问题 单项选择题

The effect of the baby boom on the schools helped to make possible a shift in thinking about the role of public education in the 1920’s. In the 1920’s, but especially (1) the Depression of the 1930’s, the United States experienced a (2) birth rate. Then with the prosperity (3) on by the Second World War and the economic boom that followed it, young people married and (4) households earlier and began to (5) larger families than had their (6) during the Depression. Birth rates rose to 102 per thousand in 1946, 106.2 in 1950, and 118 in 1955. (7) economics was probably the most important (8) , it is not the only explanation for the baby boom. The increased value placed (9) the idea of the family also helps to (10) this rise in birth rates. The baby boomers began streaming (11) the first grade by the mid-1940’s and became a (12) by 1950. The public school system suddenly found itself (13) The wartime economy meant that few new schools were buih between 1940 and 1945. (14) , large numbers of teachers left their profession during that period for better-paying jobs elsewhere.

(15) , in the 1950’s, the baby boom hit an antiquated and inadequate school system. Consequently, the custodial rhetoric of the 1930’s no longer made (16) ; keeping youths ages sixteen and older out of the labor market by keeping them in school could no longer be a high (17) for an institution unable to find space and staff to teach younger children. With the baby boom, the focus of educators (18) turned toward the lower grades and back to basic academic skills and (19) . The system no longer had much (20) in offering nontraditional, new, and extra services to older youths.

10()

A.demonstrate

B.interpret

C.exhibit

D.explain

答案

参考答案:D

解析:

联系上下文,这里应该填入表示“解释”的词;排除A和C两项;再看前面的一句话 中出现了单词explanation,那么这里填其动词形式explain。interpret作“解释”讲时多指对复杂问题的较深入的解释。

阅读理解与欣赏

阅读下面的文字,完成小题。(25分)

咳嗽天鹅

铁 凝

这是一个晴天,风硬,太阳却很明亮。刘富带着天鹅来到动物园门口,对检票员说了要送天鹅,让他给景班长打电话。检票员和天鹅馆通了电话之后,放刘富进园,并指给他天鹅馆的方向。园内游人不多,刘富很快就找到了天鹅馆:敢情有这么一大片水啊,三十来亩吧。那馆就在水的中央,孤岛似的。现在水面结了冰,一只天鹅也没有,想必都在那馆中的水池里。在天鹅馆通往岸边的弯弯曲曲的小桥上,一个五十多岁的黑脸汉子迎着刘富走过来,这当是景班长了。他一边对刘富道着“辛苦辛苦”,一边打量着他怀里的竹筐说,不错,是大天鹅,你在电话里总叫它咳嗽天鹅。

刘富随景班长进了天鹅馆,馆中的水池里,果然有一对对的天鹅在游动。刘富把竹筐放在地上说,看它这脚蹼裂的,快让它进水里泡泡吧。景班长说不忙,我们的人先要给它做体检,这是规定。说话间两个穿灰大褂的工作人员就领走了刘富的天鹅。

景班长叫刘富不要客气,说饭就在这个值班室吃,说他在这儿吃了三十多年中午饭了。又不摆席,就是馒头粉条菜。刘富便也不再推辞。

两人说着话,有管理员已经在桌上摆出两副碗筷,两只青花瓷酒杯,一瓶“小二”——二两装二锅头,一碟花生米。景班长给刘富和自己斟上酒,刘富说这酒就不喝了,他开着车呢。景班长说两个人喝一瓶“小二”还能叫人开不成车?说完硬把酒杯塞进刘富手里。两个人真喝了起来。

一会儿一只热气腾腾的黑铁锅端了上来,锅里炖着灰褐色的大块的肉。景班长举起筷子冲着铁锅对刘富说,来,尝尝。

刘富说这是鸡呀?景班长说是鹅,你送来的那只天鹅。

刘富放下筷子,似懂未懂的样子。

景班长只好给他解释说,动物园医生已经为这只天鹅做了体检,结果是它太老了,足有二十五岁了,体内脏器严重老化,基本不再有存活的意义。

刘富说多老算是老啊?

景班长说天鹅寿命在二十五岁左右,你说它老不老。

刘富说可它正活着哪。

景班长说我们养这么一只老天鹅所要花费的成本你想过没有?

刘富不记得自己是怎么离开天鹅馆的,只记得他摔了眼前一个酒杯。当他出了动物园,开了车门把车发动着之后,才觉出自己的脚趾缝一阵阵钝痛,像被长了锈的锯子在割锯。他把头伏在方向盘上闭住眼,眼前立刻是黑铁锅里被肢解了的白天鹅。

刘富如果不在这时住后看,他就真的记不起香改还在车上等着他。大半天时间他已经把她给忘了,他原本要在离婚前给香改治好咳嗽的。是啊,咳嗽,刘富曾经那么厌恶香改的咳嗽,他也同样不喜欢天鹅的咳嗽。每当女人和鹅同时在院子里咳嗽起来,他就觉得他的生活纷杂、烦乱,很没有成色。但是就在刚才,当他听见后排座上突然响起的咳嗽声时,竟意外地有了几分失而复得般的踏实感。(选自《小说选刊》,有删节)

小题1:下列对作品的分析和概括,最恰当的两项是( )(5分)

A.这篇小说最突出的手法是欲扬先抑,从咳嗽这一日常生活中非常细小的现象人手,反映生态忧思、“人态”忧思的重大问题。

B.小说讲述人和一只飞禽白天鹅的故事,作者的视点聚焦在天鹅身上,天鹅的命运是这篇文章的线索,而人物的命运只是衬托作用。

C.将天鹅肉狗食而烹不仅吞噬掉天鹅本身,同时也吞噬掉了刘富美好向往的内心,也画上了一个让人心酸的句号,发人深思。

D.在天鹅送到动物园,最后成了下酒菜,刘富“觉出自己的脚趾缝一阵阵钝痛,像被长了锈的锯子在割锯”,反映景班长的残忍。E.刘富对待妻子香改从不宽容,但天鹅之死让他震惊,也让他的天性向着自己的妻子敞开,他醒悟到妻子需要得到他的爱惜和呵护。

小题2:请分析“咳嗽天鹅”这个标题的妙处。(6分)

小题3:这篇小说的情节是如何展开的?请概括回答。(6分)

小题4:本文写了咳嗽天鹅的故事,请探究作者的情感取向。(8分)

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