Question

【题目】

How Children Succeed, by Paul Tough

Journalist Tough spent five years reporting his previous (先前的) book, Whatever It Takes, a description of education activist Geoffrey Canada and the families influenced by his organization, the Harlem Children’s Zone. In this 2012 follow-up, Tough sets out to answer the difficult questions raised by Whatever It Takes: Why do some kids — particularly poor ones — succeed while others fail? And how can parents and educators help guide more children towards success?

The Death and Life of the Great American School System, by Diane Ravitch

Ravitch, a professor in New York University, takes a hard look at how public education has changed over the past twenty years, offering a reasoned explanation of popular policies, such as the emphasis (强调) on testing, and a solution (解决方法) to how to improve America’s schools.

Saving the School, by Michael Brick

When Anabel Garza became headteacher of Reagan High in Austin, Tex, she was faced with a large number of seemingly very difficult problems: A high dropout rate (辍学率) and low test scores. But as Brick writes Saving the School, a first-hand account of a year in the life of Reagan High, Garza, along with other teachers, was determined to turn things around for her school and her students.

The Flat World and Education, by Linda Darling –Hammond

While scores on the tests required by “No Child Left Behind” have steadily (平稳地) risen, America’s students are always falling behind on international testing measures. Why? According to Stanford education professor Darling-Hammond, it’s because U.S. schools, “designed at the turn of the last century,” are in need of a complete change. In this book, she describes the latest education models used by schools all over the world, which she argues could offer a long-term road map to changing the American public school system.

【1】Which book answers questions from another book?

A. Saving the School.

B. How Children Succeed.

C. The Flat World and Education.

D. The Death and Life of the Great American School System.

【2】Who writes about a particular high school?

A. Diane Ravitch. B. Michael Brick.

C. Paul Tough. D. Linda Darling-Hammond.

【3】Both Diane and Linda are offering measures to _____.

A. cut down the dropout rate

B. help students get high scores

C. improve schools in America

D. guide more children to success

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】C

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了四本关于孩子如何成功、学校教育等方面的新书及其作者的相关情况。

【1】B 细节理解题。根据第一段的小标题“How Children Succeed, by Paul Tough”和“In this 2012 follow-up, Tough sets out to answer the difficult questions raised by Whatever It Takes:”可知“How Children Succeed”这本书回答了前一本书“Whatever It Takes”中的问题，故选B。

【2】B 细节理解题。根据“Saving the School, by Michael Brick”部分的“But as Brick writes Saving the School, a first-hand account of a year in the life of Reagan High, Garza, along with other teachers, was determined to turn things around for her school and her students.”可知Michael Brick在这本书里描写了一所特殊的高中，故选B。

【3】C 细节理解题。根据第二部分的“such as the emphasis (强调) on testing, and a solution (解决方法) to how to improve America’s schools.”和第四部分的“which she argues could offer a long-term road map to changing the American public school system.”可知这两本书的作者都就改善美国的学校教育提出了自己的方法，故选C。