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“I had a Welsh speaking test. I'd had to memorize a paragraph in front of the whole class. I just couldn’t do it,” says 13-year-old Mary. “I pretended to be ill.” But Mary did not enjoy her day off. “I watched TV all day — it was boring. I wished I had gone to school.”
Mary’s story is not unusual in Britain. According to the latest government figures, pupil absences are rising, despite schools taking a hard line on truancy (逃学).
Philippa James, a PhD researcher at Cardiff University’s school of social sciences, thinks she knows why: “The more schools improve methods of detection(检查), the more children work out better methods of deception.” Teenagers told her it was now harder to skip a single lesson, so they’d miss whole days to avoid being caught.
For several years, James has researched student truancy of 60 teenagers, aged 13 and 14, including Mary, to see how the teenagers truant, for how long, and why.
Through online conversations and face-to-face interviews, she discovered that most truancy was “a response to factors within the school”. Truants are not necessarily less advanced or less intelligent. They complained of teachers who failed to engage them, and of “boring” lessons. “Many truants really enjoy school and believe in education, but drop out when aspects of it were ineffective.” James says.
The views of students like Adam, who believes that skipping lessons has little impact on his schooling, were common. “I only take-off for a lesson, or a couple of days. It doesn’t affect my education,” he told James.
James’ study concludes that schools need to address the question of why pupils want to leave in the first place. “Pupils need help from the start.” she says. “It’s a two-way process – schools must be responsive. We need to look at the reasons for truancy rather than the number, so that instead of walking away from school, students have the skills and chances to talk through problems and make a change.”
小题1:What is one of the reasons for school truancy according to James’ study?
A.Truants are fallen behind in their studies.
B.Truants have no interest in school subjects.
C.Truants have more interesting things to do.
D.Truants are not satisfied with the teachers.
小题2:The underlined phrase “taking a hard line” (paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to“        ”.
A.experiencing a problem withB.having a strict attitude towards
C.finding it difficult to solveD.having little success with
小题3: By citing Adam's remark, James wants to show that      .
A.school education is not efficient and needs improvement
B.it’s a popular belief that occasional truancy won't cause much harm
C.school truancy is becoming more serious and needs more concern
D.even good students may sometimes need a break from school
小题4: What is Philippa James’ suggestion to schools?
A.Schools should solve the problem of teachers.
B.Schools should be more active in helping beginner truants.
C.Schools should have a better control of hidden truants.
D.Schools should find out who truant and how they it.

小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:B

试题分析:这篇短文主要讲述学生逃学问题。文章通过Philippa James的调查发现,学校改进检查的方法越多,孩子应对检查的方法也越多。大多数逃学者都是抱怨学校的原因,学校应该致力于寻找学生逃学的原因而不是逃学的量上。
小题1:细节理解题。根据短文第五段They complained of teachers who failed to engage them, and of “boring” lessons.的描述可知,逃学着对老师不满意。故选D。
小题2:词义猜测题。从转折词despite可以看出,虽然学校对于逃学有很严格的规定,但是逃学量还在增加。故选B。
小题3:细节理解题。根据短文The views of students like Adam, who believes that skipping lessons has little impact on his schooling, were common. “I only take-off for a lesson, or a couple of days. It doesn’t affect my education,” he told James的描述可知,最流行的信念是偶尔的逃学不会造成危害。故选B。
小题4:细节理解题。根据短文最后一段James’ study concludes that schools need to address the question of why pupils want to leave in the first place. “Pupils need help from the start.” she says.的描述可知,学校应该积极帮助初次逃学者。故选B。
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