- 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：Judging from the content, this passage is probably written for_____. - A 、administrators
- B 、students
- C 、teachers
- D 、parents
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参考答案【正确答案：C】
推理题。本文主要围绕如何激发学生的学习积极性展开论述。作者从滥发文凭、让不合格学生轻松过关的教育现状入手，指出应当激励学生, 使他们有失败的危机感，从而自觉重视学习。虽然全篇都以学生的例子为切入点，但是着重强调老师的责任，由此可知本文的读者对象为老师，C选项为正确答案。
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