9.At present,in many American cities expecially,many teachers in the public schools say they are underpaid.They point to jobs such as secretary or truck driver,which often pay more to start thanthatof a teacher.In many other fields,such as law,medicine,computer science,a beginning worker may make more than a teacher who has taught for several years.
Teaching has never been a profession that attracted people interested in high salaries.It is by history a profession that has provided rewards in addition to money-the satisfaction of sharing knowledge,of influencing others,of guiding young people.But in the past several years,there are more difficulties in teaching,for many,than there are rewards.
Unruly students,especially in big cities,large classes and a lack of support from the public in terms of money and understanding have led many public school teachers to leave the profession.
As a result,many of the best students,who would have chosen teaching as their life career in the past,are going into other fields.
Another reason for this change in teacher candidates is the changing status of women in the United States.Until the late 1960s and 1970s,one of the most popular choices for women was teaching.But as other professions,such as law and medicine opened up to women,women stopped pouring into teacher training programs.Thus,a major pool of excellent candidates for the teaching profession dwindled.
Bit by bit government officials and others realized that the status of the teacher had suffered.They talked about change.But the change in a vast society like the United States is not easy.People's attitudes have formed over many years,and sometimes change takes many years.
63.The underlined word"that"in Paragraph 1 refers to"B".
A.money
B.job
C.secretary
D.truck driver
64.What is the present situation of the teaching?A
A.Teachers work harder and get underpaid.
B.Teahcers have no opportunities to work in other fields.
C.Teaching can attract best students to work as a teacher.
D.Teaching can provide rewards as well as high salaries.
65.Many public school teachers turn to other professions becauseD.
A.the government doesn't finacially support them
B.they have to work longer hours than a lawyer
C.their students refuse to listen to them
D.they are not fairly treated
66.The author believes that change in teachers'status in the United StatesD.
A.is not great
B.is impossible
C.influences people's attitude
D.needs time.
分析 本文是一篇科教類閱讀,主要講的是尤其是在美國的城市里很多老師抱怨自己的薪水太低以及由于種種原因越來越少的人愿意從事這一"高尚"的職業(yè).
解答 63-66.BADD
63題答案:B考查細節(jié)推理,根據(jù)原文They point to jobs such as secretary or truck driver,which often pay more to start thanthatof a teacher.他們指出諸如秘書或者是卡車司機這樣的工作開始都比教師的"工作"薪水高.可知本題答案為B選項.
64題答案:A考查細節(jié)推理,根據(jù)原文第一段的many teachers in the public schools say they are underpaid(很多公立學(xué)校的老師說他們薪水太低)及第三段的Unruly students,especially in big cities,large classes and a lack of support from the public in terms of money and understanding have led many public school teachers to leave the profession(難管的學(xué)生(尤其是在大城市、大班里)加上缺乏來自公眾方面金錢與理解的支持已經(jīng)導(dǎo)致很多公立學(xué)校的老師離開這一職業(yè)).可知目前教師的情況是"工作越來越努力(費勁)、薪水低",故本題答案為A選項.
65題答案:D考查細節(jié)推理,根據(jù)文章最后一段的Bit by bit government officials and others realized that the status of the teacher had suffered.慢慢地政府官員和其他人開始意識到老師的地位受到了損害.可知老師之所以轉(zhuǎn)向其它行業(yè)是因為沒有被公平對待,故本題答案為D選項.
66題答案:D考查細節(jié)推理,People's attitudes have formed over many years,and sometimes change takes many years.人們的態(tài)度已經(jīng)形成了很多年,而且有時候改變要花很多年.可知作者認為教師地位的改變不是一朝一夕的事情,而是需要時間的;故本題答案為D選項.
點評 本文是一篇科教類閱讀,題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題,做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對 性找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細分析,結(jié)合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確的答案.