5.My cell phone rang while I was working on my computer.I looked at the phone and saw it was my 17-year-old son,Tom.I quickly picked it up."Mom,I got a 71on the test.I did it."With those few words,I could feel my heart start to pound.
Living in New York State,students cannot graduate from high school unless they pass at least five exams:one in English,one in science,two in history and one in math.For most students,who work hard,attend class,and do their homework like my son,it isn't that hard.But for Tom,who is dyslexic (朗读困难),it is such a real challenge that some teachers have feared he would never be able to even attempt,never mind achieve.
We were honest with him about his trouble,letting him know that there was nothing to be ashamed of.Some people learn differently.If he was willing to work,we would help him find a way to do as much as he could in his academic career.All that was standing in his way was this math test.He had taken it three times and did better each time,but he continued to fail.He was starting to get a bit tired of me saying this was a marathon not a sprint(冲刺).My heart broke each time we would get the failing results.
"Mom,thanks.I love you.Thanks for believing I could do this."
For one of the few times in my life,I really had nothing left to say.For that one brief moment I knew,really,really,knew that everything we did to help our son achieve what he wanted was worth it.
24.What does the underlined word"pound"in Paragraph 1probably mean?B
A.Sink suddenly.
B.Beat wildly
C.Ache violently.
D.Break totally.
25.According to the text,Tom was weak inD.
A.English
B.science
C.history
D.math
26.How did the writer feel when she wrote this text?A
A.She felt proud and satisfied.
B.She felt surprised and bitter..
C.She felt grateful and relaxed.
D.She felt worried and anxious.
27.What can be the best title for the text?A
A.A Mother's Love That Made the Grade
B.A Student Who Struggled for a Diploma
C.Failure Is the Mother of Success
D.Life Is Not a Sprint but a Manathon.
分析 本文写了作者的儿子功课不好,而纽约高中需要五门功课都得及格才能毕业.作者作为母亲想尽一切办法使儿子相信能做到,最终儿子考了71分及格.
解答 24.B 词义猜测题.根据前一句我发现是儿子的电话我就快速地接了.还有儿子的话Mom,I got a 71on the test.I did it.考了71分,我做到了.在根据下文儿子的成绩不好,做为一个母亲为儿子做了一切可以做的帮助儿子相信能做到,如今儿子做到了,可以推测出我是激动的I could feel my heart start topound.我能感觉到我的心开始咚咚地跳动.pound的意思应该是Beat wildly 狂跳.所以答案选B.
25.D 细节理解题.根据句子All that was standing in his way was this math test.He had taken it three times.他的数学已经考了三次,可见他的数学是弱科.所以答案选D.
26.A 推理判断题.根据句子 everything we did to help our son achieve what he wanted was worth it.我们所做的一切,帮助我们的儿子实现他想要的,是值得的.可以推断出作者对于儿子考试的结果很满意.
27.A 标题归纳题.本文写了作者的儿子功课不好,而纽约高中需要五门功课都得及格才能毕业.作者作为母亲想尽一切办法使儿子相信能做到,最终儿子考了71分及格.所以A选项符合.
点评 故事类文章在阅读过程中,我们一直在某个线索的引导下,随着作者的思路去了解一个故事或一件事情的始末,因此会感到比较轻松.命题往往从故事的情节、人物或事件之间的关系、作者的意图和态度、故事的前因和后果等方面入手,考查学生对细节的辨认能力以及推理判断能力. 阅读故事类文章时,应注意把握主旨大意,弄清主要情节,立足文章的内容揣摩作者的态度和意图,根据文章的情节展开合理的想象,从而达到解题的目的.