Question

This year,many schoolchildren across the United States have taken part in local and state spelling competitions. The young competitors could spell words that even some adults may never have heard of.

More than 280 local winners earned the right to compete in this year's National Spelling Final,which took place from May 28 to June 3 near Washington,D.C.,at the National Harbor in Maryland.Most competitors in the National Spelling Final were between the ages of 12 and 14.But one competitor was less than half that age—five-year-old Edith Fuller.She won an area spelling competition in her home state of Oklahoma.The five-hour competition lasted 37 rounds.Edith correctly spelled words

like sevruga（一种俄罗斯鱼子酱）,jacamar (a kind of bird);and Nisei (a child of Japanese immigrants).Jnana,a Sanskrit（梵语）word made the youngest person qualify（获得资格）for the National Spelling Final.

When she was just four,Edith surprised her parents when she was able to spell the word "restaurant."At that moment,her mom and dad realized their child might be something special there.Edith is homeschooled,so her parents are able to spend a little more time teaching her to spell.

Her mom spoke with the Media about the benefits of homeschooling Edith."We have the freedom to answer her questions,to help her advance at her own pace,"she said.Now,Edith is already being called a "spellebrity（拼写达人）."

1.Where did the local winners take part in the National Spelling Final?

A. In Washington D.C..

B. At the National Harbor in Maryland.

C. In Oklahoma.

D. It's not mentioned in the passage.

2.The reason why Edith Fuller won in her home state is that       .

A. she was the youngest competitor

B. she could spell the words like sevuga,jacamar,etc

C. she competed in 37 rounds

D. she could spell Jnana,a Sanskrit word

3.What can we know about Edith after reading this passage?

A. She was a homeschooled kid.

B. She was the youngest person to qualify for the National Spelling Final.

C. Her parents were ever surprised at her spelling gift.

D. All are right.

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.D

【解析】本文讲述了美国各地的许多小学生参加了当地和州的拼写比赛。年轻的竞争者可以拼出一些甚至是某些成年人可能从未听说过的单词。其中五岁的Edith Fuller拼写出梵语的“认知”这个单词使她具有参加全国决赛的资格，成为进入全国决赛中最年轻的选手。她已经被人们称为拼写达人。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第二段“More than 280 local winners earned the right to compete in this year's National Spelling Final,which took place from May 28 to June 3 near Washington,D.C.,at the National Harbor in Maryland”可知，在华盛顿D.C.附近的马里兰州国家港口举行的全国拼字比赛决赛。故当地的优胜者在Maryland.进行全国比赛。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第三段“Jnana,a Sanskrit（梵语）word made the youngest person qualify（获得资格）for the National Spelling Final.”可知，一个梵语的“认知”这个单词使她具有参加全国决赛的资格，在家乡比赛中获胜。故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据文章第四段“Edith is homeschooled”可知，她在家上学。A

项正确。根据文章第三段“Jnana,a Sanskrit（梵语）word made the youngest person qualify（获得资格）for the National Spelling Final”可知，她是进入全国决赛中最年轻的选手。B项正确。根据文章第四段“When she was just four,Edith surprised her parents when she was able to spell the word "restaurant."”可知，她在四岁的时候拼写出来“餐厅”这个单词，让父母惊讶。C项正确。故选D。

【名师点睛】

细节理解题是以原文中某一句话或某一个短语为入手点，考查学生对细节的理解。很多同学在做这种题目时比较喜欢在选项中寻找原文中的句子，但往往照抄原文的句子并不一定是正确选项。细节理解题着重于抓住提问中的关键字眼，仔细阅读相关细节的材料内容，一般可以在短文中直接找到或稍加归纳就可以找到正确答案但一定要注意排除干扰项。做这类题目时，应关注选项和原句的细微差别，选择与原文意思和所问问题都相符的答案。

例如本篇文章第2小题。题干问：“Edith Fuller在她家乡获胜的原因是什么？”文章中有关这个问题的句子是：“Jnana,a Sanskrit word made the youngest person qualify for the National Spelling Final” 拼写出一个梵语的“认知”这个单词使她具有参加全国决赛的资格。句中并没有提及家乡，但从第二段“More than 280 local winners earned the right to compete”此句表示，在当地家乡获奖的将会有参加全国决赛的资格。故选D。