文章大意:本文是一篇记叙文。文章通过对天生失聪的Solomon对环境保护以及对下一代人的能力的培养的故事的描写,文章主要讲述了Solomon如何帮助失聪的学生培养自己的能力。
We’re about 4 miles from Gallaudet University, where Solomon is a professor of biology. She and a student -Anna McCall -are taking a small boat to collect water samples from the Anacostin River. The river is no more than 8 miles long, but it goes through and around Washington DC.
For months, Solomon and her students have been testing for oxygen, salt levels and chlorophyll (叶绿素) in the river to judge is present state of health, which unfortunately appears to be poor.
To McCall, who was born deaf, Solomon is more than a role model. She’s a great teacher, strict but fair. McCall said, “if it weren’t for Solomon, I couldn’t imagine doing this kind of work.”
Solomon was the only deaf person in her family. In school, she was always good at math and science, but her interest in the environment didn’t develop until she was a teenager.
“When I was in high school, my dad was a visiting professor at the U. S. Naval Academy,” Solomon said. “We rented a house by a small river. We weren’t able to swim in the river because it was too polluted. ”
Solomon, who won 13 gold medals in swimming in the Deaflympics, would never forget that polluted river near her house. A career in science and environmental studies became her passion. But she also found another passion (热情): “How can I influence other deaf and hard-of-hearing students?”
It was a question based on Solomon’s own experience as a college student, first as an undergraduate (本科生) at Harvard, then as a graduate student at the University of Washington. These were schools where she was usually the only deaf person in the class.
Training the next generation of biologists who happen to be deaf has become Solomon’s goal, and for that she has received high praise at Gallaudet. Not because she’s an especially gifted teacher, but because she has learned how to get her students to focus on what they’re capable of not what they’re limited by.
4. What can we learn about Anna McCall?
A.She is a deaf student of Solomon’s. |
B.She is a role model for all students. |
C.She is a river cleaner in Washington DC. |
D.She is a professor at Gallaudet University |
5. Which of the following words best describe Solomon as a teenager?
A.Honest and brave. | B.Passionate and positive. |
C.Patient and powerful | D.Selfless and careful |
6. Why has Solomon received high praise at Gallaudet?
A.Because she has been very strict with her students. |
B.Because she has a natural ability to be a good teacher |
C.Because she has helped her students develop their abilities |
D.Because she has helped her students know their limitations |
7. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?
A.How to Take Water Samples of a River |
B.How to Become a Successful Biologist |
C.Train the Next Generation of Biologists |
D.Teach Deaf Students They Can Do Anything |