请阅读 Passage 1,完成21-25小题。
Passage 1
Kimberley Asselin sits in a rocking chair in front of her 22 kindergartners, a glistening smile across her face as she greets them for the morning. Even at 9 a.m., she is effervescent and charismatic. Yet behind Asselin´s bright expression, her enthusiasm is fading. Asselin,24, is days away from finishing her first year as a teacher, the career of her dreams since she was a little girl giving arithmetic lessons on a dry-erase board to her stuffed bears and dolls.
Why does Asselin question her future as an educator in less than a year´ s time?
细节题。题干:为什么Asselin在不到一年的时间里就质疑她作为教育者的未来。结合第三段最后一句“She says that all onslaught oftests that she’s required to give to her five.and six-year.old students has brought her down to reality.和第四段第一句It’s more than Afirst-yearteache rever imagines”可知.她质疑未来的原因是她的学生考试太多,和她想象的教学生活不一样。其实后面第五段最后一句“ForAsselin.testing has beenthebiggest stressor."也说明考试给了她太多压力。因此选择C项“给孩子们无休止的考试完全超出了她的预期”。A项“这对于美国的年轻教师来说是常见的”,B项“她在工作中经历了太多的起起落落”,这都不是 Asselin质疑未来的原因;D项“她厌烦了每天迎接幼儿们”,与原文不符。
Why do the schools in Virginia emphasize regular testing?
推断题。题干:为什么弗吉尼亚的学校重视常规考试。根据原文第六段最后一句“In Virginia.schools earn grades on state-issued report cards based on the scores students eam on mandatory end-of-year exams.”可知,在弗吉尼亚,学校的官方等级排名是由学生在规定的年终考试中获得的分数决定的,故选C。A项“能到更充满活力的教学标准”,断章取义;B项“能准确评价学生的水平”,D项“能恰当地评价教师的教学水平”,原文没讲。
In PARAGRAPH EIGHT, what does the writer imply by saying that"even the youngest students ... under an academic microscope"?
推断题。重点考查“under an academic microscope”的含义。第八段“even the youngest students in public school are under an academic microscope,making kindergarten about far more than socialization and play time.”即使是公立幼儿园的孩子们也被置于教学的显微镜中,大大减少了幼儿们的社会活动和玩耍时问。也就是说,幼儿园的孩子们也要经常接受过多的考试,故选B。A项“监督学生的表现”.过于概括,不具体;C项“在微观水平检查学生的表现”,属于字面意义;D项“不关心学生在宏观水平的表现”,原文没讲,属于过度推断。
According to the author, what kind of place is a kindergarten supposed to be?
推断题。题干:作者认为,幼儿园应该是什么样的地方。根据最后一段最后一句“making kindergarten about far more than socialization and playtime”可以推断幼儿园应该是一个进行社会活动和玩耍的地方,故选D。A项“学业训练的地方”,B项“读和写的地方”,C项“没有考试的地方”,都不正确。
What is Asselin likely to do under the current educational system?
推断题。题干:在现在的教育制度下,Asselin最可能做什么。根据原文第二段“Yet behind Asselin’s bright expression,her enthusiasm is fading”,第三段“questioning her future as an educator”,可以推断Asselin可能会重新考虑她的未来。选择A。B项“改变她的教学方法”和D项“侧重她的学生的学习技能”与原文“她的热情在褪去”矛盾;C项“给她的学生少些考试”。这不是她能决定的。