学校内部参考资料衢州二中2013届自选模块外语(IB·英语)专题训练未经许可不得翻印浙江IB·英语专题训练第页共NUMPAGES26页衢州二中2013届自选模块外语(IB·英语)专题训练【说明：浙江IB模块含两道外语(英语)题，比较好拿分，建议大家多加练习，争拿满分！】英语一（2012届重点中学协作体高三第二学期4月调研试题）题号：05阅读理解（分两节，共5题，每小题2分，满分10分）KidsintheU.S.havemadesignificantgainsinmathandscienceandscoreaboveaverageoninternationalfourth-and-eighth-gradetests,thoughAsiancountrieshavethebiggestshareinboth,aninternationalstudyfound.①AnAPpollinJune,2008foundthatnearlytwoinfivepeoplebelieveAmericanstudentsdoworseonmathandscienceteststhanthoseinmostofthedevelopedcountries.“Nottrue,”saidInaV.S.Mullis,aBostonCollegeresearchprofessorandco-directorofthestudy.“TheAsiancountriesarefaraheadoftherestofdevelopedcountries,butmostlythedevelopedcountriesarerelativelysimilar,andtheUnitedStatesmightbeoneoftheleadersofthatgroup,dependingonwhetheryou’retalkingaboutmathorscienceinthefourthortheeighthgrade.”Conductedeveryfouryears,theTrendsinInternationalMathematicsandScienceStudyiswidelyusedtomeasuretheknowledgeandskillsofelementarymiddleschoolstudentsaroundtheworld.②ThestudycomparestheUnitedStateswithotherrich,industrializedcountriesaswellasmanypoorernations.③However,comparetheU.S.tosimilarlyrichcountries,anditsperformancedropstothemiddleofthepack,saidAndrewCoulson,arepresentativetotheinternationalgroupthatadministersthetest.④ThestatetestsrequiredbytheNoChildLeftBehindLawalsoshowsimilarresults,indicatingprogressinmathandlessprogressinscience.The2002law,whichhasbecomeasunpopularasitschampion,formerPresidentGeorgeW.Bush,requiresannualstatetestsandimposespenalties(加以惩罚)onschoolsthatfailtomakeprogress.OutgoingEducationSecretaryMargaretSpellingssaidthosefindingsshowtheneedforthefederalNoChildLeftBehindLaw.“Theflatscoresremindusthatwecan’taffordtobecontent,”Spellingssaid.“Instead,wemustpickupthepace.”第一节：根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D、E中选出最适合放入短文空缺处的选项，并将序号及相应的答案写在答题纸上。选项中有一项是多余选项。A.SomebelievethestudygivestoooptimisticaviewoftheU.S.byincludingpoorercountries.B.Thefindingschallengethelong-heldviewintheUnitedStatesthatitschildrenarelaggingbeh