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    64．Which of the following is true according to the passage? A．Boys are now included on Take Our Daughters to Work Day． B．Women and men have always been treated equally at work． C．Homemaking and raising children are jobs for girls only． D．Girls grow up receiving more attention than boys． 【查看更多】

     

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    　　Pupils work harder in lessons if they are taught by a man, a study has claimed．Male teachers are more likely to improve pupils' self-esteem and are judged by pupils to be more fair, according to a study published by the Department for Education．

    　　But there is a significant shortage of male teachers, especially in primary schools, with reports last month indicating that almost one in three primaries has an all-female teaching staff．The latest figures heightened fears that schools are becoming dominated(主宰)by women and children are being denied access to male role models in the classroom．

    　　Researchers at the London School of Economics and Westminster University conducted an experiment in which each of 1,200 pupils in 29 schools was given ￡2．They could use the money to "buy" up to 10 questions at a cost of 20p each, which they then had to answer．If they were right they were given an extra 20p, but if they were wrong they lost 20p．Boys and girls who had a male teacher chose on average almost half a question

    　　more than those taught by women, indicating that they had a more positive outlook on the rewards of effort, the study said．

    　　Researchers wrote："One of the most significant results featured in this experiment is the positive effect of male teachers on effort．The experiment suggests that higher ability pupils either believed that the teacher would reward them more favorably or had a preference for working hard to please the teacher．"

    　　According to the Good Teacher Training Guide, 86 per cent of new teachers entering primary schools are female, along with 62 per cent of those entering secondary schools．

    　　Professor Alan Smithers, of Buckingham University, said："This is an interesting and somewhat surprising finding, but it does underline the importance of having a good mix of male and female teachers in classes．"

    (1)

    Which of the following is true of the passage?

    [　　]

    A．

    Male teachers are more fair than female teachers．

    B．

    Now most primary schools are in need of teachers．

    C．

    The author thinks that male teachers are better than female teachers．

    D．

    Most people are afraid that their children can't get access to male teachers．

    (2)

    What is the author's attitude to the finding that pupils work harder in lessons if they are taught by a man?

    [　　]

    A．

    He is for the finding．

    B．

    He doesn't show his opinion about it．

    C．

    He is against the finding．

    D．

    He thinks it’s interesting and somewhat surprising．

    (3)

    What does the author mainly tell us in the 3rd paragraph?

    [　　]

    A．

    The experiment shows that students taught by male teachers had a more positive outlook on the rewards of effort．

    B．

    Students could use the money to "buy" up to 10 questions and then had to answer them．

    C．

    Boys and girls who had a male teacher chose on average almost half a question more than those taught by women．

    D．

    Researchers at the London School of Economics and Westminster University conducted an experiment．

    (4)

    It can be inferred that．

    [　　]

    A．

    if a student is taught by a man teacher, he will think that if he works harder he will make greater progress

    B．

    one third of primaries has an all female staff

    C．

    86 per cent of new teachers entering primary schools are female

    D．

    this finding is interesting and surprising

    (5)

    Where can we find the passage?

    [　　]

    A．

    It is from a PE section on the Internet．

    B．

    It comes from the social section of a newspaper．

    C．

    It is from an educational magazine．

    D．

    It comes from an English teaching book．

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    　　Pupils work harder in lessons if they are taught by a man, a study has claimed．Male teachers are more likely to improve pupils' self-esteem and are judged by pupils to be more fair, according to a study published by the Department for Education．

    　　But there is a significant shortage of male teachers, especially in primary schools, with reports last month indicating that almost one in three primaries has an all-female teaching staff．The latest figures heightened fears that schools are becoming dominated(主宰)by women and children are being denied access to male role models in the classroom．

    　　Researchers at the London School of Economics and Westminster University conducted an experiment in which each of 1,200 pupils in 29 schools was given ＆2．They could use the money to “buy” up to 10 questions at a cost of 20p each, which they then had to answer．If they were right they were given an extra 20p, but if they were wrong they lost 209．Boys and girls who had a male teacher chose on average almost half a question more than those taught by women, indicating that they had a more positive outlook on the rewards of effort, the study said．

    　　Researchers wrote：“One of the most significant results featured in this experiment is the positive effect of male teachers on effort．The experiment suggests that higher ability pupils either believed that the teacher would reward them more favorably or had a preference for working hard to please the teacher．”

    　　According to the Good Teacher Training Guide, 86 per cent of new teachers entering prinmary schools are female, along with 62 per cent of those entering secondary schools．

    　　Professor Alan Smithers, of Buckingham University, said：“This is an interesting and somewhat surprising finding, but it does underline the importance of having a good mix of made and female teachers in classes．”

    (1)

    Which of the following is true of the passage?

    [　　]

    A．

    Male teachers are more fair than female teachers．

    B．

    Now most primary schools are in need of teachers．

    C．

    The author thinks that male teachers are better than female teachers．

    D．

    Most people are afraid that their children can't get access to male teachers．

    (2)

    What is the author's attitude to the finding that pupils work harder in lessons if they are taught by a man?

    [　　]

    A．

    He is for the finding．

    B．

    He doesn't show his opinion about it．

    C．

    He is against the finding．

    D．

    He thinks it’s interesting and somewhat surprising．

    (3)

    What does the author mainly tell us in the 3rd paragraph?

    [　　]

    A．

    The experiment shows that students taught by male teachers had a more positive outlook on the rewards of effort．

    B．

    Students could use the money to "buy" up to 10 questions and then had to answer them．

    C．

    Boys and girls who had a male teacher chose on average almost half a question more than those taught by women．

    D．

    Researchers at the London School of Economics and Westminster University conducted an experiment．

    (4)

    It can be inferred that．

    [　　]

    A．

    The experiment shows that students taught by male teachers had a more positive outlook on the if a student is taught by a man teacher, he will think that if he works harder he will make greater progress

    B．

    one third of primaries has an all female staff

    C．

    86 per cent of new teachers entering primary schools are female

    D．

    this finding is interesting and surprising

    (5)

    Where can we find the passage?

    [　　]

    A．

    It is from a PE section on the Internet．

    B．

    It comes from the social section of a newspaper．

    C．

    It is from an educational magazine．

    D．

    It comes from an English teaching book．

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    April 22,2010 will be the 18th celebration of the annual Take Our Daugluers to Work Day （TOD）, a project the National Ms．Foundation for Women of America （NFW） developed to expose girls to expanding opportunities for women in the workplace．

           The program offers, millions of girls a first - hand view of the many career opportunities available in their futures．Now that women make up 46 peroent of the U．S．workforce, girls can find role models in every occupational field-from politics to molecular biology to professional athletics, to name just a few．TOD encourages girls to focus on their abilities and opportunities, not just their appearance．

    The NFW developed the project more than a decade ago to address the self - esteem problems that many girls experience when they enter adolescence．At school, boys often receive more encouragement in the classroom, especially in math．science and computer science, the academic fields that tend to lead to the highest salaries．Women receive on average only 73 cents for every dollar that men are paid．and remain vastly underrepresented （数量不足） in top executive positions and technology fields．TOD aims to give girls the confidence and inspiration they need to develop successful careers, particularly in non-traditional fields．

           Perhaps because the program had become so widespread and successful, TOD had been criticized for excluding boys．and it was expanded in 2003to include boys．The program’s official website states that the program was changed in order to provide both boys and girls with opportunities to explore careers at an age when they are more flexible in tenns of gender stereotyped roles．"We should also show boys that becoming a child care provider is as acceptable a choice as becoming a police officer or CEO," added Sara K．Gould．executive director of the NFW．

    The purpose for having a Take Our Daughters to Work Day is ____

    A．to encourage girls to get top paying jobs                            ,

    B．to let girls spend more time with their mothers

    C．to show girls possibilities for work and careers

    D．to give girls a chance to visit their mothers' offices

    Why are women underrepresented in some fields such as technology?

           A．They are not interested in these fields．

           B．They are not encouraged to work in these fields．

           C．They are not paid the same as men in these fields．

           D．They are not allowed to be educated in these fields．

    TOD was criticized because some people ____．

    A．thought it was not fair to boys

    B．did not like having children at work

    C．did not have daughters to take to work

    D．would rather have their daughters stay at home

    Which of the following is true according to the passage?

    A．Boys are now included on Take Our Daughters to Work Day．

    B．Women and men have always been treated equally at work．

    C．Homemaking and raising children are jobs for girls only．

    D．Girls grow up receiving more attention than boys．

    What can we learn from Sara K．Gould's words?

    A．Boys are sometimes more careful and responsible than girls．

    B．It is most suitable for women to look after children at home．

    C．Aboy's life ambition should be to become an officer or CEO．

    D．It is also acceptable for boys to do what girls are supposed to．

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    Peter and his seven-year-old sister ,Kate , were at the same school. Not long after his tenth birthday Peter was entrusted to take her to school.

    It was only two stops down the road , but the way his parents kept going on about it , you might have thought Peter was taking Kate to the North Pole . He was given instructions the night before. When he woke up , he had to listen to them over and over again. He was to keep hold of Kate’s hand at all times , sit close to the front nearest the window , and tell the bus driver the name of his stop.

    Peter repeated all this back to his mother and set out for the bus stop with his sister. They held hands all the way. Actually he didn’t mind this but simply hoped that none of his friends would see him holding a girl’s hand. The bus came. They got on and sat close to the front. It was ridiculous sitting there holding hands and there were some boys from school there, so they let go of each other.

    Peter was feeling proud of himself. He could take care of his sister anywhere. If they were alone tighter on a mountain pass and came face to face with a pack of hungry wolves, he could know exactly what to do. Taking care and not to make sudden movement, he would move away with Kate until they had their backs to a large rock. That way the wolves would not be able to surround them.

    Then he takes from his pocket two important things—his hunting knife and a box of matches. He takes the knife from its sheath(鞘) and sets it down on the grass, ready in case the wolves attack. They’re coming close now. They’re so hungry and are watering and growling (咆哮). Kate is crying, but he cannot comfort her. He knows he has to concentrate on his plan. Right at their feet are some dry leaves and twigs. Quickly and skillfully, Peter gathers them into a small pile. The wolves are edging closer. He has to get this right. There’s only one match left in the box. He bends down, cups his hand and lights the match. There’s strong rush of wind. The flame flickers, but Peter holds it close to the pile and then first one leaf, then another, then the end of a twig catch fire, and soon the little pile is burning. He piles on more leaves and twigs and larger sticks. The wolves are backing off. Wild animals are terrified of fire. The flames are leaping higher and the wind is carrying the smoke right into their jaws. Now Peter takes holds of the hunting knife and …

    Ridiculous! A daydream like this could make him miss his stop if he wasn’t careful. The bus had come to a halt. The kids from his school were already getting off. Peter leaped to his feet and just managed to jump to the pavement as the bus was starting off again. It was more than fifty yards down the road when he realized he had forgotten something. Was it his backpack ? No. It was his sister. He had saved her from the wolves and left her sitting there. For a moment, he couldn’t move. He stood watching the bus pull away up the road. “Come back,” he murmured, “Come back.”

    1.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

    A．Kate didn’t know their destination at all.

    B．Peter and Kate missed their stop in the end.

    C．Peter is thought to take Kate to the North Pole.

    D．Mother asked Peter to hold Kate’s hand all the way.

    2.Before getting on the bus, ________.

    A．Peter and Kate let go of each other

    B．Peter was told instructions twice

    C．Peter recited the instructions to his mother

    D．Peter managed to avoid meeting his friends

    3.Which of the following shows the right order of Peter fighting against the wolves?

    a. gather dry leaves and twigs into a small pile

    b. take out his hunting knife and matches

    c. light the leaves and twigs

    d. move carefully with back to a rock

    e. attack wolves with knife

    f. strike a match

    g. pile more leaves and sticks

    A．d-b-f-c-a-e-g       B．d-b-a-f-c-g-e       C．B-f-a-g-c-e-d       D．A-g-b-c-f-e-d

    4.What can we infer from the passage?

    A．Peter felt anxious and helpless when the bus left.

    B．Peter succeeded in fighting against wolves.

    C．Kate would be absent from school that day.

    D．Peter brought hunting knife and matches with him.

     

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    A NEW weapon is on the way in the fight against smoking in Europe. Soon when smokers buy cigarettes they might see a shocking photo of a blackened lung or a cancer patient staring back at them from the packet (包装). Some boys may think of smoking as cool and sexy. Their friends won't agree when they see their packets of cigarettes lying on the table.

    The European Union announced on October 22 that it had chosen 42 photos that showed the damage cigarettes could do to the body. It called on member nations to put these pictures on packets to discourage smokers. To catch the attention of teenagers, the special packets warn of long-term medical dangers, like cancer. Short-term effects, like bad skin, are also on the list. "The true face of smoking is disease, death and horror. That is the message we should send to the young," said David Byrne, an EU health official. "Hopefully these pictures will shock students out of their love for cigarettes." The EU head office hoped the pictures would work better than current written warnings on packs of cigarettes. The warnings included "smoking kills" and "smoking can lead to a slow and painful death." So far, Ireland and Belgium have shown interest in the photos. Canada has used similar pictures and warnings on cigarette packs since 2000. The country has recently seen a fall in the number of smokers. According to studies, smoking is the single biggest cause of avoidable (可避免的) death in EU. Every year more than 650,000 smokers die, more than one person a minute.(272)

    1．Which of the following statements is right?

           A．There is no warnings against smoking on the packs of cigarettes now.

           B．One country in Europe has used such photos on the packets of cigarettes.

           C．No country in EU has reacted to the proposal.

           D．No biggest cause of death beyond smoking can be avoided in EU.

    2．Which of the following can be used as the best title of the passage?

           A．A New Weapon on the Way          B．The Fight against Smoking

           C．Pictures to Shock Smokers                                          D．Warnings on the Packets of Cigarettes

    3．The main purpose of using the photos is to warn_______.

           A．all smokers                                       B．young smokers     

           C．adult smokers                                   D．non-smokers

    4．What probably made the EU think of the idea?

           A．A country’s success in this aspect      B．People’s fear of disease and death

           C．The youth’s fear of losing beauty       D．The increasing seriousness of smoking

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