8．Papa，as a son of a dirt-poor farmer，left school early and went to work in a factory，for education was for the rich then．So，the world became his school．With great interest，he read everything he could lay his hands on，listened to the town elders and learned about the world beyond his tiny hometown．"There's so much to learn，"he'd say．"Though we're born stupid，only the stupid remain that way．"He was determined that none of his children would be denied （拒絕） an education．
　　Thus，Papa insisted that we learn at least one new thing each day．Though，as children，we thought this was crazy，it would never have occurred to us to deny Papa a request．And dinner time seemed perfect for sharing what we had learned．We would talk about the news of the day； no matter how insignificant（微不足道的），it was never taken lightly．Papa would listen carefully and was ready with some comment，always to the point．
　　Then came the moment-the time to share the day's new learning．
　　Papa，at the head of the table，would push back his chair and pour a glass of red wine，ready to listen．
"Felice，"he'd say，"tell me what you learned today．"
"I learned that the population of Nepal is…"
　　Silence．
　　Papa was thinking about what was said，as if the salvation（拯救）of the world would depend upon it．"The population of Nepal．Hmm．Well…"he'd say．"Get the map； let's see where Nepal is．"And the whole family went on a search for Nepal．
　　This same experience was repeated until each family member had a turn．Dinner ended only after we had a clear understanding of at least half a dozen such facts．
　　As ch ildren，we thought very little about these educational wonders．Our family，however，was growing together，sharing experiences and participating in one another's education．And by looking at us，listening to us，respecting our input，affirming（肯定） our value，giving us a sense of dignity（體面），Papa was unquestionably our most influential teacher．
　　Later during my training as a future teacher，I studied with some of the most famous educators．They were imparting （傳授） what Papa had known all along-the value of continual learning．His technique has served me well all my life．Not a single day has been wasted，though I can never tell when knowing the population of Nepal might prove useful．

21．What do we know from the first paragraph？D
A．The author's father was born in a worker's family．
B．Those born stupid could not change their life．
C．The town elders wanted to learn about the world．
D．The poor could hardly afford school education．
22．The underlined word"it"in the second paragraph refers to"C
A．one new thing         
B．a(chǎn) request                 
C．the news                 
D．some comment
23．It can be learned from the passage that the authorD．
A．enjoyed talking about news
B．knew very well about Ne pal
C．felt regret about those wasted days
D．a(chǎn)ppreciated his father's educational technique
24．What is the greatest value of"dinner time"to the author？A
A．Continual learning．
B．Showing talents．
C．Family get-together．
D．Winning Papa's approval．

分析 本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀，屬于記敘文，爸爸，一個貧困農(nóng)民的兒子，早早離開學(xué)校，去在一個工廠工作，窮人負擔(dān)不起學(xué)校教育，所以世界成了他的學(xué)校，帶著極大的興趣，他可以把他的手放在他讀一切，聽著小鎮(zhèn)長老和學(xué)習(xí)他的家鄉(xiāng)以外的世界．本文以此展開，主要講述了父親對我的影響．

解答 21．D．推理判斷題．根據(jù)第一段中的"for education was for the rich"可以推測出，窮人負擔(dān)不起學(xué)校教育．故選D．
22．C．詞義猜測題．根據(jù)We would talk about the news of the day； no matter how insignificant（微不足道的），it was never taken lightly．的語境，此處代詞it指代上文中的"the news of the day"．故選C．
23．D．推理判斷題．結(jié)合文章最后兩段Later during my training as a future teacher，I studied with some of the most famous educators．They were imparting （傳授） what Papa had known all along-the value of continual learning．His technique has served me well all my life．Not a single day has been wasted，though I can never tell when knowing the population of Nepal might prove useful．可知，父親對他們的教育對作者產(chǎn)生了很大影響，讓他受益終生，因此作者對此很感激．故選D．
24．A．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章最后一段中的They were imparting （傳授） what Papa had known all along-the value of continual learning．可知，最大的價值是持續(xù)不斷的學(xué)習(xí)．故選A．

點評 本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀，題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題，推理判斷題，詞義猜測題．做題時學(xué)生應(yīng)仔細閱讀原文，把握文章主要內(nèi)容，聯(lián)系文章上下文內(nèi)容并結(jié)合所給選項含義，從中選出正確答案，一定要做到有理有據(jù)，切忌胡亂猜測．

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