Question

【题目】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项, 其中有两项为多余选项。
Ireland now has one of the best education systems in the world. Class sizes are small, exam results are good and most children are happy to stay at school after the minimum(最低的) leaving age of sixteen.
For years, Ireland had one of the most complicated(复杂的) education systems in the world. Classes were large and the teaching was very traditional. As in many countries, teachers used to hit the children if they made mistakes. Fortunately, the punishment was not allowed in 1982.
As a result, there were schools for the rich and schools for the poor. Boys and girls went to different schools. Nowadays, most schools are free and only about half the schools are either for girls or boys. Girls do better than boys in their exams; more girls go to university and most teachers are women.
At the end of secondary school, students take their final exams. Compulsory(必修的)subjects are maths, Irish and English. Some of these, like business organization, help to prepare them for the world of work. This is very different from the past when Latin and Greek used to be the most important subjects.
A. In many ways, education is now a woman's world.
B. Parents used to pay for their children's education.
C. In addition, they must choose two or three extra subjects.
D. Public schools in Ireland are not run by the government.
E. It is easy to forget that the picture used to be very different.
F. Here, children do not learn any subjects but some basic skills.
G. There were many different kinds of school, but most of them had a lot in common.

Answer 1

【答案】E；G；B；A；C
【解析】本文是说明文。文章介绍了爱尔兰的教育。

（1）E项承上启下：上文介绍了爱尔兰教育的现状，下一段介绍了爱尔兰过去的教育情况。第一、二段的时态以及两段中的Class sizes are small和Classes werelarge对比明显。故选E。

（2）G项中的many different kindsof school和had a lot in common分别和上一句中的one of the most complicated education systems和下一句Classes were large and the teaching was very traditional相呼应。故选G。

（3）B 下句的As a result表明上下两句是因果关系；教育是自费的，因此学校才会有贫富差别，有适合富人的，也有适合穷人的。故选B。

（4）A下一句是对A项的解释说明。A项中的a woman's world和下一句中的Girls dobetter ... more girls go to university and most teachers are women相呼应。故选A。

（5）C C项中的extra subjects和上一句中的Compulsory subjects构成对比。下一句中的businessorganization是对extra subjects的举例说明。故选C。