David believed that he should get a good education and he complained（申诉）to the Supreme Court（最高法院）of the United States. The court agreed with David and ruled（裁决）that all schools must give certain help to students who do not speak English.

　　Today, students like David receive certain help until they learn enough English. If they speak Chinese, Russian, or any other language, they usually have teachers who can explain their lessons in their own languages. In many American schools a dozen（十二种）different languages are used in the classrooms.

　　Maria Moreira agrees that this rule of the Supreme Court was a good one. Last year she and her parents moved to San Diego（圣地亚哥）from Portugal（葡萄牙）. She is one of many students in San Diego who speak only Portuguese. At first, she was afraid to go to school. She didn't want to lose a year or two of her education while she learned English. It was a nice surprise when one of the teachers talked to her in Portuguese.

(1) Generally speaking（一般来说）, students in the United States can speak _______.

A．Chinese

B．English

C．not only Chinese but also English

D．all kinds of foreign languages

A．the teachers gave lessons in English

B．he did not put his heart into it

C．they didn't understand him at all

D．they were not good at teaching

A．he was a Chinese who speaks Chinese only

B．the teachers of the school in San Francisco were very strict with him

C．he wanted to receive a good education

D．he was not satisfied with the teachers of the school

A．she spoke only Portuguese

B．she moved to San Diego from Portugal with her parents

C．she did not want to lose one or two years of her education

D．A and C

A．the conditions of running schools（办学条件）in America are better than those in China.

B．it is impossible to teach students in different languages in the classroom

C．the rule of the Supreme Court of the United States Of America is wrong

D．students who don't know English can study in any schools in America

It’s interesting that the arrival of snow has a different effect on people in different countries. For some countries it is an important happening to celebrate each year, while for others it is a catastrophe (灾难) or even a wonder.
There are countries between these two extremes (极端) that normally expect snow some time over the winter months, but never receive snow regularly or in the same quantities(数量) every year. Britain is one such country, for which the arrival of snow quite simply creates problems. Within hours of the first snowfall, however light, roads are blocked, trains and buses stop in the middle of traffic. Normal communications are affected as well, telephone calls become difficult and the post immediately takes more time than usual. Almost within hours, there are also shortages(不足) -- bread, vegetables and other things -- not because all these things can no longer be produced or sent to shops, but mainly because people are frightened, and go out to store up these commodities (日用品), “just for fear that something bad should happen.”
Why then does snow have this effect? After all, the Swiss, Austrians and Canadians don’t have such problems. It is simply because there is not enough planning and preparation. We need money to buy equipment to deal with snow and ice. To keep the roads clear, for example, requires snow ploughs and machines to spread salt. The reason why a country like Britain does not buy some ploughs is that they are only used for a few days in any one year, and the money could be more useful in other things such as hospitals, education or helping the old.
【小题1】According to the writer, Britain is a country____.

It’s interesting that the arrival of snow has a different effect on people in different countries. For some countries it is an important happening to celebrate each year, while for others it is a catastrophe (灾难) or even a wonder.

There are countries between these two extremes (极端) that normally expect snow some time over the winter months, but never receive snow regularly or in the same quantities(数量) every year. Britain is one such country, for which the arrival of snow quite simply creates problems. Within hours of the first snowfall, however light, roads are blocked, trains and buses stop in the middle of traffic. Normal communications are affected as well, telephone calls become difficult and the post immediately takes more time than usual. Almost within hours, there are also shortages(不足) -- bread, vegetables and other things -- not because all these things can no longer be produced or sent to shops, but mainly because people are frightened, and go out to store up these commodities (日用品), “just for fear that something bad should happen.”

Why then does snow have this effect? After all, the Swiss, Austrians and Canadians don’t have such problems. It is simply because there is not enough planning and preparation. We need money to buy equipment to deal with snow and ice. To keep the roads clear, for example, requires snow ploughs and machines to spread salt. The reason why a country like Britain does not buy some ploughs is that they are only used for a few days in any one year, and the money could be more useful in other things such as hospitals, education or helping the old.

1.According to the writer, Britain is a country____.

A．which has regular snow                   B．which is not well prepared for snow

C．for which snow is not a problem            D．for which snow is a wonder

2.The arrival of snow in Britain affects all of the following except____

A．traffic            B．communication     C．food supplies       D．service quality

3.After a few hours’ snowing there are often shortages of food because______

A．shops have closed down                  B．people buy as much as they can

C．farmers can’t produce any more          D．people eat more vegetables in winter

4.The first reason that the British don’t buy snow ploughs is that______

A．spreading salt is good enough              B．old people need more money

C．snow ploughs are not used often            D．the hospital is more important