【题目】阅读理解

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。

The Price of Success

One problem for schools is that many students do not want to study hard. As a result, they perform (表现) poorly in their classes. This is especially true in the United States, where average scores for math and science are lower than in many other countries. In recent years, schools and charities have been looking for ways to help students get better grades in these subjects. An organization called the LMD Foundation introduced a program called Learn and Earn recently.

In the program, money was used to get a group of students to study harder in math and science. In addition to the normal school day, they went to after-school classes for four hours each week. The students were paid eight dollars for each hour of after-school class. By the end of the year, the students in the program had higher grades than a similar group of students who had not taken part.

Not everyone thinks that this is a good idea, though. TV reporter John Tulenko studied data (数据) from a similar program. He found that students’ grades went back down when they stopped getting paid. Many people are worried about this. They think that the students study because they want money, not because they enjoy learning. Also, some people believe that these types of programs are a bad idea because it is a large part of a teacher’s job to get students to study. If students are given money, some teachers might stop trying to do this.

However, others believe that these learning programs can be helpful for students from poor families. Many of these students do part-time jobs after school, and some even quit school at a young age to work. Some do this to help get money for their families. Others feel that they can learn more by working than by going to school. Programs like Learn and Earn let these students stay in school and still make money.

【1】What is true about many students in the United States?

A. They are not allowed to receive help from organizations.

B. They study more than students in other countries.

C. They are doing poorly in math and science.

D. They do not help their classmates get better grades.

2Students in the Learn and Earn program ________.

A. were asked to help other students with poor grades

B. were given money if their grades went up

C. were made to go to school during summer vacation

D. were paid to go to extra classes after school

3Why do some people think that programs like Learn and Earn are a bad idea?

A. Students’ grades only improve a little during the program.

B. Students stop studying when they are in the program.

C. Teachers might stop trying to do a big part of their job.

D. Teachers have started giving low grades to save money.

【题目】七选五

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

The First Americans

There was a time long ago when a land bridge connected Asia and North America. The first settlers in North America crossed this land bridge from what is now Siberia to Alaska. The people who made this initial crossing were probably following the animals they used for food.

Finally, the oceans rose and the land bridge between the continents disappeared. The settlers, who I shall call the “First Americans”, could not return to their homeland. __【1】__

For the next few thousand years, the First Americans moved south and east throughout North and South America. They made the journey all the way from Alaska to the southern tip of South America, a distance of more than 10,000 miles. __2__

In the far north, above the Arctic Circle, the First Americans became hunters of the ocean. __3__ In the summer, they gathered berries and other plants. In the winter, they stayed in lodges much of the time preparing for the next summer. It was a hard life, but they learned to survive in these terrible conditions.

Farther south, in what is now Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico, the First Americans became cliff dwellers. They began by living in caves that already existed in the cliffs. __4__ The dwellings they built in many ways resembled today's apartment buildings.

__5__ They built a system of dams and canals so they could store and use water almost any time of the year. They were so successful that they could raise fruits and vegetables that were not found naturally in the desert.

A.They also discovered foods like corn and potatoes.

B.Along the way, they established many different civilizations.

C.They discovered how to add to the caves by building structures of wood and stone.

D.People living near each other tended to share similar environments and customs.

E.They built boats of animal skins and hunted or fished for their food.

F.They would have to survive in the New World they had discovered.

G.The First Americans of the Southwest learned to water the desert.

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