Question

The Maum Sin Yong School says that they are the first in Colorado and the one of only two schools in the US to teach martial arts (武術) to students with mental diseases.

    “They do everything that our regular classes do,” says Rob Hansen, Tae Kwon Do instructor. Hansen teaches the kids how to punch (拳打), kick, and block along with the values of the Korean martial arts. He says that they also learn confidence and how to improve their motor skills. “They’ve learned focus, just to be able to pick one item and pay attention to it.”

    “Tae Kwon Do is pretty fun,” says Christina Hinkle. She was born with Down syndrome (唐氏綜合癥) and says she never wants to miss class. “Well, how come? It’s pretty fun.”

    “Ever since she saw Karate Kid, she’s been running around the house, doing kicks and punches,” says Peggy Hinkle, Christina’s mother. Peggy says that her daughter processes information slowly and taking Tae Kwon Do lessons has helped her in all parts of her life. “It gives her a chance to be a regular kid.”

    Wednesday’s class is not a normal class. Instead, it’s a day that all the students have been waiting for. “Today is actually the first day, and I’m actually going to be able to test these guys,” says Hansen. The students would receive their White Belts. However, in order to receive their belts, the students must show off their skills in front of a group of Black Belts.

    “Nervous? No way. I’m so excited,” says Christina just before she displayed what she has learned over the past few months. She and the other students also answered questions about the history of Tae Kwon Do, as well as its philosophy (哲學).

    “To me, it’s just really important for them to actively see that they are learning something,” says Hansen. “That they actually are able to be rewarded for everything that they’ve done in this class.” All the students passed. They received their White Belts.

    “To see the joy in her face was very rewarding,” says Peggy. She videotaped the whole test and hugged her daughter telling her that she’s proud. “Christina feels like she could do anything,” she says.

Christina says that her next goal is to keep working on her skills so she can move up to a Gold Belt. She says, “Oh, my God, I can’t believe I got the first rank.”

The purpose of teaching the students with mental disease Tae Kwon Do is _______.

A. to help them gain confidence and be skilled at concentration

B. to enable them to punch and kick the other opponents

C. to take part in tournament and win prize.

D. to get rid of their mental diseases and run motorcar

Wednesday is the time ________ according to the text.

A. when the students with mental disease will begin to learn Tae Kwon Do 

B. when Hansen’s students will give a display of what they have learned.

C. when Hansen’s students will replace their black belts with white belts.

D. when the parents can see how Hansen teach their children with mental disease.

The example of Christina in the passage suggests________.

A. children are learning Tae Kwon Do with their parents’ company.

B. Rob Hansen is a strict coach of teaching Tae Kwon Do 

C. children with mental disease are interested in Tae Kwon Do

D. Tae Kwon Do can cure mental disease.

What can we infer from the passage?

A. Learning Tae Kwon Do is beneficial to children with mental disease both in health and mind.

B. Any child with mental disease should come to learn Tae Kwon Do.

C. Parents understand why Rob Hansen teach children with metal disease.

D. More schools like The Maum Sin Yong School are needed in America.

Answer 1

【小題1】A

【小題2】B

【小題3】C

【小題4】A

解析:

【小題1】第二段說這些學員進行常規的學習，同時學會自信，改善運動神經，學會集中注意力，由此可知這個學校的宗旨是A。

【小題2】第五段說星期三的課不是常規課，學生將在一群黑腰帶級別的武術高手前接受檢驗，以獲得白腰帶。由此可知這一天學生將被檢驗其學習情況并授予武術級別。

【小題3】第八段開頭說“看見她臉上的笑容就讓人覺得滿足了”，可見孩子們對學Tae Kwon Do很感興趣。文中沒有提到教練是否嚴格，家長并沒有陪同學習，Tae Kwon Do可以提高孩子的某些能力，但不可能治愈精神方面的疾病。

【小題4】通讀全文可知學生學習Tae Kwon Do得到能力和快樂，同時家長為孩子取得的成績感到欣慰。文章客觀地介紹了The Maum Sin Yong School的情況，沒有語句號召更多的孩子來上學；家長送孩子進學校之前就應該知道目的；文章沒有提到要再辦類似學校，所以排除D項。