Question

    Cynthia Kadohata wrote Kira-Kira and never thought it would be so popular among students. It is a book about a young Japanese-American girl, Katie Takeshima, and the difficulties that her family have to face when they are forced to move to Georgia. This book tells the story of one family’s journey to a new place, their experience of racism, and the ability of people to move forward through hard time.

In the book, Kate and Lynn Takeshima are sisters. The story begins in Lowa, where their parents’ small family-owned store runs out of business. Soon after, the Takeshimas begin to face financial difficulties and they have to go in search of a new living. The family moves to Georgia where they work at a hatchery（孵化厂）with their uncle. On the way to their new home in Georgia they experience racism. They have difficulty in “fitting in” when a hotel manager tells them to go to “the back” where the “Indians” have to stay.

Life gets even harder for the Takeshimas when they begin to work at the hatchery. Katie’s parents are over-worked there. They have to stay in a cramped apartment with little space. And as if that isn’t enough, Katie has too much schoolwork to do. During Katie’s struggle, Lynn becomes sick and Katie feels unsafe, because she has always looked up to Lynn. There are hard times that Katie and her family have to experience. This story is a beautiful-example of resilience (适应力) and friendship. It also opens the reader’s eyes to some of the struggles that Asian Americans are facing.

1.Why does the family have to move to Georgis?

A.They are not used to the life in Lowa.

B.They don’t have enough money to live in Lowa.

C.People look down on them in Lowa.

D.They want to open a hatchery in Georgia.

2.From the second paragraph, we can infer that Indians ___________.

A.run the hotel B.are not friendly

C.have a hard life D.like staying in the back

3.The underlined word “cramped” in the third paragraph probably means ____________.

A.comfortable B.crowded

C.quiet D.bright

4.Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?

A.Katie’s parents died in the hatchery.

B.Lynn really looked up to Katie.

C.Katie’s uncle owned the hatchery.

D.Katie went on schooling in Georgia.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了辛西娅·卡多哈塔写的一本名为《基拉·基拉》的书大受学生欢迎，这本书讲述了日裔美国女孩凯蒂和她的家庭被迫搬到乔治亚州时所面临的困难以及他们在艰难时期继续前行的故事。

1.细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The story begins in Lowa, where their parents’ small family-owned store runs out of business. Soon after, the Takeshimas begin to face financial difficulties and they have to go in search of a new living. The family moves to Georgia where they work at a hatchery（孵化厂）with their uncle.”可知，故事从洛瓦开始，在那里，他们父母的家庭经营的小商店倒闭了。不久之后，凯蒂一家开始面临经济困难，他们不得不去寻找新的生活。一家人搬到佐治亚州，和叔叔一起在一家孵化厂工作，由此可知，凯蒂一家搬到佐治亚州是因为他们没有足够的钱继续生活在洛瓦了，故B项正确。

2.推理判断题。根据第二段中的“On the way to their new home in Georgia they experience racism. They have difficulty in “fitting in” when a hotel manager tells them to go to “the back” where the “Indians” have to stay.”可知，在去乔治亚州新家的路上，他们经历了种族歧视，当旅店经理告诉他们去“后面”的“印第安人”住的地方时，他们很难“适应”，由此可知，印第安人在佐治亚州的生活很艰难，故C项正确。

3.词义猜测题。根据画线词后的“with little space.”可知，他们居住的公寓几乎没有什么多余的空间，这说明公寓很狭小，挤满了人，由此可知画线词词义为“拥挤的”，故B项正确。

4.细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Katie has too much schoolwork to do.”可知，凯蒂有太多的功课要做，由此可知，搬到佐治亚州后，凯蒂继续在那里上学，故D项正确。