1、新理念网络平台英语读写教程第三册单元测试unit5答案U5-A-B3Reading ComprehensionDirections: There are two passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices. Click on the best choice. (20 points)Passage OneMost Americans will tell you that char
2、acter education in schools is a good idea. According to pollsters (做民意测验的人), 90% of us want schools to teach core moral values. But what should character education look like? And more important, does it work?Take a look at Traut Core Knowledge School in Fort Collins, Colo. Traut Core is a public sch
3、ool with a waiting list of 500 students. A strong focus on 12 core values throughout the school culture has contributed to high academic achievement at Traut Core. The school now ranks first in reading and in the top five in math out of the 26 schools in the district.Private schools are also on the
4、list. The Montrose School in Natick, Mass. has daily homerooms that focus on character discussions and leadership, and the school provides many opportunities for service to others. At Montrose, moral development is inseparable from academic achievement.Wake County Public Schools in North Carolina is
5、 a case study in how to get comprehensive character education programs going in every school. Beginning in 1992, the district appointed a task force with broad representation from the community. Public meetings were held, surveys sent out, and other efforts made to ensure that character education in
6、 the schools would be built on the shared moral values of the citizens in this large and diverse district.Today, character education is part of the mission of every Wake County school. The district provides in-service training and resources for teachers, encourages parental involvement and evaluates
7、 the results.Higher academic achievement, lower drop-out rates, fewer discipline problems, a more positive and caring school environment who doesnt want schools like these? And who wouldnt like to see students who are more caring, respectful, honest and responsible?21. Judging from the first paragra
8、ph, whats the writers attitude to character education?A. PositiveB. IronicalC. SuggestiveD. Opposite正确答案：A22. The phrase a waiting list of 500 students in Line 2, Para. 2 probably means that there are 500 students _.A. studying thereB. enrolling thereC. graduating thereD. waiting for admission正确答案：D
9、23. Among the private schools willing to teach moral values _.A. Traut Core has daily homerooms that focus on character discussions and leadershipB. the Montrose School focuses on 12 core valuesC. Traut Core provides many opportunities for service to othersD. the Montrose School makes progress both
10、academically and morally正确答案：D24. Character education, according to the last paragraph, will result in all of the following except _.A. lower drop-out ratesB. higher academic achievementC. a less positive and caring environmentD. fewer discipline problems正确答案：C25. Which is not true according to the
11、passage?A. Academic achievement is closely associated with moral development.B. Higher academic achievement is inseparable from moral development.C. Moral development exerts influence on academic achievement.D. Moral development has nothing to do with academic achievement.正确答案：DPassage TwoOne of the
12、 strongest reasons for the raising of the school leaving age (ROSLA) has been that it will bring us nearer to the ideal of equal opportunity.Many people like to think of our present system of schooling as providing plenty of steps up the ladder of success for clever children. It would be good to thi
13、nk that no one who is really bright can be missed out when the state system is apparently so thorough. It is obvious, for instance, that many children from less rich homes reach university or do well in other ways.Unfortunately, we now have plenty of evidence that many children of every level of abi
14、lity do much less than they could. For instance, during the years of national military service it was possible to test the intelligence of all male 18-20 year olds. Half of those soldiers who were placed in the two highest ability groups had left schools at 15.It has also been shown that the percent
15、age of working class children going to university is almost the same now as it was in 1936. One study of 5000 children from birth to 21 years old indicated that up to half the bright pupils from working class homes left school when they reached 16 years old. Moreover, there is no difference in intel
16、ligence between the sexes, but far more boys than girls stay in education after 16.It is clear from this and much other evidence that many children are still leaving school too early to benefit from the prizes money, social respectability, and interesting jobs, which higher education gives. It is cl
17、ear too that the reasons why such children leave have much to do with their social circumstances. Their parents often need the extra money another wage-earner can bring in; they do not value education for itself because their own was probably dull and unhappy. It is not so much that they force their
18、 sons and daughters to leave school, rather that they tend to say, its up to you. is hoped that ROSLA will give all children _.A. a more enjoyable time at schoolB. the same chances at societyC. the right to a better schoolD. higher scores in intelligence tests正确答案：B27. People would like to think tha
19、t _.A. equal numbers of poor and rich children reach universityB. those with the least money get the best educationC. intelligent children are always chosen by the systemD. only clever children do well正确答案：C28. Working class children are felt to be at a disadvantage because _.A. many of the clever o
20、nes leave school earlyB. fewer go to university than ever beforeC. more than half leave school when they are 16D. fewer boys than girls stay at school after 16正确答案：A29. Many children leave school early because _.A. their social circumstances make them unhappyB. they have to work to support their fam
21、ilys incomeC. their school is a dull and unhappy placeD. their parents dont allow them to make their own decisions正确答案：B30. The article shows that equal opportunity in education _.A. is a thing of the pastB. has not yet been achievedC. is there for those who merit itD. has greatly improved our socie
22、ty正确答案：BVocabulary and StructureDirections: Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. (60 points)31. That way of speaking is _ to people in this small part of the country.A. especialB. peculiarC. specialD. circular正确答案：B32. Crisis
23、 would be the right term to describe the _ in many animal species.A. minimizationB. restrictionC. declineD. descent正确答案：C33. He pointed out that the living standard of urban and _ people continued to improve.A. remoteB. municipalC. ruralD. provincial正确答案：C34. In order to protect their domestic indus
24、tries, many countries have tried to raise _ barriers against foreign goods.A. taxB. dutyC. feeD. tariff正确答案：D35. This is the first draft of the book. Please feel perfectly free to _on it.A. commentB. copeC. complainD. confirm正确答案：A36. Without telephone it would be impossible to carry on the function
25、s of _ every business operation in the whole country.A. practicallyB. preferablyC. preciselyD. presumably正确答案：A37. I consider this my business and you have no right to _.A. interveneB. interfereC. interactD. disturb正确答案：B38. My students found the book _. It provided them with an abundance of informa
26、tion on the subject.A. confusingB. distractingC. enlighteningD. amusing正确答案：C39. All parts of this sewing machines are _ so that it is very simple to get replacements for them.A. mechanizedB. minimizedC. modernizedD. standardized正确答案：D40. Clark felt that his _ in one of the most dramatic medical exp
27、eriments of all time was worth the suffering he underwent.A. appreciationB. participationC. presentationD. apprehension正确答案：B41. We can _ with a lot of unhappiness by uncovering and discarding the beliefs that fuel it.A. disposeB. dispenseC. dismissD. dispute正确答案：B42. Our deputy manager is the _ hea
28、d of the business.A. virtualB. vitalC. eternalD. identical正确答案：A43. It is a sad truth that children are the biggest victims of _ smoking.A. extensiveB. intensiveC. productiveD. passive正确答案：D44. During the election campaign, the party vowed to _ environmental considerations into all its policies.A. a
29、ssociateB. uniteC. incorporateD. combine正确答案：C45. _ something better to do, Sofia walked a couple of times through the crowd.A. For want ofB. For fear ofC. For the benefit ofD. For the sake of正确答案：A46. After running through the numbers in every possible combination, we finally _ a solution.A. got ac
30、rossB. turned outC. hit uponD. engaged in正确答案：C47. She cannot bear to watch the film because of the bad memories it _.A. brings downB. brings backC. brings aboutD. brings in正确答案：B48. The policy was rejected _ a more cautious approach.A. in response toB. in excess ofC. in contrast toD. in favor of正确答
31、案：D49. I was _ about the exam _ I couldnt get to sleep.A. such worriedthatB. worried suchthatC. so worried.thatD. worried so.that正确答案：C50. It is well-known that knowledge is the _ condition for expansion of mind.A. incompatibleB. indefiniteC. incredibleD. indispensable正确答案：D51. He was disappointed by his result, but he is now _ to havi
