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 times? “ Are you one of those people who come to this country to save dollars and sent 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.

1.The teacher asked the author to his office________.

A．to work out a study plan for Scola

B．to get Scola enrolled in kindergarten

C．to discuss Scola’s in-class performance

D．to find a language partner for Scola

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

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

3.The author’s attitude towards being bilingual may best be described as __________.

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

4.This text is likely to be selected from a book of __________.

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

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was a bright spring afternoon when Freda told me she wouldn’t need me any more. I had just finished my four-hour work － 1up and down the stairs of her three-storey home, cleaning the floor and washing the dished. She was 2jeans and a sweater, sitting at the table I had just 3. a pile of papers spread around her. Her husband’s 4was going to be reduced by thirty percent. And they were trying to live as if it had 5happened. I felt sorry for her， but I also felt a sense of 6.

I had been cleaning Freda’s house for five years and had 7an unexpected relationship with the family. It was not just 8I had become an expert at scraping（刮掉）dirt stuck to their wooden floor, 9that I had learned exactly how to place toys on the girls’ beds. It was  10than that, for I felt I had become a part of their 11.

Freda stayed at home with the kids, 12I would often see her in the morning 13

    them to school. And I’d be there when they 14home at lunch for sandwiches and piano practice. I had 15them grow up. Now I was fired, but the_16__ thing was that I still wanted to keep scraping away the dirt and dust for the family.  

I left Freda’s house that day, wondering about the  17relationship with my clients（主顾）. Who am I 18them? As a matter of fact. I’m  19an employee － the lowest kind of employee. But I’m also a trusted 20of the family. I can’t help worrying about what happens around me.

1.A. stepping       B. coming           C. jumping      D. moving

2.A. hanging        B. making           C. wearing      D. changing

3.A. cleaned        B. washed           C. swept            D. brushed

4.A. duty       B. money            C. work         D. pay

5.A. already        B. seldom           C. never            D. yet

6.A. regret     B. surprise     C. fear         D. loss

7.A. started        B. developed        C. improved     D. broken

8.A. why            B. what         C. that         D. which

9.A. but            B. and          C. or               D. for

10.A. less          B. least            C. more         D. most

11.A. life          B. story            C. activity         D. experience

12.A. as            B. so               C. since            D. however

13.A. taking        B. bringing     C. meeting      D. calling

14.A. left          B. returned     C. went         D. marched

15.A. found     B. noticed          C. watched      D. realized

16.A. possible      B. great            C. proper           D. strange

17.A. meaning       B. nature           C. result           D. importance

18.A. for           B. to               C. with         D .at

19.A. hardly        B. certainly        C. probably     D. merely

20.A. member        B. person           C. relative         D. companion

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

(2013·高考陕西卷，D)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 times? “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.

1.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

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

A．Breaking B．Following

C．Attending D．Disturbing

3.The author’s attitude towards being bilingual may best be described as________.

A．critical B．casual

C．positive D passive

4.This text is likely to be selected from a book of________.

A．medicine B．education

C．geography D history

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 times? “ Are you one of those people who come to this country to save dollars and sent 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.
【小题1】The teacher asked the author to his office________.