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How old will you be when you finish your high school? For most of us, it's when we're around 17 or 18 years old. However, Fred Butler finished high school at the age of 106. How surprising!
Mr. Butler lives in Massachusetts, the USA. In order to support his mother and five younger brothers and sisters, he dropped out of school when he was in Grade 8 and got a full-time job. He then fought in World War Ⅱ and worked for years until he retired(退休) at the age of 68. Mr. Butler was very sad because he didn't finish high school.
His wife died in September, 2012. Mr. Butler was very sad. His family thought it was a good idea to help him finish high school.
Mr. Butler has always emphasized(强调) the importance of education to his children and grandchildren. "He would give his grandchildren 5 if they got an A. Education is very big to him," Mr. Butler's son said.
With the help of his family, Mr. Butler finally finished high school. He said, "I never expected it would happen to me. I really feel happy."
( )50. Where does Mr. Butler live?
A. In Massachusetts.
B. In Tokyo.
C. In Toronto.
D. In Beijing.
( )51. What does the underlined word "support" mean in Chinese?
A.建议
B.供养
C.忍受
D.讨厌
( )52. Fred Butler didn't finish high school because _________.
A. he went to fight in World War Ⅱ
B. he had no interest in studying
C. he had to help his family
D. he was badly ill
( )53. Fred Butler's story tells us that _________.
A. it's never too late to learn
B. a good beginning is half done
C. many hands are better than one
D. east or west, home is best
How old will you be when you finish your high school? For most of us, it's when we're around 17 or 18 years old. However, Fred Butler finished high school at the age of 106. How surprising!
Mr. Butler lives in Massachusetts, the USA. In order to support his mother and five younger brothers and sisters, he dropped out of school when he was in Grade 8 and got a full-time job. He then fought in World War Ⅱ and worked for years until he retired(退休) at the age of 68. Mr. Butler was very sad because he didn't finish high school.
His wife died in September, 2012. Mr. Butler was very sad. His family thought it was a good idea to help him finish high school.
Mr. Butler has always emphasized(强调) the importance of education to his children and grandchildren. "He would give his grandchildren 5 if they got an A. Education is very big to him," Mr. Butler's son said.
With the help of his family, Mr. Butler finally finished high school. He said, "I never expected it would happen to me. I really feel happy."
( )50. Where does Mr. Butler live?
A. In Massachusetts.
B. In Tokyo.
C. In Toronto.
D. In Beijing.
( )51. What does the underlined word "support" mean in Chinese?
A.建议
B.供养
C.忍受
D.讨厌
( )52. Fred Butler didn't finish high school because _________.
A. he went to fight in World War Ⅱ
B. he had no interest in studying
C. he had to help his family
D. he was badly ill
( )53. Fred Butler's story tells us that _________.
A. it's never too late to learn
B. a good beginning is half done
C. many hands are better than one
D. east or west, home is best
答案
50.A 解析:细节理解题。根据 Mr. Butler lives in Massachusetts, the USA.可知,巴特勒先生住在美国马萨诸塞州。故选 A。
51.B 解析:词义猜测题。根据 he dropped out of school when he was in Grade 8 and got a full-time job 可知,他辍学找了全职工作是为了供养母亲和五个弟弟妹妹,由此推测 support 在此处意为“供养”。故选 B。
52.C 解析:细节理解题。根据 In order to support his mother and five younger brothers and sisters, he dropped out of school when he was in Grade 8 and got a full-time job.可知,巴特勒没完成高中学业是因为他需要供养家人。故选 C。
53.A 解析:主旨大意题。巴特勒先生在 106 岁高龄时在家人的支持下完成高中学业,这个故事体现了“活到老,学到老”的道理,选项 A“学习永远不嫌晚”符合故事主旨。故选 A。
51.B 解析:词义猜测题。根据 he dropped out of school when he was in Grade 8 and got a full-time job 可知,他辍学找了全职工作是为了供养母亲和五个弟弟妹妹,由此推测 support 在此处意为“供养”。故选 B。
52.C 解析:细节理解题。根据 In order to support his mother and five younger brothers and sisters, he dropped out of school when he was in Grade 8 and got a full-time job.可知,巴特勒没完成高中学业是因为他需要供养家人。故选 C。
53.A 解析:主旨大意题。巴特勒先生在 106 岁高龄时在家人的支持下完成高中学业,这个故事体现了“活到老,学到老”的道理,选项 A“学习永远不嫌晚”符合故事主旨。故选 A。
解析
【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解选择题，共4题，分别考查细节理解、词义猜测、细节理解和主旨大意。解题思路：1. 先通读全文，把握文章主旨与关键细节；2. 做细节理解题时，根据题干关键词定位原文对应语句，匹配选项；3. 词义猜测题结合上下文语境（如人物行为的目的）推断单词含义；4. 主旨大意题梳理文章核心事件，提炼蕴含的道理，选出最佳选项。
【解析】
50. 细节理解题：根据原文“Mr. Butler lives in Massachusetts, the USA.”可知，巴特勒先生住在美国马萨诸塞州，对应选项A，故选A。
51. 词义猜测题：根据原文“he dropped out of school when he was in Grade 8 and got a full-time job”可知，他辍学找全职工作是为了供养母亲和五个弟弟妹妹，由此推断“support”在此处意为“供养”，对应选项B，故选B。
52. 细节理解题：根据原文“In order to support his mother and five younger brothers and sisters, he dropped out of school when he was in Grade 8 and got a full-time job.”可知，巴特勒没完成高中学业是因为需要供养家人，对应选项C，故选C。
53. 主旨大意题：文章讲述了巴特勒先生106岁时在家人帮助下完成高中学业的故事，体现了“学习永远不嫌晚”的道理，对应选项A，故选A。
【答案】
50.A 51.B 52.C 53.A
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本文通过Fred Butler高龄完成高中学业的故事，传递了终身学习的理念，题目设置基础，考查学生的基本阅读能力，有助于学生巩固不同类型阅读题的解题方法。
【难度系数】
0.7
本题为英语阅读理解选择题，共4题，分别考查细节理解、词义猜测、细节理解和主旨大意。解题思路：1. 先通读全文，把握文章主旨与关键细节；2. 做细节理解题时，根据题干关键词定位原文对应语句，匹配选项；3. 词义猜测题结合上下文语境（如人物行为的目的）推断单词含义；4. 主旨大意题梳理文章核心事件，提炼蕴含的道理，选出最佳选项。
【解析】
50. 细节理解题：根据原文“Mr. Butler lives in Massachusetts, the USA.”可知，巴特勒先生住在美国马萨诸塞州，对应选项A，故选A。
51. 词义猜测题：根据原文“he dropped out of school when he was in Grade 8 and got a full-time job”可知，他辍学找全职工作是为了供养母亲和五个弟弟妹妹，由此推断“support”在此处意为“供养”，对应选项B，故选B。
52. 细节理解题：根据原文“In order to support his mother and five younger brothers and sisters, he dropped out of school when he was in Grade 8 and got a full-time job.”可知，巴特勒没完成高中学业是因为需要供养家人，对应选项C，故选C。
53. 主旨大意题：文章讲述了巴特勒先生106岁时在家人帮助下完成高中学业的故事，体现了“学习永远不嫌晚”的道理，对应选项A，故选A。
【答案】
50.A 51.B 52.C 53.A
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本文通过Fred Butler高龄完成高中学业的故事，传递了终身学习的理念，题目设置基础，考查学生的基本阅读能力，有助于学生巩固不同类型阅读题的解题方法。
【难度系数】
0.7
