题目内容
High school dropouts（辍学者）earn an average of $ 9,000 less per year than graduates. Now a new study dispels a common belief why they quit. It’s much more basic than flunking out（不及格）.
Society tends to think of high school dropouts as kids who just can’t cut it. They are lazy，and perhaps not too bright．So researchers were surprised when they asked more than 450 kids who quit school about why they left.
“The vast majority actually had passing grades and they were confident that they could have graduated from high school.” John Bridgeland, the executive researcher said. About 1 million teens leave school each year. Only about half of African-American and Hispanic（美籍西班牙的）student will receive a diploma（证书），and actually all dropouts come to regret their decision. So， if failing grades don’t explain why these kids quit, what does? Again，John Bridgeland："The most dependable finding was that they were bored.” “They found classes uninteresting; they weren’t inspired or motivated. They didn’t see any direct connection between what they were learning in the classroom to their own lives, or to their career aspirations.”
The study found that most teens who do drop out wait until they turn sixteen, which happens to be the age at which most states allow students to quit. In the US，only one state，New Mexico，has a law requiring teenagers to stay in high school until they graduate. Only four states: California, Tennessee, Texas and Utah, plus the District of Columbia, require school attendance until age 18, no exceptions, another researcher，says raising the compulsory（义务的）attendance age may be one way to keep more kids in school．
“As these dropouts look back，they realize they’ve made a mistake. And anything that sort of gives these people an extra push to stick it out and it through to the end, is probably helpful measure.”
New Hampshire may be the next state to raise its school attendance age to 18. But critics say that forcing the students unwilling to continue their studies to stay in school misses the point－the need for reform. It's been called for to reinvent high school education to make it more challenging and relevant, and to ensure that kids who do stick it out receive a diploma that actually means something.
Most high school students drop out of' school because＿＿．
A. they have failing grades B. they take no interest in classes
C. they are discriminated against D. they are lazy and not intelligent
Acceding to the passage，which state has a law requiring school attendance until they graduate?
A. New Hampshire B. Utah C. New Mexico D. The District of Columbia
The underlined words “stick it out” probably means“＿＿”．
A. complete schooling B. solve the problem
C. love having classes D. believe in themselves
From the passage，we can infer the following EXCEPT that＿．
A. the grades of most dropouts at school were acceptable
B. about 500, 000 high school dropouts are black and Spanish
C. classes don't appeal to dropouts
D. on average dropouts cannot get good jobs
CScientists find that hard，working people live longer than average men and women． Career（职业） women are healthier than housewives．Evidence shows that the jobless are in poorer health than the jobholders．An investigation （调查） shows that whenever the unemployment rate increases by 1％, the death rate increases by 2％． All this comes down to one point, work is helpful to health．Why is work good for health？It is because work keeps people busy away from loneliness and solitude （孤单）．Researches show that people feel unhappy, worried and lonely when they have nothing to do． Instead the happiest are those who are busy． Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard． Work serves as a bridge between man and reality． By work people come into contact with each other． By collective activity they find friendship and warmth． This is helpful to health． The loss of work means the loss of everything． It affects man spiritually and makes him ill．Besides, work gives one a sense of fulfillment and a sense of achievement．Work makes one feel his value and status in society． When a writer finishes his writing or a doctor successfully operates on a patient or a teacher sees his students grow, they are happy beyond words．From the above we can come to the conclusion that the more you work the happier and healthier you will be． Let us work hard and study hard and live a happy and healthy life．64. The underlined word “average” in Paragraph1 means“＿＿＿＿＿＿”． A. healthy B. lazy C. ordinary D. poor 65. What may be the reason why housewives are not as healthy as career women？ A. Housewives are poorer than career women． B. Housewives have more children than career women． C. Housewives have less chance to communicate with others． D. Housewives eat less food than career women．66. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to Paragraph 2？ A. Busy people have nothing to do at home． B. High achievers don't care about their families． C. There is no friendship and warmth at home． D. A satisfying job helps to keep you healthy．67. The best title for this passage may be “＿＿＿＿＿＿”． A. People Should Find a Job B. Working Hard Is Good for Health C. People Should Make More Friends by Work D. The Loss of Work Means the Loss of Everything
单词拼写（共12小题，每小题0.5分，共6分）
1.The salesman p________ us into buying his product yesterday.
2.What’s your a________ to this idea? Good or not?
3.They began the r＿＿＿ work at once, as soon as the earthquake happened.
4.In the city, the water pipes in some buildings cracked and b_______..
5.There were dozens of people i＿＿＿＿in the fire, and they were sent to hospital immediately.
6.We work hard at English so as to have a good c________ of it.
7.I don’t want to set down a s______ of facts in a diary as most people do.
8.A_______ all languages change and develop when cultures meet and communicate with each other.
9.The goods will be t________ to Singapore by air.
10.How can Linda r_______ from her illness in this room when it’s so dirty and dusty?
11.We will cycle along the Mekong River and my sister is planning our s______ for the trip.
12.He often tells lies so I don't think he is a r_______ man.
Are the lives of city kids the same as those in villages? In lots of ways, they are very different. But what are those differences?
Hu Peng from Wuhan and four of his friends decided to find out. Earlier this month, they went to live for a week in Caidian, a village near Wuhan. Hu and his Junior l classmates went door to door in Caidian and asked kids lots of questions. They want to learn more about village kids' everyday lives, so they asked questions like this: Do your parents teach you how to do the housework? How much money do you usually spend on dinner? What would you do if a thief came into your house? They also asked 150 city kids the same questions.
On April 12, the team gave a report to their class. They told about many differences between children's lives in cities and those of children in villages. The biggest difference is about independence. Hu's team found that 60 percent of city kids can't do much housework, but 90 percent of village kids can care for themselves.
City kids told Hu they care about schoolwork a lot, and they have no time for washing clothes or making their beds. Village kids said they help their parents a lot : cooking, cleaning the houses and feeding pigs. Hu's team also found that village kids have less pocket money. Many have never used computers. They like playing in rivers or on mountains. Some don't even like to make new friends.
Hu and his friends said their trip gave them more self- confidence (自信) because they have done something by themselves. But it also worried them a bit because they found they still have a lot to learn. "When we grow up, our parents can't take care of us," Hu said. "We have to learn to take care of ourselves. " Shen Guanquan, one of Hu's friends said, "When people learn to care for themselves, they learn to do lots of difficult things. "
1.How many city kids went to learn about village kids' everyday lives?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.
2.Their report showed that most city kids ＿＿.
A. help their parents a lot B. have less pocket money
C. can take care of themselves D. still have a lot to learn
3.The underlined word "it" in the last paragraph means ＿＿.
A. their trip B. their report C. a village kid D. a city kid
4. Hu Peng and his friends finished their report by ＿＿.
A. visiting schools in the village
B. questioning village and city kids from door to door
C. watching village and city kids' everyday lives
D. questioning village and city kids' parents
Scientists find that hard，working people live longer than average men and women． Career（职业） women are healthier than housewives．Evidence shows that the jobless are in poorer health than the jobholders．An investigation （调查） shows that whenever the unemployment rate increases by 1％, the death rate increases by 2％． All this comes down to one point, work is helpful to health．
Why is work good for health？It is because work keeps people busy away from loneliness and solitude （孤单）．Researches show that people feel unhappy, worried and lonely when they have nothing to do． Instead the happiest are those who are busy． Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard． Work serves as a bridge between man and reality． By work people come into contact with each other． By collective activity they find friendship and warmth． This is helpful to health． The loss of work means the loss of everything． It affects man spiritually and makes him ill．
Besides, work gives one a sense of fulfillment and a sense of achievement．Work makes one feel his value and status in society． When a writer finishes his writing or a doctor successfully operates on a patient or a teacher sees his students grow, they are happy beyond words．
From the above we can come to the conclusion that the more you work the happier and healthier you will be． Let us work hard and study hard and live a happy and healthy life．
64. The underlined word “average” in Paragraph1 means“＿＿＿＿＿＿”．
A. healthy B. lazy C. ordinary D. poor
65. What may be the reason why housewives are not as healthy as career women？
A. Housewives are poorer than career women．
B. Housewives have more children than career women．
C. Housewives have less chance to communicate with others．
D. Housewives eat less food than career women．
66. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to Paragraph 2？
A. Busy people have nothing to do at home．
B. High achievers don't care about their families．
C. There is no friendship and warmth at home．
D. A satisfying job helps to keep you healthy．
67. The best title for this passage may be “＿＿＿＿＿＿”．
A. People Should Find a Job
B. Working Hard Is Good for Health
C. People Should Make More Friends by Work
D. The Loss of Work Means the Loss of Everything
