19.Poorer children would be offered the chance to attend lessons on Saturday to help catch up with their middle?class peers (同龄人),the shadow schools secretary,Michael Gove,said today.The Conservatives would give English state schools the freedom to choose to have longer teaching hours and extra classes at the weekend,he told the Association of Teachers and Lecturers'annual conference.
Gove said the move would help to close the achievement gap with richer children whose parents could afford extras such as tutoring and music lessons.
He told delegates (代表) in Manchester:"For children who come from homes where parents don't have the resources to provide additional stretch and cultural experiences,there are benefits in having those children in the learning environment,in school,for longer."
"Parents would love to have schools starting earlier in some circumstances,and certainly going on later in the afternoon,given the reality of their working lives,"he said.He held up the example of Kipp (Knowledge is Power Program) schools in the US,which are often based in the poorest communities and open from 7:30am to 5pm on weekdays,plus Saturdays.
But it would be up to schools to decide to offer longer hours,Gove added.
Parents said Saturday classes could become a"badge of dishonor"if pupils were forced to go,while teachers raised concerns about their workload.
Margaret Morrissey,of Parents Outloud,said:"I think the suggestion the government made about one-to-one teaching for these kids would be a more preferable way of improving these children's performance.I'm just not sure whether taking away a child at weekends is actually going to make them cleverer in the week."
The ATL's general secretary,Mary Bousted,said:"If we want Saturday schools,then we need more teachers doing the extra hours,not the same teachers working longer."
66.The program is intended for childrenB.
A.who are from middle-class families
B.whose parents can't afford extra help
C.who perform poorly academically
D.whose weekends are mostly unoccupied
67."Additional stretch"in Paragraph 4 probably refers toD.
A.music lessons
B.physical relaxation
C.entertainment activities
D.out-of-school improvement
68.Why did Gove mention Kipp schools in the US?C
A.To make a comparison.
B.To introduce a new program.
C.To seek supportive evidence
D.To prove his program is better.
69.What is Margaret Morrissey's opinion about the new program?B
A.Favourable. B.Doubtful.
C.Optimistic. D.Acceptable.
70.Which of the following is true?A
A.Teachers may not like the program.
B.Schools are trying to make profits.
C.The program is already under way.
D.The program is popular with children.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了有些父母负担不起儿童额外的学习费用,政府为此采取了措施来减少孩子因此产生的差距.
解答 66.B.细节理解题.根据第一段:Poorer children would be offered the chance to attend lessons on Saturday to help catch up with their middle?class peers 可知文章是为父母负担不起额外费用的儿童准备的;故选B.
67.D.词义理解题.根据第二段:For children who come from homes where parents don't have the resources to provide additional stretch and cultural experiences孩子在家中的父母没有提供额外的拉伸和文化资源,在学习环境中,有那些孩子的好处在学校,更长的时间,可知意为学校外的训练;故选D.
68.C.推理判断题.根据第三段:Parents would love to have schools starting earlier in some circumstances,and certainly going on later in the afternoon,given the reality of their working lives可知政府提到在美国KIPP学校为了寻求支持证据;故选C.
69.B.推理判断题.根据倒数第二段:I'm just not sure whether taking away a child at weekends is actually going to make them cleverer in the week可知Margaret Morrissey对这个新项目是怀疑的;故选B.
70.A.推理判断题.根据倒数第三段:Parents said Saturday classes could become a"badge of dishonor"if pupils were forced to go,while teachers raised concerns about their workload可知老师可能不喜欢这个节目;故选A.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.