TODAY,Friday,November12JAZZwit-优题课

Language is a way to communicate witheach other. We started to learn language when we were born. However, people are used to speaking their native language, so immigrants(移民) are having many problems between the first generation and the second generation because they don’t have the same native language. A1so, the second generation is losing their identity. Especially in America, there are many immigrants that came from different countries to succeed in the States. Because they suffer in lots of areas such as getting a job and trying to speak English, they want their children to speak English, not only at school, but also at home in order to be more successful.
For example, my aunt, who has been living in Chicago for fifteen years, has three children and they were all born in the States. The eighteen-year-old daughter speaks English as a native language and she speaks Korean very well too. She has no problem talking with her parents, but she still doesn’t understand Korean jokes, and they are sometimes misunderstandings. The second daughter is fourteen years old, and she doesn’t want to speak Korean. My aunt often gets upset with her because she is very Americanized and they cannot understand each other. Even when my aunt punishes her, this daughter does not understand what my aunt is talking about.
My aunt taught Korean to her children not in order to help them succeed in the U. S.; she did so, hopefully, to help them establish a Korean identity(身份). Though the second generation is born in the new country, they often get confused about their identity because they look different from others, and also, if they visit their parents’ country, they will probably feel different from other people there, too.
We must realize that language is important and valuable for many reasons. Immigrants should make an effort not to be ignored by their children and to make their children understand their heritage(传统) by teaching them the parents’ language. This is very important, not only for the harmony(和谐) of the family, but also in helping the second generation establish their identity.
What do you think this article is about?

A．Learning a second language.

B．Immigrants who become homesick in the U. S.

C．Language and its effect on the identity of immigrants.

D．Schools attended by immigrants to the U. S.

Which of the following is NOT true about the 18 year old daughter?

A．She was born in the U. S.

B．She speaks only English very well but her Korean is poor.

C．She gets along better with her parents.

D．She doesn’t understand Korean jokes well.

To whom does the mother speak Korean?

A．Her oldest daughter only.	B．All of her children.
C．Her two daughters only.	D．Only to her son.

Why did the author’s aunt try to teach her children to speak Korean?

A．To help them succeed in the U. S.

B．To help them find a good job.

C．To help them establish a Korean identity.

D．To help her improve her Korean language skills.

— __________ do you call up your parents?
— Mostly once a week, but this week I haven’t done that, because I’ll go back this weekend.

A．How long	B．How far
C．How often	D．How soon

There are good Santas and there are bad Santas. The good Santas all realize one thing: In the mind of a child, Santa Claus is perfect. That’s difficult. And so they come from around the world to attend the Charles W. Howard School in Midland, Mich. The school offers a three-day, 40-hour course for Santas hoping to be excellent. A former Macy’s Santa named Charles Howard founded the Michigan school in 1937. “Many people will think if you have a suit and you’re a Santa,” said Tom Valent, the school’s current dean. “It’s more than that.” The school teaches everything from breathing techniques for carol singing to the beard maintenance. There are lessons in child psychology, sign language and even media training for talk-show appearances and call-in shows. Santas also need to make sure they know all the names of the reindeer(驯鹿). What’s harder to deal with, however, is children who ask for Christmas gifts like bringing daddy home or making mommy happy again. After spending time in the classroom, Weir went to the mall to test his training. However, at one point, his hat fell off, and he was unsure how to react. “You’re the real Santa,” Valent said. “Pick that hat up, slip it back on, keep smiling and do your job. You’ve got to stay on top of your game. Even the last one at night, when you’re tired, you’ve got to remember: This one’s forever, so do a good job.”
According to the passage, good Santas should be the ones that ______.

A．can offer the children some gifts

B．help adults look after their children

C．have ability to make children happy

D．should be perfect in the mind of children

The Michigan school was founded by Charles Howard with the purpose to ______.

A．train the pet reindeer for the Santas

B．earned money from its students

C．train perfect Santas for the world

D．show the world’s concern to the poor

According to Weir’s performance, we can conclude that ______.

A．Weir was short of experience

B．Weir was not fit for the job as a Santa

C．Weir did very badly in the game

D．Weir was not a good student in school

When the famous dancer Fred was interviewed for a job by a Hollywood producer , the movie Expert turned him down, saying,”Can’t sing. Can’t act. Dances a little.” Here’s another stupid mistake. When the great scientist Albert Einstein was at school, his teachers considered him rather dull. And a final story, the famous Polish pianist Paderewski was told by a teacher that he’d never be a success as a performer because the middle finger on each hand was too short.
What lessons can be drawn from these three experiences? First, true genius (天才）cann’t be suppressed(压抑）．For some reason or other it works its way out. Second, early judgments of a person’s abilities may be unfair or just wrong. Third, when there is a real determination to succeed, obstacles fall by the wayside.
The famous motto “ad astra per aspera” can be translated as “ To the stars through hardships”. Astaire, Einstein and Paderewski proved their critics wrong.
Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?

A．Fred Astaire was a famous dancer.

B．True ability will always make itself known.

C．Some people never get discouraged.

D．Albert Einstein prove his teachers wrong.

When Paderewski’s teacher told him he’d never be a success, the teacher was .

A．Being humorous	B．Cheerful, though concerned
C．Somewhat hesitant	D．Seriously mistaken

“Ad astra per aspera” is used in the passage .

A．As a motto for the three men’s lives

B．To show the value of Latin

C．To send the reader to the dictionary

D．To point out that genius is always recognized early

The writer of the passage thinks that the reader .

A．Knows that the three men were successful men

B．Dreams to become like one of the men some day

C．Sympathizes with (同情） the poor teachers of the three men

D．Knows that Fred Astaire was an actor famous for performing Shakespeare’s plays

I suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened. Looking down, I immediately recognized that something was wrong, and ran down to the edge of the near bank. There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fast-rising water, and it was a life-and-death struggle. Her calf was floating and screaming with fear. Ma Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water, and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body. Every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf away. There was a sudden rise in the water and the calf was washed clean over the mother's body and was gone. Ma Shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk(象鼻) against the rocky bank. Then with a huge effort, she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock.
Just at this moment, she felt back into the river. If she were carried down, it would be certain death. I knew, as well as she did, that there was one spot (地点) where she could get up the bank, but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf. While I was wondering what I could do next，I heard the sound of a mother’s love．Ma Shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could，roaring(吼叫)all the time，but to her calf it was music．
The moment the author got down to the river bank he saw．

A．the calf was about to fall into the river

B．Ma Shwe was placing the calf on the rock

C．the calf was washed away by the rising water

D．Ma Shwe was holding the calf against the rushing water

How did Ma Shwe manage to save her calf from the fast-flowing water?

A．By putting it on a safe spot．

B．By pressing it against her body．

C．By taking it away with her．

D．By carrying it on her back

How did the calf feel about the mother elephant’s roaring?

A．It Was a musical note．

B．It was a sign of danger．

C．It was a call for help.

D．It was a great comfort

What can be the best title for the text?

A．A Mother’s Love	B．A Brave Act
C．A Deadly River	D．A Matter of Life and Death

A．At the Bull’s Head on Sunday.	B．At the Derby Arms on Sunday.
C．At the Bull on Saturday.	D．At the Black Horse on Saturday.

A．Disco at The Lord Napier.	B．Jazz at The Bull’s Head.
C．The sing-along at The Black Horse.	D．The electric accordion at The Derby Arms.