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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。 　　In the past year, the number of parenting contracts-statements signed by parents agreeing to bring their child to school-has gone up by 4l％ to 6, 86l．The number of court-issued punishment notices went up by l2％ 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 200l． 　　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 20ll 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 one-to-one support will enable teachers to work with individual children and make sure that they are occupied in the classroom．” (1) 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 (2) The worst punishment parents can be faced with is ________． [　　] A． to be fined B． to be put into prison C． to sign a contract D． to lose parenting right (3) The underlined word “back” in Paragraph 4 probably means ________． [　　] A． adjust B． limit C． oppose D． support (4) 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 (5) 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

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答案：1．D;2．B;3．D;4．A;5．D;