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【题目】For high school leavers starting out in the working world, it is very important to learn particular skills and practice how to behave in an interview or how to find all internship（实习）. In some countries, schools have programs to help students onto the path to work. In the United States, however, such programs are still few and far between. Research shows that if high schools provide career-related courses, students are likely to get higher earnings in later years. The students are more likely to stay in school, graduate and go on to higher education.

In Germany, students as young as 13 and 14 are expected to do internships. German companies work with schools to make sure that young people get the education they need for future employment.

But in America, education reform programs focus on how well students do in exams instead of bringing them into contact with the working world. Harvard Education school professor Robert Schwartz has criticized education reformers for trying to place all graduates directly on the four-year college track. Schwartz argued that this approach leaves the country’s most vulnerable（易受影响的）kids with no jobs and no skills.

Schwartz believed that the best career programs encourage kids to go for higher education while also teaching them valuable practical skills at high school. James Madison High School in New York, for example, encourages students to choose classes on career-based courses. The school then helps them gain on-the-job experience in those fields while they’re still at high school.

However, even for teens whose schools encourage them to connect with work, the job market is daunting (使人气馁的). In the US, unemployment rates for 16-to-19-year-olds are above 20 percent for the third summer in a row.

“The risk is that if teenagers miss out on the summer job experience, they become part of this generation of teens who had trouble in landing a job.” said Michael, a researcher in the US.

【1】In the author’s opinion, American high school leavers__________.

A. have enough career-related courses

B. need more career advice from their schools

C. perform better in exams than German students

D. can get higher earnings in later years

【2】According to Robert Schwartz, _________.

A. there is no need for kids to go for higher education in the US

B. students should get contact with the working world at high school

C. education reform should focus on students’ performance in exams

D. teenagers in the US can’t miss out on the summer job experience

【3】What can be learned from the text?

A. Unemployment rates for US teenagers remain high at the moment.

B. Students with career-based courses never have problems finding a job.

C. US companies work with schools to prepare young people for future employment.

D. High school leavers with no practical skills can’t find a job absolutely

【4】What’s the main idea of the text?

A. Arguments about recent US education reform.

B. Tips on finding jobs for high school leavers.

C. The lack of career-based courses in US high schools.

D. Advice for American high school leavers.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要通过介绍和比较美国、德国的高中对毕业生就业选择上的引导和建议，说明了高中教育在就业方面对于学生未来职业发展的重要性。

【1】推理判断题。根据第一段In the United States, however, such programs are still few and far between. Research shows that if high schools provide career-related courses, students are likely to get higher earnings in later years.可知作者认为美国高中需要为毕业生提供更多就业建议，故选B。

【2】细节分析题。根据第四段第一句Schwartz believed that the best career programs encourage kids to go for higher education while also teaching them valuable practical skills at high school.可知学生在高中阶段应该接触到一些社会工作，故选B。

【3】推理判断题。根据倒数第二段In the US, unemployment rates for 16-to-19-year-olds are above 20 percent for the third summer in a row可以判断出美国青少年的失业率现在仍然很高，.故选A。

【4】归纳总结题。由第一段第二句In some countries, schools have programs to help students onto the path to work. In the United States, however, such programs are still few and far between.就可看出美国高中缺乏就业课程，全文主要围绕这一现象及其影响进行阐述，故选C。