Readthepassageandfillintheblankswithproperwords(在短文的空格内填入适当的词,使其内容通顺,每空格限填一词,首字母已给):
DoyouhavebrightideasIdeasforinventionsthatchangetheworldor,atleast,makelifeeasierforsomebodyP1wealldosometimes,butwedon’toftenmaketheideaarealthing.Recently,therewasacompetitioninacountry,whichencouragedyoungpeopletomaketheirbrightideascometrue.Thereweret2groupsinthecontest:GroupAwasforschoolchildrenunder16;GroupBwasforthoseo316.Andtherewereelevenprize-winnersaltogether.
NeilHunt,oneoftheprize-winners,wasc4“SunshineSuperman”byonenewspaperwritingabouthisdesign.Whenpeoplestudytheweather,it’simportanttobeabletorecordthesunshineaccurately.Weneedtoknowhowmanyh5ofsunshinewehaveandhowstrongitis.Mostsunshinerecorderso6recorddirect(直接的)sunshine.Neil’sismoreaccurateandthisisveryimportantforresearchintowaysofusingsolarpower.Neilplanstokeepinventing.
Theideasinthecompetitionweresog7thatwearesurprisedthattheindustry(工业界)doesn’taskmoreschoolchildrenforsuggestions.
1.Perhaps/Probably2.two3.over4.called5.hours6.only7.great/good
Thehighschooldiploma(文凭)islosingitsvaluequickly,asagrowingnumberofstudentsgraduate(毕业)fromschoolwithoutthemathandreadingskillsthatcollegesandcompaniesrequire,accordingtoanewreport.
Thehighschoolgraduationexamsthatmoststates(州)requirestudentstopassbeforetheygraduateremainfartooeasy.Mostoftheexamsgenerallytesteighth-orninth-gradelevelwork.
Today,evenhighschoolgraduateswhoaregoingtohaveblue-collar(蓝领)jobsneedtostudythemath,researchandwritingcourses.Butinhighschool,onlystudentswhoaregoingtocollegearenowrequiredtotakethesecourses.
“Ifyouwantagoodjobwithagoodpay,it’sahigh-skilljob,”saidMichaelCohen,aleadingmemberoftheAmericaDiplomaProject.
Theprojectsuggeststhatallgraduatesmasterawiderange(范围)ofskills.“Ahighschooldiplomashouldmeansomethingtoacompanyanduniversity,”saidOhioGov.BobTaft,whoisAchieve’sco-chairman.
InTaft’sstate,about30%studentswhogodirectlytocollegefromhighschoolhavetotakeremedialclassesofEnglishormath,hesaid.It’seasytoseethatthepresenthigh-schoolgraduatingstandardsarenotpreparingstudentsforcollegeeducation.
Andwithhigh-skilledjobsincreasinglyheadedoverseastoplaceslikeIndiaandIreland,statesneedtoact,hesaid.
Toprovewhymathandreadingskillsmatter,thereportincludesreal-lifeexamplesofproblemsstudentsmeetincollegeandthatworkersmustsolveeachdayonthejob.
Somestatesaretakingactionstoupgradethehighschooldiploma.InTexas,allhighschoolstudents,startingwiththe2008graduatingclass,willhavetotakethecollege-prepcurriculum(大学预备课程)-unlessaparentagreestoaneasiercourseload.Otherstatesareplanningsimilarmoves.
Thereportincludesexamplesofreadingandmathskillsthathigh-schoolstudentsshouldhave.Projectleaderssaytheyhopeparentswillusethoseexamplestojudge(评定)thecourseworkattheirkids’highschools.
1.Whyisthehighschooldiplomalosingitsvaluequickly
A.Becausethenumberofhighschoolstudentsisgrowingfast.
B.Becausehighschoolstudentsfailtoreachthestandards.
C.Becausethegraduationtestsareeasierthanitshouldbe.
D.Becausedifficultcoursesarenotrequiredinhighschools.
2.RemedialclassesinParagraph6meanclasses____.
A.forgoodlearnerstostudyquicklyandbetter
B.forslowerlearnersweakinthesubject
C.forlearnerstobetaughtonebyone
D.forlearnerstoreachahigherstandard
3.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage
A.Collegesrequirehighermathandreadingskillsthancompanies.
B.Itiseasierforcompaniestofindhigh-skilledworkersinIndia.
C.Mathandreadingskillshelplittleforworkerstosolvedailyproblems.
D.Parentsaskhighschoolstooffercollege-prepcurriculuminTexas.
4.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage
A.HighSchoolDiplomaMeansLittle
B.GiveStudentsMoreHigh-skillJobs
C.MathandReadingSkillsReallyMatter
D.JudgeCourseworkatHighSchools
DearMrHeppell,
IamSabrinaAkhtarstudyinginahighschoolandI’venoticedthatforestsaredisappearing(消失).
Youknow,forestaredisappearingaroundtheworldeachyear.Thisisbecauseofmanydifferentreasonsincluding,farming,tourismpollution(旅游污染),etc,Ifwestopdoingthesethings,therewillbeagoodfutureforpeopleoftomorrow.
Ifyouwouldliketocontact(联系)me,pleaseseetheaboveaddressore-mailmeatshazadinol@hotmail.co.uk.Thankyoufortakingyourtimeinreadingthisletter.
Yourssincerely
SabrinaAkhtar
1.Thewriterofthisletteris______.
A.astudentB.ateacher
C.anofficerD.adriver
2.______isoneofthereasonswhytheforestsaredisappearing.
A.RainB.Tourismpollution
C.PlantingD.Breathing
3.ThewriteradvisesMr.Heppellto_____.
A.stopshopsfromusingpaperanymore
B.usepaperwhichismadefromtress
C.stopshopssellingpapermadefromtrees
D.plantmoreandmoretreesinthefuture
4.HowcanMr.Heppellcontactthewriter
A.BycallingherB.Byinterviewingher
C.ByvisitingherD.Bye-mailingher
5.What’sthepurpose(目的)ofthisletter
A.ToknowmoreaboutMr.Heppell
B.TomakefriendswithMr.Heppell
C.ToaskMr.Heppelltoteachintheschool
D.ToaskMr.Heppelltohelpprotectforests
Whoarethetopstudentsintheworld,doyouknowLastweektheOrganizationforEconomicCo-operationDevelopment(经济合作与发展组织)pickedthebeststudentsintheworld.TheyareFinnish(芬兰的).TheOECDgaveatestto28000015-year-oldstudentsfrommorethan40coun-triesandregions(地区)lastyear.TheOECDwan-tedtoknowhowwellstudentsweredoingatschool.
FinnishstudentswereNo.1inthereadingtestandsecondinmathsafterHongKongstudents.ThosefromJapanandFinlandweretopinscience.Intheproblemsolving,Finnishstudentscamesec-ondtothosefromSouthKorea.ThetestalsoshowedFinlandhadmoretopstudentsthantheothercountries.
Finns(芬兰人)ofyouragehavedoneareallygoodjobbutdon'thaveasenseofenvy.Youcanlearnfromthem.MostFinnishstudentsmakegooduseoftheInternet.Ofcoursenotforcomputergames,butfordoingmoreexercisesandfindingoutmoreinformation.
Librariesarealsoimportant.Finlandspendsalotofmoneyonthem.Manystudentshaveafreecard.Theyreadforatleastoneortwohoursaday.
WhatdoyouusuallydoontheInternetHowoftendoyougotolibraries
1.Studentsfromwhichcountryorregiondidbestinthereadingtest
A.SouthKorea.
B.HongKong.
C.Finland.
D.Japan.
2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue
A.HongKongstudentswereNo.1inmaths.
B.Finnishstudentswerethefirstofallthetests.
C.Finnishstudentsdidwellintheproblemsol-ving.
D.Japanesestudentsweretopinscience.
3.Fromthispassageweknowthat_________.
A.thetestcanmakethestudentslosetheirin-terestinlearning
B.thetestisdesignedtofindoutgoodwaystousetheInternet
C.it'shardtotellwhothebeststudentsintheworldare
D.FinnishstudentsmakebetteruseoftheIn-ternetandlibraries