Question

         Since he was nine,Babar Ali has been running his own school in Bhabta,a small village in West Bengal,India,passing on to the children of poor families the knowledge he has acquired(学到) at his school during the day.

        It began when children in his village asked him questions about what he learned at the 1,000-rupee-a-year school their parents could not afford.

       “It started without much effort,”hesays. aThere were lots of children who had dropped out of school,or never been to school at all. They were "always asking questions about my lessons and I would repeat everything for them.

      “There used to be just eight pupils,and my friends helped me with the teaching. We worked on the standard of teaching. The word spread to nearby villages,and gradually we took on more and more students."

Five years later,the school has a total of 1C teachers,all of whom are studeiits at school,and 650 pupils.

         On a typical(典型的) day,Babar will rise ai 5 am,do housework,then take a bus to school in a

village three miles away. From 10 am to 4 pm,he focuses on(集中注意力于) his own studies,then he races back to his village to welcome his students at 5 pm. He teaches until 8 pm. The

teaching doesn’t make hin) tired,he says,but gives him more strength to keep up his busy life.

       His parents are filled with pride. His father,Nasiruddin,was shocked when he first discovered

his son was teaching. “I couldn’ t believe it. He always rushing from place to place and I was worried it might affect his studies. So I visited his school. Seeing his dedication(奉献) to teaching cleared my doubts,he says.

    In 2009,Babar was npied the “youngest headmaster in the world by BBC. From then on,his story appeared in many textbooks,and now he is regularly invited to speak at many meetings all over the world. 

21. Babar started teaching the children nearby

   A. because he wanted to make money to pay for his studies

   B. when they went to his school to ask him questions

    C. because their parents asked him to do so   

    D. when he was quite a young boy

22. As time went by,Babar.

   A. is planning to set up more schools

   B. had to ask some teachers to help him

   C. gradually made his school bigger and bigger

   D. had to drop out of school to teach other children

23. Why does the author describe Babar's typical day?

   A. To show he works very long hours.

    B;To explain why he feels tired at the end of a day.

   C. To show he works much harder than other teachers.

   D. To explain why he has no time to stay with his family. 

24. How did Babar's father react to his teaching at first?

   A. He was very surprised.

   B. He was proud of Babar.

   C. He had doubts about Babar's ability.

   D. He was unhappy about Babar's decision.

Answer 1

21. D 22. C 23. A 24. A

21. D.细节理解题。根据第了段中的 Since he was nine,Babar Ali has been running his own school passing on to the children of poor families the knowledge可知，Batar在很小的年纪就开始了教书生涯。

22. C.细节理解题。根据第四段中的 gradually we took on more and more students 和第五段中的 has a total of 10 teachers ... 650 pupils可知，随着时间的推移,Babar的学校师生队伍越来越壮大。

23. A.推理判断题。根据倒数第三段 的描运可知，Babar起早贪黑，一天要工作很长世间。

24. A.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段 中的 His father,Nasiruddin,was shocked when he first discovered his son was teaching以及他说的I couldn’ t believe it 亩知，Babar 的父亲在一开始听说儿子在教书时感到很吃惊。