Quality after-school programs are designed to improve academic performance, decrease youth crimes and other high -risk behaviors, and help young people grow into healthy, successful adults.

The effect of quality after-school programs on academic performance is clear. Studies show that students who take part in such programs show better work habits, higher rates of homework completion, improved grades, and higher scores on achievement tests. They also have fewer absences and are less likely to blame. After-school programs also influence high-risk teen behavior. Various studies show decreased rates of crime, drug use, and teen sex among youth who join in well-run after-school programs when compared to similar youth who do not. Finally, after-school programs play an important role in supporting the following fields of development: physical development, mental development and social development. Thus, one can safely say that after-school programming is an effective method to help young people become contributing members of society.

Although there is enough proof from both small and large assessments that after-school programs can make a positive difference, it is important to note that not all programs are equal. First, dosage（时量）matters —young people who attend the most hours over the most years benefit more than members who attend less often or over a shorter period of time. Next, after-school programs make a bigger difference for those students who need help most and have the fewest choices. Finally, program qualities matter. After-school programs work best when they create unique opportunities for youth. They should provide opportunities, skill building meaningful involvement, expression suggestion, service, and work. Staff characteristics make an important difference in the quality of a program. The adults should treat youth as partners, create safe and fair environment, encourage personalized involvement, and actively create learning opportunities. In short, although after-school programs have promising future, how they are  designed and run matters.

57. Quality after-school programs can not help the students        .

A. have fewer attendances            B. improve academic performance

C. have high scores on tests           D. decrease high-risk teen behavior

58. According to the passage, a good after-school program is usually determined by       .

a. its unique opportunities            b. safe and fair environments

c. work staff characteristics           d. students’ willingness and family backgrounds

A. a, b, c, d          B. a, b, c       C. a, c, d         D. b, c, d

59. The main intention of the writer is to        .

A. present the problems with quality after -school programs

B. warn school leaders of quality after-school programs

C. compare quality after-school programs with bad ones

D. give an introduction of quality after -school programs

60. Which of the following structures suits the passage best?

   A. Quality Aims      

     After-school   Effects

      Program      Analysis   Conclusion

   B. Quality Aims      

     After-school   Causes    Effects

      Program      Analysis   Conclusion

   C. Quality Aims      

     After-school   Causes      Conclusion

      Program      Analysis

   D. Quality Aims      

     After-school   Effects     Conclusion

      Program      Analysis

Quality after-school programs are designed to improve academic performance, decrease youth crimes and other high -risk behaviors, and help young people grow into healthy, successful adults.

The effect of quality after-school programs on academic performance is clear. Studies show that students who take part in such programs show better work habits, higher rates of homework completion, improved grades, and higher scores on achievement tests. They also have fewer absences and are less likely to blame. After-school programs also influence high-risk teen behavior. Various studies show decreased rates of crime, drug use, and teen sex among youth who join in well-run after-school programs when compared to similar youth who do not. Finally, after-school programs play an important role in supporting the following fields of development: physical development, mental development and social development. Thus, one can safely say that after-school programming is an effective method to help young people become contributing members of society.

Although there is enough proof from both small and large assessments that after-school programs can make a positive difference, it is important to note that not all programs are equal. First, dosage（时量）matters —young people who attend the most hours over the most years benefit more than members who attend less often or over a shorter period of time. Next, after-school programs make a bigger difference for those students who need help most and have the fewest choices. Finally, program qualities matter. After-school programs work best when they create unique opportunities for youth. They should provide opportunities, skill building meaningful involvement, expression suggestion, service, and work. Staff characteristics make an important difference in the quality of a program. The adults should treat youth as partners, create safe and fair environment, encourage personalized involvement, and actively create learning opportunities. In short, although after-school programs have promising future, how they are  designed and run matters.

1. Quality after-school programs can not help the students        .

A. have fewer attendances            B. improve academic performance

C. have high scores on tests           D. decrease high-risk teen behavior

2. According to the passage, a good after-school program is usually determined by       .

a. its unique opportunities            b. safe and fair environments

c. work staff characteristics           d. students’ willingness and family backgrounds

A. a, b, c, d          B. a, b, c       C. a, c, d         D. b, c, d

3. The main intention of the writer is to        .

A. present the problems with quality after -school programs

B. warn school leaders of quality after-school programs

C. compare quality after-school programs with bad ones

D. give an introduction of quality after -school programs

4. Which of the following structures suits the passage best?

   A. Quality Aims      

     After-school   Effects

      Program      Analysis   Conclusion

   B. Quality Aims      

     After-school   Causes    Effects

      Program      Analysis   Conclusion

   C. Quality Aims      

     After-school   Causes      Conclusion

      Program      Analysis

   D. Quality Aims      

     After-school   Effects     Conclusion

      Program      Analysis

阅读以下有关大型文娱活动项目的介绍，然后按照要求匹配信息。选E同时涂黑A和B

选F同时黑C和D。

A.     The Chicago Outdoor Film Festival

Experience again the fun of the Drive-In movie with Chicago’s wonderful skyline as your backdrop. Classic American films appear on a huge screen plus a modern sound system. Films are shown on seven continuous evenings in the summer at dusk.

B.      The Chicago International Film Festival

For 45 years, it has brought you the brightest films and filmmakers – from Kevin Smith to Slumdog Millionaire. If you get your passes to our 45^th anniversary Festival now, you’ll be the first to see the movies and the artists.

C.     The Gen Art Chicago Film Festival   

    Summer is almost here! The festival, presented by Acura, will bring you four nights of film premieres, parties, and the people who love them: from the directors and stars to film industry and Chicago’s taste making audience.

D.       Chicago Criterion Bike Race

With its tight 90-degree turns in the heart of Grant Park, it’s about 1.1 miles long. The high speed left-turn action begins on Columbus Drive, heading north to East Jackson, south on Michigan, east on Balbo, then back to Columbus Drive.

E.      The Bike to Work Rally

It’ll take place on June 19^th at Daley Plaza. It can help you keep healthy and save about 25 calories per mile while joining in the efforts to reduce harmful polluting gases given off by cars and buses into air.

F.      Chicago’s Bike 2015 Plan

It is Chicago’s sight to make bicycling a necessary part of daily life in Chicago. The plan recommends projects, programms and policies to encourage use of this practical, non-polluting and affordable form of transportation.

   以下是与大型活动项目相关的资料卡片，请匹配资料卡片与其对应的活动项目。

66.   Welcome to Chicago for our events, film festivals or bike events. Maybe one event requires a mix of good technical skills to turn corners quickly. Generally its circle length is shorter than that of a traditional road race, though the average speed is properly higher.

67.   Did you chat with some directors from different countries last year? Or listen to the audience applauding for Kevin Smith and Werner Herzog for an hour after Zack and Miri outdoors? We can still expect to see unusual films worldwide, including ones about bike races this year.

68.   Chicago should get prepared for every event. Each evening there is the Chicago premiere of one short and one feature film, followed by an after-party at one of the city’s best nightspots – giving you the chance to be part of the red carpet experience while discovering the films and filmmakers.

69.   Young Mr. Lincoln, directed by John Ford and Fonda, is about the early life of America’s 16^th President as this year notes the two hundredth anniversary of his birth. It’ll be shown in the open air, including outside the Lincoln Museum.

70.   The event can help you keep over 238 million gallons of gasoline annually and cut carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide from vehicles. Riding your bike to work is economic and healthy.

Books don’t grow on trees

       A local community college professor decided to fight back. “The price of books for our students is just getting higher and higher and, combined with the rising cost of tuition, it’s killing these kids,” said Peter Jason, Ph.D. “Remember, students are one of the poorest groups of people in America. Almost half of them have at least one part-time job. In fact, one of my students has three jobs. She is a part-time sales clerk at a clothing store three days a week, then works three evenings a week as a pizza cook, and on weekends she does manicures(修指甲) at a beauty salon. And she still manages to have a high GPA （grade point average）and go to school full-time.”

       Textbook prices are traditionally high. Adding to that problem, many college instructors change textbooks year after year; they either upgrade to a new edition or switch to an entirely different textbook. This further hurts students because if an instructor no longer uses a particular textbook, that book has no resale value.

       Dr. Jason decided to make life a little easier and a lot cheaper for his students by writing his own book on public speaking. “Many books have an increased price because of bells and whistles: CD-ROMs, lots of color photographs, and lots of graphics. I talked to my students, and many of them, like me, prefer to keep things simple. So, during a sabbatical a few years ago, I wrote my own textbook. I made sure that it wasn’t long-winded. I called it Successful Public Speaking: How To Be Brief, Concise, and to the Point.

       “Compared to most other public speaking books, mine is half the number of pages, and one-third the price. That is, $30 instead of $90. Plus, it is published in a three-ring binder format. So, when I wrote a second edition last year, students only had to buy the 35 new pages and delete 35 of the original pages. For only $7.00, they had upgraded to the new edition. I’ve had great feedback from my students about this loose-leaf concept. Maybe the word will get out, and more writers and publishers will try it.”

1．The reason why some students have to work is that         .

       A．they have to support themselves

       B．the cost of living is rising rapidly

       C．they lack the money for their education

       D．a high GPA is required for further studies

2．More money is spent on textbooks because            .

       A．publishers pay more to the writers

       B．students need textbooks with pictures

       C．textbook prices are traditionally high

       D．textbooks may be changed every year

3．Dr. Jason wrote his own textbook to              .

       A．make it short                                       B．increase its price

       C．make it easy to update                          D．add CD-ROMs and photos

4．It can be inferred from the passage that             .

       A．a college professor objects to writing textbooks                     

       B．instructors don’t use particular textbooks any longer

       C．more writers and publishers will write shorter textbooks

       D．the loose-leaf concept is well received among the students