Question

【題目】閱讀短文，并按照題目要求用英語回答問題。

Papa, as a son of a dirt-poor farmer, left school early and went to work in a factory, for education was for the rich then. So, he was determined that none of his children would be denied (拒絕) an education.

Thus, Papa insisted that we learn at least one new thing each day. And dinner time seemed perfect for sharing what we had learned. We would talk about the news of the day; no matter how insignificant, it was never taken lightly. Papa would listen carefully and was ready with some comment, always to the point.

Then came the moment—the time to share the day’s new learning.

Papa, at the head of the table, would push back his chair and pour a glass of red wine, ready to listen. “Felice,” he’d say, “tell me what you learned today.”

“I learned that the population of Nepal is ....” Silence.

Papa was thinking about what was said, as if the salvation (拯救) of the world would depend upon it.

“The population of Nepal. Hmm. Well….” he’d say. “Get the map; let’s see where Nepal is.” And the whole family went on a search for Nepal.

This same experience was repeated until each family member had a turn. Dinner ended only after we had a clear understanding of at least half a dozen such facts.

As children, we thought very little about these educational wonders. Our family, however, was growing together, sharing experiences and participating in one another’s education. And by looking at us, listening to us, respecting our input, affirming (肯定) our value, giving us a sense of dignity, Papa was unquestionably our most influential teacher.

Later during my training as a future teacher, I studied with some of the most famous educators. They were imparting (傳授) what Papa had known all along—the value of continual learning. His technique has served me well all my life.

【1】What did the author’s father think of his children’s education? (no more than 10 words)

【2】What does the underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refer to? (no more than 2 words)

【3】What did the author and his papa talk about at dinner time? (no more than 15 words)

【4】What has served the author well all his life? (no more than 8 words)

【5】What do you think of the author’s father? (no more than 15 words)

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Papa would let all his children get an education.

【2】The news.

【3】The author talked with his papa about what he had learnt in a day.

【4】The value of continual learning.

【5】The author’s father was a good parent insistent on his children’s education.

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。文章講述了家境貧寒的父親，人窮志不窮，因此很重視讓孩子接受教育，并利用家庭這一平臺讓孩子學(xué)到很多東西，讓他們終身受益。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第一段最后一句“So, he was determined that none of his children would be denied (拒絕) an education.”可知，所以，他下定決心，他的孩子們不會被剝奪受教育的權(quán)利，所以父親會讓他所有的孩子接受教育。故答案為Papa would let all his children get an education.

【2】指代猜測題。it語法用途之一，就是指代上文已提及過的事情。由第二段中的句子“We would talk about the news of the day; no matter how insignificant, it was never taken lightly.”可知，我們會談?wù)摦?dāng)天的新聞，不管多么微不足道，都不會對它掉以輕心，所以it在此指代的是上文中的the news。故答案為The news.

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第四段中的句子“tell me what you learned today.”告訴我你今天學(xué)了什么、后面有關(guān)當(dāng)日所學(xué)尼泊爾知識的探討和倒數(shù)第三段中的句子“Dinner ended only after we had a clear understanding of at least half a dozen such facts.”在我們清楚地了解了至少一半這樣的事實(shí)之后，晚餐才結(jié)束�？芍�，晚餐時間作者和父親會談?wù)摦?dāng)天所學(xué)知識。故答案為The author talked with his papa about what he had learnt in a day.

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由最后一段中的“They were imparting (傳授) what Papa had known all along—the value of continual learning. His technique has served me well all my life.”可知，爸爸一直傳授的the value of continual learning（持續(xù)學(xué)習(xí)的價值），這項(xiàng)技能使作者終生受益，所以是the value of continual learning。故答案為The value of continual learning.

【5】推理判斷題。由由第一段最后一句“So, he was determined that none of his children would be denied (拒絕) an education.”所以，他下定決心，他的孩子們不會被剝奪受教育的權(quán)利。和最后一段中的“They were imparting (傳授) what Papa had known all along—the value of continual learning. His technique has served me well all my life.”他們在傳授爸爸一直都知道的東西——不斷學(xué)習(xí)的價值。他的技巧使我受益終生。由此判斷出，作者的爸爸是一位堅(jiān)持孩子教育的好家長。故答案為The author’s father was a good parent insistent on his children’s education.

詞義猜測是應(yīng)用英語的重要能力，也是高考中必考的題型。它不但需要準(zhǔn)確無誤地理解上下文，而且要有較大的泛讀量，掌握或認(rèn)識較多的課外詞匯。做這種類型的技巧之一：要根據(jù)詞、詞組、句子所在的語境上下文來判斷其意義，即有時短文中出現(xiàn)一個需要猜測其意義的詞或短語，上文或下文接著出現(xiàn)其定義或解釋，這就是判斷該詞或短語意義的主要依據(jù)。命題者在出這類題時慣用常規(guī)詞義來麻痹考生，我們要特別注意熟詞生義，切不可脫離語境主觀臆斷。如在第2小題中，猜測it的指代意義，由第二段中的句子“We would talk about the news of the day; no matter how insignificant, it was never taken lightly.”可知，我們會談?wù)摦?dāng)天的新聞，不管多么微不足道，都不會對它掉以輕心，因?yàn)?/span>it指代上文已提及過的事情，所以it在此指代的是上文中的the news。故答案為“The news.”。