2017-2018学年度高中英语 阶段仿真检测（四）新人教版选修10.docVIP

阶段仿真检测（四） A卷　学业水平达标 【说明】　本试卷满分120分，考试时间100分钟 Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) A On the whole, its not something we shout about, but one in four of us does it. Hiring private tutors for our children is now widespread. And this year, as always, the Easter holidays will be peak time for tutor demand. “My husband and I tried to tutor her at home, but we found all our knowledge was out of date and we were only confusing Zarreen. We also tried a group revision course but all the children were sitting exams for different boards (入学考试). On the whole, we think onetoone tuition works best and it is worth the money. In our case, Preeta is like an elder sister to Zarreen and that’s the most important，” says Ashan Sabri from London, whose daughter Zarreen, 18, is having tuition in biology and chemistry in preparation for A-levels this summer. In fact, Preeta Datta is only six years older than her pupil and she is happy to provide extra tuition through mobile phone. “Zarreen will call me two or three times a week with a question about biology or chemistry, and that?s fine with me，” says Datta. The real question is：does tutoring do any good? “Its not the magic bullet，” says educator Judith Ireson. “Its still up to the child to do the learning.If he or she isn’t interested, then sending them to a private tutor won’t do any good.” In this case, it’s time to break open the Champagne? “Not necessarily，” says Elaine Tyrrell, head of a private school. “While we recommend private tutoring for children whose first language isnt English, we don’t encourage it for the others，” says Tyrrell. “With the level of education they get here, children really ought to be able to pass the entrance exams. Besides, our biggest worry is that they might just get in with the help of lastminute tutoring, but, once they get to that school, they won’t be able to manage.” It’s a point really worth considering. After all, who would want our child to stay at the bottom of the class? 1．The passage is most probably w