3.On a typical school night,Jilly Dos Santos was lucky if she got six hours of sleep.Even when she finished her homework early,she often didn't feel tired enough to fall asleep.So when her school board planned to change her high school's start time from 7:50a.m.to 7:20a.m.-a full half hour earlier-she was outraged."I thought it was the worst idea I'd ever heard,"she says.
Fired up,Jilly used social media to encourage other students to join her in speaking up at the next school board meeting,and she started an online petition (請愿),which got 200-plus signatures.Then,with the help of another student,she put up more than 100posters on school walls and emailed teachers to spread the word.The fight was on!
The good news is that Jilly wasn't alone-once she started her fight,she became part of a growing movement demanding to start school later.Now,about 43percent of public high schools in the U.S.start school before 8a.m.,which is earlier than at most workplaces.One big reason schools have historically preferred early start times:They allow outdoor athletic teams to practice after school while the sun is still out.
As she prepared for the school board meeting,Jilly learned all of the ways that more sleep makes for better students.At the school board meeting,Jilly shared what she had learned."My heart beat so fat,"she admits.But her schoolmates gave her confidence."About 30students came to support me."
Armed with facts,Jilly explained her case convincingly."The school board liked how I didn't get emotional and just provided evidence.When I presented,I kept thinking,‘If this were a class,what would get me an A?'instead of‘How loud can I yell?'"
All of that hard work paid off.The school board decided that instead of making Jilly's high school's start time earlier,they would change the bus schedule and make the start time even later,at 8:55a.m.
25.What does the underlined word"outraged"in Paragraph 1mean?A
A.Angry.
B.Excited.
C.Surprised.
D.Interested.
26.Jilly used social media toA.
A.win other students'support
B.show the importance of sleep
C.make her school's plan known
D.a(chǎn)sk her school to help some students
27.According to Paragraph 3,why do many schools start school early?C
A.To save electricity in the evening.
B.To encourage students to sleep earlier.
C.To spare the time for outdoor practice.
D.To make students spend more time at school.
28.What do we know about Jilly's performance at the school board meeting?B
A.She wasn't nervous at all.
B.She expressed her ideas calmly.
C.She worked well with other students.
D.She received praise for her suggestions.
分析 本文講述了Jilly和學(xué)校董事會抗?fàn)幍幕顒樱愂隽俗约旱挠^點(diǎn)以獲得其他同學(xué)的支持.
解答 25.A 詞義猜測題.由下一句Jilly所說 的話 I thought it was the worst idea I'd ever heard以及下一段段首的Fired up 可推測,該詞意為"憤怒的",故選A.
26.A 推理判斷題.由第二段第一句中 W encourage other students to join her 和 got 200-plus signatures 可推斷,為了 和學(xué)校董事會抗?fàn),Jilly在網(wǎng)上發(fā)起 了請愿活動,以獲得其他同學(xué)的支持.故選A.
27.C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.由第三段最后一句 They allow outdoor athletic teams to practice after school while the sun is s still out可得出答案.答案為C
28.B 推理判斷題.由倒數(shù)第二段中的 The school board liked how I didn't get emotional and just provided evidence可推斷,Jilly沉著冷靜地陳述 了自己的觀點(diǎn).故B為正確選項.
點(diǎn)評 本文是人物故事類閱讀理解.做這類題材閱讀理解時要求考生對文章通讀一遍,做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析,結(jié)合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據(jù).