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Passage Four-|||-Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:-|||-When Berenice Belizaire arrived in New York from Haiti with her mother and sister in 1987,she-|||-was not very happy.She spoke no English.The family had to live in a small and crowded Brooklyn-|||-apartment,a far cry from the comfortable house they`d had in Haiti.Her mother,a nurse,worked long-|||-hours.School was torture(折磨).Berenice had always been a good student,but now she was learning-|||-new language while enduring constant taunts (嘲笑)from the Americans.They cursed(咒骂)her in-|||-the cafeteria and threw food at her.Someone hit her sister in the head with a book."Why can`t we go-|||-home?"Berenice asked her mother.-|||-Because home was dangerous.The schools weren`t always open anymore,and education-her-|||-mother insisted-was the most important thing.Her mother had always pushed her: memorize-|||-everything,she ordered."I have a pretty good memory,"Berenice admitted last week.Indeed,the-|||-other kids at school began to notice that Berenice always, somehow,knew the answers."They started-|||-coming to me for help,"she says."They never called me a nerd(书呆子)."-|||-Within two years Berenice was speaking English,though not well enough to get into one of New-|||-York`selite(精英的)public high school.She had to settle for a neighborhood school, Jame Madison,-|||-school with a history of unlikely success stories."I didn`t realize what we had in Berenice at first,"-|||-says math teacher Judith Khan."She was good at math,but she was quiet.And the things she didn`t-|||-know! She applied for a summer program in Buffalo and asked me how to get there on the subway.-|||-But she always seemed to ask the right questions.She understood the big ideas.She could think on her-|||-feet.She could explain difficult problem so the other kids could understand them.Eventually I real-|||-ized she wasn`t just pushing for grades,she was hungry for knowledge ...And you know it never-|||-occurred to me that she also was doing well in English and history,all these other subjects that had to-|||-be much tougher for her than math."-|||-31.Berenice and her family came to the United States so that __ _-|||-A)she could get a good education-|||-B) they could live a comfortable life-|||-C)they could learn to speak perfect English-|||-D)she could enjoy school together with her sister-|||-32.How did the American students treat Berenice and her sister when they first came to New York?-|||-A)They tried to help them.-|||-B) They looked down upon them.-|||-C)They tried to make friends with them.-|||-D) They kept a distance from them.-|||-33.How was it that the American children never called Berenice a nerd?-|||-A)They came to know she had a pretty good memory.-|||-B) She spoke English as if she were a native American.-|||-C)She could help them with their schoolwork.-|||-D) They knew she had always been a good student.-|||-34.Why didn`t Berenice get into an elite public school?-|||-A)Her family couldn`t afford the cost.-|||-B)HerEnglish wasn`t good enough.-|||-C)It was too far away from where her family lived.-|||-D) The neighborhood school she went to had a history of unlikely success stories.-|||-35.Why did Berenice make such rapid progress in her studies after she came to America according to-|||-her math teacher?-|||-A)There were so many things she didn`t know.-|||-B) The summer program she went to helped her a lot.-|||-C)Her mother pressed her for good grades.-|||-D) She had a thirst for knowledge.

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步骤 1:理解问题背景
Berenice 和她的家人从海地搬到美国,目的是为了获得更好的教育。在美国,她和她的妹妹遭受了美国学生的嘲笑和欺凌。然而,Berenice 通过自己的努力,逐渐适应了新环境,并在学业上取得了显著的进步。
步骤 2:分析每个问题
31. 问题询问Berenice和她的家人搬到美国的原因。根据文章,Berenice的母亲认为教育最重要,而海地的学校并不总是开放。因此,他们搬到美国是为了获得更好的教育。
32. 问题询问美国学生如何对待Berenice和她的妹妹。文章中提到,美国学生嘲笑她们,甚至在食堂里咒骂她们,扔食物。这表明美国学生看不起她们。
33. 问题询问为什么美国孩子没有叫Berenice书呆子。文章中提到,Berenice能够帮助其他孩子解决学习上的问题,因此他们没有叫她书呆子。
34. 问题询问为什么Berenice没有进入精英公立学校。文章中提到,她的英语水平还不够好,因此她没有进入精英公立学校。
35. 问题询问为什么Berenice在美国学习上取得了快速进步。根据她的数学老师的说法,Berenice对知识有着强烈的渴望,这推动了她的学习进步。
Berenice 和她的家人从海地搬到美国,目的是为了获得更好的教育。在美国,她和她的妹妹遭受了美国学生的嘲笑和欺凌。然而,Berenice 通过自己的努力,逐渐适应了新环境,并在学业上取得了显著的进步。
步骤 2:分析每个问题
31. 问题询问Berenice和她的家人搬到美国的原因。根据文章,Berenice的母亲认为教育最重要,而海地的学校并不总是开放。因此,他们搬到美国是为了获得更好的教育。
32. 问题询问美国学生如何对待Berenice和她的妹妹。文章中提到,美国学生嘲笑她们,甚至在食堂里咒骂她们,扔食物。这表明美国学生看不起她们。
33. 问题询问为什么美国孩子没有叫Berenice书呆子。文章中提到,Berenice能够帮助其他孩子解决学习上的问题,因此他们没有叫她书呆子。
34. 问题询问为什么Berenice没有进入精英公立学校。文章中提到,她的英语水平还不够好,因此她没有进入精英公立学校。
35. 问题询问为什么Berenice在美国学习上取得了快速进步。根据她的数学老师的说法,Berenice对知识有着强烈的渴望,这推动了她的学习进步。