Many young people in the United States never finish high school. Exactly how many drop out is another issue. Recent studies of __1__ rate have had conflicting results.
For one thing, schools define and measure their dropout rates __2__. Some researchers say about 15 to 20 percent of public school students do not __3__ their education on time. __4__ many other experts and policymakers believe that for the past 20 years, the dropout rate has been around 30 percent. For Latino and black students, the __5__ are even larger. Researchers say almost half of them __6__ school. At the same time, almost half of the states let students leave school __7__ the age of 18 without informing their parents.
Finding a good job __8__ a high school education is becoming more and more difficult. A Northeastern University __9__ in 2002 found that almost half of all dropouts aged 16 to 24 did not have a job. The __10__ of a high school education can also __11__ other problems. It is estimated that two－thirds of prisoners in the United States dropped out of high school.
Recent studies have __12__ that the majority of students who drop out do it because they are failing. Many are __13__ with their classes or feel disconnected from their school and teachers. Some students feel that educators place low __14__ on them.
During the past 20 years, there have been efforts to __15__ graduation rate through education reforms. Some communities are working on dropout __16__ programs. These include some alternative high schools to meet special __17__.
Experts think “early warning systems” can help __18__ young schoolchildren at the risk of dropping out of high school. They say schools also need to get __19__ more involved, especially if their children are __20__ school often.
1. A. research B. finishing C. dropout D. completing
2. A. personally B. individually C. differently D. similarly
3. A. complete B. reach C. practise D. operate
4. A. And B. Besides C. Instead D. But
5. A. people B. students C. dropouts D. numbers
6. A. approach B. leave C. stay D. enter
7. A. after B. until C. before D. when
8. A. without B. together with
C. out of D. off
9. A. project B. design C. sketch D. study
10. A. importance B. lack
C. need D. requirement
11. A. lead to B. result C. conclude D. include
12. A. noticed B. watched C. shown D. inspected
13. A. bored B. interested C. indifferent D. unconcerned
14. A. outlook B. prediction C. remark D. expectations
15. A. decrease B. reduce C. increase D. unite
16. A. prevention B. conservation
C. permission D. admittance
17. A. needs B. ways C. advantages D. means
18. A. receive B. accept C. get D. identify
19. A. mates B. teachers C. parents D. neighbours
20. A. missing B. staying C. leaving D. studying
. 1. 解析：选C。前后文多次提到dropout“辍学”。
2. 解析：选C。 后文提到的some researchers和many other experts and policymakers各有不同的看法，所以要用differently。
3. 解析：选A。根据上下文可以看出这部分学生没有完成学业，故用complete。
4. 解析：选D。some researchers和many other experts and policymakers各有不同的看法，因此是转折概念，要用but。
5. 解析：选D。前文的rate和后文的 higher，说明这里谈论的是数字。
6. 解析：选B。本文主要谈论辍学问题，所以此处应用leave。
7. 解析：选C。通过the age of 18 without informing their parents可看出，学生是在18岁之前就辍学了。
8. 解析：选A。becoming more and more difficult说明前文要用without。
9. 解析：选D。found that是典型的结论用语，说明前面是一个研究。后文也出现了相同的词汇。
10. 解析：选B。can also说明与前文的类型相同即与without a high school education是同一个概念。所以此处用the lack of a high school education。
11. 解析：选A。lead to other problems导致其他的问题。
12. 解析：选C。与前文found that对应。
13. 解析：选A。failing和后文的 disconnected 说明学生对学习不感兴趣。
14. 解析：选D。教育者对学生们的期望值较低。
15. 解析：选C。efforts和through education reforms说明要增加graduation rates。
16. 解析：选A。和“efforts to increase graduation rate through education reforms”有着同样效果的措施就是“working on dropout prevention programs”，即阻止辍学计划。
17. 解析：选A。alternative high schools作为解决辍学的一种措施是为满足学生的需要。
18. 解析：选D。identify识别，鉴别。这里是说早发现早采取措施。
19. 解析：选C。get sb. involved意为“让某人关注”，依据上下文应是让孩子的父母关注，故选parents。
20. 解析：选A。miss school意为“旷课”。
科目：高中英语 来源：2014届福建省高二下学期第一次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
There have been discussions about retire age limit recently. Does it make sense to make people retire at a particular age, say, 55? 60?
Some people work well into their 70s and 80s, running families, countries or corporations while other people, despite being fit and highly talented, are forced to retire in their fifties or even earlier. Here I will examine whether people should be allowed to continue working as long as they want or whether they should be encouraged to retire at a particular stage.
Some people think there are several reasons for allowing older people to continue working. Firstly, older employees are more experienced and their knowledge can be lost to his company or business if they are made to retire. Secondly, older employees are often extremely loyal and more willing to carry out company policies than younger staff. Another point is related to our society’s attitudes to the old. To force someone to retire at 50 or 60 indicates that the society does not value the contribution of these people, which may be regarded as age discrimination.
However, others believe that allowing older people to work indefinitely(无限期) is not a good policy. Age alone is no guarantee of ability. Old people are ambitious workaholics. Many young employees are more skillful than older staff, who may have been stuck in one area or unit for most of their working lives. Having compulsory retirement encourages new ideas in an organization. In addition, without age limits, many people would continue to work purely because they did not have any other plans. Another reason is that older people should be rewarded by society for their life’s labor by being given generous pensions and the freedom to enjoy their leisure. We now have youngsters who can’t find jobs because old people refuse to retire. This new generation of “old people” may think they will never die due to modern advances in medicine.
With many young people unemployed or frustrated in low-level positions, older workers are expected to retire. However, this can affect their right to work. I feel that giving workers more flexibility and choice over their retirement age will benefit both society and the individual.
1.All the following statements are reasons for allowing old people to continue working EXCEPT that _______.
A．their contributions should be valued
B．their experience should be appreciated
C．they can be ambitious workaholics
D．they are extremely loyal employees
2.The underlined sentence in the fourth passage suggests that _______.
A．retired people support the young to be creative
B．more fresh employees mean more fresh ideas
C．retired people are unwilling to praise new ideas
D．young employees are forced to be creative
3.The structure of the passage is arranged as __________
4.The author is likely to agree that ________’
A．it’s not wise to suggest lengthening the retirement age
B．it does make sense to set a particular retirement age
C．having different retirement age sounds unreasonable
D．when to retire should depend on the employees themselves
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The royal family is a part of British history and cultural identity.
Up until the 17th century, people believed that the British king or queen had a “divine(天赐的)right” to rule. This was the idea that God chose the king or queen and that he or she was therefore above the law. However, this idea was challenged during the English Civil War, when King Charles the First was put in prison and then killed in 1649.
So what role does the British royal family have today?
The Queen is head of the UK and the Commonwealth. She has important formal duties that go with her different titles. As Head of State, for example, she represents the UK on visits abroad and invites other world leaders to visit the UK；as Head of the Armed Forces in name, only she can declare when the UK is at war or when a war is over. She has to sign many government and Commonwealth documents every day.
Although the royal family does the work for the UK, there are British people called“anti-monarchists(反君主制者)”who do not believe there should be a royal family. One criticism(批评意见)is that the British people should not have to pay for the royal family with their taxes(税).
Today, the royal family works hard to be relevant(相关的)in the modern world. The Queen still gives a speech to the nation on television at Christmas, but it gets less and less formal every year；now it is even available as a podcast(播客).
In 2005, after graduating from university, Prince William spent time teaching English in Uruguay, the sort of work many ordinary young British people do in their gap years.
1.What can be concluded from the first two paragraphs?
A．The British king or queen is considered above the law.
B．The English Revolution put an end to the British royal family in 1649.
C．The British king or queen is no longer believed to rule by divine right.
D．The royal family didn’t play an important role in Britain in the 17 th century.
2.Which of the following is among the formal duties of the Queen?
A．Traveling around the UK.
B．Declaring when the world is at war.
C．Inviting other leaders to have dinner with her.
D．Signing Commonwealth documents every day.
3.With the example of Prince William in the last paragraph, the author intends to show that .
A．Prince William is very popular in the UK
B．the royal family is trying to connect better with ordinary people
C．Prince William has made an effort to win young people’s admiration
D．many young British people do voluntary work
4.It can be inferred from the passage that ___________.
A．the royal family doesn’t have to pay taxes
B．the British people are all in favor of the royal family
C．the British people can talk to the Queen through a podcast
D．the royal family attacks republicans through media and press
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一．根据首字母或中文完成句子：
1.At the museum, visitors are requested not to touch the e_______________.
2.The government yesterday ____(宣布) to the media that they would create some new jobs.
3.The IT i___________ is playing an important role in the development of economy.
4.Though caught in a snowstorm, the pilot g _________ the plane to a safe landing.
5.Three fourths of the earth’s s ________ is covered with water, our earth is an ocean planet.
6.I feel really happy to be e _________ in this famous university to teach advanced English.
7.He was too ____________ (没经验) for the job. He worked here no more than three days .
8.Many young soldiers helped to r ___________ people from the fire of the hotel. One of them was killed and some were injured.
9.Some students in our class are worried about their p _______ and want many people to like them.
10.He suddenly experienced a f ____ of shame when his name was mentioned at the meeting.
11.My computer c ______ suddenly last night and all of my documents I was working on got lost.
12.The child was t __________ at the piano his parents sent to him on his birthday.
13.This machine is used to ___________ (监测) a patient’s pulse.
14.The decision was c ________ by all the members.
15.He seems to be honest and trusted, but in r ________ he often tells lies.
16.He has an e __________ talent for music.
17.I think that we have many o __________ of meeting interesting people on the train when traveling.
18.Matter has three states . For example, water is ___________(液体).
19.A number of parents have v _______ concern about their children’s safety.
20.She d ________ a talk on philosophy during her visit to her mother school.
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第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、Ｂ、Ｃ和Ｄ）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
In the United States more than 80 colleges now accept just only women. Most of them were founded in the 19th century. They were set up to 21 women the education they could not get anywhere else. At that time 22 of the universities and colleges 23 only men. In the past 20 years many young women have 24 to study at colleges that accept both men and women. As a 25 , some women’s colleges decided to accept men students, too. Others still refused to change. Now the women’s colleges are 26 again.
The president of Trinity College in Washington D. C said by the end of the 1980s women had come to 27 that studying at the same colleges with men and women did not mean 28 had the same chance to 29 . The president of Smith College in Massachusetts said “A women’s college 30 women to choose classes and activities 31 . For example, if a woman student wants to learn math, she will be given the chance. So the percentage of students who like to study math in a women’s college is 32 than that in a college with men and women.”
Experts say men students in the United States 33 have enough courage to speak in class. 34 , women students can’t. In a women’s college, women feel free to say 35 they want to. According to a report, women colleges also 36 leadership ability in many fields. At a women’s college, every 37 office is held by women. Recent studies 38 that this leadership continues after 39 . The studies also prove that it is easier for the American women who went to women’s college to 40 successful jobs later in life. Maybe that is why this kind of college is liked by people now.
21. A. make B. elect C. offer D. call
22. A. some B. most C. few D. none
23. A. liked B. accepted C. attracted D. helped
24. A. chosen B. failed C. regretted D. hated
25. A. goal B. model C. result D. level
26. A. separate B. troublesome C. special D. popular
27. A. forget B. realize C. expect D. remember
28. A. students B. presidents C. men D. women
29. A. work B. visit C. choose D. survive
30. A. permits B. forbids C. forces D. reminds
31. A. obviously B. freely C. exactly D. immediately
32. A. smaller B. more C. higher D. lower
33. A. usually B. never C. sometimes D. seldom
34. A. Finally B. Therefore C. However D. Besides
35. A. how B. what C. when D. where
36.A. bring down B. bring over C. bring round D. bring about
37. A. governing B. cleaning C. serving D. booking
38. A. mean B. show C. warn D. conclude
39. A. school B. work C. graduation D. death
40. A. hold B. gather C. lose D. require
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科目：高中英语 来源：上海市2009-2010学年度高一下学期阶段质量检测英语试题 题型：阅读理解
The British royal family is about to be slimmed down. The Queen plans to reduce the number of real royals, it was recently announced. However, there seems little sign of the monarchy (君主) disappearing completely.
Up till the 17th century, the British king or queen was believed to rule by “divine (神的) right”, which was the idea that God chose the king or queen to rule and that he or she was therefore above the law. However, this idea ended with the English Revolution, in which King Charles I was imprisoned and then beheaded (斩首) in 1649.
So what role does the British royal family have today?
Well, the Queen has important formal duties as Head of State, the Queen represents the UK on visits abroad and invites other world leaders to visit the UK. As Head of the Armed Forces: Only the Queen can declare when the UK is at war or when war is over. The Queen also has constitutional duties: She has to sign many government and Commonwealth (英联邦) documents everyday.
In addition, the royal family sends a great deal of its time traveling up and down the country in support of different charity projects.
But republicans in Britain do not believe there should be a royal family. Sometimes, the press and media criticize the royal family as well. One criticism is that British people should have to pay for the royal family through their taxes.
Today, the royal family works hard to be relevant(相关联的) in the modern world. The Queen Speech on television is less formal every Christmas, and is now available as a podcast (播客). In 2005, after graduating from university, Prince William spent time teaching English in Uruguay, the sort of work many young British people do at some time in their lives.
1. What can be concluded from the first two paragraphs?
A. The British King or Queen is now considered above the law.
B. The British King or Queen is no longer believed to rule by divine right.
C. The royal family played a less important role in Britain in the late 17th century than in nowadays.
D. The English Revolution put an end to the British royal family in 1649.
2. Which of the following is NOT among formal duties of the Queen?
A. Traveling around the UK.
B. Declaring when the UK is at war.
C. Inviting other leaders to visit the UK.
D. Signing Commonwealth documents every day.
3. With the example of Prince William in the last paragraph, the author intends to show _____.
A. Prince William is very popular in the UK
B. the royal family is trying to connect better with ordinary people
C. Prince William has made an effort to win young people’s admiration
D. many young British people do voluntary work
4. According to the article, British people __________.
A. are all in favor of the royal family
B. can talk to the Queen through a podcast
C. pay for the royal family through the taxes
D. criticize the royal family through media and press
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