2. 外语
  3. Language barriers present a variety of challenges for children of any age. In Houston alone, bilingual education programs have h

Language barriers present a variety of challenges for children of any age. In Houston alone, bilingual education programs have h

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问题     Language barriers present a variety of challenges for children of any age. In Houston alone, bilingual education programs have helped many grade-school students【S1】the trials that accompany not being able to speak English.
    In the past, such vital curriculum was not always readily【S2】for children who needed it. One person who experienced the【S3】of school life without a bilingual program was UH education professor Yolanda Padron.
    As a child, Padron and her family moved from Cuba to the United States. Settling in Landover, Mass., she was placed into elementary school, but had no working【S4】of English. With that, she found herself at a【S5】disadvantage.
    "When I came here, I was in the fifth grade, but because I didn’t speak English, they put me back a year," she said. "We lived there for about six months before we moved to Houston. When I came here, I still didn’t speak English, so I was placed back another grade. At the time, that was the【S6】to how to deal with children who didn’t speak the language." Despite the awkwardness of being placed back two grade levels, Padron【S7】some much-needed attention from concerned teachers. After being【S8】, it was learned that she was on par with other students of her【S9】age despite not knowing English. By the eighth grade, Padron was【S10】able to join students in her peer group.
A) little I) lost
B) major J) received
C) impossible K) difficulties
D) tested L) knowledge
E) finally M) available
F) response N) basically
G) own O) overcome
H) happiness
【S6】
选项
答案F
解析 空前的the表明，本空应填一名词。从该段的层次可以看出本空所在句是对前面的总结，而that指的就是前面几句话表达的意思：当她搬到Landover时，由于不懂英语，学校让她留级一年；而搬到休斯顿后，还是不懂英语，于是又留级一年。因此可知对于不懂英语的学生，学校的反应就是让其留级。选项中能准确总结上文的词应为F)response。
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