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15.Each new school year brings fresh reminders of what educators call the summer learning gap.Some call it the summer learning setback.Simply speaking,it means the longer kids are out of school,the more they forget.The only thing they might gain is weight.
Most American schools follow a traditional nine-month calendar with winter and spring breaks and about ten weeks of summer vacation.Some schools follow a year-round calendar.They hold classes for about eight weeks at a time,with a few weeks off in between.The National Association for Year-Round Education says there were fewer than 3,000such schools at last count.They were spread among forty-six of the fifty states.
But many experts point out that the number of class days in a year-round school is generally the same as in a traditional school.Lead researcher Paul von Hippel said,"Year-round schools don't really solve the problem of the summer learning setback.They simply spread it out across the year."
Across the country,research shows that students from poor families fall farther behind over the summer than other students.Experts say this can be prevented.They note that many schools and local governments offer programs that can help.
But calling them"summer school"could be a problem.The director of the summer learning center at Johns Hopkins,Ron Fairchild,said research with groups of different parents in Chicago and Baltimore found that almost all strongly disliked the term"summer school".In American culture,the idea of summer vacation is connected to beliefs about freedom and the joys of childhood.The parents welcomed other terms like"summer camp,""extra time"and"hands-on learning."

28.According to the first paragraph,the summer learning gapD
A.helps children to gain weight         B.leads children to work harder
C.improves children's memories          D.affects children's regular studies
29.Which of the following statements is true?A
A.Students from poor families often fall behind after the vacation.
B.Year-round schools can solve the problem of the learning gap.
C.There are schools in each state following a year-round calendar.
D.Nothing can help the students who fall behind after the vacation.
30.Why did almost all parents dislike the term"summer school"?A
A.They attach importance to the children's rights of freedom very much.
B.They are worried about the quality of the"summer school".
C.They want their children to be forced to make up the gap.
D.They can't afford the further study during the vacation.
31.What would be the best title of this passage?D
A.Opening Summer Camp                   B.Forbidding Summer Schools
C.Spreading Year-Round Education        D.Minding the Summer Learning.

分析 文章讨论的是在美国的假期以后出现在学生中的Summer Learning Cap.

解答 28.D 细节题,根据第一自然段"Simply speaking,it means the longer kids are out of'school,the more they forget.The only thing they might gain is weight."可知the summer learning gap影响的是学生的学习.D为正确答案.
29.A 细节题,根据第四自然段"Across the country,research shows that students from poor families fall farther behind over the summer than other students."在整个国家内,调查研究显示在度过了整个暑假之后,来自贫困家庭的孩子比其他学生更落后,由此可得答案A正确.
30.A  细节题,根据最后一段"In American culture,the idea of summer vacation is connected to beliefs about freedom and the joys of childhood."可知家长很珍惜孩子们的自由.A为正确答案.
31.D 主旨大意题,结合全文主要讲解的是假期对于还孩子的学习的影响,D为正确答案.

点评 本文是人物故事类阅读理解.做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据

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