6/6專項訓練：M2閱讀理解專練AInCanadaandtheUnitedStates,thereisanewgroupofchildrencalled“satellitekids”,wholiveinoneplacebutwhoseparentsliveinanotherplace.Asiansareimmigrating(移民)toCanadaandtheUnitedStatesinlargernumbersthaneverbefore.MostAsiansimmigratebecausetheybelievethattheycangivetheirchildrenabettereducationintheWest.InAsia,especiallyinChinaandJapan,itisdifficulttogotouniversity.Studentsmustfirstpassthestrictnationalexamination.However,inCanadaandtheUnitedStates,itiseasytogotouniversity,andanyonewhowantstogocango.Asaresult,Asianparentsdecidetoleavetheircountriessothattheirchildrencangotouniversity.TheproblemisthatwhenAsiansarrive,theydiscoverthatfindingajobandmakingmoneyaremoredifficultintheWestthanintheEast.Also,theyfindthattheyareverylonely,andthattheymisstheirhomes.Becauseofthesetworeasons,mostAsianparentsdecidetogobacktoworkwhiletheirchildrenstudyintheWest.Therefore,thesechildrenbecome“satellitekids”,andmostoftheirparentsdonotknowhowsaditistobea“satellitekid”.OnlyuntilnowareCanadiansandAmericansdiscoveringthe“satellitekids”problem.BecausethesechildrendonotspeakEnglishandbecausetheirparentsarenottheretotakecareofthem,theyareoftenabsentfromschool.Tobea“satellitekid”meansgrowingupinacountrywhereyouknowyouaredifferentandwhereyoucannotmakefriendsbecauseyoudonotspeakEnglishwell.Also,itmeansgrowinguplonely,becauseyourparentsareelsewhere.Whatthese“satellitekids”willprobablysaytotheirparentsisthatit’sbettertohaveparentsaroundthantohaveauniversityeducation.1.WhydosomeAsianparentssendtheirkidsabroad?A.Theyhopetheirchildrenmayeasilyfindajobthere.B.ThekidswanttoimprovetheirEnglishandmakeforeignfriends.C.Thekidsmaynotbeacceptedbyuniversitiesintheirowncountries.D.Allforeignuniversitiesarebetterthantheonesintheirowncountries.2.“Satellitekids”refertoAsiankids.A.withoutparentsB.livingabroadaloneC.withuniversityeducationD.whodon’tspeakEnglish3.SomeAsianimmigrantchildrenbecome“satellitekids”becausetheirparents.A.wantthemtobeindependentB.wantthemtogotouniversityC.returntotheircountriestoworkD.wanttoleavetheirowncountries4.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Parentsfeellonelyandmisstheirfamilies.B.Parentswantbettereducationfortheirkids.C.Kidsinforeigncountriesalonearebadlyinneedofcarefromfamily.D.CanadiansandAmericansbegintonoticethe“satellitekids”problem.BYouprobablyknowyoushouldsay“please”and“thankyou”atrestaurants.Youprobablyknowtherulesofalibrary.Youknowyoushouldrespectandbenicetoyourclassmates.Butdoyouhavemusicmanners?KeepItDown!Youhavetonoticethevolumeofyourmusic.Youshouldnotplayyourmusicsoloudthateveryonearoundyoucanhearit.Somepeoplemightevengetangry.Usually,whenyouplaythemusicloudonanMP3player,otherpeoplecan’thearthewordsofthesong.Theyjusthearaloudsound.Noonewantstolistentothis.Veryloudmusiccanalsobebadforyourears.SoevenifyouarealonewhenlisteningtoyourMP3player,youshouldn’tturnituptoohigh.TakeThemOff!YouneedtoknowwhentoturnoffyourMP3andputitaway.Librariesandschoolsdon’tallowMP3players.Thereareotherplaces,likemuseums,thatdon’thaverules,butitwouldberudetohaveyourMP3playeron.Sometimes,itdoesn’tmakesensetolistentoyourMP3playeratevent.Whywouldyoulistentomusicataplay,amovieorasportingevent?Youwouldmisswhatisgoingonandotherswouldwonderwhyyouevencame.TakeOneOut!Onceinawhileit’sokayjusttotakeoutoneearphoneandnottheother.ImagineyouarelisteningtoyourMP3playerwhensomeoneasksyoutheway.Itwouldnotberudetotakeoutoneearphone,tellhimtheway,andputbacktheearphoneandcontinuelistening.Youcanalsodothiswhenyouorderfoodatafast-foodrestaurantorwhenyouanswerthetelephoneandit’snotforyou.It’sYourChoice!Therearetimeswhenyouneedtodecidewhatisbest.Forexample,somepeoplecanlistentomusicontheirMP3playerswhenreadingbooks,whileothersthinkitisdisturbing.Incaseslikethis,youneedtodowhatseemsrightforyou.5.Theunderlinedword“volume”inParagraph2probablymeans“”.A.thetypeofmusicB.thelengthofasongC.theamountofasoundD.thecolourofanMP3player6.Weshouldturndownthemusicwhenwearealonebecauseloudmusic.A.isnotenjoyableB.hurtsourearsC.isbadforMP3playersD.makesustired7.IfwelistentoourMP3playerataplay,.A.wewillmisspartoftheplayB.theactorswillgetangryC.otherswon’theartheplaywellD.thetheatrewon’tallowit8.Wecantakeoneearphoneoutwhenwe.A.havedinnerwithourparentsB.talktofriendsonthephoneC.watchasportingeventD.showotherstheway9.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.MusicLovers B.MP3PlayersC.MusicManners D.MP3Earphones參考答案【文章大意】文章向我們介紹了satellitekids,指一些亞洲國家到美國、加拿大留學的學生。由于父母不在身邊,獨自在國外成長時他們遇到許多困難。他們需要父母的愛及陪伴。1.【解析】選C。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段可知在亞洲的很多國家上大學是非常困難的事情,而在美國和加拿大則很容易,所以這些家長為了讓自己的孩子能夠上大學,就去國外上學。2.【解析】選B。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段對“satellitekids”的介紹“wholiveinoneplacebutwhoseparentsliveinanotherplace.”可知他們離開父母,獨自在國外生活,故選B項。3.【解析】選C。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段提到了兩方面的原因:一方面是在西方找工作很難,另一方面他們很孤獨,想念家鄉(xiāng)。所以他們把孩子留在國外讀書,自己回國工作。4.【解析】選C。主旨大意題。本文主要講了“satellitekids”出現(xiàn)的原因,以及這些孩子在國外獨自生活和學習所遇到的問題。故選C項?！疚恼麓笠狻课覀兌贾郎鐣?/p>