公共英语五级-Education及答案解析.doc

1、公共英语五级-Education 及答案解析(总分：54.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Unit 1(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part (总题数：1，分数：4.00)Questions 1-4 Choose the best answer.（分数：4.00）(1).The author believes that _.（分数：1.00）A.parents want to do the best for their childrenB.good schools involve community support and positive actionC.there used to be

2、 bureaucracy in public sectorD.parents effort only cant make a difference(2).Why is a wake up call so necessary and urgent?（分数：1.00）A.There are previously uncommon crimes owing to poor education in the community.B.More parents choose to resort to personal ways in their childrens education.C.The auth

3、or wishes to call more political attention through this wake up call.D.A lot of public schools are closed due to the financial factor.(3).Which of the following statements is TRUE according to this article?（分数：1.00）A.There are people who have lost confidence in public schools.B.Parents choose public

4、 schools because they have no other options.C.You have less responsibility if you dont have children in public schools.D.The current situation of public education requires a complete revolution.(4).What is the tone of this article?（分数：1.00）A.Cynical.B.Advocating.C.Sarcastic.D.Supportive.三、Part (总题数：

5、0，分数：0.00)四、Exercise 1 Use of En(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Block SchedulingBlock scheduling is (1) to do many positive things such as reduce truancy, make school (2) stressful, increase planning time for teachers, improve teacher-student relationships, and provide time for off-site work experiences at local bu

6、sinesses. However, the critical issue is (3) it does for actual learning. The desire for a (4) on academic achievement has been criticized by some proponents of block scheduling, (5) some parents feel that academic achievement is what public education is (6) The studies and trade articles that are u

7、sed in (7) of block scheduling frequently base their conclusions on (8) criteria, e.g., many teachers enjoy it, kids seem to (9) having fun, the atmosphere is more relaxed, etc. However, proponents are unable to demonstrate academic benefits with hard, scientific data. On the (10) , the largest scie

8、ntific study (11) objective student performance in block classes with student performance in full year classes found that the full year students outscored the block students (12) every measure. Dr. David J. Bateson of the University of British Columbia studied 30,000 10th grade students in British C

9、olumbia (13) took science courses in year-long or semester-long blocks. Students in year-long science courses significantly outperformed (14) those taking science in the first semester and students taking science in the second semester. Furthermore, Batesons study (15) that first semester students h

10、ad forgotten a significant amount of class material (16) the time they took the test at the end of the year, contrary to the popular myth (17) retention is not a problem. Considering that typical block schedules cause a gap of three to thirteen months between consecutive classes, (18) an average gap

11、 of 7 months, many parents (19) that students may have serious problems in classes which (20) on retention of material taught in the last course.（分数：20.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_五、Exe

12、rcise 2 Speaking(总题数：1，分数：5.00)1.charitygovernment supportraising tuition feeestablishing some school-based businesscost-cuttingmore equal distribution of tax revenues（分数：5.00）_六、Exercise 3 Writing(总题数：1，分数：25.00)2.Some parents believe that in the stage of secondary education, private schools are be

13、tter for childrens development. So they spend much money sending their children to these educational facilities, hoping their children will get more benefit. What is your opinion on this issue?（分数：25.00）_公共英语五级-Education 答案解析(总分：54.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Unit 1(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part (总题数：1，分数：4.00)Questions

14、 1-4 Choose the best answer.（分数：4.00）(1).The author believes that _.（分数：1.00）A.parents want to do the best for their childrenB.good schools involve community support and positive action C.there used to be bureaucracy in public sectorD.parents effort only cant make a difference解析：选项 A 没有在文中出现，选项 C 中的

15、 bureaucracy 出现在 Paragraph 9，但这里的意思并不是说公立学校的问题是出在官僚主义上，这里指团体，号召所有人团就起来。选项 D 与原文大意相反。(2).Why is a wake up call so necessary and urgent?（分数：1.00）A.There are previously uncommon crimes owing to poor education in the community. B.More parents choose to resort to personal ways in their childrens educatio

16、n.C.The author wishes to call more political attention through this wake up call.D.A lot of public schools are closed due to the financial factor.解析：Paragraph 6: But the wake up call is signaling the once-safe, still posh neighborhoods that are falling prey to angry crime. Fail prey to something: 受到

17、困扰。(3).Which of the following statements is TRUE according to this article?（分数：1.00）A.There are people who have lost confidence in public schools. B.Parents choose public schools because they have no other options.C.You have less responsibility if you dont have children in public schools.D.The curre

18、nt situation of public education requires a complete revolution.解析：文章中提到柯一些父母选择公立学校，并不是所有的公立学校质量都很差。(4).What is the tone of this article?（分数：1.00）A.Cynical.B.Advocating. C.Sarcastic.D.Supportive.解析：本文是典型的号召呼吁性文体，A 意为愤世嫉俗的，C 意为讽刺的，D 意为鼓励的。三、Part (总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Exercise 1 Use of En(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Bl

19、ock SchedulingBlock scheduling is (1) to do many positive things such as reduce truancy, make school (2) stressful, increase planning time for teachers, improve teacher-student relationships, and provide time for off-site work experiences at local businesses. However, the critical issue is (3) it do

20、es for actual learning. The desire for a (4) on academic achievement has been criticized by some proponents of block scheduling, (5) some parents feel that academic achievement is what public education is (6) The studies and trade articles that are used in (7) of block scheduling frequently base the

21、ir conclusions on (8) criteria, e.g., many teachers enjoy it, kids seem to (9) having fun, the atmosphere is more relaxed, etc. However, proponents are unable to demonstrate academic benefits with hard, scientific data. On the (10) , the largest scientific study (11) objective student performance in

22、 block classes with student performance in full year classes found that the full year students outscored the block students (12) every measure. Dr. David J. Bateson of the University of British Columbia studied 30,000 10th grade students in British Columbia (13) took science courses in year-long or

23、semester-long blocks. Students in year-long science courses significantly outperformed (14) those taking science in the first semester and students taking science in the second semester. Furthermore, Batesons study (15) that first semester students had forgotten a significant amount of class materia

24、l (16) the time they took the test at the end of the year, contrary to the popular myth (17) retention is not a problem. Considering that typical block schedules cause a gap of three to thirteen months between consecutive classes, (18) an average gap of 7 months, many parents (19) that students may

25、have serious problems in classes which (20) on retention of material taught in the last course.（分数：20.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：said/believed）解析：常见句型 something is said to，用来说明 block scheduling 的初衷。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：less）解析：这句话中 such as 后面讲的都是 block scheduling 的好处，所以选择 less。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：what）解析：引导表语从句，同时在从句中作 fo

26、r 的宾语。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：focus/emphasis/stress）解析：通读这句话能看出来，有两种对教育重心的看法。根据语法需要填单数可数名词，后接介词 on。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：but/yet）解析：分析句子结构和意义，本处缺少表示转折关系的连词。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：for）解析：这是表示目的的常用句型，what is something for?填空项 1:_ （正确答案：support）解析：根据上下文大意看出作者先列举 block scheduling 支持者的论据，再分析反对者的数据。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：subjective）解析：此题在文章

27、中有两处暗示：一是举例说叫的都是模糊的观点和措辞，二是下文在分析反方观点的时候出现了 objective 这个词。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：be）解析：这里用不定式的进行时，to be doing填空项 1:_ （正确答案：contrary）解析：固定搭配，on the contrary.填空项 1:_ （正确答案：comparing）解析：基本的句子结构为 study found that所以缺少分词短语做 study 的后置定语，再根据后面的介词部分 with，推断为比较两组学生的研究。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：on）解析：固定搭配。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：who/that）解析：

28、从分析句子结构入手，Dr. David J. Batesonstudied 30000 students缺少定语从句的关系代词。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：both）解析：此空前面的 outperformed 意为表现好于后面的人，此空后面已经有代词 those，但后面跟了两组不同的学生，为 bothand句型。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：suggests）解析：及物动词做谓语。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：by）解析：固定搭配，表示到学年结束考试时为止。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：that）解析：引导 myth 的同位语从句填空项 1:_ （正确答案：with）解析：介词短语做插入语。填空项

29、1:_ （正确答案：suspect/doubt）解析：根据上下文，研究的结果表明 block scheduling 的效果并不好。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：rely/base/depend）解析：这是从句中的谓语动词。五、Exercise 2 Speaking(总题数：1，分数：5.00)1.charitygovernment supportraising tuition feeestablishing some school-based businesscost-cuttingmore equal distribution of tax revenues（分数：5.00）_正确答案：(To

30、pic: Financing of public schoolTips, words and expressionsCharityRaise awareness of improving public education / a message sent not only to the wealthy but to every parent, every citizen, who will all get benefit from a excellent public education in the end.Government supportThe education reform mov

31、ement has prodded state policymakers not only to rethink organizational structures and curriculum but also to reexamine the way they finance public schools. For students to compete in a global economy, investments in new areas are needed. / compulsory educationRaising tuition-feeEducation can be con

32、sidered as a personal investment in some way, so individuals invest for their future. / It is going to raise the threshold and block the poor but smart students.Establishing some school-based businessEncourage schools themselves to raise fund / Some schools can make more use of their advantages in r

33、esearch, cooperating with manufactures or offering consulting.Cost-cuttingcheck any redundancies)解析：六、Exercise 3 Writing(总题数：1，分数：25.00)2.Some parents believe that in the stage of secondary education, private schools are better for childrens development. So they spend much money sending their childr

34、en to these educational facilities, hoping their children will get more benefit. What is your opinion on this issue?（分数：25.00）_正确答案：(Topic: Private schoolsTips, words and expressionsThe prosGood private schools hire great teachers. / Many private schools are selective in the types of students they a

35、dmit, weeding out bad elements and building a student body of enthusiastic learners. / Kids have a certain academic level they must meet before being admitted. / Excellent grounds, facilities and many times great food. / Colleges may choose a student based upon academic performance AND the previous

36、school s reputation.The consCost can be enormous. / a status indicator, having negative influence on teenagers. / Sometimes the children whose parents have the most money are often allowed to act any way they want and make ridiculous demands which may affect your child. / more often it is a private boarding school, with less communication with their parents.)解析：