- 閱讀理解A
題干：Tensofthousandsof18-year-oldswillgraduatethisyearandbehandedmeaninglessdiplomas.Thesediplomaswon’tlookanydifferentfromthoseawardedtheirluckierclassmates.Theirvaliditywillbequestionedonlywhentheiremployersdiscoverthatthesegraduatesaresemiliterate(半文盲）.Eventuallyafortunatefewwillfindtheirwayintoeducational-repairshops-adult-literacyprograms,suchastheonewhereIteachbasicgrammarandwriting.There,high-schoolgraduatesandhigh-schooldropoutspursuinggraduate-equivalencycertificateswilllearntheskillstheyshouldhavelearnedinschool.Theywillalsodiscovertheyhavebeencheatedbyoureducationalsystem.Iwillneverforgetateacherwhogottheattentionofoneofmychildrenbyrevealingthetrumpcardoffailure.Ouryoungest,aworld-classcharmer,didlittletodevelophisintellectualtalentsbutalwaysgotby.UntilMrs.Stifter.Oursonwashigh-schoolseniorwhenhehadherforEnglish.“Hesitsinthebackoftheroomtalkingtohisfriends.”shetoldme.”Whydon’tyoumovehimtothefrontrow?”Iurged,believingtheembarrassmentwouldgethimtosettledown.Mrs.Stiftersaid,“Idon'tmoveseniors.Iflunk(使……不及格）them.”O(jiān)urson'sacademiclifeflashedbeforemyeyes.Noteacherhadeverthreatenedhim.BythetimeIgothomeIwasfeelingprettygoodaboutthis.Itwasaradicalapproachforthesetimes,but,well.Whynot?“She’sgoingtoflunkyou.”Itoldmyson.Ididnotdiscussitanyfurther.SuddenlyEnglishbecameapriorityinhislife.HefinishedoutthesemesterwithanA.Iknowoneexampledoesn'tmakeacase，butatnightIseeaparadeofstudentswhoareangryforhavingbeenpassedalonguntiltheycouldnolongerevenpretendtokeepup.Ofaverageintelligenceorbetter,theyeventuallyquitschool,concludingtheyweretoodumbtofinish.“Ishouldhavebeenheldback，”isacommentIhearfrequently.Evensadderarethosestudentswhoarehigh-schoolgraduateswhosaytomeafterafewweeksofclass，“Idon'tknowhowIevergotahigh-schooldiploma.”Passingstudentswhohavenotmasteredtheworkcheatsthemandtheemployerswhoexpectgraduatestohavebasicskills.Weexcusethisdishonestbehaviorbysayingkidscan’tlearniftheycomefromterribleenvironments.Nooneseemstostoptothinkthatmostkidsdon'tputschoolfirstontheirlistunlesstheyperceivesomethingisatrisk.They’dratherbesailing.ManystudentsIseeatnighthavedecidedtomakeeducationapriority.Theyaremotivatedbythedesireforabetterjobortheneedtohangontotheonethey’vegot.Theyhaveahealthyfearoffailure.Peopleofallagescanriseabovetheirproblems，buttheyneedtohaveareasontodoso.Youngpeoplegenerallydon’thavethematuritytovalueeducationinthesameway.Myadultstudentsvalueit.Butfearoffailurecanmotivateboth.
題目：How did Mrs. Stifter get the attention of one of the author's children? - A 、Flunking him.
- B 、Moving his seat.
- C 、Blaming him.
- D 、Playing card with him.
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參考答案【正確答案：A】
細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)題干中的信號(hào)詞get the attention of one of the author’s children定位到第三段第一句：…who got the attention of one of my children by revealing the trump card of failure, 介詞短語 by revealing the trump card of failure 作方式狀語’表示 got the attention 的方法或手段。A選項(xiàng)Flunking him“使他不及格”正好是revealing the trump card of failure“亮出不及格這張王牌”的同義轉(zhuǎn)換。因此A選項(xiàng)為正確答案。D選項(xiàng)Playing card with him意為“和他玩撲克牌”，是對(duì) revealing the trump card of failure 的曲解。
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