巴士变移民儿童学校 可容纳80个学生
巴士变移民儿童学校 可容纳80个学生

The children sit close together with little space between them. They study their notes, books and papers at desks where once there had been passenger seats. A teacher has hung their work from the storage area above their heads: colorful alphabet letters and paintings.
The bus is in Tijuana, Mexico, just a few kilometers from the border with the United States. The bus is next to a migrant shelter. It offers a chance for Central American and Mexican children to attend school. Several dozen students have taken part in the program since it began in July. For most of them, education was a distant dream in the weeks or months since their parents decided to leave their homes and travel north to seek refuge or a better life.
Estefania Rebellon is director of the program, called Yes We Can. She said it offers special education for children who may have low reading and writing abilities and struggle with social skills. Rebellon, who also works as an actress in Los Angeles, said when she was 10 years old, she moved to Miami, Florida, from Colombia, where her parents had received death threats. School became her refuge, or safe place.
Rebellon's bus used to fit 55 people — but with the insides removed, it now seats 80 children. The bus has welcomed 37 students ages five to 12 since the program opened. It will take in another 20 children in the coming weeks.
With more money, Rebellon said she would like to expand to other border cities with growing migrant populations. "We can be in a bus, in a house, in a boat," she said. "It's more about what we teach the children."


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1.What can we learn about the program Yes We Can from the passage? a. Estefania Rebellon is the director of the program. b. It began in July and several dozen students have taken part in the program. c. Estefania Rebellon built a classroom for the children who take part in the program. d. It offers special education for children who may have low reading and writing abilities.

A a, c, d

B a, b, d

C a, b, c

D b, c, d

解析:选B。细节理解题。根据文章第二、三、四段可知,Estefania Rebellon是在一辆巴士上为孩子们提供教育,不是在教室里,故选B。

2.According to Paragraph 4, we can know _________ students have studied in Rebellon's bus.

A 37

B 80

C 55

D 20

解析:选A。细节理解题。根据第四段第二句The bus has welcomed 37 students ages five to 12 since the program opened.可知,自该项目启动以来,共有37名年龄在5岁至12岁之间的学生在巴士上学习,故选A。

3.What kind of person do you think Estefania Rebellon is?

A Active.

B Honest.

C Warm-hearted.

D Knowledgeable.

解析:选C。观点态度题。根据文章第三段可知,身为洛杉矶女演员的Estefania Rebellon创办了Yes We Can项目,使得巴士成为移民儿童的学校,为中美洲和墨西哥的移民儿童提供了上学的机会,由此推测出她是一个热心的人,故选C。

4.What is the main idea of this passage?

A A bus is next to a migrant shelter.

B The children sit close together in a bus.

C A bus becomes a school for migrant children.

D Parents travel north to seek refuge or a better life.

解析:选C。主旨大意题。根据全文可知,文章介绍了Estefania Rebellon创办的Yes We Can项目,使得巴士成为移民儿童的学校,为中美洲和墨西哥的移民儿童提供了上学的机会,故选C。