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About30yearsago,IleftCubafortheUnitedStateswithmyson.AftergettingsettledfinallyinBrunswick,NewJersey,Ienrolled(注册)mysoninkindergarten.Severalweekslater,myson’steacheraskedmetomeethimathisoffice.
Intheteacher’soffice,andexchangeofgreetingswasfollowedbyhisquestions:
“Isyoursonmentallyretarded(弱智的)?
Doeshesufferfromanykindofmentaldisability?
”
WashetalkingaboutmywonderfulScola?
NO,no,itcan’tbe.Whatahelpless,lonelymoment!
ItoldhimthatScolawasaquiet,sweetlittleboy,instead.Iaskedhimwhyhewasaskingmeallthesequestions.
Mysoncouldnotfollowtheteacher’sdirections,hetoldme,andthus,Scolawasdisruptingtheclass.Didn’theknowmysondidnotspeakEnglishyet?
Hewasangry;
“Whyhasn’tyoursonbeentaughttospeakEnglish?
Don’tyouspeakEnglishathome?
No,Ididn’tspeakEnglishathome,Ireplied.IwassuremysonwouldlearnEnglishinacoupleofmonths,andIdidn'
twanthimtoforgethisnativelanguage.Well,wronganswer!
WhatkindofpersonwouldnotspeakinEnglishtohersonathomeandatalltime?
“Areyouoneofthosepeoplewhocometothiscountrytosavedollarsandsendthembacktotheircountry,neverwantingtobeapartofthissociety?
Needlesstosay,ItriedtotellhimIwasnotoneof“thosepeople.”Thenhetoldmethemeetingwasover,andIleft.
AsIhadexpected,mysonlearnedtospeakEnglishfluentlybeforetheschoolyearwasover.Hewentontograduatefromcollegeandgotajob,earningclosetosixfigures.Hetravelswidelyandleadsawell-adjusted,contentedlife.Andhehasbenefitedfrombeingbilingual(双语的)。
Speakingmorethanonelanguageallowspeopletocommunicatewithothers;
itteachespeopleaboutotherculturesandotherplaces—somethingverybasicandobviouslylackinginthe“educator”ImetinNewJersey.
21.Theteacheraskedtheauthortohisoffice________.
A.todiscussScola’sin-classperformanceB.togetScolaenrolledinkindergarten
C.tofindalanguagepartnerforScolaD.toworkoutastudyplanforScola
22.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsbeingbilingualmaybestbedescribedas__________.
A.criticalB.casualC.positiveD.passive
23.Thistextislikelytobeselectedfromabookof_________.
A.medicineB.educationC.geographyD.history
B
Actingonasuddenimpulse(凭冲动行事),anelderlywoman,whosehusbandhadbeenkilledintheCivilWar,wentintoaphotographer’stohaveherpicturetaken.Shewasseatedbeforethecamera,wearingthesamehard,forbiddinglookthathadmadeherfearfultothechildrenlivingintheneighborhoodwhenthephotographersaidsuddenly,“Brightentheeyesalittle.”Shetriedbutfailed.
“Seehere,”theelderlywomansaidsharply,“ifyouthinkanoldwomanwhoisdullcanlookbright,ortheonewhofeelscrosscanbecomepleasanteverytimesheistoldto,youdon’tknowanythingabouthumannature.Ittakessomethingfromtheoutsidetobrightentheeyeandtheface.”
“Oh,no,itdoesn’t!
It’ssomethingtobeworkedfromtheinside.Tryitagain,”saidthephotographergood-naturedly.
Shetriedagainandthistimewithbettersuccess.“That’sgood!
Youlooktwentyyearsyounger.”Shewenthomewithastrangefeelinginherheart.Itwasthefirstcomplimentshehadreceivedsinceherhusbandpassedawayanditleftapleasantmemorybehind.
Whenshewenthome,herneighborssoonremarkedthechange.
“Why,Catherine,youaregettingyounger.Howdidyoumanageit?
“Itisalmostalldonefromtheinside.Youjustbrightenupinsideandfeelpleasant.”
Everyemotiontendstoshapethebodyintobeautyorintougliness.Nothingweeverdoiswipedout.Thewaytobebeautifulwithoutistobebeautifulwithin.
MencomplainbecauseGodputsthornswithroses;
wouldn’titbebettertothankGodthatheputsroseswiththorns?
Wewinhalfthebattlewhenwemakeupourmindstotaketheworldaswefindit,includingthethorns.Thisiswhathappensinreallife.
24.Theoldwomanwenttothephotographer’sto________.
A.haveherpicturetakenB.getherhusband’sphoto
C.complaintothephotographerD.makeherselflookyounger
25.Whatcanweknowabouttheoldwoman?
A.Shemissedherchildrenverymuch.
B.Kidsintheneighboralwayslookeduptoher.
C.Shehesitatedtogotothephotographer’s.
D.Thephotographer’smannerinspiredheralot.
26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“compliment”mean?
A.Praise.B.Comment.C.Comfort.D.Relief.
27.Whatisthemessageconveyedinthestory?
A.Ignoreuglinesswhengoingaftersuccess.
B.Friendshipisbuiltonrespectforeachother.
C.Acceptrealityandtakethingsastheyare.
D.Watchoutfordifficultyontheirwaytosuccess.
C
Manysciencefictionstoriestellaboutexplorersarrivinginanewworldwhousesomekindofhigh-techdevicetotestforbreathableairorsignsoflife.ButhereonEarth,sciencefictionisbecomingrealitythroughanewsamplingtechnologycalledenvironmentalDNA(eDNA).Scientistscanuseittoidentifyrarespecies,orestimatefishpopulationswithjustalittleairorwater.Scientistsstudythegeneticmaterialreleasedbylivingcreatures.Essentiallytheycantakeasampleofsoil,airorwater,andtheycansequence(排序)theDNAoutofitandtellyouwhatisthere.
EDNAcanbeusedtoidentifythecreaturesthatliveinacertainplace.Besides,itcanconfirmthepresenceorlackofaspecificcreature.Thecostofgenesequencinghasreducedgreatlyinrecentyears,whichmakesDNAtestingmorewidelyavailable.
CarenGoldberg,whoheadstheneweDNAlabatWashingtonStateUniversity,isoneofthefirstbiologiststotakethetechnologyfromthetestingperiodtoactuallyusingit.
“Itisextremelyusefulforspeciesthatarereallyhardtofind.IhavespentmanyhourslookingforspeciesthatIwasprettysurewerethere—lookingunderrocks,lookinginwater,doingallkindsofsurveys.”
CarenGoldbergseeseDNAasawaytogetanswersmoreefficiently,safelyandwithlessdestructioncomparedtotraditionalsurveytechniques.Untilrecently,scientistsdependedonnettingorusinganelectriccurrenttotemporarilycatchfish.
Thisnewerwayisbecomingpopulararoundtheworld.AnimalexpertsinVietnamareusingtheeDNAtofindthelast,wildYangtzegiantsoftshellturtles.OntheCaribbeanislandofTrinidad,itisbeingusedtofindendangeredgoldentreefrogs.
Scientistsworkingwithitsaytheydonotexpectrobotstoreplacefieldbiologistsanytimesoon.Buttheold-fashionedfieldworkcouldsoonbemoretargeted.ArelatedresearchgoalistoshowhowlongenvironmentalDNAcanlastandhowfaritcantravelindifferentenvironments.
28.DNAtestingiswidelyusedmainlybecause________.
A.itscosthasreducedgreatly
B.itsresultismoreaccurate
C.itsprocedureiseasytorun
D.itfreesbiologistsofhardwork
29.WhatisCarenGoldberg’sopiniononeDNA?
A.It’shardtoputitinactualuse.
B.It'
shelpfulonlyinalimitedway.
C.Ittakesmoretimetogettheresults.
D.Itmaycauselessdamagetospecies.
30.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninthelastparagraph?
A.Theold-fashionedfieldworkwouldbemorepopular.
B.Theold-fashionedfieldworkwouldfacemoredifficulties.
C.Moreresearchwillbemadeontheold-fashionedfieldwork.
D.ItisstilluncertaintoconfirmtheeffectsofeDNAtesting.
31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.ScienceFictionMakesSpaceExplorationMuchEasier
B.ScienceFictionBecomesRealityforSpeciesSurveys
C.SpeciesSurveysAreMoreAwesomeThanYouThink
D.EnvironmentalDNAtestingContributesToOurSociety
D
StudentsatMonumentHighSchoolareparticipatinginauniqueactivitycalledtheIndependentProject.Theprogramisan“alternative”schoolthat’scompletelyrunbystudents—noteachers,parents,oradultsareallowed—andthey’reinchargeofdecidingtheirentirecourses.Whattheseteensstudyintheclassroomandtheirhomeworkareallentirelyuptothem.
Studentsaren’ttakingthislightly—insteadofreactingirresponsiblytothefreedomtodesigntheirownstudies,they’reeagerlygraspingtheirowninterestsbywritingpoetrycollections,learninginstrumentsandtakingflightlessons.
“Ithinkthemorechoiceswehaveinourschools,themorestudentswewillhelpdevelopintothekindofcitizensthatweneed,”PrincipalMarianneYoungexplains.“Andthatit’sokayforyoutoneedalittlebitofadifferentapproachfrommine.”
Theonlystructuretotheprogramisthis:
OnMondaysstudentscomeupwithquestionsthatinterestthemaboutoneoftheirschoolsubjects,thentheyspendtherestoftheweekresearchingandcomingupwithpotentialconclusionstotheseinquiries.OnFridays,theypresentthisinformationtotheirclassmates.
Teensexpresstheirsatisfactionwiththeprogrambecauseitaccommodatesdifferentkindsoflearners,eventhosewhodon'
talwayssucceedinatraditionalacademicsense.
“Ihavedyslexia(阅读障碍),soit’sveryhardreadingandwritinganddoingthosesortsofthings.Schoolhasalwaysbeenabigproblemforme,”onestudentnamedSergioexplains.“Ifnotforthisprogram,Idon’tknowifI’dbegraduating--Idon’tknowwhereI’dberightnow.Ithinkthishasreallybeenmysaviorandgotmethroughthelasttwoyearsofhighschool.”
32.WhatcanweknowabouttheIndependentProject?
A.Normalschoolcoursesareamust.B.Itaimstohelpstudentswithmath.
C.There’renoteachersinvolvedinit.D.Studentsmuststudycoursesathome.
33.AccordingtoPrincipalMarianneYou