西城高二期末阅读和情景作文(王粹).docVIP

Ⅳ. 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下面短文，从各题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。A Many children do not go to school either because their parents want them at home as care takers for little sisters and brothers，or simply because their parents cannot be bothered to send them. Thousands more are not registered at any school at all，because of their families’unstable lives. Underlying this dreadful situation are two central truths. First of all，the problem of children not going to school often has more to do with their parents than with the children themselves. Secondly，once children go to school，we need to make sure that the experience is a positive one so that they want to keep on going. In Britain，the Ministry of Education has introduced a complex package of sticks and carrots to persuade schools to bring truants (逃学者) back into the classroom. It is paying a sum of money so that a thousand schools can set up special units to help these children. Schools receive the money if they bring a target number of children back to school；if they do not meet the target，the money is withdrawn. Parents are the subject of this campaign，too — the Home Office has introduced fines for parents who fail to send their children to school，and has given the police power to pick up truants on the streets. 46. From Paragraph 1，we know there are thousands of children who ________. A. receive education at home B. stay at home doing housework C. live in rich and stable families D. are not registered at any school 答案：D,细节题，由第一段可知，Thousands more are not registered at any school at all 47. One main cause of the problem is that ________. A. there are police to pick up truants on the streets B. children’s experience at school is not positive C. children think education is a waste of time D. some parents are afraid of paying fines 答案：B,细节题，if they do not meet the target，the money is withdrawn. 由第二段可知，引起失学原因有两点，包括家长的原因另一个原因就是在校经历是否是积极向上的，可用排除法。 48. According to the passage，the Ministry of Education will __