全國英語專八TEM閱讀理解特訓(xùn)題

1、全國英語專八TEM閱讀理解特訓(xùn)題Exceptional children are different in some significant way from others of the same age. For these children to develop to their full adult potential, their education must be adapted to those differences.Although we focus on the needs of exceptional children, we find ourselves describi

2、ng their environment as well. While the leading actor on the stage captures our attention, we are aware of the importance of the supporting players and the scenery of the play itself. Both the family and the society in which exceptional children live are often the key to their growth and development

3、. And it is in the public schools that we find the full expression of societys understanding - the knowledge, hopes, and fears that are passed on to the next generation.Education in any society is a mirror of that society. In that mirror we can see the strengths, the weaknesses, the hopes, the preju

4、dices, and the central values of the culture itself. The great interest in exceptional children shown in public education over the past three decades indicates the strong feeling in our society that all citizens, whatever their special conditions, deserve the opportunity to fully develop their capab

5、ilities.“All men are created equal.” Weve heard it many times, but it still has important meaning for education in a democratic society. Although the phrase was used by this countrys founders to denote equality before the law, it has also been interpreted to mean equality of opportunity. That concep

6、t implies educational opportunity for all children - the right of each child to receive help in learning to the limits of his or her capacity, whether that capacity be small or great. Recent court decisions have confirmed the right of all children - disabled or not - to an appropriate education, and

7、 have ordered that public schools take the necessary steps to provide that education. In response, schools are modifying their programs, adapting instruction to children who are exceptional, to those who cannot profit substantially from regular programs.習(xí)題1. In Paragraph 2, the author cites the exam

8、ple of the leading actor on the stage to show thatA the growth of exceptional children has much to do with their family and the societyB exceptional children are more influenced by their families than normal children areC exceptional children are the key interest of the family and societyD the needs

9、 of the society weigh much heavier than the needs of the exceptional children2. The reason that the exceptional children receive so much concern in education is that _.A they are expected to be leaders of the societyB they might become a burden of the societyC they should fully develop their potenti

10、alsD disabled children deserve special consideration3. This passage mainly deals with _.A the differences of children in their learning capabilitiesB the definition of exceptional children in modern societyC the special educational programs for exceptional childrenD the necessity of adapting educati

11、on to exceptional children4. From this passage we learn that the educational concern for exceptional children _.A is now enjoying legal supportB disagrees with the tradition of the countryC was clearly stated by the countrys foundersD will exert great influence over court decisions全文翻譯特殊兒童在一些重要的方面不同

12、于其他同齡的孩子。對于這些孩子來說，要把他們?nèi)康某墒斓臐摿﹂_發(fā)出來，他們所受的教育就必須適應(yīng)那些差異。雖然我們關(guān)注的是特殊兒童的需要，但卻發(fā)現(xiàn)我們也在描述他們的生活環(huán)境。當(dāng)舞臺上的主角吸引了我們的注意力后，我們也意識到配角及戲劇場景的重要性。特殊兒童所處的家庭及社會環(huán)境常常是他們成長和發(fā)展的關(guān)鍵。正是在公立學(xué)校里我們感受到了社會知性的充分體現(xiàn)向下一代傳授知識、希望和恐懼。任何社會的教育都是反映該社會的一面鏡子。在這面鏡子里，我們可以看到優(yōu)點(diǎn)、弱點(diǎn)、希望、偏見，以及文化本身的核心價值。過去30年間公共教育表現(xiàn)出的對特殊兒童的巨大關(guān)注表明了存在于我們社會中的那種強(qiáng)烈情緒，即所有公民，不論情況怎么

13、特殊，都應(yīng)該得到全面發(fā)展其能力的機(jī)會?！叭巳松鷣砥降取?。這句話我們已聽過無數(shù)次，但在民主社會它對教育仍然有著極其重要的寓意。盡管這句話被國家建立者們用來表示法律面前人人平等，它也被解釋為機(jī)會面前人人平等。這個概念暗示了所有兒童都有接受教育的機(jī)會即每個兒童，不管其本身的能力大小與否，都有權(quán)利在學(xué)習(xí)上最大限度地得到幫助。最近的'法庭裁決已再次確定了所有兒童不論殘疾與否都有接受適當(dāng)?shù)慕逃臋?quán)利，并已命令公立學(xué)校采取必要的措施來提供這種教育。作為回應(yīng)，學(xué)校也在調(diào)整課程安排，使授課能夠適應(yīng)特殊兒童，適應(yīng)那些不能從常規(guī)課程中真正獲益的兒童的需要。重點(diǎn)句Education in any societ

14、y is a mirror of that society. In that minor we can see the strengths, the weaknesses, the hopes, the prejudices, and the central values of the culture itself.該句意義：在該句中使用“mirror”這個比喻，即借用鏡子會反映真實(shí)反映情況的東西這一特征，進(jìn)而說明教育是社會的鏡子，即可以從教育這個角度看一個社會的全貌。凡是教育類的寫作，皆可以應(yīng)用該句子，直接帶入寫作中。該句語法：(1)介詞短語做后置定語：in any society(2) 介

15、詞短語做前置狀語省略逗號：In that minor，本應(yīng)有逗號，但是在該句中省略。(3)平行結(jié)構(gòu)中三者以上并列：the strengths, the weaknesses, the hopes, the prejudices, and the central values(4)反身代詞做同位語：itself=culture習(xí)題答案答案：ACDA1.In Paragraph 2, the author cites the example of the leading actor on the stage to show that_.1.第二段作者引用舞臺主角的例子目的是為了說明_。A the

16、growth of exceptional children has much to do with their family and the societyA 特殊兒童的成長與家庭和社會有很大關(guān)系B exceptional children are more influenced by their families than normal children areB 與正常兒童相比，特殊兒童受到的家庭影響更大C exceptional children are the key interest of the family and societyC 家庭和社會最感興趣的是特殊兒童D the n

17、eeds of the society weigh much heavier than the needs of the exceptional childrenD 社會的需要比特殊兒童的需要重要得多2.The reason that the exceptional children receive so much concern in education is that_.2.特殊兒童在教育上得到很多關(guān)注的原因是_。A they are expected to be leaders of the societyA 他們有望成為社會領(lǐng)袖B they might become a burden

18、of the societyB 他們有可能成為社會負(fù)擔(dān)C they should fully develop their potentialsC 他們應(yīng)該充分發(fā)揮自己的潛力D disabled children deserve special considerationD 殘疾兒童值得特殊關(guān)注3.This passage mainly deals with_.3.文章的主要內(nèi)容是_。A the differences of children in their learning capabilitiesA 孩子在學(xué)習(xí)能力上的差異B the definition of exceptional children in modern societyB 現(xiàn)代社會中特殊兒童的定義C the special educational programs for exceptional childrenC 為特殊兒童設(shè)的特殊教育項目D the necessity of adapting education to exceptional childrenD 使教育適應(yīng)特殊兒童的特點(diǎn)的必要性4. From this passage we learn t