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High school dropouts earn an average of $9,000 less per year than graduates. Now a new study denies a common belief why they quit. It’s much more basic than flunking out(不及格).
Society tends to think of high school dropouts as kids who just can’t make 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 don’t explain why these kids quit, what does? Again, John Bridgeland:“The most dependable finding was that they were bored.”“They found classes uninteresting;they weren’t inspired or motivated. They didn’t see any direct connection between what they were learning in the classroom to their own lives, or to their career aspirations.”
The study found that most teens who do drop out 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. Jeffrey Garin, 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 they’ve made a mistake. And anything that sort of gives these people an extra push to stick it out and see it through to the end, is probably 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 misses the point—the need for reform. It’s been called for to reinvent high school education to make it more challenging and relevant, and to ensure that kids who do stick it out receive a diploma that actually means something.
1.Most high school students drop out of school because_______.
A. they have failing grades
B. they take no interest in classes
C. they are mistreated
D. they are lazy and not intelligent
2.According to the passage, which state has a law requiring school attendance until they graduate?
A. New Hampshire
B. Utah
C. New Mexico
D. The District of Columbia
3.The underlined words“stick it out”probably means“________”.
A. complete schooling
B. solve the problem
C. love having classes
D. believe in themselves
4.In the last paragraph, the writer is trying to________.
A. analyze the reason why students quit school
B. suggest raising the compulsory attendance age
C. raise awareness of reforming high school education
D. wish to make laws to guarantee no dropout
科目:高中英语 来源:2014-2015学年广东省肇庆市高三二模考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
I was going to Paris, which I’d always wanted to see.But now I was frightened to travel alone.I arrived at the train station in Paris.I hadn’t spoken my college French for twenty years.On my first metro ride, I came across an incompetent(不胜任的)thief.I just stared at him, and he stopped his hand from my purse and disappeared into the crowd.Somewhere in this confusing city was my hotel hidden, but the directions suddenly weren’t easy to find.When I finally found the hotel, my heart was beating heavily, and I was sweating like a basketball player.I couldn’t stay.Could I? The wallpaper looked like it had been through a fire.The bathroom was downstairs, and the window looked out onto the brick wall of another building.Welcome to Paris.I sincerely wanted to die.I missed my friends.I was entering my third week away from home and my kids, and I had arrived in the most romantic city in the world, alone, lonely and frightened.
The most important thing I did in Paris happened at that moment.I knew that if I didn’t go out, right then, and find a place to have dinner, I would hide in this small room my entire time in Paris.I might never learn to enjoy the world as a single individual.So I went out.Evening in Paris was light and pleasant.I walked along a path, listening to birds sing, watching children float toy boats in a huge fountain.No one seemed to be in a hurry.Paris was beautiful.And I was here alone and suddenly not lonely.My sense of accomplishment overcoming my fear and weakness had left me feeling free.I wore out two pairs of shoes during my week’s stay in Paris.I did everything there was to do, and it was the greatest week of my European vacation.I returned home, becoming a believer in the power of traveling alone.Now when I meet difficulties I just say to myself, “If I can go to Paris, I can go anywhere.”
1.What happened on my first metro ride?
A.I came across a skillful thief.
B.I bravely caught a thief trying to steal
C.The thief successfully stole my purse
D.I scared away a thief trying to steal
2.The room in the hotel where I lived ______.
A.had just gone through a big fire
B.was in very poor conditions
C.had a good sight through the window
D.was very small and untidy
3.Which of the following is NOT true?
A.I was not lonely when I got to Paris.
B.I felt frightened travelling alone in Paris at first.
C.I then felt not lonely for the people around me in Paris.
D.I had a lot of walking during my stay in Paris.
4.The lifestyle of French people can be considered as ________.
A.hasty B.relaxed
C.anxious D.aggressive
5.As to the writer, the power of traveling alone is _______.
A.the power of being independent
B.the power of feeling free
C.the power of becoming optimistic
D.the power of overcoming difficulties
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Attractions
Do you:
◆Love the National Park, value it and hope to safeguard its future?
◆Wish to see the beautiful landscape of the Park protected?
◆Like to enjoy peaceful, informal recreation within the Park?
Aims
The Friends organization aims are to help protect and improve the Pembroke shire Coast National Park for all to enjoy. We are a voluntary organization and registered charity without financial links to the National Park Authority.
Activities
We encourage everyone to enjoy the National Park through regular talks and visits to interesting places in the Park with expert guides.
We keep an eye on planning applications, Park Authority policies and threats to the National Park such as massive leisure complexes. We work with like?minded organizations such as the Campaign for National Parks to make our voice more effective. We help children to understand the National Park by sponsoring publications such as an adventure booklet and projects in local schools.
Benefits
◆Guided visits to places of interest which may not always be available to the general public.
◆All members receive our regular News and Views.
◆Talks by experts in their fields on current issues.
◆A discount is available on Friends items for sale.
◆Satisfaction of participation in work parties, for those willing and able to be involved. If interested, please complete the Application Form at www. fpnp.org. uk.
1.Which of the following is discouraged by the Friends organization?
A. To build massive complexes for public amusement.
B. To prevent possible damages to the National Park.
C. To help protect and improve the Park for all to enjoy.
D. To sponsor publications and projects in local schools.
2.One of the benefits for members of Friends is to ________.
A. have Friends' goods free of charge
B. visit any place not open to the public
C. take part in work parties if they want to
D. give talks in their fields on current issues
3.The purpose of this poster is to invite more people to ______.
A. raise money for the Friends organization
B. join the Friends organization and be members of it
C. work as managers for Pembrokeshire National Park
D. enjoy the landscape of Pembroke shire National Park
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I thought it of great necessity ____ your father’s advice into consideration.
A. taken B. taking C. to take D. took
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假如你是李华,请代表全班同学给英语老师写一封100个词左右的信。内容要点如下:
1. 课堂上您的微笑,给了我们信心。
2. 若您的课再生动有趣些,我们会更喜欢您。
3. 我们都很优秀,希望得到您更多的表扬。
4. 请多给我们一些建议,少一些命令。
5. 因为您工作一向很努力,所以要学会休息,注意保重自己的身体。
注意:
1. 以第一人称写:
2. 参考词汇:代表 on behalf of; 信心 confidence;合理的 reasonable
3. 开头和结尾已为你写好,不计入总词数。
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The sportsman didn’t manage to break _____ record, but it was _____ good try.
A. a; the B. the; a C. a; 不填 D. the; 不填
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科目:高中英语 来源:2014-2015学年北京市西城区高三二模英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
The Truth Can Set You Free
I recently got pulled over for speeding not far from my new home in Virginia. I hadn’t been paying attention, and I had driven a few miles an hour over the speed limit.
“Can I see your license and registration?” the police officer asked me. I pulled both out for him, and he saw my Pittsburgh address on my Pennsylvania driver’s license.
“What are you doing here?” he asked. “Are you with the army?”
“No, I’m not.” I answered. I explained that I had just moved to Virginia, and I hadn’t had time to re-register yet.
“So what brings you here?”
He had asked a direct question. Without thinking very hard, I gave him a direct answer. “Well, officer,” I said, “since you’ve asked, I have cancer. I have just months to live. We’ve moved down here to be close to my wife’s family.”
“So you’ve got cancer,” he said flatly. He was trying to figure me out. Was I really dying? Was I lying? He took a long look at me. “You know, for a guy who has only a few months to live, you sure look good.”
He was obviously thinking: “Either this guy is pulling one big fat line on me, or he’s telling the truth.” He was trying to question my honesty without directly calling me a liar. And so he had forced me to prove that I was being honest.
“Well, officer, I know that I look pretty healthy. I look great on the outside, but the tumors(肿瘤)are on the inside.” And then, I don’t know what possessed me, but I just did it. I pulled up my shirt, showing the operational scars.
He looked at my scars. He looked in my eyes. He now knew he was talking to a dying man. Well, he wasn’t taking this any further. He handed me back my license. “Do me a favor.” he said, “Slow down from now on.”
The awful truth had set me free. As he went back to his police car, I had a realization. I had been one of those gorgeous blondes (金发美女) who could bat her eyelashes and get out of tickets. I drove home under the speed limit, and I was smiling like a beauty queen.
1.The author was stopped by the police officer because ______.
A. he didn’t have a license
B. he forgot to re-register
C. he was seriously ill
D. he drove too fast
2.The author moved to Virginia probably because ______.
A. he was homesick
B. he served in the army there
C. Virginia had better hospitals
D. his family could be better cared for
3.On hearing about the author’s cancer, the police officer ______.
A. said it was an excuse
B. doubted his honesty
C. showed sympathy for him
D. asked him to show his scars
4.It can be inferred from the passage that the author was ______.
A. optimistic B. adventurous
C. dishonest D. romantic
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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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Flash Mob: The Pop Culture
If you see a group of people dancing and singing on the street or in the railway station, you don’t need to feel surprised. They are a flash mob. Who are they? Are they mobs (暴民)? 1.Actually, a flash mob is a group of people who gather suddenly in a public place, do something unusual for a brief period of time, and then quickly separate.
A flash mob is usually organized with the help of the Internet or other digital communications networks.2. At a predetermined time, they gather and perform some tasks such as exchanging books, coming together to look at the sky, waving their hands and yelling something at the top of their lungs for 30 seconds. Then, they quickly disappear before the police can arrive.
Bill Wasik, senior editor of Harper’s Magazine, organized the first flash mob in Manhattan in May 2003 and the first successful flash mob gathered on June 3, 2003 at Macy’s department store. More than one hundred people stepped onto the ninth floor carpet department of Macy’s department store, gathering around an expensive carpet. Following this flash mob, about 200 people flooded the lounge of the Hyatt hotel and applauded for about fifteen seconds.3.
Flash mob gatherings can sometimes shock people. Such an activity might seem amusing, but it might also frighten people who are not aware of what is taking place. 4.They also have enormous economic potential, such as using flash mobs to advertise a product.
5.People use it to do many things. For example, in 2009, Michael Jackson’s fans took part in a flash mob to remember him. Hundreds of his fans gathered outside the railway station in Liverpool. They were singing and dancing Michael’s famous song “Beat It” together. And in another example, some people took part in a flash mob to tell more people not to use negative words.
Flash mobs give people from all walks of life an opportunity to come together to create a memory.
A. Don’t be confused by their name.
B. People are attracted by the silly and harmless activities.
C. The flash mob is now becoming more and more popular.
D. Using mobile phones, the flash mob can change their gathering place.
E. A later mob saw hundreds of people in Central Park making bird noises.
F. The messages may be forwarded to friends, who forward to more people.
G. Undoubtedly, flash mobs can serve as good political tools in any direction.
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_________to the house owner, the designer had a clear idea of what to do.
A.To talk B.Talked
C.Having talked D.Being talked
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