A
I was born on the 17th of November 1828, in the village of Nam Ping, which is about four miles southwest of the Portuguese Colony (殖民地) of Macao, and is located on Pedro Island lying west of Macao, from which it is separated by a channel of half a mile wide.
As early as 1834, an English lady, Mrs. Gutzlaff, wife of a missionary to China, came to Macao. Supported by the Ladies’ Association in London for the promotion of female education in India and the East, she immediately took up the work of starting a girls’ school for Chinese girls, which was soon followed by the opening of a boys’ school.
Mrs. Gutzlaff’s comprador(买办) happened to come from my village and was actually my father’s friend and neighbor. It was through him that my parents heard about Mrs. Gutzlaff’s school and it was doubtlessly through his influence and means that my father got me admitted into the school. It has always been a mystery to me why my parents should put me into a foreign school, instead of a traditional Confucian school, where my big brother was placed. Most certainly such a step would have been more suitable for Chinese public opinion, taste, and the wants of the country, than to allow me to attend an English school. Moreover, a Chinese belief is the only avenue in China that leads to political promotion, influence, power and wealth. I can only guess that as foreign communication with China was just beginning to grow, my parents hoped that it might be worthwhile to put one of their sons to learning English. In this way he might become an interpreter and have a more advantageous position to enter the business and diplomatic world. I am wondering if that influenced my parents to put me into Mrs. Gutzlaff’s School. As to what other sequences it has eventually brought about in my later life, they were entirely left in the hands of God.
1. How was the author admitted to Mrs. Gutzlaff’s school?
A. Through his father’s friend’s help.
B. Through his own efforts to exams.
C. Through his father’s request.
D. Through Mrs. Gutzlaff’s influence.
2. Why did the author’s parents put him into an English school？
A. An English school was more influential.
B. Foreign trade with China was developing fast.
C. It met with Chinese public opinion.
D. He could become a successful interpreter.
3. What did the author think of his parents’ decision to put him into an English school?
A. It was skeptical. B. It was mysterious.
C. It was thoughtful. D. It was wonderful.
【答案】1. A 2. D 3. B
【解析】
【分析】
本文属于记叙文。小时候父亲送我去英语学校而不是中文学校，文章分析了具体原因。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中Mrs. Gutzlaff’s comprador(买办) happened to come from my village and was actually my father’s friend and neighbor. It was through him that my parents heard about Mrs. Gutzlaff’s school and it was doubtlessly through his influence and means that my father got me admitted into the school.“古茨拉夫夫人的买办碰巧来自我们村，实际上是我父亲的朋友和邻居。正是通过他，我的父母听说了古兹拉夫夫人的学校，毫无疑问，正是通过他的影响和手段，我的父亲让我进入了这所学校。”可知，作者是通过父亲朋友的帮助进入到Mrs. Gutzlaff学校的。故选A。
2题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章倒数第三句In this way he might become an interpreter and have a more advantageous position to enter the business and diplomatic world.可知父母认为我也许会成为一个很好的翻译，在做生意外交方面会有优势，所以他们才送我去英语学校。故选D。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段第三句It has always been a mystery to me why my parents should put me into a foreign school, instead of a traditional Confucian school, where my big brother was placed.“为什么我的父母要把我送到一所外国学校，而不是我哥哥所在的传统儒家学校，这对我来说一直是个谜。”可推知对于父母送作者去英语学校而不是传统的中文学校，作者感觉很困惑。故选B。
【点睛】推理判断题要求在理解原文表面文字信息的基础上，做出一定的推理判断，从而得到文章的隐含意义和深层意义。推理判断题所涉及的内容可能是文中的某一句话，也可能是某几句话，所以，推理题的答案只能是根据原文表面文字信息一步推出的答案：即对原文某一句话或某几句话所作的同义改写或综合。推理判断题的题干中通常含infer,suggest,imply,conclude indicate等标志性词语。本题第3小题，根据第三段第三句It has always been a mystery to me why my parents should put me into a foreign school, instead of a traditional Confucian school, where my big brother was placed.“为什么我的父母要把我送到一所外国学校，而不是我哥哥所在的传统儒家学校，这对我来说一直是个谜。”可知对于父母送我去英语学校而不是传统的中文学校，我感觉很困惑。故选B。
