- 阅读理解A
题干：Tensofthousandsof18-year-oldswillgraduatethisyearandbehandedmeaninglessdiplomas.Thesediplomaswon’tlookanydifferentfromthoseawardedtheirluckierclassmates.Theirvaliditywillbequestionedonlywhentheiremployersdiscoverthatthesegraduatesaresemiliterate(半文盲）.Eventuallyafortunatefewwillfindtheirwayintoeducational-repairshops-adult-literacyprograms,suchastheonewhereIteachbasicgrammarandwriting.There,high-schoolgraduatesandhigh-schooldropoutspursuinggraduate-equivalencycertificateswilllearntheskillstheyshouldhavelearnedinschool.Theywillalsodiscovertheyhavebeencheatedbyoureducationalsystem.Iwillneverforgetateacherwhogottheattentionofoneofmychildrenbyrevealingthetrumpcardoffailure.Ouryoungest,aworld-classcharmer,didlittletodevelophisintellectualtalentsbutalwaysgotby.UntilMrs.Stifter.Oursonwashigh-schoolseniorwhenhehadherforEnglish.“Hesitsinthebackoftheroomtalkingtohisfriends.”shetoldme.”Whydon’tyoumovehimtothefrontrow?”Iurged,believingtheembarrassmentwouldgethimtosettledown.Mrs.Stiftersaid,“Idon'tmoveseniors.Iflunk(使……不及格）them.”Ourson'sacademiclifeflashedbeforemyeyes.Noteacherhadeverthreatenedhim.BythetimeIgothomeIwasfeelingprettygoodaboutthis.Itwasaradicalapproachforthesetimes,but,well.Whynot?“She’sgoingtoflunkyou.”Itoldmyson.Ididnotdiscussitanyfurther.SuddenlyEnglishbecameapriorityinhislife.HefinishedoutthesemesterwithanA.Iknowoneexampledoesn'tmakeacase，butatnightIseeaparadeofstudentswhoareangryforhavingbeenpassedalonguntiltheycouldnolongerevenpretendtokeepup.Ofaverageintelligenceorbetter,theyeventuallyquitschool,concludingtheyweretoodumbtofinish.“Ishouldhavebeenheldback，”isacommentIhearfrequently.Evensadderarethosestudentswhoarehigh-schoolgraduateswhosaytomeafterafewweeksofclass，“Idon'tknowhowIevergotahigh-schooldiploma.”Passingstudentswhohavenotmasteredtheworkcheatsthemandtheemployerswhoexpectgraduatestohavebasicskills.Weexcusethisdishonestbehaviorbysayingkidscan’tlearniftheycomefromterribleenvironments.Nooneseemstostoptothinkthatmostkidsdon'tputschoolfirstontheirlistunlesstheyperceivesomethingisatrisk.They’dratherbesailing.ManystudentsIseeatnighthavedecidedtomakeeducationapriority.Theyaremotivatedbythedesireforabetterjobortheneedtohangontotheonethey’vegot.Theyhaveahealthyfearoffailure.Peopleofallagescanriseabovetheirproblems，buttheyneedtohaveareasontodoso.Youngpeoplegenerallydon’thavethematuritytovalueeducationinthesameway.Myadultstudentsvalueit.Butfearoffailurecanmotivateboth.
题目：From the passage we can draw the conclusion that the authors' attitude toward flunkingis_____. - A 、negative
- B 、positive
- C 、biased
- D 、indifferent
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参考答案【正确答案：B】
态度题。C选项biased“有偏见的”，D选项indifferent“漠不关心的”为典型干扰项，可以直接排除。根据题干中的信号词flunking首先定位到第四段第四句:Mrs. Stifter said, “I don'tmove seniors. I flunk them. ”。根据下文（第七句）：By… I was feeling pretty good about this 可以确定作者对flunking持肯定态度。因此，B选项为正确答案。
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