Mary’s story is not unusual in Britain. According to the latest government figures, pupil absences are rising, despite schools taking a hard line on truancy (逃學(xué)).
Dr Philip James from Cardiff University thinks she knows why: “As schools make more efforts to find and punish missing students, students find better ways to avoid being caught.”
For several years, James has researched teenager truancy and discovered that most truancy was “a response to factors within the school”. Students that skip school are not necessarily less advanced or less intelligent. They complained of teachers who failed to engage them, and of “boring” lessons. “Many of them really enjoy school and believe in education, but drop out when aspects of it are ineffective.” James says.
The views of students like Adam, who believes that skipping lessons has little impact on his schooling, are common. “I only take off for a lesson, or a couple of days. It doesn’t affect my education,” he told James.
James believes that schools need to address the question of why pupils want to leave in the first place. “Pupils need help from the start.” she says. “Schools need to look at the reasons for truancy rather than the number, so that instead of walking away from school, students have the skills and chances to talk through problems and make a change.”

  1. 1.

    What is one of the reasons that many students skip school according to James’ study?

    1. A.
      They feel they have fallen behind in their studies.
    2. B.
      They have no interest in school education.
    3. C.
      They now have more interesting things to do.
    4. D.
      They find some lessons and teachers uninteresting.
  2. 2.

    The underlined phrase “taking a hard line” (Paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to “________”.

    1. A.
      experiencing a problem with
    2. B.
      having a strict attitude towards
    3. C.
      finding it difficult to deal with
    4. D.
      having little success with
  3. 3.

    The writer used Adam’s comments (Paragraph 5) to show that ________.

    1. A.
      school education needs improvement
    2. B.
      good students also need a break from school
    3. C.
      schools need to pay more attention to truancy
    4. D.
      many students believe occasional truancy isn’t serious
  4. 4.

    What does Dr James suggest schools do about truancy?

    1. A.
      Fire all their unqualified teachers.
    2. B.
      Improve communication with students.
    3. C.
      Develop better ways to discover truancy.
    4. D.
      Introduce more serious punishments.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2010年湖南省師大附中高一上學(xué)期期中考試英語卷 題型：閱讀理解

“You know, these cups bring to mind a tea quote(說法) I heard.” Mary’s aunt said.
She poured tea. There were four of them and there were four totally different cups on the table.
They took their tea cups.
“What quote?” Mary asked.
“Well, maybe I should rather say it is a story,” aunt said, “I heard that there was a wise teacher who took all his students for tea. They were surprised that all the cups on the table were different. Each of them took a cup and started drinking their tea, each looking at the cups of others. The teacher let them do that for a while and then said,‘ Do you notice your behavior? You are all looking at each other’s tea cup and I can see some of you with the broken ones are even envious(羨慕的) of the finer cups of others. Is this not so?’ ”
The students agreed, amused by their own behavior.
“You may have wondered why you all had different cups, but I put them here on purpose. You see they represent (代表) life itself. Life is like that tea and the cups are like the physical circumstances(狀況) of your life. You all got the same thing in your cups — tea. And yet you can not truly enjoy it in your envy of another’s cup. It’s just the same with life. You forget to enjoy your own life when you concentrate on envying the circumstances of someone else’s life.
So now, close your eyes, and taste your own tea. Really taste it. And tell me — did it matter from which cup it came from?”
Aunt finished telling her short tea story and they all sat in silence for a while, tasting their tea. A sleepy fly buzzed(嗡嗡作響) past, a bird sang in the tree. And it really did not matter one bit from which tea cup they drank.
【小題1】 When the students found they had different tea cups, they_____________.

A．were satisfied with their own cup
B．were angry about the broken cups they had been given
C．a(chǎn)sked the teacher to get new cups for them
D．were curious about the difference between the cups
【小題2】From the text, we know that _____________.
A．the teacher prepared different tea cups for each student
B．the teacher should have given the students the same cups
C．the teacher made the tea cups different by mistake.
D．each student took their time to choose a cup they liked
【小題3】 According to the passage, by comparing the cups to the physical circumstances of people’s life, the teacher meant that people_______.
A．should try different ways of life
B．shouldn’t focus on envy others’ physical circumstances
C．can never change their physical circumstances
D．should work hard for a better life
【小題4】 In the passage the teacher’s message to the students was that _______.
A．life is hard and boring for everyone
B．it is strange to be envious of the lives of others
C．everyone should learn to enjoy his own life
D．people act differently in different circumstances
【小題5】 What can be the best title for the passage?
A．More than tea in a cupB．The value of tea
C．Tea vs cupD．Enjoying tea with a broken cup

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科目：高中英語 來源：2010—2011學(xué)年廣東省廣州市禺山高級中學(xué)高二上期末考試英語卷 題型：閱讀理解

“I had a test and didn’t want to do it, so I pretended to be ill”, says 13-year-old Mary. But Mary did not enjoy her day off. “It was boring. I wished I had gone to school.”
Mary’s story is not unusual in Britain. According to the latest government figures, pupil absences are rising, despite schools taking a hard line on truancy (逃學(xué)).
Dr Philip James from Cardiff University thinks she knows why: “As schools make more efforts to find and punish missing students, students find better ways to avoid being caught.”
For several years, James has researched teenager truancy and discovered that most truancy was “a response to factors within the school”. Students that skip school are not necessarily less advanced or less intelligent. They complained of teachers who failed to engage them, and of “boring” lessons. “Many of them really enjoy school and believe in education, but drop out when aspects of it are ineffective.” James says.
The views of students like Adam, who believes that skipping lessons has little impact on his schooling, are common. “I only take off for a lesson, or a couple of days. It doesn’t affect my education,” he told James.
James believes that schools need to address the question of why pupils want to leave in the first place. “Pupils need help from the start.” she says. “Schools need to look at the reasons for truancy rather than the number, so that instead of walking away from school, students have the skills and chances to talk through problems and make a change.”
【小題1】What is one of the reasons that many students skip school according to James’ study?

A．They feel they have fallen behind in their studies.
B．They have no interest in school education.
C．They now have more interesting things to do.
D．They find some lessons and teachers uninteresting.
【小題2】The underlined phrase “taking a hard line” (Paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to “________”.
A．experiencing a problem withB．having a strict attitude towards
C．finding it difficult to deal with D．having little success with
【小題3】The writer used Adam’s comments (Paragraph 5) to show that ________.
A．school education needs improvement
B．good students also need a break from school
C．schools need to pay more attention to truancy
D．many students believe occasional truancy isn’t serious
【小題4】What does Dr James suggest schools do about truancy?
A．Fire all their unqualified teachers.
B．Improve communication with students.
C．Develop better ways to discover truancy.
D．Introduce more serious punishments.

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This is time of year when we think about giving and receiving presents. Can you find a little extra to give? On this page we suggest a few organizations you might like to help.

       Littleton Children’s Home

       We don’t want your money, but children’s toys, books and clothes in good condition would be very welcome.

       Also—we are looking for friendly families who would take our children into their homes for a few hours or days as guests. You have so much—will you share it?

       Phone Sister Thomas on 55671.

       Children’s Hospice

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       In the winter weather, it’s no fun being homeless. It’s even worse if you’re hungry. We give hot food to at least fifty people every night. It’s hard work, but necessary. Can you come and help? If not, can you find a little money? We use a very old kitchen, and we urgently need some new saucepans. Money for new ones would be most welcome indeed.

       Contact Street Food, c/o Mary’s House, Elming Way, Littleton. Phone 27713.

       Littleton Youth Club

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       Because we can use them!

       We want to get to work on our meeting room!

       Please phone 66231 and we’ll be happy to collect anything you can give us.

       Thank you!

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       We offer a warm bed for the night to anyone who has nowhere to go. We rent the former Commercial Hotel on Green Street. Although it is not expensive, we never seem to have quite enough money. Can you let us have a few pounds? Any amount, however small, will be such a help.

       Send it to us at 15, Green St, Littleton. Please make check payable to Night Shelter.

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       A．homeless and sick children                  

       B．less fortunate members of our society   

       C．hungry people who have no beds to sleep in                          

       D．friendly members of our society to help others

2.If you like children and can offer a happy family to a homeless child, you may go to      .

A．Street Food  B．Night Shelter                C．Children’s Home   D．Children’s Hospice

3.We can infer that       .

       A．there are too many social problems in this country                 

       B．people are very poor during the time for giving presents        

       C．warm-hearted people like to give away money                      

       D．this passage is taken from a local newspaper

4.If your child has grown up, you may take the child’s things to        .         

       A．Children’s Home and Children’s Hospice  B．Youth Club and Children’s Home     

       C．Children’s Hospice and Night Shelter          D．Youth Club and Night Shelter

 

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“I had a test and didn’t want to do it, so I pretended to be ill”, says 13-year-old Mary. But Mary did not enjoy her day off. “It was boring. I wished I had gone to school.”

Mary’s story is not unusual in Britain. According to the latest government figures, pupil absences are rising, despite schools taking a hard line on truancy (逃學(xué)).

Dr Philip James from Cardiff University thinks she knows why: “As schools make more efforts to find and punish missing students, students find better ways to avoid being caught.”

For several years, James has researched teenager truancy and discovered that most truancy was “a response to factors within the school”. Students that skip school are not necessarily less advanced or less intelligent. They complained of teachers who failed to engage them, and of “boring” lessons. “Many of them really enjoy school and believe in education, but drop out when aspects of it are ineffective.” James says.

The views of students like Adam, who believes that skipping lessons has little impact on his schooling, are common. “I only take off for a lesson, or a couple of days. It doesn’t affect my education,” he told James.

James believes that schools need to address the question of why pupils want to leave in the first place. “Pupils need help from the start.” she says. “Schools need to look at the reasons for truancy rather than the number, so that instead of walking away from school, students have the skills and chances to talk through problems and make a change.”

1.What is one of the reasons that many students skip school according to James’ study?

A．They feel they have fallen behind in their studies.

B．They have no interest in school education.

C．They now have more interesting things to do.

D．They find some lessons and teachers uninteresting.

2.The underlined phrase “taking a hard line” (Paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to “________”.

A．experiencing a problem with

B．having a strict attitude towards

C．finding it difficult to deal with

D．having little success with

3.The writer used Adam’s comments (Paragraph 5) to show that ________.

A．school education needs improvement

B．good students also need a break from school

C．schools need to pay more attention to truancy

D．many students believe occasional truancy isn’t serious

4.What does Dr James suggest schools do about truancy?

A．Fire all their unqualified teachers.

B．Improve communication with students.

C．Develop better ways to discover truancy.

D．Introduce more serious punishments.

 

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