1、倒数第18天(5月19日)(2013陕西卷)About 30 years ago，I left Cuba for the United States with my son.After getting settled finally in Brunswick，New Jersey，I enrolled(注册) my son in kindergarten.Several weeks later，my sons teacher asked me to meet him at his office.In the teachers office，an exchange of greetings wa
2、s followed by his questions：“Is your son mentally retarded(弱智的)？Does he suffer from any kind of mental disability？”Was he talking about my wonderful Scola？No，no，it cant be.What a helpless，lonely moment! I told him that Scola was a quiet，sweet little boy，instead.I asked him why he was asking me all t
3、hese questions.My son could not follow the teachers directions，he told me，and thus，Scola was disrupting the class.Didnt he know my son did not speak English yet?He was angry，“Why hasnt your son been taught to speak English？Dont you speak English at home？”No，I didnt speak English at home，I replied.I
4、was sure my son would learn English in a couple of months，and I didnt want him to forget his native language.Well，wrong answer! What kind of person would not speak in English to her son at home and at all times？“Are you one of those people who come to this country to save dollars and send them back
5、to their country，never wanting to be a part of this society？”Needless to say，I tried to tell him I was not one of “those people”Then he told me the meeting was over，and I left.As I had expected，my son learned to speak English fluently before the school year was over.He went on to graduate from colle
6、ge and got a job，earning close to six figures.He travels widely and leads a welladjusted，contented life.And he has benefited from being bilingual(双语的)Speaking more than one language allows people to communicate with others；it teaches people about other cultures and other placessomething very basic a
7、nd obviously lacking in the “educator” I met in New Jersey.1The teacher asked the author to his office _.Ato discuss Scolas inclass performanceBto get Scola enrolled in kindergartenCto find a language partner for ScolaDto work out a study plan for Scola解析推理判断题。由文章第二段可知老师叫作者去是讨论孩子在班级表现的问题。答案A2What do
8、es the underlined word “disrupting” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?ABreaking. BFollowing.CAttending. DDisturbing.解析词义猜测题。由第四段大意可知，“我”的儿子不听老师的命令，thus(因此)，Scola是在扰乱(disrupting)课堂，即disturbing。break打碎；follow the class听懂课堂内容；attend the class上课。答案D3The authors attitude towards being bilingual may best be described as _.Acritical BcasualCpositive Dpassive解析作者态度题。从文章最后一段可知作者的态度。critical批评的；casual漫不经心的；positive积极的，肯定的；passive被动的，消极的。答案C4This text is likely to be selected from a book of _.Amedicine BeducationCgeography Dhistory解析文章出处题。文章最后一段点明主题。作者想通过自己的经历告诉读者：多学一门语言是有好处的，每个教育者都应该意识到这一点。答案B