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15.As a professor I have grown accustomed to the opinion regarding American education.We are repeatedly told that American schools are failing,that colleges are not teaching,and that the students of today are not as good as the students of the past.
There are,of course,problems with the education system.Because of economic inequality some schools are significantly better than others and the ideas of equality of education and equality of opportunity are cruel jokes.However,the mere fact that there are some serious problems does not mean that all the dire claims are true.
One stock (陈腐的) claim is that America has fallen behind the world in education in terms of performance on various tests.While the fact that America is behind other countries is a point of concern,there are at least three points worth considering here.The first is the above-mentioned economic inequality which will tend to result in poorer performance when taking the average for America.The second is that many countries have put considerable effort into improving their education systems and hence it is worth considering that America's decline is also due to the improvement of others.The third is the matter of the measures-do they,in fact,present an accurate picture of the situation?I am not claiming that the data is bad.I am merely raising a reasonable concern about how accurate our picture of education is at this time.
Another stock claim is that American students are doing badly on standardized tests.While there is clearly value in assessment,it is reasonable to consider whether or not such tests are a proper and adequate measure of education.It is also worth considering whether the puzzle with these tests is itself causing damage to education.That is,as teachers teach for the test and students learn for the test,it might be the case that what is being taught is not what should be taught and what is being learned is not what should be learned.

28.According to the professor,many people's attitude towards American colleges isB.
A.positive   B.negative   C.approving   D.indifferent
29.What does the underlined word"dire"in the second paragraph mean?D
A.Fair or objective.B.Exact or precise.
C.Long and boring.D.Extremely serious or terrible.
30.Judging by the text,the claims are centered onC.
A.what should be taught in the American classroom
B.fair judgment of American education
C.American students'performance on tests
D.an accurate picture of American colleges
31.The passage is written mainly toA.
A.defend American education
B.show dissatisfaction with American education
C.explain why American students do badly on tests
D.offer advice on American education reform.

分析 文章大意:本文讲的是作者就一些对美国教育的不满言论发表了自己的看法.

解答 28.B 推理判断题.根据文章第一段第二句话We are repeatedly told that American schools are failing,that colleges are not teaching,and that the students of today are not as good as the students of the past可知这些言论都是负面的,因此人们对美国大学教育的态度是消极的(negative),因此答案选B.
29.D 词义猜测题.根据文章第二段中的…However,the mere fact that there are some serious problems does not mean that all the dire claims are true可知,作者并不同意这些所谓的dire言论,由此可以判断dire指的是"糟糕的,极端的",因此答案选D.
30.C 细节理解题.根据文章第三段开头句One stock (陈腐的) claim is that America has fallen behind the world in education in terms of performance on various tests及第四段开头句Another stock claim is that American students are doing badly on standardized tests可知,这些言论都是集中在学生在考试中的表现.因此答案选C.
31.A 写作意图题.从整篇文章来看本文作者的写作意图是为美国教育辩护,因此答案选A.

点评 本文是人物故事类阅读理解.这类题材是高考常考的内容,它注重考查考生对整体内容的把握,做题时要求考生在把握大意的基础上,结合题目及文章上下文做出正确的选择.

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