Question

I was standing in the kitchen helping with dinner, asking my mom about my brother's doctor ' s appointment. They were testing him for autism(自閉癥 ) . My brother, Captain, four years old at the time, had always been my best friend. We would wrestle, play games and have the best of times together, even though we were far apart in age. My mom told me about the appointment, but ,when she got to the point about the test, she stopped. I turned around and she had tears in her eyes. I stared at her, wishing she would say something , when I realized what that silence meant. My eyes got blurry (模糊的 ) and my breathing got very ragged. " The test was positive , sweetheart , " she said. I broke down, crying.

My mom was trying to cool me down, saying that Captain couldn't see me like this and I had to be a big girl , when the front door opened, and Captain, our three-year-old sister Cali, and my father came in. I walked out of the kitchen. I couldn't look at him. Everything had just changed. He was no longer that little baby brother who was just a normal little boy.

We had to move a while later because Captain needed treatment. One day ,I was standing in the bus line waiting when the " short bus" came and picked some kids up. The children in the other line started making jokes about the " retards(智力遲鈍者) " on that bus and I felt a strange feeling in my stomach, ,which I had never felt before.

During a band class, my teacher, Mrs. Young, stopped our playing to give us some feed- back. " Guys ,we ' re playing like the kids on the short bus ! Come on!" I felt that same feeling I had in the bus line. The entire room was laughing when I raised my hand. " Yes , Alexis?" Mrs. Young asked. "I don't think we should make fun of the short bus, because there are a lot of people on that bus who have great personalities and have the same feelings as we do. And also ,I know some people on those buses and they are some of the most caring, sweetest, and smartest people , so I would appreciate it if you didn't make fun of them. "

Everyone stared at me. Mrs. Young apologized for the comment and then started the song again.

1. What did Alexis think her mother' s silence mean in Paragraph One?

A. There was no chance for Alexis to play games with Captain.

B. Captain was likely to miss the appointment.

C. Captain really suffered from autism.

D. Alexis had to prepare dinner quickly.

2. Why did Alexis go out of the kitchen?

A. Because she didn't want to help with dinner.

B. Because she would be much sadder looking at Captain.

C. Because she wanted to play with Captain outside.

D. Because she wasn't willing to meet a sick brother.

3.What Alexis said to her teacher can be seen as a kind of .

A. threat B. approval C. apology D. condemnation

4. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. Speaking up. B. Giving up. C. Looking .up. D. Taking up.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

【解析】本文主要講述了Alexis的弟弟被確診為自閉癥，對(duì)Alexis的影響很大。到學(xué)校以后，音樂老師在課堂上嘲笑了智力遲鈍的孩子，Alexis大聲地表達(dá)了自己的想法，譴責(zé)了老師的錯(cuò)誤做法。

1.C

【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)本句下面兩句My eyes got blurry (模糊的 ) and my breathing got very ragged. 可知我哭了，呼吸也不流暢了，說明我知道媽媽的意思：弟弟被確診自閉癥了。最后一句" The test was positive , sweetheart , " she said. I broke down, crying.確認(rèn)了這一點(diǎn)。說明C項(xiàng)正確。

2.2】B

【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句I couldn't look at him. Everything had just changed. He was no longer that little baby brother who was just a normal little boy.可知Alexis走出去是因?yàn)樗裏o(wú)法面對(duì)自己的弟弟，看見他就 會(huì)感覺很難受。所以走開了回避一下。故B正確。

3.3】D

【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段最后3行"I don't think we should make fun of the short bus, because there are a lot of people on that bus who have great personalities and have the same feelings as we do. And also ,I know some people on those buses and they are some of the most caring, sweetest, and smartest people , so I would appreciate it if you didn't make fun of them. "可知Alexis認(rèn)為老師不應(yīng)該嘲笑那些孩子，因?yàn)槟菢訒?huì)傷害別人的感情。故D正確。

4.4】A

【試題解析】主旨大意題。本文主要講述了Alexis的弟弟被確診為自閉癥，對(duì)Alexis的影響很大。到學(xué)校以后，音樂老師在課堂上嘲笑了智力遲鈍的孩子，Alexis大聲地表達(dá)了自己的想法，譴責(zé)了老師的錯(cuò)誤做法。可以使用speak up表述文章想要告訴我們的內(nèi)容：遇見事情要大聲說出來(lái)。其余三項(xiàng)與文章主題不搭。故A正確。

【長(zhǎng)難句解析】

I was standing in the kitchen helping with dinner, asking my mom about my brother's doctor ' s appointment.

【翻譯】我站在廚房里幫助做晚餐，在問媽媽弟弟和醫(yī)生越好的約定。

【分析】本句中含有兩個(gè)伴隨狀語(yǔ)，helping with dinner和 asking my mom about my brother's doctor ' s appointment；其中的動(dòng)詞help和ask雨句子主語(yǔ)I構(gòu)成邏輯上的主動(dòng)關(guān)系，所以使用現(xiàn)在分詞在句中做狀語(yǔ)。

2."I don't think we should make fun of the short bus, because there are a lot of people on that bus who have great personalities and have the same feelings as we do。

【翻譯】我認(rèn)為我們不應(yīng)該嘲笑那輛短途的公交車，因?yàn)樵谀禽v車?yán)镉泻芏嗳撕臀覀円粯佣加泻芎玫男愿窈屯瑯拥那楦小?/p>

【分析】本句中的I don't think是否定前沿，其中的否定詞not是否定后半句話的內(nèi)容。在Because引導(dǎo)的原因狀語(yǔ)從句中有一個(gè)定語(yǔ)從句who have great personalities修飾前面的先行詞people，同時(shí)句中有一個(gè)as引導(dǎo)的方式狀語(yǔ)從句as we do。