绵阳市高中2013第三次诊断性考试英语试题(4)

　　Jaime Escalante started an advanced math program with a small group of students. Advanced Placement is a program of college-level classes and tests. In 1982， eighteen of his students took the Advanced Placement test in calculus. They all passed.

　　Officials at the testing company suspected the students of cheating. Mr. if Escalante protested. He said the students were being rejected because they were Hispanic and from a poor school. He urged his students lo take the test again.

　　Twelve of the students repeated the test. And again ，all of them passed. Five earned top scores. Mr. Escalante‘s students went on to become engineers， scientists and university professors. I he advanced math program at Garfield became extremely successful over the next several years.

　　Jaime Escalante received many teaching awards including the Presidential Medal of Excellence in Education. A movie about his success， “Stand and Deliver，” was released in 1988. It influenced other teachers to use his methods.

　　Jaime Escalante retired from teaching in 1998 and later moved back to Bolivia with his wife. He died earlier this year. He was seventy-nine years old.

　　35. Why did Mr. Escalante strongly advise his students to take the test again？

　　A. To show his students were skillful in math study.

　　B. To prove his students were honest in the math test.

　　C. To guarantee his students could pass the math test.

　　D. To inspire his students to work harder than before.

　　36. Choose the correct order of the events given in the passage.

　　a. Fabiola got married with Jaime Alfonso Escalante.

　　b. The film “Stand and Deliver’ was released.

　　c. Mr. Escalante‘s 18 student look the test in calculus.

　　d. Mr. Escalante began lo teach math at Garfield High School.

　　e. Mr. Escalante retired and moved back to his home country*

　　A. a. d， e， b ，c B. a， d， c. b， e C. a. d， c. c， b D c. b ， c， a. d

　　37. What can we conclude from the passage？

　　A. Mr. Escalante was regarded as one of the best teachers in the USA.

　　B ，All the “unteachable，，students can become engineers. scientists and professors.

　　C. Jaime’s wife’s devotion to education influenced his passion for leaching math，

　　D ，Jaime Escalante got the Presidential Medal of Excellence in I Education twice.

　　38， What‘s the author’s tone towards Mr. Escalante‘s achievements？

　　A， Thankful B， Critical C. Admiring， D. Negative.

　　C

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