5.LaMar Baylor,an American performer in the Broadway musical,spends most of his time in New York City.But since 2011,he has also spent weeks in Kigali,the capital of Rwanda.There,he teaches dance to boys who live on the street.His teaching is part of an effort by the Rebecca Davis Dance Company.The project helps young people learn more about dance and learn how to behave in a classroom environment.
Rebecca Davis and LaMar Baylor teach ballet to street children in Kigali,Rwanda.The children have lost all of their families.Some have been in prison; others have sold their bodies for sex.Dance classes provide the children with structured learning and self-expression that they've never had before.
Rebecca Davis is the founder and director of the dance company.She got the idea for the project after visiting Rwanda in 2008.There she met a large number of street children who were dancing,and she thought that dance could be used to get them off the street and into a safe place.She believes that learning to dance is a step toward education.She says children can take classes in information and technology after they have learned to attend classes and follow directions.
Boys who have done best in the classes win scholarships and are sent to the Sunrise Boarding School.About 30 boys have won this kind of financial aid.
As for LaMar Baylor,he knows from his own experience how dance can lead to a better life.He is from Camden,New Jersey.Camden has sometimes been called America's poorest and most dangerous city.He now thanks dancing for saving his life.
The Rwanda program is the largest one set up by the Rebecca Davis Dance Company,and Ms.Davis has also set up dance programs in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Guinea.About 2,000 children in the three countries have taken part in the project since it was begun in 2010.
21.The dance project aims toC.
A.give the street children parental care
B.provide scholarship for the street children
C.help the street children receive some education
D.keep the street children in good health
22.What do we learn about the street children from the passage?B
A.All of them can be sent to the Sunrise Boarding School.
B.It may be hard for them to adapt to classroom rules at first.
C.They only take classes in dancing.
D.Many of them have been in prison.
23.What LaMar Baylor and the street children in the project have in common is thatA
A.they all benefit from dancing
B.they borrowed money from the project
C.they learn to express themselves in dance class
D.they were homeless at one time
24.We can infer from the last paragraph thatD.
A.the dance project was started in Guinea
B.the Rwanda program is the first program by Rebecca Davis
C.the Rwanda program has attracted about 2,000 children
D.the dance project gains popularity and grows quickly.
分析 本文主要講述了由麗貝卡戴維斯創(chuàng)辦的一項教街頭孩子跳舞的活動,該活動旨在幫助孩子們通過學習舞蹈,適應課堂氛圍,從而接受更好的教育.例如本文講到:通過學習舞蹈,適應了課堂教學的孩子還可以學習信息技術,班上表現(xiàn)出色的男生可以獲得獎學金并被送往日出寄宿學校等;文中還提到了拉瑪爾貝勒與街頭的孩子們都從學習舞蹈中得到了好處;最后講到:由于這項活動很受歡迎,所以它得到了迅速發(fā)展與壯大.
解答 21.C 細節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)第一段"The project helps young people learn more about dance and learn how to behave in a classroom environment.該活動幫助年輕人學習更多的關于舞蹈的知識以及學習在課堂教學中該怎么做"可知,該活動旨在幫助街上的孩子們接受課堂教育;故選C.
22.B 細節(jié)推理題 根據(jù)第四段"Boys who have done best in the classes win scholarships and are sent to the Sunrise Boarding School"可知,只有班上表現(xiàn)出色的男生才可以獲得獎學金并被送往日出寄宿學校,故排除A; 根據(jù)第三段"She says children can take classes in information and technology after they have learned to attend classes and follow directions."可知,在孩子們學會了參與課堂和聽從指示后,他們可以上信息技術課,故排除C; 根據(jù)第二段"Some have been in prison"可知,只有一些做過監(jiān)獄,所以排除D; 故選B
23.A 內容歸納題 根據(jù)第四段"About 30 boys have won this kind of financial aid.大約有30個男生獲此資助"以及根據(jù)第五段"As for LaMar Baylor,he knows from his own experience how dance can lead to a better life對于LaMar Baylor,他已經從他的親身經歷中體會到了舞蹈給他帶來的更好的生活"可知,他們都從學習舞蹈中獲得了好處;故選A.
24.D 推理判斷題 作者在最后一段中講述了由Rebecca Davis的舞蹈公司創(chuàng)辦的教街頭孩子跳舞這一活動得到了迅速發(fā)展與壯大,因此可以推斷出該活動贏得了人們的青睞,成長迅速;故選D
點評 閱讀本文時,首先要快速通讀全文,把握文章的主旨大意;其次,根據(jù)短文后面的問題,通過細節(jié)閱讀在文中相應位置找到或概括出正確答案;由于22題在文中沒有原句,所以可通過排除法來做本小題.