Question

【題目】12-year-old Robert Looks Twice appears to be the typical all-American boy. He is the quarterback of his school’s football team, student council president and one of the top students in his class.

But he hasn’t forgotten his Lakota Sioux root. Unlike most children on the reservation (居留地), he keeps his hair long, a symbol of strength, and he performs at powwows (祈禱儀式), traditionally known as wacipis, where he is a champion of the traditional Lakota dance. Robert was inspired to start dancing by his grandfather, John Tail, who had a small role in the famous film about Indian Amercans, Dances with Wolves. Six years ago, John passed away, and Robert wears little wolves on his clothes in his memory.

We are told that his last name, “ Looks Twice”, came about because his ancestors were cautious and always took a second look.

Robert lives in a trailer (拖車(chē)) with his grandmother, uncle and eight other cousins. When he gives us a tour, the trailer is falling apart. “ It is getting ready to cave in (坍塌),” says Robert about the kitchen floor. The family also put trash bags on the ceiling, because it’s leaking. “ When it rains it gets all my shirts wet,” he says of another leak in his bedroom. Often the electricity goes off and the family have to use the burners on the stove to heat the house.

This kind of poverty is typical of the reservation. The reservation is the third poorest county in America, and Robert’s community, Manderson, is known for its high crime rate. But despite all the temptations (誘惑) of drugs and alcohol around him, Robert remain focused on being the first person in his family to go to college and then a very big dream.

“ I want to be the first Native American President,” Robert said. “ I want to build better houses and clean up the reservation, because it’s bad. Get people off the drugs and alcohol and spend that money on their children. Build a better school and playground. Try to get a mall down here to help people get work.”

【1】What can we learn from Robert’s experience?

A. Everyone should persist in chasing their dreams.

B. The poor can get more help from others.

C. It is never too late to study.

D. It is necessary for everyone to go to college.

【2】Unlike Robert, what do most children on the reservation do?

A. They dance like their ancestors.

B. They don’t worship their grandfather.

C. They keep their hair short.

D. They have Lakota Sioux roots.

【3】What does Robert do, even though he is living in terrible conditions?

A. He helps people get off drugs and alcohol.

B. He helps people get work by getting a mall.

C. He keeps working toward his dream.

D. He is beginning to build a better house.

【4】Why is Robert said to be a typical American boy?

A. He like traveling.

B. He has a higher position in his family.

C. He wants to be the first Native American President.

D. He is excellent in all respects.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

試題分析：12歲的羅伯特是典型的美國(guó)男孩。他是學(xué)校足球隊(duì)的四分衛(wèi)，學(xué)生會(huì)主席和班里的尖子生，但他并沒(méi)有忘記他是拉科塔蘇族的根。雖然他生活的地方很貧窮，居住環(huán)境也很糟糕，但是羅伯特仍然勇敢地追逐自己的夢(mèng)并且為之努力，希望為家鄉(xiāng)人民做貢獻(xiàn)。

【1】A；考查推理判斷。12歲的羅伯特雖然生活的地方很貧窮，居住環(huán)境也很糟糕，但是羅伯特仍然勇敢地追逐自己的夢(mèng)并且為之努力，希望為家鄉(xiāng)人民做貢獻(xiàn)，所以通過(guò)他的故事告訴我們每個(gè)人都應(yīng)該勇敢地追逐自己的夢(mèng)想，故選A。

【2】C；考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段，Unlike most children on the reservation (居留地), he keeps his hair long，不像大部分在居留地的孩子一樣，羅伯特留著長(zhǎng)發(fā)。所以大部分在居留地的孩子應(yīng)該是留著短發(fā)，故選C。

【3】C；考查推理判斷。根據(jù)文中倒數(shù)第二段，雖然他生活的地方很貧窮，犯罪率很高，居住環(huán)境也很糟糕，但是羅伯特仍然勇敢地追逐自己的夢(mèng)并且為之努力，故選C。

【4】D；考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段，He is the quarterback of his school’s football team, student council president and one of the top students in his class.12歲的羅伯特是典型的美國(guó)男孩。他是學(xué)校足球隊(duì)的四分衛(wèi)，學(xué)生會(huì)主席和班里的尖子生，所以羅伯特是在各個(gè)方面都很優(yōu)秀，故選D。