Question

Students in a college French class have helped fill the empty bookshelves of a very poor Haitian(海地的) school by writing 90 books. Although many children in Haiti speak Creole(克里奥尔语) at home, French is taught in classrooms and used by the government , and students are asked to know the language in order to get further education. Therefore, the class hoped to provide resources to help the young students learn French well.

The project, called Little French Books, was headed up by Jennifer Shotwell, a French professor at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia. Shotwell had visited Haiti with a group of students in 2013 to support a Haitian student and give books to a new library. Following the trip, Shotwell brought the experience back to her classroom.

“My students have a chance to use the French language in a special way by writing children’s books,” Shotwell said. “Though some learners don’t think they can produce much with a new language, my students are learning to express themselves and create entertaining stories that we finally share with disadvantaged children who are also learning French.”

Shotwell had sent French books to Haitian schools, but they were printed on cheap paper that could be easily broken. So she started a Kickstarter, which collected more than $1,000 to make books with durable covers.

The books, which included stories about princesses, dinosaurs and exciting experiences, were given to the St.Gabriel’s school in Lascahobas.

“Each time a child gets into a new book, he will no doubt get new knowledge and new understanding. The Little French Books means a lot to our students, said Gardy Myrtil, a teacher at the school.

1.Why do the college students create books for children in Haiti?

A. To help the children learn French.

B. To follow the government’s requirements.

C. To stop the children from speaking Creole.

D. To make the library open with enough books.

2.What can we learn about the Little French Books?

A. It was started in 2003 by a student.

B. It is in charge of Jennifer Shotwell.

C. It helps set up many new libraries in Haiti.

D. It provides textbooks as well as story books .

3.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “durable” in Paragraph 4 ?

A. strong    B. colorful

C. beautiful    D. thin

4.What does Gardy Myrtil want to say in the last paragraph?

A. More libraries should be open for kids.

B. She is thankful to the project for its effort.

C. kids should read more books in their free time.

D. The more books kids read, the clever they’ll be.

Answer

1. A

2. B

3. A

4. B

【解析】

本文为说明文。虽然海地的许多儿童在家都说克里奥尔语，但政府在课堂上教授法语，并要求学生掌握这种语言，以便获得进一步的教育。一所大学法语类的学生写了90本书，帮助填补了一个非常穷的海地学校里空空的书架。给那里的孩子们提供了资源，帮助年轻的学生学好法语。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段中的Therefore, the class hoped to provide resources to help the young students learn French well.可知，大学生要为海地的孩子们写书是希望提供资源，帮助年轻的学生学好法语。故A选项正确。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段中的The project, called Little French Books, was headed up by Jennifer Shotwell, a French professor at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia.可知，这个名为“小法语书”的项目由弗吉尼亚州阿什兰市伦道夫-梅肯学院的法语教授珍妮弗·肖特韦尔(Jennifer Shotwell)牵头的。故B选项正确。

3.词义猜测题。根据第四段中的Shotwell had sent French books to Haitian schools, but they were printed on cheap paper that could be easily broken.（肖特韦尔曾把法语书寄给海地的学校，但这些书都是用廉价的纸张印刷的，很容易破损。）可知，她创办了Kickstarter网站，募集了1000多美元，肯定是制作封面耐用的书籍。故A选项正确。

4.推理判断题。根据最后一段中的The Little French Books means a lot to our students（这些小法文书对我们的学生意义重大）可知，Gardy Myrtil非常感谢这个项目所做出的努力。故B选项正确。