Question

7．School Counseling（咨询）
　　In our grandparents'time，it was unthinkable．In our parents'time，it was unusual and nobody spoke openly about counseling．These days，more and more schools are asking for this service and it is considered a necessity for most．Why is it？What has changed in the last fifty years to have made counseling at schools so important？
"One reason is that we expect schools to do more to protect their pupils than we did in the past，"says school counselor，Mike Hudson．"Also，our society doesn't work as well as it should．Many parents are either under pressure of work or face the economic problems of unemployment，while children are under more and more pressure to do well at school．Many pupils feel they are pushed to their limits by their parents and teachers．"
　　Most school children face some kind of relationship problem at some stage with family members，teachers or other pupils，so．it helps to have somebody to talk to．
　　From the pupil's point of view，it is easier to talk to a counselor in confidence rather than a family member or teacher．This solution is less embarrassing to pupils，who are not forced to face the person that they had problems with in the first place．They can calmly talk things through without arguments．
　　School counselors advise not only students but also their teachers and parents，and offer other services as well，such as deciding learning disabilities or assisting parents and guardians to make the correct decisions about their children's education．
　　Counselors can help students with problems ranging from the most serious，like a death in the family，to what an adult would consider really trivial，like an argument with a friend．
　　In a society that is becoming more and more stressful，this service is providing children with a supportive way to express their fear and worries．

47．Why is school counseling becoming important？C
A．Pupils are not well protected in school．
B．Parents can't help their children in learning．
C．Parents and pupils are under too much pressure．
D．The relationship between parents and schools is worse．
48．According to the passage，school counselorsD．
A．bear high pressure themselves
B．are the guarantee of school success
C．have more responsibilities than teachers
D．are more likely to be accepted when pupils have problems
49．The underlined word"trivial"in Para．5 probably meansA．
A．unimportant  
B．puzzling  
C．difficult  
D．urgent
50．What does the passage mainly talk about？B
A．The development of school counseling．
B．The reasons for school counseling's popularity．
C．The advantages and disadvantages of school counseling．
D．The comparison of the past and present school counseling．

Answer 1

分析 本篇文章讲到在现代社会中，学校里面普遍增加了咨询岗位，说明了咨询的重要性--学生与家人的交流不畅，寻求学校咨询的帮助更能解决问题．

解答 1．C 细节理解 根据第二段家长面临更多来自于工作和经济的压力，孩子面对更多来自于学校的压力（"Many parents are either under pressure of work or face the economic problems of unemployment，while children are under more and more pressure to do well at school．"）．校园咨询变得更重要的原因是家长和孩子们压力过多（"Parents and pupils are under too much pressure．"）．
2．D 细节理解根据第四段学生跟校园咨询师谈话更自信，更不容易尴尬（"it is easier to talk to a counselor in confidence…This solution is less embarrassing to pupils…"）．因此校园咨询师更容易在学生遇到难事的时候被学生接受（"are more likely to be accepted when pupils have problems"）．
3．A  词义猜测根据第六段咨询师可以为学生解决多种类型的问题，从亲人离去到…如和朋友吵架．因此trivial（琐碎的，细小的），指不重要的（"unimportant"）．
4．B  主旨大意根据全文，本文通过分析现状，举例咨询师与学生的观点结合作者本人观点，来解释目前校园咨询流行的原因（"The reasons for school counseling's popularity"）．

点评 此类阅读理解需在通读全文的基础上，把握文章写作结构，理清文章线索，注意细节．