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StartinghighschoolmeansmanychangesinyourlifE.Mostteenagerslookforwardtothefirstdayofhighschoolbutstillfeelalittlebitnervous.Inordertomakeyourhighschoollifeeasieryoucanfollowthesetips.Learnallyoucanaboutyourfirstdaybeforethefirstday.Takepartinsomeactivitiesthatareheldattheschoolfornewstudentstoknowtheschoolbetter.Ifparentsareinvitedtotheseactivitiestakeyourswithyou.CarefullylookoverallthematerialsyoureceivE.Besureyouknowwheretheschool’sbuildingsarE.Getthethingsyouwillneedforclass.Buythethingssuggestedonyourteachers’supplylistsandplaceyourmaterialsforeachclassseparately.KeepupwithyourhighschoolworkloaD.Ifyoufindyou’renotdoingwellinasubjectmakeuseofafter-schoolstudygroupsoraskyourteachertohelpyouwithyourschoolwork.ConsiderprivatetutoringtogetyouthroughadifficulttimE.There’remoreafter-schoolactivitiesinhighschoolthaninmiddleschoolsuchasclubsmusicandtheatergroupsstudentgovernmentandsportsteams.Makefriendsandbeseenatsuchschoolactivities.Joinacluborotherorganizationstomeetpeopleanddevelopfriendships.Asksomeoneinschoolactivitiesifyoudon’tknowhow.Thisisagoodtimetodowhatyoulikedoingandanopportunitytotrynewthings.Whosaidschoolhastobeallworkandnoplay?Sinceyou’llattendmoreactivitiesinhighschoolthaninmiddleschoolyou’llhavetolearnhowtomanageyoutimE.55.Inparagraph2thewritersuggeststhatweshould______.A.askourparentstowalkustoschoolB.askotherstudentsaboutourhighschoolC.prepareallthethingsweneedforourclassesD.learnaboutourhighschoolwellbeforeattendingit56.Accordingtoparagraph4whatshouldwedoifwearenotdoingwellinasubject?A.Weshouldgethelpfromothers.B.Weshouldstopgoingtoactivities.C.Weshouldspendmostofourtimeonit.D.Weshouldgiveitupifitisnotimportant.57.Inparagraph5thewriterwantstotellusthat______.A.everycoinhastwosidesB.theearlybirdcatchesthewormC.wherethereisawillthereisawayD.allworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy58.Whatwillthewritermostprobablytalkaboutnext?A.Howtomanagetimewellinhighschool.B.WhyweneedtolearnhowtomanagetimE.C.Howtoattendmoreactivitiesinhighschool.D.Whymiddleschoolisdifferentfromhighschool.
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56.TheMahoneysvisitedquiteafewcollegeslastAugust________.A.toexpresstheopinionsofmanyparentsB.tochoosearightonefortheirdaughterC.tocheckthecostofcollegeeducationD.tofindarightonenearalargecity57.Itisoftendifficulttogetcorrectinformationoncampuscrimebecausesomecolleges_______.A.receivetoomanyvisitorsB.mirrortherestofthenationC.hidethetruthofcampuscrimeD.havetoomanywatchdoggroups58.Theunderlinedwordbuyinthethirdparagraphmeans_______.A.mindB.admitC.believeD.expect59.Welearnfromthetextthatthehonestonesinthefourthparagraphmostprobablyreferstocolleges_______.A.thatareprotectedbycampussecurityB.thatreportcampuscrimesbylawC.thatarefreefromcampuscrimeD.thatenjoyverygoodpublicity60.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Exactcampuscrimestatistics.B.Crimesonoraroundcampuses.C.EffectivesolutionstocampuscrimE.D.Concernsaboutkids’campussafety.
TimeisaproblemforchildrenstatesanewsreportforanewSwisswatch.Childreninsomecountrieslearntimeslowlybecausetheydon’twearwatchesandparentsdon’treallyknowhowtoteachthemtimE.Thechildrengrowupwiththishandicapandbecomeadults-andthencan’tgettoworkontimE.Isthereananswertothisproblem?Ofcourse-it’stheFlickFlakmadebyafamousSwisswatchcompany.TheFlickFlakisbeingmarketedassomethingteachingwatchforchildrenaged4to10.Thewatchitselfdoesnotteachchildrenhowtotelltimeofcourse;itmerelytakestheirimaginationbypresentingthehourhandasabeautifulredgirlnamedFlakandtheminutehandasatallblueboynamedFlick.FlickpointstorelatedblueminutesonthedialwhileFlakpointstoredhournumbers.ThecharactersandcolorscombinedwithparentalhelparesupposedtoteachyoungchildrenhowtotelltimE.Thewatchcomesequippedwithastandardbatteryandanylonband尼龙表带.PeterLipkintheUnitedStatessalesmanagerfortheFlickFlakcallsitchildproof:ifitgetsdirtyyoucanthrowthewholewatchinthewashingmachinE.TheproductisbeingsoldinselectdepartmentstoresinEuropeAsiaandtheUnitedStatesforasuggestedpriceof$25.Parentswhobuythewatchmaydiscoverthatitisonethingtotelltime;it’squiteanotherforthemtobeontimE.60.Fromthenewsreportweknowthat______.A.parentsarepatientwhenteachingchildrentimeB.parentshavelittleideaofhowtoteachchildrentimeC.childrenarelikelytolearntimequicklyD.childrenenjoywearingtheFlickFlakwatch61.Theauthordoesn’tseemtobelieve______.A.childrenwillbeontimeiftheyhavenotlearnthowtotelltimeB.aFlickFlakcanhelpparentsteachtheirchildrenhowtotelltimeC.theFlickFlakcantakechildren’simaginationD.childrenusuallyhavetroubletellingtimeiftheydon’twearwatches62.TheunderlinedwordhandicapParA.1means______.A.displeasureB.discouragementC.disappointmentD.disadvantage63.TheUnitedStatesalesmanagercallsthenewwatchchildproofbecause______.A.itisdesignedtoteachchildrentobeontimeB.itprovestobeeffectiveinteachingchildrentimeC.itismadesoasnottobeeasilydamagedbychildrenD.itisthechildren’sfavoritewatch
Educationhasanimportanteffectonthemindorphysicalabilityofanindividual.Itistheprocessbywhichsocietypassesitsaccumulatedknowledgeskillsandvaluesfromonegenerationtoanother.Variousnon-traditionaleducationoptionsarenowavailableandcontinuetoflourish繁荣.Oneofthemostimportantusesineducationistheuseoftechnology.Teachersareencouragedtousenewtechnologicaldevicesinordertostrengthenlearningamongstudentsandmeettheneedsofvarioustypesoflearners.Therighttoeducationhasbeencreatedandrecognizedbyjurisdiction司法.EducationisthemostimportantconcernofthegovernmentofIndiA.RecentlyIndiahasgainedworldrecognitionbecausemanystudentsfromforeigncountriescomeheretogainhigherqualifications.Onehastobeeducatedinordertospeedupthegrowthprocessinordertoinfluencetheeconomy.Educationisindeedapowerfulweapontostopthecut-throatcompetitionthatmanfacesateveryperiodoflifE.TheimportanceofeducationinIndiaisprogressingwithtimE.AlthoughIndiahasbeenagreatfoundationoflearningformanyyearsitstillneedstoimprovenotjustonthequalityofeducationbutalsoonthenumberofpeoplebeingeducateD.EducationisnotjustforacademicsuccessbutalsotomakeapersonbecomeabetterhumanbeingandabetterperformerinlifE.Educationmakesthestudentsableenoughsothattheycancompetenationallyandinternationally.Tomakeastudentasuccessfulsurvivorinlifetheresponsibilityliesequallywiththeschoolsandtheparentstoo.SelectingagoodschoolisasimportantaschoosingasuitablecareeroptionforachilD.Thegoalofeducationistheadvancementofknowledgeandthedisseminationoftruth.ItiseducationthatgivesusallthepowerandnecessitiesofmakingadifferenceinanyfielD.Peoplewhoarenoteducatedhavefewopportunitiestodowhattheywanttodo.Educatedpeoplebecomemoreresponsibleandinformedcitizensandhaveavoiceinpoliticsandsociety.Itallowspeopletobemoreproductivebyencouragingthemtoplayresponsiblerolesintermsofcontributingtosociety.68.Nowadaysteachersareencouragedto______.A.studymodernscienceandtechnologyB.passallknowledgetotheirstudentsC.usenon-traditionaldevicesinclassD.meettheneedsofintelligentstudentfirst69.TheunderlinedworddisseminationinParagraph4probablymeans______.A.spreadB.ignoranceC.argumentD.question70.Whatdoweknowabouteducationfromthepassage?A.Ithasnothingtodowithsociety.B.Ithelpspeopletoachievewhattheywant.C.Ithaslittleeffectonpeople’sphysicalability.D.Itmakesapoormanbecomerich.71.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.TheimportanceofeducationB.TheresponsibilityofeducationC.ThedevelopmentofeducationD.Thepurposeofeducation
DoyousometimesputoffdoingyourhomeworkonaschoolnighttowatchTVAnewstudysaysthatmiddleschoolstudentswhowatchTVorplayvideogamesduringtheweekdoworseinschool.ThestudyalsosaysthatwatchingTVandplayingvideogamesonweekendsdon’taffectschoolperformancethatmuch.Theycouldwatchalotonweekendsanditdidn’tseemtoconnectwithdoingworseinschoolsaidDr.ImanSharifofChildren’sHospitalatMontefioreinNewYork.ThestudyappearsintheOctoberissueofPediatrics.Researchersdrewtheirconclusionsaftersurveying调查4500studentsinNewHampshireandVermontmiddleschools.Toreachtheirfindingsresearchersdidn’tlookatgradesortestscores.Insteadtheyaskedstudentstoratetheirownperformanceonascalerangingfromexcellent’’tobelow.Otherstudieshavefoundaconnectionbetweenkids’abilitytolearnandtheamountofTVtheywatch.Onestudyevenfoundthatkidswithtelevisionsintheirbedroomsscoredabouteightpointsloweronmathandlanguageartsteststhankidswithoutthem.WhatshouldflkiddoTheAmericanAcademyofPediatricsrecommends推荐thatkidswatchTVnomorethantwohoursandthattelevisionsbekeptoutofchildren’srooms.Weekendviewingshouldbekepttofourhoursatmosteachday.1.WhatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassageA.StudySaysStudentsShouldn’tWatchTVonaSchoolNightB.WatchingTVHasanEffectonChildrenC.StudentsShouldn’tWatchTVD.ThereIsaConnectionBetweenWatchingTVandStudy2.AccordingtoDr.ImanSharif.A.watchingTVonweekendsaffectsschoolperformanceB.thelessstudentswatchTVonweekendsthebettertheydoatschoolC.watchingTVonweekendsdoesn’taffectschoolperformanceD.themorestudentswatchTVonweekendstheworsetheydoatschool3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassageA.Researchersdidthesurveybystudyingthestudents’testscores.B.Students’learningabilityhasnothingtodowiththeamountofTVtheywatch.C.Childrenwithtelevisionsintheirroomsdobetteratschoolthanthosewithoutthem.D.Childrenshouldn’twatchTVformorethanfourhourseachdayatweekends.
InAmericawhentheeighthgradersleavethemiddleschooltheyareoftenworriedaboutmovingtothehighschool.Itisahardtimeforthembutitcanbeanexcitingoneaswell.Tomakeiteasierstudentsneedtogetfamiliarwiththeirschool.Eventhoughthey’vedonethisalreadyinthemiddleschoolit’sstillimportanttofindwheretheirclassroomsarE.Mostschoolstakestudentstothehighschoolforavisitattheendoftheireighthgradeyear.Andmostschoolsalsohaveafreshman新生speechforparentsandstudentsbeforethefirstyearbegins.Sometimesthemainofficewillgiveawayamapoftheschool.Thiscanhelpstudentsandparentstofinddifferentplacesintheschool.Onewaytoknowyourhighschoolmoreandmakenewfriendsistojoinacluborplayasport.Schoolsoftenofferchancestojoindifferentclubsandsports.FallactivitiesbegininAugustbeforethefirstdayofschool.IfyouarenotinterestedinsportsthereareclubsforanyinterestsuchasdramadancechessphotographycommunityserviceetC.Theseclubsallowstudentsfromdifferentgrades.Byjoininganactivitystudentscanfindnewfriendshipsnottomentionimprovingtheirchancesinfuturecollegeapplications申请.Theschoolofficewillhavealistofactivitiesofferedattheschoolandinformationonhowtojointhem.What’smoretohaveagreatstarttoahighschoolyearstudentscanwritedownsomeoftheirworriesandaskforhelpfromteachersandschoolworkers.56.Accordingtothetextmoststudentsfeel________whenenteringthehighschool.A.excitedB.nervousC.lonelyD.disappointed57.Whendomanyschoolstakestudentstovisittheirnewhighschool?A.Beforetheeighthgradeyearstarts.B.Rightafterthehighschoolyearstarts.C.Atthebeginningofthenewterminthehighschool.D.Attheendoftheireighthgradeyear58.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?A.TotellthenewstudentshowtolearninhighschoolB.Tointroducenewschools.C.TogivetheteacherssomeadvicE.D.Togiveadvicetonewhighschoolstudents.59.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?A.FindingamostsuitableschoolB.MakinghighschoollifecolorfulC.Enteringhighschoolmoreeasily.D.Payingattentiontohighschooleducation.
Whenitcomestobringingupchildreneverybodyagreesthatitisnotaneasytask.Everyparentwatcheseagerlythechild’sacquisition学会ofeachnewskill—thefirstspokenwordsthefirstindependentstepsorthebeginningofreadingandwriting.Itisoftentempting吸引人的tohurrythechildbeyondhisnaturallearningratebutthiscansetupdangerousfeelingsoffailureandstatesofworryinthechilD.ThismighthappenatanystagE.A.babymightbeforcedtolearnsomethingtooearly.A.youngchildmightbeencouragedtolearntoreadbeforeheknowsthemeaningofthewordshereads.Ontheotherhandthoughifachildisleftalonetoomuchorwithoutanylearningopportunitiesheloseshisnaturalenthusiasmforlifeandhisdesiretofindoutnewthingsforhimself.Parentsvarygreatlyintheirdegreeofstrictnesstowardstheirchildren.Somemaybeespeciallystrictinmoneymatters.Othersaresevereoverthetimeofcominghomeatnightorpunctualityformeals.Ingeneralthecontrolsrepresenttheneedsoftheparentsandvaluesofthecommunityasmuchasthechildren’sownhappiness.Asregardsthedevelopmentofmoralstandardsinthegrowingchildconsistencyisveryimportantinparentalteaching.Toforbidathingonedayandexcuseitthenextisnofoundationformorality.Alsoparentsshouldrealizethatexampleisbetterthanprecept.Iftheyarenotsincereanddonotpracticewhattheypreach说教theirchildrenmaygrowconfusedandemotionallyinsecurewhentheygrowoldenoughtothinkforthemselvesandrealizetheyhavebeentosomeextentcheateD.Asuddenawarenessofamarkeddifferencebetweentheirparents’principlesandtheirmoralscanbeadangerousdisappointment.53.Eagerlywatchingthechild’sacquisitionofnewskills___________.A.isuniversalamongparentsB.shouldbeavoidedC.setsupdangerousstatesofworryinthechildD.willmakehimloseinterestinlearningnewthings54.Intheprocessofchildren’slearningnewskillsparents_____________.A.shouldencouragethemtoreadbeforetheyknowthemeaningofthewordstheyreadB.shouldachieveabalancebetweenpushingthemtoohardandleavingthemontheirownC.shouldnotexpecttoomuchofthemD.shouldcreateasmanylearningopportunitiesaspossible55.TheunderlinedwordpreceptinParagraph3probablymeans__________.A.ideaB.instructionC.behaviorD.punishment56.Inmoralmattersparentsshould_______________.A.consistentlyensurethesecurityoftheirchildrenB.beawareofthemarkeddifferencebetweenadultsandchildrenC.forbidthingswhichhavenofoundationinmoralityD.obeytherulesthemselves
Whenothernine-year-oldkidswereplayinggamesshewasworkingatapetrolstation.Whenotherteenswerestudyingorgoingoutshestruggledtofindaplacetosleeponthestreet.Butsheovercametheseterriblesetbackstowinahighlycompetitivescholarship奖学金andgainentrytoHarvardUniversity.AndheramazingstoryhasinspiredamovieHomelesstoHarvard:TheLizMurrayStoryshowninlateApril.LizMurraya22-year-oldAmericangirlhasbeenwritingareal-lifestoryofwillpoweranddetermination.Lizgrewupintheshadowoftwodrug-addicted__parents.TherewasneverenoughfoodorwarmclothesinthehousE.LizwastheonlymemberofthefamilywhohadajoB.HermotherhadAIDSanddiedwhenLizwasjust15yearsolD.TheeffectofthatlossbecameaturningpointinherlifE.Connectingtheenvironmentinwhichshehadgrownupwithhowhermotherhaddiedshedecidedtodosomethingaboutit.Lizwentbacktoschool.Shethrewherselfintoherstudiesnevertellingherteachersthatshewashomeless.Atnightshelivedonthestreets.Whatdrovemetoliveonhadsomethingtodowithunderstandingbyunderstandingthattherewasawholeotherwayofbeing.IhadonlyexperiencedasmallpartofthesocietyshewroteinherbookBreakingNight.Sheadmittedthatsheusedenvytodriveherselfon.Sheusedthebenefitsthatcomeeasilytootherssuchasasafelivingenvironmenttoencourageherselfthatnexttonothingcouldholdmedown.ShefinishedhighschoolinjusttwoyearsandwonafullscholarshiptostudyatHarvardUniversity.ButLizdecidedtoleavehertopuniversityacoupleofmonthsearlierthisyearinordertotakecareofherfatherwhohasalsodevelopedAIDS.Ilovemyparentssomuch.Theyaredrugaddicts.ButIneverforgetthattheylovemeallthetimE.Lizwantsmoviegoerstocomeawaywiththeideathatchangingyourlifeisassimpleasmakingadecision.67.InwhichorderdidthefollowingthingshappentoLiz?a.HermotherdiedofAIDS.b.Sheworkedatapetrolstation.c.ShegotadmittedintoHarvarD.d.Themovieaboutherlifewasputon.e.Shehadtroublefindingaplacetosleep.A.baecdB.abcedC.edbacD.beadc68.Themainideaofthepassageis.A.howLizmanagedtoenterHarvardUniversityB.whatahardtimeLizhadinherchildhoodC.whyLizlovedherparentssomuchD.howLizstruggledtochangeherlife69.Whatactuallymadehergotowardshergoal?A.Envyandencouragement.B.Willpoweranddetermination.C.Decisionsandunderstanding.D.Loveandrespectforherparents.70.WhenshewroteWhatdrovemetoliveonIhadonlyexperiencedasmallpartofthesocietyshemeantthat.A.shehadlittleexperienceofsociallifeB.shecouldhardlyunderstandthesocietyC.shewoulddosomethingforherownlifeD.sheneededtotravelmorearoundtheworld
It’sover!Thankgoodness!SchoolwasoverandIwastireD.Isatatthefrontoftheschoolbus.Janiethedrivertriestobreaktheuncomfortableatmospherebystrikingthematchoftalks.ItrytolistenpolitelybutusuallyIamtoobusythinkingaboutmyday.Onthisdayhoweverhertalkwasworthlisteningto.Myfather’sillshesaidtonooneinparticular.Icouldseeworryinhereyes.IhadneverseenherlikethisbeforE.ShealwaysmeetsstudentswithasmilE.WithasuddenchangeofinterestIaskedWhat’swrongwithhim?WithhereyeswetandhervoiceunusualsheansweredHearttroublE.HereyesloweredasshecontinuedI’vealreadylostmymumsoIdon’tthinkIcanstandlosinghim.Icouldn’tanswer.Myheartachedforher.IsatontheseatthinkingofthegreatpainmyownmotherwasthrownintowhenherfatherdieD.Isawhowharditwasandstillisforher.Iwouldn’twantanyonetogothroughthat.SuddenlyIrealizedJaniewasmorethanabusdriver.ThatwasjustherjoB.Shehadawholeworldoffamilyandcaresforthemtoo.Isuddenlyfeltveryselfish.IpaidnoattentiontoJaniebecauseshewasabusdriver.Ihadjudgedherbyherjobandbrushedheroffasunimportant.Ishouldn’thavebeensoselfishandself-centereD.Understandingpeopleisanart.68.WhenthestudentsgetontheschoolbusJanieusually_______.A.triestobreakthesilenceB.meetsthemwithasmileC.sitsonherseatwithoutwordsD.speakstoherself69.AftershelearnedJanie’sstorytheauthorthoughtof_______.A.Janie’spainwhenhermotherdiedB.hermother’spainwhentheauthor’sfatherdiedC.theauthor’spainwhenherownfatherdiedD.hermother’spainwhentheauthor’sgrandfatherdied70.Thewriterfeltveryselfishbecause.A.shewasalwaysbusywithherownstudies.B.shethoughtnothingofJanieasadriver.C.sheshowednoconcernaboutothers.D.shehardlythoughtofothers.71.Inthispassagethewritertriestotellus.A.understandingpeoplearoundustakestimE.B.peopleshouldcareforothersmorE.C.weshouldlearnsomeskillstounderstandothers.D.weshouldpayattentionwhensomeoneisspeaking.
Duetotheincreasingnumberofviolenceactsproducedinschoolsallovertheworldmoreandmoreparentsprefertohavetheirchildreneducatedathomeratherthanatschool.Thiswaytheycanassuretheirsafetyandwell-beingalthoughteachersandschoolrepresentativesaretryingtoimprovethesituationinschoolsbyincreasingthenumberofthepersonsinchargewiththesafetyofthestudents.Themainreasonforviolenceactsarethefilmsandcartoonsthatfillthechildren’stime.Theywanttodoeverything.theywatchonTVandneverthinkattheconsequencesandtheymayhurtaclassmateorateacher.Ontheotherhandparentsarenotfullysatisfiedwiththechildren’sresultsobtainedinclassesandtheyconsiderprivateclasseswouldhavebetterresults.Whenateacherhastowatch30studentsinclasshecan’tprobablyseewhateachofthemisdoinghowheiswritingorifheunderstandstheexplanations.Athometheteachercanexplainindetailseverythingthechilddoesn’tunderstandasmanytimesasheconsidersproper.Andmanytimes.thechildgrowsfondoftheteacherathomewhobecomeshisbestfriendandwhohelpshimwheneverheneedssomeonetotalkto.Howeverthebestsolutionwouldbeamixturebetweentheeducationreceivedatschoolandthatathomebecauseschoolmakeschildrencommunicateandsocialize.Keepingachildathomeforfeartheremighthappensomethingbadtohim.onlymakesthechild’scharacterweakandpreventshimfromknowingwhatreallifeis.Stayinginacrystalballonlydoesharmtothechild.Allinall.schoolshavebeencreatedtohelpchildrennottoharmthemsoit’sbesttokeepchildreninthesespecialplaceswheretheylearnlaughhavefunandmakenewfriends.66.Thewriter’spurposeinwritingthetextisto.A.teachparentsthewaystokeeptheftchildrensafeB.showsolutionstodevelopingchildren’scharacterC.explainthemainreasonforviolenceactsinschoolsD.analyzeaneducationproblemandgiveopinions67.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.AdvantagesandDisadvantagesofPrivateClassesB.WhoistoBlame.ParentsorSchools?C.whichisBetterSchoolStudyorHomeStudyD.TheRelationshipbetweenTeachersandChildren68.ParentsprefertohavetheirchildreneducatedathomebecausethefollowingEXCEPTthatA.MoreandmoreviolenceactsoccurinschoolsB.ParentswanttoimprovetheirChildren'sgradesC.Parentsareconcernedabouttheirchildren’ssafetyD.Theeducationsystemisfarfromsatisfactory69.Whatdoesacrystalballinthepassagereferto?A.Atoythatcanbeusedforentertainment.B.Asafeandcomfortableenvironment.C.Anobjectthatismadeofcrystal.D.Asetbackthatishardtoovercome.70.Wecallinferfromthepassagethat.A.violenceTVprogramshavebadeffectsonchildren’sbehaviorB.theteacherathomeismorepatientthantheteacheratschoolC.childrentodayareweakfromlackofsenseofrightandwrongD.therealetoomanystudentsinclassforateachertoteach
Toocoldforrecess?SchoolpoliciesvaryasmuchastempsWhenisittoocoldforschoolchildrentogooutsideforrecess课间休息?Theanswervarieswidelybasedonwhereaschoolislocatedandwhatthekidsareusedto.Consider:OnenorthernMinnesotaschoolsaysithastobe15belowzerobeforekidsarekeptinside.ButinareasalongtheEastCoasttemperaturesbelow35to40degreescouldkeepkidsinside.CancelingrecessbecauseofthecoldisnosmallissueconsideringthatmuchoftheUSAistremblingthroughwhatmaybeitscoldestwinterinagenerationaccordingtoAccuWeather.ThereisnonationaltemperaturestandardforwhentokeepkidsinsideduringthewintermonthstheU..S..DepartmentofEducationsays.Decisionsaremadeatthelocalleveleitherbyprincipalsorschooldistricts.Consequentlypoliciesarealloverthemap:•InInternationalFallsMinn.theself-describedIceboxoftheNationwheretheaveragehightemperatureinJanuaryis13degreesFallsElementarySchoolPrincipalJerryHilfersaysifit's15beloworwarmertheygooutnomatterwhat.At20belowitgetsiffyheadds.•InWicomicoCountyMd.principalstypicallykeepchildrenindoorswhentemperaturesdropbelowfreezingorifit'srainingorsnowingsaysSusanJonestheschoolsystem'sdirectorofelementaryeducation.That'sthebottomlinesaysCurtisTwilleyprincipalofPembertonElementarySchoolinSalisburyMd.Twilleysaysstudentsgetlittleexercisewhenrecessstaysindoors.AtPembertonElementarythestudentswilltypicallyplayboardgamesorcomputergamesinaclassroombecausetheschool'sgymisoccupiedwithotherclasseshesays.•ForschoolsinMarquetteMich.whichaveragesabout12feetofsnowperseasonschoolofficialsacknowledgestudentsareprobablyalittlemorepreparedthanthoseinsomemoremildclimates.61.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage_________.A.Nonationaltemperaturestandardismadeforwhentokeepkidsinsideduringthewintermonths.B.SusanJonesinsistsstudentsgetlittleexercisewhenrecessstaysindoors.C.InWicomicoCountychildrenarekeptindoorswhentemperaturesdipbelowfreezing.D.Michhasabout12feetofsnowperseasononaverage.62.WhichplacecallsitselfBoxofIce?A.WicomicoCountyB.MarquetteC.SalisburyD.Minn63.Considering_______cancelingrecessInUSAbecauseofthecoldisabigissue.A.differentschoolshavedifferentprinciples.B.muchoftheUSAhasverycoldwinter.C.physicalactivitycanbooststudentperformance.D.decisionsaremadeatthelocallevel64.Theunderlinedwordiffymeans_______.A.uncertainB.surprisingC.seriousD.worse65.Whatwillbetalkedaboutnext?A.MoreschoolpoliciesB.Thereasonswhyschoolpoliciesvary.C.Measurestoimprovethesituation.D.Necessitiestoimprovethesituation.
MostAmericanstudentsgototraditional传统的publicschools.Thereareabout88000publicschoolsallovertheUS.Somestudentsattendcharterschools.Charterschoolsareself-governing.Certaincompaniesoperate经营somecharterschools.Theyaresimilarinsomewaystotraditionalpublicschools.Theyreceivetaxmoneyjustasotherpublicschoolsdo.Charterschoolsmustprovetolocalorstategovernmentsthattheirstudentsarelearning.ThesegovernmentsprovidetheschoolswiththeagreementcalledacharterthatpermitsthemtooperatE.Charterschoolsaredifferentbecausetheydonothavetoobeymostlawsthatgoverntraditionalpublicschools.Eachschoolcanchooseitsowngoalsanddecidewhattoteachandhowtoteachthemintheirownway.Classsizeisusuallysmallerthanintraditionalpublicschools.Thegovernmentstronglysupportscharterschoolsasawaytore-organizepublicschoolswhicharefailingtoeducatestudents.Butsomeeducationunionsareagainstcharterschools.Oneteachers’unionhasjustreleasedtheresultsofthefirstnationalstudywhichcomparedtheprogressofstudentsinbothtraditionalschoolsandcharterschools.Theresultsofthestudyshowthatcharterschoolstudentsperformedworseonmathandreadingteststhanthestudentsintraditionalpublicschools.Someexpertssaythestudyisnotfairbecausestudentsincharterschoolshavemoreproblemsthanstudentsintraditionalschools.Othereducationexpertssaythestudyresultswouldmakecharterschoolofficialsrealizethattheyshouldhelptheirstudentsmakegreaterprogress.67.Ifacompanywantstooperateacharterschoolitmust______.A.trynewmethodsofteachingB.proveitsmanagementabilityC.obeythelocalandstatelawsD.getthegovernment’spermission68.What’sthegovernment’sattitudetowardcharterschools?A.Doubtful.B.SupportivE.C.SatisfieD.D.Unclear.69.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Morestudentschoosetoattendcharterschools.B.Charterschoolsarebetterthantraditionalschools.C.StudentsincharterschoolsarewelleducateD.D.Peoplehavedifferentopinionsaboutcharterschools.70.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A.CharterschoolsinAmericaB.PublicschoolsinAmericaC.SchoolsinAmericaD.EducationinAmerica
Studentslongtoattendcollegesoruniversitiesforvariousreasons.Inmyopinionthemostcommonreasonsaretoprepareforacareertohavenewexperiencesandlearntobeindependent.CareerpreparationisbecomingmoreandmoreimportanttoyoungpeoplE.FormanythisistheprimaryreasontogotocollegE.Theyknowthatthejobmarketiscompetitiveandinordertobeemployedinthefuturetheyhavetobewellequippedwithknowledgeandskills.Alsostudentsgotocollegesoruniversitiestohaveexperiencesandlearntoliveontheirown.Goingtocollegesoftenmeanshavingtheopportunitytomeetwithdifferentpeoplefromdifferentpartsofthecountry.Theylearntocommunicateandco-operatewitheachother.FormoststudentsweguessitisthefirsttimethattheyhavebeenawayfromhomE.Theyarefacedwithmanynewsituationsandhavetolearntosolvethemindependentlymakingdecisionsontheirownanddealingwithvariousthingsthemselves.Socollegesanduniversitieshelpthemgrowup.SurelycollegesanduniversitiesbecometheirfirstchoicE.68.Theunderlinedwordprimaryinthefirstparagraphmeans_____.A.firstandmostimportantB.earliestC.latestD.mostpossible69.Oneofthecommonreasonsforstudentstogotocollegeis_______.A.togoabroadandearnmoremoneyB.tohelpothersbetterCtolearnmoreknowledgeandskillsD.toreadmorebooksinthelibrary70Studentsmustbewellequippedwithknowledgeandskillsbecause______Athereismoreandmoreknowledgeandskillsnow.Bthejobmarketiscompetitiveandit’shardtofinddjobCtheywanttolearntobeindependentDtheywanttomakedecisionsontheirown
ChildrenwhospeakEnglishastheirfirstlanguagearenowaminorityininner-cityLondonprimaryschoolsofficialfiguresshow.Youngsterswithforeignmothertonguesformamajorityatprimaryschoolsin13outof33Londoncities.AcrossthecountryEnglishisaforeignlanguagetomorethanoneinsevenprimaryschoolyoungsters.ThefiguresfromtheDepartmentforChildrenSchoolsandFamiliesDCSFpointtomajordemographic人口的changesoverthepastfewdecadeswitharoundafifthofpupilsnowcomingfromethnicminorities.ThereareconcernsthatschoolfinancesarecomingunderstressfromthegrowingnumbersofyoungstersrequiringhelpwithEnglish.Thegovernmenthasbeenurgedtoprovidemorefundingandgivefairtreatmenttoschoolswithlargeconcentrationsofnon-Englishspeakers.InTowerHamletsalmostfouroutoffiveyoungstersdonothaveEnglishastheirmothertonguE.InotherareasincludingLeicesterLutonandBradfordtheproportionapproaches50percent.ThefiguresindicatethatmanyrecentmigrantshavesettledinLondon.SirAndrewGreenFounderandChairmanofMigrationWatchUKsaysThesefiguresconfirmthehugeimpactimmigrationishavingonoursociety.WhengovernmentfundsareastightastheyarethisisboundtohaveanegativeimpactsincechildrenforwhomEnglishisasecondlanguageneedextratuition学费.HeaddsIninnerLondonit'shardtoknowwithwhomimmigrantchildrenaresupposedtopracticeEnglishsincethenumberofimmigrantchildrenismuchlargerthanthatoflocal.AspokesmanforDCSFstressesthatthefiguresonlyindicatethelanguagetowhichachildwasinitiallyexposedathomeregardlessofwhetherheorshecomestospeakEnglishfluentlylateron.Itisonlyarelativelyfewrecentarrivalsforwhomcommunicationproblemsareserious.WeareincreasingfundingtotheEthnicMinorityAchievementGrant助学金to£206millionby2010tohelpbringstudentsweakinEnglishuptospeeD.We’realsoequippingschoolstooffereffectiveEnglishasanAdditionalLanguageteachingtonewarrivalsheadds1.AminorityofLondonprimaryschoolstudentsspeakEnglishastheirfirstlanguagebecause.A.localchildrenprefertospeakotherlanguagesB.moreandmoreimmigrantchildrenareattendingschoolinLondonC.childrenlearningEnglishasanadditionallanguageneedextratuitionD.Englishistoodifficultalanguageforprimaryschoolchildrentolearn2.Somepeopleworryabout.A.theincreasingnumberofadultsneedinghelpwithEnglishB.thegovernmenttakingnomeasurestohelptheschoolsC.non-EnglishspeakersputtingschoolfinancesunderstressD.Londonschoolsnotprovidingadequateserviceforchildreninneed3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.mostimmigrantchildrenmakeagreatefforttolearnEnglishB.thegovernmentusedtotreatnon-EnglishspeakersunfairlyC.it'snoteasytofindEnglishspeakersforimmigrantchildreninsomepartsofLondontocommunicatewithD.localchildrenareinfluencedbyimmigrantchildren4.AccordingtothespokesmanforDCSFthefiguresindicate.A.thatchildrenwillspeakEnglishfluentlylateronB.thatimmigrationishavingahugeimpactonEnglishsocietyC.whatthelanguagethechildrenwereexposedtofirstwasD.thatfundingisincreasingtohelpstudentsweakinEnglish
ForincomingfreshmenatwesternConnecticut'ssuburbanBrookfieldHighSchoolliftingabackpackweigheddownwithtextbooksisabouttogivewaytotappingoutnotesandtouchingelectronicpagesonaniPadA.fewhoursawayeverystudentatBurlingtonHighSchoolnearBoston.willalsostarttheyearwithnewschool-issuediPadseachloadedwithelectronictextbooksandotheronlineresourcesinplaceoftraditionaltexts.Appleofficialssaytheyknowofmorethan600districtsthathavelaunchedwhatarecalledone-to-oneprograms.AtBurlingtonHighinsuburbanBostonPrincipalPatrickLarkinsaysthe$500iPadsisbetterthantextbooksinthelongtermthoughhesaidtheschoolwillstillusetraditionaltextsinsomecoursesifsuitableelectronicprogramsaren'tyetavailablE.Lark/nsaidoftextbooksbutthey'reprettymuchoutdatedtheminutethey'reprintedandcertainlybythetimethey'redelivered.Butsomeexpertswarnthatthedistrictsneedtoensuretheycansupportthewirelessinfrastructure设施repairsandothercoststhataccompanyaswitchtosuchatech-heavyapproach.MarkWarschaueraneducationandinformaticsprofessorsaidIthinkpeoplewilllikeit.Ireallydon'tknowanybodyinhighschoolthatwouldn'twanttogetaniPadhesaid.We'realwaysusingtechnologyathomethenwhenyou'reatschoolit'stextbooks.soit'sagoodwaytoputallofthattogether.Districtsarevariedintheirpoliciesonhowtheypolicestudents'use.Andthenation'stextbookpublishingindustryaccountingfor$5.5billioninyearlysalestosecondaryschoolsistakingnoticeofthetrendwithitsownshiftinacompetitiveracetowarddevelopingcurriculum课程specificallyforiPads.JayDiskeyexecutivedirectoroftheAssociationofAmericanPublishers'schoolsdivisionsaidallofthemajortextbookpublishersaremovingtowardelectronicofferingsbutatleastintheshorttermtraditionalboundtextbooksareheretostay.Ithinkoneoftherealkeyquestionsthatwillbeansweredoverthenextseveralyearsiswhatsortofthingsworkbestinprintforstudentsandwhatsmtofthingsworkbestdigitally64.Thefirstparagraphismainlyabout.A.aprogramtopromoteiPadsmarketinginnewschoolyearB.aprogramtospreadelectroniclearninginnewschoolyearC.aplanofhowtouseiPadsinthecomingschooleducationD.aplanofhowtouseITtechniqueindiecomingschoolteaching65.What'stheproblemforiPadstobeusedinschoolsatpresent?A.Somestudentswouldn'tliketohaveiPadsinschools.B.TheiPadsaretooexpensiveforschoolstudentstobuy.C.MostexpertsopposetheideathatiPadsreplacepapertextbooks.D.TheiPadsmaybeunavailableforsometraditionalcourses.66.Theunderlinedsentenceinthepassageimpliesthat_.A.traditionaltextbooksarebehindthetimesbeforetheyareprintedB.traditionaltextbookspossiblyneedtoheprintedagainbeforedeliveredC.contentsoftraditionaltextbookscan'tberenewedintimeaselectroniconesdoD.theiPadscandeliverinformationmuchmorerapidlythanprintedtextbooks67.Fromthepassagewecandrawconclusionthat.A.morestudentstendtouseprintedtextbooksratherthanelectroniconesB.textbookpublishinghouseswilldevelopmoreelectronictextbooksoftheirownC.itisimpossiblefortheiPadstobewidelyusedinschoolsinthefutureD.electronictextbookswilltaketheplaceofprintedonesinnewschoolyear
Iheardmanyparentscomplainingthattheirteenagechildrenarerebelling.Iwishitwereso.Atyourageyououghttobegrowingawayfromyourparents.Youshouldbelearningtostandonyourowntwofeet.Buttakeagoodlookatthepresentrebellion.Itseemsthatteenagersaretakingthesamewayofshowingthattheydisagreewiththeirparents.Insteadofstrikingoutboldlyontheirownmostofthemareclutching紧握atoneanother’shandsforreassurancE.TheyclaimtheywanttodressastheypleasE.Buttheyallwearthesameclothes.TheysetoffinnewdirectionsinmusiC.Butsomehowtheyallenduphuddled聚在一起roundlisteningtothesamerecorD.Theirreasonforthinkingoractinginthus-and-suchawayisthatthecrowdisdoingit.Theyhavecomeoutoftheircocoon蚕茧intoalargercocoon.Ithasbecomeharderandharderforateenagertostandupagainstthepopularitywaveandtogohisorherownway.Industryhasfirmlycarvedoutateenagemarket.ThesedayseveryteenagercanlearnfromtheadvertisementswhatateenagershouldhaveandbE.Andmanyoftoday’sparentshavecometoawardhighmarksforthepopularityoftheirchildren.Allthisaddsuptoagreatbarrierfortheteenagerwhowantstofindhisorherownpath.Butthebarrierisworthclimbingover.Thepathisworthfollowing.Youmaywanttolistentoclassicalmusicinsteadofgoingtoaparty.Youmaywanttocollectrockswheneveryoneelseiscollectingrecords.Youmayhavesomethoughtsthatyoudon’tcaretoshareatoncewithyourclassmates.Wellgotoit.Findyourself.Beyourself.Popularitywillcome—withthepeoplewhorespectyouforwhoyouarE.Thatistheonlykindofpopularitythatreallycounts.56.Inthispassagetheauthorwantstotell_______.A.teenagerstotrytopursuetheirrealselvesB.readerstotrytobepopularwithpeoplearoundC.parentstotrytocontrolandguidetheirchildrenD.peopletotrytounderstandandrespecteachother57.Theauthordisapprovesofrebellingteenagers_______.A.growingawayfromtheirparentsB.followingthepopularitytrendC.walkinganewwayontheirownD.turningtotheirfriendsforhelp58.Thephraselargercocoonattheendofthesecondparagraphrefersto_______.A.thedistractiveandvariablesocietyB.thedazzlingmusicworldC.theparentalcareandloveD.thepopularitywaveinthesociety59.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofadvertisements?A.Convincing.B.InstructivE.C.Influential.D.AuthoritativE.60.Accordingtotheauthorwhatmighthappenwhenateenagerstandsupagainstthepopularitywaveandfollowshis/herownpath?A.He/ShefallsbehindthetimE.B.He/Shelosesgoodfriends.C.He/Shefacesallkindsofcriticism.D.He/Shegainsvaluablepopularity.
Everydaywegotoschoolandlistentoteachersandtheteacherwillaskussomequestions.Sometimestheclassmateswillaskyouropinionsoftheworkoftheclass.Whenyouaretellingothersintheclasswhatyouhavefoundoutaboutthesetopicsrememberthattheymustbeabletohearwhatyouaresaying.Youarenottakingpartinafamilyconversationorhavingachatwithfriends—youareinasituationwherealargegroupofpeoplewillremainsilentwaitingtohearwhatyouhavetosay.Youmustspeaksothattheycanhearyouloudlyenoughandclearlyenoughbutwithouttryingtoshoutorappearingtoforceyourself.Remembertoothatitisthesameifyouarecalledtoaninterviewwhetheritiswithaprofessorofyourschooloragovernmentofficialwhomightmeetyou.Thepersonyouareseeingwilltrytoputyouatyoureaseordinaryconversationbutthesituationissomewhatdifferentfromthatofanordinaryconversation.YoumusttakespecialcarethatyoucanhehearD.61.WhenyouspeaktotheclassyoushouldspeakA.asloudlyaspossibleB.inalowvoiceC.loudlyD.forcefully62.ThesituationintheclassisthattoyourhousE.A.notverydifferentfromB.sometimesthesameasC.sometimesnotthesameasD.notthesalveas63.Ifyouarehavingaconversationwithanofficialthemostimportantthingforyouis.A.toshowyourabilityB.tobeverygentleC.tomakesurethatyoucanheheardD.toputtheofficialatease64.Themeaningofsomewhatinthelastparagraphis.A.什么B.有点C.很多D.一些什么65.ThemainideaofthispassageisA.thatwemustusedifferentwaysatdifferentsituationsB.thatwemustspeakloudlyC.thatwemustkeepsilentatanytimeD.thatwemusttalkwithmeclass
Apersonwhocomparestheannualearningsofcollegeandhighschoolgraduateswouldnodoubtconcludethathighereducationisagoodinvestment—thepresentvalueofthecollegeearningspremium奖金thebetterpartof$1millionseeminglyfaroutdistances超过collegecosts.Butformanyattendingcollegeisunequivocally明确地nottherightdecisiononpurelyeconomicreasons.Firstofallcollegegraduatesonaveragearesmarterandhavebetterworkhabitsthanhighschoolgraduates.ThosewhograduatedfromcollegewerebetterstudentsinhighschoolforexamplE.Thusatleastaportionoftheearningspremiumassociatedwithcollegehasnothingtodowithcollegeitselfbutratherwithothertraits特性.SecondnoteveryoneisaveragE.A.non-swimmertryingtocrossastreamthatonaverageisthreefeetdeepmightdrownbecausepartofthestreamissevenfeetindepth.Thesamekindofthingsometimeshappenstocollegegraduatestooentranced着迷的bystatisticsonaverages.Earningsvaryconsiderablybetweenthegraduatesofdifferentschoolsandwithinschoolsearningsdifferagreatdealbetweenmajors.Majorsofaccountingcomputerscienceandengineeringmajorsforexamplealmostalwaysmakemorethanthosemajoringineducationsocialworkorethnicstudies.Thirdthenumberofnewcollegegraduatesfarexceeds超过thegrowthinthenumberoftechnicalmanagerialandprofessionaljobswheregraduatestraditionallyhavegravitated趋向.Asaconsequencewehaveanewphenomenon:underemployedcollegegraduatesdoingjobshistoricallyperformedbythosewithmuchlesseducation.Doesthismeannooneshouldgotocollege?Ofcoursenot.Firstofallcollegeismorethantrainingforacareerandmanymightbenefitfromthesocialaspectsofadvancedschooling.AsageneralruleIwouldsaygraduatesinthetopquarteroftheirclassatahigh-qualityhighschoolshouldgoontoafour-yeardegreeprogramwhilethoseinthebottomquarteroftheirclassatahighschoolwithamediocreeducationalreputationshouldnot.Thoseinbetweenshouldconsiderperhapsdoingatwo-yearprogramandthentransferringtoafour-yearschool.ThereareofcourseexceptionstothisrulebutitisimportantforustokeepinmindthatcollegeisnotforeveryonE.64.Ifyouonlycomparetheearningsofcollegeandhighschoolgraduatesyouwillconcludethat______.A.somestudentsshouldn'tgotocollegeB.collegeeducationseemstobringahighrateofreturnC.attendingcollegeisnottherightdecisionforthepoorD.collegeeducationseemstobenotsosuccessful65.Fromthesecondparagraphweknowthat______.A.collegeeducationisamustforyoungpeopleB.thenumberofcollegegraduateshasbeendecreasingC.collegegraduatesmaygethigherearningsbecauseofmanygoodtraitsD.itiscertainthatcollegestudentscangethigherearnings66.Thewritermentionsanon-swimmercrossingthestreamtoshow______.A.notallofthecollegegraduatescangetgoodearningsB.someofthecollegestudentscangetwellpaidC.mostofthecollegestudentscan'tgetagoodsalaryD.studentsinsomemajorsaredifficulttofindjobs67.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothewriter?A.Societyneedsmorehigh-qualitycollegegraduates.B.Mostofthecollegegraduatescanfindsuitablejobs.C.Notallthestudentshavetoreceivecollegeeducation.D.Weshouldreconsiderthevalueofschooleducation.
Formanyparentsraisingateenagerislikefightingalongwarbutyearsgobywithoutanyclearwinner.Likeaborderconflictbetweenneighboringcountriestheparent-teenwarisaboutboundaries:WhereisthelinebetweenwhatIcontrolandwhatyoudo?Bothsideswantpeacebutneitherfeelsithasanypowertostoptheconflict.Inpartthisisbecauseneitheriswillingtoadmitanyresponsibilityforstartingit.Fromtheparents’pointofviewtheonlycauseoftheirfightistheiradolescents’completeunreasonableness.Andofcoursetheteensseeitinexactlythesamewayexceptoppositely.BothfeeltrappeD.InthisarticleI’lldescribethreeno-winsituationsthatcommonlyarisebetweenteensandparentsandthensuggestsomewaysoutofthetrap.Thefirstno-winsituationisquarrelsoverunimportantthings.Examplesincludethecoloroftheteen’shairthecleanlinessofthebedroomthepreferredstyleofclothingthechild’sfailuretoeatagoodbreakfastbeforeschoolorhistendencytosleepuntilnoonontheweekends.Secondblaming.Thegoalofablamingbattleistomaketheotheradmitthathisbadattitudeisthereasonwhyeverythinggoeswrong.Thirdneedingtoberight.Itdoesn’tmatterwhatthetopicis.Thelawsofphysicsortheproperwaytobreakanegg—thepointoftheseargumentsistoprovethatyouarerightandtheotherpersoniswrongforbothwishtobeconsideredanauthority—someonewhoactuallyknowssomething—andthereforetocommandrespect.Unfortunatelyaslongasparentsandteenscontinuetoassumethattheyknowmorethantheotherthey’llcontinuetofightthesebattlesforeverandnevermakeanyrealprogress.55.Whydoestheauthorcomparetheparent-teenwartoaborderconflict?A.Bothcancontinueforgenerations.B.BothareaboutwheretodrawthelineC.NeitherhasanyclearwinnerD.Neithercanbeputtoanend56.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2mean?A.Theteensblametheirparentsforstartingtheconflict.B.TheteensagreewiththeirparentsonthecauseoftheconflictC.TheteenscausetheirparentstomisleadthemD.Theteenstendtohaveafullunderstandingoftheirparents57.Parentsandteenswanttoberightbecausetheywantto________.A.giveorderstotheotherB.knowmorethantheotherC.gainrespectfromtheotherD.gettheothertobehaveproperly58.Whatwilltheauthormostprobablydiscussintheparagraphthatfollows?A.Causesfortheparent–teenconflictsB.Examplesoftheparent–teenwar.C.Solutionsfortheparent–teenproblemsD.Futureoftheparent-teenrelationship
Whennextyear’scropofhigh-schoolgraduatesarriveatOxfordUniversityinthefalltheywillbejoinedbyanewface:AndrewHamiltonthe55-year-oldprovost教务长ofYalewhowillbecomeOxford’svice-chancellor––apositionequaltouniversitypresidentinAmericA.Hamiltonisn’ttheonlyeducatorcrossingtheAtlantiC.SchoolsinFranceEgyptSingaporeetC.havealsorecentlymadetop-levelhiresfromabroaD.Yetthetalentflowisn’tuniversal.High-levelpersonnel人员tendtoheadinonlyonedirection:OutwardfromAmericA.ThechiefreasonisthatAmericanschoolsdon’ttendtoseriouslyconsiderlookingabroaD.ForexamplewhentheboardoftheUniversityofColoradosearchedforanewpresidentitwantedaleaderfamiliarwiththestategovernmentamajorsourceoftheuniversity’sbudget.Wedidn’tdoanyglobalconsiderationsaysPatriciaHayestheboard’schair.TheboardfinallypickedBruceBensona69-year-oldColoradobusinessmanandpoliticalactivistwhoislikelytodowellinthemaintaskofmodernuniversitypresidents:fund-raising.Fund-raisingisaparticularlyAmericanthingsinceU.S.schoolsrelyheavilyondonations.Thefund-raisingabilityislargelyaproductofexperienceandnecessity.ManyEuropeanuniversitiesmeanwhilearestillmostlydependentongovernmentfunding.Butgovernmentsupporthasfailedtokeeppacewithrisingstudentnumbers.Thedeclineingovernmentsupporthasmadefund-raisinganincreasinglynecessaryabilityamongadministrators管理人员andhasmadehiringcommitteeshungryforAmericans.Inthepastfewyearswell-knownschoolsaroundtheworldhavejoinedthetrenD.In2011whenCambridgeUniversityappointedAlisonRichardanotherformerYaleprovostasitsvice-chancellortheuniversitypubliclystressedthatinherpreviousjobshehadoverseen监督amajorstrengtheningofYale’sfinancialposition.Ofcoursefund-raisingisn’ttheonlyskilloutsidersoffer.Theglobalizationofeducationmeansmoreuniversitieswillbeseekingheadswithinternationalexperienceofsomekindtopromoteinternationalprogramsandattractaglobalstudentbody.Foreignerscanofferafreshperspective视角onestablishedpractices.67.Whatisthecurrenttrendinhighereducationdiscussedinthetext?A.InstitutionsworldwidearehiringadministratorsfromtheU.S.B.MoreinternationalstudentsarebeingadmittedtoAmericanuniversities.C.Universitypresidentsarepayingmoreattentiontofund-raising.D.A.lotofactivistsarebeinghiredasadministrators.68.WhatdowelearnaboutEuropeanuniversitiesfromthetext?A.Thetuitiontheychargehasbeenrisingconsiderably.B.Theyarestrengtheningtheirpositionbyglobalization.C.Theiroperationisunderstrictgovernmentcontrol.D.Mostoftheirmoneycomesfromthegovernment.69.Inwhatwaydotop-leveladministratorsfromabroadcontributetouniversitydevelopment?A.Theycanimprovetheuniversity’simagE.B.Theywillbringwiththemmoreinternationalpersonnel.C.TheywillviewalotofthingsfromanewanglE.D.Theycansetupnewacademicsubjects.70.Whichofthefollowingwouldmakethebesttitleofthetext?A.HighEducationGlobalizationB.GlobalHeadhuntinginHigherEducationC.GlobalHigherEducationCooperationD.UniversalHigherEducationDevelopment
Educationalresearchersalsopointtoanotherproblem.SouthAfricanschoolsdonotproduceenoughstudentswiththeskillsforhighereducationinmathsandsciencE.Manyschoolsarenotwell-equippeD.ChildrendonotseelaboratoriesandasaresulttheirsciencemarksarenotverygooD.Theydonothavelibrariesatschool.Alsomanyteachersdonothavetheskillsortrainingtodotheirjobs.InSouthAfricaanumberofteacherswerepoorlytrainedbeforE.Secondlyteachershavebeenconfusedbythemanyeducationalreformeffortsinthelastfifteenyears.Finallylanguagedifferencesintheclassroomhavenotgotasmuchattentionastheyshouldwhichisahugeproblem.SubjectssuchasmathsandsciencearetaughtinEnglishstartingatabouttheageoften.ButSouthAfricahaselevenofficiallanguages.SouthAfrica’sministerofbasiceducationpromisesanumberofimprovements.AngieMotshegasaysteacherdevelopmenteffortswillfocusonsubjectandcontentknowledgemakingsurethatthecorrectteachersareinthecorrectjobs.67.Fromthefirstparagraphwecanlearnthat______.A.SouthAfricansarebadlyinneedofeducationB.SouthAfricanteenagersdoverywellatschoolC.theSouthAfricangovernmenttakeseducationseriouslyD.SouthAfricanteenagershavebecomemoreclever68.WhatistherealconcernofShireenMotala?A.Somethingiswrongwiththecountry’sbasiceducationsystem.B.MostchildrenhavetofindajobatanearlyagE.C.Thefinalexamistoodifficultformostchildren.D.Mostchildrencannotcompletehighschooluntiltheyare16.69.SouthAfricanstudentsperformpoorlyinscienceforallofthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT______.A.theydon’tworkhardenoughB.theirschoolsdonothavelaboratoriesC.theycannotgethelpfromlibrariesD.therearenotenoughskilledteachers70.WithwhichofthefollowingwouldShireenMotalamostprobablyagree?A.Schoolsshouldfocusmoreonmathsandsciencethananyothersubject.B.MoreeducationalreformsshouldbecarriedoutinSouthAfricanschools.C.Themoreteachersteachmathsandsciencethebettermarksstudentsmayget.D.Moreattentionshouldbepaidtolanguagedifferencesinmathsandscienceclasses.
Kindergartenoutside?YesindeeD.It’spartofagrowingworldwidetrendtowardoutdooreducation.Theschoolsarecalledforestkindergartens.ThenumbersaresmallsofarintheU.S.buttheideaiswellestablishedinEuropewithschoolsinScotlandEnglandandSwitzerlanD.ByfarthemostsuchschoolsareinGermanywhichhasmorethan400forestkindergartens.Someschoolsfeatureseveralhoursofoutdoorschooling.ThisiscertainlythecasewiththeWaldorfSchoolofSaratogaSprings.ChildrentherewillbeventuringoutonthenearbyHemlockTrailtolearnmoreaboutthenaturalworlD.Somelessonsarefocusedonnature;othersareacademictopicsdeliveredinanaturalsetting.Inallcasesstudentsareactive-notsittingatdesksoronmatsonthefloorbutwalkingrunningjumpingsolvingproblemslikehowtogetthemudoffthebottomsoftheirshoesbeforetheirparentsfindout.Seriouslythefocusisonactivityattheseschools.Studieshaveshownthatchildren’simmunesystemsactuallygetstrongerafteralloftheoutdooractivityandthatgraduatesofforestkindergartensshowahigherabilitytolearnwhentheyprogressthroughtheiracademiccareers.OtherschoolsarealloutdoorsallthetimE.ThisisthecasewiththeCedarSongNatureSchoolonVashonIslandWashington.Studentsatthisschoolspendtheirwholethree–hourdayoutdoorsinaprivatefive-acreforestdoingallkindsofphysicalactivities.Attheseforestkindergartensstudentslearnsciencebyobservinganddoingitlearnmathbyapplyingittothenaturalworldaroundthemlearnlettersandwordsbyputtingthemtogetherusingsightsandsounds.Thesestudentslearnhowtogetalongwithoneanotherindividuallyandinagroup.Theyalsodevelophealthylevelsofself-confidencE.Nowadaysmanychildrenbecomeobese肥胖的becauseofsedentary久坐的activitieslikewatchingtelevisionandplayingvideogames.Theseoutdoorschoolsgivechildrenchancestolearnjustasmuchifnotmorefromopeningtheireyestotherealworldaroundthem.55.Whatdoweknowaboutforestkindergartens?A.ThefirstonewascreatedinEnglanD.B.TheyareverypopularinGermany.C.Thereare400allovertheworlD.D.TheirnumberishugeintheU.S.56.Whatisspecialaboutforestkindergartens?A.Kidslearnmorethanthoseatordinarykindergartens.B.Studentsgooutsidewhenweatherpermits.C.Theyvalueactivityverymuch.D.Theyaresituatedinforests.57.ThemaindifferencebetweentheWaldorfSchoolandCedarSongNatureSchoolliesin______.A.thesubjectsB.theactivitiesC.theoutdoortimeD.theteachingmethods58.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.GetclosetonatureB.A.newtrendofeducationC.ForestkindergartensarepopularD.Outdooreducationbenefitskidsalot
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