Should struggling students be banned from clubs and sports?

Getting a bad grade in Rockingham, Vt. could get you kicked off the team! School officials there are considering k*s#5^unew guidelines that would prevent students with bad grades from participating in extracurricular activities, such as sports and clubs. The proposal would affect students in eighth grade and below.

School board member Mike says the policy would motivate students to work harder in school. He drafted a letter to coaches, parents, and after-school program leaders to encourage them to allow only kids who are meeting certain academic standards into their program.

Not everyone gives such policy an A+. Some people argue that no student should be excluded from after-school activities. They say taking part in extracurricular activities can help kids do better in class by improving their participation and concentration skills. They say a 2009 study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that time spent in extracurricular physical activities does not take away from students’ ability to do well in the classroom . In fact, it may even help boost girls’ academic performance.

Students themselves have different opinions.

SCHOOL COMES FIRST

Why not require good grades to participate in those activities?

Kids need to understand that grades are important. School comes first, period. Getting good grades help you with life, help you go to college, get a job, and so on. Banning underachieving students from extracurricular activities not only gives them motivation to get their grades up, but allows more time to study or get help from a tutor.

DON’T BAN STUDENTS

Every student should be able to participate in extracurricular activities, no matter what his or her grades are. Extracurricular activities can help kids concentrate more on doing homework. They can help kids develop mentally and physically.

A school policy that tells kids with bad grades that they can’t be in sports or the school play is like judging a book by its cover. Every student is unique. A kid may have a learning disability, an attention issue, or a difficult time studying in his or her home environment. His or her teachers should find why the student is struggling. Together they should find out a solution that will keep the student in the activity.

72. Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “excluded”?

A. protected   B. approved C.  blamed   D. banned

73. What’s the author’s attitude to the policy that prevents students with bad grades from participating in extracurricular activities?

A. supportive   B. critical     C. neutral   D. indifferent

74. In the second paragraph “a 2009 study…”is used by the critics to        .

A. To indicate the author is against the policy.

B. To emphasize there is no need to ban the students with bad grades to take part in extracurricular activities.

C. To suggest girls can benefit from extracurricular activities.

D. To prove grades have nothing to do with extracurricular activities.

75. Some don’t think the policy is reasonable for the following reasons EXCEPT        .

A. Every kid is unique.

B. Extracurricular activities will benefit students mentally and physically.

C. . Grades will help students get a job.

D. One can learn more that can’t be learned in class.

任务型阅读。(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)

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Mr King works in a shop and drives a car for the manager. He drives carefully and can keep calm in time of danger. And he escaped from several accidents. The manager pays him more and the traffic policemen often speak highly of him.

Mr. Baker, one of his friends, works a factory outside the city. It’s far from his house and he has to go to work by bus. As the traffic is crowded in the morning, sometimes he’s late for the work. His manager warns the young man will be sent away unless he gets to his office on time. He hopes to buy a car, but he hasn’t enough money. He decides to buy an old one. He went to the flea market and at last he chose a beautiful but cheap car. He said he wanted to have a trial drive, the seller agreed. He called Mr. King and asked him to help him.

Mr. King examined the car at first and then drove it away. It was five in the morning and there were few cars in the street. At first he drove slowly and it worked well. Then he drove fast. And when he reached a crossing, the lights turned red. He tried to stop it, but he failed and nearly hit an old woman who was crossing the street. A policeman told him to stop, but the car went on until it hit a big tree by the road.

“Didn’t you hear me?” the policeman asked angrily.

“Yes, I did, sir,” said Mr. King , “ since it doesn’t listen to me, can it obey you?

86. Mr. King is paid more because he __________????????_________________________________(用英语答)

87. Mr. Baker went to the flea market to _________________________________________(用英语答)

88.The word underlined “have a trial drive” means _________________________________(用汉语答)

89. 翻译句子:And when he reached a crossing, the lights turned red. He tried to stop it, but he failed and nearly hit an old woman who was crossing the street.

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90. Why did Mr. King fail to stop the car? (用英语答)

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