14.Deaf teenagers Orlando Chavez and German Resendiz have been friends since kindergarten.Together the two boys,who go to Escondido High School in California,have had the difficult job of learning in schools where the majority of the students can speak and hear.
Orlando lost his hearing at the age of one.German was born deaf,and his parents moved from Mexico to find a school where he could learn sign language.He met Orlando on their first day of kindergarten.
"We were in a special class with about 25other deaf kids,"German remembers."Before then,I didn't know I was deaf and that I was different."
"Being young and deaf in regular classes was very hard,"signs Orlando."The other kids didn't understand us and we didn't understand them.But we've all grown up together,and today,I'm popular because I'm deaf.Kids try hard to communicate with me."
Some things are very difficult for the two boys."We can't talk on the phone,so if we need help,we can't call an crisis service,"German signs."And we can't order food in a drive-thru(汽車餐廳)."
Despite their difficulties,the two boys have found work putting food in bags at a local supermarket.They got their jobs through a"workability"program,designed for teenagers from local schools with different types of learning disabilities.
German has worked in the supermarket since August,and Orlando started in November.
"The other people who work here have been very nice to us,"Orlando signs."They even sign sometimes.At first,we were nervous,but we've learned a lot and we're getting better."
The opportunity to earn money has been exciting,both boys said.After high school,they hope to attend the National Technical Institute for the Deaf in New York.
25.Orlando and German have beenC.
A.to Mexico together.
B.deaf since they were born.
C.friends since they were very young.
D.to different high schools.
26.The word"crisis"in paragraph 5is closest in meaning toB.
A.food.
B.emergency.
C.a(chǎn)larm.
D.quick.
27.Both boys are happy toA.
A.have the opportunity to earn money.
B.work at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf.
C.help students with learning disabilities.
D.design programs for the deaf.
分析 本文主要講述的是聾啞少年 Orlando Chavez 和 German Resendiz身殘志堅,積極樂觀地面對生活的事跡.
解答 25.C.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第一段首句Deaf teenagers Orlando Chavez and German Resendiz have been friends since kindergarten.可知兩位少年從小開始就是朋友.故選C.
26.B.詞義推斷題.food"食品";crisis"危機";alarm"警戒";quick"迅速的",根據(jù)句意"我們不能通過電話來講話,如果我們需要幫助也不能撥打急救服務(wù)."故選B.
27.A.理解推斷題.根據(jù)最后一段The opportunity to earn money has been exciting,both boys said.可知兩位少年都因為能賺錢而高興.故選A
點評 在做閱讀理解時,考生可快速閱讀短文,通讀測試題,明確考察點,在對應(yīng)細讀,加快做題速度.有時間還可以復(fù)查校對答案.