Question

(2013·高考陕西卷，D)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 send 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.

1.The teacher asked the author to his office________.

A．to discuss Scola’s in?class performance

B．to get Scola enrolled in kindergarten

C．to find a language partner for Scola

D．to work out a study plan for Scola

2.What does the underlined word“disrupting” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．Breaking B．Following

C．Attending D．Disturbing

3.The author’s attitude towards being bilingual may best be described as________.

A．critical B．casual

C．positive D passive

4.This text is likely to be selected from a book of________.

A．medicine B．education

C．geography D history

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.B

【解析】　本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。作者通过讲述自己的儿子上学前班不会讲英语的经历，表达了多学习一门语言对孩子的终身发展是有好处的观点。

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2.2】解析：选D。词义猜测题。由前面的“My son could not follow the teacher’s directions”可知作者的孩子听不懂老师指示，因此“干扰”了课堂，所以该词的意思为“disturbing”。

3.3】解析：选C。观点态度题。从文章倒数第三段中的“Needless to say，I tried to tell him I was not one of‘those people.’”和文章倒数第二段中的“And he has benefited from being bilingual(双语的)．”可知作者对双语持“肯定的”态度。

4.4】解析：选B。文章出处题。该文章讲述了在教育中双语教学的益处，因此该文章应该是出自教育类书籍，而不是医药书，也不是地理或者历史方面的书籍。