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【题目】 One night in April, Corey Simmons got on the New York City subway, heading from Manhattan Brooklyn to pick up his son from the boy’s grandmother’s.

Simmons knew he needed to open the green folder（文件夹）on his legs, becauseinside lay his son’s math homework that father and son were supposed to complete together.

His son, who was in the third grade, had just failed a test on fractions（分数）.

Simmons, 40, was never great at math. He remembered little about fractions. He opened the folder and started on a problem, but wasn’t sure if he was doing it correctly. That was when a man got on the subway and sat next to him.

“He looked like a teacher or something,” Simmons thought. “He looked like he knew something about math.”

Like most New Yorkers, Simmons . But this time, he shared his problem with the stranger. To his surprise, the man offered to help. The two men talked through the man problems. The stranger helped Simmons understand them, so he could later teach his son. The moment was captured by Denise Wilson, who was heading home from her job and saw the pair doing homework. She posted the photo online. “I really love seeing things like this especially in New York,” she wrote. “To be a dad…and put down his pride and learn from a complete stranger… it was really a moving moment.”

The 20-minute subway lesson gave Simmons high hopes that his son would pass the next test. “He is going to surprise his teacher,” Simmons said.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

【1】What do you know about Corey from the passage?

A. He was good at mathB. He was forty years old

C. He was a father of a girlD. He had a child in Grade Two

【2】Why did Corey ask the man next to his for help?

A. Because he was sure that the man was a teacher

B. Because they often met on the subway

C. Because he thought the man knew something about math

D. Because the man talked to him first

【3】Which of the following can be the best for __ ?

A. did not often take the subway to work

B. did not learn math a lot at school

C. did not sleep a lot on the subway

D. did not often talk to others on the subway

【4】What is the meaning of the underlined word “captured”?

A. 破坏B. 拍摄C. 输入D. 下载

【5】What’s the best title of the passage?

A. A moving moment on the subwayB. Difficult math problems

C. An important life lessonD. Two good fathers in New York

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】B

【5】A

【解析】

Simmons的儿子数学考试没有及格，他希望能帮助他的儿子，他想做一做儿子的数学题，但对分数题他也几乎全忘记了。在去接儿子的地铁上，他遇到一个陌生人，好像会数学题，他放下自己的骄傲，向那个人请教。这一幕被另外一个人看到，拍了下来，传到了网上。

【1】细节理解题。根据短文第四段Simmons, 40, was never great at math.可知，Simmons40岁了。故应选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据短文第五段“He looked like a teacher or something,” Simmons thought. “He looked like he knew something about math.”可知，Simmons觉得那个人好像是个老师，他好像懂点数学，于是向那个人求助。故应选C。

【3】推理判断题。根据下句话But this time, he shared his problem with the stranger可知，But表示转折，因此空格处应表示和But后相反的意思，即“很多纽约人不经常在地铁上和别人说话”，故应选D。

【4】词义猜测题。根据划线单词所在的语境The moment was captured by Denise Wilson, who was heading home from her job and saw the pair doing homework. She posted the photo online.可知，下句话提到“她把照片传到了网上”，因此她是把这一幕拍摄了下来。由此可知captured意为“拍摄”，故应选B。

【5】主旨大意题。根据文意可知，这篇短文给我们讲述了一个关心孩子数学成绩的父亲，在地铁上，放下自己的骄傲、自尊，虚心向别人求教的故事。故A选项“地铁上感人的一幕”能概括文章大意，点明文章主旨，作为题目最合适，故选A。

这篇短文给我们讲述了一个关心孩子数学成绩的父亲，在地铁上，放下自己的骄傲、自尊，虚心向别人求教的故事。短文是记叙文，叙述清晰，比较容易理解。题型包括细节理解题、推理判断题、词义猜测题和主旨大意题，考查非常全面。做题时，应先通读短文，了解文意；然后根据题目所问，锁定文章相关段落或语句作答。如第3小题，这是一个推测题，要求在空格处填写适当的句子。这需要学生们结合上下文的意思，分析文章的逻辑进行解答。由下句话But this time, he shared his problem with the stranger“但是，这一次他和陌生人分享了他的题目”，句中But表示转折，因此空格处应表示和But后相反的意思，即“很多纽约人不经常在地铁上和别人说话”，故应选D。猜词题考查学生们根据上下文语境猜测生词意思的能力，做题是一定要将单词放在语境中猜测，如第4小题，根据划线单词所在的语境The moment was captured by Denise Wilson, who was heading home from her job and saw the pair doing homework. She posted the photo online.可知，下句话提到“她把照片传到了网上”，因此她是把这一幕拍摄了下来。由此可知captured意为“拍摄”，故应选B。