3．One of the strongest arguments for the raising of the school leaving age （ROSLA） has been that it will bring us some way nearer to"equality of 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 think that no one who is really bright can be missed out when the state system is obviously so complete．It is obvious，for instance，that many children from less wealthy homes reach university or do well in other ways．
Unfortunately，we now have plenty of proofs that many children of every level of ability do much less well than they could．For instance，during the years of national military service it was possible to test the intelligence of all male 18-year-olds．Half of those soldiers who were placed in the two highest ability groups had left school at 15．
It has also been shown that the percentage of working class children going to university is almost the same now as it was in 1939．One study of 5，000children from birth to 21years old shows that up to half the bright working class ones left school when they reached 16years old．Moreover，there is no difference in intelligence between the sexes，but far more boys and girls stay in education after 16．
It is clear from this and many other proofs 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 clear too that the reasons why such children leave have much to do with their social background．Their parents often need the extra money another money-earner would bring in； they don't value education for itself because their own was probably dull and unhappy．It is not much that they force their sons and daughters to leave school，rather that they tend to say，"It's up to you．"
50．People would like to think thatC．
A．equal numbers of poor and wealthy children reach university
B．those with the least money get the best education
C．intelligent children are always selected by the system
D．only really clever children can be admitted into university
51．Working class children as thought to be at a disadvantage becauseA．
A．many of the clever ones leave school early
B．fewer go to university than ever before
C．more than half leave school when they are 16
D．fewer boys than girls stay at school after 16
52．Many children leave school early becauseB．
A．their social background makes them unhappy
B．they have to give something to their family's income
C．their school is a dull and unhappy
D．their parents don't allow them to make their own decision
53．This article shows that equal opportunity in educationB．
A．is a thing of the past
B．has not yet been achieved
C．is there for those who deserve it
D．has greatly improved our society．
分析 本文是一篇新聞報(bào)道類閱讀，主要講的是提高離校年齡有助于促進(jìn)"機(jī)會(huì)平等"，但是還是有很多的孩子由于背景的原因而離校太早．
解答 50-53CABB
50題答案：C考查細(xì)節(jié)推理，根據(jù)文章第二段的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 think that no one who is really bright can be missed out when the state system is obviously so complete．很多人將目前的學(xué)校教育系統(tǒng)視作為聰明的孩子提供了通往成功之梯的臺(tái)階．目前的系統(tǒng)如此完善下，認(rèn)為沒有一個(gè)真正聰明的孩子會(huì)被漏掉是對(duì)的．可知本題答案為C選項(xiàng)．
51題答案：A考查細(xì)節(jié)推理，根據(jù)文章最后一段的It is clear from this and many other proofs that many children are still leaving school too early to benefit from the prizes…（從這還有很多其他的證據(jù)中可以清楚地看到很多孩子仍然離校太早，目的是為了獲得這些獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)…）可知這些孩子之所以處于不利地位是因?yàn)?他們離校太早"，故本題答案為A選項(xiàng)．
52題答案：B考查細(xì)節(jié)推理，根據(jù)文章最后一段的Their parents often need the extra money another money-earner would bring in．（他們的父母通常需要另一個(gè)掙錢者所帶來的額外收入）可知本題答案為B選項(xiàng)．
53題答案：B考查細(xì)節(jié)推理，文章第一段說提高孩子離校的年齡會(huì)使"機(jī)會(huì)平等"更近，但是最后一段說仍然有很多的孩子離校太早，因此可以推測(cè)出平等機(jī)會(huì)還沒有實(shí)現(xiàn)，故本題答案為B選項(xiàng)．
點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文是一篇新聞報(bào)道類閱讀，題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題，做題時(shí)結(jié)合原文和題目有針對(duì) 性找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)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．
