12月英语四级新题型选词填空习题(9)答案解析

　　When Roberto Feliz came to the USA from the Dominican Republic, he knew only a few words of English .Education soon became a __1__. I couldnt understand anything, he said. He __2__ from his teachers, came home in tears , and thought about dropping out.

　　Then Mrs. Malave , a bilingual educator, began to work with him while teaching him math and science in his __3__Spanish.She helped me stay smart while teaching me English ,he said .Given the chance to demonstrate his ability, he __4__ confidence and began to succeed in school.

　　Today, he is a __5__ doctor, runs his own clinic ,and works with several hospitals .Every day ,he uses the language and academic skills he __6__ through bilingual education to treat his patients.

　　Robertos story is just one of __7__ success stories. Research has shown that bilingual education is the most __8__ way both to teach children English and ensure that they succeed academically. In Arizona and Texas, bilingual students __9__ outperform their peers in monolingual programs. Calexico, Calif. , implemented bilingual education, and now has dropout rates that are less than half the state average and college __10__ rates of more than 90%.In E1 Paso ,bilingual education programs have helped raise student scores from the lowest in Texas to among the highest in the nation.

　　A) wonder

　　B) acquired

　　C) consistently

　　D) regained

　　E) nightmare

　　F) native

　　G) acceptance

　　H) effective

　　I) hid

　　J) prominent

　　K) decent

　　L) countless

　　M) recalled

　　N) breakthrough

　　O) automatically