Many schools have their art programs removed in an effort to improve test scores and money. However, some researchers believe that this is not correct. Students can master some basic skills in art cla

第1题

Most Americans believe that good education is quite necessary to democracy and social

progress.Even during their colonial time the settlers attached great importance to setting up schools for their children, because these puritans(清教徒) were firm believers in education.

They tried hard to establish enough schools for their children.The schools were not only to teach children how to read, write and calculate but also to train clergymen(牧师) .The first college, Harvard, was set up in Massachusetts in 1636.Soon after, the colonial government passed a law requiring every town of more than 40 families to have a school and school master.By the mid-eighteenth century several well-known colleges were founded, including Columbia in New York and Princeton in New Jersey.They were used to train young people.Education did not develop very fast in the South where big plantation(农场) owners did not want to build schools for the children of the poor workers and slaves.Children from rich families usually went to England for higher education.This was one of the reasons why the South developed more slowly than the North.

Colonial schools laid the foundation for American educational system in which all the American schools were left to the care of communities or local authority.Compulsory education has been carried out and primary and secondary education has been open to American children free of charge for many years.

21.Education in most Americans'eyes is().

A.quite necessary for social development and democracy

B.important only for the earliest settlers

C.good as they have many famous universities

D.the basis of working hard

22.Which of the following was not a task of school？ ()

A.To train clergymen.

B.To teach children how to read and write.

C.To teach children maths.

D.To send children to British universities.

23.The South America developed slowly because().

A.children in the South went to England for higher education

B.there were not many rich people in the South

C.not all rich children in the South had chances to go to school in England

D.education developed quite slowly in the South

24.American educational system was built().

A.on the basis of colonial educational system

B.after some famous colleges were founded

C.by churches as they hoped to train more clergymen

D.when many children from rich families went to England

25.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage？ ()

A.Princeton University was founded around 1750s.

B.Colombia University was built in 1636.

C.Harvard University was founded by the American government.

D.A law was passed by the American government that a school should be built in every town.

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第2题

It is not easy to become a doctor in the United States. The first step is getting into medical schools. More than 120 American schools offer study programs for people wanting to be doctors.

Advice about medical schools can be got from books and magazines like The,Princeton Review,which provide information about medical schools, study programs and jobs. Competition (竞争 ) toenter medical schools is strong. American medical schools have only about 16,000 openings forstudents each year. However, more than two times this many want to enter medical schools.

An important part of their application (申请) is the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT).The Association of American Medical Colleges provides the test by computer." It is offered in theUnited States and in other countries. Applicants need to do well on MCAT. They also need a goodrecord in their college studies.

An interview(面试) is also required for entrance to medical schools. The interviewer wants toknow if the applicant understands the demands of life as a medical student and doctor in training. Healso wants to know about the applicant&39; s goals for a life in medicine.

People who want to become doctors often study a lot of biology,, chemistry or other science. Somestudents work for a year or two in a medical or research job before they attempt to enter medical schools.A medical education can cost a lot,from 15,000 dollars to 40,000 dollars a year or more. Moststudents need to borrow money to pay for the education.

How many people hope to go to medical school in the U. S. each,year？

A.More than 32,000.

B.About 24,000.

C.Less than 16,000.

D.About 20,000.

Who prepares MCAT for medical school applicants？A.The Princeton Review.

B.The Medical College Admissions Office

C.The medical schools in the United States

D.The Association of American Medical Colleges.

Which of the following do interviewers want to know about the applicants？A.What courses they want to learn in medical schools.

B.How much money they hope to earn in future

C.When they plan to start their medical training

D.Whether they understand a doctor’s duties

What can be inferred about the applicants from the text？A.They must be hard-working

B.They have to do well in medicine

C.They should have work experience

D.They must earn 15,000 dollars a year

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第3题

There are advantages and disadvantages to 21 Asian and Western educational method. For ex

ample, one advantage 22 the education in Japan is that students there learn much more math and science 23 American students. They also study more hours each day than Americans 24 . The study is difficult, but it 25 students for a society that values discipline (纪律) and self-control. There is, however, a disadvantage. Memorization is an important learning method in Japanese schools, 26 many students say that after an exam, they forget much of the information that they have memorized.

The advantage to the education in North America, 27 the other hand, is that students learn to think by themselves. The system prepares them for a society that values 28 ideas. There is, however, a disadvantage. When students graduate from high school, they haven't memorized 29 many basic rules and facts as students in other countries 30 .

21.

A. not only

B. all

C. both

D. only

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第4题

The cost of medical care in the United States is very high. The time and money that doctor

s spend on their medical education are probably one reason for this problem.

A visit to a doctor’s office costs from fifteen to fifty dollars. It is impossible to pay for the medical care they need. Many people in the United States think that doctors are overpaid. Most doctors, however, disagree. They say that they were required to study medicine for a long time. Tuition(学费)for many years of medical education costs a lot of money. Doctors say that it is necessary for most medical students to borrow money from a bank to pay their tuition. Because this money must be repaid to the bank, young doctors need a lot of money for their work. So, they charge people high prices for medical care. Therefore it is possible that the high cost of medical care in America is unnecessary. Because high tuition is one cause of high costs, one way to lower costs would be to have medical schools that are free or have low tuition.

Some people do not have their medical care they need because ______.

A．they are not willing to pay high tuition for the doctors

B．they don't think it necessary to have medical care

C．they don't want to spend much money on it

D．they haven't got enough money to pay for it

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第5题

The steady hum of school heating systems and air-conditioners can mean lower test scores f

or many young students, found a new study. The finding adds to growing evidence that classroom noises【C1】______ with learning. Plenty of studies have demonstrated the distracting【C2】______of noise in the classroom. In louder rooms, kids have more trouble hearing the teacher and become easily distracted,【C3】______when they are reading to themselves. Schools【C4】______ airports also report lower test scores than schools that are not affected by airplane noise. In one study, German students started scoring better on reading and vocabulary tests after a nearby airport【C5】______. Researchers were also interested in less【C6】______ sounds like the general buzz of basic mechanical systems. It was【C7】______that kids who spent all day in classrooms with such noises【C8】______ to score lower on standard reading comprehension tests. But math scores didnt【C9】______ with noise levels, possibly because teachers use more【C10】______ when theyre teaching math than when theyre teaching words. 【C11】______, lots of background noise sets kids up for problems. Studies have shown that kids make more noise in louder rooms.【C12】______by the scraping of chairs, the hum of the heating system,【C13】______the voices of other kids competing to be heard, some students【C14】______have a particularly hard time hearing【C15】______ the teacher is saying. And its not that theyre lazy or using noise as an【C16】______. Young brains have a much harder time【C17】______a signal from the background than mature, adult brains do. Along with【C18】______work, the new findings suggest the【C19】______ for enforcement of ANSIs standards. Despite an endless list of budgetary【C20】______, schools might have to put quiet at the top of their to-do lists.

【C1】

A．vibrate

B．interfere

C．increase

D．vanish

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第6题

回答下列各题 Its difficult to estimate the number of youngsters involved in home schoolin

g, where children are notsent to school and receive their formal education from one or both parents.26__________and court decisionshave made it legally possible in most states for parents to educate their children at home, and each yearmore people take advantage of that opportunity. Some states require parents or a home tutor to meetteacher certification standards, and many require parents to complete legal forms to verify that their children are receiving 27__________in state-approved curricula. Supporters of home education claim that its less expensive and far more 28__________ than mass publiceducation. Moreover, they cite several advantages: alleviation of school overcrowding, strengthenedfaintly relationships, lower 29_________ rates, the fact that students are allowed to learn at their own rate,increased 30 _________, higher standardized test scores, and reduced 31_________ problems. Critics of the home schooling movement 32_________ that it creates as many problem as it solves. Theyacknowledge tha|, in a few cases, home schooling offers educational opportunities superior to those foundin most public schools, but few parents can provide such educational advantages. Some parents whowithdraw their children from the schools 33_________ home schooling have an inadequate educationalbackground and insufficient formal training to provide a satisfactory education for their children.Typically, parents have fewer technological resources 34_________than do schools. However, the relativelyinexpensive computer techoology that is readily available today is causing some to challenge the notionthat home schooling is in any way 35_________ more highly structured classroom education. 第(26)题__________

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第7题

There was a time when parents who wanted an educational present for their children would b

uy a typewriter, a globe or an encyclopedia set.

Now those 【21】______ seem hopelessly old-fashioned: this Christmas, there were a lot of 【22】______ computers under the tree. 【23】______ that computers are their key to success, parents are also frantically insisting that children 【24】______ taught to use them on school—as early as possible. The problem for schools is that when it 【25】______ computers, parents don’t always know best. Many schools are 【26】______ parental impatience and are purchasing hardware without 【27】______ educational planning, so they can say, OK, we've moved into the computer age. Teachers 【28】______ themselves caught in the middle of the problem — between parent pressure and 【29】______ educational decisions.

Educators do not even agree 【30】______ how computers should be used. A lot of money is going for computerized educational materials 【31】______ research has shown can be taught 【32】______ with pencil and paper. Even those who believe that all children should 【33】______ to computer warn of potential 【34】______ to the very young.

The temptation remains strong largely because young children 【35】______ so well to computers. First graders have been 【36】______ willing to work for two hours on math skills. Some have an attention span of 20 minutes.

【37】______ school, however, can afford to go into computing, and that creates 【38】______ another problem: a division between the have’s and havenot’s. Very few parents ask 【39】______ computer instruction in poor school districts, 【40】______ there may be barely enough money to pay the reading teacher.

【21】

A．items

B．toys

C．sets

D．series

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第8题

Like the body, the memory improves with use. Unlike the body, the memory can improve with

age.

For many years, doctors have been studying the way the brain works. We all know that the brain has two sides, the left and the right. The right side controls the senses (seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting and smelling), and is the creative and imaginative side. The left side of the brain controls our logical thinking. It processes the information which comes in, and puts it into order, We call the left side the "educated" side of the brain and generally, in western societies, people have developed this side of the brain more than the fight side.

Scientists believe that our brain will work much more efficiently if both the right side and the left side are developed equally. In many schools today, teachers try to educate the children in such a way that both sides of the brain are used. This can be done with logical subjects including mathematics and science as well as with creative subjects such as art and literature. The result achieved by students who are educated in this way is usually better than the result of students who are educated in a more traditional way. Traditional teaching tends to exercise the left side of the brain without paying very much attention to the development of the right side.

great thinkers such as Bertand Russell the Philosopher, and Albert Einstein, the scientist, only in their work, but also in creative and imaginative activities. It was because of their many different interests in life that they were able to achieve the full development of both sides of their brain.

As long as Einstein and Russell lived, their brains functioned efficiently. It was their bodies, finally, which could not go on any longer.

The body improves ______.

A．with age

B．with use

C．with memory

D．with development

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第9题

The United States has more than one hundred twenty medical colleges. The American Ass

ociation of Medical Colleges says these schools have about seventy thousand students.

How hard is it to get into one of the top medical schools, like for example the one at Yale University in Connecticut？ Last year almost three thousand seven hundred students hoped to get accepted there. Only one hundred seventy-six -- or less than five percent -- were admitted.

People who want to become medical doctors often study large amounts of biology, chemistry and other science. Some students work for a year or two in a medical or research job before they try to get accepted to medical school.

Medical students spend their first two years in classroom study. They learn about the body and all of its systems. And they begin studying diseases -- how to recognize and treat them. By the third year, students guided by experienced doctors begin working with patients in hospitals. As the students watch and learn, they think about the kind of medicine they would like to practice as doctors. During the fourth year, students begin applying to hospital programs for the additional training they will need after medical school. Competition for a residency at a top hospital can be fierce.

A medical education can be very costly, especially at a private school. One year at a private medical college can cost forty thousand dollars or more. The average at a public medical school is more than fifteen thousand dollars. Most students have to take out loans to pay for medical school. Many finish their education heavily in debt.

Doctors are among the highest paid professionals in the United States. Specialists in big cities are generally the highest paid. But there are also doctors who earn considerably less, including those in poor communities.

(1)Which of the following ideas is NOT suggested in the passage？

A、It is hard to get into one of the top medical schools.

B、The United States has more than one hundred twenty medical colleges.

C、Medical students need two years' classroom study.

D、After graduating from medical schools, the students become doctors.

(2)How many years the medical students take to graduate from medical school？

A、2

B、3

C、4

D、1

(3)In what way many medical students pay for their medical education？

A、Have part-time jobs in hospitals.

B、Take out loans.

C、Their parents pay for it.

D、Work hard for the scholarship.

(4)What the medical students begin to do in their fourth year of study？

A、Looking for a job.

B、Working with patients in hospitals

C、Applying to hospital programs for the additional training.

D、Learning about the body and all of its systems

(5)_______ are generally the highest paid.

A、Specialists in big cities.

B、Experienced doctors.

C、Doctors in poor communities

D、Doctors who graduated from private medical schools.

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第10题

根据以下内容回答题：When I was a boy，children always objected（1)wearing school uniform. but

根据以下内容回答题：

When I was a boy，children always objected(1)wearing school uniform. but teacherswere(2)on it because they said all of US looked(3)．0therwise，they said，children would compete with(4)and the poorer children would be unhappy because people would see how poor they were．In recent years，however，many schools have(5)the idea of making children wear uniform. but funnily enough，now that children can wear(6)they like，they have adopted a uniform. of their own．When some journalists visited a London school，they found that aU the boys and girls were dressed in jcans．One girl said she would rather die than wear a coat instead of a jersey because(7)wants to look different(8)the other children in the class．Parents may not be as happy about th．is as children，but they(9)to be，because this new kind of uniform. is one that the children like，not something they have been forced to wear，and it is also(10)cheaper than school uniform. used to be．

请回答（1）题：查看材料

A.against

B.to

C.for

D.on

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