3.EDGEWOOD-Every morning at Dixie Heights High School,customers pour into a special experiment:the district's first coffee shop run mostly by students with special learning needs.
Well before classes start,students and teachers order Lattes,Cappuccinos and Hot Chocolates.Then,during the first period,teachers call in orders on their room phones,and students make deliveries.
By closing time at 9.20a.m.,the shop usually sells 90 drinks.
"Whoever made the chi tea,Ms.Schatzman says it was good,"Christy McKinley,a second year student,announced recently,after hanging up with the teacher.
The shop is called the Dixie PIT,which stands for Power in Transition.Although some of the students are not disabled,many are,and the PIT helps them prepare for life after high school.
They learn not only how to run a coffee shop but also how to deal with their affairs.They keep a timecard and receive paychecks,which they keep in check registers.
Special-education teachers Kim Chevalier and Sue Casey introduced the Dixie PIT from a similar program at Kennesaw Mountain High School in Georgia.
Not that it was easy.Chevalier's first problem to overcome was product-related.Should schools be selling coffee?What about sugar content?
Kenton County Food Service Director Ginger Gray helped.She made sure all the drinks,which use non-fat milk,fell within nutrition (營養(yǎng)) guidelines.
The whole school has joined in to help.
Teachers agreed to give up their lounge (休息室) in the mornings.Art students painted the name of the shop on the wall.Business students designed the paychecks.The basketball team helped pay for cups.
59.What is the text mainly about?B
A.A best-selling coffee.
B.A special educational program.
C.Government support for schools.
D.A new type of teacher-student relationship.
60.The Dixie PIT program was introduced in order toC.
A.raise money for school affairs
B.do some research on nutrition
C.develop students'practical skills
D.supply teachers with drinks
61.How did Christy McKinley know Ms.Schatzman's opinion of the chi tea?C
A.She met her in the shop.
B.She heard her telling others.
C.She talked to her on the phone.
D.She went to her office to deliver the tea.
62.We know from the text that Ginger GrayB.
A.manages the Dixie P1T program in Kenton County
B.sees that the drinks meet health standards
C.teaches at Dixie Heights High School
D.owns the school's coffee shop.
分析 本篇文章講的是在Dixie Heights High School,里面開了一家咖啡店是由那些有特殊學習需要的學生來經(jīng)營的一個實驗試點.
解答 59.B 主旨大意題. 本篇文章講的是在Dixie Heights High School,里面開了一家咖啡店是由那些有特殊學習需要的學生來經(jīng)營的一個實驗試點.根據(jù)文章所講的,故選B項.
60.C 推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章的第五段和第六段"Although some of the students are not disabled,many are,and the PIT helps them prepare for life after high school."和"They learn not only how to run a coffee shop but also how to deal with their affairs.They keep a timecard and receive paychecks,which they keep in check registers."可知,這家咖啡店的開展主要是為了培養(yǎng)學生的實踐能力,故選C項.
61.C 細節(jié)判斷題.根據(jù)第四段中"after hanging up with the teacher.","hang up 是掛斷電話的意思",故選C項.
62.B 推理判斷題. 根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段中"Kenton County Food Service Director Ginger Gray helped.She made sure all the drinks,which use non-fat milk,fell within nutrition guidelines."可知,飲品符合健康標準,故選B項.
點評 解答細節(jié)理解題時,一個常用的方法就是運用定位法,即根據(jù)題干和選項中的關(guān)鍵詞從原文中找到相關(guān)的句子,與選項進行比較從而確定答案;推理判斷題既要求學生透過文章表面文字信息推測文章隱含意思,又要求學生對作者的態(tài)度、意圖及文章細節(jié)的發(fā)展作正確的推理判斷,力求從作者的角度去考慮,不要固守自己的看法或觀點.