Not every student in the United States speaks English. When David Lau was in the school in San Francisco, his only language was Chinese. He did not understand the lessons because his teachers did not speak Chinese.

  David believed that he should get a good education and he complained(申訴)to the Supreme Court(最高法院)of the United States. The court agreed with David and ruled(裁決)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(十二種)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(圣地亞哥)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.

  Thanks to David Lau, Maria and many other students do not have to wait until they learn English to go on with the study of science, maths and history.

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

[  ]

AChinese

BEnglish

Cnot only Chinese but also English

Dall kinds of foreign languages

(2) David did not catch what his teachers said in class because __________.

[  ]

Athe teachers gave lessons in English

Bhe did not put his heart into it

Cthey didn't understand him at all

Dthey were not good at teaching

(3) Why did David Lau complain to the Supreme Court of the United States? Because _______.

[  ]

Ahe was a Chinese who speaks Chinese only

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

Che wanted to receive a good education

Dhe was not satisfied with the teachers of the school

(4) Why did Maria Moreira agree to this rule of the Supreme Court? Because _______.

[  ]

Ashe spoke only Portuguese

Bshe moved to San Diego from Portugal with her parents

Cshe did not want to lose one or two years of her education

DA and C

(5) From the text, we can say ________.

[  ]

Athe conditions of running schools(辦學(xué)條件)in America are better than those in China.

Bit is impossible to teach students in different languages in the classroom

Cthe rule of the Supreme Court of the United States Of America is wrong

Dstudents who don't know English can study in any schools in America

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