Question

    When my family moved to the United States from Colombia, I was 9 years old and knew little about English. As time passed, teachers finally knew all of their students and slowly everyone began to head inside, except for me. No one called out my name, and no one seemed to know I existed. I spent the next month in my new classroom quietly. I felt a wave of fear, loneliness and sadness came over me.

It turned out the school administration never cared that I didn't speak English, but something else was teaching me English. Every morning when my aunt drove me to school and picked me up, she always had 106.7 Light FM on. It was this station that introduced my young ears to the English sounds of R&B, soul, jazz and much more.

Because of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, I learned the difference between "witch" and "which". While watching the TV show South Park, I was attracted by the funny characters. I related "You bastards!” to anger and saved it in my mental word bank. In fact, thanks to pop culture, the world of English became not so hard to me while it was being turned down at school.

I also learned how to express my emotions thanks to pop culture. One day at school, we were taking a math quiz and the whole class was quiet. Suddenly, the tip of my pencil broke and I yelled, “You bastards!" Everyone held their breath in surprise and I laughed to myself because something at that moment told me I had just learned my first bad word in English.

Four months passed before the school placed me into an ESL program. By this time, I was speaking broken English and making myself understood. Finally, I learned how to speak and write English at a more advanced level, and I owe it all to pop culture.

1.Why did the author feel sad when she moved to the US?

A. She missed her hometown. B. She was ignored at school

C. She was blamed for poor grades. D. She hated learning a new language.

2.How did the author first learn English?

A. By talking with her aunt. B. By working in radio stations.

C. By listening to English songs. D. By making friends with her classmates.

3.How did the author feel after realizing she yelled “You bastards!”?

A. Happy. B. Annoyed.

C. Surprised. D. Nervous.

4.What can be the best title for this passage?

A. My life experiences in the U.S B. How I fell in love with music

C. Pop culture taught me English D. How I overcame learning difficulties

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述作者来到新学校后学英语的情况。作者最初是通过听英文歌曲学习英语的。是流行文化教会了作者英语。

1.推理判断题。根据第一段中No one called out my name, and no one seemed to know I existed.“没有人叫我的名字，似乎也没有人知道我的存在。”可知，作者搬到美国时感到悲伤是因为她在学校里无人理睬。故选B。

2.推理判断题。根据第二段中It was this station that introduced my young ears to the English sounds of R&B, soul, jazz and much more.“正是这个电台让我年轻的耳朵接触到了R&B、soul、jazz等多种英语音乐。”可知，作者最初是通过听英文歌曲学习英语的。故选C。

3.推理判断题。根据第四段中I laughed to myself because something at that moment told me I had just learned my first bad word in English.“我暗自发笑，因为在那一刻，有件事告诉我，我刚刚学会了第一个糟糕的英语单词。”由此可知，作者感到高兴。故选A。

4.主旨大意题。根据最后一段中Finally, I learned how to speak and write English at a more advanced level, and I owe it all to pop culture.“最后，我学会了如何说和写更高水平的英语，这一切都归功于流行文化。”可知，C项为最佳主题。故选C。