公共英语五级-Education考试试题及答案解析.docx
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公共英语五级-Education考试试题及答案解析
一、ReadingComprehension(共4小题,共4.0分)Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.第1题AWakeUp
Call:
ChoosingCommunityoverComfortZones
Likethewakeupcallthatringsthroughthedarkmorninginastrangehotelroom,citizensinthisdemocracyofoursneedawakeupcalltopiercethepotentiallydarkerdayforpublic
schools.Somewillsaythatitcouldn'tgetanydarkerforpublicschools,buttherearemanyplaceswherepublicschoolsareexcellentandmanypeoplehaveralliedandareworkingtoturnaroundthosethatneed
help.Manygrassrootsorganizationsaresoundingalegitimateandimportantwakeupcalltotheir
communities.Nolongersatisfiedtoobservefromthesidelines,theseorganizationsarereformingtheparentinvolvementparadigmfromexternal,casualparticipantstoessential,active
partners.Asimilarwakeupcallcameadecadeago,warningthatwewerea"nationatrisk".Insomepublicschoolsviolencepersists,graduates'proficienciesarestillquestionable,andthetrendtowardracialandeconomicisolationhasbeen
documented.Butyouwillalsofind,manygoodpublicschoolsintownsacrossAmerica--schoolsthataresafe,thatupholdhighacademicstandardsandthatembracetheracialandeconomicdiversityoftheir
communities.Whatdothegoodschoolshaveincommon?
Goodschoolsenjoysomecoreofcommunitysupportandrecognitionthatthepublicschoolisanessentialbuildingblockofthat
community.Goodschoolsenjoypositiveaction,notjustpoliticallycorrectlip
service.Thespiritofpublicschoolreformmustbeadoptedbythewholecommunityifitistomakea
difference.Wewillcontinue"atrisk"
aslongaspublicschoolsareabandonedbytheveryconstituenciestheyneedto
survive.Thesegrassrootsactivists--parentsandothers--areessentialtoreversingerosion,promotionexcellenceanddemanding
equity.Howlongmustthewakeupcallechobeforeitisheededbythecitizenryasawhole?
IntownsallacrossAmerica,persistentcriticism,massiveflightanddespair--especiallybythemiddleclass--continuetodrainourpublicschoolsandoururbancentersofimportantenergy,resources,and
diversity.Howlongbeforeweagreethatequityineducation(i.e.,goodpublicschoolsforeveryone)isthesolutiontomostofour
ills.Andhowlongbeforecommunity-mindedindividuals,notjustpublicschoolparents,begintoownthisproblem?
Someworryabouthandingourchildrenthenational
debt.Ibelieveamoretragiclegacywillbetheracialandeconomicsegregationthattoday'sactionsandapathyare
fostering.Thegrowingisolationbetweenthe"haves"
andthe"havenots"
meanssomeretreattocomfortablecomfortzones,whileothersstruggletomakeends
meet.Itstartswiththeprivilegeof
denial:
theprivilegeofsometofleetoprotectedisolationandpersonalsolutions,denyingthatweareallimportantpartsofashared
community.Butthewakeupcallissignalingtheonce-safe,stillposhneighborhoodsthatarefallingpreytoangry
crime.Anditisechoinginthehallsofmanypublic
schools.Thisisawakeupcallwecannotaffordto
ignore.Toomanyhavealreadypulledthecoversovertheirheads,orworse,haveclimbedoutofbedtotheperceptionofhigher
ground.Wecannotpretendthatpublicschoolsonlyserveandonlyaffectthosechildrenwhogoto
them.Thequalityofpublicschoolsaffectseachof
us.Allofuswhoownproperty,whoneedskilledworkers,whowantproductivecitizens,whovaluecommunityshouldbeactiveinpublicschool
improvement.Thereareotherprevailing
assumptions.Thatpublicschoolsareinferiorandcannotbefixed,andthatthoseofuswhochoosepublicschoolsaresacrificingour
children.Not
so.Manyofuschoosepublicschools,evenwhenotheroptionsmaybeavailable,becauseweknowfirsthandthatthequalityoftheeducationisreally
fine.Wechoosepublicschoolsbecausewewantourchildrentocontributetoandbenefitfromthediversitythatisbestrevealed
there.Weknowthatourpersistentinvolvementcanmakeadifference,notjustforourownchild,butforall
children.Don'tpushthatsnooze
button.Justbecauseyouareprivilegedenoughtoexerciseanotheroption,doesn'tmeanyou
should.Evenifyourlocalschoolislessthansatisfactory,considerwhatmighthappenifawholecommunityofcitizensandparentsorganizedtomake
changes.Changesfromtheinside
out.Bureaucracy,afterall,isjustacollectionof
people.Haspersonalsacrificeforthecommongoodbeenreplacedbysurvivalofthefittest?
Itistruesomewillgraduateifnottoa"private"
world,atleasttoaneconomicallyinsulated
one.Theeconomicallyfittestdosurvive,butnotwithoutsomeexpenseandsignificantcausalitiestothe
whole.Interdependenceisagoodthingandourchildrenwillneedtomasterittosurviveintheworldof
tomorrow.Sohowdoweanswerthiswakeupcall?
First,wemuststopdreamingaboutthegoodolddaysandbelievingthatwetriedtofixwhatwasnot
broken.Wemustgetonwithhelpingallschoolshandlethecomplexlivesofourchildrenandwemustbelieveitis
possible.Wemustheedthecallbynotassumingthatallpublicschoolsarebadordangerousor
inferior.Wemustreplicatethesuccesses,andwemustencourageparentstomake
informeddecisionsthatcanhappenonlybyvisitingpublicschoolstoseefor
themselves.Next,wemustknowthatthewakeupcallisforeachof
us.Makingchangesfromwithin--aspartofthesystemandwithoutcreatinganothersystem--isfarmoreeffectivethanleavingandheavingcriticismfromtheperimeteranddilutingalreadyscarcecommunity
resources.Youmustbeaccountable,andyoumustgetinvolvedinameaningful
way.Ifyouhavenoschool-agechildrenorareaparentthathasoptedout,youarenotabsolvedofyourresponsibilitytodeliverwhateverresourcesyoucan(personalandcommunity)tostrengthentheeducationalopportunityforallthosecommunitymemberswhodependonthepublicschoolstobecomeproductive
citizens.Iffornootherreason,itisinyourself-interest.Nooneisfullyprotectedfromtheimpactabadpublicschoolsystemcanhaveona
community.Today43.5millionchildrenattendpublic
schools.Wecannolongertoleratetheirabandonment-whetherphysically(byflight)orpsychologically(byneglect).Ifyouareaparent,yourvoiceisneededonthefront
lines.Theauthorbelievesthat______.AparentswanttodothebestfortheirchildrenBgoodschoolsinvolvecommunitysupportandpositiveactionCthereusedtobebureaucracyinpublicsectorDparents'effortonlycan'tmakeadifference
【正确答案】:
B
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】
选项A没有在文中出现,选项C中的bureaucracy出现在Paragraph9,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。
第2题Whyisawakeupcallsonecessaryandurgent?
ATherearepreviouslyuncommoncrimesowingtopooreducationinthe
community.
BMoreparentschoosetoresorttopersonalwaysintheirchildren's
education.CTheauthorwishestocallmorepoliticalattentionthroughthiswakeup
call.DAlotofpublicschoolsareclosedduetothefinancial
factor.
【正确答案】:
A
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】
Paragraph
6:
Butthewakeupcallissignalingtheonce-safe,stillposhneighborhoodsthatarefallingpreytoangry
crime.Failpreyto
something:
受到困扰。
第3题WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothisarticle?
ATherearepeoplewhohavelostconfidenceinpublic
schools.BParentschoosepublicschoolsbecausetheyhavenoother
options.CYouhavelessresponsibilityifyoudon'thavechildreninpublic
schools.DThecurrentsituationofpubliceducationrequiresacomplete
revolution.
【正确答案】:
A
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】
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。
第4题Whatisthetoneofthisarticle?
A
Cynical.B
Advocating.
C
Sarcastic.D
Supportive.
【正确答案】:
B
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】
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。
二、Writing(本大题1小题.每题25.0分,共25.0分。
YoushouldwriteyourresponsestobothPartAandPartBofthissectiononANSWERSHEET2.)第1题
Youareexpectedtowriteatleast250wordsaboutthefollowing
topic.
Someparentsbelievethatinthestageofsecondaryeducation,privateschoolsarebetterforchildren's
development.Sotheyspendmuchmoneysendingtheirchildrentotheseeducationalfacilities,hopingtheirchildrenwillgetmore
benefit.Whatisyouropiniononthisissue?
【正确答案】:
答案:
Topic:
PrivateschoolsTips,wordsandexpressionsTheprosGoodprivateschoolshiregreat
teachers./Manyprivateschoolsareselectiveinthetypesofstudentstheyadmit,weedingoutbadelementsandbuildingastudentbodyofenthusiastic
learners./Kidshaveacertainacademicleveltheymustmeetbeforebeing
admitted./Excellentgrounds,facilitiesandmanytimesgreat
food./CollegesmaychooseastudentbaseduponacademicperformanceANDthepreviousschool's
reputation.TheconsCostcanbe
enormous./astatusindicator,havingnegativeinfluenceon
teenagers./Sometimesthechildrenwhoseparentshavethemostmoneyareoftenallowedtoactanywaytheywantandmakeridiculousdemandswhichmayaffectyour
child./moreoftenitisaprivateboardingschool,withlesscommunicationwiththeir
parents.
none、三(共ReadingComprehension(子母填空)小题,20共分)20.0第1题BlockScheduling
Blockschedulingis
(1)todomanypositivethingssuchasreducetruancy,makeschool
(2)stressful,increaseplanningtimeforteachers,improveteacher-studentrelationships,andprovideti
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