Question

Parents are a child’s first teachers. But some parents never learned from good examples. In New York City, a nonprofit agency called Covenant House tries to help homeless young mothers become good parents.

The twelve or so teenagers who live at the shelter attend parenting classes four days a week. The class is called Mommy and Me. Teacher Delores Clemens is a mother of five and a grandmother. She teaches basic skills, like how to give a baby a bath and how to dress a baby depending on the season.

She remembers one student who learned from her mother not to pick up a crying baby. The mother said that would only make the child needy and overly demanding. Delores Clemens says, “that's not true. You have to hold your baby! He is crying for a reason. If you never pick him up, he's going to keep crying. Pick your baby up. Cuddle your baby. Hug him! And she started to do that. They just want a little cuddling and a little love. And it works!”

Delores Clemens says her students also learn how to be good mothers by letting themselves be mothered. Around three hundred fifty teenage mothers graduate from Covenant House's Mommy and Me class every year.

In class, with her baby son is Natasha. She lived on the streets. She is glad not only for the warmth and shelter of Covenant House. As she told reporter Adam Phillips, she is also glad for the help they offer in seeking a more secure life.

The World Health Organization says the United States has forty-one births for every one thousand girls age fifteen to nineteen. That is higher than other developed countries, as well as some developing ones. By comparison, northern neighbor Canada has fourteen births and southern neighbor Mexico has eighty-two.

1.What is the text mainly about?

A. Parents who are a child’s first teachers.

B. A class where teens learn mothering and are mothered.

C. A nonprofit agency that offers a more secure life.

D. A kind teacher who help homeless young mothers.

2.Covenant Houses’ Mommy and Me class is intended to _____.

A. help homeless young mothers become good parents

B. provide homeless young mothers with a warm shelter

C. help mothers in New York be good parents

D. teach some parents how to love their children

3.What can we know about Delores Clemens from the text?

A. She has a mother of five and a grandmother.

B. She thinks a crying baby should be picked up and hugged.

C. She teaches advanced skills on how to be good mothers.

D. She is very glad for the warmth and shelter of Covenant House.

4.According to the World Health Organization, which country has the highest births for girls age fifteen to nineteen?

A. Canada     B. the United States of America

C. Mexico       D. Britain

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：大意：本文主要介绍了母亲是孩子的第一位老师，然而有很多年轻的妈妈是没有经验的，文章是教这些年轻的妈妈怎么去照料他们的孩子，成为合格母亲的。

1.B考查综合理解能力。文章主要陈述了母亲应该怎么去给婴儿洗澡，怎么去根据季节的变换给婴儿穿衣服等一些基本的技能，还有婴儿不停的哭母亲应该怎么去做等，因此可得出答案为B

2.A本题考查细节理解。由本句In New York City, a nonprofit agency called Covenant House tries to help homeless young mothers become good parents.可知答案为A。句意为：在纽约，有一家叫做Covenant House的非盈利机构去帮助他些无家可归的年轻父母成为好的父母亲。

3.B考查细节理解。由本句Delores Clemens says, “that's not true. You have to hold your baby! He is crying for a reason. If you never pick him up, he's going to keep crying. Pick your baby up. Cuddle your baby. Hug him! And she started to do that. They just want a little cuddling and a little love. And it works!”可知答案为B。句意为Delores Clemens 告诉年轻母亲们，你要抱起你的宝宝，他哭肯定是有原因的。如果你不抱起他，他就会不停的哭下去，------。

4.C考查细节理解。由文章的最后一个自然段的数字可知答案为C。美国每一千个15到19岁的女孩儿中有41个，而加拿在大是14，墨西哥却是82.

考点：考查记叙文的阅读理解。