18.Jaime Alfonso Escalante was born in 1930in La Paz,Bolivia.Both his parents were teachers.He taught math and science in his home country for twelve years.
In the 1960s.Jaime Escalante and his wife Fabiola came to the United States.During the next several years,he learned to speak English and repeated his college education and teacher training.In 1974.Mr.Escalante was hired at Garfield High School to teach mathematics.
Mr.Escalante's students were mostly Mexican-Americans from a Spanish-speaking area of the city.Many were the worst students at the school and thought to be"unteachable."But Mr.Escalante pushed the group to work hard.He told them basic math was too easy and that they had the ability to do harder work.He told his students that he believed in them,but they must have (he desire to be successful.
Jaime Escalante started an advanced math program with a small group of students.Advanced Placement is a program of college-level classes and tests.In 1982,eighteen of his students took the Advanced Placement test in calculus.They all passed.
Officials at the testing company suspected the students of cheating.Mr.if Escalante protested.He said the students were being rejected because they were Hispanic and from a poor school.He urged his students lo take the test again.
Twelve of the students repeated the test.And again,all of them passed.Five earned top scores.Mr.Escalante's students went on to become engineers,scientists and university professors.I he advanced math program at Garfield became extremely successful over the next several years.
Jaime Escalante received many teaching awards including the Presidential Medal of Excellence in Education.A movie about his success,"Stand and Deliver,"was released in 1988.It influenced other teachers to use his methods.
Jaime Escalante retired from teaching in 1998and later moved back to Bolivia with his wife.He died earlier this year.He was seventy-nine years old.
35.Why did Mr.Escalante strongly advise his students to take the test again?B
A.To show his students were skillful in math study.
B.To prove his students were honest in the math test.
C.To guarantee his students could pass the math test.
D.To inspire his students to work harder than before.
36.Choose the correct order of the events given in the passage.B
a.Fabiola got married with Jaime Alfonso Escalante.
b.The film"Stand and Deliver'was released.
c.Mr.Escalante's 18student look the test in calculus.
d.Mr.Escalante began lo teach math at Garfield High School.
e.Mr.Escalante retired and moved back to his home country*
A.a.d,e,b,c
B.a,d,c.b,e
C.a.d,c.c,b
D c.b,c,a.d
37.What can we conclude from the passage?A
A.Mr.Escalante was regarded as one of the best teachers in the USA.
B,All the"unteachable,students can become engineers.scientists and professors.
C.Jaime's wife's devotion to education influenced his passion for leaching math,
D,Jaime Escalante got the Presidential Medal of Excellence in I Education twice.
38.What's the author's tone towards Mr.Escalante's achievements?C
A,Thankful
B.Critical
C.Admiring,
D.Negative.
分析 本文主要讲述了数学教师Escalante的教学生涯,他告诉他的学生们基本数学很简单,他们有能力做更艰苦的工作,最终他的学生们都获得了成功他也成为了美国最成功的教师之一.
解答 35.B细节理解题,由第五段Mr.if Escalante protested.He said the students were being rejected because they were Hispanic and from a poor school.He urged his students lo take the test again.可知他坚持让学生们重新考试是相信他们没有作弊,故选B.
36.B细节理解题,In the 1960s.Jaime Escalante and his wife Fabiola came to the United States.In 1974.Mr.Escalante was hired at Garfield High School to teach mathematics.In 1982,eighteen of his students took the Advanced Placement test in calculus.A movie about his success,"Stand and Deliver,"was released in 1988.Jaime Escalante retired from teaching in 1998and later moved back to Bolivia with his wife.由这些时间可以得出正确顺序,故选B.
37.A理解推断题,由第七段Jaime Escalante received many teaching awards including the Presidential Medal of Excellence in Education.可以推断出Mr.Escalante 是美国最好的老师之一,故选A.
38.C理解推断题,由第七段A movie about his success,"Stand and Deliver,"was released in 1988.It influenced other teachers to use his methods.可知作者对他的成就是钦佩的,故选C.
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