Question

At first Kate thought the Romanian girl could not speak and understand English. Nadia would not reply to anything Kate said. Kate was in charge of（负责）showing Nadia around on her first day at Buck Minister Grade School. Kate could not figure out why the school had put Nadia in a class where she could not understand what people were saying.

“Why did they do this?” Kate wondered aloud. “I mean, you can’t learn if you can’t understand the teacher.”

Nadia’s voice was a whisper (speaking in a very low voice). “I understand English. I will learn.” Nadia’s English was perfect.

Kate was perplexed. She couldn’t understand why Nadia did not like to speak. Then she realized that moving to a new country probably wasn’t the easiest thing to do. There were hundreds of unfamiliar and unusual things to learn – all at the same time.

“There’re a lot of new things to learn, huh?” said Kate.

Nadia nodded rapidly. In a quiet voice she replied, “Many things people say, I do not understand. I have been speaking English and Romanian all my life, but I do not know what some children are saying. For example, yesterday a boy asked if I could help him find the USB port on a thin black box he was carrying. Isn’t a port a place for ships? It made no sense to me.”

“Don’t worry.” said Kate. “You’ll figure everything out in time. You see, that thin black box was a computer. A USB port is a place where you can connect other machines to a computer.”

Nadia and Kate were quiet after that. They took notes while the teacher gave a maths lesson. To Kate’s surprise, Nadia put up her hand and offered to answer the questions at the blackboard.

Nadia handled every question the teacher gave her. Some of the questions were really difficult, and no one understood what was going on except Nadia and the teacher. When the teacher said that Nadia answered everything correctly, the whole class clapped their hands.

Nadia was smiling when she sat back down next to Kate. “Some things,” she said in a normal voice, “are the same all over the world.”

1. At the beginning of Nadia’s first day at school, she was____________.

A. disappointed.        B. helpful.

C. lively.              D. shy.

2. The underlined word “perplexed” probably means ____________.

A. spellbound.          B. angry.

C. shocked.            D. serious.

3. We can infer（推断）from the passage that _____________ .

A. Nadia did not like Kate.

B. Nadia had lived by the sea before.

C. Nadia had never seen a computer before.

D. Nadia spoke in soft voice out of politeness.

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Nadia was better at maths than other students.

B. Nadia found some of the maths questions difficult.

C. Nadia was encouraged to answer questions in class.

D. Nadia understood the maths teacher better than other teachers.

5.What is the message of the story?

A. Talking about something familiar gives you confidence in communication.

B. Answering questions in class makes you better understood by classmates.

C. Language plays an important role in communication between cultures.

D. Maths helps to improve communication between cultures.

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章大意为Kate带领新转校来的女孩Nadia熟悉校园生活。Kate本以为Nadia是不懂得英语才不说话，通过谈话才知道Nadia是没有理解别人的意思才会感到害羞不说话。在数学课上，老师所讲的正是Nadia所熟知的内容，她很快就会适应这儿的新生活。

1.判断推理题。通过第一段Nadia would not reply to anything Kate said.以及第三段Nadia’s voice was a whisper可知，Nadia在新学校的第一天因为不熟悉而感到害羞。选项A意为失望的；选项B意为有帮助的；选项C意为生动活泼的；选项D意为害羞的。故选D。

2.词义猜测题。词义猜测主要看上下文内容。此句出现在一段的最开头，可以看下面一句话的意思，通过下句She couldn’t understand why Nadia did not like to speak.可知，Kate无法理解，也就是感到困惑。选项A困惑的；选项B生气的；选项C震惊的；选项D严肃认真的。故选A。

3.判断推理题。根据原文第六段：For example, yesterday a boy asked if I could help him find the USB port on a thin black box he was carrying. 以及第七段You see, that thin black box was a computer可知Nadia不认识电脑。故选C。

4. handled every question the teacher gave her. Some of the questions were really difficult, and no one understood what was going on except Nadia and the teacher.可知有些问题只有Nadia和老师能够理解，也就是说Nadia的数学比其他人要好。根据倒数第三段：Nadia put up her hand and offered to answer the questions at the blackboard.可知C错。故选A。

5.主旨大意题。根据最后一段“Some things,” she said in a normal voice, “are the same all over the world.”可知她终于在自己熟知的事物上找回了信心。选项B与原文意思不符；选项C说语言在不同文化的交流间起很重要的作用；选项D说数学推进了不同文化之间的交流。故选择A。

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