Question

    On March 10, 2019, eight-year-old Tanitoluwa ''Tani'' Adewumi defeated 73 young competitors to win the New York State Scholastic Chess Championship in his age group — kindergarten to third grade — with five wins and one draw. While the achievement is remarkable in itself, what is even more so is that the youngster, who was homeless at the time, began learning the game less than a year ago.

Tani and his family arrived in New York City from Nigeria in 2017, seeking religious protection. A church pastor(牧师)helped find the family of four space in a homeless shelter in Manhattan and, soon after, Tani entered the local elementary school. It was here that the young talent was first introduced to the basics of chess by a part-time teacher. Attracted by the game, the then seven-year-old begged his mother, Oluwatoyin, to allow him to join the school's chess club. The family were concerned that they would be unable to afford the fees and expenses, which add up to thousands of dollars due to travel and chess competition admissions, Oluwatoyin emailed chess instructor Russell Makofsky, who ran the club. To her surprise and delight, Makofsky agreed to waive all costs for young Tani. The rest, as they say, is history. The young boy, who has got seven prizes in less than a year, currently ranks 27 in America in his age group.

Though the chess club certainly helps, Tani's success can be largely owed to the efforts he has put into the game. The chess talent practices the game for several hours a day either on the floor with his board, or online, using his dad’s laptop. Every Saturday, Tani and his mother head to Harlem for a free 3-hour class to help further sharpen his game skills.

Not surprisingly, Tani's incredible story, first reported by The New York Times, has resulted in an outpouring of support from the American public. Shortly after the young boy won the New York State Championship, Makofsky began a GoFundMe campaign for Tani and his family to ''secure a home where he can continue on his journey''.

And the heartwarming story gets even better! Since they now have a home, the family have decided to ''pay it forward'' and donate the over $200,000 collected on GoFundMe to African immigrants in America who are struggling the way the family was.

1.What made Tani's achievement especially remarkable?

A.His young age B.His quick learning

C.Support from his family D.Help from his teacher

2.What does the underlined part ''to waive all costs for young Tani'' in Paragraph 2 mean?

A.To pay for Tani's schooling. B.To raise money for Tani's family.

C.To teach Tani free of charge. D.To spend more on Tani’s training.

3.What's paragraph 3 mainly about?

A.Success of Tani. B.Activities of the chess club.

C.Tani's devotion to the game. D.Public reaction to Tani's story.

4.What does the last paragraph tell us about the family?

A.They are caring. B.They live in poverty.

C.They are honest. D.They are pitiful.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一个来贫穷家庭的孩子Tani在Russell Makofsky的帮助，通过自己的勤奋和努力在很短时间内把国际象棋学得很好，并在比赛中获得了很好的名次。同时，这家人在有了自己的家后也不忘帮助其他有困难的人。

1.推理判断题。根据文章第一段的While the achievement is remarkable in itself, what is even more so is that the youngster, who was homeless at the time, began learning the game less than a year ago. (尽管这一成就本身就是非凡的，但更重要的是当时无家可归的孩子学象棋不到一年)可知Tani在不到一年的时间就象棋学的很好，故推测他学习的很快。B. His quick learning. (他快速的学习)符合以上说法，故选B项。

2.词义猜测题。根据文章第二段的Oluwatoyin emailed chess instructor Russell Makofsky, who ran the club. To her surprise and delight, Makofsky agreed to waive all costs for young Tani.可知Oluwatoyin给国际象棋教练Russell Makofsky发了一封邮件，他是这家俱乐部的负责人。令她又惊又喜的是，Makofsky同意waive all costs for young Tani。结合句意，尤其是to her surprise and delight可推测发生了好的事情，而Makofsky是教练，由此可推测划线部分的意思是“免费教小Tani”。C. To teach Tani free of charge. (免费教Tani)符合以上猜测，故选C项。

3.主旨大意题。根据本段的主要内容，尤其是第一句Though the chess club certainly helps, Tani's success can be largely owed to the efforts he has put into the game. (尽管俱乐部也帮了忙，但是Tani成功很大程度上要归结于他对这样运动的努力和付出)可知本段主要讲述Tani在国际象棋上的付出。C. Tani's devotion to the game. (Tani在这项运动上的付出)符合以上说法，故选C项。

4.推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的Since they now have a home, the family have decided to 'pay it forward' and donate the over $200,000 collected on GoFundMe to African immigrants in America who are struggling the way the family was. (由于他们现在有了自己的家，这家人决定让爱传递出去，并将 GoFundMe 上筹集的20多万美元捐给在美国的非洲移民，这些移民和他们的家庭一样也在苦苦挣扎)可推测这家人乐于助人。A. They are caring. (他们乐于助人)符合以上说法，故选A项。