Women received about 57 percent of the bachelor’s degrees awarded this year from colleges and universities in the United States.The figure of 57 percent has been the highest since World War Ⅱ ended in 1945.During the war,many men were in the military.
The gap between men and women is greater among African Americans and Hispanics.Two AfricanAmerican women receive a degree for every AfricanAmerican man.Only 40 percent of Hispanics who get a degree are males.
The USA Department of Education estimates 698,000 females received bachelor’s degree this year.The number of male graduates was 529,000.The trend toward more female graduates began in the mid1980s.Nobody seems to know why.However,many theories exist.
Researchers say the trend could lead to social problems.They also say this may indicate two things.It may reflect the increasing success of women.But it also may show the educational problems affecting men.
High school graduation rates are slightly lower for men than for women.Males also make up the vast majority of students in special education classes.
The Business Roundtable is studying the trend.The group is an organization of chief executives of some of the nation’s largest corporations.Susan Traiman is the director of the group’s education policy.Traiman said the nation couldn’t afford to let half its population fail to develop skills needed for the future.
【小题1】Some people worry about the future because ________.
A.there are many social problems in America |
B.more and more men don’t like the life in college |
C.more AfricanAmerican women receive a degree |
D.fewer and fewer men receive a degree than women in America |
A.There must be something wrong with the education system. |
B.40% of the Hispanics get a degree in America. |
C.Nobody knows the reason why more women get a degree than men. |
D.More than half of the men received bachelor’s degrees this year. |
A.guesses | B.explains | C.introduces | D.discovers |
A.the nation should prevent the women from receiving further education |
B.the nation would be too poor to develop its education |
C.the nation didn’t have enough money for women’s further education |
D.the nation should encourage men to develop skills for the future |
A.Women are more successful in America than men. |
B.More women than men are graduating from college. |
C.Men are more successful in America than women. |
D.There are two kinds of social problems in America. |
According to a new survey, students’ safety has become a big problem .Nearly 50% of students say they are worried about robbery (抢劫)on the way to and from school. Now in main big cities. in China some schools have taught all unusual lesson: self-protection. Students like this lesson because there are no exams or boring classes. And they can learn how to save lives and know how to stop danger before it really happens.
Chen Haoyu, a teacher at Beijing No 25 Middle School .give young students advice on how to deal with danger.
If you are robbed. Keep calm. lf you can not cry for help or run away. Give the robber your money. Try to remember what the robber looks like and tell the police later. If you are in a traffic accident.
If a car hits you. You should remember the car number. If it is a bicycle. Try to call your parents before you let the rider go. This is because you don't know how seriously you are hurt
If it is raining hard and there is lighting. (闪电) Don’t stay in high places and stay away from trees.
When there is a fire. Get away as fast as yon can. Put wet things on your body and try to find an exit. Do not take the lift.
If someone is drowning(溺水) If you can’t swim. don’t get into the water. Cry out for help.
Remember that danger is never as far away as you think. Take care of yourself at alI times!
【小题1】Why do students like the self-protection lesson?①Because there are no tests.
②Because the lessons are boring
③Because they can learn how to save lives.
④Because they know how to slop danger before it happens.
A.①② | B.②③ | C.①②④ | D.①③④ |
A.I will remember the bicycle number. |
B.I won't let the rider go until I dail my parents. |
C.will let the rider go before I call my parents. |
D.I will let the rider go because I know how seriously I am hurt. |
A.put dry things on your body |
B.run quickly and take the lift |
C.run away and find an exit as quickly as you Can |
D.take everything you have and then run away |
A.3 | B.4 | C.5 | D.6 |
A.How to Keep Calm | B.Self-protection |
C.An usual lesson | D.Danger |
Life for almost anyone is increasingly influenced by screens. Not only are screens themselves cheap to make, but they also make things cheaper. Any place that can fit a screen in can cut costs. And any activity that can happen on a screen becomes cheaper. The physical experience of learning, living and dying is becoming smooth glass. All of this has led to a curious new reality: Human contact is becoming a luxury good (奢侈品).
“What we are seeing now is the luxury of human engagement,” Milton Pedraza, the chief of the Luxury Institute, said. Expected spending on experiences such as enjoyable travel and dining is outpacing spending on goods, according to his company’s research, and he sees it as a direct response to the rapid increase of screens.
Screens exposure starts young. And children who spent more than two hours a day looking at a screen got lower scores on thinking and language tests, according to early results of a landmark study supported by the National Institutes of Health. The study focuses on brain development of more than 11,000 children. Most disturbingly, the study is finding that the brains of children who spend much time on screens are different. For some kids, their cerebral cortex (大脑皮层) would become thinner before expected time. In adults, one study found an association between screen time and depression.
There is also the reality that in our culture of increasing separation, in which so many of the traditional gathering places and social structures have disappeared, screens are filling a vital gap.
For normal people, running away from the screen becomes impossible. It’s not a luxury, and it’s easy to get. It is normal for more people to need the network constantly. In addition, it has become an important part of social interaction.
【小题1】What can we infer from Paragraph 1?A.Screens make everything in life cheaper. |
B.People’s life is totally controlled by screens. |
C.It is difficult for people to contact each other. |
D.Face-to-face communication is decreasing nowadays. |
A.More social interaction. | B.Depressive state of mind. | C.Different brain structures. | D.Poorer academic performance. |
A.Favorable. | B.Skeptical. | C.Concerned. | D.Opposed . |
The Power of the Press
In modern countries any efforts to restrict the freedom of the press are rightly condemned. However, this freedom can easily be abused.
The story of a poor family that acquired fame and fortune overnight, dramatically illustrates the power of the press. The family lived in Aberdeen, a small town of 23, 000 inhabitants in South Dakota.
The rise to fame was swift.
A.Television cameras and newspapers carried the news to everyone in the country. |
B.Stories about people often attract far more public attention than imagined. |
C.It is hard not to read news about the miserable things happening in the world. |
D.They were more than happy to make full use of their names. |
E.It would never again be possible for them to lead normal lives. |
F.As the parents had five children, life was an endless struggle against poverty. |
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