Unit5Canada-“TheTrueNorth”Ⅰ.阅读理解[2017·东北三省三校高三二联]AlinaAdams'12yearoldson，Gregory，isexceptionallygoodatcomputerprogramming，withtalentsbeyondhisyoungage.Whenhewas10，hewasacceptedintoawellknownprogrammingcourseatauniversity，butthentoldhewastooyoungtoattend.“Sohegotmadandbuilthisownwebsitewhereeveryonecanlearnhowtocode，whateveragetheyare”，saidAdams,46，wholivesinNewYork.AsGregoryhasgottenolder，fundinghisinteresthasgottenmoreexpensive.“Someofthethingshewantstodevelopnowrequirehardware”，Adamssaid“，andthatcostsmoney.”Thenthere'sthepriceoftravelandevents.TwoyearsagoGregoryattendedYoungRewiredState，aconferenceintheUKforyoung“digitalmakers”．Heappliedforandreceivedagrant(补助金)thatcoveredtravelexpensesforbothhimselfandhisfathertoattend.Butthecostforbadhimtoreturn.“Iexplainedtohim：Nogrant，notriptoEurope”，Adamssaid.Meanwhile，Adamskeepsherownprinciples.“Ifmoneywereunlimited，Iwouldallowhimtotakealltheclasseshewanted”，Adamssaid“，however，there'sareasonableamountthatisputintohisinterest，butwe'renotgoingtogooverboard.”TheUSNationalAssociationofGiftedChildrenplacesthenumberofacademicallygiftedstudentsat6%to10%ofthetotalAmericanstudentpopulation.Thatdoesn'taccountforkidswhoshineinmusic，sports，oraspecificsubjectarea，likecomputerprogramming.Ofcourse，manyparentsthinktheirchildrenareexceptional.Aquarterofparentsofhighschoolathleteshopetheirchildrenwillgoontoplayprofessionalsports.(Realitycheck：Only1%do.)Butforparentsoftrulygiftedchildren，it'softenafinancialstruggletobalancealimitedbudgetwithprivatelessons，priceycoaches，andtraveltonationalandinternationalevents.1．Adamsmakesitarulethat________.A．whateverthecostis，shewillfundGregory'sinterestB．shewon'tfundherson'sinterestwithoutlimitationC．it'simpossibleforGregorytogoabroadtoattendactivitiesD．Gregorycanbuyanyhardwareaslongasheneedsit2．Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat________.A．beingrefusedtoattendaprogrammingcourseledtoGregory'sownwebsiteB．GregoryquitschoolatanearlyagebecauseofhisfailureinexaminationsC．intheUS，thepercentageofchildrengiftedinsportsis6%to10%D．mostparentsconsidertheirkidstalentedandcanplayprofessionalsports3．Forparentsoftrulygiftedchildren，whatistheirmainconcern?A．Time.B．Excellentteachers.C．Budget.D．Lessonsandevents.4．Whatwilltheauthormostprobablydiscussintheparagraphthatfollows?A．WhowillbethenextgeniusafterGregory.B．WhatachievementsGregorywillmake.C．WhethertheUSgovernmentwillfundgiftedchildrenD．Howparentssupportgiftedchildrenwithlimitedmoney.答案：[解题导语]本文是一篇新闻报道。Adams十二岁的儿子在电脑编程方面非常有天赋，但是要培养他的兴趣需要花很多钱，所以Adams只能适当支持孩子的兴趣。其实在美国很多父母也遇到和Adams一样的问题。1．B“解析：细节理解题。由Ifmoneywereunlimited，Iwouldallowhimtotakealltheclasseshewanted”，Adamssaid“，however，there'sareasonableamountthatisputintohisinterest，butwe'renotgoingtogooverboard.”(“”如果钱不受限制的话，我会让他学他想学的所有课程，Adams“说，不过，”用来投入他兴趣的钱要适当，我们不会过度投资。)可知，Adams坚持的原则就是不会毫无限制地为她儿子的兴趣投资。故选B项。2．A解析：细节理解题。由．..butthentoldhewastooyoungtoattend.“Sohegotmadandbuilthisownwebsitewhereeveryonecanlearnhowtocode，whateveragetheyare”，saidAdams...(……但然后被告知他还太小不能参加这“个编程课程。因此他非常气愤，便建立了自己的网站，在这个网...
