Question

 When students and teachers at School 16in Rochester,NY, start the new school year in a newer school building,they'll leave their old building's list of problems behind.

As teachers finish unloading boxes and setting up their new classro?oms,they hope the newer buildings will give students renewed pride in their school. Ed?ucation experts say the move could also bring a rise to the school's flagging test scores,because better school buildings actually improve academic performance.

When School 16  was moved to a newer building,the school's old building was in terrible condition：bathrooms lacked sinks and privacy; stairs were missing safety rails; and the 100-year-old building was crowded. Students describe peeling paint and rats in the classrooms.

Teacher Michele Michel says the poor condition of the old building weakened the school of its spirit. "You look at that and it's like,why? Why do you want to take care of your school?" Michel says. "So what if I throw a piece of paper on the ground? It doesn't make a difference; there's other paper on the ground."

More than bad looks,bad buildings are a drain on academic performance,ac?cording to Glen Earthman,a professor. "Students see surroundings that are not very pleasant,and it does reduce their desire to learn”，Earthman says.

He says students who attend schools in disrepair score 3  to 10 percentage points lower on state tests than students in satisfactory buildings,and the effects are worse over the years students spend in the buildings.

With bigger hallways and larger classrooms,teacher Michele Michel says the boost to student confidence in the new building will improve academics. "I think if you come in and you're happy,you know,you will be all about this place," Michel says. "I think you will get it,and you'll get more successful."

But Jaida Thomas,an eighth grader,says she is not sure all of her peers will take pride in their new building. "With the negative people in the school? they'll probably just mess up the school," Thomas says. "They'll just mess it up for themselves."

1. The underlined word "flagging" in Paragraph 2 may mean "      

   A. pleasing   B. rising   C. falling   D. surprising

2. What statement may Michel agree to?

   A. Students are concerned about the safety of old buildings.

   B. Students have no mood to care for buildings.

   C. Students make no difference to the school buildings.

   D. Students behave badly in poor school buildings.

3. According to Glen,bad buildings         .

   A. make students lose interest in learning

   B. leave students in poor condition

   C. cause students to suffer pain in their eyes

   D. are to the advantage of students

4. Thomas' attitude towards the effect of new building is         .

   A. hopeful   B. doubtful   C. optimistic   D. unclear

Answer 1

本文主要介紹了一個學校的師生搬進了新的教學樓，老師們希望新的教學樓會激發(fā)學生們的學習興趣。1. C詞義猜測題。根據(jù)畫線詞前面的"…bring a rise to…"和后面的"―better school buildings actually improve academic performance."可知，這個詞是"下降"的意思。

2. D推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段的"'So what ifl throw a piece of paper on the ground? It doesn't make a difference; there's other paper on the ground.'"可知，他認為在那種臟亂的教學樓里，學生們根本不會介意惡劣的行為，他們認為大家都這樣，他們做出的一些壞的行為不會有什么影響，故選   D.

3. A細節(jié)理解題。從第五段的"'Students see surroundings that are not very pleasant,and it does reduce their desire to

i_earn”…"可知他認為在臟亂差的環(huán)境中，學生會對學習失去興趣，故選A.

4. B 觀點態(tài)度題。結(jié)合最后一段"…she is not sure all — 'They'll just mess it up for themselves."'可知,Thomas認為她的同學不一定都對這個新教學樓感興趣并引以為豪，有的學生還是會把它搞得一團糟，故選   B. B