1、教师公开招聘考试中学英语（阅读与写作）模拟试卷 6 及答案与解析阅读理解0 Minority children often encounter racism in their daily lives, and those who experience discrimination more often have more symptoms of depression, according to a study to be presented on Sunday, May 2 at the Pediatric Academic Societies(PAS)annual meeting in Va
2、ncouver, British Columbia, Canada.“Unfortunately, minority children perceive discrimination often in their lives, “ said Lee M. Pachter, DO, co-author of the study and professor of pediatrics at Drexel University College of Medicine and St. Christophers Hospital for Children in Philadelphia. “Fifty-
3、five years after Brown v. Board of Education and the civil rights movement, racism is still common in their lives. “Dr. Pachter and his colleagues surveyed 277 minority children ages 918 years to determine the contexts in which they perceive racism and the relationship between discrimination, depres
4、sion and self-esteem. Participants filled out questionnaires that included 23 scenarios in which they might perceive discrimination, such as being followed by a store security guard, getting poor service in a restaurant or being accused of doing something wrong at school.About two-thirds of the chil
5、dren were Latino or African American, and 19 percent were multiracial.Results showed that 88 percent had at least one experience with racism, and nearly 12 percent had experienced racial discrimination in at least half of the situations described in the survey. The most common forms of discriminatio
6、n were racial remarks, being called insulting names and being followed by security guards in stores. Experiences were similar for Latinos and African Americans, boys and girls, and younger and older children.“Not only do most minority children experience discrimination, but they experience it in mul
7、tiple contexts; in schools, in the community, with adults and with peers. “ Dr. Pachter said, “Its kind of like the elephant in the corner of the room. Its there, but nobody really talks about it. And it may have significant mental and physical health consequences in these childrens lives. “Research
8、ers also administered the Child Depression Inventory and the Rosenberg Self Esteem Questionnaire to 52 minority children. They found a significant correlation between perceived racism and depression, self-esteem and depression, but not between racism and self-esteem.“ The next step is to look at whe
9、ther discrimination creates stress that leads to racial/ethnic disparities in physical and mental health, “ Dr. Pachter said.1 This passage is mainly written to_.（A）list situations where discrimination against minority（B） condemn discrimination against minority children（C） present to the readers a r
10、esearch finding（D）suggest ways to handle discrimination2 According to the survey, we know that_.（A）Latino children suffer discrimination more often than American（B） teachers blame is the most serious form of discrimination（C） discrimination has significantly ruined childrens physical health（D）minori
11、ty children experience all kinds of discrimination in different situations3 The underlined part in Para. 6 most probably means_.（A）an elephant that is trapped（B） an obvious problem which has been ignored（C） a place where discrimination occurs（D）a child who is unfairly treated4 Which would be the bes
12、t title for this passage?（A）The Civil Right Movement（B） Common Forms of Discrimination（C） Discrimination and its Consequences（D）Racial Inequality in Health Condition4 Since the first Earth Day in 1970, Americans have gotten a lot “greener“ toward the environment. “We didnt know at that time there ev
13、en was an environment, let alone that there was a problem with it, “ says Bruce Anderson, president of Earth Day USA.But what began as nothing important in public affairs has grown into a social movement. Business people , political leaders, university professors, and especially millions of grass-ro
14、ots Americans are taking part in the movement. “The understanding has increased many, many times, “ says Gaylord Nelson, the former governor from Wisconsin, who thought up the first Earth Day.According to US government reports, emissions(排放)from cars and trucks have dropped from 10. 3 million tons a
15、 year to 5. 5 million tons. The number of cities producing CO beyond the standard has been reduced from 40 to 9. Although serious problems still remain and need to be dealt with, the world is a safer and healthier place. A kind of “green thinking“ has become part of practices.Great improvement has b
16、een achieved. In 1988 there were only 600 recycling programs; today in 1995 there are about 6, 600. Advanced lights, motors, and building designs have helped save a lot of energy and therefore prevented pollution.Twenty-five years ago, there were hardly any education programs for environment. Today,
17、 its hard to find a public school, university, or law school that does not have such a kind of program. “ Until we do that, nothing else will change!“ says Bruce Anderson.5 According to Anderson, before 1970, Americans had little idea about_.（A）the social movement（B） recycling techniques（C） environm
18、ental problems（D）the importance of Earth Day6 Where does the support for environmental protection mainly come from?（A）The grass-roots level.（B） The business circle.（C） Government officials.（D）University professors.7 What have Americans achieved in environmental protection?（A）They have cut car emissi
19、ons to the lowest.（B） They have settled their environmental problems.（C） They have lowered their CO levels in forty cities.（D）They have reduced pollution through effective measures.8 What is especially important for environmental protection according to the last paragraph?（A）Education.（B） Planning.（
20、C） Green living.（D）CO reduction.8 One of the latest trend(趋势)in American Childcare is Chinese au pairs. Au Pair in Stamford, for example, has got increasing numbers of request for Chinese au pairs from aero to around 4, 000 since 2004. And thats true all across the country.“I thought it would be use
21、ful for him to learn Chinese at an early age“ Joseph Stocke, the managing director of a company, says of his 2-year-old son. “ I would at least like to give him the chance to use the language in the future, “ After only six months of being cared by a 25-year-old woman from China, the boy can already
22、 understand basic Chinese daily expressions, his dad says.Li Drake, a Chinese native raising two children in Minnesota with an American husband, had another reason for looking for an au pair from China. She didnt want her children to miss out on their roots. “ Because I am Chinese, my husband and I
23、wanted the children to keep exposed to(接触)the language and culture(文化), “ she says.“ Staying with a native speaker is better for children than simply sitting in a classroom, “ says Suzanne Flynn, a professor in language education of children. “ But parents must understand that just one year with au
24、pair is unlikely to produce wonders. Complete mastery demands continued learning until the age of 10 or 12. “The popularity of au pairs from China has been strengthened by the increasing numbers of American parents who want their children to learn Chinese. It is expected that American demand for au
25、pairs will continue to rise in the next few years.9 What does that term “au pair“ in the text mean?（A）A mother raising her children on her own.（B） A child learning a foreign language at home.（C） A professor in language education of children.（D）A young foreign woman taking care of children.10 Li Drak
26、e has her children study Chinese because she wants them_.（A）to live in China some day（B） to speak the language at home（C） to catch up with other children（D）to learn about the Chinese culture11 How can children learn a foreign language best according to Flynn?（A）From their parents.（B） By attending cl
27、asses.（C） From a native speaker.（D）By starting at an early age.12 What can we infer from the text?（A）Learning Chinese is becoming popular in America.（B） Educated woman do better in looking after children.（C） Chinese au pairs need to improve their English skills.（D）Children can learn a foreign langua
28、ge well in six months.12 Arriving in Sydney on his own from India, my husband, Rashid, stayed in a hotel for a short time while looking for a house for me and our children.During the first week of his stay, he went out one day to do some shopping. He came back in the late afternoon to discover that
29、his suitcase was gone. He was extremely worried as the suitcase had all his important papers, including his passport.He reported the case to the police and then sat there, lost and lonely in strange city, thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork organized again from a distant c
30、ountry while trying to settle down in a new one.Late in the evening, the phone rang. It was a stranger. He was trying to pronounce my husbands name and was asking him a lot of questions. Then he said they had found a pile of papers in their trash can(垃圾桶)that had been left out on the footpath.My hus
31、band rushed to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documents. Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of unfamiliar papers. Her parents had carefully sorted them out, although they had found mainly foreign addresses on most of the documents. At last th
32、ey had seen a half-written letter in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend.That family not only restored the important documents to us that day but also restored our faith and trust in people. We still remember their kindness and often send a warm wish.13 What d
33、id Rashid plan to do after his arrival in Sydney?（A）Go shopping.（B） Find a house.（C） Join his family.（D）Take a vacation.14 The girls parents got Rashids phone number from_.（A）a friend of his family（B） a Sydney policeman（C） a letter in his papers（D）a stranger in Sydney15 What does the underlined word
34、 “restored“ in the last paragraph mean?（A）Showed.（B） Sent out.（C） Delivered.（D）Gave back.16 Which of the following can be the best title for the text?（A）From India to Australia（B） Living in a New Country（C） Turning Trash to Treasure（D）In Search of New Friends教师公开招聘考试中学英语（阅读与写作）模拟试卷 6 答案与解析阅读理解【知识模块】
35、 阅读与写作1 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 通读全文可知，整篇文章都在讲研究成果，并未涉及作者的感情态度，故排除 A、B、D 三项。答案选 C。【知识模块】 阅读与写作2 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 根据文章第四段可知，文中并没有将 Latino 和 American 做比较，故排除 A 项；B 项文中并没有提及，故排除 B 项；C 项应为“mental health” 。所以答案选 D。【知识模块】 阅读与写作3 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 文中画线处句意为“就像一头站在角落里的大象，虽然很大，却没有人去谈论它”，暗含的意思为“隐含的问题很明显，却被人们忽视了”。由此可知B 项符合题意
36、，所以答案选 B。【知识模块】 阅读与写作4 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 根据开头“Minority children often encounter racism in their daily lives，and those whoexperience discrimination more often have more symptoms of depression”和结尾 “The next step is tolook at whether discrimination creates stress that leads to racialethnic disparities in
37、physical and mentalhealth”可知，整篇文章都在讲述歧视与健康的关系，故答案选 D。【知识模块】 阅读与写作【知识模块】 阅读与写作5 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 根据文章第一段第二句话“We didnt know at that time there even was an environment，let alone that there was a problem with it”可知，当时他们都还不了解环境的概念，更别提环境问题了。故答案选 C。【知识模块】 阅读与写作6 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 这四个选项在文中都有出现，但根据文章第二段第二句“Busine
38、ss people，politicalleaders， university professors，and especially millions of grass roots Americans are taking part in themovement”可知，草根民众是最主要的力量。故答案选 A。【知识模块】 阅读与写作7 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 美国环境保护所取得的众多成就，可在文中第三段中找出。汽车排放量降低了很多，但没有说降到最低，故 A 项错误；环境问题有所改善，但并没有解决，故 B 项错误；CO 排放超标的城市从 40 个降到 9 个，而不一定是降低了 40 个城市的 C
39、O 水平，故 C 项错误；D 项表述正确。故答案选 D。【知识模块】 阅读与写作8 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 根据文章最后一段第二句“Today ， its hard to find a public school，university，or lawschool that does not have such a kind of program”可知对环境保护来说，“教育”是特别重要的因素。故答案选 A。【知识模块】 阅读与写作【知识模块】 阅读与写作9 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 “au pair”在全文中均有出现，可根据上下文语境推测其意。如根据文章开头第一段和第二段中的“After
40、 only six months of being cared by a 25 一yearold woman from China，the boy canalready understand basic Chinese daily expressions”可知，答案选 D。【知识模块】 阅读与写作10 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 根据文章第三段中的“Because I am Chinese，my husband and I wanted the children tokeep exposed to the language and culture”可知，Li Drake 和她的丈夫都希望孩子
41、能接触中国语言和文化。故答案为 D。【知识模块】 阅读与写作11 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 根据文章第四段中的“Staying with a native speaker is better for children than simplysitting in a classroom”可知答案为 C。【知识模块】 阅读与写作12 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 从全文内容来看，B、C、D 三项表述均不正确。根据文章最后一段可知，学习中文在美国越来越流行。故答案选 A。【知识模块】 阅读与写作【知识模块】 阅读与写作13 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 根据文章第一段中的“looking for
42、 a house”可知答案为 B。【知识模块】 阅读与写作14 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 根据文章第二段中的“At last they had seen a half-written letter in the pile in which myhusband had given his new telephone number to a friend”可知，答案为 C。【知识模块】 阅读与写作15 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 该词出现在最后一段，从全文内容来看，主人公在异乡丢失了重要文件，却意外被当地一家人还回来，也让他重新相信人性的善良。所以答案为 D。【知识模块】 阅读与写作16 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 纵观主人公的这次经历，从“资料弄丢到被剐人送回”一事可以看出人性的善良与美好，所以标题应为 Turning Trash to Treasure。答案为 C。【知识模块】 阅读与写作
