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The Josephson Institute, a Los Angeles-based ethics institute, surveyed 29,760 students at 100 high schools nationwide, both public and private. The survey found that 35% of boys and 26% of girls admitted stealing from a store within the past year and 64% have cheated on a test, which suggests that today' s young people are less honest than previous generations.
However, Josephson addressed that today's youth are no less honest than their predecessors. "The question is not whether things are worse, but whether they are bad enough to attract concern. This is not a time to complain but to take thoughtful, positive actions. "
Roberta Gerold, superintendent of the Middle Country School District and a leader of the campaign, said parents and school officials need to be more diligent – for example, emphasizing to students the distinctions between original and borrowed work. "Adults are not taking this very seriously," he said. "The schools are not doing even the most moderate thing."
Nijmie Dzurinko, executive director of the Philadelphia Student Union, said the findings were not at all reflective of the inner-city students she works with as an advocate for better curriculum and school funding. "A lot of people like to blame society's problems on young people, without recognizing that young people aren't making the decisions about what's happening in society. "
Riddile, who for four decades was a high school teacher, agreed that more pressure could lead to more cheating, yet he said, "I would take these students over other generations. I found them to be more responsive, more rewarding to work with. We have to create situations where it's easy for kids to do the right things. We need to create classrooms where learning takes on more importance than having the right answer. "
60. According to the first paragraph, we know that __________.
A. the Josephson Institute is a Los Angeles-based public school
B. students in ethics institute are honest
C. cheating on tests is very common in America
D. more public school students admitted stealing
61. What does the underlined phrase "borrowed work" refer to?
A. Ideas taken from other person's works. B. Words borrowed from another language.
C. Homework assigned by the teachers. D. Work done by your classmates.
62. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Riddile takes the young students over other generations.
B. Roberta Gerold found them to be more responsive.
C. Nijmie Dzurinko said the findings were reflective of the inner-city students.
D. Josephson addressed that today's youth are less honest than their predecessors.
63. According to the passage, we can infer that it's _________ that should be to blame for the problem.
A. the students B. previous generations C. public schools D. parents and schools
查看习题详情和答案>>The Josephson Institute, a Los Angeles-based ethics institute, surveyed 29,760 students at 100 high schools nationwide, both public and private. The survey found that 35% of boys and 26% of girls admitted stealing from a store within the past year and 64% have cheated on a test, which suggests that today' s young people are less honest than previous generations.
However, Josephson addressed that today's youth are no less honest than their predecessors. "The question is not whether things are worse, but whether they are bad enough to attract concern. This is not a time to complain but to take thoughtful, positive actions. "
Roberta Gerold, superintendent of the Middle Country School District and a leader of the campaign, said parents and school officials need to be more diligent – for example, emphasizing to students the distinctions between original and borrowed work. "Adults are not taking this very seriously," he said. "The schools are not doing even the most moderate thing."
Nijmie Dzurinko, executive director of the Philadelphia Student Union, said the findings were not at all reflective of the inner-city students she works with as an advocate for better curriculum and school funding. "A lot of people like to blame society's problems on young people, without recognizing that young people aren't making the decisions about what's happening in society. "
Riddile, who for four decades was a high school teacher, agreed that more pressure could lead to more cheating, yet he said, "I would take these students over other generations. I found them to be more responsive, more rewarding to work with. We have to create situations where it's easy for kids to do the right things. We need to create classrooms where learning takes on more importance than having the right answer. "
- 1.
According to the first paragraph, we know that __________.
- A.the Josephson Institute is a Los Angeles-based public school
- B.students in ethics institute are honest
- C.cheating on tests is very common in America
- D.more public school students admitted stealing
- A.
- 2.
What does the underlined phrase "borrowed work" refer to?
- A.Ideas taken from other person's works.
- B.Words borrowed from another language.
- C.Homework assigned by the teachers.
- D.Work done by your classmates.
- A.
- 3.
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
- A.Riddile takes the young students over other generations.
- B.Roberta Gerold found them to be more responsive.
- C.Nijmie Dzurinko said the findings were reflective of the inner-city students.
- D.Josephson addressed that today's youth are less honest than their predecessors.
- A.
- 4.
According to the passage, we can infer that it's _________ that should be to blame for the problem.
- A.the students
- B.previous generations
- C.public schools
- D.parents and schools
- A.
Most American schools have boys and girls in the same classroom. But a public high school in the small, rural town of Boonsboro, Maryland, offers a special program called the Academy. Top students in the ninth and tenth grades can attend single-sex classes for math, science, English and social studies.
The aim is to help teenagers keep their mind on their work by keeping males and females apart. What they really want to do is take that top group of kids and take them to the very highest level they can achieve there, so that they’re prepared for college.
Students are invited to enter this program after they finish middle school, and placement in the Academy is voluntary. However, they need high marks and test scores and strong teacher recommendations. They also need to be involved in activities.
Almost 350 students have taken part in the Academy. It began as an experiment in 2010.
Michael Bair has been at Boonsboro High for twenty years and directs the Academy. His ninth-grade English class for boys centers on books that he believes boys find interesting. He says that the novels the students are reading now are very manly (男子气概的) novels. These novels deal with the arrogance (傲慢) of man and the pride of man which finally leads to man’s downfall.
One of those books, for example, is The Call of the Wild by Jack London. This classic story tells of a dog stolen from his home and sold to work as a sled dog in Canada’s Klondike Gold Rush.
Morgan Fleet, a senior at Boonsboro High, likes being in the Academy. She says boys and girls act differently when they are together in a classroom. She believes this difference seems to prevent her from developing herself because she’s more focused on thoughts like “Oh, I wish they would shut up. Oh, what do they think of me?’’ instead of focusing on “What’s the homework? What’s going on in this class? What’s the lesson?”.
There is one activity that girls and boys in the Academy do together. At the end of the day, many of them stay and help tutor students who are having trouble in school.
1.What is the purpose of the Academy program?
A. To offer a special program in high school.
B. To help students concentrate on study.
C. To strengthen sex education for teenagers.
D. To start learning college courses earlier.
2.To enter the Academy program, students are NOT required to _________.
A. do well in their study B. be recommended by teachers
C. take part in some activities D. have worked as volunteers
3.The Call of the Wild is given as an example to show that male students ___.
A. should learn more about literature
B. should have a sense of protecting the wildlife
C. are reading more manly novels
D. are interested in stories on animals
4.Which is likely to be Morgan Fleet’s opinion?
A. A girl cares about the boys’ opinions of her.
B. Single-sex classes should be stopped.
C. Girls are more focused when studying with boys.
D. Boys and girls act the same in separate classrooms.
5.The passage is intended to _________.
A. introduce the single-sex class project
B. explain the differences between boys and girls
C. persuade students to enter the Academy program
D. urge students to work hard in their study
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Most American schools have boys and girls in the same classroom. But a public high school in the small, rural town of Boonsboro, Maryland, offers a special program called the Academy. Top students in the ninth and tenth grades can attend single-sex classes for math, science, English and social studies.
The aim is to help teenagers keep their mind on their work by keeping males and females apart. What they really want to do is to take that top group of kids and to take them to the very highest level they can achieve there, so that they’re prepared for college.
Students are invited to enter this program after they finish middle school, and placement in the Academy is voluntary. However, they need high marks and test scores and strong teacher recommendations. They also need to be involved in activities. Almost 350 students have taken part in the Academy. It began as an experiment in 2010.
Michael Bair has been at Boonsboro High for twenty years and directs the Academy. His ninth-grade English class for boys centers on books that he believes boys find interesting. He says that the novels the students are reading now are very manly novels. These novels deal with the arrogance (傲慢) of man and the pride of man which finally leads to man’s downfall.
One of those books, for example, is The Call of the Wild by Jack London. This classic story tells of a dog stolen from his home and sold to work as a sled dog in Canada’s Klondike Gold Rush.
Morgan Fleet, a senior at Boonsboro High, likes being in the Academy. She says boys and girls act differently when they are together in a classroom. She believes this difference seems to prevent her from developing herself because she’s more focused on thoughts like “Oh, I wish they would shut up. Oh, what do they think of me?’’ instead of focusing on “What’s the homework? What’s going on in this class? What’s the lesson?”
There is one activity that girls and boys in the Academy do together. At the end of the day, many of them stay and help tutor students who are having trouble in school.
26. What is the purpose of the Academy program?
A. To offer a special program in high school.
B. To start learning college courses earlier.
C. To strengthen sex education for teenagers.
D. To help students concentrate on study.
27. To enter the Academy program, students are NOT required to _________.
A. have worked as volunteers B. be recommended by teachers
C. take part in some activities D. do well in their study
28. The Call of the Wild is given as an example to show that male students _________.
A. should learn more about literature
B. are reading more manly novels
C. should have a sense of protecting the wildlife
D. are interested in stories on animals
29. Which is likely to be Morgan Fleet’s opinion?
A. Boys and girls act the same in separate classrooms.
B. Single-sex classes should be stopped.
C. Girls are more focused when studying with boys.
D. A girl cares about the boys’ opinions of her.
30. The passage is intended to _________.
A. persuade students to enter the Academy program
B. explain the differences between boys and girls
C. introduce the single-sex class project
D. urge students to work hard in their study
查看习题详情和答案>>Twenty years ago, most experts believed that differences in how boys and girls behaved were mainly due to differences in how they were treated by their parents, teachers, and friends．It’s hard to cling to that belief today．Recent research has shown that there are biological differences between boys and girls．Understanding these differences is important in raising and educating children．
For example, girls are born with more sensitive hearing than boys, and the difference increases as kids grow up．So when a grown man speaks to a girl in what he thinks is a normal voice, she may hear it as yelling．Conversely （反过来）, boys who appear to be inattentive in class may just be sitting too far away too hear the teacher．
Likewise, girls are better in their expression of feelings．Studies reveal that negative emotions are seated in an area of the brain called the amygdala．Girls develop all early connection between this area and the cerebral cortex （大脑皮层）, enabling them to talk about their feelings．In boys these links develop later．So if you ask a troubled adolescent boy to tell you what his feelings are, he often cannot say much．
Dr．Sax, an advocate of single-sex education, points out that keeping boys and girls separate in the classroom has yielded striking educational, social, and interpersonal benefits．Therefore, parents and teachers should try to recognize, understand, and make use of the biological differences that make a girl a girl, and a boy a boy．
1．What is the main idea of the passage?
A．Boys tend to pay less attention in class than girls．
B．Girls are better than boys in their ability to detect sounds．
C．Boys and girls behave differently because of biological differences．
D．Single-sex schools are not good because they keep boys and girls separate．
2．Why do girls express negative feelings better than boys?
A．Girls are more emotional than boys．
B．Girls have more brain cells than boys．
C．The amygdala is located in different areas of the brain for boys and girls．
D．The links between certain parts of the brain develop earlier in girls than in boys．
3．Which of the following does the author believe?
A．Girls need more training in communication．
B．Boys and girls should be educated in different ways．
C．Parents should pay more attention to boys．
D．Sex differences should be ignored in education。
4．What does the phase “cling to” in the first paragraph mean?
A．maintain B．abandon C．evaluate D．challenge
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