问题 单项选择题

More than 6000 children were expelled(开除) from US schools last year for bringing guns and bombs to school, the US Department of Education said on May 8.

The department gave a report on the expulsions as saying handguns accounted for 58 percent of the 6093 expulsions in 1996—1997, against 7 percent for rifles(步枪) or shotguns and 35 percent for other types of firearms.

"The report is a clear sign that our nation’s public schools are cracking down(严惩)on students who bring guns to school", Education Secretary Richard Riey said in a statement, "We need to be tough-minded(坚强的) about keeping guns out of our schools and do everything to keep our children safe. "

In March 1997, an 11-year-old boy and a 13-year-old using handguns and rifles shot dead four children and a teacher at a school in Jonesboro, Arkansas. In October, two were killed and seven wounded in a shooting at a Mississippian school. Two months later, a 14-year-old boy killed three high school students and wounded five in Daducab, Kentucky.

"Most of the expulsions(开除), 56 percent, were from high schools, which have students from about age 13, 34 percent were from junior high schools and 9 percent were from elementary schools. " The report said.

From the first paragraph we can infer that in US schools().

A.students enjoy shooting

B.students are eager to be soldiers

C.safety is a problem

D.students can make guns

答案

参考答案:C

解析:

[专家点评] 第一段的内容介绍了美国上一年因为携带枪支等危险物品而被开除的学生数量超过6000,反映了学校内部的安全很成问题。此题用排除法最好。答案选C。

阅读理解

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多

余选项。

     Active listening is an essential skill in learning. It is when you listen carefully to make sure you

understand and learn the information that is being conveyed.     1   Here are some things which can help

you to listen actively.

     ◆Listen for the main point and major subpoints.   2   Listen carefully and make sure you understand

what the purpose of this lecture is. As you take down notes, keep the main point in mind and make sure

you understand how these notes are related.

     ◆Listen for an organizational structure. Listen carefully to figure out how the ideas are organized and

they will make more sense.

     ◆Pay attention to organizational cues.     3     Pay close attention to the introduction, as it will

probably indicate how you should organize your notes. If the lecture begins with, "Today I'm going to

talk about three ethnic conflicts in the Middle East," then you have a good idea of what's going to follow.

Listen for "signpost" words to indicate a transition for one point to the next, such as "next" and "finally"

and numerical signposts like "first" or "third".

     ◆Listen with your eyes.    4     Watch the teacher and be aware of how he or she uses hand gestures, eye contact and other body language to convey points.

     ◆Remove distractions. Put away the campus newspaper, your cell phone and anything else that

might be more interesting than the lecturer.

     Learning to concentrate and listen actively is an endurance skill.   5   

A. Speakers communicate information through nonverbal communication.

B. Unfortunately, many students don't know how to listen actively when they attend classes.

C. If your teacher indicates that something is important, mark it.

D. Make yourself do it, and it will get easier over time.

E. Listen carefully for words and phrases that reflect the organizational structure of the lecture.

F. Your teachers' notes are probably organized into some kind of outline.

G. Don't just write everything down.

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