- 阅读理解A
题干：Tensofthousandsof18-year-oldswillgraduatethisyearandbehandedmeaninglessdiplomas.Thesediplomaswon’tlookanydifferentfromthoseawardedtheirluckierclassmates.Theirvaliditywillbequestionedonlywhentheiremployersdiscoverthatthesegraduatesaresemiliterate(半文盲）.Eventuallyafortunatefewwillfindtheirwayintoeducational-repairshops-adult-literacyprograms,suchastheonewhereIteachbasicgrammarandwriting.There,high-schoolgraduatesandhigh-schooldropoutspursuinggraduate-equivalencycertificateswilllearntheskillstheyshouldhavelearnedinschool.Theywillalsodiscovertheyhavebeencheatedbyoureducationalsystem.Iwillneverforgetateacherwhogottheattentionofoneofmychildrenbyrevealingthetrumpcardoffailure.Ouryoungest,aworld-classcharmer,didlittletodevelophisintellectualtalentsbutalwaysgotby.UntilMrs.Stifter.Oursonwashigh-schoolseniorwhenhehadherforEnglish.“Hesitsinthebackoftheroomtalkingtohisfriends.”shetoldme.”Whydon’tyoumovehimtothefrontrow?”Iurged,believingtheembarrassmentwouldgethimtosettledown.Mrs.Stiftersaid,“Idon'tmoveseniors.Iflunk(使……不及格）them.”Ourson'sacademiclifeflashedbeforemyeyes.Noteacherhadeverthreatenedhim.BythetimeIgothomeIwasfeelingprettygoodaboutthis.Itwasaradicalapproachforthesetimes,but,well.Whynot?“She’sgoingtoflunkyou.”Itoldmyson.Ididnotdiscussitanyfurther.SuddenlyEnglishbecameapriorityinhislife.HefinishedoutthesemesterwithanA.Iknowoneexampledoesn'tmakeacase，butatnightIseeaparadeofstudentswhoareangryforhavingbeenpassedalonguntiltheycouldnolongerevenpretendtokeepup.Ofaverageintelligenceorbetter,theyeventuallyquitschool,concludingtheyweretoodumbtofinish.“Ishouldhavebeenheldback，”isacommentIhearfrequently.Evensadderarethosestudentswhoarehigh-schoolgraduateswhosaytomeafterafewweeksofclass，“Idon'tknowhowIevergotahigh-schooldiploma.”Passingstudentswhohavenotmasteredtheworkcheatsthemandtheemployerswhoexpectgraduatestohavebasicskills.Weexcusethisdishonestbehaviorbysayingkidscan’tlearniftheycomefromterribleenvironments.Nooneseemstostoptothinkthatmostkidsdon'tputschoolfirstontheirlistunlesstheyperceivesomethingisatrisk.They’dratherbesailing.ManystudentsIseeatnighthavedecidedtomakeeducationapriority.Theyaremotivatedbythedesireforabetterjobortheneedtohangontotheonethey’vegot.Theyhaveahealthyfearoffailure.Peopleofallagescanriseabovetheirproblems，buttheyneedtohaveareasontodoso.Youngpeoplegenerallydon’thavethematuritytovalueeducationinthesameway.Myadultstudentsvalueit.Butfearoffailurecanmotivateboth.
题目：How did Mrs. Stifter get the attention of one of the author's children? - A 、Flunking him.
- B 、Moving his seat.
- C 、Blaming him.
- D 、Playing card with him.
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参考答案【正确答案：A】
细节题。根据题干中的信号词get the attention of one of the author’s children定位到第三段第一句：…who got the attention of one of my children by revealing the trump card of failure, 介词短语 by revealing the trump card of failure 作方式状语’表示 got the attention 的方法或手段。A选项Flunking him“使他不及格”正好是revealing the trump card of failure“亮出不及格这张王牌”的同义转换。因此A选项为正确答案。D选项Playing card with him意为“和他玩扑克牌”，是对 revealing the trump card of failure 的曲解。
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