Native Tongue

At first Kate thought the Romanian girl could not speak and understand English.Nadia would not reply to anything Kate said.Kate was in charge of showing Nadia around on her first day at Buckminster Grade School.Kate could not figure out why the school had put Nadia in a class where she could not understand what people were saying.

“Why did they do this?”Kate wondered aloud.“I mean,you can't learn if you can't understand the teacher.”

Nadia's voice was a whisper.“I understand English.I will learn.”Nadia's English was perfect.

Kate was perplexed.She couldn't understand why Nadia did not like to speak.Then she realized that moving to a new country probably wasn't the easiest thing to do.There were hundreds of unfamiliar and unusual things to learn—all at the same time.

“There're a lot of new things to learn,huh?” said Kate.

Nadia nodded rapidly.In a quiet voice she replied，“Many things people say,I do

not understand.I have been speaking English and Romanian all my life,but I do not know what some children are saying.For example,yesterday a boy asked if I could help him find the USB port on a thin black box he was carrying.Isn't a port a place for ships?It made no sense to me.”

“Don't worry,”said Kate.“You'll figure everything out in time.You see,that thin black box was a computer.A USB port is a place where you can connect other machines to a computer.”

Nadia and Kate were quiet after that.They took notes while the teacher gave a maths lesson.To ?Kate's? surprise,Nadia put up her hand and offered to answer questions at the blackboard.

Nadia handled every question the teacher gave her.Some of the questions were really difficult,and no one understood what was going on except Nadia and the teacher.When the teacher said that Nadia answered everything correctly,the whole class clapped their hands.

Nadia was smiling when she sat back down next to Kate.“Some things,”she said in a normal voice,“are the same all over the world.”

At the beginning of Nadia's first day at school,she was_____________.

A.disappointed         B.helpful         C.lively         D.shy

2.The underlined word“_________perplexed”probably means___________.

A.puzzled              B.angry           C.shocked        D.serious

3.We can infer from the passage that______________.

A.Nadia did not like Kate

B.Nadia had lived by the sea before

C.Nadia had never seen a computer before

D.Nadia spoke in a soft voice out of politeness          

4.Which of the following statements is true?        

A.Nadia was better at maths than other students.        

B.Nadia found some of the maths questions difficult.        

C.Nadia was encouraged to answer questions in class.        

D.Nadia understood the maths teacher better than other teachers.

5.What is the message of the story?

A.Talking about something familiar gives you confidence in communication.

B.Answering questions in class makes you better understood by classmates.

C.Language plays an important role in communication between cultures.

D.Mathematics helps to improve communication between cultures.

Native Tongue

At first Kate thought the Romanian girl could not speak or understand English. Nadia would not reply to anything Kate said. Kate was in charge of showing Nadia around on her first day at Buckminster Grade School. Kate could not figure out why the school had put Nadia in a class where she could not understand what people were saying.

“Why did they do this?” Kate wondered aloud. “I mean, you can’t learn if you can’t understand the teacher.”

Nadia’s voice was a whisper. “I understand English. I will learn.” Nadia’s English was perfect.

Kate was perplexed. She couldn’t understand why Nadia did not like to speak. Then she realized that moving to a new country probably wasn’t the easiest thing to do. There were hundreds of unfamiliar and unusual things to learn ― all at the same time.

“There’re a lot of new things to learn, huh? ”said Kate.

Nadia nodded rapidly. In a quiet voice she replied, “Many things people say, I do not understand. I have been speaking English and Romanian all my life, but I do not know what some children are saying. For example, yesterday a boy asked if I could help him find the USB port on a thin black box he was carrying. Isn’t a port a place for ships? It made no sense to me. ”

“Don’t worry,” said Kate. “You’ll figure everything out in time. You see, that thin black box was a computer. A USB port is a place where you can connect other machines to a computer. ”

Nadia and Kate were quiet after that. They took notes while the teacher gave a maths lesson. To Kate’s surprise, Nadia put up her hand and offered to answer questions at the blackboard.

Nadia handled every question the teacher gave her. Some of the questions were really difficult, and no one understood what was going on except Nadia and the teacher. When the teacher said that Nadia answered everything correctly, the whole class clapped their hands.

Nadia was smiling when she sat back down next to Kate. “Some things, ”she said in a normal voice, “are the same all over the world.”

57. At the beginning of Nadia’s first day at school, she was ______.
   A. disappointed        B. helpful       C. lively       D. shy
58. The underlined word “perplexed” probably means _______.
   A. puzzled                     B. angry                C. shocked            D. serious
59. We can infer from the passage that ________.
   A. Nadia did not like Kate                       

   B. Nadia had lived by the sea before
   C. Nadia had never seen a computer before 

   D. Nadia spoke in a soft voice out of politeness

60. Which of the following statement is true?

       A. Nadia was better at maths than other students.

       B. Nadia found some of the maths questions difficult.

       C. Nadia was encouraged to answer questions in class.

       D. Nadia understood the maths teacher better than other teachers.

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

   I watch TV until nearly 12 o clock, so I could not               76.______

go over my lessons. This morning I got up very late           77.______

that I had to hurry school without breakfast. Yet I                  78.______

was late of the first class. When I entered the                 79.______

classroom, the maths teacher had to stop explaining           80.______

an important problem, and all the eyes fixed upon             81.______

me. My face turned to red. Something even worse            82.______

happened to me in the English class. The teacher asked

me to recite the text, but I could speak nothing but            83.______

sorry, when I did not spend any time preparing my lessons.   _k.&s~5*u84.______

The teacher looked at me with his coldly eyes, I stood       85.______

at my bench without daring to raise my head. What

a terrible day I had! I will never do anything like this.

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。[来源:学|科|网]
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
I watch TV until nearly 12 o clock, so I could not              76.______
go over my lessons. This morning I got up very late          77.______
that I had to hurry school without breakfast. Yet I                 78.______
was late of the first class. When I entered the                79.______
classroom, the maths teacher had to stop explaining          80.______
an important problem, and all the eyes fixed upon            81.______
me. My face turned to red. Something even worse           82.______
happened to me in the English class. The teacher asked
me to recite the text, but I could speak nothing but           83.______
sorry, when I did not spend any time preparing my lessons.  _k.&s~5*u84.______
The teacher looked at me with his coldly eyes, I stood       85.______
at my bench without daring to raise my head. What
a terrible day I had! I will never do anything like this.