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阅读理解 　　Although Francisco, a 14-year-old freshman with fantastic hair and sunglasses, qualifies(有资格)for a free lunch at a high school here, he was not eating．He scanned the picnic table full of his friends in a school courtyard one day a few weeks ago, and said, “I'm not hungry．” 　　Today, the US Department of Agriculture spends ＄ 8.3 billion a year to provide free and reduced-priced lunches for 30.6 million children whose families are at or below the national poverty level．Most primary-school children like free lunches, but when they enter middle school, the problem of social status(地位)appears．And at lunchtime, as students choose with whom to associate, many students from poor families either pay cash or go hungry if they do not bring lunches from home． 　　“I know kids need to eat but they don't want to be identified with free food,” said Kenneth Block, a track coach and security guard who watches the lunch-time order．The National School Lunch Act forbids the segregating(隔离)of students or any obvious identification of any child． 　　Mr．Geist, the student president, does not qualify for a free meal．But he said he was struck by how many of his Spanish-speaking and African-American friends who could benefit from the program avoid it．“It is meant to help them,” Mr．Geist said． 　　But one group has fewer problems accepting free food：foreign-born students．Teenagers from Thailand, Hong Kong as well as American-Born Chinese said they appreciated the free lunch．A senior from India, said she felt no shame．“It doesn't really matter,” she said．“The food is good．” An official believed more eligible students would eat if all schools offered free meals to everyone, regardless of economic status, but that is too expensive．“Kids who wear nice shoes and nice clothes, ”said Mr．Geist, “don't want to be linked with food that says ‘I'm not able to provide for myself．’” (1) 14-year-old Francisco was not eating because he ________． [　　] A． hated to be known as a free-meal taker B． was not hungry at that time C． disliked the food served in the school D． was watching his weight (2) Which is NOT true according to the passage? [　　] A． Some American-Born Chinese students enjoy free lunches． B． Many students from poor families avoid free meals． C． Many kids from poor families want to appear cool． D． Primary school children worry about their social status． (3) The underlined word “eligible” here means ________． [　　] A． native-born B． excellent at all subjects C． qualified to be chosen D． foreign-born (4) The best headline for this news report may be ________． [　　] A． Free Lunch Isn't Cool, So Some Students Go Hungry B． ＄ 8.3 Billion a Year to Provide Students Free Lunches C． Foreign-born Students Appreciate Free Lunches D． National School Lunch Act Forbids Segregating Students

Answer 1

答案：1．A;2．D;3．C;4．A;
解析：

(1)	推理判断题。根据第五自然段中的“An official believed more eligible students would eat if all schools offered free meals to everyone, regardless of economic status, …”一句可知本题选A。难度适中。
(2)	推理判断题。根据第二自然段的第一句可知本题选D。难度适中。
(3)	词义猜测题。文中本句意思是：一位官员说如果所有学校为每个学生提供免费午餐，而不要看他们的经济实力，肯定会有更多的学生有资格被选择。选C。本题较难。
(4)	[解析]主旨大意题。本文大意是说美国很多学生不喜欢被认为家庭经济不好而拒绝接受免费的午餐，故本题选A。难度适中。 　　[文章大意]在美国，法令明文规定学校应该为低收入家庭的孩子提供免费午餐，但很多中学生因为面子问题而不愿意享用这种免费的午餐。