Question

    A math and physics teacher from rural Kenya, who gives away 80% of his monthly income to help the poor, has won a $1 million prize.

Peter Tabichi was awarded the Global Teacher Prize on Sunday. He teaches at a rural Kenyan school in Pwani Village, with only one computer, poor Internet and a student-teacher ratio (比率) of 58:1. Nearly all his students are from poor families, and almost a third of them have no parents or only one parent alive.

Tabichi gets online educational content by visiting Internet cafes and uses it offline in class. He guided the school’s science club, in which students now compete in national and international competitions. The mathematical science team qualified to compete in the INTEL International Science and Engineering Fair this year in Arizona. His students also won an award from the Royal Society of Chemistry after using local plant life to produce electricity.

“This prize does not recognize me but recognizes this great continent’s young people,” Tabichi said. His students face many challenges, including food shortage, drug abuse, teenage pregnancies and young marriages. Yet at the Keriko Mixed Day Secondary School where Tabichi teaches, the number of students has doubled over three years and more of the students are going on to college.

Tabichi was chosen from 10,000 applicants in 180 countries. He accepted the award from actor Hugh Jackman. The annual Global Teacher Prize was first launched in 2014 by Sunny Varkey, founder and chairman of GEMS Education. Now in its fifth year, the Global Teacher Prize is the largest of its kind. The $1 million award is presented to an exceptional teacher who has made an outstanding contribution to their profession.

1.What do we know about Peter Tabichi?

A. He enjoys a high enough income to help the poor.

B. He makes a difference to many of his students’ life.

C. He does online teaching in Internet cafes sometimes.

D. He helps take care of parentless students’ daily life.

2.What do we know about Peter Tabichi’s students?

A. They solved the problem of electricity supply in Pwani.

B. They are trained to compete for various academic awards.

C. They show great potential with the help of Peter Tabichi.

D. They persuade their friends to go to school together.

3.What does the author intend to do in the last paragraph?

A. Summarize the previous paragraphs.

B. Provide some advice for the readers.

C. Add some background information.

D. Introduce a new topic for discussion.

4.What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. A Rural Kenyan Teacher Guides Students in Competitions

B. A Rural Kenyan Teacher Changes Students’ Life Path

C. A Rural Kenyan Teacher Donates Money to the Poor

D. A Rural Kenyan Teacher Is Awarded a $1 Million Prize

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。主要记叙了译为来自肯尼亚的农村教师，将自己80%的月收入用于帮助自己的贫困学生而赢得了一百万美元的奖金的故事。他的学生在他的帮助下表现出了巨大的潜力。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段A math and physics teacher from rural Kenya, who gives away 80% of his monthly income to help the poor, has won a $1 million prize.可知Peter Tabichi将自己80%的月收入用于帮助穷人，并改变了许多学生的生活。故选B。

2.推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句His students also won an award from the Royal Society of Chemistry after using local plant life to produce electricity.可知他的学生利用当地的植物来发电，获得了英国皇家化学学会颁发的奖项。可推理知他的学生在他的帮助下显示出了巨大的潜力，故选C。

3.推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句Tabichi was chosen from 10,000 applicants in 180 countries.以及段落主要内容可知主要为对Tabichi获奖的背景知识进行补充，故选C。

4.主旨大意题。根据文章第一段A math and physics teacher from rural Kenya, who gives away 80% of his monthly income to help the poor, has won a $1 million prize.以及文章主要内容可知主要围绕一位来自肯尼亚农村的数学和物理老师赢得了100万美元的奖金的事迹进行展开，故选D。