9.Amanda Moore noticed that the new student at school always sat alone at lunch.She felt bad about that.The 10-year-old girl decided to befriend Rafael Anaya,but she also noticed something else-he struggled to understand English.Instead of letting that stop her,she used Google Translate to handwrite a note in Spanish asking him to join her for lunch.Her act earned her the"Student of the Month"award for October at her school.
Rafael had moved to Temecula,California from Mexico at the beginning of the school year.He often cried after returning home from school because he felt so lonely.Amanda didn't know that when she wrote the letter.She simply knew that he spoke Spanish and that he was lonely.She spent the afternoon carefully writing a letter.When she got home,she couldn't wait to tell her mother,Kimber Kinard,about the letter,wanting her to proofread(校对) it.
But Kinard felt confused,because she didn't understand Spanish,either.So Amanda helped her use the app to understand it.Kinard was excited and tearful because she thought it was the nicest thing.The note read:"Would you like to sit with me today?Look for me and I will show you where I sit.We can chat or simply tell interesting stories."
The next day,Amanda handed the note to Rafael.He gave her a hug.But it wasn't until their maths class that he said"yes"to lunch.The two have been sitting together ever since.
The note helped Rafael feel more comfortable and encouraged him to work harder on his English.He really wants to learn English to talk to Amanda.
The two use gestures and Google Translate to communicate now,but they hope it will become easier when Rafael's English improves.And Amanda is learning some Spanish.
29.When Amanda wrote Rafael the note,sheB.
A.asked her teacher for help
B.sensed Rafael's loneliness
C.knew Rafael often cried after school
D.knew Rafael had moved to Temecula from Mexico
30.The note to RafaelC.
A.moved Rafael's mother to tears
B.was written to arrange an appointment
C.was written to ask him to eat with Amanda
D.was translated by Amanda's mother
31.We can learn from the text that RafaelC.
A.agreed to Amanda's invitation at once
B.wrote back to Amanda in English using Google Translate
C.was encouraged by the note to improve his English
D.was encouraged by Amanda to communicate with other students.
分析 本文写了一个Amanda Moore 给一个新来的孤独的学生写了一个纸条,邀请他一起吃午餐,受这个纸条的鼓励这个新学生努力提高自己英语的故事.
解答 29.B 推理判断题.根据句子Amanda Moore noticed that the new student at school always sat alone at lunch.She felt bad about that.Amanda Moore 注意到学校里的新来的学生总是独自一人坐在那里吃午餐,她为此感到难过.可以推断出她能感觉到那个学生的孤独,所以答案选B.
30.C 细节理解题.根据句子she used Google Translate to handwrite a note in Spanish asking him to join her for lunch.她用谷歌把一个纸条翻译成西班牙语邀请他和她一起吃午餐,所以答案选C.
31.C 细节理解题.根据句子The note helped Rafael feel more comfortable and encouraged him to work harder on his English.He really wants to learn English to talk to Amanda.这张便条让拉斐尔感觉更舒服,鼓励他更加努力学习英语,他真的想学英语和阿曼达交谈.所以答案选C.
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