题目内容
In the past year, the number of parenting contractsstatements signed by parents agreeing to bring their child to school — has gone up by 41% to 6,861. The number of courtissued punishment notices went up by 12% to 7,793 last year.
The Department for Children, Schools and Families said that part of the rise was due to a ban on parents taking their child out of school during term time to go on holiday. The Labour government has a target to cut truancy (逃学) by a third, but the current rate of unauthorised absence in England is a third higher than in 2001.
The government has introduced tough new permission to force parents to deal with their child's truancy. Parents can be fined, asked to sign contracts, or ordered to make their child go to school. Finally they can be sent to prison. The first parent to be put in prison was Patricia Amos, from Banbury, Oxfordshire, in 2006. Separate figures from the Ministry of Justice today show that 133 parents were put in prison between 2004 and 2011 for failing to prevent their child's truancy.
Children's Minister Delyth Morgan said, “It's important that we back schools and local authorities in using these powers to deal with problem pupils and bad behaviour. They rightly make parents take responsibility for their children. These latest figures show that schools and local authorities continue to make good use of these measures.”
David Laws, the Liberal Democrat education spokesman, said, “While parents need to take responsibility for their children's behaviour and have the duty to ensure they attend school, truancy rates across the country remain sky high. What is needed is a more effective local approach involving parents, schools and the police. Extra money to cut class sizes and provide more onetoone support will enable teachers to work with individual children and make sure that they are occupied in the classroom.”
60.Parenting contracts are signed to ________.
A.remind parents to help their child with his homework
B.make parents accompany their child to school
C.keep children safe on the way to school
D.ensure children attend school
61.The underlined word “back” in Paragraph 4 probably means “________”.
A.adjust B.limit C.oppose D.support
62.We know from the passage that ________.
A.the government's approach has had little effect on children's truancy
B.the government should take tougher measures against parents
C.the number of parents sent to prison has reduced
D.schools and local authorities misuse the measures
63.In David Laws' opinion, ________.
A.only schools are responsible for children's behaviour
B.schools have got less support from the government
C.parents, schools and the police are to blame for children's truancy
D.more effective measures should be taken to prevent children's truancy
DDAD
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【小题1】What can you do if you like to go on holidays with pets?
A.Choose the holiday in Devon. |
B.Go to the Snowdonia Centre |
C.Join the World Sea Trip of 2008 |
D.Visit Acapulco and Hawaii |
A.It provides chances of family gatherings. |
B.It provides customers with good food. |
C.It offers a sport lesson. |
D.It offers comfortable room. |
A.You can have free meals on deck every day. |
B.You can sleep on a ship and tour many places. |
C.You will have chances to watch and act in a play. |
D.You have to do your own packing and unpacking. |
A.5. | B.6. | C.7. | D.8. |
a. He became addicted to drinking.
b. He studied at St. Paul Academy.
c. He published his first novel This Side of Paradise.
d. The Great Gatsby won high praise.
e. He failed to reorder his life.
f. He joined the army and met Zelda.
A.f-c-e-a-b-d | B.b-e-a-f-c-d | C.f-d-e-c-b-a | D.b-f-c-d-e-a |
A.had made some money when he met Zelda in Alabama. |
B.was well educated and well off before he served in the army |
C.would have completed more works if his wife hadn’t broken down |
D.helped his friend get rid of drinking while his wife was in hospital |
A.Zelda’s personal life |
B.Zelda’s illness and treatment |
C.Fitzgerald’s friendship with Graham |
D.Fitzgerald’s contributions to the literary world |