第13練　閱讀＋完形＋語法填空

　?、?閱讀理解

　　A

　　體裁：說明文　話題：兒童入學　詞數：312　時間：5′

　　“Redshirting” is a term that comes from the world of college sports，describing athletes who are kept off the field until they develop certain skills.They often sit out a year or more.Many parents with children ready to start school have adopted(接受) the same line of thinking.They are waiting until their children are 6 years old before sending them to kindergarten.

　　Nationally，there has been a jump in the percentage of kids that were held back.Only 9 percent of children were being redshirted back in the mid－1990s.By 2024，16.4 percent of children entering kindergarten were 6 or older，according to the National Center for Education Statistics.The jump likely has to do with schools' increasing emphasis on academic achievement and parents' growing attention to their kids' emotional needs.

　　Lisa DeLuna wonders whether her son，Jacob，might have benefited from being held back.He started kindergarten only weeks after turning 5，and he struggled to keep up socially and academically.“He seemed ready for kindergarten at the time，but it wasn't until 3rd grade that things really began to get better for him，” she says.

　　On the contrary，Anna Sandler has few worries about daughter Molly，who is also a 3rd grader and the youngest in her class.Molly also has a sister who just started kindergarten and she，too，is the youngest in her class.“I didn't hold either of my girls back.They both have good language skills and are actually quite tall for their ages.

　　When Molly was in 2nd grade，her handwriting was worse than others'.Now，a year later，her handwriting shows no difference，”Sandler says.

　　The above children's experiences agree neatly with data collected by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)．“Our research shows that even if there is a benefit from redshirting to a child in the first year or years，by 3rd grade any differences between children held back and those not are very slight， says Kyle Snow，director of the Center for Applied Research at the NAEYC.

　　【語篇解讀】　本文討論了是否應該讓適齡兒童延遲入學的問題。

　　1．The author gives the figures in Paragraph 2 to show ________．

　　A．the origins of redshirting

　　B．the increase in redshirting

　　C．the importance of kids' emotional needs

　　D．schools' emphasis on academic achievement

　　答案　B　[細節理解題。根據第二段“...there has been a jump in the percentage of kids that were held back.”可知，延遲入學的孩子的百分比提高了很多。]

　　2．How does Lisa DeLuna seem to feel about the fact

　　that her son started kindergarten at 5?

　　A．Satisfied.

　　B．Embarrassed.

　　C．Regretful.

　　D．Worried.

　　答案　C　[推理判斷題。根據第三段內容可知，Lisa DeLuna不確定自己的孩子是否會因為延遲入學而受益。她的孩子在剛入學的時候學得很吃力，直到三年級才有所好轉。由此可推

　　3．What do we learn about Molly?

　　A．She started kindergarten on time.

　　B．She was short for her age as a 2nd grader.

　　C．She studies with her sister in the same class.

　　D．Her handwriting was good in 2nd grade.

　　答案　A　[細節理解題。根據第四段“I didn't hold either of my girls back.”可知，Molly按時入學了。]

　　4．Kyle Snow will probably agree that ________．

　　A．children benefit a lot from redshirting

　　B．redshirted children perform better at school

　　C．redshirting has negative effects on students

　　D．redshirting is unnecessary in the long term

　　答案　D　[推理判斷題。根據最后一段“Our research shows that even if there is a benefit from redshirting to a child in the first year or years，by 3rd grade any differences between children held back and those not are very slight...”可知，Kyle Snow的研究表明讓孩子延遲入學在短期內是有好處的，但是在三年級之后這些差別會變得很小。由此可推知，Kyle Snow認為從長遠來看延遲入學是沒有必要的。]

　　B

　　體裁：影評　話題：電影故事　詞數：370　時間：8′

　　Few of us haven't read Cinderella，the story of a young woman living in poverty who meets the prince of her dreams.Some might not want to admit it，but there is a hidden Cinderella in everyone's heart—we all wish we could achieve recognition or success after a period of obscurity(默默無聞)．

　　Mary Santiago has that secret dream，too.Her story is featured in Another Cinderella Story，a film set in a U．S.high school.

　　Mary is shy but loves to dance.Compared with other girls，she is invisible.However，her world changes completely when a famous teenager pop singer，Joey Parker，appears.

　　Joey is everything the rest of the boys in her class are not—kind，handsome and desirable.Mary and Joey's paths cross at a ball.They meet and fall in love with each other.But when Mary has to rush back home，she leaves behind her MP3 player，which becomes the only clue Joey has to find the girl of his dreams.Of course，there

　　is a wicked stepmother，who turns out to be Dominique Blatt and she takes in Mary after her dancer mother dies.Dominique treats Mary like a maid and does everything she can to make sure Mary doesn't get into the top dance school.Her two daughters are equally determined to stop Joey falling for Mary，even if that means embarrassing her.

　　The story，though it mostly follows Cinderella，does add a few modern day twists to the classic fairy tale.Refreshingly，the film，unlike many high school films，does not focus on looks，although the actors are all beautiful.There is also a lot less materialism in Another Cinderella Story than in many similar movies.

　　“The movie takes the Cinderella fairy tale as its jumping－off point，” writes the movie critic Amber Wilkinson.“Yet the focus is firmly on following your dream.”

　　【語篇解讀】　本文是一篇影評。講述的是一部以灰姑娘的童話故事為藍本的新電影——《灰姑娘之舞動奇跡》。

　　5．In the movie，Mary Santiago is the main character who ________．

　　A．is brave in expressing her love

　　B．is badly treated by the stepmother

　　C．has a dream of meeting a prince

　　D．is embarrassed by the pop singer

　　答案　B　[細節理解題。根據第四段第五句中的．..there is a wicked stepmother...可知答案為B項。]

　　6．What can we infer from the passage?

　　A．Joey is just like other boys in Mary's class.

　　B．The MP3 player helps Joey in finding Mary.

　　C．Not many people have a dream to be realized.

　　D．Mary's mother influences her a lot in singing.

　　答案　B　[推理判斷題。根據文章第四段第四句中的．..MP3 player，which becomes the only clue Joey has to find the girl...可知答案。由A項；由第一段可排除C項；由第四段第五句可排除D項。]

　　7．What does the movie critic Amber Wilkinson mean by his words about Another Cinderella Story?

　　A．The movie is exactly another copy of the Cinderella fairy tale.

　　B．The movie is as good as the story Cinderella.

　　C．The movie and Cinderella both focus on following your dream.

　　D．The movie is based on the story Cinderella while a little different from it.

　　答案　D　[細節理解題。在安伯·威爾金森所說的話：The movie takes the Cinderella fairy tale as its jumping－off point...Yet the focus is firmly on following your dream.中，jumping－off point意為“出發點”。說明了這部電影源于灰姑娘的故事，都以追逐夢想為主題，但這部新電影又略有不同。]

　　8．The passage is mainly about ________．

　　A．an introduction to Mary Santiago

　　B．a review about a film

　　C．an essay about dreams

　　D．an advertisement of Cinderella

　　答案　B　[主旨大意題。通讀全文可知這是一篇影評。]

　?、?完形填空

　　體裁：記敘文　話題：愛心傳遞　詞數：290　時間：15′

　　A year ago，my friend and I went to a nearby town to attend a wedding.After the reception(招待會)，we were __9__ for a public bus to go back home.It was already nine o'clock at night.And although there were many buses passing by，__10__ of them stopped.We waited and waited there.An hour later，we were getting __11__．We wouldn't be able to stay there for the night，because it was a(n) __12__ and we both needed to work the next day.How __13__ we were!

　　It was almost 10 pm when a family—who had attended the same __14__—passed by in their car.__15__ sensing that we were waiting for some means of transport，they stopped and offered to give us a __16__．I was so happy by their kindness，and I expressed my __17__ to them in time.When we __18__ my hometown，the family dropped us at the __19__ point from where we could catch a public rickshaw(三輪車) to get straight to our home.On the way，a laborer(工人)__20__ the rickshaw.The driver saw his clothes and asked him __21__ he had money to pay the fare.The man __22__ his head and said，“No”．On hearing this，the driver __23__ to take him.Just at that time，I remembered my own __24__ a few minutes earlier.So I told the driver to __25__ him to sit with us，as I would pay his fare.

　　What an immediate chance to __26__ the act of kindness！That night，I felt lightness in my heart.I went to sleep happily，filled with __27__ about what I had done.I wish this chain(一系列) of kindness could __28__！

　　【語篇解讀】　一年前，“我”和朋友去參加婚禮。回家的時候太晚了而等不到車，正在我們焦急之時，一個陌生人主動要求載“我們”一程。后來，“我”又幫助另一個陌生人付車費。就這樣，愛心一個一個地傳遞下去。

　　9．A.applying

　　B．waiting

　　C．heading

　　D．making

　　答案　B　[根據下文“We waited and waited there.”可知，當時“我”和朋友正在等公共汽車回家。]

　　10．A.none

　　B．some

　　C．each

　　D．any

　　答案　A　[根據上下句“And although there were many buses passing by，...We waited and waited there.”可知，雖然有很多車經過，但是沒有一個愿意停下來載“我們”。]

　　11．A.curious

　　B．active

　　C．hopeless

　　D．careful

　　答案　C　[根據上文內容可知，等了1個小時已經是晚上10點了，都沒有等到車，“我”和朋友感覺沒有希望了。]

　　12．A.festival

　　B．holiday

　　C．appointment

　　D．weekday

　　答案　D　[根據下文“we both needed to work the next day”可知，那天是個工作日，第二天還要上班。]

　　13．A.relaxed

　　B．worried

　　C．bored

　　D．excited

　　答案　B　[根據上文內容可知，等不到車又不能在這里過夜，所以“我”和朋友非常著急。]

　　14．A.bus

　　B．meeting

　　C．wedding

　　D．class

　　答案　C　[根據第一段“A year ago，my friend and I went to a nearby town to attend a wedding.”可知，“我們”是去參加同一個婚禮的。]

　　15．A.Generally

　　B．Strangely

　　C．Probably

　　D．Finally

　　答案　C　[他們可能感覺到“我們”在等公共汽車，所以停下來讓“我們”搭便車。]

　　16．A.lift

　　B．car

　　C．letter

　　D．chance

　　答案　A　[根據上文“sensing that we were waiting for some means of transport，they stopped”可知，他們可能感覺到“我們”在等公共汽車，所以停下來讓“我們”搭便車。]

　　17．A.concern

　　B．thankfulness

　　C．surprise

　　D．disappointment

　　答案　B　[他們善良地讓“我們”搭便車，所以“我”上車后及時表達謝意。]

　　18．A.missed

　　B．built

　　C．left

　　D．reached

　　答案　D　[根據下文“the family dropped us”可知，車到“我”和朋友的家鄉時，好心人才讓“我們”下車。]

　　19．A.nearest

　　B．furthest

　　C．highest

　　D．lowest

　　答案　A　[根據下文“where we could catch a public rickshaw to get straight to our home”可知，好心人把“我們”送到離站點最近的地方，在那里可以乘坐人力車直接回家。]

　　20．A.parked

　　B．climbed

　　C．stopped

　　D．moved

　　答案　C　[根據下文內容可知，那個工人也想搭車，所以他叫停了這輛人力車。]

　　21．A.if

　　B．which

　　C．when

　　D．how

　　答案　A　[拉人力車的司機問那個工人是否有錢付車費。]

　　22．A.nodded

　　B．touched

　　C．washed

　　D．shook

　　答案　D　[根據下文“said，‘No’”可知，工人搖頭說沒有錢付車費。]

　　23．A.agreed

　　B．refused

　　C．pretended

　　D．decided

　　答案　B　[根據上文可知，工人沒有錢付車費，所以拉人力車的人拒絕載他。]

　　24．A.mystery

　　B．secret

　　C．trouble

　　D．wealth

　　答案　C　[根據上a few minutes earlier”可知，“我”想起了剛剛在等公共汽車的困境。]

　　25．A.allow

　　B．help

　　C．advise

　　D．encourage

　　答案　A　[根據下文“as I would pay his fare.”可知“我”讓司機允許那個工人同我們一起坐車，因為“我”會替那個工人付車費。]

　　26.A.believe in

　　B．go through

　　C．stand for

　　D．pass on

　　答案　D　[根據上文內容可知，別人幫助了“我”和朋友，“我”又去幫助了其他人，可見這是愛心的傳遞。]

　　27．A.relief

　　B．hope

　　C．puzzle

　　D．joy

　　答案　D　[根據上文“I went to sleep happily”可知，當晚“我”為“我”做的事感到高興，心滿意足地睡著了。]

　　28．A.increase

　　B．continue

　　C．change

　　D．succeed

　　答案　B　[“我”希望這種愛心的傳遞能繼續下去。]

　　Ⅲ.閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當的1個單詞)或括號內單詞的正確形式。

　　In my memory，playing the shuttlecock(毽子) game was one of my favorite activities during my childhood.My hometown is in northeast China __29__ the winter lasts almost five to six months，so playing the shuttlecock outside was the main game in winter and it became my friend.In fact，it was the shuttlecock __30__ accompanied me in the long winter.

　　At that time，I always made shuttlecocks by myself.In fact，it was easy __31__(make) them by hand.I used some chicken feathers to make the shuttlecock.For the small metal base，I __32__(usual) chose two or three ancient Chinese coins with __33__ hole in the middle.Then I put the chicken feathers into the hole and tied them together with thread.Thus，a simple shuttlecock was ready.

　　Actually，the game was very simple.It __34__(play) by a person who kicked the shuttlecock with his or her foot and kept __35__ from dropping down on the ground as long __36__ possible.Sometimes，there were so many people wanting to play it that we had to have a match.__37__(divide) into two teams，we began to play.And the team that could keep playing much __38__(long) would win.

　　答案　29.where　30.that　31.to make　32.usually33．a　34.was played　35.it　36.as　37.Having been divided　38.longer