Question

About 30 years ago, I left Cuba for the United States with my son. After getting settled finally in Brunswick, New Jersey, I enrolled(注册) my son in kindergarten. Several weeks later, my son’s teacher asked me to meet him at his office.

In the teacher’s office, and exchange of greetings was followed by his questions: “Is your son mentally retarded(弱智的)？Does he suffer from any kind of mental disability?”

Was he talking about my wonderful Scola? NO, no, it can’t be. What a helpless, lonely moment! I told him that Scola was a quiet, sweet little boy, instead. I asked him why he was asking me all these questions.

My son could not follow the teacher’s directions, he told me, and thus, Scola was disrupting the class. Didn’t he know my son did not speak English yet?

He was angry; “Why hasn’t your son been taught to speak English? Don’t you speak English at home?”

No, I didn’t speak English at home, I replied. I was sure my son would learn English in a couple of months, and I didn't want him to forget his native language. Well, wrong answer! What kind of person would not speak in English to her son at home and at all time? “Are you one of those people who come to this country to save dollars and send them back to their country, never wanting to be a part of this society?”

Needless to say, I tried to tell him I was not one of “those people.” Then he told me the meeting was over, and I left.

As I had expected, my son learned to speak English fluently before the school year was over. He went on to graduate from college and got a job, earning close to six figures. He travels widely and leads a well-adjusted, contented life. And he has benefited from being bilingual(双语的)。

Speaking more than one language allows people to communicate with others; it teaches people about other cultures and other places—something very basic and obviously lacking in the “educator” I met in New Jersey.

57. The teacher asked the author to his office__________.

A. to discuss Scola’s in-class performance       B. to get Scola enrolled in kindergarten

C. to find a language partner for Scola          D. to work out a study plan for Scola

58. What does the underlined word “disrupting” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A. Breaking      B. Following      C. Attending       D. Disturbing

59. The author’s attitude towards being bilingual may best be described as__________.

A. critical        B. casual         C. positive        D. passive

60. This text is likely to be selected from a book of _________.

A. medicine      B. education       C. geography      D. history

Answer 1

【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，题材是学校教育。作者通过讲述我与儿子的老师在办公室的谈话的故事，证明我让儿子保留母语的想法是正确的。最后，儿子得益于他的双语技能找到了高薪的工作。

段落	关键词、句	大意推测
第一部分（Para. 1） 故事开端（时间、地点、人物）	About 30 years ago；settled finally in Brunswick；in kindergarten ；at his office	故事背景：30年前，我在美国定居，儿子上了幼儿园。一天，老师要我去办公室见他。
第二部分（Para. 2-7） 叙述故事的过程	mentally retarded (弱智的）; mental disability; a quiet, sweet little boy; disrupting; native language；	我来到老师的办公室，老师问了一系列问题，认为儿子可能有智障。我认为儿子是恬静的小男孩。儿子不会讲英语，在课堂上捣乱。是因为我不想让他忘记母语。
第三部分（Para. 8-9） 从故事得到的启示	benefited from being bilingual; more than one language; communicate with others; different person; teaches people about other cultures and other places	结果证明我的想法是正确的。儿子学会了英语并从大学毕业，找到了高薪的工作。这都得益于他的双语技能。多会一门外语能更好地与人交流。

【解析】

57. A。推理判断题。难度：中等。根据文章第二段中的My son could not follow the teacher^’s directions, he told me, and thus, Scola was disrupting the class可知：儿子不听老师的话，还扰乱课堂。这些都是儿子在课上的表现。故选A。

干扰项排除：B项说作者给儿子注册上幼儿园，这不是在老师办公室谈的；C项、D项文章内容没有提到。

58.D。猜测词义题。难度：中等。根据文章第四段中的My son could not follow the teacher^’s directions, he told me, and thus, Scola was disrupting the class可知，and前后并列关系，内容相近。所以，根据前文的“他不听老师的指导”可以推知disrupt意为：扰乱。故D正确。

59. C。考查作者态度题。难度：中等。根据文章最后一段的Speaking more than one language allows people to communicate with others; it teaches people about other cultures and other places可以推知作者认为：不止讲一种语言让人们和（更多的）人进行交流，这教会人们了解其他的地方和文化，这是一些最基本的东西。儿子就得益于双语技能。由此可知作者持积极的态度。故C正确。A批判的；B漫不经心的；D消极的。它们都不合文意。

60. B。推理判断题。难度：易。根据文章的语篇解读可知，文章通篇讲述的是有关教育的话题。所以，本文应该是从有关教育的书中节选的。故B正确。

【难句学习】

1. Are you one of those people who come to this country to save dollars and send them back to their country, never wanting to be a part of this society?

翻译：你是那些来这个国家攒钱并把它们寄回本国，从来不想成为这个社会的一员的人之一吗？

分析：句中who引导定语从句，never wanting to be a part of this society是现在分词短语作状语。

2. Speaking more than one language allows people to communicate with others; it teaches people about other cultures and other places----something very basic and obviously lacking in the “educator” I met in New Jersey.

翻译：不止讲一种语言让人们和（更多的）人进行交流，这教会人们了解其他的地方和文化，这是一些最基本的东西。可是，很显然，我在新泽西遇到的那个老师就缺乏这种意识。

分析：句中Speaking more than one language allows people to communicate with others作原因状语，something very basic and obviously lacking in the “educator” I met in New Jersey是同位语，I met in New Jersey是定语从句。