Question

【題目】Dear Madam,

Welcome back to school. My child is so happy to be in your class this year. We know you care so much about your students. I want to tell you a little bit about my child. Although he really loves to learn, he is somewhat anxious about being back in school again.

My child is thought to be gifted and that has brought some unexpected challenges to him and our family. To many people, being gifted means he will do very well in school, but that hasn’t always been true for him. He is just a kid thinking differently, and he sometimes struggles in school. Last year, school wasn’t easy for him for a few reasons.

He may be ahead a few grade levels in some subjects, but not in all subjects. He just doesn’t do better in all areas all the time. And although he may seem older than his years, he doesn’t always behave like you would think he should. I’m sure you know how gifted children can be emotionally immature –that is exactly my kid.

Also, he can be really intense in class when you are teaching one of his favorite topics. He may raise his hand often and constantly talk about what he thinks about it. I’ll apologize in advance because he will also likely challenge you on information or facts which he feels are not quite right especially when it’s a topic he is hooked on. He is not being impolite and he isn’t just being a know-it-all, or a show-off, he is really just very excited to be learning about a subject he feels strong about. He just gets carried away!

Last year, he was teased about looking like a know-it-all in school by some of his classmates, which hurts him A LOT. Being laughed at is part of his fear of going back to school. He fears being called a show-off at school and he feels like he doesn’t fit in. His teacher said he often kept to himself and chose to work alone. I know as a teacher, you are incredibly busy, but could you keep an eye out for anyone teasing him or if he seems to be keeping to himself too much?

Lastly, his therapist（理療師） mentioned that because of the being laughed at and maybe because he was bored last

year in school, he is showing signs of becoming an underachiever. Please let me know if his grades start slipping.

Thank you for taking the time to read and understand about my child. Don’t hesitate to call or email me if there are any problems with him at school. Believe me, we know very well how sensitive, emotional and intense he can be.

I hope you have a wonderful school year!

Sincerely,

Mom of a Gifted Child

【1】From the passage, we learn that the author’s son________.

A.fails to get along well with classmatesB.has fallen behind the other students

C.has lost interest in learningD.is rude to the teachers

【2】What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 mean?

A.He has been taken away from school.B.He is too excited to control himself.

C.He is so absorbed in observing.D.He has been overpraised.

【3】Why does the author write the letter?

A.To ask the teacher to reduce children’s burden.B.To call on the school to stop school teasing.

C.To suggest that his child has special needs.D.To explain how gifted her child is.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】C

【解析】

本文是一篇應(yīng)用文。一個(gè)媽媽給老師寫的信，在信中媽媽提到孩子擔(dān)心害怕回到學(xué)校中。他認(rèn)為自己的孩子富有天賦，在某些方面更勝一籌，但是也因?yàn)檫@樣造成孩子和同學(xué)之間相處不好，希望老師多關(guān)注孩子，有問題隨時(shí)和家長溝通。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段前半部分內(nèi)容“Last year, he was teased about looking like a know-it-all in school by some of his classmates, which hurts him A LOT. Being laughed at is part of his fear of going back to school. He fears being called a show-off at school and he feels like he doesn’t fit in.”可知，班里有一些同學(xué)取笑他，這對他傷害很大。被嘲笑是不愿意回到學(xué)校一部分原因。這種感覺他好像不能融入，A表述他不能和同班同學(xué)和睦相處，正確。根據(jù)第三段第一句“He may be ahead a few grade levels in some subjects, but not in all subjects.”可知，這個(gè)孩子在一些科目上成績是領(lǐng)先的，B表述錯誤；根據(jù)第四段第一句“Also, he can be really intense in class when you are teaching one of his favorite topics.”可知，這個(gè)孩子對于他感興趣的話題聽講很投入，C表述錯誤；根據(jù)第四段倒數(shù)第二句“He is not being impolite and he isn’t just being a know-it-all, or a show-off, he is really just very excited to be learning about a subject he feels strong about.”可知，他不是不禮貌或者炫耀，只是聽到了感興趣的話題十分興奮，D表述錯誤。綜上，故選A。

【2】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第四段倒數(shù)第二句“He is not being impolite and he isn’t just being a know-it-all, or a show-off, he is really just very excited to be learning about a subject he feels strong about.”可知，他不是不禮貌，顯示自己什么都知道或者炫耀，只是聽到了感興趣的話題十分興奮，所以后一句總結(jié)前一句內(nèi)容，他得意忘形了，只是太興奮以至于無法控制自己。故選B。

【3】文章大意題。作者為什么要給老師寫信？A讓老師減輕孩子負(fù)擔(dān)；B呼吁學(xué)校停止嘲笑學(xué)生；C建議他的孩子有特殊的需求；D解釋他的孩子有多么富有天賦。文章是媽媽寫給老師的一封信，解釋了一下孩子不愿意回學(xué)校的原因，因?yàn)樗�的孩子比較有天賦，在某些方面表現(xiàn)得比較極端，但都是因?yàn)樗�的孩子天賦秉異。其實(shí)這樣的孩子是敏感的，情緒化的，而且極端的，孩子的所作所為沒有惡意，但是招來了嘲笑，現(xiàn)在不想去上學(xué)了。希望老師多多關(guān)注并理解孩子，有問題和家長及時(shí)溝通。綜上，故選C。