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单选题Schools of education have long been objects of criticism. From James Koerner"s 1963 book, The Miseducation of America"s Teachers, up through two recent reports by national commissions, critics have complained about the intellectual emptiness of the curriculum at ed schools and the lack of connection between what is taught and the realities teachers face in the classroom. A recent survey of teachers about their graduate-school training drew comments like "the shabbiest psychobabble imaginable" and "a waste of time." With an estimated 2 million new teachers needed over the next decade, the shortcomings in education schools are a practical concern. In what is a generally bleak landscape, a small number of schools stand out as innovators. Two key qualities distinguish these exemplars. First, they require that students master the subjects they will be teaching and structure their curricula accordingly. Second, these programs put a premium on hands-on experience. While traditional ed-school curricula are filled with courses on theory, the new approach places much greater emphasis on learning by doing. At Ohio State University in Columbus, students in the one-year master"s program spend half their time teaching in one of 55 Franklin County public schools, where they are paired with experienced teachers. "You are immersed from Day 1," says OSU graduate student Kelley Crockett, a 37-year-old former businesswoman who does practical training at Gables Elementary School. "And that forces you to be intimately involved." In New York City, the Bank Street College of Education—a two-year program—runs its own junior high. "That keeps us honest," says the school"s president, Augusta Kappner. "We are encouraging students to see how they function in school settings so they can constantly improve." Comparable programs exist at some other institutions, including the University of Virginia and Trinity University in San Antonio. But Linda Darling-Hamond, a professor at Columbia University"s Teachers College who is an expert on teacher training, estimates that only 40 percent of the 1,200 teacher-education programs in the country have met national accreditation standards. Most education schools, she says, "have operated bureaucratically, assuming that teachers didn"t need to know many things, "Just give them a textbook and send them on.""

单选题Whatdoesthemanmean?A.Hedoesn'tlikethefilm.B.Heagreeswiththewoman.C.Hehasnothingtosayaboutit.

单选题Mary. was (41) . English girl, but she lived (42) Paris. She was seven years old. Last year her mother (43) her, "You are six years old Make, and you are going to begin (44) to a school here. You are going to like it very much because it's a very nice school." "Is it a beautiful school?" Mary asked. "Yes, it is," her mother said. Mary went to school, and enjoyed her lessons. Her mother always (45) her to school in the morning and (46) her home in the afternoon. Last Monday her mother went to the school (47) 4 o'clock, and Mary ran out of her classroom. "We've got a new girl in our school today, Mummy," she said. "She's six years old, too, and she is very nice, but she isn't English. She is a German." "Does she (48) English?" Mary's mother asked. "No, but she (49) in English," Mary said (50) .

单选题Digital divide is something ______.

单选题{{B}}Text 2{{/B}} Everyone, it seems, has a health problem. After pouring billions into the National Health Service, British people moan about dirty hospitals, long waits and wasted money. In Germany the new chancellor, Angela Merkel, is under fire for suggesting changing the financing of its health system. Canada's new Conservative Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, made a big fuss during the election about reducing the country's lengthy medical queues. Across the rich world, affluence, ageing and advancing technology are driving up health spending faster than income. But nowhere has a bigger health problem than America. Soaring medical bills are squeezing wages, swelling the ranks of the uninsured and pushing huge firms and perhaps even the government towards bankruptcy. Ford's announcement this week that it would cut up to 30,000 jobs by 2012 was as much a sign of its "legacy" health-care costs as of the ills of the car industry. Pushed by polls that show health care is one of his main domestic problems and by forecasts showing that the retiring baby-boomers will crush the government's finances, George Bush is expected to unveil a reform plan in next week's state-of-the-union address. America's health system is unlike any other. The United States spends 16% of its GDP on health, around twice the rich-country average, equivalent to $ 6,280 for every American each year. Yet it is the only rich country that does not guarantee universal health coverage. Thanks to an accident of history, most Americans receive health insurance through their employer, with the government picking up the bill for the poor and the elderly. This curious hybrid certainly has its strengths. Americans have more choice than anybody else, and their health-care system is much more innovative. Europeans' bills could be much higher if American medicine were not doing much of their Research and Development (RD) for them. But there are also huge weaknesses. The one most often cited—especially by foreigners—is the army of uninsured. Some 46 million Americans do not have cover. In many cases that is out of choice and, if they fall seriously ill, hospitals have to treat them. But it is still deeply unequal. And there are also shocking inefficiencies: by some measures, 30% of American health spending is wasted. Then there is the question of state support. Many Americans disapprove of the "so-cialized medicine" of Canada and Europe. In fact, even if much of the administration is done privately, around 60% of America's health-care bill ends up being met by the government. Proportionately, the American state already spends as much on health as the OECD (Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development) average, and that share is set to grow as the baby-boomers run up their Medicare bills and ever more employers avoid providing health-care coverage. America is, in effect, heading towards a version of socialized medicine by default.

单选题According to the author, who has introduced his own version of" America the Beautiful" that is not very much popular with American people?

单选题He has never seen the film and I haven't ______ . A. either B. too C. neither

单选题Questions 11～13 are based on the following conversation between a tenant and a house manager. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11～13.

单选题According to the passage, long periods of volcanic inactivity can lead to a volcanic cone's ______.