《2026年通城学典全国中考试题分类精粹英语》

In 2019, a white—haired senior was awarded the Friendship Medal, the highest order of honor of China for foreigners. It was Isabel Crook. In her over a century of life, she spent more than 90 years in China and educated a large number of foreign language students for China.
In 1915, Isabel was born into a Canadian family in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. After graduating from the University of Toronto in 1938, Isabel couldn’t wait to return to China. In 1947, she started to study the ongoing land reform (改革). A year later, she finished the study and accepted the invitation to stay in China for language teaching. From then on, Isabel started the journey of education in China.
One could hardly imagine the teaching conditions during a war. Isabel tried every way for mobile teaching. She asked her students to take small chairs so that she could give classes all over the places. She made different teaching methods to suit students’ different language levels. Without enough teaching materials, she could only collect articles from English newspapers and magazines. In spoken English teaching, Isabel asked students to watch her in a given conversation first. Since there were no tape recorders at school, she had to perform the conversation again and again.
Isabel retired in 1981, but she returned to Southwest China many times to help children from poor families. She also went to Inner Mongolia, Ningxia and other places to help with foreign language teaching. Isabel died in 2023 in Beijing.
1. When did Isabel start language teaching in China?
A. In 1915.
B. In 1938.
C. In 1947.
D. In 1948.
2. Why did Isabel ask her students to carry small chairs?
A. She could give classes everywhere.
B. She could protect students during the war.
C. They could take a break when necessary.
D. They could use chairs as teaching materials.
3. What was special about Isabel’s spoken English class?
A. She advised students to perform first.
B. She used a tape recorder to teach.
C. She showed the conversation to students.
D. She asked students to role—play.
4. Which words can best describe Isabel according to the text?
A. Warm—hearted and honest.
B. Hard—working and caring.
C. Open—minded and strict.
D. Easy—going and humorous.
5. What is the text mainly about?
A. The importance of English learning.
B. The useful teaching methods.
C. The difficulties during the war.
D. The life of a great educator.

答案： 1.D 解析：细节理解题。根据“In 1947，she started ... A year later，she finished the study and accepted the invitation to stay in China for language teaching. ”可知，伊莎白 1948 年接受了留在中国教语言的邀请，因此她是在 1948 年开始在中国进行语言教学的。
2.A 解析：细节理解题。根据“She asked her students to take small chairs so that she could give classes all over the places. ”可知，伊莎白尝试通过移动教学的方式，让学生们带着小椅子，以便她可以在任何地方上课。
3.C 解析：细节理解题。根据“In spoken English teaching，Isabel asked students to watch her in a given conversation first.”可知，伊莎白让学生先观察她进行的对话。
4.B 解析：推理判断题。通读全文可知，伊莎白在战争期间努力进行移动教学，退休后还多次回到中国帮助贫困地区的孩子，并且在教学中为学生设计不同的教学方法，体现了她的勤奋和关爱。
5.D 解析：主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了教育家伊莎白·柯鲁克在中国的教育生涯。