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-1-EvaluationWarning:ThedocumentwascreatedwithSpire.Docfor.NET.Module1课下能力提升（一）阅读理解AAschoolwhere60%ofpupilsspeakEnglishasasecondlanguagehasequippedelectronictranslatorsforeverychildsotheycancommunicatewithteachers.ManorParkPrimaryinBirmingham,whichhas384pupils,isthefirstschoolinBritaintoprovidetranslatorsforallofitschildrenandtomakethetoolsapartofeverylesson.Thetechnologycanallowteacherstotypemessagestopupilswhicharethentranslatedintothe19nativetonguesofchildren,withnoEnglish.Another11languagesarespokenbypupilswhohavesomeEnglish.InBritain,withfiguresshowingthatoneinsixprimarypupilsspeaksadifferentlanguageathome—doublethenumbertenyearsago—thetechnologycouldsoonbecomepopularinmanymoreschools.TalkingTutorcantranslateEnglishintomanylanguagesincludingPolish,UrduandChinese.Theteachertypesamessageintoacomputeranditthenreadsthemessageouttothepupilsintheirnativetongues.ThepupilstypetheanswerwhichisreadtotheteacherbyTalkingTutor.HeadmasterJasonSmithsaidthesoftwarehadtransformedhisschoolandgivenstafftheopportunitytocommunicatewithchildren.Theschoolpays￡700ayearforthesoftware.Thesoftware,developedbyEMASUK,costmorethan￡2.5milliontoproduce.DawnHolt,ateacherattheschool,admittedshehadstruggledinthepasttocommunicatewithpupilswhohadrecentlyarrivedinBritain.Butsomesaygivingpupilsthetranslatorscouldbe“damaginganddangerous”．“SurelyitwouldbebettertogivealltheseteenagersanintensivecourseinEnglish，”saidNickSeaton,afather.“Myboysaysteachersarespendingmoretimeusingthecomputerthanteaching.Hecamehomelastweekandsaidhefeltpushedaside.”语篇解读：学校里60%的学生的母语不是英语，教师怎么上课、怎么和学生交流呢？一种新发明的电脑软件能帮助解决这个问题。1．Whatisthenameoftheelectronictranslator?A．TalkingTutor.B．EMASUK.C．NickSeatonD．DawnHolt.-2-解析：选A细节理解题。根据文章第三段第一句可知，该软件的名称为TalkingTutor。2．ManorParkPrimarydecidedtouseelectronictranslatorsinorderto________.A．helpthepupilstolearnEnglishwellinashorttimeB．maketheteachersandthestudentsunderstandeachotherC．letthestudentsmasterforeignlanguagesquicklyD．attractmoreandmorepupilstotheschool解析：选B细节理解题。根据文章第一段第一句可知，该校配备这个软件的目的是帮助师生更好地交流。3．Fromthetextwecaninferthat________.A．EMASUKcan'tmakealotofmoneyfromthesoftwareB．moreandmorepupilsbegintochoosetostudyinBritainC．therearemanyschoolswhichhavealreadyusedthesoftwareD．theteachershadnodifficultytalkingwiththestudentsbefore解析：选B推理判断题。根据第二段第三句可知，在英国，有六分之一的小学生的母语不是英语，这一比例是十年前的两倍。由此可以推知，越来越多的国外的小学生选择到英国去上学。4．Whydosomepeoplesaygivingpupilsthetranslatorscouldbe“damaginganddangerous”？A．Becausethestudentswillpaymoremoneytotheschool.B．Becausethestudentswon'tgetenoughcarefromtheteachers.C．Becausethestudentscan'tusethetranslatorsproperly.D．Becausethestudentswon'tspeaktotheteachersanymore.解析：选B细节理解题。根据文章最后一段最后两句可知，其原因在于这会导致老师把过多的时间用在电脑操作上，学生感觉老师不够关心自己。BThemorningsunwasshiningonfive­footwavesasoldfriendsMcKenzieClarkandBrianWargoslidtheirsurfboardsintothewarmwaterandpaddledouttosea.About400yardsfromshore,McKenzie'sboardhitwhatshethoughtwasarock.Whenshelookeddown,insteadshesawtheoutlineofasharkeasily—twelvefeetlong.Shescreamedasshefelttheboardrising,theshark'sbodybreakingthesurface.“Isettledonitshead,gettingpulledouttosea，”saysMcKenzie,35.Brian,45,sawthetigershark.Heknewthespecieswasaggressiveandpaddledanxiouslytowardhisfriend.BeforeBrianreachedMcKenzie,thesharkslippedbeneaththewater,leavingher-3-onthesurfboard,grippingitssidewithherlefthand.Secondslater,thesharkbitintothesurfboard,pinningMcKenzie'shandtotheboard.Asshepulleditfree,shefellintothewater,stilltiedtotheboardbyherankleleash.Thesharktookoffagaintowardopenwater,thesurfboardstillinitsmouth.BloodflowedfromherlefthandasMcKenzieremovedtheleashfromherankle.“He'scomingback，”BrianyelledtoMcKenzie.“Getonyourboard！”OnitswayinMcKenzie'sdirection,thesharkswamunderneathBrian'sboard,andwhentheshark'sfinappearedabovewater,Briancaughtit.Withhislefthandholdingontothefin,Brianhitthesharkinthegills(鱼鳃)withhisrightfistseveraltimes.Onthefifthblow,“Thesharktrembled，”Briansays,“andswambackouttowardopenwater.”“AreyouOK？”Briancalledout.“Hebitmyfingersoff！”McKenzieresponded.Twoothersurfersheardtheyellingandswamovertohelp.Backondryland,BriandroveMckenzietothehospital,about25milesaway,wheredoctorsremovedpartofherleftfingersandrepaireddamagetoherhand.McKenzierealizeshowluckyshewasthatherfriendwastheretohelp.Forhispart,Briansaysheactedoninstinct.“IknewwhatIhadtodotosavemyfriend，”hesays.语篇解读：文章讲述了两个朋友去冲浪，其中一人被鲨鱼袭击，另一人勇敢击退鲨鱼，拯救朋友的故事。5．WhatmadeMcKenzie'sboardrise?A．Thepulloftheshark.B．Thecrashintoarock.C．Thestrongwaves.D．Theshark'sbody.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第二段第三句“Shescreamedasshefelttheboardrising,theshark'sbodybreakingthesurface.”可知，鲨鱼的身体冲出水面使得她的冲浪板升了起来。故选D项。6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．McKenzie'slefthand.B．McKenzie'ssurfboard.C．Theaggressiveshark.D．Thestrongwave.-4-解析：选A代词指代题。根据第三段第一句中的“leavingheronthesurfboard,grippingitssidewithherlefthand”和第二句可知，it指代麦肯齐被鲨鱼咬住的左手。7．HowdidBrianhelphisfriendMcKenzie?A．Byremovingtheleashfromherankle.B．Byhittingthesharkinitsgills.C．Byhelpinghergetonherboardagain.D．Byholdingtheshark'sfinbacktowardopenwater.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第四段第二、三句“Withhislefthandholdingontothe