10.Since Brandon was a kid,he has loved playing baseball.For him,baseball,was and still is his life and his impetus and drive for staying in school.
But as Brandon got older,he started making bad choices.He cut classes,hung out with the wrong friends and got suspended(被停學(xué))often.His grandmother took care of the family and his mom worked 12-hour shifts at a car lot,doing everything she could to provide for the family.
Dr.Decmona Warren,a teacher of a Communities In Schools(CIS),saw the signs but when she tried to help,Brandon wouldn't take it."When I heard her call my name,I would nearly run away."Brandon said later.
His GPA(平均成績)fell to a 1.4 and Brandon was kicked out of the baseball team.He knew if he wanted to play baseball,he had to stop acting like that.Determined to become successful both on the field and in the classroom,Brandon decided to embrace the support from Communities In Schools.He turned to Dr.Warren,who welcomed him as a CIS student with open arms.From tutoring to parent-teacher conferences,he allowed Dr.Warren to become his"school mom",and slowly,things started to turn around.
"GIS of Atlanta has made a big difference in my life.This program has taught me to think before I act and make better choices in choosing friends.Before CIS it seemed like every week I was either out of school or in school suspension.Once when I was an honor student in middle school,I found myself failing miserably in almost all of my classed as a freshman in high school.But with the help of CIS I am now back on track,more focused and determined to do better in my academics and behavior."
He's back on the team now playing in the Catcher position,with a 2.8 GPA.He is already looking at colleges for baseball scholarships.
32.What does the underlined word"impetus"in Paragraph 1 probably mean?D
A.Need.B.Excuse.C.Thought.D.Motivation.
33.What made Brandon decide to accept Dr.Warren's help?C
A.His poor GPA.
B.Dr.Warren's enthusiasm for helping him.
C.His great devotion to playing baseball.
D.His poor performance when playing baseball.
34.It can be inferred from the passage thatB.
A.one can never be too old to learn
B.every man is the architect of his own future
C.barking dogs seldom bite
D.a(chǎn)lmost no man can do two things at once
35.What may be the best title for the passage?D
A.Brandon,A Future Baseball Star
B.Brandon,Grateful to GIS for Its Financial Support
C.Brandon,The Beast Baseball Player from GIS
D.Brandon,Back on the Baseball Team Again.
分析 本文寫了Brandon因為成績不好而被踢出棒球隊,由于對棒球的熱愛,Brandon通過努力學(xué)習(xí)提高了學(xué)習(xí)成績而重返球隊的故事.
解答 32.D 猜測詞義題.根據(jù)文中句子For him,baseball,was and still is his life and his impetus and drive for staying in school對他來說,棒球一直以來都是他的生命,也是驅(qū)使他留在學(xué)校的動力.所以猜測這個單詞意義是 Motivation"動機(jī),動力",所以答案選D.
33.C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)句子Determined to become successful both on the field and in the classroom,…He turned to Dr.Warren.決定球場上和學(xué)習(xí)上能獲得成功,他向 Dr.Warren尋求幫助,所以答案選C.
34.B 推理判斷題.根據(jù)Brandon因為成績不好而被踢出棒球隊,由于對棒球的熱愛,Brandon通過努力學(xué)習(xí)提高了學(xué)習(xí)成績而重返球隊的故事,可以推斷出我們每個人都是自己未來的構(gòu)建者,所以答案選B.
35.D 主旨大意題.Brandon因為成績不好而被踢出棒球隊,由于對棒球的熱愛,Brandon通過努力學(xué)習(xí)提高了學(xué)習(xí)成績而重返球隊的故事,所以答案選D.
點評 本文寫了Brandon因為成績不好而被踢出棒球隊,由于對棒球的熱愛,Brandon通過努力學(xué)習(xí)提高了學(xué)習(xí)成績而重返球隊的故事.這是一個人物故事類的閱讀.對于故事類的閱讀,在閱讀時要抓住文章的主題和細(xì)節(jié),分析文章結(jié)構(gòu),根據(jù)上下文內(nèi)在聯(lián)系,挖掘文章的深層含義,對于暗含在文章中的人物的行為動機(jī),事件中的因果關(guān)系及作者未言明的傾向、意圖、態(tài)度、觀點等要進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的判斷、推理、分析,進(jìn)一步增強(qiáng)理解能力,抓住材料實質(zhì)性的東西.