四川省武胜县2016高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解（十二月）练习（6）.docVIP

四川武胜县2016高考英语阅读理解十二月（二轮）练习（6） 【2015高考复习】阅读理解 High school dropouts earn an average of $9,000 less per year than graduates.Now a new study moves away a common belief why they quit.Its much more than failing in exams at school. Society tends to think of high school dropouts as kids who just cant cut it.They are lazy，and perhaps not too bright.So researchers were surprised when they asked more than 450 kids who quit school about why they left. “The vast majority actually had passing grades and they were confident that they could have graduated from high school.”John Bridgeland，the executive researcher said.About 1 million teens leave school each year.Only about half of African-American and Hispanic(美籍西班牙的)students will receive a diploma，and actually all dropouts come to regret their decision.So，if failing grades dont explain why these kids quit，what does？Again，John Bridgeland said，“The most dependable finding was that they were bored.”“They found classes uninteresting；they werent inspired or motivated.They didnt see any direct connection between what they were learning in the classroom to their own lives，or to their possible careers.” The study found that most teens who do dropout wait until they turn sixteen，which happens to be the age at which most states allow students to quit.In the US，only one state，New Mexico，has a law requiring teenagers to stay in high school until they graduate.Only four states：California，Tennessee，Texas and Utah，plus the District of Columbia，require school attendance until age 18，no exceptions.Another researcher says raising the compulsory attendance age may be one way to keep more kids in school. “As these dropouts look back，they realize theyve made a mistake.And anything that sort of gives these people an extra push to stick it out，is probably a helpful measure.” New Hampshire may be the next state to raise its school attendance age to 18.But critics say that forcing the students unwilling to continue their studies to stay in school mis