科目:初中英語 來源:2013屆北京市通州區(qū)中考二模英語卷(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
The high school diploma (文憑) is losing its value quickly, as a growing number of students graduate (畢業(yè)) from school without the math and reading skills that colleges and companies require, according to a new report.
The high school graduation exams that most states (州) require students to pass before they graduate remain far too easy. Most of the exams generally test eighth-or ninth-grade level work.
Today, even high school graduates who are going to have blue-collar (藍(lán)領(lǐng)) jobs need to study the math, research and writing courses. But in high school, only students who are going to college are now required to take these courses.
“If you want a good job with a good pay, it’s a high-skill job,” said Michael Cohen, a leading member of the America Diploma Project.
The project suggests that all graduates master a wide range (范圍) of skills. “A high school diploma should mean something to a company and university,” said Ohio Gov. Bob Taft, who is Achieve’s co-chairman.
In Taft’s state, about 30% students who go directly to college from high school have to take remedial classes of English or math, he said. It’s easy to see that the present high-school graduating standards are not preparing students for college education.
And with high-skilled jobs increasingly headed overseas to places like India and Ireland, states need to act, he said.
To prove why math and reading skills matter, the report includes real-life examples of problems students meet in college and that workers must solve each day on the job. ?
Some states are taking actions to upgrade the high school diploma. In Texas, all high school students, starting with the 2008 graduating class, will have to take the college-prep curriculum (大學(xué)預(yù)備課程) - unless a parent agrees to an easier course load. Other states are planning similar moves.
The report includes examples of reading and math skills that high-school students should have. Project leaders say they hope parents will use those examples to judge (評定) the coursework at their kids’ high schools.
【小題1】Why is the high school diploma losing its value quickly?
A.Because the number of high school students is growing fast. |
B.Because high school students fail to reach the standards. |
C.Because the graduation tests are easier than it should be. |
D.Because difficult courses are not required in high schools. |
A.for good learners to study quickly and better |
B.for slower learners weak in the subject |
C.for learners to be taught one by one |
D.for learners to reach a higher standard |
A.Colleges require higher math and reading skills than companies. |
B.It is easier for companies to find high-skilled workers in India. |
C.Math and reading skills help little for workers to solve daily problems. |
D.Parents ask high schools to offer college-prep curriculum in Texas. |
A.High School Diploma Means Little |
B.Give Students More High-skill Jobs |
C.Math and Reading Skills Really Matter |
D.Judge Coursework at High Schools |
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科目:初中英語 來源:2011-2012學(xué)年廣東省梅州市梅州中學(xué)初二寒假復(fù)習(xí)英語試卷 題型:閱讀理解
The Blacks are American tourists. They visit in Beijing now. This is their first visit to China. They are going to stay in China for three months. They want to visit some big cities and villages. They hope to learn some Chinese, too.
Mr. Black is a taxi driver. He likes to drive in Beijing. Mrs. Black is a school teacher. She is visiting a city school today and a village school tomorrow. Their daughter is a middle school student. She is going to meet some Chinese students.
They are taking a lot of pictures in China. When they return to America, they are going to show the pictures to their friends. They want the American people to know more about China.
【小題1】The Blacks are from .
A.China | B.England | C.Canada | D.the USA |
A.England | B.Beijing | C.Shanghai | D.New York |
A.a(chǎn) teacher | B.a(chǎn) doctor | C.a(chǎn) taxi driver | D.a(chǎn) worker |
A.two | B.three | C.four | D.five |
A.Because the pictures are very beautiful. |
B.Because they like China. |
C.Because they want the American people to know more about China. |
D.Because they want the American people to come to China. |
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科目:初中英語 來源:2014年廣東省畢業(yè)生學(xué)業(yè)調(diào)研測試英語試卷(解析版) 題型:完型填空
Mr.Lin is a farmer who lives in western China with his wife and two kids.Two months ago, he was told that he had cancer and he needed? ???? ? at once.And he knew he would spend a lot of? ???? ? on the operation.It was too much for Mr.Lin’s family.They had no jobs and both their children were at school.The situation seemed?? ???? .
After two weeks,? ???? ? , Mr.Lin got a piece of good news.He was told about a health care project which provides medical treatment for ???? ?? patients in western China.They need to pay only half the cost or even less.???? ? the project, he was able to receive an operation just in time to stop the illness from getting?? ???? .Now he has returned to his family.
The goal of this health care project is to improve the situation for poor people in? ???? China.So far, the project has helped more than 5,000 people to ???? medical aid.The Chinese government is also working together with other? ???? and international organizations to do this.They hope to develop a new health care model for China.
1.A.some medicine????????????? B.some help???? ????????????? C.an operation??? ????????????? D.a doctor
2.A.money???? ????????????? ? ????????????? B.time?????? ????????????? ????????????? C.work??????? ????????????? ????????????? D.energy
3.A.hopeful??? ????????????? ? ????????????? B.hopeless??? ????????????? ? ????????????? C.colorful????? ????????????? ????????????? D.colorless
4.A.instead??? ????????????? ?? ????????????? B.though????? ????????????? ????????????? C.but????????? ????????????? ????????????? D.however
5.A.young???? ????????????? ?? ????????????? B.old??????? ????????????? ????????????? C.poor??????? ????????????? ????????????? D.rich
6.A.Thanks to??? ????????????? B.Thanks for?? ????????????? ????????????? C.According to?? ????????????? D.Instead of
7.A.bad???????? ????????????? B.worse????? ????????????? ????????????? C.well????????? ????????????? D.better
8.A.eastern??? ????????????? ?? ????????????? B.southern?? ????????????? ? ????????????? C.western?????? ????????????? D.northern
9.A.offer?????? ????????????? ? ????????????? B.make???????? ????????????? C.give????????? ????????????? D.receive
10.A.towns????? ????????????? B.provinces?? ????????????? ? ????????????? C.cities????? ????????????? ????????????? D.countries
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科目:初中英語 來源:2012-2013學(xué)年江蘇省九年級第三次質(zhì)量調(diào)研英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解
Not all memories (記憶)are sweet. Some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad experiences. Wars and traffic accidents can leave people with terrible physical and mental scars. Often they appear again in dreams.
Now American researchers think they are close to developing a pill(藥丸), which will help people forget bad memories. The pill is designed to be taken immediately after a frightening experience. They hope it might reduce(減少), or possibly erase(抹去) the effect of sad memories.
In November, some scientists tested a drug(藥) on people in the US and France. The drug stops the body producing chemicals(化學(xué)品) that fix memories in the brain. So far the research has suggested that only the mental effects of memories may be reduced, not that the memories are erased.
The research has caused plenty of argument. Some think it is a bad idea, while others support it.
Supporters say it could lead to pills that prevent or treat soldiers’ troubling memories after war. They say that there are many people who suffer from terrible memories.
“Some memories can destroy(破壞) people’s lives. They come back to you when you don’t want to have them in a dream. They usually come with very sad feeling.” said Roger Pitman, a scientist of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. “This could relieve(減輕) a lot of that suffering.”
But those who are against the research say that it is very dangerous to change memories because memories give us our identity(特質(zhì)). They also help us all get away from the mistakes of the past.
“All of us can think of bad events in our lives that were terrible at the time but make us who we are. I’m not sure we want to erase those memories,” said Rebecca Dresser.
1.The passage is mainly about __________.
A.a(chǎn) new medical invention
B.a(chǎn) new research on memories
C.a(chǎn) way of erasing sad memories
D.a(chǎn)n argument about the research on the pill
2.The drug tested on people can __________.
A.cause the brain to fix memories
B.stop people remembering their experiences
C.prevent body producing certain chemicals
D.erase the emotional effects of memories
3.The word “scars” in Paragraph One is close in meaning to _________.
A.good stories B.sad feelings
C.experiences D.memories
4.Which of the following does Rebecca Dresser agree with?
A.Some memories can destroy people’s lives.
B.People want to get away from bad memories.
C.Experiencing bad events makes us different from others.
D.The pill will reduce people’s sufferings from bad memories.
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