【问题】 Iwasbornonthe17thofNovember1828,inthevillageofNamPing,whichisaboutfourmilessouthwestofMacao,andislocatedonPedroIslandlyingwestofMacao,fromwhichitisseparatedbyachannelofhalfamilewide. Asearlyas1834,anEnglishlady,Mrs.Gutzlaff,wifeofamissionarytoChina,cameto

Iwasbornonthe17thofNovember1828,inthevillageofNamPing,whichisaboutfourmilessouthwestofMacao,andislocatedonPedroIslandlyingwestofMacao,fromwhichitisseparatedbyachannelofhalfamilewide. Asearlyas1834,anEnglishlady,Mrs.Gutzlaff,wifeofamissionarytoChina,cametoMacao.SupportedbytheLadies'AssociationinLondonforthepromotionoffemaleeducationinIndiaandtheEast,sheimmediatelytookuptheworkofstartingagirls'schoolforChinesegirls,whichwassoonfollowedbytheopeningofaboys'school. Mrs.Gutzlaff'scomprador(买办)happenedtocomefrommyvillageandwasactuallymyfather'sfriendandneighbor.ItwasthroughhimthatmyparentsheardaboutMrs.Gutzlaff'sschoolanditwasdoubtlesslythroughhisinfluenceandmeansthatmyfathergotmeadmittedintotheschool. Ithasalwaysbeenamysterytomewhymyparentsshouldputmeintoaforeignschool,insteadofatraditionalConfucianschool,wheremybigbrotherwasplaced.MostcertainlysuchastepwouldhavebeenmoresuitableforChinesepublicopinion,taste,andthewantsofthecountry,thantoallowmetoattendanEnglishschool.Moreover,aChinesebeliefistheonlyavenueinChinathatleadstopoliticalpromotion,influence,powerandwealth.IcanonlyguessthatasforeigncommunicationwithChinawasjustbeginningtogrow,myparentshopedthatitmightbeworthwhiletoputoneoftheirsonstolearningEnglish.Inthiswayhemightbecomeaninterpreterandhaveamoreadvantageouspositiontoenterthebusinessanddiplomaticworld.IamwonderingifthatinfluencedmyparentstoputmeintoMrs.Gutzlaff'sschool.Astowhatothersequencesithaseventuallybroughtaboutinmylaterlife,theywereentirelyleftinthehandsofGod.(1)HowwastheauthoradmittedtoMrs.Gutzlaff'sschool?______A.Throughhisfather'srequest.B.Throughhisfather'sfriend'shelp.C.Throughhisowneffortsatexams.D.ThroughMrs.Gutzlaff'sinfluence.(2)Whydidtheauthor'sparentsputhimintoanEnglishschool?______A.ItmetwithChinesepublicopinion.B.AnEnglishschoolwasmoreinfluential.C.Hecouldbecomeasuccessfulinterpreter.D.ForeigntradewithChinawasdevelopingfast.(3)Whatdidtheauthorthinkofhisparents'decisiontoputhimintoanEnglishschool?______A.Itwasskeptical.B.Itwaswonderful.C.Itwasthoughtful.D.Itwasmysterious.(4)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"sequences"inthelastsentenceprobablymean?______A.Results.B.Orders.C.Series.D.Progress.

正确答案:(1)B.细节理解题。根据第三段中Mrs. Gutzlaff's comprador(买办)happened to come from my village and was actually my father's friend and neighbor. It was through him that my parents heard about Mrs. Gutzlaff's school and it was doubtlessly through his influence and means t

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本文属于记叙文,小时候父亲送我去英语学校而不是中文学校,文章分析了具体原因。

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