選修七英語Unit 3 Under the Sea
a. the report, a nation at risk, only reflected the previous educational situation in america b. the american educational system was considered to secure the nation's future during the past twenty years c. the 1983 report is, to some degree, too old to describe the present educational situation well d. in view of the present educational situation, american basic education doesn't function well42. the author's attitude toward america's schools is that of ____________. a. unconcern b. dissatisfaction c. tolerance d. sympathy43. through the passage, the author wants to tell us that________. a. the problems of the present america's schools are very different from those of two decades ago b. if the financial problems are solved, the problems of america’s schools will disappear c. varieties of schools should be built to solve the problems of america’s schools d. proper strategies and reforms are needed in the course of solving the problems44. national education standards emphasize the importance of _____________. a. main basic subjects in schools b. learning a technique c. the ability to understand d. the same base of knowledge45. what is the passage mainly about? a. emerging crisis in america’s schools. b. solving american education problems. c. educational foundation of american society. d. the importance of adopting national educational standards.答案： 美國社會的教育基礎可能會對國家的未來構成威脅，這是1983年得出的結論，然而它仍然適用于二十多年后的現在的美國。本文介紹了美國教育令人擔憂的現狀，還提出了一些解決方法。41. d。 細節理解題。根據第二段的“america’s schools are failing us. they’re not preparing enough young people to succeed in the 21st century.”可知美國的教育并沒有發揮很好的作用，因此選d。42. b。 觀點態度題。根據第二段第一句“america’s schools are failing us.”可知，作者對美國的學校并不滿意，因此選b項。43. d。 細節理解題。根據文章最后一句話“what we need is a systematic, national plan that combines the smartest reforms and takes brave risks.”可知在解決美國教育中的問題的過程中是需要一些適當的策略和改革的。選項d正確。