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I was standing in the kitchen helping with dinner, asking my mom about my brother's doctor ' s  appointment. They  were  testing  him for  autism(自闭症 ) .  My  brother, Captain, four  years old at the time, had always been my best friend. We would wrestle, play games and have the best of times together, even though we were far apart in age. My mom told me about the appointment, but ,when she got to the point about the test, she  stopped. I turned around  and  she had tears  in her eyes. I  stared  at her, wishing she would say  something , when  I realized what that  silence meant. My eyes  got blurry (模糊的 )  and  my  breathing  got  very  ragged.  " The  test was positive , sweetheart , "  she said. I broke down, crying.
My mom was trying to cool me down, saying that Captain couldn't see me like this and I had to be a big girl , when the front door opened, and Captain, our three-year-old sister Cali, and  my father came in. I walked out of the kitchen. I couldn't look at him. Everything had just  changed. He was no longer that little baby brother who was just a normal little boy.
We had to move a while later because Captain needed treatment. One day ,I was standing  in the bus line waiting when the " short bus"  came and picked some kids up. The children in  the other line started making jokes about the " retards(智力迟钝者) "  on that bus and I felt a  strange feeling in my stomach, ,which I had never felt before.
During a band class, my teacher, Mrs. Young, stopped our playing to give us some feed-  back. " Guys ,we ' re playing like the kids on the short bus !  Come on!"  I felt that same feeling I had in the bus line. The entire room was laughing when I raised my hand.  " Yes , Alexis?"  Mrs. Young asked. "I don't think we should make fun of the short bus, because there are a lot of people on  that bus who have great personalities and have the same feelings as we do. And also ,I know  some people on those buses and they are some of the most caring, sweetest, and smartest people , so I would appreciate it if you didn't make fun of them. "
Everyone stared at me. Mrs. Young apologized for the comment and then started the song again.
小题1: What did Alexis think her mother' s silence mean in Paragraph One?
A.There was no chance for Alexis to play games with Captain.
B.Captain was likely to miss the appointment.
C.Captain really suffered from autism.
D.Alexis had to prepare dinner quickly.
小题2: Why did Alexis go out of the kitchen?
A.Because she didn't want to help with dinner.
B.Because she would be much sadder looking at Captain.
C.Because she wanted to play with Captain outside.
D.Because she wasn't willing to meet a sick brother.
小题3:What Alexis said to her teacher can be seen as a kind of         .
A.threatB.approvalC.apologyD.condemnation
小题4: Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A.Speaking up.B.Giving up.C.Looking .up.D.Taking up.

小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:A
本文主要讲述了Alexis的弟弟被确诊为自闭症,对Alexis的影响很大。到学校以后,音乐老师在课堂上嘲笑了智力迟钝的孩子,Alexis大声地表达了自己的想法,谴责了老师的错误做法。
小题1:C
【试题解析】推理题。根据本句下面两句My eyes  got blurry (模糊的 )  and  my  breathing  got  very  ragged. 可知我哭了,呼吸也不流畅了,说明我知道妈妈的意思:弟弟被确诊自闭症了。最后一句" The  test was positive , sweetheart , "  she said. I broke down, crying.确认了这一点。说明C项正确。
小题2:B
【试题解析】推理题。根据第二段最后一句I couldn't look at him. Everything had just  changed. He was no longer that little baby brother who was just a normal little boy.可知Alexis走出去是因为她无法面对自己的弟弟,看见他就 会感觉很难受。所以走开了回避一下。故B正确。
小题3:D
【试题解析】推理题。根据文章倒数第二段最后3行"I don't think we should make fun of the short bus, because there are a lot of people on  that bus who have great personalities and have the same feelings as we do. And also ,I know  some people on those buses and they are some of the most caring, sweetest, and smartest people , so I would appreciate it if you didn't make fun of them. "可知Alexis认为老师不应该嘲笑那些孩子,因为那样会伤害别人的感情。故D正确。
小题4:A
【试题解析】主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了Alexis的弟弟被确诊为自闭症,对Alexis的影响很大。到学校以后,音乐老师在课堂上嘲笑了智力迟钝的孩子,Alexis大声地表达了自己的想法,谴责了老师的错误做法。可以使用speak up表述文章想要告诉我们的内容:遇见事情要大声说出来。其余三项与文章主题不搭。故A正确。
【长难句解析】
I was standing in the kitchen helping with dinner, asking my mom about my brother's doctor ' s  appointment.
【翻译】我站在厨房里帮助做晚餐,在问妈妈弟弟和医生越好的约定。
【分析】本句中含有两个伴随状语,helping with dinner和 asking my mom about my brother's doctor ' s  appointment;其中的动词help和ask雨句子主语I构成逻辑上的主动关系,所以使用现在分词在句中做状语。
2."I don't think we should make fun of the short bus, because there are a lot of people on that bus who have great personalities and have the same feelings as we do。
【翻译】我认为我们不应该嘲笑那辆短途的公交车,因为在那辆车里有很多人和我们一样都有很好的性格和同样的情感。
【分析】本句中的I don't think是否定前沿,其中的否定词not是否定后半句话的内容。在Because引导的原因状语从句中有一个定语从句who have great personalities修饰前面的先行词people,同时句中有一个as引导的方式状语从句as we do。
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