15.Parents do anything they can to give their kids the best education.According to a report published by the Sutton Trust,a third of"professional parents"with children aged between 5and 16have moved to an area,because they think it has good schools^
Some go further:6% of the 1,000parents surveyed said they started to attend church (教堂) services to help their children get a place at a church school; 3% said they used a relative's address to get children into a better school; and 2% said they had bought a second home and used that address for a better school.
It seems strange that parents,while paying close attention to school,seem often to forget a much cheaper way of improving their children's educational situation-a stable (穩(wěn)定的)family.There are plenty of researches to back all this up:a recent study by the Childhood Wellbeing Research Centre found that children aged seven and older usually (lid more poorly in exams and behaved badly at school if their parents broke up.Another report by the Economic and Social Research Council,found that a stable family life meant children were more likely to take in what was offered in the classroom.According to the Royal College of Psychiatrists,teenagers whose parents were fighting or separating might find it difficult to concentrate (集中注意力)at school.
Of course,many marriages are progressing well even if there're unpleasant matters in life.I've been married for more than a quarter of century,and the one thing I'm sure of is that it's not a bed of roses.I've also got four children aged between 11and 21; and while I'm truly thankful to the many teachers who have taught them,and the schools they've been pupils at,I've felt fairly certain as the years go by that a stable home is much more important than where their school sits in the local league table (排行榜).
So paying a few hundred pounds for a family relationship course could be a much better use of the family's money than spending thousands on moving houses.I can't help wondering whether the only sure winners from the fight to live by the best school gates are house sellers rather than the very children the move is designed to help.

52.According to the Sutton Trust,what's the most common way for parents to send their children to a good school?C
A.Asking their relatives for help.
B.Going to church every Sunday.
C.Moving to a house in a certain area.
D.Buying a second house near the school.
53.What can we learn from the researches in Paragraph 3?C
A.Children above seven usually behaved badly at school.
B.Going to good schools improved the children's behavior.
C.Parents'relationship had an influence on their children's study.
D.Parents usually fought for their children's poor performance at school.
54.The writer agrees that.D
A.a(chǎn) longer marriage means a stronger family relationship
B.the local league table of schools is important for parents
C.parents should have better communication with teachers and schools
D.it's worthwhile to spend some money improving a family relationship
55.What's the best title of the passage?D
A.More Money Can Help"Buy"Better Education
B.Parents Should Provide the Best Start for Their Children
C.Moving Houses Gives Great Benefits to Children's Education
D.Parents Staying Together Happily Is the Best Way to Help Children.

分析 短文講了父母盡其所能給孩子最好的教育.人們通過一些方式讓孩子進(jìn)入更好的學(xué)校.但是人們關(guān)注學(xué)校的時(shí)候卻忘了一個(gè)幸福家庭的重要性,一個(gè)好的家庭環(huán)境對于一個(gè)孩子是最重要的,是幫助孩子最好的方式.

解答 答案:52.C   細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第一段第一行句子According to a report published by the Sutton Trust,a third of"professional parents"with children aged between 5and 16have moved to an area,because they think it has good schools.Sutton Trust發(fā)表的一份報(bào)告,1/3 的家長愿意搬到有好學(xué)校的地方居住.可知搬到有好學(xué)校的地方居。蔬xC.
53.C  細(xì)節(jié)推理題. 根據(jù)第三段內(nèi)容及其最后一句I've felt fairly certain as the years go by that a stable home is much more important than where their school sits in the local league table.我感覺隨著年齡的增長,有一個(gè)穩(wěn)定的家庭環(huán)境比學(xué)校在排行榜上的位置更重要.可知父母的關(guān)系影響孩子的學(xué)習(xí).故選C.
54.D  細(xì)節(jié)判斷題.根據(jù)最后一段句子So paying a few hundred pounds for a family relationship course could be a much better use of the family's money than spending thousands on moving houses.所以花費(fèi)幾百英鎊建立家庭關(guān)系可以比花費(fèi)數(shù)千萬移動房子更好的利用家庭的錢.可知與其花錢擇居不如學(xué)學(xué)如何建立穩(wěn)固的家庭關(guān)系.故選D.
55.D  主旨?xì)w納題.根據(jù)整篇文章內(nèi)容及其第三段最后一句 I've felt fairly certain as the years go by that a stable home is much more important than where their school sits in the local league table.我感覺隨著年齡的增長,有一個(gè)穩(wěn)定的家庭環(huán)境比學(xué)校在排行榜上的位置更重要.可知建立穩(wěn)幸福的家庭很重要,是幫助孩子最好的方法.故選D.

點(diǎn)評 本文中長句較多,一時(shí)很難讀懂句子含義,注意多讀幾遍,不要強(qiáng)求非得理解一詞一句的含義,能把握文章大意就行.瞻前顧后,仔細(xì)推敲,確定最佳答案

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