Question

【题目】

PISA is a two-hour test that compares the performance of 15-year-olds. In the latest test, the countries with the best readers were South Korea and Finland. But students in Shanghai. China, scored the highest of all in reading, mathematics and science. The next【1】 results were in Hong Kong. Singapore, Canada, New Zealand and Japan. In all, around half a million students in more than 70 【2】took the test last year. The test has been given every three years since 2000. Last year was the first time Shanghai took part.

Mr. ANDREAS SCHLEICHER says “Asian countries 【3】 education more than other countries. They have given education a【4】. Every child, every teacher, every parent knows that education is the【5】 to success.” He says other education systems can learn from Shanghai. For example, he says education spending in the province has increased, including teacher pay and training. And administrators are putting teachers into challenging classroom situations to make them 【6】at their jobs. Education Secretary Arne Duncan says that the results 【7】 an urgent need for Americans to do more to remain 【8】 in the world economy. He points out that the United States has fallen from first to ninth place in college graduation rates because of 【9】 by other countries.

Mr Schloichor says international testing experts have investigated and confirmed（证实）the Shanghai scores. He says the PISA results are not representative of all of China. But he also says they dispute the common belief that Chinese education【10】on repetition and memorization.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】H

【3】A

【4】G

【5】F

【6】I

【7】B

【8】J

【9】D

【10】E

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。PISA是一个两小时的测试，比较15岁学生的表现。在最新的测试中，表现最好的国家是韩国和芬兰。但是上海的学生在阅读、数学和科学方面得分最高。对于这一情况有人表示亚洲国家比其他国家更重视教育，也有人认为美国人迫切需要付出更多努力，以保持在世界经济中的竞争力。

【1】考查形容词最高级。句意：但是上海的学生。中国在阅读、数学和科学方面得分最高。紧随其后的是香港，新加坡、加拿大、新西兰和日本。根据上下文语境以及修饰名词results可知应填形容词strongest。故选C。

【2】考查名词。句意：去年，来自70多个国家的大约50万名学生参加了这项考试。根据句意可知指70个“国家”countries故选H。

【3】考查动词。句意：ANDREAS SCHLEICHER先生说:“亚洲国家比其他国家更重视教育。根据句意可知表示“重视”value，故选A。

【4】考查名词。句意：他们把教育放在首位。结合上文可知亚种国家比其他国家更重视教育，他们把教育放在首位。故填priority，选G。

【5】考查名词。句意：每个孩子，每个老师，每个家长都知道教育是成功的关键。根据句意可知表示“成功的关键”，故填key，故选F。

【6】考查形容词比较级。句意：管理人员将教师置于富有挑战性的课堂环境中，使他们更好地完成工作。根据句意可知表示“更好地”，故填better。故选I。

【7】考查动词。句意：教育部长Arne Duncan表示，调查结果表明，美国人迫切需要付出更多努力，以保持在世界经济中的竞争力。根据句意可知表示“表明”应填show，故选B。

【8】考查形容词。句意：教育部长Arne Duncan表示，调查结果表明，美国人迫切需要付出更多努力，以保持在世界经济中的竞争力。根据句意可知表示“有竞争力的”competitive，故选J。

【9】考查名词。句意：他指出，由于其他国家的增长，美国的大学毕业率从第一名下降到第九名。根据句意可知表示“增长；增加”应填gains。故选D。

【10】考查动词。句意：但他也表示，他们质疑中国教育注重重复和记忆的普遍观点。根据句意可知表示“注重”短语为focus on。主语为Chinese education，谓语应用三人称单数focuses。故选E。