Question

About ten percent of spending on primary and secondary education in the United States comes from the federal government. 小题1:________States have been required to show progress through yearly testing.
But states say testing tells only part of the story about efforts by schools and students to improve. So the Obama administration has eased the limits on states in measuring performance.
小题2:________This new measurement tool is called the Colorado Growth Model. The idea is to show academic growth, not just achievement on tests. It combines test scores, family income levels, school size, the ethnicity of the student and many other factors.
小题3:_______The graph shows a school’s average score on standardized tests as well as its academic growth.
On average, students enter sixth grade at WEST Denver Prep performing below grade level. 小题4:________.
The new assessment method shows that, each year, the average West Denver Prep student learns more math than ninety-four percent of all the students in Colorado. 小题5:_________.
Josh Smith says perhaps the most important thing they should learn is to believe in themselves.

A．The results from schools across the state are shown online on a graph.

B．Reading and writing scores also show growth.

C．For ten years now, federal law has tied this spending to student performance.

D．Therefore, the government feels it a great pressure.

E.But three years later, most are outperforming other students across the state.
F.However, the limits don’t work at all.
G.The western state of Colorado, for example, has a new assessment method.

Answer 1

小题1:C
小题2:G
小题3:A
小题4:E
小题5:B

试题分析：本文叙述了美国采用新的评价模式来评估学生的表现，考试将不再是衡量学生的唯一指标。美国中小学教育10%左右的开支来自联邦政府，而联邦法律将这项开支与学生表现联系到一起，各州需要通过年度考试展示出教育进展情况。但由于考试成绩并不能完全显示学术增长，一个新的评估方法应运而生，考试分数、家庭收入水平、学校规模，学生种族及许多其它的因素都被列入了评估范围。
小题1:考查上下文串联和句意理解：根据About ten percent of spending on primary and secondary education in the United States comes from the federal government. 美国中小学教育10%左右的开支来自联邦政府。故选C。
小题2:考查上下文串联和句意理解：根据This new measurement tool is called the Colorado Growth Model. 这一新的衡量工具被称为“科罗拉多增长模型”。故选G。
小题3:考查上下文串联和句意理解：根据The graph shows a school’s average score on standardized tests as well as its academic growth. 该图表显示了一所学校在标准化测试及学术增长上的平均分数，故选A。
小题4:考查上下文串联和句意理解：根据On average, students enter sixth grade at WEST Denver Prep performing below grade level. 平均而言，西丹佛预备学校进入六年级的学生的表现低于年级水平。故选E。
小题5:考查上下文串联和句意理解：根据The new assessment method shows that, each year, the average West Denver Prep student learns more math than ninety-four percent of all the students in Colorado. 这种新的评价方法表明，每年西丹佛预备学校的学生平均比94%的科罗拉多州的学生学习了更多的数学知识。故选B。