《2025年小题狂做八年级英语上册译林版巅峰版》

A(2024·苏州期末)
In a primary classroom in Kenya's Rift Valley, a student is taking notes. She wears the same school uniform. However, there is one difference. Priscilla Sitienei is more than 80 years older than the other students.
Sitienei turned 99 years old on February 11,2022. Back in 2003 the government of the East African (非洲的) country began helping to pay the cost of primary schooling. This has made it possible for some older members to go back to school. They missed out on schooling in their younger days because they were too poor.
Sitienei has become a star on the Internet. She said her dreams were far more practical than becoming an Internet star. She wants to take up a new job. “I would like to become a doctor because I used to be a midwife(助产士),” she said.
She had the idea of being a student when her great-granddaughter dropped out of school. She said she went back to class to set a good example for her great-grandchildren. But her great-granddaughter didn't go back to school. Sitienei decided to go to school herself.
“Everyone in the classroom is young. They gave me strange looks at first,” said Sitienei. But she didn't care. She said she enjoyed school activities, including P. E. classes. “They help me stay healthy,” she said. “I get to jump around, even though not as much as they do, but I at least move my body. That makes me happy.”
1. What makes Priscilla Sitienei special in her class?
A. Her grades. B. Her age. C. Her illness. D. Her clothes.
2. Why did Sitienei go back to school?
A. To become more famous.
B. To stop getting old and weak.
C. To help teachers take good care of the students.
D. To be an example for one of her family members.
3. How did the students feel when they saw Sitienei in their classroom for the first time?
A. Worried. B. Excited. C. Surprised. D. Proud.
4. What does the underlined part “missed out on” mean in Paragraph 2?
A. 追忆 B. 享受 C. 错过 D. 加强
5. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Sitienei is not the only senior student in her class.
B. Returning to school has given Sitienei everything.
C. Anyone can be famous like Sitienei if they work hard.
D. Few older students like Sitienei go to school in Kenya.

答案： 1. B 提示:细节理解题。根据第一段中"However, there is one difference. Priscilla Sitienei is more than 80 years older than the other students."可知,她的年龄是特别之处。
2. D 提示:细节理解题。根据第四段中"She had the idea of being a student when her great-granddaughter dropped out of school. She said she went back to class to set a good example for her great-grandchildren."可知,她重返校园是为了给她的重孙女排样。
3. C 提示:细节理解题。根据最后一段中"Everyone in the classroom is young. They gave me strange looks at first..."可知,教室里的学生们第一次看到她时感到很惊讶。
4. C 提示:词义猜测题。根据上文"... the government of the East African country began helping to pay the cost of primary schooling. This has made it possible for some older members to go back to school."以及本句中"because they were too poor"可知,一些大龄人群年轻时因为贫困没能上学,而今东非国家政府开始资助小学所以他们能重返校园上学,因此 missed out on 意为"错过"。
5. D 提示:推理判断题。根据第三段中"Sitienei has become a star on the Internet."以及最后一段中"Everyone in the classroom is young. They gave me strange looks at first..."可以推断,很少有老年学生重返校园上学。