单选题Which of the following is true according to the first two paragraphs?A The U.S. schools don’t want the parents know their plans for disasters.B Parents should push schools to make reasonable plans for disasters.C The U.S. schools have done too little t
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The U.S. schools don’t want the parents know their plans for disasters.
Parents should push schools to make reasonable plans for disasters.
The U.S. schools have done too little to prepare for disasters.
Most U.S. parents do not know the disaster preparedness plan of their schools.
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第1题：
According to the passage, which of the following statement is true? __________.
A． People can know happiness at any age.
B． A happy person lives a successful life.
C． Enjoying what you have can make you happy.
D． Parents want to pursue the study of happiness.
正确答案：C
逻辑推理题。由文中第四段最后一句“Happiness is the capacity…you don’t have．”(快乐是享受自己拥有的事物的能力，而非对自己没有的事物的渴望。)可推断选项C正确，其余各项文中均未提及。 -
第2题：
Section III Reading Comprehension
(60 minutes)
Part A
Directions :
Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D.Mark your answers on, ANSWER SHEET1.
Text 1
Competition for admission to the country's top private schools has always been tough, but this year Elisabeth realized it had reached a new level. Her wake-up call came when a man called the Dalton School in Manhattan, where Elisabeth is admissions director, and inquired about the age cutoff for their kindergarten program. After providing the information, she asked about the age of his child. The man paused for an uncomfortably long time before answering. "Well, we don't have a child yet. We're trying to figure out when to conceive a child so the birthday is not a problem. "
Worries are spreading from Manhattan to the rest of the country. Precise current data on private schools are unavailable, but interviews with representatives of independent schools all told the same story: an oversupply of applicants, higher rejection rates. "We have people calling us for spots two years down the road," said Marilyn of the Seven Hills School in Cincinnati. " We have grandparents calling for pregnant daughters. " Public opinion polls indicate that Americans' No. 1 concern is edu-cation .Now that the long economic boom has given parents more disposable income, many are tuming to private schools, even at price tags of well over $ 10,000 a year. "We're getting appli-cants from a broader area geographically than we ever have in the past," said Betsy of the Latin School of Chicago, which experienced a 20 percent increase in applications this year.
The problem for the applicants is that while demand has increased, supply has not. "Every Year ,there are a few children who do not find places, but this year, for the first time that I know of , there are a significant number without places ,"said Elisabeth.
So what can parents do to give their 4-year-old an edge? Schools know there is no easy way to pick a class when children are so young. Many schools give preference to children of their gradu- ates. Some make the choice by drawing lots. But most rely on a mix of subjective and objective measures: tests that at best identify developmental maturity and cognitive potential, interviews with parents and observation of applicants in classroom settings. They also want a diverse mix. Children may end up on a waiting list simply because their birthdays fall at the wrong time of year, or be- cause too many applicants were boys.
The worst thing a patent can do is to pressure preschoolers to perform-for example, by push-ing them to read or do math exercises before they're ready. Instead, the experts say, parents should take a breath and look for alternatives. Another year in preschool may be all that's needed.
41. From this text we learn that it is
[A] harder to make a choice between public and private schools.
[B] harder to go to private schools this year than before.
[C] more difficult to go to public schools than to private schools.
[D] as difficult to go to private schools this year as before.
正确答案：B
第三部分 阅读理解 Part A Text l 参考译文进入国家的顶级私立学校的竞争一直以来都很激烈，但是今年伊丽莎白发现这种竞争达到了一个新的水平。伊丽莎白是曼哈顿的道尔顿学校招生处的主任，她一大早就接到一位男士的电话，他询问了该校幼儿园的截止年龄。在提供信息之后，伊丽莎白询问男士孩子的年龄。这位男士很不自然地停顿了片刻，然后回答道：“是这样的，我们还没有孩子。我们在怀孩子之前想试图弄清楚什么时候要孩子合适，以确保孩子的上学年龄不成问题。” 在曼哈顿乃至整个国家，人们都在忧虑。目前私立学校的准确数据无法获得，但是通过一些私立学校的代表的讲述我们可以发现同样的情况：申请者过多，拒收率增高。“有人提前两年就向学校打听是否有名额，”辛辛那提的七山学校的玛丽莲说道，“还有的爷爷奶奶打电话为他们怀孕的女儿，未来的孙辈打听学校。”民意调查显示美国人最关心的问题是教育。由于长期的经济繁荣使得父母有了更多可支配的收入，即使面对每年高达超过一万美元的学费，还是有许多人都倾向于让孩子上私立学校。芝加哥拉丁语学校的贝齐说：“我们现在接收到的申请者在地域上比以往更广泛。”该校今年的申请数量增加了20%。对申请者来说，问题在于申请人数增多了，而学校的招生名额并没有增加。伊丽莎白说：“每年都有一些孩子申请不到学校，但是今年有大量的孩子没有申请到学校，据我所知这是第一次。” 那么父母要怎么做才能使自己4岁的孩子更有优势呢？学校知道从这么小的孩子里进行选择是非常不容易的。许多学校优先录取本校毕业生的孩子。一些学校通过抽签的方式选择学生。但是大多数学校采取主观和客观相结合的方法：包括一些测试，它能够很好地确定孩子的发育成熟度以及认知潜力，另外还有与家长的面谈以及观察申请的学生在课堂环境中的表现。这些学校也希望有多样化的班级。孩子们有可能最后仅仅因为他们的生日不符合要求或者申请者中男孩子过多而被列在等侯名单上。强迫学龄前儿童学习是父母最糟糕的做法，比如说强迫孩子在还未 2010年9月笔试真卷参考答案及精析第4页（共12页）到适当的年龄时就阅读或是做数学题。一些专家反而建议父母放松下来，寻找别的的方法。也许要的做只是在学前班再待一年。答案及解析 41．B该题为细节题。根据第一段第一句“Competition for admission to the country's top private schools has always been tough, but this year Elisabeth realized it had reached a new level．”可知，进入国家的顶级私立学校的竞争一直以来都很激烈，但是今年伊丽莎白发现这种竞争达到了一个新的水平。由此可知，今年想进入私立学校比往年更加困难，而不是跟往年一样困难，故选B。 -
第3题：
Many parents try hard to protect their kids from TV and Internet advertising. But how can you protect a child form. a large fast-food ad painted on her school locker(小柜)? Or a toy ad on the side of his school bus?
As school budgets get smaller, a growing number of schools in the US are selling advertising space on lockers and buses and in gyms and cafeterias. It is an easy way for schools to make money. And ads may provides relief for parents exhausted by making each donations to support schools.
While parents can always turn off the television or the computer, they can’t keep advertising out of schools. This isn’t the first time the issue has come up. For example, a news program for teens has been criticized for including ads in its 12-month classroom broadcasts.
Parents groups successfully fought a plan by a company called Bus Radio to put music and ads into school buses.
But now things are different. Just last month, Los Angeles approved a plan to allow companies to advertise in the district’s schools. Officials say the plan could provide as much as $ 18 million for the school.
In St. Francis, Minn, school recently agreed to cover 10% to 15% of their lockers with ads. Edward Saxton, a teacher in the school, say, “So far, parents are accepting this as a way to bring in needed money. The money pays for programs like arts, sports, and music. Parents don’t like to see programs getting cut. Neither do I.. Besides, schools are thinking about the effects on kids all the time.”
However, Susan Linn, an educational experts, says, “Kids have already seen enough ads on TV, in magazines and on products they use daily. School is no place for advertisements at all.”
Reader, what about you? Would you rather help run yet another school fundraiser, or expose your child to ads on lockers and buses? Is keeping ads out of schools worth raising taxes, or increasing your own cash support for schools through donations?
47. Why do schools allow ads into schools?
A. To reduce parents’ burdens.
B. To solve their finanical problems.
C. To offer kids a wide choice of goods.
D. To improve their students’ living conditions.
48. Edward Saxon thinks that _____.
A. schools choose ads carefully
B. ads in schools should not be too much
C. shcools should be a place free from ads
D. in-schools do no harm to young kids.
49. What is this passage mainly about?
A. The negative efect of ads on kids.
B. Efforts to stop in-school advertising.
C. Whether ads should be allowed in schools.
D. Whether Parents should run fundraisers for schools.
50. Who are intended readers of the text?
A. Parents B. Teachers C. Educators D. Businessmen
正确答案：47、B 48、A 49、C 50、D -
第4题：
I'll go to one of these schools, but I don't know _______ one.A. what
B. any
C. which
D. that
参考答案：C -
第5题：
In the USA children start school when they are five years old． In some states they must stay in school (11) they are sixteen． Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they (12) school． There are two kinds of schools in the United States: public schools and pri-cate(私立)schools．(13)children go to public schools． Their parents do not have to(14)
their education because the schools (15) money from the government． If a child goes to a private school，his parents have to get enough money for his schooling ． Some parents still (16) private schools，though they are much more expensive．
Today about half of the high school students(17) unwersities after they finish the secondary school． A student at a state university does not have to pay very much if his parents (18 in that state． But many students(19) while they are studying at universities．In this way they (20)good working habits and live by their own hands．
( )11．
A．and
B．though
C．until
D．since
正确答案：C
．11．c【解析】延续性动词与until搭配时，用于肯定句中，表示“到……为止”． -
第6题：
In the college-admissions wars, we parents are the true fighters． We're pushing our kids to get good grades, take SAT preparatory courses and build resumes so they can get into the college of our first choice． I've twice been to the wars, and as I survey the battlefield, something different is happening． We see our kids' college background as a prize demonstrating how well we've raised them． But we can't acknowledge that our obsession is more about us than them． So we've contrivedvarious justifications that turn out to be half-truths, prejudices or myths． It actually doesn't matter much whether Aaron and Nicole go to Stanford．
We have a full-blown prestige panic; we worry that there won't be enough prizes to go around． Fearful parents urge their children to apply to more schools than ever． Underlying the hysteria is the belief that scarce elite degrees must be highly valuable． Their graduates must enjoy more success because they get a better education and develop better contacts． All that is plausible--and mostly wrong． We haven't found any convincing evidence that selectivity or prestige matters． Selective schools don't systematically employ better instructional approaches than less selective schools． On two measures--professor's feedback and the number of essay exams--selective schools do slightly worse．
By some studies, selective schools do enhance their graduates' lifetime earnings． The gain is reckoned at 2-4% for every 100-point increase in a school's average SAT scores． But even this advantage is probably a statistical fluke． A well-known study examined students who got into highly selective schools and then went elsewhere． They earned just as such as graduates from higher-status schools．
Kids count more than their colleges． Getting into Yale may signify intelligence, talent and ambition． But it's not the only indicator and, paradoxically, its significance is declining． The reason:
so many similar people go elsewhere． Getting into college isn't life's only competition． In the next competition--the job market and graduate school--the results may change． Old-boy networks are breaking down． Princeton economist Alan Krueger studied admissions to one top Ph．D． program． High scores on the GRE helped explain who got in; degrees of prestigious universities didn' t．
So, parents, lighten up． The stakes have been vastly exaggerated． Up to a point, we can rationalize our pushiness． America is a competitive society; our kids need to adjust to that． But too much pushiness can be destructive． The very ambition we impose on our children may get some into Harvard but may also set them up for disappointment． One study found that, other things being equal, graduates of highly selective schools experienced more job dissatisfaction． They may have been so conditioned to being on top that anything less disappoints．
Why does the author say that parents are the true fighters in the college-admissions wars?A.They have the final say in which university their children are to attend．
B.They know best which universities are most suitable for their children．
C.They have to carry out intensive surveys of colleges before children make an application．
D.They care more about which college their children go to than the children themselves．答案：D解析：根据题干关键词定位到文章第一段。通读全段后可知父母是高考大战中真正的作战者，他们更关心孩子能考上哪所大学，而不是更关心孩子，因为这可以说明自己教育的成功。故选D。 -
第7题：
Children for whom school has no point
Many children do not go to school either because their parents want them at home as carers for siblings,or simply because their parents cannot be bothered to send them．Thousands more are not registered at any school at all,because of their families'unstable lives.
Underlying this dreadful situation there are two central truths．First of all,the problem of children not going to school often has more to do with their parents than with the children themselves．Secondly,once children go to school,we need to make sure that the experience is a positive one so that they want to keep on going.
In Britain,the Ministry of Education has introduced a complex package of sticks and carrots to persuade Schools to bring truants'and excluded children back into the classroom．It is paying grants so that a thousand schools can set up special units to help these children．Schools receive the grant if they bring a target number of children back to school;if they do not meet the target,the grant is withdrawn.
Parents are the subject of this campaign,too:the Home Office has introduced fines for parents who fail to send their children to school,and has given the police power to pick up truants on the streets.
Truant=a child who does not go to school when he or she should.
The Ministry of Education will take away a school's grant if__.A.they do not reach their objectives
B.they do not contact parents
C.children escape from school
D.they meet their targets答案：A解析：第三段。英国教育部设置了一种奖励制度，如果学校能将一定数目的应该念书的孩子劝回学校，该校就可获得一定的奖励。 -
第8题：
Children for whom school has no point
Many children do not go to school either because their parents want them at home as carers for siblings,or simply because their parents cannot be bothered to send them．Thousands more are not registered at any school at all,because of their families'unstable lives.
Underlying this dreadful situation there are two central truths．First of all,the problem of children not going to school often has more to do with their parents than with the children themselves．Secondly,once children go to school,we need to make sure that the experience is a positive one so that they want to keep on going.
In Britain,the Ministry of Education has introduced a complex package of sticks and carrots to persuade Schools to bring truants'and excluded children back into the classroom．It is paying grants so that a thousand schools can set up special units to help these children．Schools receive the grant if they bring a target number of children back to school;if they do not meet the target,the grant is withdrawn.
Parents are the subject of this campaign,too:the Home Office has introduced fines for parents who fail to send their children to school,and has given the police power to pick up truants on the streets.
Truant=a child who does not go to school when he or she should.
Part of the problem is__.A.that people feel very emotional
B.that parents worry their children at school
C.that these children think education is a waste of time
D.that there are not enough police to pick up truants on the streets答案：C解析：第二段。最后一句中的positive experience意为“有用的知识”。全句大意是“对孩子来说，如果在学校学到的知识对他们有用，他们将愿意在学校学下去”，而不是去浪费时间。 -
第9题：
共用题干
Public and Private Schools in the Unite States
Religious and private schools receive little or no support from public taxes in the Unite States, and,as a result,are usually somewhat expensive to_________(51).The largest group of religious schools in America__________(52)by the Roman Catholic Church.While religious schools tend to be__________(53)expensive than private schools,there are usually some fees.
When there is free education available to all children in the Unite States,why do people_______(54)money on private schools?Americans offer________(55)great variety of reasons for doing so,including the desire of some parents to_________(56)their children to schools_________(57)classes tend to be smaller,or where religious instruction is included as part of the educational program,or because,________(58)their opinion,the public schools in their area are not________(59)high enough quality to meet their needs.Private schools in the Unite States_________(60)widely in size,quality,and in the kind of program that are offered to meet _________(61)of certain students.
The degree_________(62)American parents are active in their children's schools is often _________(63)to people of other countries.Most schools have organizations__________(64)of both parents and teachers,usually called P. T. A for Parent-Teacher-Association.They meet together to__________(65)various matters concerning the school. Parents often give their time to help with classroom or after school activities._________(55)
A:a
B:the
C:some
D:/答案：A解析：attend school意为“上学”;A应改为go to ; take part in意为“参加”;enroll意为“注册，登记”，通常和介词in或者at搭配使用，如：" enroll in an English training course”报名参加英语培训课。
run有“经营”的意思，这里是一个过去分词，用于被动语态。
本句话中的while表示转折，意思是虽然教会学校没有私立学校那么昂贵，但是通常多少也要有些费用。
spend money on sth.是个固定搭配，意思是“把钱花在······上”。pay的用法一般是pay money for sth.意思是“为······付钱”。cost的主语一般不是人，而是东西，如： This book cost me $30.这本书花了我30美元。take一般用于“It takes sb.some time to do sth.”结构，如：It took me a long time to work out this maths problem.我花了好长时间才算出这道数学题。
a great variety of是“各种各样的”的意思。
这里是不定式作后置定语的情况，send their children to school意思是“送他们的孩子上学”。
where引导的定语从句修饰schools，意思是班级人数较少的学校。
in one's opinion是“在某人看来”的意思。
"be of+n.”这样的结构相当于“be + adj." , " is not of high quality to meet their needs”的意思是“质量不够高不能满足他们的要求”。
主语是复数名词，因此应该在A项differ和C项extend中间作选择，differ 意为“不同”; extend意为“延伸，扩展”。因此differ在意思上最合适。
meet one's needs = meet the needs of sb.意为“满足某人的需要”。
这里是介词加which引导定语从句的情况，to a degree是个固定搭配，意思是“在很大程度上”。
可以根据上下句判断出这里需要一个形容词，surprised的意思是“吃惊的”，一般用于表示人，如：She is surprised at the fluency of my oral English．她对我流利的英语口语感到吃惊。surprising的意思是“令人吃惊的”，可以用来表示事情。striking的意思是“显著的”，如：striking increase明显的增加。
“由······组成”的表达方法有consist of , be comprised of , be composed of和be made up of，这里需要一个分词作定语来修饰。rganizations，因此选择consisting , " orgarnzations consisting of parents and students”的意思是“由家长和老师组成的机构”。
talk to sb.的意思是“和某人讲话”; comment on sth.的意思是“对某事发表评论”;discuss sth.的意思是“讨论某事”; exchange后一般跟opinions或者ideas之类，表示 “交换观点、看法”。这句话说的是他们碰面讨论关于学校的各种事情。 -
第10题：
问答题Practice 2 Private school does not mean better. But it does mean expensive. Public schools in the US are paid for by money from everyone; private schools are not. Parents who send their children to private schools must pay to do so. Parents may have enough money to pay for private schools. But these schools do not have to accept their children. Most private schools accept only children who are already doing well in school and are able to work quietly, Some take only boys or only girls. Classes are often quieter and less crowded than classes in public schools. This gives children a chance to learn more of what their teachers are trying to teach them. Public schools do not teach religion. So some parents choose private religious schools for their children. These schools each belong to a church. 6 They give lessons about that religion. They give lessons in all the usual school subjects as well. Children at many private schools wear special school uniforms, all exactly the same. At public schools, students wear what they want. They often dress in bright colors and tennis shoes. They sometimes invent new and wonderful fashions.正确答案： 【参考译文】
私立学校并不一定比公立学校好,但上私立学校肯定比上公立学校贵。公立学校的办学经费用的是每一个公民纳税的钱,而私立学校却不是这样。家长如果想把自己的孩子送到私立学校去念书,他们就得自己付钱。
即使家长有钱付学费,私立学校也不一定非得把孩子收下来。大部分的私立学校一般都只收学习成绩较好而又遵守纪律的学生。有的私立学校只收男生,而有的私立学校又只收女生。与公立学校相比,私立学校每个班的人数要少些,学生也能遵守课堂纪律。这样,学生在学校里就能学到更多的知识。
公立学校不设宗教课程。所以,有些家长就把自己的孩子送到私立的教会学校去上学。这类教会学校一般都属于某个教派,在学校里,他们就给学生上自己教派的宗教课程。当然,其他学校教的所有的课程,教会学校也都得教。
许多私立学校的学生都得穿式样统一的校服。在公立学校,学生爱穿什么就可穿什么。他们往往穿着艳丽的衣服和网球鞋;有时,学生们也会搞些新花样,很快就成为流行的时装。解析： 暂无解析 -
第11题：
单选题Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?ANew York City will give financial aid to poor students.
BNew York City plans to restrict cell phone use in libraries.
CNew York City plans to install metal detectors in all public schools.
DNew York City will soon end a ban on cell phones in schools.
正确答案： D解析：
文章第一部分即第一段，点明主旨，提出将结束引起争议的手机禁令。第二部分包括第二、三、四、五段，指出这项禁令的实施所带来的利与弊。第三部分即第六段，指出教育部因此决定创建一个新的政策。由此可知正确答案为D（纽约很快会结束学校的手机禁令）。A、B项与主题不符，C项只是文章中的一个细节，只有D项才是文章的主要内容。 -
第12题：
单选题Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AAll schools have peer mediators.
BPeer mediators are usually students.
CWhen disputants are speaking, peer mediators can stop their words at any time.
DPeer mediators can make disputants get a “win-win” result every time.
正确答案： B解析：
通读文章结合第二段可知同龄调节者是学校里经过特殊培训的学生来调节同学之间的纠纷的。故选项B正确。 -
第13题：
25． Which of the following is NOT true?
A． Some students are so careless that they spend lots of time on their homework． '
B． A11 the students stay up late for their homework，
C． Children should be given less homework，
D． Schools and parents should take care of children．
正确答案：B
25.B【解析】从原文知“并非所有学生都熬夜做作业”，故选B。 -
第14题：
in britain, the great majority of parents send their children to____________.
A. independent schools.
B. state schools.
C. public schools.
D. private schools.
参考答案：B
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第15题：
In has been shown that children who smoke have certain characteristics.Compared with non-smokers they are more rebellious, their work deteriorates as they move up school, they are more likely to leave school early, and are more often delinquent and sexually precocious.Many of these features can be summarized as anticipation of adulthood.
There are a number of factors which determine the onset of smoking, and these are largely psychological and social.They include availability of cigarettes, curiosity, rebelliousness, appearing tough, anticipation of adulthood, social confidence, the example of parents and teachers, and smoking by friends and older brothers and sisters.
It should be much easier to prevent children from starting to smoke than to persuade adults to give up the habit once established, but in fact this has proved very difficult.The example set by people in authority, especially parents, health care workers, and teachers, is of prime importance.School rules should forbid smoking by children on the premises.This rule has been introduced at Summerhill School where I spent my schooldays.
There is, however, a risk of children smoking just to rebel against the rules, and even in those schools which have tried to enforce no smoking by corporal punishment there is as much smoking as in other schools.Nevertheless, banning smoking is probably on balance beneficial.Teachers too should not smoke on school premises, at least not in front of children
1、Which of the following is a common characteristic of young smokers?
A、Disobedience
B、Laziness
C、Lack of intelligence
D、Vanity
2、Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A、Some children start to smoke out of curiosity
B、Many children start to smoke because they want to appear mature.
C、In order to have fewer children smokers, parents, teachers and health care workers should not smoke.
D、It is not as difficult to prevent children from starting to smoke as to dissuade adults from smoking.
3、The writer concludes that school rules to forbid smoking().
A、should be introduced, for it really works at the school where he once studied.
B、should not be introduced, for it may cause disturbance.
C、should be introduced though it may not work effectively.
D、needn't be introduced as long as teachers don't smoke in front of children.
4、The author's attitude towards his writing is().
A、objective
B、emotional
C、critical
D、indifferent
参考答案：ADCC
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第16题：
29． Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Parents quarrel because they don't love each other．
B．lf your parents often quarrel．don't leave them alone．
C． No one wants a family with quarreling or fighting．
D． When parents are angry．they think much about children．
正确答案：C
C【解析】C项与文章最后一段第一句意思相同，故选C。 -
第17题：
Generation gap（代沟） has become a serious problem in our society．l read a (11) about it in the morning newspaper． It is said that some children even want to kill themselves after hav-ing quarrels(争吵) with their (12) ．1 think this is because parents and children don't often (13) each other． Parents now spend more and more time in the office，(14) they don't have much time to stay with their children． As time goes by，they both feel that they don't have the (15) topic to talk about．
T0 (16) this problem，parents should spend more time being with their children，getting to know them and (17) them As for children，you should show your (18) to your parents and let them (19) your thoughts．Parents are the people who love you best． They (20) un-derstand you as long as(只要) you tell them． But the point is that you should try your best to understand them，too．
( )11．
A．message
B．instruction
C．report
D．letter
正确答案：C
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第18题：
Children for whom school has no point
Many children do not go to school either because their parents want them at home as carers for siblings,or simply because their parents cannot be bothered to send them．Thousands more are not registered at any school at all,because of their families'unstable lives.
Underlying this dreadful situation there are two central truths．First of all,the problem of children not going to school often has more to do with their parents than with the children themselves．Secondly,once children go to school,we need to make sure that the experience is a positive one so that they want to keep on going.
In Britain,the Ministry of Education has introduced a complex package of sticks and carrots to persuade Schools to bring truants'and excluded children back into the classroom．It is paying grants so that a thousand schools can set up special units to help these children．Schools receive the grant if they bring a target number of children back to school;if they do not meet the target,the grant is withdrawn.
Parents are the subject of this campaign,too:the Home Office has introduced fines for parents who fail to send their children to school,and has given the police power to pick up truants on the streets.
Truant=a child who does not go to school when he or she should.
The Home Office__.A.has given powers to the police to pick up parents
B.will give money to parents to send children to school
C.will go to the family and persuade parents and their children
D.will punish parents who fail to send their children to school答案：D解析：最后一段。家庭办公室也实施一种政策，即不送孩子进校念书的家长要被罚款，并赋予警察权力。警察可以抓游荡在街上的学龄儿童。 -
第19题：
Children for whom school has no point
Many children do not go to school either because their parents want them at home as carers for siblings,or simply because their parents cannot be bothered to send them．Thousands more are not registered at any school at all,because of their families'unstable lives.
Underlying this dreadful situation there are two central truths．First of all,the problem of children not going to school often has more to do with their parents than with the children themselves．Secondly,once children go to school,we need to make sure that the experience is a positive one so that they want to keep on going.
In Britain,the Ministry of Education has introduced a complex package of sticks and carrots to persuade Schools to bring truants'and excluded children back into the classroom．It is paying grants so that a thousand schools can set up special units to help these children．Schools receive the grant if they bring a target number of children back to school;if they do not meet the target,the grant is withdrawn.
Parents are the subject of this campaign,too:the Home Office has introduced fines for parents who fail to send their children to school,and has given the police power to pick up truants on the streets.
Truant=a child who does not go to school when he or she should.
According to the text,there are thousands of children who__.A.run away from school
B.live in stable families
C.are not registered at any school
D.stay at home doing the housework答案：C解析：第一段。由于家庭生活的不稳定，超过数千的孩子甚至没有在学校注册。 -
第20题：
共用题干
Public and Private Schools in the Unite States
Religious and private schools receive little or no support from public taxes in the Unite States, and,as a result,are usually somewhat expensive to_________(51).The largest group of religious schools in America__________(52)by the Roman Catholic Church.While religious schools tend to be__________(53)expensive than private schools,there are usually some fees.
When there is free education available to all children in the Unite States,why do people_______(54)money on private schools?Americans offer________(55)great variety of reasons for doing so,including the desire of some parents to_________(56)their children to schools_________(57)classes tend to be smaller,or where religious instruction is included as part of the educational program,or because,________(58)their opinion,the public schools in their area are not________(59)high enough quality to meet their needs.Private schools in the Unite States_________(60)widely in size,quality,and in the kind of program that are offered to meet _________(61)of certain students.
The degree_________(62)American parents are active in their children's schools is often _________(63)to people of other countries.Most schools have organizations__________(64)of both parents and teachers,usually called P. T. A for Parent-Teacher-Association.They meet together to__________(65)various matters concerning the school. Parents often give their time to help with classroom or after school activities._________(65)
A:talk to
B:comment
C:discuss
D:exchange答案：C解析：attend school意为“上学”;A应改为go to ; take part in意为“参加”;enroll意为“注册，登记”，通常和介词in或者at搭配使用，如：" enroll in an English training course”报名参加英语培训课。
run有“经营”的意思，这里是一个过去分词，用于被动语态。
本句话中的while表示转折，意思是虽然教会学校没有私立学校那么昂贵，但是通常多少也要有些费用。
spend money on sth.是个固定搭配，意思是“把钱花在······上”。pay的用法一般是pay money for sth.意思是“为······付钱”。cost的主语一般不是人，而是东西，如： This book cost me $30.这本书花了我30美元。take一般用于“It takes sb.some time to do sth.”结构，如：It took me a long time to work out this maths problem.我花了好长时间才算出这道数学题。
a great variety of是“各种各样的”的意思。
这里是不定式作后置定语的情况，send their children to school意思是“送他们的孩子上学”。
where引导的定语从句修饰schools，意思是班级人数较少的学校。
in one's opinion是“在某人看来”的意思。
"be of+n.”这样的结构相当于“be + adj." , " is not of high quality to meet their needs”的意思是“质量不够高不能满足他们的要求”。
主语是复数名词，因此应该在A项differ和C项extend中间作选择，differ 意为“不同”; extend意为“延伸，扩展”。因此differ在意思上最合适。
meet one's needs = meet the needs of sb.意为“满足某人的需要”。
这里是介词加which引导定语从句的情况，to a degree是个固定搭配，意思是“在很大程度上”。
可以根据上下句判断出这里需要一个形容词，surprised的意思是“吃惊的”，一般用于表示人，如：She is surprised at the fluency of my oral English．她对我流利的英语口语感到吃惊。surprising的意思是“令人吃惊的”，可以用来表示事情。striking的意思是“显著的”，如：striking increase明显的增加。
“由······组成”的表达方法有consist of , be comprised of , be composed of和be made up of，这里需要一个分词作定语来修饰。rganizations，因此选择consisting , " orgarnzations consisting of parents and students”的意思是“由家长和老师组成的机构”。
talk to sb.的意思是“和某人讲话”; comment on sth.的意思是“对某事发表评论”;discuss sth.的意思是“讨论某事”; exchange后一般跟opinions或者ideas之类，表示 “交换观点、看法”。这句话说的是他们碰面讨论关于学校的各种事情。 -
第21题：
单选题According to the passage9 which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?ASolar panels are very expensive to install.
BSheridan Community Schools is completely solar-powered.
CIn 2014, fewer than l,000 schools used solar power in the US.
DMore and more schools are switching to solar power to cut costs.
正确答案： C解析： -
第22题：
单选题This passage mainly tells us thatAparents’ love for their children is great.
Bit is dangerous for parents to reunite with their children in a disaster.
Cwe should develop reasonable plans for disasters.
Dthe U.S. government has been well prepared for disasters.
正确答案： D解析：
主旨题。[A]是文章所反映的一个方面，并非文章的主旨和重心；B在文中并没有线索表明他们的做法是危险的，而且该选项也不能反映文章的主旨，因此排除此选项；文章第二段提到说美国政府在备灾方面还存在很多不足之处，需要不断完善，因此D的说法是错误的；C“我们应该制定合理的备灾计划”正是文章所讲的中心。 -
第23题：
单选题Which of the following can serve as a title of this text?AHard Time for the Preschoolers and Parents.
BProsperity of Private Schools.
CThe Problem for Public Schools.
DAmericans’ No.1 Concern
正确答案： C解析：
主旨题。通读全文可知，本文主要论述的是美国由于学生多而学校少，学龄前儿童入学困难的问题。本文不但说明了现状、分析了原因，还给出了解决这一问题的建议。因此，本文主旨是“入学难困扰着学龄前儿童及其父母”。故A项为正确答案。B项意为“私立学校的繁荣”。C项意为“公立学校存在的问题”，均不正确。D项意为“美国人首要的关注点”所指太泛。