1.Federal Hocking High School in Stewart,Ohio,draws its 360students from a 270-square-mile rural area of the state's southeast corner.
In the early 1990s,teachers and students were not at all motivated.The school,says social studies teacher Deborah Burk,was sticking to the 19th-century concept of dividing the day into 42-minute periods (still common in many schools across the country),with each period counted as a credit toward graduation.Back then,Burk says,students focused more on the clock than on what she was saying.They weren't entirely to blame.The system,she felt,didn't let her do much beyond repeating the same lectures over and over:There wasn't time to challenge students to research into details."You couldn't analyze their progress--or even think about it."
In 1992,Dr.George H.Wood,an Ohio University education professor who'd never run a high school,was named principal.He asked students for their ideas,organized visits to programs around the country,and met frequently with staff.The result:Time passed quickly.With some arm-twisting of superintendents and state lawmakers,F(xiàn)ederal Hocking moved from the tiresome credit system to a less-is-more schedule tied to four 80-minute classes."We decided,"Wood says,"to teach fewer things better."In American history,for example,the emphasis changed from devoting equal time to every era to focusing on big events.
The school developed its own credit system based on important studies but added other requirements--a senior portfolio,and a yearlong project created by the students that's not always linked directly to their coursework.Project topics range from writing a world-foods cookbook to the restoration of an old tractor.Graduation based just on racking up a set number of credits was no longer possible.
Other changes followed.The seven-minute daily homeroom period--basically an attendance call--was replaced by an hour-long advisory meeting every Wednesday morning.Each teacher advises the same 14or 15kids through high school.Wood,meanwhile,never lowered his strict academic standards."Everybody here reads Shakespeare,Emerson and Thoreau,"he says,"even kids who are going to be mechanics."
Teacher Tim Arnold says the schedule changes had an effect similar to the flipping(彈開(kāi))of a switch:"The pressure was released.Instead of looking at the clock,we could look at the students.On the first day we all went‘Wow!That was cool.'"
Between the 1995-96and 2003-04school years,the percentage of the school's ninth-graders that passed Ohio's math proficiency test rose from 50percent to 85percent.Passing grades in reading shot from 69percent to 96percent.And honors diplomas jumped from 8percent to 20percent."We don't focus on test scores,"Wood says,"but it's clear that if you pay attention to the overall culture of the school,the test scores will rise."
Problems of the school in the pastThe(71)division of the day into 42-minute periods
(72)Repeatingthe same teaching content again and again
No time to challenge students to(73)carryout research into details
(74)
Waysof solving the problems
A schedule of four 80-minute classes
Teaching fewer things better
Credit system based on important studies in(75)
addition to other requirements
An hour-long meeting every Wednesday morning to give(76)advice/suggestions
(77)Keeping
 up the high and strict academic standards
Signs of (78)
success/achievements
(79)Thirty/30 percent more ninth-graders passed Ohio's math proficiency test.
Much (80)progress was made in passing grades in reading.
Honors diplomas increased from 8 percent to 20 percent.

分析 本文屬于說(shuō)明文閱讀,作者通過(guò)這篇文章主要向我們描述了過(guò)去的學(xué)校存在很多的問(wèn)題,學(xué)校為此采取了許多的措施積極改變,取得了巨大的進(jìn)步.

解答 71.division  根據(jù)文章第二段"The school,says social studies teacher Deborah Burk,was sticking to the 19th-century concept of dividing the day into 42-minute periods"可知學(xué)校過(guò)去的問(wèn)題之一是將時(shí)間分化為42分鐘的時(shí)間段;故填division.
72.Repeating  根據(jù)文章第二段"The system,she felt,didn't let her do much beyond repeating the same lectures over and over"可知過(guò)去學(xué)校另一個(gè)問(wèn)題是讓老師同樣的教學(xué)內(nèi)容多重復(fù)一遍又一遍;因?yàn)榫渥記](méi)有主語(yǔ),需要?jiǎng)用~做主語(yǔ);故填Repeating.
73.carry  根據(jù)文章第二段"There wasn't time to challenge students to research into details"可知就學(xué)校還存在沒(méi)有時(shí)間去挑戰(zhàn)學(xué)生注意細(xì)節(jié)的問(wèn)題;carryout,執(zhí)行,動(dòng)詞不定式因此用原型carry.
74.Ways  根據(jù)文章第三段可知主要介紹解決過(guò)去學(xué)校存在問(wèn)題的一些方法;故填復(fù)數(shù)形式Ways.
75.a(chǎn)ddition 根據(jù)文章第四段"The school developed its own credit system based on important studies but added other requirements"可知學(xué)校在除了其他要求外的重要研究基礎(chǔ)上發(fā)展自己的信用體系,in addition to,除了;故填addition.
76.a(chǎn)dvice/suggestions 根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段"was replaced by an hour-long advisory meeting every Wednesday morning"可知改為每周三開(kāi)展為時(shí)一小時(shí)的建議性會(huì)議,可知目的是提出建議,因此用名詞advice/suggestions.
77.Keeping  根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段"Wood,meanwhile,never lowered his strict academic standards"可知解決方法包括絕不降低即保持高標(biāo)準(zhǔn)和嚴(yán)格的學(xué)術(shù)標(biāo)準(zhǔn),沒(méi)有主語(yǔ)故動(dòng)名詞做主語(yǔ);故填Keeping.
78.success/achievements  文章最后一段主要描寫了采取措施后取得的成就;故填success/achievements.
79.Thirty/30  根據(jù)文章最后一段"Between the 1995-96and 2003-04school years,the percentage of the school's ninth-graders that passed Ohio's math proficiency test rose from 50percent to 85percent"可知九年級(jí)學(xué)生通過(guò)俄亥俄數(shù)學(xué)能力考試的人數(shù)多了超過(guò)百分之三十;故填Thirty/30.
80.progress 根據(jù)文章最后一段"Passing grades in reading shot from 69percent to 96percent"實(shí)施措施后孩子們的閱讀能力獲得很大進(jìn)步,make progress,取得進(jìn)步,這里采用被動(dòng)形式,故填progress.

點(diǎn)評(píng) 考察學(xué)生的推理判斷能力和聯(lián)系上下文的能力,在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.此類的填空題一定要聯(lián)系上下文,根據(jù)上下文的內(nèi)容加上自己的理解,再作出正確的判斷.

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11.One day,my father drove his employer to another city for a business meeting.On the outskirts(郊區(qū))of town,they (21)D for a sandwich lunch.While they ate,several boys playing in the street passed by their (22)A.One of the boys limped(跛行).Looking more closely,my father's boss(23)Bthat the boy had a clubfoot(畸形足).
He stepped out of the car and(24)D the boy,saying that he was able to help get that foot fixed.The young boy was(25)A.The businessman wrote down the boy's name before the boy joined his friends down the street.
The man (26)C and said to my father,"Woody,the boy's name is Jimmy.Find out where he(27)Cand do your best to get his parents (28)Bto let him have his foot operated on.I'll pay all the costs."They finished their sandwiches and went on their (29)B.
It didn't take long for my father to (30)DJimmy's house,a small one that needed paint and repair.For almost an hour,my father(31)Aexplained the plan to Jimmy's parents.(32)A,they looked at each other.When my father(33)Dthey still weren't quite sure about the generous offer from an unknown benefactor (捐助者).
Later,my father's employer got in touch with the local government with a (34)Cto send someone to Jimmy's home to (35)Dthe family that this was a lawful offer.Soon,with permission papers signed,my father took Jimmy to an excellent(36)B  in another state.After five operations,his limp disappeared.
His parents watched in (37)C as the returned boy stepped lightly toward them.They still could not (38)Dthat a man they had never seen would pay a large sum of money to have a foot corrected for their son.
The(39)A benefactor was Mr.Henry Ford,the founder of the Ford Motor Company.He always said it's more fun to do something for people(40)B they don't know who did it.
 
21.A.waitedB.paidC.preparedD.stopped
22.A.carB.townC.officeD.restaurant
23.A.thoughtB.observedC.doubtedD.worried
24.A.took care ofB.got hold ofC.hung out withD.caught up with
25.A.delightedB.satisfiedC.interestedD.relaxed
26.A.laughedB.a(chǎn)pologizedC.returnedD.nodded
27.A.playsB.studiesC.livesD.stays
28.A.determinationB.permissionC.helpD.plan
29.A.chatB.rideC.meetingD.holiday
30.A.buildB.decorateC.paintD.find
31.A.patientlyB.brieflyC.proudlyD.calmly
32.A.confusedB.excitedC.a(chǎn)shamedD.tired
33.A.visitedB.finishedC.refusedD.left
34.A.purposeB.decisionC.requestD.promise
35.A.warnB.remindC.a(chǎn)rgueD.convince
36.A.hotelB.hospitalC.schoolD.store
37.A.a(chǎn)ngerB.fearC.a(chǎn)mazementD.disappointment
38.A.a(chǎn)greeB.a(chǎn)dmitC.proveD.believe
39.A.secretB.politeC.humorousD.cautious
40.A.untilB.whenC.unlessD.whom.

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