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　　More than 6,000 children were expelled (开除) from US schools last year for bringing guns and bombs to school, the US Department of Education said on May 8.

　　The department gave a report on the expulsions(开除) as saying handguns accounted for 58 percent of the 6,093 expulsions in 1996～1997, against 7 percent for rifle (步枪) or shotguns and 35 percent for other types of firearms.

　　“The report is a clear sign that our nation’s public schools are cracking down (严惩) on students who bring guns to school,”Education Secretary Richard Riley said in a statement.“We need to be tough－minded about keeping guns out of our schools and do everything to keep our children safe.”

　　In March 1997, an 11-year-old boy and a 13-year-old boy using handguns and rifles shot dead four children and a teacher at a school in Jonesboro, Arkansas. In October, two were killed and seven wounded in a shooting at a Mississippi school. Two months later, a 14-year-old boy killed three high school students and wounded five in Daducah, Kentucky.

　　Most of the expulsions, 56 percent, were from high schools, which have students from about age 13.34 percent were from high schools and 9 percent were from elementary schools, the report said.

1．From the first paragraph we can infer that in the US schools ________.

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A．students enjoy shooting

B．students are eager to be soldiers

C．safety is problem

D．students can make guns

2．The report from the US Department of Education shows that ________.

[　　]

A．the number of the expulsions is not large

B．the number of the expulsions is wrong

C．there are soldiers hiding among the students

D．guns are out of controlling in US schools

3．The main idea of paragraph four shows us ________.

[　　]

A．some examples of shootings in US schools

B．the Americans’ feeling

C．some famous schools

D．that some teachers were killed by students

4．How many students were shot dead in 1997 in US schools?

[　　]

5．From this passage we know that ________.

[　　]

A．every American cannot have guns

B．only soldiers and police can have guns

C．every American citizen can own guns

D．teachers have no money to buy guns

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Armed Students Expelled：USA

　　More than 6000 children were expelled(开除)from US schools last year for bringing guns and bombs to school, the US Department of Education said on May 8.

　　The department gave a report on the expulsions(开除)as saying handguns accounted for 58 per cent of the 6093 expulsions in 1996－1997, against 7 per cent for rifles(步枪)or shotguns and 35 per cent for other types of firearms.

　　“The report is a clear sign that our nation's public schools are cracking down(严惩)on students who bring guns to school,” Education Secretary Richard Riley said in a statement. “We need to be toughminded about keeping guns out of our schools and do everything to keep our children safe.”

　　In March 1997, an 11－year－old boy and a 13－year－old boy using handguns and rifles shot dead four children and a teacher at a school in Jonesboro, Arkansas. In October, two were killed and seven wounded in a shooting at a Mississippi school. Two months later, a 14－year－old boy killed three high school students and wounded five in Daducah, Kentucky.

　　Most of the expulsions, 56 per cent, were from high schools, which have students from about age 13.34 per cent were from junior high schools and 9 per cent were from elementary schools, the report said.

1．From the first paragraph we can infer that in the US schools ________.

[　　]

A．students enjoy shooting

B．students are eager to be soldiers

C．safety is a problem

D．students can make guns

2．The report from the US Department of Education shows that ________.

[　　]

A．the number of the expulsions is not large

B．the number of the expulsions is wrong

C．there are soldiers hiding among the students

D．guns are out of control in US schools

3．The main idea of paragraph four shows us ________.

[　　]

A．some examples of shootings in US schools

B．the Americans' feeling

C．some famous schools

D．that some teachers were killed by students

4．How many students were shot dead in 1997 in US schools?

[　　]

5．From this passage we know that ________.

[　　]

A．every American cannot have guns

B．only soldiers and police can have guns

C．every American citizen can own guns

D．teachers have no money to buy guns

Standardized exam in American public education are being reformed. Over the next four years, hundreds of university professors and testing experts will work together to design new assessment system.

The new tests will be computer-based and will measure higher-order skills ignored by the multiple-choice exams used in all states，including students’ ability to read complex texts, synthesize(合成)information and do research projects．

    Because the new tests will be computerized and will be administered several times throughout the school year, they can provide faster feedback(反馈)to teachers．If these plans work out, It’ll turn the current testing system upside down．

    One group，led by Florida，will be made up of 25 states and the District of Columbia．The group was awarded $170 million．The other group, whose membership over-laps the first，has31 states and is led by Washington．The group was given $160 million．Twelve of the 44 states are

participating in both groups but are expected eventually to choose one set of tests．

   The two groups are supposed to work in a friendly competition，though their plans are very similar．Both groups will produce tests that rely heavily on technology and both groups’ tests will include so-called performance-based tasks，designed to mirror complex，real-world situations．

   In performance-based tasks，students are given a problem－they could be told, for example, to suppose they are a mayor who needs to reduce a city’s pollution—and must write about how they would solve the problem．

   The new tests could be useful to teachers by giving them information on what their students are learning, but it might also require some mid-course adjustments.

   Over the past decade, the federal No Child Left Behind law has emphasized helping low-achieving students improve their basic reading and math by encouraging states to produce tests that measure relatively low-1evel skills. Although the Bush-era law is still on the books, two

years of Obama administration policy have been leading schools in new directions．   

1..  . What is the main idea of this passage?

   A. Obama’s education policy takes the lead.

   B. A computer-based testing system is adopted. 

C. American education system has been changed.

   D. Experts are reinventing the student testing system.

2..   Why are multiple-choice exams to be given up?

   A. Because they are not computer-based.

   B. Because they can’t test students’ higher-order skills.

   C. Because they can’t provide proper feedback for teachers.

   D. Because they can’t test students’ general reading ability.

3..   The underlined part in Para. 4 probably means________.

   A. the two groups have some shared members

   B. the other group is more demanding than the first

   C. the groups have different tasks of their own

   D. the other group does better than the first group in the task

4..   According to the passage, performance-based tasks may refer to tasks that______.

   A. are related to real-world problems

   B. have to be performed in an imaginary world

   C. teach us theories through complex problems

   D. can only be completed by relying heavily on technology

5..  . From the last paragraph, we can infer that_________.

   A. the No child Left Behind policy is not helpful

   B. the Obama administration’s policy is highly praised

   C. the two policies both emphasize math and reading abilities

   D. the two policies both emphasize the development of practical skills