1、Chip was in first grade when I arrived at his school as a counselor(辅导员). It was shocking to me that he was described as an angry, uncontrollable and evil (惹人厌的) boy. How could such a little boy, after being in school only one year, be considered “evil”? Over the next several months, I came to know
2、Chip well enough to see that he was neither evil nor uncontrollable. But, one day, Chip threw a chair at his teacher and was sent to my office. I asked him what made him do this. He replied that his teacher hated him. He felt there was no way to ever get her to like him. I asked him if he would tell
3、 his teacher this. He nodded, and we called her into my office. When the teacher came_. He then said that he knew he was a very, very bad boy, and he didnt think anyone could ever like him. His teacher listened to him with heartfelt compassion. Then she gave him a big warm hug, telling him she didnt
4、 hate him at all and, actually, she cared very much about him. Only sometimes Chips behavior really scared her. It was clear to both Chip and me that she really meant it.,I put my left arm on his shoulders and the right hand on his heart. I told him how wonderful and lovely I saw him to be. I praise
5、d how special and brave he was to express his hurt feelings. As I was speaking to him, his_whole_body_came_to_rest_on_my_right_hand_next_to_his_heart.It was a moment in time unlike anything I had experienced before. From then on, Im pleased to see his behavior improved through the rest of school yea
6、rs. A childs mind is clear and sensitive (敏感的). He receives whatever others say without protection. It is as easy to consider someone hopeless as it is to consider him able in his own special way.,1The first paragraph mainly tells us_ AChip was very popular at school Bthe teacher didnt care about Ch
7、ip at all CChip had no way to get others to like him Dthe writer thought differently about Chip 2Which of the following is the best sentence to fill in the blank in the passage?_ Ashe couldnt control her feelings BI advised her to be more patient CChip became angry and crazy again DI encouraged Chip
8、 to express his feelings,D,D,3The underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 shows that Chip_ Aaccepted the writer Bwanted a rest Cwas quite afraid Dfelt a little nervous 4What can we learn from the passage?_ ANo pains, no gains. BLove me, love my dog. CExpect higher, act better. DWhere there is a will, the
9、re is a way.,A,C,中考英语“阅读理解”题主要是考查考生综合运用所学语言知识的能力。很多同学在做题时常常有一种“读得懂做不对”的感觉,因此对阅读理解这种题型及其解题技巧作一些简要的分析很有必要。 从近几年的中考阅读理解情况看,短文体裁多样,题材各异,文章涉及科学知识、社会文化、政治历史、人文环境和日常生活等方面,充分体现其时代性和实用性。短文难度逐年加大。常见题型有主旨题、细节题、推断题、猜测词义题和判断正误题。 做“阅读理解”题应先看问题,弄清考点。在阅读短文之前,快速浏览问题,以便在阅读短文时做到心中有数,快速、准确地捕捉所需信息。其次要注意先易后难。做题时不必拘泥于书中所呈
10、现的语篇顺序,应遵循先易后难的原则。如可先做细节题再做推断题,因为细节题大多能直接从文中找到答案,而推断题则需对短文进行深层理解,再作判断。,?主旨概括题 主旨题主要考查学生对短文中心思想或作者意图的掌握。做此类题时,应通读全文,理解文章大意,充分理解主题句的意义。短文往往围绕主题句展开,主题句通常出现在短文第一句或最后一句。 ?细节理解题 细节题是用来进一步表达主题,体现中心思想的,往往针对短文某个细节来设题。做此类题时,应快速捕捉信息,可能是一些事例、数字等,阅读时要有针对性。,?推理判断题 推断题就是根据某个事实推断结论的题型,主要考查学生的理解力和推断力。这类推断通常包括:数据事实推断
11、、常识推断以及作者的写作目的、态度和倾向等的推断。做此类题时,应根据短文中的相关语句,对与事实有关的细节加以分析,找出线索,悟出字里行间的意思,反复比较,从而作出合乎逻辑的判断。 ?猜测词义题 猜测词义题主要考查学生根据上下文正确判断灵活变化的词义的能力。一般情况下,推断词义的题目中所出现的单词,大多数是学生未曾见过的生词,学生需要在该词出现的上下文中去寻找线索。通过阅读上下文,断定该词的真正含义,然后将这个释义代入文中,检查是否贴切,仔细比较直到得出该词的确切含义。,【例1】 Arent mobile phones, email and voice mail supposed to help
12、 us communicate more easily? Sadly, thats not always the case. Take the other day for example, when I was walking through the park with my friend, suddenly his mobile phone rang and he answered itleaving me alone and cutting our conversation dead! In fact, the park was filled with people talking on
13、their mobile phones. They were passing other people without even looking at them, or stopping to walk their dogs. Clearly, people preferred the mobile phone to human contact (联系) Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel? Development in communication technology seems to
14、keep people from human contact. With email over the Internet, we can communicate without seeing or talking to one another. With voice mail, you can have conversations without even meeting that person. Even some food stores are using selfscanners (自助扫描仪) so that you can check yourself out.,As the con
15、tact between human beings becomes automated (自助化的), my feeling of being disconnected gets stronger. Dont get me wrong. Im not against machines. I also own a mobile phone, a voice mail system, and an email account. Giving them up isnt a good idea, as they are useful to have around. Its just that when
16、 they keep us away from human contact, I begin to feel sad. More and more, I find myself answering email instead of talking to people. The technology that was made to help keep us in contact with each other is , in fact making me feel more lonely. What is to be done? Well, Ive made myself a plan to
17、use less technology: no emailing people who live near me, and no letting the voice mail pick up when Im at home.,1The example in Paragraph 1 shows that people now Acommunicate more easily Bdislike talking face to face at all Cprefer talking on their mobile phones Dare only good at using mobile phone
18、s 2The underlined word“disconnected”in Paragraph 2 probably means Alonely Bsatisfied Cstupid Dinterested,3It can be inferred (推断) from the passage that Athe writer is going to give up mobile phones Bmachines are now not useful to have around Cmachines actually keep people closer to each other Dthe w
19、riter decides not to phone others a lot when with friends 4Which is the best title of the passage? ATechnology and Human Life BThe Importance of Technology CTechnology and Human Contact DThe Development of Technology,【短文大意】本文讲的是科技和人际交往方面的问题。 1C 【解析】由第一段中的“Clearly, people preferred the voice on the m
20、obile phone to human contact”可知答案为C。 2A 【解析】此处表示,我们联系得越密切,反而觉得越没有联系,即“反而觉得孤单”,故答案为A。 3D 【解析】通读最后一段,由其中的“Ive make myself a plan to use less technology.”可推断答案为D。 4C 【解析】通读全文可知,本文讲的是科技和人际交往方面的问题,故最佳标题是C项。,According to a recent study, there are about 70,000 blind children in Indonesia. Among them, 60 pe
21、rcent were not born blind. Iyehezkiel Parudani is one of them, who lost his eyesight by accident at age six. He now teaches English to blind students at the Pajajaran Special School. Iyehezkiel Parudani says learning English can help blind people feel better about themselves. “By learning English, t
22、hey can be an English teacher, a translator, and a tour guide. ” Students read using Braille (盲文). To write, they use special tools, too. Iyehezkiel Parudani says blind people should not let their physical disability influence their dreams. In 2008 , he got a chance to study at the University of Texas. Two years later, he got a masters degree in course development there.,“In the US, if I go to the university to study, everything is availablelike e