問題詳情
(二) On the fourth floor of the elementary school, about 90 students gather on thegym's hardwood floor. Basketball hoops hang at both ends of the room. But thechildren aren’t here to play basketball—this is their classroom. Computers line thehall, and chairs and desks are clustered across the worn-out floor.As in many schools in New York City, recent waves of immigrants have forcededucators to cram students into any available space—including storage areas, largeclosets and gyms. The crowded quarters have forced the school to take a morecommunal approach to education. Instructors often have to merge their classes intoone room and team teach—with occasional personality clashes. There are otherdifficulties as well. Teachers and administrators sometimes can’t communicate withthe students or their parents, and children who speak less common languages canoften wait months for the school to find someone capable of testing them.The school is at the center of the day’s ethnic mix. The subway line runningthrough the area was nicknamed “The International Express” in a recent study. Thestudy said 17,200 immigrants from 112 countries settled in the neighborhood from1983 to 1989, making it the most diverse area in the city. Instead of concentration onAmerican holidays and traditions that these students could hardly appreciate, thegroup is more likely to learn about, say, Chinese New Year and other holidayscelebrated by the students’ families. At center court, a Chinese peacock hangs over abanana tree.
【題組】60. Which of the following statements expresses the main idea of the passage?
(A)Immigrants have been very difficult for school administrators to communicatewith.
(B)The financial difficulties of New York City have caused the school to be morecrowded.
(C)The increase in immigrants has created overcrowding and differentapproaches for the New York City schools.
(D)Sometimes there is more than one class meeting in the same room, includingrooms as small as closets.
參考答案
答案：C
難度：適中0.577778
統計：A(18),B(18),C(78),D(6),E(0)