Question

【題目】Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

The Floating School

Life on the islands can feel a bit isolated due to a lack of electricity and internet connectivity.

Although some of the islands have primary schools, most young people must travel to the larger islands or to the mainland to attend high school. Schools on the islands follow the 【1】 curriculum (課程). They don't teach subjects such as maritime skills, swimming or local fishing traditions, and so the curriculum isn't always 【2】 with students' everyday life.

So, we 【3】 the Floating School after winning funding through a US State Department grant competition called Seeds for the Future. Before we started the school, we spoke with young people, community leaders and teachers on the islands to find out the topics young people are most interested in. We also learned about the various 【4】 of students and young people who don't go to school. Thus, we 【5】 our own non-formal educational programme that fits with the context of life on the islands. For example, those working in fishing have responsibility 【6】 the marine life, so we teach environmental protection and discourage destructive fishing practices.

The Floating School is a wooden boat that can 【7】 up to twenty people and it goes to the students, not the other way around -- we use it to transport educational materials, tools, and teachers to young people living on the islands. Our teachers are local young 【8】— so far we have had journalists, photographers, computer engineers and musicians — and students who want to 【9】 their skills.

At first, many of the young people thought the Floating School would be the same as their schools on the islands. They had thought of the teachers to be 【10】. But our students learn through art, media and literature. They don't have to wear uniforms or shoes, and the teachers treat the students as equals, without judging them. This means our students can be themselves.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】J

【2】I

【3】C

【4】K

【5】E

【6】A

【7】H

【8】D

【9】F

【10】B

【解析】

這是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章主要介紹了由一艘木船組成，可以最多搭載20人的水上學(xué)校。文章說(shuō)明了水上學(xué)校開(kāi)設(shè)的原因，以及水上學(xué)校所開(kāi)展的有自己特色的非正規(guī)教育方案，以及學(xué)生們對(duì)水上學(xué)校的評(píng)價(jià)和看法。

【1】考查形容詞。句意：島上的學(xué)校遵循國(guó)家課程。此處修飾名詞curriculum應(yīng)用形容詞，且表示“國(guó)家的”，故填national。故選J。

【2】考查形容詞。句意：他們不教授海事技能、游泳或當(dāng)?shù)夭遏~(yú)傳統(tǒng)等課程，因此課程并不總是與學(xué)生的日常生活相關(guān)。結(jié)合句意表示“與……相關(guān)”短語(yǔ)為be connected with，故填connected。故選I。

【3】考查動(dòng)詞。句意：因此，我們通過(guò)美國(guó)國(guó)務(wù)院的一項(xiàng)名為“未來(lái)種子”的撥款競(jìng)賽贏得了資金，從而建立了這所水上學(xué)校。結(jié)合句意表示“建立”動(dòng)詞為found，且建立學(xué)校發(fā)生在過(guò)去，故應(yīng)用一般過(guò)去時(shí)。故填founded。故選C。

【4】考查名詞。句意：我們還了解了學(xué)生和不上學(xué)的年輕人所關(guān)心的各種問(wèn)題。根據(jù)上文various為形容詞修飾名詞可知，應(yīng)填名詞concern，且concern為可數(shù)名詞，由various修飾應(yīng)用復(fù)數(shù)形式，故填concerns。故選K。

【5】考查動(dòng)詞。句意：因此，我們啟動(dòng)了自己的非正規(guī)教育方案，適合島上的生活情況。結(jié)合句意表示“啟動(dòng)”應(yīng)用動(dòng)詞launch，再根據(jù)上文We also learned about可知，此處描述的是過(guò)去發(fā)生的事情，應(yīng)用一般過(guò)去時(shí)，故填launched。故選E。

【6】考查動(dòng)詞。句意：例如，那些在漁業(yè)工作的人有責(zé)任保護(hù)海洋生物，所以我們教環(huán)境保護(hù)和勸阻破壞性的捕撈做法。根據(jù)句意表示“保護(hù)”應(yīng)為動(dòng)詞preserve，且根據(jù)上文have responsibility do sth.“有責(zé)任做某事”可知，后跟動(dòng)詞原形，故填preserve。故選A。

【7】考查動(dòng)詞。句意：這所漂浮的學(xué)校是一艘最多能載20人的木船，它開(kāi)向?qū)W生，而不是學(xué)生到它這兒來(lái)——我們用它向島上的年輕人運(yùn)送教育材料、工具和教師。結(jié)合句意表示“最多搭載”短語(yǔ)為carry up to，且can后跟動(dòng)詞原形，故填carry。故選H。

【8】考查名詞。句意：我們的老師都是當(dāng)?shù)啬贻p的專業(yè)人士——到目前為止，我們有記者、攝影師、計(jì)算機(jī)工程師和音樂(lè)家——還有學(xué)生想要分享他們的技能。結(jié)合句意表示“專業(yè)人士”且由形容詞young修飾，應(yīng)填名詞professional，結(jié)合后文可知，專業(yè)人士不止一個(gè)故用名詞的復(fù)數(shù)形式，故填professionals。故選D。

【9】考查動(dòng)詞。句意：我們的老師都是當(dāng)?shù)啬贻p的專業(yè)人士——到目前為止，我們有記者、攝影師、計(jì)算機(jī)工程師和音樂(lè)家——還有學(xué)生想要分享他們的技能。結(jié)合句意表示“分享”應(yīng)用動(dòng)詞share，根據(jù)上文want to do sth.“想要做某事”可知，應(yīng)填動(dòng)詞原形。故填share。故選F。

【10】考查形容詞。句意：他們?cè)�以為老師很�?yán)格。此處做be動(dòng)詞的表語(yǔ)，結(jié)合句意表示“嚴(yán)格的”形容詞為strict，填strict。故選B。