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18．The most detailed breakdown（分析） of ethnic and gender performance in national curriculum tests for 7，11 and 14-year-olds shows that Chinese pupils do best in every subject at every age．Chinese and Indian pupils outperformed white British children in English tests for 11-year-olds．In all，83% of Chinese students reached the required standard compared with 78% of Indian pupils and 75% of white UK pupils and only 65% of Bangladeshi children reaching level four，the standard that an 11-year-old should achieve．
         While the overall results show the performance of every ethnic group at GCSE（中等教育普通证书） is improving，they do highlight a worrying trend for white British pupils．David Miliband，the minister for School Standards，said the results showed that while standards in secondary schools were rising，there was"a shocking gender gap between boys and girls"．He added："58.2% of girls achieved five A to C grade passes at GCSE in 2003 compared with just 49.9% of boys，and white working-class boys are one of the lowest performing groups at 14．"According to researchers，"In the weeks leading up to GCSE unsupervised study leave at home in many areas has become the norm（惯例）．They are left to their own devices．"Mr．Miliband is supporting a plan to persuade schools to drop study leave before GCSEs and replace it with structured revision in school．
53．What's the best title for this text？B
A．Chinese-British Pupils'Education in Britain
B．British Primary Education
C．British Ethnic Minority Education
D．The GCSE In Britain
54．All UK 11-year-olds'required standard in English tests is that they should reachD．
A．grade A        B．grade B       C．grade C           D．level 4
55．What worries David Miliband according to the text？C
A．Chinese-British and Indian-British pupils surpass British pupils in every subject．
B．White working class boys perform worst in schools
C．Girls perform much better than boys．
D．Before GCSE all students are asked to do revision at school by themselves．
56．According to David Miliband，the study leave before GCSE isA．
A．unacceptable      B．practical          C．admirable         D．understandable．

分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了英国小学教育尽管近些年各名族的成绩都有所改善，但是男女学生的英语水平差距变大，女孩成绩普遍好于男孩，情况令人担忧．

解答 53．B．主旨大意题．通读全文，可知文章主要讲了英国小学教育尽管近些年各名族的成绩都有所改善，但是男女学生的英语水平差距变大，女孩成绩普遍好于男孩，情况令人担忧，因此最佳标题为英国小学教育；故选B．
54．D．细节理解题．根据文章第一段"In all，83% of Chinese students reached the required standard compared with 78% of Indian pupils and 75% of white UK pupils and only 65% of Bangladeshi children reaching level four，the standard that an 11-year-old should achieve"可知英国11岁儿童达到的英语测试标准是四级水平；故选D．
55．C．细节理解题．根据文章第二段"said the results showed that while standards in secondary schools were rising，there was"a shocking gender gap between boys and girls"可知David Miliband担心的是女孩成绩普遍比男孩好得多；故选C．
56．A．推理判断题．根据文章第二段"They are left to their own devices．"Mr．Miliband is supporting a plan to persuade schools to drop study leave before GCSEs and replace it with structured revision in school"Mr．Miliband是支持ng计划说服学校放弃学习离开之前GCSE和取代它与结构化复习学校；可知他认为没过GCSE就停止时不可取的；故选A．

点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．

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41．What is the passage mainly about？C
A．The problems faced by the old in society．
B．Why we should take responsibility for the old．
C．How we can improve the lives of the old．
D．Where the old can go to get their pensions．
42．According to the passage，how can the government help to improve the lives of retired people？D
A．Set aside some profits to help people with problems after they retire．
B．Increase savings levels of people during their working years．
C．Increase the discounts for food and transport for the old．
D．Make available pensions for those who have retired．
43．The underlined word"viable"most probably means"B"．
A．impossible      B．practical    C．useful     D．important
44．What can be concluded from the passage？D
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C．Becoming independent should be the goal of most old people．
D．There is no single solution to the problems of the old．
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A．To point out the need for government support for old people．
B．To make general readers aware of the problems of retired people．
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D．To instruct retired people on how they can have a happier life．

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