Question

【題目】 The coldest months of winter have arrived. But Woodchurch High School in the UK has had a winter coat rule. It has banned (禁止)students from wearing expensive coats after Christmas.

This is to stop “poverty-shaming(貧困羞辱)” among its students. Coat brands like Canada Goose and Moncler sell for 1,000(8, 674yuan), a cost that only the richest families are able to afford. Poor students feel left out when they see others wear these coats.

“These coats cause a lot of unfairness,” head teacher Rebekah Phillips told CNN. “They stigmatize(使……感到羞愧) students and parents who are less rich.”

Most parents are happy with the rule, saying that school shouldn't be a place where students’ economic(經(jīng)濟(jì)上的) background distracts(使分心) them from learning. Small changes like this have led low-income(低收入的) students to become busier in school.

But some people don't agree with it. They ask why children shouldn't be allowed to wear clothes that keep them warm in winter. “Each child should be allowed to choose what he or she wants to wear,” Jillian Roberts, a teacher at the University of Victoria in Canada said.

But Woodchurch isn’t the first school to take such steps. In May, a UK primary school didn’t allow to bring expensive pencil cases. The US state of New Mexico even passed a law saying that it is against the law to separate or humiliate (羞辱)a child who can't pay for his or her lunch at school.

【1】What has Woodchurch High School stopped the students doing?

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【2】How do poor students feel when they see others wear expensive coats?

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【3】Are all parents happy with the rule in Woodchurch High School?

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【4】Which school didn’t allow their students to bring expensive pencil cases according to the passage?

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【5】What is the passage mainly about?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Wearing expensive coats after Christmas.

【2】They feel left out.

【3】No. /No, they aren’t.

【4】A UK primary school.

【5】A winter coat rule in the UK.

【解析】

短文主要介紹了英國的 Woodchurch 高中禁止學(xué)生穿昂貴的羽絨服，這是為了阻止學(xué)生間的貧困羞辱，不讓一些學(xué)生感到自卑。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中“It has banned (禁止)students from wearing expensive coats after Christmas.”可知學(xué)校禁止學(xué)生圣誕節(jié)后穿昂貴的外套。故填Wearing expensive coats after Christmas.

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中“Poor students feel left out when they see others wear these coats.”可知貧困學(xué)生看到別人穿貴外套感覺會被冷落。故填They feel left out.

【3】推理判斷題，根據(jù)文中“But some people don't agree with it”可知不是所有父母都滿意。故填No. /No, they aren’t.

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中“In May, a UK primary school didn’t allow to bring expensive pencil cases.”可知是一所英國小學(xué)，故填A UK primary school.

【5】主旨大意題，文中從第一段提出在冬季最冷的幾個月里，英國一所學(xué)校出臺了的冬衣規(guī)定，后面講述了這項規(guī)定的依據(jù)，又介紹不同學(xué)生家長的看法。最后講到類似的規(guī)定別的學(xué)校也有。所以主旨就是講英國的冬衣規(guī)定。故填A winter coat rule in the UK.