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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:What is the subject of this essay? - A 、View point on learning.
- B 、A qualified teacher.
- C 、The importance of examination.
- D 、The generation gap.
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【正确答案:A】
主旨题。本文主要围绕如何激发学生的学习积极性展开论述。作者指出,当前的教育忽视了基本素质教育’滥发文凭’让一些不合格的学生也通过考试。这种做法无论对学生本人还是雇佣单位都是一种欺骗。应当激励学生,使他们有失败的危机感,从而自觉重视学习。可见,leaning为全文的中心主旨词, 应该在文章的主题中有所体现。四个选项中只有A选项有这个主旨词,因此为正确答案。
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