Question

Recently, a three-part BBC documentary Are Our Kids Tough Enough? Chinese School has become a hot topic. The TV documentary followed five Chinese teachers who spent a month working with 50 teenagers, aged from 13 to 14 at Bohunt School in the southern English county of Hampshire. The Chinese teacher used Chinese ways to teach the students instead of British ways.

The first part, broadcast on August 4th, showed the students performing morning exercises, taking part in a long-distance running race and learning how to do eye exercises during breaks.

It was tough on the teachers, because they had to spend a great deal of energy and time keeping the noisy students quiet, and the leading teacher complained that the classroom was always “chaotic(混乱的)”. At the same time, many students complained that the teachers were too strict, the lessons were boring and they found it difficult to get used to the new ways.

The TV documentary causes a debate(争论). Some people say that Chinese teachers are too strict and fail to engage students’ interest. In their opinion, Chinese teachers prefer spoon-feeding education that will help students pass exams, but it will be useless in the real world. However, supporters say that the Chinese education system can produce hard-working and polite students.

1.Which of the following things was NOT showed in the first part?

A. Having breakfast with teachers.

B. Taking part in a long-distance running race.

C. Performing morning exercises.

D. Learning how to do eye exercises during breaks.

2.Many students at Bohunt School said that the Chinese teachers were too _______.

A. friendly    B. strict    C. kind    D. patient

3.What does the underlined word “engage” in the last paragraph mean?

A. Talk with.    B. Keep.    C. Attract.    D. Teach.

4.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Chinese teachers are helpful.

B. Chinese education system is better than the British one.

C. British students are very good.

D. The debate about a BBC documentary.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】短文主要介绍了英国广播公司所拍摄的一部纪录片，片中讲述了中国的5名教师采用中国的教育方式来对英国的学生进行为期一个月的教学。许多学生抱怨老师太严厉，课程枯燥，他们很难习惯新的方法。这部电视纪录片引起了有关中国教育方式的一场争论。有人说中国教师太严格，不能吸引学生的兴趣。支持者说中国的教育制度能培养出勤奋和有礼貌的学生。

1.细节判断题。根据短文第二自然段可知，第一部分展示了学生们早操表演，参加长跑比赛，学习如何在课间休息时做眼保健操三个方面的内容，与老师一起共进早餐没有提及，故答案选A。

2.细节理解题。根据短文中国的句子“At the same time, many students complained that the teachers were too strict,”可知，英国博杭特中学的许多学生认为中国的教师太严厉了，答案为B。

3.词义猜测题。A. Talk with.谈论；B. Keep.保持；C. Attract. 吸引；D. Teach.教。根据后面的句子“In their opinion, Chinese teachers prefer spoon-feeding education that will help students pass exams,”可知，他们认为中国教师更喜欢填鸭式的教育，不能吸引学生的兴趣。故答案为C。

4.主旨大意题。短文主要介绍了英国广播公司所拍摄的一部纪录片，片中讲述了中国的5名教师采用中国的教育方式来对英国的学生进行为期一个月的教学。许多学生抱怨老师太严厉，课程枯燥，他们很难习惯新的方法。这部电视纪录片引起了有关中国教育方式的一场争论，故答案为D。

点睛：阅读理解中考查的题型主要有细节理解题 、主旨大意题、推理判断题（普通推断、推断文章出处）、词义猜测题等题型。在解答词义猜测题时，由于短文中出现了部分生词，在不允许查字典的情况下，只能运用“猜测词义法”来猜测单词的意思。猜词的技巧有多种，可以通过因果关系，对比关系猜词；也可以通过同义词，反义词或构词法猜词，以及上下文的句意去判断，如第3小题，可以通过上下文语境，运用逻辑推理能力，准确猜出词义，根据后面的句子“In their opinion, Chinese teachers prefer spoon-feeding education that will help students pass exams,”可知，他们认为中国教师更喜欢填鸭式的教育，不能吸引学生的兴趣。故答案为C。