Question

Education cuts(削减) have become routine (惯常的) over the past few years, which has made it difficult for students to learn. The results of a survey of 1,850 Los Angeles County high school students show just how much the cuts are affecting students.

Because of teacher layoffs (解雇), class sizes at some high schools have risen to 50 students — even in math and English classes. Some 37 percent of students report that they sometimes don’t have a desk to sit at. Sixty-seven percent say crowded classrooms make them feel the teachers don’t have enough time to teach, and 30 percent say they’ve not been able to join in a program because it’s no longer offered at their school.

At a time when technology is an important skill, 52 percent of students say there aren’t enough computers. Or they’re often broken, and there’s no one to fix them. Fifty-one percent say they’ve had to share textbooks with a classmate because there aren’t enough copies to go around. Fifty-seven percent say they’ve had to copy information because their school doesn’t have enough paper to make copies.

“We have only one science teacher for the entire(整个的) high school,” writes Felix Ruano, a 16-year-old student. He goes on to describe how that teacher, who is only qualified to teach chemistry, is teaching physics — or, at least, is trying to do so. “He shows physics videos and we teach ourselves from our textbook,” says Ruano. And, as has been seen elsewhere, “all but one of the restrooms” at Ruano’s school “have been closed because we don’t have enough people to clean them.”

Ruano notes that though faced with the challenges, 97 percent of students say they plan to go to college. But without “properly trained teachers and the best resources,” says Ruano, it’s not likely that every student will achieve that goal. “Unless schools fix these problems,” he says, “students could lose hope.”

1.According to the text, education cuts have led to the following results EXCEPT that _____.

A．class sizes at some high schools have risen

B．some students don’t have a desk to sit at

C．some students have to share textbooks

D．some students have to leave school

2.The underlined word “qualified” in the fourth paragraph can best be replaced by “_____”.

A．fit               B．willing            C．bored            D．worried

3.According to Ruano, _____.

A．he is good at teaching himself

B．most students plan to go to college

C．his school is going to be closed

D．most students are hopeful about their school

4.What would be the best title for the text?

A．What caused education cuts?              B．Education cuts, right or wrong?

C．Education cuts have hurt students           D．How to deal with education cuts

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是教育费用的削减对学生产生的影响。

1.D 细节题。根据class sizes at some high schools have risen to 50 students

they sometimes don’t have a desk to sit at.和Fifty-one percent say they’ve had to share textbooks with a classmate说明ABC三项都是这样的结果，只有D项文章没有提及。故D项正确。

2.A 推理题。根据He goes on to describe how that teacher, who is only qualified to teach chemistry, is teaching physics — or, at least, is trying to do so.说明这里的qualified是指有资格教化学，故A正确。

3.B 细节题。根据文章倒数3,4行Ruano notes that though faced with the challenges, 97 percent of students say they plan to go to college.说明很多的学生都计划上大学，故B正确。

4.C 主旨大意题，根据文章第一段Education cuts(削减) have become routine (惯常的) over the past few years, which has made it difficult for students to learn.说明本文讲述的是教育费用的削减导致的结果伤害了学生的利益，故C项正确。

考点：考查社会知识类短文

点评：本文主旨鲜明,很容易在文中找到答案。做题时要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句，因为它们往往就是文章的主题句。阅读中要注意要点之间的关系。然后带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读任务。