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d the power of college education to transform generations and the opportunities that have historically been available in the United States. The new president of Harvard University is the son of an Eastern European refugee and Auschwitz (奧斯威辛) survivor—Lawrence S. Bacow. His father worked full time while attending a state college in Detroit at night to earn his degree.2.閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng)。故選A。根據(jù)最后一段中的”When she started to sing ’Incy Wincy Spider‘ in Spanish and Englishhelped by a Spanish nursery workerour decision was made.?“當(dāng)她開(kāi)始用西班牙語(yǔ)和英語(yǔ)演唱“Incy Wincy Spider”時(shí),在一位西班牙托兒所工作人員的幫助下,我們做出了決定。故選B。(3)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。故作者最初對(duì)女兒的課感覺(jué)是可疑的。根據(jù)第二段中的”She tells us little about the classes I begin to wonder if it was a huge mistake (each lesson works out at about 163。故選C。 (1)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。D.s suggestion.Her great interest.C.Her performance.D.To encourage her to have belief in herself.B.Doubtful.(3)Why did the author ask her daughter to learn a foreign language? A.C.Surprised.s class at first? A.She learns Spanish by dancing to songs.D.She uses finger puppets to make her voice heard.B. I thought about Mandarin Chinese, one of the top 10 languages most important for our future, according to the British Council (others include Arabic, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Dutch and Japanese). But there were no classes for young children nearby. There were, however, local Spanish classes—the numberone language on the list. When she started to sing Incy Wincy Spider in Spanish and English—helped by a Spanish nursery workerour decision was made.(1)What can we learn about the author39。 Then I read Edward Luce39。9) but then I show her “La Vaca Lola” on YouTube. She shouts vaca with enthusiasm and with what I hope is a Spanish accent.t like (me gusta, no me gusta) and shouting out which animals are big (grande) or small (pequeno).(英語(yǔ))高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解(人物故事)技巧和方法完整版及練習(xí)題一、高中英語(yǔ)閱讀理解人物故事類1.閱讀理解 For the past few months, my threeyearold daughter has spent an hour every week learning a foreign language. She walks into a small room in a local school, where she and a handful of three and fouryearold spend the next hour dancing to “La Vaca Lola”, a song about a Spanish cow, creating finger puppets(木偶) to voice what they like and don39。 She tells us little about the classes. In fact, for the first few weeks, nothing at all. I begin to wonder if it was a huge mistake (each lesson works out at about 163。 The wish to enroll(使……加入) her in language lessons came, like most things, gradually and then in a sudden rush. In my day job, I read and edit stories about the Chinese economy. For a long time, I felt that it would be good for her to learn another language but I had no great plan as to when.s The Retreat of Western Liberalism and all my thoughts and worry about the economy bined into a panic. Waking in a sweat, it seemed obvious that if my daughter was to have any kind of future, she would have to learn another language. Ideally (理想地) immediately.s daughter from the first paragraph? A.She is the oldest student in her Spanish class.C.She has learnt Spanish for one month.(2)How did the author feel about her daughter39。Proud.B.DelightedD.To prepare her for the ing school education.To equip her for her future.C.To develop her interest in singing.(4)What made the author decide to enroll her daughter in Spanish lessons? A.B.The nursery worker39。The fastgrowing economy.【答案】 (1)C(2)D(3)B(4)A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文,作者讓自己的女兒學(xué)習(xí)一種外語(yǔ)的原因以及學(xué)習(xí)過(guò)程中出現(xiàn)的一些問(wèn)題。根據(jù)第一段中的“She walks into a small room in a local school, where she and a handful of three and fouryearold spend the next hour dancing to La Vaca Lola”可知,她和幾個(gè)4歲大的孩子在一起通過(guò)唱歌跳舞學(xué)西班牙語(yǔ)。 (2)考查推理判斷。9)“可知,作者的女兒從來(lái)不會(huì)談起她的西班牙語(yǔ)課,這讓作者很懷疑自己是否該給女兒報(bào)班學(xué)習(xí)。故選D。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的it seemed obvious that if my daughter was to have any kind of future, she would have to learn another language.可知,作者認(rèn)為自己的女兒若想有一個(gè)美好的未來(lái)就必須掌握一門(mén)外語(yǔ)。 (4)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。可知,是女兒的表現(xiàn)使作者決定讓女兒學(xué)西班牙語(yǔ)。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查,是一篇故事類閱讀,要求考生準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息,并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理,從而選出正確答案。 Bacow, the former president of Tufts University, has taken over Harvard at a time when higher education is under attack for being financially out of reach to many Americans. But Bacow said his family39。 My parents came to this country with almost nothing, Bacow said. I wouldn39。t had the opportunity to get the college education.s family fled antiJewish (反猶太的) violence in Minsk, then part of the Soviet Union, before the start of World War II and went to the United States. His mother arrived in Brooklyn at age 19, having survived Auschwitz concentration camp. She was the only Jew from her town to have survived the war. Yet Bacow, who is married with two sons, said that while growing up in Michigan, he had a happy childhood, entering science fairs as a child and building radios like his dad. As the Tufts president, Bacow traveled around the country, reaching out to alumni (校友), and he urged his faculty and deans to do the same, in an effort to boost donations to finance Tufts39。t get elsewhere.s leadership, Tufts spent millions on labs and libraries. He also made addresses nationally about the need to make higher education more accessible and affordable to lowine students.(1)The reason why Bacow appreciates college education is that ________. A.his family changed their fate due to college educationC.a college degree helped his mother survive Auschwitz(2)What can we infer from the passage? A.Bacow39。Bacow39。Bacow39。reactivatingcausingdamagingtaking over(4)What is this passage mainly about? A.The history of Bacow39。The art of Bacow39。D.s way to individual success.【答案】 (1)B(2)C(3)A(4)D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇名人傳記,講述了Bacow的個(gè)人