3.High school dropouts(輟學(xué)者)earn an average of $ 9,000 less per year than graduates.Now a new study moves away a common belief why they quit.It's much more than failing in exams at school.
Society tends to think of high school dropouts as kids who just can't cut it.They are lazy,and perhaps not too bright.So researchers were surprised when they asked more than 450kids who quit school about why they left.
"The vast majority actually had passing grades and they were confident that they could have graduated from high school."John Bridgeland,the executive researcher said.About 1million teens leave school each year.Only about half of African-American and Hispanic(美籍西班牙的)student will receive a diploma,and actually all dropouts come to regret their decision.So,if failing grades don't explain why these kids quit,what does?Again,John Bridgeland:"The most dependable finding was that they were bored.""They found classes uninteresting; they weren't inspired or motivated.They didn't see any direct connection between what they were learning in the classroom to their own lives,or to their possible careers."
The study found that most teens who do drop out wait until they turn sixteen,which happens to be the age at which most states allow students to quit.In the US,only one state,New Mexico,has a law requiring teenagers to stay in high school until they graduate.Only four states:California,Tennessee,Texas and Utah,plus the District of Columbia,require school attendance until age 18,no exceptions,another researcher says raising the compulsory attendance age may be one way to keep more kids in school.
"As these dropouts look back,they realize they've made a mistake.And anything that sort of gives these people an extra push to stick it out and it through to the end is probably a helpful measure."
New Hampshire may be the next state to raise its school attendance age to 18.But critics say that forcing the students unwilling to continue their studies to stay in school misses the point-the need for reform.It's been called for to reinvent high school education to make it more challenging and relevant,and to ensure that kids who do stick it out receive a diploma that actually means something.

61.Most high school students drop out of school becauseD.
A.they often fail in exams               B.they are lazy and not intelligent
C.they are discriminated against         D.they find school learning boring
62.According to the passage,which state will have a law requiring school attendance until 18?D
A.California        B.Utah.     C.New Mexico       D.New Hampshire
63.What do the dropouts think of their decision to quit school?C
A.It was a good idea.
B.It was interesting and instructive.
C.It was a mistake.
D.It was a success.
64.What is the author's attitude towards high school students dropping out of school?C
A.Indifferent     B.Positive    C.Negative      D.Neutral.
65.What is the purpose of the author writing this article?A
A.To raise awareness of educational reforming in the USA.
B.To introduce the measures to stop students from dropping out of school.
C.To introduce the different regulations in the USA about students dropping out of school.
D.To analyze the reasons why many students drop out of school.

分析 本文主要講述美國(guó)輟學(xué)學(xué)生的原因,以及呼吁美國(guó)改變教育制度.

解答 61-65  DDCCA
61  D   細(xì)節(jié)題. 根據(jù)文章第四 段The most dependable finding was that they were bored 可知輟學(xué)的原因是他們感覺(jué)厭煩,故選D.
62  D    細(xì)節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章最后一 段may be the next state to raise its school attendance age to 18.可知New Hampshire將會(huì)成為下一個(gè)把上學(xué)年齡堅(jiān)持到18歲的州,故選D.
63  C    細(xì)節(jié)題. 根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二 段they realize they've made a mistake. 可知輟學(xué)學(xué)生認(rèn)為輟學(xué)是一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤,故選C.
64 C 細(xì)節(jié)題. 根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二 段    anything that sort of gives these people an extra push to stick it out and it through to the end is probably a helpful measure."可知作者對(duì)輟學(xué)是持反對(duì)態(tài)度的,故選C.
65  A    主旨大意題.  通讀全文可知本文主要講述美國(guó)輟學(xué)學(xué)生的原因,以及呼吁美國(guó)改變教育制度.故選A.

點(diǎn)評(píng) 學(xué)生需要認(rèn)真閱讀原文,把握文章大意,對(duì)文章脈絡(luò)有整體的了解,能仔細(xì)查找文中細(xì)節(jié),并能根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容進(jìn)行合理的推測(cè)判斷.

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