1994年P(guān)assage 3
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 describing 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. And it is in the public schools that we find the full expression of society' s 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 minor we can see the strengths, the weaknesses, the hopes, the prejudices, 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 capabilities.
"All men are created equal."We've heard it many times, but it still has important meaning for education in a democratic society. Although the phrase was used by this country's founders to denote equality before the law, it has also been interpreted to mean equality of opportunity. That concept 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 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.
59. In Paragraph 2, the author cites the example of the leading actor on the stage to show that
[A] the growth of exceptional children has much to do with their family and the society
[B] exceptional children are more influenced by their families than normal children are
[C] exceptional children are the key interest of the family and society
[D] the needs of the society weigh much heavier than the needs of the exceptional children
[答案] A
[解題思路]
題干中提到的例子出現(xiàn)在文章第二段的第二句"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"（當(dāng)舞臺(tái)上的主角吸引了我們的注意力后，我們也能意識(shí)到配角及劇目本身場(chǎng)景的重要性），而第三句話則對(duì)這一比較作了進(jìn)一步的說(shuō)明，即"Both the family and the society in which exceptional children live are often the key to their growth and development"（特殊兒童所處的家庭及社會(huì)環(huán)境常常是他們成長(zhǎng)和發(fā)展的關(guān)鍵），A選項(xiàng)符合原文的意思。B選項(xiàng)與文章內(nèi)容不符合，C選項(xiàng)"key interest"顯然是錯(cuò)誤信息，而D選項(xiàng)也與題干的問(wèn)題無(wú)關(guān)。
[題目譯文]
在第二段中，作者引用了舞臺(tái)上主要演員的例子說(shuō)明 。
[A] 特殊兒童的成長(zhǎng)與他們的家庭及所處的社會(huì)有緊密關(guān)系
[B] 特殊兒童比一般兒童受到家庭的影響更大
[C] 特殊兒童是其家庭和社會(huì)的關(guān)鍵興趣所在
[D] 社會(huì)的需求比特殊兒童的需求更加重要
60. The reason that the exceptional children receive so much concern in education is that__.
[A] they are expected to be leaders of the society
[B] they might become a burden of the society
[C] they should fully develop their potentials
[D] disabled children deserve special consideration
[答案] C
[解題思路]
本題的對(duì)應(yīng)信息在文章第三段的最后句話"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 capabilities"（ 過(guò)去30年間公共教育所表現(xiàn)出的對(duì)特殊兒童的巨大關(guān)注表明了存在于我們社會(huì)中的那種強(qiáng)烈的感受，即所有公民，不論情況特殊與否，都應(yīng)該得到全面發(fā)展其能力的機(jī)會(huì)），C選項(xiàng)與該表述是相符的。A和B選項(xiàng)意思相反而且顯然是錯(cuò)誤的，而D選項(xiàng)與原句中關(guān)于平等機(jī)會(huì)的呼吁相矛盾。
[題目譯文]
特殊兒童之所以得到如此多的關(guān)注是應(yīng)為 。
[A] 人們期望他們成為社會(huì)的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者
[B] 他們可能會(huì)成為社會(huì)的負(fù)擔(dān)
[C] 他們應(yīng)該充分發(fā)展他們的潛能
[D] 殘疾兒童應(yīng)該得到特殊的照顧
