Question

【题目】Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

The Floating School

Life on the islands can feel a bit isolated due to a lack of electricity and internet connectivity.

Although some of the islands have primary schools, most young people must travel to the larger islands or to the mainland to attend high school. Schools on the islands follow the 【1】 curriculum (课程). They don't teach subjects such as maritime skills, swimming or local fishing traditions, and so the curriculum isn't always 【2】 with students' everyday life.

So, we 【3】 the Floating School after winning funding through a US State Department grant competition called Seeds for the Future. Before we started the school, we spoke with young people, community leaders and teachers on the islands to find out the topics young people are most interested in. We also learned about the various 【4】 of students and young people who don't go to school. Thus, we 【5】 our own non-formal educational programme that fits with the context of life on the islands. For example, those working in fishing have responsibility 【6】 the marine life, so we teach environmental protection and discourage destructive fishing practices.

The Floating School is a wooden boat that can 【7】 up to twenty people and it goes to the students, not the other way around -- we use it to transport educational materials, tools, and teachers to young people living on the islands. Our teachers are local young 【8】— so far we have had journalists, photographers, computer engineers and musicians — and students who want to 【9】 their skills.

At first, many of the young people thought the Floating School would be the same as their schools on the islands. They had thought of the teachers to be 【10】. But our students learn through art, media and literature. They don't have to wear uniforms or shoes, and the teachers treat the students as equals, without judging them. This means our students can be themselves.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】J

【2】I

【3】C

【4】K

【5】E

【6】A

【7】H

【8】D

【9】F

【10】B

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了由一艘木船组成，可以最多搭载20人的水上学校。文章说明了水上学校开设的原因，以及水上学校所开展的有自己特色的非正规教育方案，以及学生们对水上学校的评价和看法。

【1】考查形容词。句意：岛上的学校遵循国家课程。此处修饰名词curriculum应用形容词，且表示“国家的”，故填national。故选J。

【2】考查形容词。句意：他们不教授海事技能、游泳或当地捕鱼传统等课程，因此课程并不总是与学生的日常生活相关。结合句意表示“与……相关”短语为be connected with，故填connected。故选I。

【3】考查动词。句意：因此，我们通过美国国务院的一项名为“未来种子”的拨款竞赛赢得了资金，从而建立了这所水上学校。结合句意表示“建立”动词为found，且建立学校发生在过去，故应用一般过去时。故填founded。故选C。

【4】考查名词。句意：我们还了解了学生和不上学的年轻人所关心的各种问题。根据上文various为形容词修饰名词可知，应填名词concern，且concern为可数名词，由various修饰应用复数形式，故填concerns。故选K。

【5】考查动词。句意：因此，我们启动了自己的非正规教育方案，适合岛上的生活情况。结合句意表示“启动”应用动词launch，再根据上文We also learned about可知，此处描述的是过去发生的事情，应用一般过去时，故填launched。故选E。

【6】考查动词。句意：例如，那些在渔业工作的人有责任保护海洋生物，所以我们教环境保护和劝阻破坏性的捕捞做法。根据句意表示“保护”应为动词preserve，且根据上文have responsibility do sth.“有责任做某事”可知，后跟动词原形，故填preserve。故选A。

【7】考查动词。句意：这所漂浮的学校是一艘最多能载20人的木船，它开向学生，而不是学生到它这儿来——我们用它向岛上的年轻人运送教育材料、工具和教师。结合句意表示“最多搭载”短语为carry up to，且can后跟动词原形，故填carry。故选H。

【8】考查名词。句意：我们的老师都是当地年轻的专业人士——到目前为止，我们有记者、摄影师、计算机工程师和音乐家——还有学生想要分享他们的技能。结合句意表示“专业人士”且由形容词young修饰，应填名词professional，结合后文可知，专业人士不止一个故用名词的复数形式，故填professionals。故选D。

【9】考查动词。句意：我们的老师都是当地年轻的专业人士——到目前为止，我们有记者、摄影师、计算机工程师和音乐家——还有学生想要分享他们的技能。结合句意表示“分享”应用动词share，根据上文want to do sth.“想要做某事”可知，应填动词原形。故填share。故选F。

【10】考查形容词。句意：他们原以为老师很严格。此处做be动词的表语，结合句意表示“严格的”形容词为strict，填strict。故选B。