问题 阅读理解

阅读理解。

     Holidays are really important. Many of us will have childhood memories of summer holidays where

we were taken away from home to experience new environments and learn in different ways.

     But holidays are expensive and, for those on low wages or living on benefits,they are often

unobtainable. Even the cheapest holidays require travel and other additional costs that are difficult for

many families to meet.

     For working parents,the long summer break can be a very difficult problem for childcare. When an

annual leave allowance amounts to only five weeks,there is a need to spread this across the year.

Couples can find themselves taking leave in turn in order to care for children who are on holiday. For

some,this makes even an affordable family holiday difficult.

     The schools that I visit in Nottingham are full of experienced staff committed to giving our children a

caring and inspiring learning environment. The number of children receiving free school meals is quite large

in Nottingham and many schools have breakfast clubs to make sure that children get a healthy start to the

day. Most schools undertake programs of group or individual educational support. Schools also have an

important role in safeguarding children、 welfare through the ongoing touch and support with their pupils. During the long summer holidays,much of this is missed.

     While teachers are holidaying in the UK, many of their pupils spend the whole six weeks on the street where they live. The lack of free school meals for six weeks can result in pressure on a family budget and

an inability to afford the inspiring experiences that help children to continue their learning.

     In setting out its plans for a five-term year, Nottingham City Council (委员会) is seeking to reduce the summer holiday down to four and a half weeks, with a. more balanced five terms of roughly eight weeks,

each followed by a two-week break. We believe this will give real "down time" for school staff and pupils alike but will be short enough not to cause a real break in learning.

     We acknowledge that this change may be difficult for some school staff, particularly whose own

children are educated in other authorities. However, this must be weighed against the benefits for city

children for whom we all have the greatest duty of care.

1.The passage is probably written by _____.

A. an experienced teacher

B. a working parent

C. an inspired student

D. a city council member

2.The underlined word "they" in the second paragraph refers to "____".

A. environments

B. holidays

C. wages

D. benefits

3. It is suggested in the passage that the summer break be reduced to _____.

A. 2 weeks

B. 4.5 weeks

C. 5 weeks

D. 6 weeks

4.The plans for a shorter summer holiday will help students _____.

A. obtain the cheapest holidays without additional costs

B. get a chance to spend, six weeks a term with teachers in school

C. benefit more from the caring and inspiring learning environment

D. have more school days to receive free school meals

5.It can be inferred from the passage that _____.

A. working parents can enjoy a five-week break to care for their children

B. the suggested plans for a five-term school year can hardly be carried out

C. the long summer holiday gives teachers and students real " down time"

D. some school staff will say " No" to the plans for a shorter summer holiday

答案

1-5: DBBCD

选择题
阅读理解与欣赏

温暖的小刀

马德

⑴那年春末,我到一所中学去监考。

⑵发卷的时候,我发现,靠近讲台的一个女生怪怪的,左手藏在袖口里,遮遮掩掩,不愿伸出来。和我一起监考的,是另一所学校的一位女老师。大约,她也注意到了这个细节。随后,我俩便开始留意这个女生。在我们想来,她袖口里的那只不愿示人的手,一定藏着什么秘密。

⑶考场里静悄悄的,学生们都在全神贯注地答题。只有这个女生,一边答题,一边有意紧藏着她的那只手,一边还不自觉地环顾着左右,神色紧张而怪异。这愈加坚定了我们的怀疑:她的手里一定攥着小纸条或者其他用来作弊的东西。

  ⑷然而,我们错了。半小时后,也许女生做题做得太过专注,一不小心,她露出了自己的左手――天哪,这个女生的左手居然没有手指头。

  ⑸原来,她竟是一个有残疾的学生!

  ⑹这多少有些出乎我们的意料。愧怍之余,不禁心生悲悯。那位女老师,更是一脸的痛楚,小声地嘟囔着:“怎么会是这样,多可怜的孩子啊,多可怜的孩子。”

  ⑺考试进行到一半的时候,有一道地理题需要改动。办公室送来了一沓纸片,纸片上,印着一个阿拉伯国家的地形图。我们分发给了学生,然后让他们各自粘贴在试卷的答卷纸上。由于是临时赶印出来的,太过匆忙,这些纸片裁剪得很粗糙,考生们只有自己动手把四个毛边撕去,大小合适,才能贴在试卷上。

  ⑻这下可难为了这个女生。大约,她还是不愿让别人看到她的那只手,就用左胳膊使劲压紧纸片,右手一点一点地撕。可是,那张小纸片仿佛不听话,只要她一用力,就从她的胳膊下跑出来,再压下去,再跑出来。她急得都有些冒汗了。

  ⑼“这位女同学,我可以帮你吗?”女老师走过去,俯下身子,声音低低地征询女生的意见。女生抬起头,看了看,迟疑了一下,还是把纸片给了她。

  ⑽女老师并没有立即动手,她把那张纸片放在讲台上后,便在满考场里寻找着什么。我有些纳闷,这不是很简单的一件事嘛,她究竟想要干什么呢?

  ⑾不一会儿,女老师从一个学生那里找到了一把小刀。然后,她坐在讲台前,一点一点小心翼翼地裁着那张纸片,“哧——哧——”,小刀割裂纸片的声音很好听。我和女生看着她做这一切。说实话,那一刻,女老师慈祥得像坐在讲台前的一尊佛,她专注的神情,仿佛是在完成一件精致的手工艺品。

  ⑿随后,她微笑着把这张小纸片轻轻地放在女生的桌子上。女生欠了欠身子,低低地说了声谢谢。她拍了拍女生的肩膀,说:“赶紧答题吧,”便走开了。

  ⒀然而,我还在纳闷着。一张小纸片,用手也完全可以撕得很整齐,为什么一定要找把小刀来呢?

  ⒁考试结束后,我道出了心中的不解。那位女老师笑了,说:“这个女生所残缺的,是一只手。我不想在她面前,用自己灵巧的手指头去撕那张纸片,那样的话,会撕碎这个女孩的心。我满考场去寻找一把小刀,就是想借助小刀,避开对她的这种伤害。”

  ⒂一直以来,小刀在我心中不过是一片冰冷的铁片而已。而那年春天我懂得了,原来即便是锋利而冰冷的一片小刀,也会裁剪出人性的温暖来。

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