Question

14．When you enjoy a speech or a performance，you probably feel like clapping to show your admiration．But what if you were forbidden to do it？
In July，Elanora Heights Public School，which is on Sydney's northern beaches，did just this，banning students from clapping out of respect for school community members who are sensitive to noise．When students attend an assembly，teachers will tell the audience to conduct a silent cheer if needed．Instead of clapping，the students are free to punch the air，pull excited faces and twist their body on the spot．The rule was introduced to respect a teacher with a hearing condition that causes sensitivity to noise．Teachers have also found the silent cheers to be a great way to consume children's abundant energy．
GQ．com editor Lauran Larson wrote that this ban comes after a major push in Australia towards political correctness in schools．Elanora Heights Public School's ban on clapping in favor of silent cheering comes after several schools which have banned hugging．In April，hugging was banned at a Geelong primary school and children were told to find other ways to show affection．The schools has banned hugging，singing Christmas carols，celebrating Australia Day and singing the word"black"in the nursery rhyme"baa baa black sheep"．In July，teachers at t he Cheltenham Girls High School in northwest Sydney were reported to have been banned from calling students"girls"，"ladies"or"women"．
Political correctness is defined by Merriam-Webster as"agreeing with the idea that people should be careful to not use language or behave in a way that could offend a particular group of people"．The goal of political correctness is to respect every group in society．
The debate around political correctness has been going on for many years．"What I think the political correctness debate is really about the power to be able to define．The definers want the power to name．And the defined are now taking that power away from them．"said Toni Morrison，a famous US novelist and editor．
Fortunately，this story was finally adjusted on 22 July to clarify that the policy was brought in because of a teacher's condition and applied to gatherings only．Despite the good ideas behind the ban on clapping，it may make school less fun for the kids．"If we silence kids now，the quiet air punching will grow until the fists of their rage beat us all．"said Larson．
 
32．Why were t he students at Elanora Heights Public School forbidden to clap？C
A．Students are always full of energy and fight with each other．
B．Some students like calling students"girls"，"ladies"or"women"．
C．Some people may be offended by the noise of clapping．
D．Students find it interesting to conduct a silent cheer．
33．How can the students at Elanora Heights Public School show their admiration at assemblies？D
A．They can applaud as loudly as they can．
B．They can punch the excited faces．
C．They can hug and sing Christmas carols．
D．They can perform a quiet air punching．
34．In Morrison's opinion，what leads to political correctness？C
A．Politicians are in favor of it．
B．It has also received many criticisms．
C．It is a matter of competing for power．
D．There is heated debate about it．
35．What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean？C
A．Kids will obey the rule．
B．Kids will have much fun．
C．Kids will get angry．
D．Kids will become quiet．

Answer 1

分析 本文主要講述了美國一所學(xué)校禁止學(xué)生鼓掌的事，此事有弊有利，文章對其進(jìn)行了簡單的描述．

解答 32．C 細(xì)節(jié)題．由第二段banning students from clapping out of respect for school community members who are sensitive to noise，..The rule was introduced to respect a teacher with a hearing condition that causes sensitivity to noise可知因?yàn)橛械睦蠋熆赡軙�因�(yàn)楣恼贫�被打斷教學(xué)，以及鼓掌帶來的噪音會影響他人，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)故C項(xiàng)正確．
33．D 細(xì)節(jié)題． 由第二段When students attend an assembly，teachers will tell the audience to conduct a silent cheer if needed…Instead of clapping，the students are free to punch the air，pull excited faces and twist their body on the spot．可知當(dāng)學(xué)生們想要表達(dá)一種欽佩之意時，他們可以無聲的拍打空氣、用興奮的表情表達(dá)或者扭動身體，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，D項(xiàng)正確．
34．C 細(xì)節(jié)題．由倒數(shù)第二段What I think the political correctness debate is really about the power to be able to define，The definers want the power to name．可知是政治正確性引起權(quán)力的競爭．結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，故C項(xiàng)正確．
35．C 細(xì)節(jié)題．由最后一段it may make school less fun for the kids和If we silence kids now，the quiet air punching will grow until the fists of their rage beat us all可知如果禁止鼓掌，那么于孩子而言就少了很多樂趣．而且如果我們都是安靜的孩子，那么這個安靜的拍打空氣這個事最終就會演變成用拳頭打我們其他人了，因?yàn)榍榫w得不到發(fā)泄的話，人是會焦躁會生氣的，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，C項(xiàng)正確．

點(diǎn)評 本文是一個人生感悟類閱讀，題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題，做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．