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【題目】A primary school in US is grading (分級) parents on how much they support their children. Parents of pupils are marked from A to D based on their involvement(參與) with their children’s education.

To improve the children’s performance at school, the system encouraged their parents to attend events, such as parents’ evenings and plays, and help with learning at home. For many children at this school, it is making a huge difference. Children whose parents are in groups A and B make better progress than those whose parents are in groups C and D.

But not all parents are fond of being graded. “They’ll have us all wearing dunce’s (差生) hats next,” said a mother-of-one, who did not wish to be marked. She said that “It’s one thing when children get a bad grade, but now they openly embarrass their parents, too.” Another mother, who argued that the move had unfairly shifted responsibility from teachers to parents,?said “Those parents who work from nine to five won’t have time to have as much input as stay-at-home mums who have the time to contribute more and go to more school events.”

But Pat Walker, 63, whose eight-year-old granddaughter attends the school, supported it.

She said, “I think it’s very beneficial(有好處) to the pupils and the parents and the grandparents as well.”

【1】What is the primary school grading parents on?

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【2】Why did the system encourage parents to attend events?

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【3】What kind of children make better progress?

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【4】Who contribute more and go to more school events?

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【5】How did Pat Walker like the system?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】How much they support their children.

【2】To improve the children’s performance at school.

【3】Children whose parents are in groups A and B.

【4】Stay-at-home mums.

【5】It’s very beneficial to the pupils and the parents and the grandparents as well.

【解析】試題分析：本文是一篇說明文，主要介紹了美國一所小學(xué)所推行的給父母評分的制度。這個方法使得一些學(xué)生取得了很大的進步，但是不是每個父母都支持這項活動。有的家長認為這是學(xué)校在轉(zhuǎn)嫁教育學(xué)生的責(zé)任，讓成績不好的學(xué)生家長難堪。有的家長則認為這個制度很有益處。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。題意：這所小學(xué)根據(jù)什么給家長們分級？根據(jù)第一段第一句“A primary school in US is grading (分級) parents on how much they support their children.”，可知填How much they support their children.。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。題意：為什么這個制度鼓勵家長參加活動？根據(jù)第二段第一句“To improve the children’s performance at school, the system encouraged their parents to attend events, such as parents’ evenings and plays, and help with learning at home. ”，可知填To improve the children’s performance at school.。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。題意：哪一類學(xué)生進步更大？根據(jù)第二段最后一句“Children whose parents are in groups A and B make better progress than those whose parents are in groups C and D.”，可知填Children whose parents are in groups A and B.。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。題意：誰貢獻更大且參加了更多的學(xué)校活動？根據(jù)第三段最后一句“...stay-at-home mums who have the time to contribute more and go to more school events.”，可知填Stay-at-home mums.。

【5】細節(jié)理解題。題意：Pat Walker 如何看待這個制度？根據(jù)文章最后一段中的“I think it’s very beneficial(有好處) to the pupils and the parents and the grandparents as well.”，可知填It’s very beneficial to the pupils and the parents and the grandparents as well.。