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【题目】Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and granunatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Different background shouldn’t mean less education. Fifty years ago, in a primary school classroom, two boys aged 11 took an examination called the 11-plus, 【1】would make decisions about the rest of their lives. Paul passed and went to a “grammar school”. Baz failed the examination and went to a “secondary modern school”. They did not see each other again for years.

Many grammar schools 【2】(establish) hundreds of years ago to teach the Latin language to children who were not from rich families. They encouraged students to study 【3】they were 18 and then to go to university. Secondary modern school students left at 16, usually with fewer qualifications than grammar school students. Baz says the secondary modem school had 【4】(few)resources and the quality of teaching was not as good.

Things have changed. In the 1960s and the 1970s “comprehensive schools” were created. Today, 90 percent children aged 11 to 16 from the same area to the same school without 【5】(take) any entry examination.

The British often disagrees about the best way 【6】(educate) their children. Many people say that comprehensive schools help more children to succeed because they provide everybody 【7】similar opportunities in a fairer way. Another view, though, is that more intelligent children, especially 【8】from poor homes are better supported at grammar schools. Now, the government plans to open new grammar schools 【9】almost two million children will go to the same type of school that Paul attended.

And Paul and Baz? Aged 60, they met again and compared 【10】had happened to them. After university, Paul qualified as a teacher. Baz went to work in a factory at 16 and later became an engineer. In fact, Baz had a much higher salary than Paul--so perhaps life is fair after all.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】which

【2】were established

【3】until

【4】fewer

【5】taking

【6】to educate

【7】with

【8】those

【9】so that

【10】what

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，用保罗和巴兹的例子介绍了文法学校和综合性学校的异同以及英国人对两种学校的看法。

【1】考查非限定性定语从句。句意：50年前，在一所小学的教室里，两个11岁的男孩参加了一项名为“11岁以上”的考试，这项考试将决定他们以后的人生。此处为非限定性定语从句，关系词指代先行词an examination called the 11-plus，并在从句中作主语，故填which。

【2】考查时态语态。句意：数百年前，许多文法学校成立，以教授非富裕家庭的孩子拉丁语。事情发生在过去，Many grammar schools 与establish之间是被动关系，所以用一般过去时的被动语态，主语是复数，谓语动词也应该用复数形式，故填were established。

【3】考查连词。句意：他们鼓励学生学到18岁，然后上大学。此处缺少连词，根据句意可知此处表示“直到”，故填until。

【4】考查形容词比较级。句意：巴兹说，现代中学资源较少，教学质量也不太好。空前说现代中学的学生16岁就毕业了，他们的学历通常比文法学校的学生要低，因此此处有一个隐晦的比较意义，表示“（比文法学校）资源更少”，应该用形容词比较级形式，故填fewer。

【5】考查非谓语动词。句意：今天，90%来自同一地区的11到16岁的孩子到同一所学校就读，没有参加任何入学考试。作介词without的宾语用动名词，且children与take之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，表示主动，故填taking。

【6】考查非谓语动词。句意：英国人在教育孩子的最佳方法上常常意见分歧。way后通常用不定式做后置定语，表示“……的方法”，故填to educate。

【7】考查介词。句意：许多人说，综合性学校帮助更多的孩子取得成功，因为它们以更公平的方式为每个人提供了类似的机会。provide sb with sth表示“为某人提供某物”，故填with。

【8】考查代词。句意：不过，另一种观点是，更聪明的孩子，特别是那些来自贫困家庭的孩子，在文法学校得到更好的支持。此处指代与前面的more intelligent children同一类的人，表示“那些”，用复数，故填those。

【9】考查目的状语从句。句意：现在，政府计划开设新的文法学校，这样近200万儿童将上保罗就读的同一类型的学校。此处引导目的状语从句，表示“以便”，故填so that。

【10】考查宾语从句。句意：保罗和巴兹呢？60岁的时候，他们又见面了，比较了他们的境遇。此处为宾语从句，从句中缺少主语，故填what。