20.Kelly Payton's fifth grade students might read newspaper articles about immigration or Syrian refugees(難民) or climate change.Sometimes they read the same stories,and other times they're instructed to go online and like other readers,click on the headlines that most appeal to them.
By reading current stories about the concerns of others,Payton,a teacher at a public school,has noticed her students developing more empathy(共鳴).
That was the goal of"A Mile in Our Shoes"a new program from Newsela,which takes content from a variety of believable news sources like the Associated Press,The Washington Post and Los Angeles Times,and rewrites the articles at five reading levels to make reading news accessible to all ages.
"Relevance means so much to students," Gross said."When students feel as though a topic is related they perform better on standardized tests.It doesn't mean we throw out historical documents,but ii brings it much more to life when you can tic it to things in their lives and the communities around them."
So in 2013,Gross developed an interactive platform,used by about 1million teachers across America,where kids from grades 2-12could read content that is interesting and understandable.For example,here's two versions about sanctuary(庇護)cities.
The original story began:Ignoring fresh threats from the White House,city leaders across the U.S.a(chǎn)re promising to strengthen their fight against President Donald Trump's promised crackdown on so-called"sanctuary cities"despite the financial risks.
The version rewritten for the lowest reading level began:Some U.S.cities are very welcoming when it comes to immigration(移民).Many cities have become"sanctuary cities."These cities allow immigrants.They are welcome even if they do not have permission to live in the United States.
Adding this to Newscla wasn't intended to be political,Gross said,but was a response to concerns he heard from teachers after the election that their students weren't getting exposure to different opinions.Instead,kids were repeating what they heard at home from parents.
28.What might Kelly Payton's fifth grade students do?A
A.Read news stories about global warning.
B.Make an attempt to protect Syrian refugees.
C.Go online to write comments on immigration.
D.Share some appealing headlines on the Internet.
29.What is the goal of"A Mile in Our Shoes''?D
A.To improve students'listening ability.
B.To rewrite newspapers for all students.
C.To cooperate with some news sources.
D.To help students understand others'feelings.
30.Why did Gross develop an interactive platform in 2013?D
A.Because it could help students'health.
B.Because students could make friends.
C.Because 1million teachers could buy it.
D.Because it may be beneficial to students'lives.
31.Which of the following is Newsela'intention by rewriting the original story?C
A.Train students to be political.
B.Appeal to the teachers'attention.
C.Expose students to different views.
D.Have students repeal parents'views.
分析 本文主要寫了學(xué)生閱讀有關(guān)敘利亞移民或難民或氣候變化的文章讓他們對他人的處境產(chǎn)生共鳴.
解答 28.A 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第一段句子Kelly Payton's fifth grade students might read newspaper articles about immigration or Syrian refugees(難民) or climate change.Sometimes they read the same stories.Kelly Payton的第五年級的學(xué)生可能讀到報紙的關(guān)于敘利亞移民或難民或氣候變化的文章.有時他們讀同樣的故事,所以答案選A.
29.D 推理判斷題.根據(jù)上文句子,Payton,a teacher at a public school,has noticed her students developing more empathy佩頓是一所公立學(xué)校的老師,她注意到她的學(xué)生們發(fā)展了更多的同情心.That was the goal of"A Mile in Our Shoes"a new program from Newsela.那就是"A Mile in Our Shoes"的目標,可以推斷出目標就是引起學(xué)生的共鳴,讓學(xué)生理解其他人的情感,所以答案選D.
30.D 推理判斷題.根據(jù)句子…used by about 1million teachers across America,where kids from grades 2-12could read content that is interesting and understandable.由100萬的美國教師在用,那里的孩子從2-12年級能讀的內(nèi)容是有趣的和可以理解的.可以推斷出建立的原因是對學(xué)生的生活有利,所以答案選D.
31.C Gross said,but was a response to concerns he heard from teachers after the election that their students weren't getting exposure to different opinions.Gross說,但這是對他從老師那里得知他們的學(xué)生沒有接觸到不同意見的回應(yīng).可以推斷出Newsela'intention rewriten the original story的目的是讓學(xué)生接觸到不同的觀點,所以答案需啊C.
點評 閱讀理解題測試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力,要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系,對未說明的趨勢或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷;或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點理論,對文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋.考生首先要仔細閱讀短文,完整了解信息,準確把握作者觀點.