Question

As her son Cameron sits at his laptop completing a task for his math degree course. Alison Thompson, a full-time mum is busy helping her daughter Emma (two years younger than Cameron) get dressed. While help has always been available for Emma, Alison and her husband also have to fight to get Cameron the support he needs. “People could see that Emma has special needs but because Cameron was doing so well at school, his teachers never thought there was a problem with him,” says Alison.

It took Alison and her husband a while to realize their son was different. Cameron’s ability didn’t become clear until he began primary school. Once he even corrected the teacher when she told the class that zero was the lowest number. Cameron told her she was wrong because there were negative numbers. He was four at the time. Now 14-year-old Cameron is at secondary school, studying for a distance learning math degree with the Open University, having sailed through his GCSE at 11 and his A-level at 12, achieving top grades.

Bethany, another daughter of Alison, is bright too, but not gifted. She is the one who will remind absent-minded Cameron to put on his coat. She also helps him out in social situations.

Emma attends a specialist school and the family is quick to celebrate her success too.

“The other day she did up the buttons on her coat, which was real progress,” Alison says.

Late last year the Thompsons took part in a television documentary to prove that not all gifted children are the result of extremely ambitious parents. Gifted children need support too, but their lives don’t have to be that different. Cameron is an example.

1.Which can be the best title for the passage?

A. Ambitious Parents    B. Thompson’s Children

C. Special Gifts    D. Different Lives

2.What does paragraph 1 indicate?

A. Both Cameron and Emma need parental support.

B. Teachers at school ignored Emma’s problems.

C. Cameron helps Emma with her math tasks.

D. The couple often have fights because of Cameron.

3.There are at least _______________ people in Mrs. Thompson’s family.

A. three    B. four    C. five    D. six

4.What can be known from the passage?

A. Emma has learned to take good care of herself.

B. Cameron showed his gift before primary school.

C. The children of the family are bright and gifted.

D. Gifted kids are not so different as people expect.

Answer

1. B

2. A

3. C

4. D

【解析】

这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章主要讲述了Thompson先生家的三个个性迥异的孩子。Cameron天赋异禀，学习能力超强；Emma在生活中不能自理，事事需要父母帮忙，后来逐渐成长，慢慢的会照顾自己；Bethany很聪明，但是没有天赋，她会帮助Cameron。文章末尾给我们启示：并非所有天赋异禀孩子的父母都是具有雄心壮志的，并非所有有天赋的孩子的生活都异于常人。

1.主旨大意题。文章主要讲述了Thompson先生家的三个个性迥异的孩子。所以这篇文章最好的题目应该是Thompson的孩子们，故选B。

2.细节理解题。答案定位在第一段While help has always been available for Emma, Alison and her husband also have to fight to get Cameron the support he needs.可知尽管Emma总是能及时得到帮助，但Alison和她的丈夫也必须努力让Cameron得到他需要的支持，所以Emma和Cameron都需要父母的支持，故选A。

3.推理判断题。通读全文可知，Thompson先生的家里有三个孩子，分别是Cameron、 Emma, 和Bethany.再加上Thompson夫妇，所以他们家至少有五个人，故选C。

4.细节理解题。根据文章最后一段Gifted children need support too, but their lives don’t have to be that different. Cameron is an example.可知有天赋的孩子也需要支持，但他们的生活不必那样的与众不同，Cameron就是一个例子，所以有天赋的孩子并不是人们所期待的那样与众不同，故选D。