Question

D

How Children Succeed ， by Paul Tough

Journalist Tough spent five years reporting his previous(先前的)book. Whatever It Takes ? a description of education activist Geoffrey Canada and the families influenced by his organization, the Harlem Children's Zone. In this 2012 follow-up. Tough sets out to answer the difficult questions raised by Whatever It Takes ： Why do some kids~-particularly poor ones—succeed while others fail? And how can parents and educators help guide more chil-dren towards success?

The Death and Life of the Great American School System ， by Diane Ravitch

Ravitch, a professor in New York University, takes a hard look at how public education has changed over the past twenty years, offering a reasoned explanation of popular policies, such as the emphasis (强调)on testing, and a solution to how to improve America's schools.

Saving the School ， by Michael Brick

When Anabel Garza became headteacher of John H. Reagan High School in Austin, Texas, she was faced with a large number of seemingly-very difficult problems: a high dropout rate (辍学率)and low test scores. But as Brick wrote Saving the School ， a first-hand account of a year in the life of John H. Reagan High School, Garza, along with other teachers, was determined to turn things around for her school and her students. The Flat World and Education ， by Linda Darling-Hammond While scores on the tests required by "No Child Left Behind" have steadily (平稳地)risen, America's students are always falling behind on in?ternational testing measures. Why? According to Stanford education profes?sor Darling-Hammond, "it's because the American schools, designed at the turn of the last century, are in need of a complete change. ，， In this book. she describes the latest education models used by schools all over the world, which she argues could offer a long-term road map to changing the American public school system.

13.  Which book answers questions from another book?

  A. Saving the School.

B.  Hoxv Children Succeed.

C.  The Flat World and Education.

D.  The Death and Life of the Great American School System.

14.  Who writes about a particular high school?

A. Diane Ravitch.                B. Michael Brick,

C. Paul Tough.                  D. Linda Darling-Hammond.

15.  Both Diane and Linda are offering measures to_____ .

A. cut down the dropout rate      B. help students gel high scores

C. improve schools in America   D. guide more children to success

Answer 1

D

[文章大意]本文主要介绍了几本与教育相关的书。

13. B 细节理解题。由第一本书How Children Succeed , by Paul Tough中"… Tough sets out to answer the difficult questions raised by Whatever It Takes…" 可知B项正确。

14. B 细节理解题。由第三本书Sax?'?igf/ieSc/ioW， by Michael Brick中"…a first?hand account of a year in the life of John H. Reagan High School, Garza, along with other teachers -"可知B项正确。

15. C 推理判断题。由二本书 Death and Life of the Great American School System ， by Diane Ravitch中"how to improve America's schools."和第四本书The Flat World and Education , by Linda Darling-Hammond中'"... American schools* designed at the turn of the last century, are in need of a com?plete change."，可知C项正确„