3937国开电大专科《人文英语2》历年期末考试(第三题阅读理解选择题)题库(分学期版).pdf

3937国开电大专科《人文英语2》历年期末考试(第三题阅读理解选择题)题库(分学期版)--第1页 3937 国开电大《人文英语 2》历年期末考试 (第三题阅读理解选择题)题库 2021年7月试题及答案 21-25题：阅读下列短文，从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个正确答案。 The first year of school in America, known as kindergarten(幼 儿 园 ) , usually begins between the ages of five and six.Among rich countries such a latest art is very strange. President Obama believes it is an economic and social problem; his education secretary goes as far as to say that it is“morally wrong”.This statement has some support, as it is clear from research into vocabulary that youngsters from poor families enter kindergarten well behind those from rich families-a disadvantage that usually lasts a lifetime.Children from households on welfare knew 525 words by the age of three, while the children of professionals had mastered 1,116. Pre-school can help close this gap.So in a speech last month, Mr.Obama called for a partnership between the federal government and the states to expand it to every American child.It later became known that “every”meant those who come from families within comes of up to 200%above the poverty line-equal to an income of$47, 000fora family of four. Some critics(评论家) say that sending children to school at the age of four does not work. The evidence suggests otherwise.For example, on March 20th new results were announced from a study of 9to