- 试题详情及答案解析
- A new report says promising children money to pass exams does not help exam grades. The report says parents could be wasting their money by using cash to get their kids to study more. However, the promise of a trip somewhere nice could encourage students to try harder and do better at school. Researchers from the University of Bristol (in England) and the University of Chicago (in the USA) looked at how promises of cash and tickets to events affected students' studying and learning. Over 10,000 pupils took part in the research throughout the year 2012. There was an improvement in classwork and homework, but this did not result in better test scores.
Lead researcher Dr Simon Burgess suggested the research looked at the wrong areas. He said it had not looked at the things that really got students to increase their effort. He added that: "Clearly, some pupils have a lot of goals and believe that education is a way of getting what they want out of life, but there are kids who think that working hard doesn't make a difference." He said these children think exam success is "all in your genes" because of their family background. Education expert Dr Kevan Collins said good teachers were better than promises of rewards to get children to study, especially for children from low-income families. He wrote: "What really makes the difference is how students are taught."
【小题1】What can encourage students to study more?| A．music | B．trips |
| C．an iPad | D．money |
【小题2】Which students really need good teachers?| A．elite students | B．high school students |
| C．English students | D．poorer students |
【小题3】What do some students think is because of “your genes”?| A．genetics | B．money |
| C．exam success | D．ability at English |
- 答案：【小题1】B
【小题2】D
【小题3】C - 试题分析：文章大意：本文主要讲述作者由于对母亲的严格要求的逆反情绪而误解母亲，后来慢慢接受母亲，并珍视母爱的故事。
【小题1】B 细节题。根据文章的第一段的However, the promise of a trip somewhere nice could encourage students to try harder and do better at school可知旅游更能激发孩子的学习更努力。故选B。
【小题2】D 细节题。从文章第二段的Education expert Dr Kevan Collins said good teachers were better than promises of rewards to get children to study, especially for children from low-income families可知穷孩子更需要好的教育。故选D。
【小题3】C 推理题。由文章第二段的these children think exam success is "all in your genes" because of their family background.可知一些孩子认为考试的成功是因为基因的问题，故判断选C。
考点：考查教育类短文