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    For Canaan Elementary’s second grade in Patchogue, N.Y., today is speech day, and right now it’s Chris Palaez’s turn. The 8-year-old is the joker of the class. With shining dark eyes, he seems like the kind of kid who would enjoy public speaking.

But he’s nervous. “I’m here to tell you today why you should … should…” Chris trips on the “-ld,” a pronunciation difficulty for many non-native English speakers. His teacher, Thomas Whaley, is next to him, whispering support. “…Vote for …me …” Except for some stumbles, Chris is doing amazingly well. When he brings his speech to a nice conclusion, Whaley invites the rest of the class to praise him.

A son of immigrants, Chris stared learning English a little over three years ago. Whaley recalls(回想起) how at the beginning of the year, when called upon to read, Chris would excuse himself to go to the bathroom.

Learning English as a second language can be a painful experience. What you need is a great teacher who lets you make mistakes. “It takes a lot for any student,” Whaley explains, “especially for a student who is learning English as their new language, to feel confident enough to say, ‘I don’t know, but I want to know.’”

Whaley got the idea of this second-grade presidential campaign project when he asked the children one day to raise their hands if they thought they could never be a president. The answer broke his heart. Whaley says the project is about more than just learning to read and speak in public. He wants these kids to learn to boast(誇耀) about themselves.

“Boasting about yourself, and your best qualities,” Whaley says, “is very difficult for a child who came into the classroom not feeling confident.”

24．What made Chris nervous?

A．Telling a story.                                          B．Making a speech.

C．Taking a test.                                             D．Answering a question.

25．What does the underlined word “stumbles” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A．Improper pauses.    B．Bad manners.          C．Spelling mistakes.   D．Silly jokes.

26．We can infer that the purpose of Whaley’s project is to _________.

A．help students see their own strengths

B．assess students’ public speaking skills

C．prepare students for their future jobs

D．inspire students’ love for politics

27．Which of the following best describes Whaley as a teacher?

A．Humorous.             B．Ambitious.             C．Caring.                  D．Demanding.

【回答】

24．B

25．A

26．A

27．C

【解析】

【分析】

本文屬於記敍文。文章講述了紐約一所小學二年級的老師樹立信心，看到自己的優點，發起一項總統競選演講活動。

24．細節理解題。根據第一段today is speech day和本段最後一句with shining dark eyes, he seems like the kind of kids who would enjoy public speaking. 以及第二段第一句But he’s nervous.可知，Chris眼睛黑亮，似乎是那種喜歡公共演講的孩子，但是他卻很緊張，故可知Chris是因為做演講緊張，故選B。

25．詞義猜測題。根據第二段“I’m here to tell you today why you should … should…” Chris trips on the “-ld,” a pronunciation difficulty for many non-native English speakers.以及後文except for some stumbles, Chris is doing amazingly well.可知，Chris發ld比較困難，這對於英語不是母語的學習者來説都是一個困難，總體來説Chris做得出奇的好。根據前文可知，ld發音困難，故推知是有些結巴，停頓不準確，故選A。

26．推理判斷題。根據倒數第二段Whaley says the project is about more than just learning to read and speak in public. He wants these kids to learn to boast about themselves.以及最後一段“Boasting about yourself, and your best qualities,” Whaley says, “is very difficult for a child who came into the classroom not feeling confident.”可知，這個課程不僅僅教孩子閲讀以及公共演講，還要讓孩子學會誇耀自己，而誇耀自己對於那些進入教室沒有信心的學生來説很困難，故可知Whaley老師這麼做是為了幫助學生認識自己的優勢，培養自信，故選A。

27．推理判斷題。根據倒數第二段Whaley got the idea of this second-grade presidential campaign project when he asked the children one day to raise their hands if they thought they could never be a president.和最後一段He wants these kids to learn to boast about themselves.可知，當他有一天問學生認為自己當不了總統請舉手的時候，想到了一個想法，這個課程就是幫助學生樹立自己的信心，故可以看出這位老師很關心學生的成長。A. Humorous幽默的；B. Ambitious有雄心壯志的；C. Caring關心的；D. Demanding要求高的。故選C。

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