题目内容
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When a group of children politely stop a conversation with you, saying:“We have to go to work now,” you’re left feeling surprised and certainly uneasy. After all, this is the 1990s and the idea of children working is just unthinkable. That is, until you are told that they are all pupils of stage schools, and that the“work”they go off to is to go on the stage in a theatre.
Stage schools often act as agencies(代理机构) so supply children for stage and television work. More worthy of the name“stage school”are those few places where children attend full time, with a training for the theatre and a general education.
A visit to such schools will leave you in no doubt that the children enjoy themselves. After all, what lively children wouldn’t settle for spending only half the day doing ordinary school work, and acting, singing, or dancing their way through the other half of the day?
Then of course there are times for the children to make a name and make a little money in some big shows. Some stage schools give their children too much professional work at such a young age. But the law is very tight on the amount they can do. Those under 13 are limited to 40 days in the year; those over 13 do 80 days.
The schools themselves admit that not all children will be successful in the profession for which they are being trained. So what happens to those who don’t make it? While all the leading school say they place great importance on children getting good study results, the facts seem to suggest this is not always the case.
1．People would stop feeling uneasy when realizing that the children they’re talking to ________.
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A．attend a stage school
B．are going to the theatre
C．have got some work to do
D．love singing and dancing
2．In the writer’s opinion, a good stage school should ________.
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A．produce star performers
B．help pupils improve their study skills
C．train pupils in language and performing arts
D．provide a general education and stage training
3．“Professional work”as used in the text means ________.
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A．ordinary school work
B．money-making performances
C．stage training at school
D．acting, singing or dancing after class
4．Which of the following best described how the writer feels about stage schools?
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A．He thinks highly of what they have to offer.
B．He favors an early start in the training of performing arts.
C．He feels uncomfortable about children putting on night shows.
D．He doubts the standard of ordinary education they have reached.
解析：
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1．本题要求确认事实。要认真读懂第一段，要弄清“We have to go to work now”对理解全段的作用；孩子们所说的“go to work”指的是就是“go on the stage in a theatre”。选项A是指上学，学习一种特殊的课程。B是指看戏。C是泛指有工作可做。 2．在文中作者表达了这样的观点：1）…spending only half the day doing ordinary work. 2)…to much professional work at such a young age 3）So what happens to those who don’t make it? 4）…the facts seem to suggests this is not always the case从中我们可知他并不主张在此类学校中仅仅造就明星。学习技能和语言能力问题在文中并未涉及。 3．本题要求对语篇信息进行概括并猜测词语的深层含义。要认识到：普通学校的学生是在课后娱乐。在第四自然段中谈到的“make a little money on some bug shows”并不意味着孩子们的专业工作就是为了挣钱。他们在正常课程之后去剧院不是去接受培训，而是进行专业性的表演。故A，B，D都不对。 4．本题要求推断作者的态度。可从作者的观点，举例和表述的倾向，修辞手段的使用几方面考虑。 |
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