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选修8 Unit1 Alandofdiversity
(限时35分钟)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
(2017·湖北七校联考)
Nearly19percentofteachersofcolor(有色人种教师)lefttheirjobsafterthe2014-2015schoolyear.Someleftforpersonalreasonsliketakingcareoftheirfamilies.But50percentsaidtheyleftbecausetheyweredissatisfiedwiththeiremploymentsituation,suchaspoorworkingconditions,studentdisciplineproblemsandlargeclasssizes.Thus,takingimmediatemeasurestoimproveitisourtoppriority.
Foryears,researchershaveprovedthebenefitsofincreasingtheshareofminorityteachersinschools,especiallyasourpublicschoolsystemhasturnedtoonethatismadeupmostlyofminoritystudents.Teachersofcolor,whoaremorelikelythantheirwhitecounterpartstochoosetoworkinraciallydiverseschools,offerparticularbenefitstotheirstudents.Graduationratesincreaseamongminoritystudentswhentheyaretaughtbyraciallysimilareducators,researchshows.Theycanalsoserveaspositiverolemodels,andtheirpresencereducesthechanceofracialdiscriminationatschool.
TheShankerInstitutereportsuggeststhattherateofminorityteacherhiringisnotthewholeproblem.Theproblemiswhathappensaftertheseteachersentertheclassroom.Theseteachersoftenworkinhigh-povertyruralschools.Theyaremorelikelytohaveless-desirableworkingconditions.
Diversityisakeycomponenttoequalityandopportunity.Wherethere’sadiverseteachingworkforce,allkidsthrive.Sosolutionsmustbefoundatoncetoturnthistrendaround.Firstly,schoolsshoulddevelopmentorshipprogramsthatsupportminorityteachersoncetheyareintheclassroom.Secondly,moremoneyshouldbespentinimprovingworkingconditionsintheseschools.Ofcourse,schoolheadmastersshouldalsobeevaluatedontheirabilitytoretainteachersofcolor.
【文章大意】作者认为学校要留住有色人种教师,关键是要提高他们的工作条件。
1.Amongteachersofcolorleavingtheirjobs,halfofthemquitbecause________.
A.theyhadtotakecareoftheirchildren
B.theyhadtomovetootherplaces
C.theyeventuallyfoundbetter-paidjobs
D.theiremploymentsituationwasunsatisfactory
【解析】选D。
细节理解题。
根据第一段的第三句But50percentsaidtheyleftbecausetheyweredissatisfiedwiththeiremploymentsituation可知是因为他们的环境状况不是令人满意的。
2.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?
A.Thesolutionstoincreasinggraduationratesamongminoritystudents.
B.Thebenefitsofincreasingtheshareofminorityteachersinschools.
C.Thereasonsforteachersofcolorleavingtheirjobsinmanyschools.
D.Thewaystodecreasethepossibilityofracialdiscriminationatschool.
【解析】选B。
段落大意题。
根据第二段的第一句“Foryears,researchershaveprovedthebenefitsofincreasingtheshareofminorityteachersinschools,especiallyasourpublicschoolsystemhasturnedtoonethatismadeupmostlyofminoritystudents.”可知第二段的意思是:
增加少数民族教师在学校中的比例的好处。
可得出答案为B。
3.Whichofthefollowingcomponentsisvitaltoequalityandopportunity?
A.Honesty.B.Variety.C.Ability.D.Safety.
【解析】选B。
推理判断题。
根据最后一段第一句Diversityisakeycomponenttoequalityandopportunity.可知多样性是平等和机会的关键组成部分。
根据句意可知选B。
4.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenwritingthepassage?
A.Hefeltangryaboutthegovernment.
B.Hewassatisfiedwiththepresentsituation.
C.Hefeltiturgenttosolvetheproblem.
D.Hedidn’tcareaboutdiverseteachingworkforce.
【解析】选C。
推理判断题。
根据第一段最后一句“takingimmediatemeasurestoimproveitisourtoppriority.”和最后一段第三句中“atonce”可知他觉得迫切需要解决这个问题。
【知识拓展】主旨大意题解题技巧
弄清文章的大意,关键是找到主题句。
各段的主题句也常在该段的首句或尾句。
议论文和说明文一般有主题句,但记叙文通常没有主题句,需要归纳。
找主题句的方法:
用浏览法(skimming),即快速阅读文首、文尾或每段的首句和尾句等,搜索主题线索和主题信息。
本文第2小题是段落大意题。
根据第二段的第一句“Foryears,researchershaveprovedthebenefitsofincreasingtheshareofminorityteachersinschools,especiallyasourpublicschoolsystemhasturnedtoonethatismadeupmostlyofminoritystudents.”可知第二段的意思是:
增加少数民族教师在学校中的比例的好处。
可得出答案为B。
B
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