In 1999, twelve percent of public elementary schools in the United States required students to wear uniforms. Just three years later, the amount was almost double that.
A study of six big-city Ohio public schools showed students who were required to wear uniforms had improved graduation, behavior and attendance rates. Academic performance was unchanged.
Some high schools in Texas have also joined in the movement. Yet studies find mixed results from requiring uniforms. And some schools have turned away from such policies.
Supporters believe dressing the same creates a better learning environment and safer schools. The school district in Long Beach, California, was the first in the country to require uniforms in all elementary and middle schools. The example helped build national interest in uniforms as a way to deal with school violence and improve learning.
Findings in Long Beach suggested that the policy resulted in fewer behavior problems and better attendance. But researcher Viktoria, who has looked at those findings, says they were based only on opinions about the effects of uniforms.
She says other steps taken at the same time to improve schools in Long Beach and statewide could have influenced the findings. The district (the area marked by government) increased punishments for misbehavior. And California passed a law to reduce class sizes.
In Florida, for example, researcher Sharon found that uniforms seemed to improve behavior and reduce violence. In Texas, Eloise found fewer discipline problems among students required to wear uniforms, but no effect on attendance.
Sociologist David has studied school uniform policies since1998.He collected the reports in the book. In his own study, he found that reading and mathematics performance dropped after a school in Pennsylvania(宾夕法尼亚州) required uniforms.
Political and community pressures may persuade schools to go to uniforms to improve learning. But David and others believe there is not enough evidence of a direct relationship. In fact, he says requiring uniforms may even increase discipline problems.
1.Which of the following researchers are NOT supporters of school uniform policies?
A.Viktoria and Sharon. B.Sharon and David.
C.Eloise and Sharon. D.Viktoria and David.
2.The underlined word“misbehavior”in the sixth paragraph probably means ________.
A.serious crime B.bad performance
C.absence for class D.action against wearing uniforms
3.What can we infer from the passage?
A.More work is needed to get better information about uniform’s effect.
B.The number of schools requiring uniforms in the U.S. will become less sharply.
C.Wearing uniforms has little to do with behavior and learning.
D.Politicians and communities won’t vote for uniform policies.
4.What’s the main idea of this passage?
A.More and more students are required to wear uniforms in the U.S.
B.Wearing uniforms contributes to good academic performance.
C.Researchers in the U.S. argue for school uniform policies.
D.Evidence for school uniform polices in the U.S. is seen as weak.
高二英语阅读理解困难题
In 1999, twelve percent of public elementary schools in the United States required students to wear uniforms. Just three years later, the amount was almost double that.
A study of six big-city Ohio public schools showed students who were required to wear uniforms had improved graduation, behavior and attendance rates. Academic performance was unchanged.
Some high schools in Texas have also joined in the movement. Yet studies find mixed results from requiring uniforms. And some schools have turned away from such policies.
Supporters believe dressing the same creates a better learning environment and safer schools. The school district in Long Beach, California, was the first in the country to require uniforms in all elementary and middle schools. The example helped build national interest in uniforms as a way to deal with school violence and improve learning.
Findings in Long Beach suggested that the policy resulted in fewer behavior problems and better attendance. But researcher Viktoria, who has looked at those findings, says they were based only on opinions about the effects of uniforms.
She says other steps taken at the same time to improve schools in Long Beach and statewide could have influenced the findings. The district (the area marked by government) increased punishments for misbehavior. And California passed a law to reduce class sizes.
In Florida, for example, researcher Sharon found that uniforms seemed to improve behavior and reduce violence. In Texas, Eloise found fewer discipline problems among students required to wear uniforms, but no effect on attendance.
Sociologist David has studied school uniform policies since1998.He collected the reports in the book. In his own study, he found that reading and mathematics performance dropped after a school in Pennsylvania(宾夕法尼亚州) required uniforms.
Political and community pressures may persuade schools to go to uniforms to improve learning. But David and others believe there is not enough evidence of a direct relationship. In fact, he says requiring uniforms may even increase discipline problems.
1.Which of the following researchers are NOT supporters of school uniform policies?
A.Viktoria and Sharon. B.Sharon and David.
C.Eloise and Sharon. D.Viktoria and David.
2.The underlined word“misbehavior”in the sixth paragraph probably means ________.
A.serious crime B.bad performance
C.absence for class D.action against wearing uniforms
3.What can we infer from the passage?
A.More work is needed to get better information about uniform’s effect.
B.The number of schools requiring uniforms in the U.S. will become less sharply.
C.Wearing uniforms has little to do with behavior and learning.
D.Politicians and communities won’t vote for uniform policies.
4.What’s the main idea of this passage?
A.More and more students are required to wear uniforms in the U.S.
B.Wearing uniforms contributes to good academic performance.
C.Researchers in the U.S. argue for school uniform policies.
D.Evidence for school uniform polices in the U.S. is seen as weak.
高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
In Washington, DC, only 69 percent of public school students graduate from high school on time. Many factors influence that low rate. One of the most important ones is whether the people around the students expect them to succeed.
So, for the past 40 years, a DC organisation has stepped in to give around 10,000 students the support and positive environment they need to thrive (茁壮成长). This organisation, called Higher Achievement, provides students with a welcoming space, help with class work, and caring teachers. More than 95 percent of students who complete Higher Achievement graduate from high school on time.
Katherine Roboff is the group’s executive director in the DC area. She gives several reasons for the group’s success. One is timing. Higher Achievement does not work with students who are already in high school. It works with students in middle school. They start High Achievement at fifth or sixth grade—in the US, that is usually age 11 or 12.
Roboff says research shows that if students are doing well academically in eighth grade—around age 13—they will have a greater chance of graduating from high school and going to college. In other words, what happens in middle school has a huge impact. The years between ages 10 and 13 may affect a student’s future more than anything that happens academically in high school.
Roboff explains that students participate in Higher Achievement after school and during the summer, when public schools take a break of about two months. High Achievement students do homework, have community meetings, and work one-on-one with a mentor (导师).
“The purpose of the programme is to help them use those after school and summer hours to become better prepared academically and to develop their leadership skills and confidence so that by the time they get into eighth grade they are ready to get into some of the top high school.”
1.A little more than 30% of public school students in the US ______.
A. drop out of school
B. work hard at their lessons
C. can’t finish school on time
D. are expected to graduate from high school
2.What can we infer from the second paragraph?
A. Higher Achievement is a great success.
B. Higher Achievement works with college students.
C. Many students have doubts about the organisation.
D. Higher Achievement has spread throughout the US.
3.If students are doing well academically in eighth grade, ______.
A. they are certain to go to college
B. they are to succeed when they grow up
C. they don’t need any help in their studies
D. they are more likely to finish high school on time
4.What is the main aim of Higher Achievement?
A. To offer students advice.
B. To help student get into top schools.
C. To teach students how to behave at school.
D. To provide students with different activities.
高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
According to a survey, in Washington, DC, only 69 percent of public school students graduate from high school on time. Many factors influence that low rate. One of the most important ones is whether the people around the students expect them to succeed.
So, for the past 40 years,a DC organization has stepped in to give around 10,000 students the support and positive environment they need to thrive. This organization, called Higher Achievement, provides students with a welcoming space, help with class work, and caring teachers. More than 95 percent of students who complete Higher Achievement graduate from high school on time.
Katherine Roboff is the group's executive director in the DC area. She gives several reasons for the group’s success. One is timing. Higher Achievement does not work with students who are already in high school. It works with students in middle school. They start High Achievement at fifth or sixth grade-in the US, that is usually age 11 or 12.
Robolf says research shows that if students are doing well academically in eighth grade---around age 13---they will have a greater chance of graduating from high school and going to college. In other words, what happens in middle school has a huge effect.The years between ages 10 and 13 may affect a student's future more than anything that happens academically in high school.
Roboff explains that students participate in Higher Achievement after school and during the summer,when public schools take a break of about two months.High Achievement students do homework, have community meetings, and work one-on-one with a mentor(导师).
The purpose of the programme is to help them use those after school and summer hours to become better prepared academically and to develop their leadership skills and confidence so that by the time they get into eighth grade they are ready to get into some of the top high school.”
1.What can we infer from the second paragraph?
A.Higher Achievement works with college students.
B.Many students have doubts about the organization.
C.Higher Achievement has spread throughout the Us.
D.Higher Achievement has helped many high school students.
2.If students are doing well academically in eighth grade, .
A.they are certain to go to college
B.they are to succeed when they grow up
C.they are more likely to finish high school on time
D.they don't need any help in their studies
3.What does the underlined word in the second paragraph probably mean?
A.become naughty B.improve themselves
C.earn more money D.help others
4.The last two paragraphs tell us .
A.public schools never offer positive environment
B.Higher Achievement only helps the students in the eighth grade
C.how Higher Achievement helps those students
D.Higher Achievement only helps those who have good skills.
高二英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
Testing has taken the place of teaching in most public schools. Pretests, drills, tests, and retests. They know that the best way to read a textbook is to look at the questions at the end of the chapter and then read the text quickly for the answers. I believe that my daughter Erica, who gets excellent marks, has never read a chapter of any of her school textbooks all the way through. And teachers are often heard to say proudly and openly that they teach to the test.
Teaching to the test is a curious phenomenon(现象). Instead of deciding what skills students ought to learn, helping students learn them, and then using some methods of assessment(评价) to discover whether students have mastered the skills, teachers are encouraged to teach the students in the opposite way. First one looks at a test. Then one chooses the skills needed not to master reading, but to do well in the test. Finally, the test skills are taught.
The ability to read or write might suggest the ability to do reasonably well on standardized tests. However, neither reading nor writing develops simply through being taught to take tests. We must be careful to avoid mistaking preparations for a test of a skill with the acquisition(习得)of that skill. Too many discussions of basic skills make this misunderstanding because people are tested rather than concerned with the nature and quality of what is taught.
Recently, many schools have faced what could be called the crisis of comprehension or, in simple words, the phenomenon of students with grammar skills still being unable to understand what they read. These students are quite good at test taking and filling in workbooks. However, they have little or no experience reading or thinking, and talking about what they read. They know the details but can’t see or understand the whole. They are taught to be so concerned with grades that they have no time to think about meaning, and reread things if necessary.
1. The author mentions Erica’s performance in her study in order to show_________.
A.her cleverness in test taking | B.the good way to take tests |
C.the improper way of teaching | D.the best way to read textbooks |
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The teachers are curious about teaching to the test. |
B.Skills in general are not only useless but often mislead students. |
C.Ability to read and write has nothing to do with ability to do well in tests. |
D.Preparations for a test of a skill do not mean the acquisition of that skill. |
3. In the author’s opinion, __________.
A.some good methods of assessment should take the place of tests |
B.more attention should be paid to the nature and quality of what is taught |
C.students should not be concerned with grades but do more reading and thinking |
D.students needn’t learn grammar skills because they are useless for understanding |
4.By “crisis of comprehension” (in Paragraph 4) the author means many students ______.
A.are too much concerned with grades |
B.fail to understand the real goal of education |
C.lack proper practice in grammar drills |
D.do well on tests but can’t understand what they read |
高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
阅读理解。
A group of kids at McIntyre Elementary School, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, have created a special bench to make sure their fellow classmates aren’t left out on the playground. Called the “Buddy Bench”, students can use the seat as a safe and supportive place to let others know they’d like to be included in playtime, but may be too shy to ask.
The concept of the Buddy Bench is simple: Students who want to partake in playground games and activities, but may feel hesitant, can take a seat, which signifies(表明) to other children on the playground that they may need something extra to encourage them to participate.
The idea for the bench came about last year, when Farrell, school counselor at McIntyre Elementary, was conducting a leadership group to help students overcome shyness and gain confidence. Four fourth-grade students came up with the idea for the Buddy Bench in this workshop, and worked with Farrell to draft a letter to present to the Parent Teacher Staff Organization to make the bench a reality. The PTSO approved the students’ proposal, and installed(安装) a bright metal bench with a cheerful sign that reads “Buddy Bench” on the school’s playground.
Since it was installed on Nov. 16, the bench has been effective. The simple concept has resonated with(引起共鸣) the students, and already has created a better environment within the school community.
“Each day, I go to see the buddy bench working,” Farrell said. “The lessons they are learning now will benefit them their entire lives. It is simply a beautiful example of kids wanting to be kind and continue to be kind every day.”
1.Who is Buddy Bench created for?
A. Students who love games and activities.
B. Students who want and continue to be kind.
C. Students who are left out on the playground.
D. Students who are in Farrell’s leadership group.
2.What does the underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refer to?
A. The PTSO. B. Buddy Bench users.
C. The workshop members. D. Farrell and teachers.
3.Which of the following statements can show “the bench has been effective”?
A. The workshop kids have set a good example.
B. More and more creative ideas have come up.
C. The PTSO has decided to provide more buddy benches.
D. Some shy students have found friends on the playground.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Does your local high school have a student newspaper? Only 1 in 8 of New York’s public high schools has student newspapers – and many of those are published just a few times a year. A few more are online, which can leave out poorer schools.
Rebecca Dwarka, an 18-year-old senior who works for her student paper said, “Facebook is the new way of finding out what happened. Nobody wants to actually sit down and read a whole article about it. This makes a ‘whole article’ sound a little like a long sentence in lonely places.”
I am not nostalgic about high school student newspapers and never worked for mine. I put out what was then called a personal magazine with a group of friends because we wanted to write about peace, war and rock ’n’ roll without school officials warning us not to make jokes about the local officials.
School newspapers are in decline because students now find out what happened on social networking websites. This is a little discouraging because it proves that for millions of Americans, journalism is becoming a do-it-yourself thing. Every citizen can be a reporter.
When something happens, we look for social media messages. Facebook posts and Tweets have become the means by which citizens and reporters can prove, deny, pass on stories and express opinions without the press’ challenging, researching or slowing the message.
But truly good journalism is a craft, not just a blog post. It requires seeing something carefully and it uses an eye for details to help prove a larger view. And even journalism that conveys an opinion tries to be fair. If school newspapers begin to disappear, I hope there are other ways for students to learn that.
1.What can we infer from Rebecca’s words?
A. Students like reading detailed articles.
B. School newspapers are becoming unpopular.
C. Facebook is the quickest way of spreading news.
D. Long sentences are becoming popular in lonely places.
2.What does the author think of social media messages?
A. They make journalism become a craft.
B. They represent the power of small voices.
C. They are usually discouraging for readers.
D. They are coming without careful research.
3.What should good journalism do according to the author?
A. Ignore some details.
B. Spread a message quickly.
C. Convey an opinion in a fair way.
D. Act as blog posts in modern times.
4.Which might be the most suitable title for the passage?
A. Social media or newspapers?
B. Everyone can become a reporter at present
C. Social networking brings about new journalism
D. High school newspapers – an endangered species.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Does your local high school have a student newspaper? Only 1 in 8 of New York’s public high schools has student newspapers – and many of those are published just a few times a year. A few more are online, which can leave out poorer schools.
Rebecca Dwarka, an 18-year-old senior who works for her student paper said, “Facebook is the new way of finding out what happened. Nobody wants to actually sit down and read a whole article about it. This makes a ‘whole article’ sound a little like a long sentence in lonely places.”
I am not nostalgic about high school student newspapers and never worked for mine. I put out what was then called a personal magazine with a group of friends because we wanted to write about peace, war and rock ’n’ roll without school officials warning us not to make jokes about the local officials.
School newspapers are in decline because students now find out what happened on social networking websites. This is a little discouraging because it proves that for millions of Americans, journalism is becoming a do-it-yourself thing. Every citizen can be a reporter.
When something happens, we look for social media messages. Facebook posts and Tweets have become the means by which citizens and reporters can prove, deny, pass on stories and express opinions without the press’ challenging, researching or slowing the message.
But truly good journalism is a craft, not just a blog post. It requires seeing something carefully and it uses an eye for details to help prove a larger view. And even journalism that conveys an opinion tries to be fair. If school newspapers begin to disappear, I hope there are other ways for students to learn that.
1.What can we infer from Rebecca’s words?
A.Students like reading detailed articles.
B.School newspapers are becoming unpopular.
C.Facebook is the quickest way of spreading news.
D.Long sentences are becoming popular in lonely places.
2.What does the author think of social media messages?
A.They make journalism become a craft.
B.They represent the power of small voices.
C.They are usually discouraging for readers.
D.They are coming without careful research.
3.What should good journalism do according to the author?
A.Ignore some details.
B.Spread a message quickly.
C.Convey an opinion in a fair way.
D.Act as blog posts in modern times.
4.Which might be the most suitable title for the passage?
A.Social media or newspapers?
B.Everyone can become a reporter at present
C.Social networking brings about new journalism
D.High school newspapers – an endangered species.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
A group of eight public high school students in Massachusetts, aged l5 to l7,designed and ran their own school within a school. They named their practice the Independent Project. They represented the usual range: two were close to dropping out before they started the project,while others were honors students.
Their guidance teacher was their adviser, consulting with them when the group encountered difficulties. Though they sought advice from English,math and science teachers, they were responsible for monitoring one another’s work and giving one another feedback. There were no grades, but at the end of the term,the students wrote evaluations of their classmates.
The students also designed their own course. In addition to some regular courses,they each took on an ‘individual project’,learning to play the piano or to cook,writing a novel or making a video about domestic(国内的) violence. At the end of the term,they performed their new skills in front of the entire school. The last part of their self - designed course was to do a ‘collective project’ that had social significance. Because they felt the whole experience had been so life – changing,they ended up making a film showing how other students could start and run their own schools.
The project was a success. After returning to their traditional study,the students have high motivation and are doing well. One student who had failed all of his previous math courses spent three weeks teaching the others about probability. The lesson learned here is that if students are given the opportunity to take control or contribute significantly to their own learning they will become more accomplished,more engaged and more knowledgeable.
The students in the project are remarkable because they demonstrate the kinds of learning and personal growth that are possible when teenagers feel ownership of their high school experience,learn things that matter to them and learn together.
1.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.Some students might drop out of high school.
B.The teachers monitored the students’ homework.
C.The students themselves solved all their problems.
D.The teachers evaluate the students’ performances.
2.The students involved in the Independent Project________.
A.didn’t need to learn common lessons
B.tended to escape from the whole society
C.were unwilling to share their experiences
D.focused on self-study and working together
3.According Paragraph 4,we know that________.
A.the traditional study is better than the project
B.all the students had failed their math courses
C.the students have freedom to design their lessons
D.the project was mainly concerned with math courses
4.The project made the students outstanding because________.
A.they are unusually talented
B.they have better backgrounds
C.they have supportive teachers
D.they are owners of their education
5.What would be the best title of the text?
A.Structure the kids’ days to the minute
B.Let kids rule their own school within a school
C.Offer students few opportunities to do anything
D.Provide traditional education to the students
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
About 22.4 percent of all homes in urban areas were lying vacant in China in 2013, the vacancy rate was 1.8 percentage points higher than ________ of 2011 according to the survey.
A. one B. it
C. that D. which
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
In 1800, only three percent of the world's population lived in cities. Only one city — Beijing — had a population of over a million. Most people lived in rural areas, and never saw a city in their lives. In 1900, just a hundred years later, roughly 150 million people lived in cities, and the world’s ten largest cities all had populations exceeding one million. By 2000, the number of city dwellers exceeded three billion; and in 2008, the world's population crossed a tipping point — more than half of the people on Earth lived in cities. By 2050, that could increase to over two-thirds. Clearly, humans have become an urban species.
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, many people viewed cities negatively — crowded, dirty environments full of disease and crime. They feared that as cities got bigger, living conditions would worsen. In recent decades, however, attitudes have changed. Many experts now think urbanization (城市化) is good news, offering solutions to the problems of Earth’s growing population.
Harvard economist Edward Glaeser, author of The Victory of the Cir, is one such person. Glaeser argues that cities are very productive because “the absence of space between people” reduces the cost of transporting goods, people, and ideas. While the flow of goods has always been important to cities, what is most important today is the flow of ideas. Successful cities enable people to learn from each other easily, and attract and reward smart people with higher wages.
Another urbanization supporter is environmentalist Stewart Brand. Brand believes cities help the environment because they allow haft of the world’s population to live on about four percent of the land. This leaves more space for open country, such as farmland. City dwellers also have less impact per person on the environment than people in the countryside. Their roads, sewers, and power lines need fewer resources to build and operate. City apartments require less energy to heat, cool, and light. Most importantly, people in cities drive less so they produce fewer greenhouse gases per person.
So it’s a mistake to see urbanization as evil; it’s a natural part of development. The challenge is how to manage the growth.
1.What is Paragraph 1 mainly about?
A.The history of modern cities.
B.Changes taking place within cities.
C.How cities have grown over time.
D.Why modern cities are changing.
2.How have experts’ attitudes towards cities changed in recent decades?
A.They now view the weaknesses as strengths.
B.They no longer see city-riving as attractive.
C.They accept city life in spite of its problems.
D.They think city-riving provides more benefits.
3.Which of the following would Edward Glaeser agree with?
A.Cities provide more economic opportunities.
B.City people get along better with each other.
C.Over-crowded cities result in problems.
D.Cities limit the flow of ideas.
4.According to Paragraph 4, what would be the result of moving people out of cities?
A.Economic production would be reduced.
B.There would be less farmland available.
C.People would travel less frequently.
D.House values would fall greatly.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析