4.July 28th,2003 London-It hasn't been like this since the death of Diana.Britain has been suffering from a national nervous breakdown ever since David Beckham,handsome idol of the Manchester United Soccer Team,announced that he was leaving to play for Real Madrid.The Sun set up a Beckham"grief(悲伤)help line"and had a lot of calls from his fans.One caller even said he was considering killing himself.A man who has"Beckham"tattooed on his arm said he wanted to cut it off."I cried myself to sleep after hearing the terrible news,"said grandmother Mary Richards,aged 85.A London taxi driver asked,"Has the world gone mad?He's only a footballer!"But he was mistaken.A footballer is the least of what David Beckham is.
In the  period of soccer  that will come to be known as B.B.-Before Beckham-the sport was a team game.What mattered was the club,the team and the player in that order.Then in the mid1990s,David Beckham-or"Becks"who  is known in that familiar shortened  form the British like to call their working class hero came along,and changed the face of soccer.It wasn't his right foot that changed the game,but his photogenic face.And the fact is that he used it to become one of the most recognizable and richest athletes in the world,receiving a salary of  8 million per year and earning at least  17 million more in advertisements.You can never imagine that his move from Manchester United to Real Madrid is  40 million.
Beckham interests not only those who have no interest in the club for which he plays,but those who have no interest in soccer.He is the most recognized sportsman in Asia and he's even managed to interest American-s.The 27-year-old,tongue-tied,surprisingly  shy working-class boy from London's East End,has turned himself into a soccer virus,one that has made the whole world mad.
12.What does the underlined word"breakdown"most probably mean in the text?B
A. A feeling of being nervous.
B. A sudden feeling of weakening the mind.
C. A feeling of being regretful.
D. A sudden failure in operation.
13.According to the text,after hearing the news  that Beckham was leaving to play for Real Madrid,B
A. many people called Beckham
B. many people called the Sun
C. a man killed himself
D. a man cut off one of his arms
14.According to the author,BeckhamC.
A. changed the size and shape of soccer
B. changed the rules of soccer
C. used his face to become famous
D. gets a salary of   65 million a year
15.We can infer from the text thatA.
A. maybe East End used to be one poor area in London
B. the Sun is a telephone company in England
C. Beckham has got a certain kind of disease
D. Beckham's move to Real Madrid reminded people of the death of Diana.
3.Most American students go to traditional public schools.There are about 88,000public schools all over the US.Some students attend about 3,000independent public schools called charter schools.
Charter schools are selfgoverning.Private companies operate some charter schools.They are similar in some ways to traditional public schools.They receive tax just as other public schools do.Charter schools must prove to local or state governments that their students are learning.These govern-ments  provide  the  schools  with  the  agreement called a charter that permits them to operate.
Charter schools are different because they don't have to obey most laws governing  traditional public schools.Local,state or federal governments cannot tell them what to teach.Each school can choose its own goals and decide the ways it wants to reach them.Class size is usually smaller than in traditional public schools.
Governments strongly support charter schools  as a way to reorganize public  schools that are  failing to educate students.But some education agencies and unions oppose charter schools.One teachers'union has just made public the results of the first national study comparing the progress of students in traditional schools and charter schools.
The American Federation of Teachers criticized the government's delay in releasing the results of the study,which is called the National Assessment of Educational Progress.Union education experts say the study shows that charter school students  performed  worse in math and reading tests than students in regular public schools.
Some experts say the study is not a fair look at charter schools because students in those schools have more problems than students in traditional schools.Other education experts say the study results should make charter school officials demand more student progress.
9.If a private company wants to operate a charter school,it mustD.
A. try new methods of teaching
B. prove its management ability
C. obey all local and state laws
D. get the government's permission
10.Charter schools are independent becauseC.
A. they make greater progress
B. their class size is smaller
C. they enjoy more freedom
D. they oppose traditional ways
11.What can we learn from the text?D
A. More students choose to attend charter schools.
B. Charter schools are better than traditional schools.
C. Students in charter schools are well educated.
D. People have different opinions about charter schools.
20.The first year of school in America,known as kindergarten,usually begins between the ages of five and six.Among rich countries such a late start is very strange.President Obama believes it is an economic and social problem; his education secretary goes as far as to say that it is"morally wrong".This statement has some support,as it is clear from research into vocabulary that youngsters from poor families enter kindergarten well behind those from rich families-a disadvantage that usually lasts a lifetime.Children from households on welfare knew 525words by the age of three,while the children of professionals had mastered 1,116.
Preschool can help close this gap.So in a speech last month,Mr,Obama called for a partnership between the federal government and the states to expand it to every American child.It later became known that"every"meant those who come from families with incomes of up to 200% above the poverty line-equal to an income of $47,000for a family of four.
Some critics say that sending children to school at the age of four does not work.The evidence suggests otherwise.For example,on March 20th new results were announced from a study of 9to 11year olds in New Jersey.This report found that disadvantaged children who had attended preschool had better literacy (读写能力),language,maths and science skills.And two years of prekindergarten were better than one.Some studies also follow the effects of early learning over lifetimes,such as its effect on crime rates and other factors that may eventually burden society.Critics have singled out a government scheme called Head Start,created in 1965,which provides poor households with a range of services including school-based early education.
24.Kindergarten in rich countries other than America usually begins at the age ofA
A.four             
B.six           
C.seven            
D.eight
25.According to the passage,which of the following is TRUE?B
A.Poor preschool kids have a larger vocabulary than rich kids.
B.Rich preschool kids have a richer vocabulary than poor kids.
C.President Obama believes that early education can solve all economic and social problems.
D.President Obama's education secretary thinks it is morally wrong to let kids start kindergarten early.
26.Which of the following about the New Jersey study is TRUE?A
A.Two years of prekindergarten were better than one.
B.New Jersey has created a new Head Start to help disadvantaged kids.
C.Sending children to school at the age of four is not going to help.
D.There is no evidence to support the New Jersey study.
27.Which of the following is an appropriate title for this passage?C
A.Secondary Education
B.Poor Kids'Education
C.Preschool Education
D.Rich Kids'Education.
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