Nearly 19,000 boys are starting secondary school with a reading age of a seven-year-old or below, government data has shown.

Some 9% of all 11-year-old boys in state schools in England did not reach level three in their __1__ tests this summer, statistics from the Department for Education reveal. This is the equivalent of 18,855 boys.

Level two is the __2__ expected of a seven-year-old and means pupils only have an understanding of __3__ texts and cannot read independently.

The government has said that by the age of 11, pupils should reach level four, at which __4__ they are able to understand the major themes of a variety of texts and can to some __5__ read "between the lines".

The data, first obtained by the BBC, shows that in Nottingham, 15% of 11-year-old boys are reading at __6__ level three. In Yorkshire and the Humber, the __7__ is 11%, while across the north-east, east Midlands and West Midlands, it is 10%.

The proportion of __8__ who did not reach level three in reading is 6%. On__9__, 8% of all pupils do not reach level three. Over the past 15 years, the proportion of pupils who have reached level four has __10__ to 81% from 49%.

However, the statistics have cast __11__upon the success of government schemes to eradicate sub-standard reading skills among a minority of children. Over the past__12___, the previous government spent more than £25m on early year’s education.

Michael Gove, the education secretary, said the coalition(联合) government would be __13__ a reading test at the age of six to identify struggling pupils. The curriculum was "a closed book" for a child who starts secondary school with a reading age of a seven-year-old, he said.

He said __14__ in some parts of the country had proved that it was __15__ for pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds to achieve level four. These headteachers would help struggling schools, he said.

( )1. A. listening        B. reading                C. speaking              D. writing

( )2. A.demand         B. expectation        C. request                D. standard

( )3. A.intensive        B. difficult                C. simple                 D. extensive

( )4. A. point             B. spot                     C. way                     D.corner

( )5.A. extent            B. expense               C. example              D. excuse

( )6. A. around          B. above                  C. below                  D. beneath

( )7. A. figure            B. mark                   C. sign                     D. score

( )8. A. boys             B. girls                     C. pupils                  D. children

( )9. A. level             B. usual                    C. equality               D. average

( )10. A. jumped       B. dropped              C. stayed                D. remained

( )11. A. remark        B. blame                  C. doubt                  D. belief

( )12. A. year            B. decade                C. centry                  D. months

( )13. A. preparing    B. addending            C. organizing            D. introducing

( )14. A. educators   B. experts        C. headteachers       D. scholars

( )15. A. possible   B. impossible           C. doubtful               D. helpful


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Poorer children would be offered the chance to attend lessons on Saturday to help catch up with their middle?class peers (同龄人), the shadow schools secretary, Michael Gove, said today.?The Conservatives would give English state schools the freedom to choose to have longer teaching hours and extra classes at the weekend, he told the Association of Teachers and Lecturers’annual conference.?
Gove said the move would help to close the achievement gap with richer children whose parents could afford extras such as tutoring and music lessons.?
He told delegates (代表) in Manchester: “For children who come from homes where parents don’t have the resources to provide additional stretch and cultural experiences, there are benefits in having those children in the learning environment, in school, for longer.”?
“Parents would love to have schools starting earlier in some circumstances, and certainly going on later in the afternoon, given the reality of their working lives,” he said. He held up the example of Kipp (Knowledge is Power Program) schools in the US, which are often based in the poorest communities and open from 7:30 am to 5pm on weekdays, plus Saturdays.?
But it would be up to schools to decide to offer longer hours, Gove added. ?
Parents said Saturday classes could become a “badge of dishonor”if pupils were forced to go, while teachers raised concerns about their workload.?
Margaret Morrissey, of Parents Outloud, said: “I think the suggestion the government made about one-to-one teaching for these kids would be a more preferable way of improving these children’s performance. I’m just not sure whether taking away a child at weekends is actually going to make them cleverer in the week.”?
The ATL’s general secretary, Mary Bousted, said: “If we want Saturday schools, then we need more teachers doing the extra hours, not the same teachers working longer.”?
66. The program is intended for children____________. ?
A. who are from middle-class families?     B. whose parents can’t afford extra help ?
C. who perform poorly academically ?      D. whose weekends are mostly unoccupied
67. “Additional stretch” in Paragraph 4 probably refers to_________.?
A. music lessons                  B. physical relaxation ?
C. entertainment activities?        D. out-of-school improvement
68. Why did Gove mention Kipp schools in the US? ?
A. To make a comparison.?         B. To introduce a new program.?
C. To seek supportive evidence.?     D. To prove his program is better.
69. What is Margaret Morrissey’s opinion about the new program? ?
A. Favourable.          B. Doubtful.           C. Optimistic.         D. Acceptable.
70. Which of the following is true??
A. Teachers may not like the program. ?   B. Schools are trying to make profits.?
C. The program is already under way. ?    D. The program is popular with children. ?


Poorer children would be offered the chance to attend lessons on Saturday to help catch up with their middle class peers (同龄人), the shadow schools secretary, Michael Gove, said today. The Conservatives would give English state schools the freedom to choose to have longer teaching hours and extra classes at the weekend, he told the Association of Teachers and Lecturers’ annual conference.?
Gove said the move would help to close the achievement gap with richer children whose parents could afford extras such as tutoring and music lessons.?
He told delegates (代表) in Manchester: “For children who come from homes where parents don’t have the resources to provide additional stretch and cultural experiences, there are benefits in having those children in the learning environment, in school, for longer.”?
“Parents would love to have schools starting earlier in some circumstances, and certainly going on later in the afternoon, given the reality of their working lives,” he said. He held up the example of Kipp (Knowledge is Power Program) schools in the US, which are often based in the poorest communities and open from 7:30 am to 5pm on weekdays, plus Saturdays.?
But it would be up to schools to decide to offer longer hours, Gove added. ?
Parents said Saturday classes could become a “badge of dishonor” if pupils were forced to go, while teachers raised concerns about their workload.?
Margaret Morrissey, of Parents Outloud, said: “I think the suggestion the government made about one-to-one teaching for these kids would be a more preferable way of improving these children’s performance. I’m just not sure whether taking away a child at weekends is actually going to make them cleverer in the week.”?
The ATL’s general secretary, Mary Bousted, said: “If we want Saturday schools, then we need more teachers doing the extra hours, not the same teachers working longer.”?
51. The program is intended for children____________. ?
A. who are from middle-class families?
B. whose parents can’t afford extra help ?
C. who perform poorly academically ?
D. whose weekends are mostly unoccupied
52. “Additional stretch” in Paragraph 4 probably refers to_________.?
A. music lessons
B. physical relaxation ?
C. entertainment activities?
D. out-of-school improvement
53. Why did Gove mention Kipp schools in the US? ?
A. To make a comparison.?
B. To introduce a new program.?
C. To seek supportive evidence.?
D. To prove his program is better.
54. What is Margaret Morrissey’s opinion about the new program? ?
A. Favorable.          B. Doubtful.           C. Optimistic.         D. Acceptable.
55. Which of the following is true??
A. Teachers may not like the program. ?B. Schools are trying to make profits.?
C. The program is already under way.  D. The program is popular with children.

Poorer children would be offered the chance to attend lessons on Saturday to help catch up with their middle?class peers (同龄人), the shadow schools secretary, Michael Gove, said today.?The Conservatives would give English state schools the freedom to choose to have longer teaching hours and extra classes at the weekend, he told the Association of Teachers and Lecturers’annual conference.?
Gove said the move would help to close the achievement gap with richer children whose parents could afford extras such as tutoring and music lessons.?
He told delegates (代表) in Manchester: “For children who come from homes where parents don’t have the resources to provide additional stretch and cultural experiences, there are benefits in having those children in the learning environment, in school, for longer.”?
“Parents would love to have schools starting earlier in some circumstances, and certainly going on later in the afternoon, given the reality of their working lives,” he said. He held up the example of Kipp (Knowledge is Power Program) schools in the US, which are often based in the poorest communities and open from 7:30 am to 5pm on weekdays, plus Saturdays.?
But it would be up to schools to decide to offer longer hours, Gove added. ?
Parents said Saturday classes could become a “badge of dishonor”if pupils were forced to go, while teachers raised concerns about their workload.?
Margaret Morrissey, of Parents Outloud, said: “I think the suggestion the government made about one-to-one teaching for these kids would be a more preferable way of improving these children’s performance. I’m just not sure whether taking away a child at weekends is actually going to make them cleverer in the week.”?
The ATL’s general secretary, Mary Bousted, said: “If we want Saturday schools, then we need more teachers doing the extra hours, not the same teachers working longer.”?
66. The program is intended for children____________. ?
A. who are from middle-class families?
B. whose parents can’t afford extra help ?
C. who perform poorly academically ?
D. whose weekends are mostly unoccupied
67. “Additional stretch” in Paragraph 4 probably refers to_________.?
A. music lessons
B. physical relaxation ?
C. entertainment activities?
D. out-of-school improvement
68. Why did Gove mention Kipp schools in the US? ?
A. To make a comparison.?
B. To introduce a new program.?
C. To seek supportive evidence.?
D. To prove his program is better.
69. What is Margaret Morrissey’s opinion about the new program? ?
A. Favourable.          B. Doubtful.           C. Optimistic.         D. Acceptable.
70. Which of the following is true??
A. Teachers may not like the program. ?
B. Schools are trying to make profits.?
C. The program is already under way. ?
D. The program is popular with children. ?

 

Poorer children would be offered the chance to attend lessons on Saturday to help catch up with their middle class peers (同龄人), the shadow schools secretary, Michael Gove, said today. The Conservatives would give English state schools the freedom to choose to have longer teaching hours and extra classes at the weekend, he told the Association of Teachers and Lecturers’ annual conference.?

Gove said the move would help to close the achievement gap with richer children whose parents could afford extras such as tutoring and music lessons.?

He told delegates (代表) in Manchester: “For children who come from homes where parents don’t have the resources to provide additional stretch and cultural experiences, there are benefits in having those children in the learning environment, in school, for longer.”?

“Parents would love to have schools starting earlier in some circumstances, and certainly going on later in the afternoon, given the reality of their working lives,” he said. He held up the example of Kipp (Knowledge is Power Program) schools in the US, which are often based in the poorest communities and open from 7:30 am to 5pm on weekdays, plus Saturdays.?

But it would be up to schools to decide to offer longer hours, Gove added. ?

Parents said Saturday classes could become a “badge of dishonor” if pupils were forced to go, while teachers raised concerns about their workload.?

Margaret Morrissey, of Parents Outloud, said: “I think the suggestion the government made about one-to-one teaching for these kids would be a more preferable way of improving these children’s performance. I’m just not sure whether taking away a child at weekends is actually going to make them cleverer in the week.”?

The ATL’s general secretary, Mary Bousted, said: “If we want Saturday schools, then we need more teachers doing the extra hours, not the same teachers working longer.”?

51. The program is intended for children____________. ?

A. who are from middle-class families?

B. whose parents can’t afford extra help ?

C. who perform poorly academically ?

D. whose weekends are mostly unoccupied

52. “Additional stretch” in Paragraph 4 probably refers to_________.?

  A. music lessons

B. physical relaxation ?

  C. entertainment activities?

D. out-of-school improvement

53. Why did Gove mention Kipp schools in the US? ?

A. To make a comparison.?

B. To introduce a new program.?

C. To seek supportive evidence.?

D. To prove his program is better.

54. What is Margaret Morrissey’s opinion about the new program? ?

A. Favorable.          B. Doubtful.           C. Optimistic.         D. Acceptable.

55. Which of the following is true??

A. Teachers may not like the program. ?B. Schools are trying to make profits.?

C. The program is already under way.  D. The program is popular with children.

 

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