Question

【題目】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 (課程). 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】

這是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了由一艘木船組成，可以最多搭載20人的水上學校。文章說明了水上學校開設的原因，以及水上學校所開展的有自己特色的非正規(guī)教育方案，以及學生們對水上學校的評價和看法。

【1】考查形容詞。句意：島上的學校遵循國家課程。此處修飾名詞curriculum應用形容詞，且表示“國家的”，故填national。故選J。

【2】考查形容詞。句意：他們不教授海事技能、游泳或當?shù)夭遏~傳統(tǒng)等課程，因此課程并不總是與學生的日常生活相關。結合句意表示“與……相關”短語為be connected with，故填connected。故選I。

【3】考查動詞。句意：因此，我們通過美國國務院的一項名為“未來種子”的撥款競賽贏得了資金，從而建立了這所水上學校。結合句意表示“建立”動詞為found，且建立學校發(fā)生在過去，故應用一般過去時。故填founded。故選C。

【4】考查名詞。句意：我們還了解了學生和不上學的年輕人所關心的各種問題。根據(jù)上文various為形容詞修飾名詞可知，應填名詞concern，且concern為可數(shù)名詞，由various修飾應用復數(shù)形式，故填concerns。故選K。

【5】考查動詞。句意：因此，我們啟動了自己的非正規(guī)教育方案，適合島上的生活情況。結合句意表示“啟動”應用動詞launch，再根據(jù)上文We also learned about可知，此處描述的是過去發(fā)生的事情，應用一般過去時，故填launched。故選E。

【6】考查動詞。句意：例如，那些在漁業(yè)工作的人有責任保護海洋生物，所以我們教環(huán)境保護和勸阻破壞性的捕撈做法。根據(jù)句意表示“保護”應為動詞preserve，且根據(jù)上文have responsibility do sth.“有責任做某事”可知，后跟動詞原形，故填preserve。故選A。

【7】考查動詞。句意：這所漂浮的學校是一艘最多能載20人的木船，它開向?qū)W生，而不是學生到它這兒來——我們用它向島上的年輕人運送教育材料、工具和教師。結合句意表示“最多搭載”短語為carry up to，且can后跟動詞原形，故填carry。故選H。

【8】考查名詞。句意：我們的老師都是當?shù)啬贻p的專業(yè)人士——到目前為止，我們有記者、攝影師、計算機工程師和音樂家——還有學生想要分享他們的技能。結合句意表示“專業(yè)人士”且由形容詞young修飾，應填名詞professional，結合后文可知，專業(yè)人士不止一個故用名詞的復數(shù)形式，故填professionals。故選D。

【9】考查動詞。句意：我們的老師都是當?shù)啬贻p的專業(yè)人士——到目前為止，我們有記者、攝影師、計算機工程師和音樂家——還有學生想要分享他們的技能。結合句意表示“分享”應用動詞share，根據(jù)上文want to do sth.“想要做某事”可知，應填動詞原形。故填share。故選F。

【10】考查形容詞。句意：他們原以為老師很嚴格。此處做be動詞的表語，結合句意表示“嚴格的”形容詞為strict，填strict。故選B。