“Yes, dear, you’re 50 a little guardian angel (守护神) sent to watch over (守护) all those people walking by.”
She 51 her head “yes”. Then she spread her wings and said, “I am. I’m your guardian angel.” I was 52 by what I was seeing. She continued to say, “Because you think of someone other than (而不是) yourself, my job here is done.” Immediately, I also 53 to my feet and said, “Wait, so why did 54 stop to help an angel?” She looked at me and smiled, “You’re the only one who could see me, and you 55 an angel in your heart.”
| 小题1: | | A．work | B．help | C．study | D．speak |
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| 小题3: | | A．park | B．school | C．home | D．garden |
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| 小题4: | | A．street | B．time | C．place | D．room |
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| 小题5: | | A．happiest | B．poorest | C．richest | D．saddest |
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| 小题6: | | A．Before | B．As | C．Since | D．Until |
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| 小题7: | | A．excuse | B．plan | C．reason | D．hope |
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| 小题8: | | A．smiled | B．offered | C．refused | D．devoted |
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| 小题9: | | A．closed | B．ended | C．left | D．opened |
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| 小题10: | | A．pleased | B．shocked | C．worried | D．excited |
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| 小题11: | | A．necessary | B．important | C．different | D．positive |
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| 小题12: | | A．even | B．ever | C．rather | D．never |
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| 小题13: | | A．tell | B．warn | C．ask | D．remind |
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| 小题14: | | A．arms | B．feet | C．legs | D．shoes |
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| 小题16: | | A．shook | B．moved | C．nodded | D．turned |
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| 小题17: | | A．interested | B．surprised | C．satisfied | D．tired |
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| 小题18: | | A．stood | B．ran | C．jumped | D．swam |
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| 小题19: | | A．someone | B．anyone | C．no one | D．everyone |
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| 小题20: | | A．recite | B．forgive | C．forget | D．believe |
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Fourteen is not an age at which you try to earn millions of dollars. But for Bangalore boy, Suhas Gopinath, it was.
One day in August, 1999, Suhas, studying at the Air Force School in Hebbal, was surfing the Net at a cyber cafe. He happened to hit an MSN source code （源码）. That made him decide to learn more about HTML （超文本标记语言） and to design and set up his own website under the address of a US-based company, Network Solutions.
He kept updating his website, posting interesting things on it. This impressed Network Solutions and they invited him to attend a class on Web design and development. His mom and uncle criticised him for not taking his education seriously. But gradually, his dad started encouraging him and even bought him a computer and Net connection. In fact, that was his first investment in the company.
On May 14, 2000, along with friends Clifford Leslie and Binay M. N, he floated （筹资开办） his own website — www.coolhindustani.com. He did not have the money to start, for his parents refused to give him a penny. So he wrote to Network Solutions Inc. in the US and they readily agreed.
In August, the same year, he set up Globals Inc., a Web solutions and networking company, with a team of four. Now, he has 400 employees, more than 200 customers across the globe and offices in 11 countries, and he is worth over $100 million.
After finishing his high school education, he studied at Stanford University for two years. But Suhas says: “Education alone will not make a good professional （专业人员）.”
小题1:When Suhas Gopinath was praised by Network Solutions, his mother ______.| A．felt proud of his success | | B．forbade him to enter a cyber cafe | | C．worried about his studies | | D．wanted to buy him a computer |
小题2:Suhas Gopinath’s website “coolhindustani” was supported by ______.| A．his parents | B．an American company | | C．his uncle | D．Stanford University |
小题3:In which order did the following events happen?
a. Suhas was invited by Network Solutions to attend a class.
b. Suhas set up his first website.
c. Suhas set up Globals Inc.
d. Suhas went abroad for further education.| A．a-c-b-d | B．b-a-d-c | C．a-b-c-d | D．b-a-c-d |
小题4:What is TRUE about Globals Inc.?| A．It is a world-class company. | | B．It is owned by Suhas and his two friends. | | C．It is a branch of Network Solutions. | | D．It earns about 100 million dollars each year. |
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