题文
The new studies show that fewer than half of the 9th graders in many of the nation’s largest cities, can ever graduate. The studies clearly show that the dropout rate isn’t dropping. And, in particular, the dropout rate isn’t dropping for poor and minority students.Amazingly, though so many regret the rising dropout rate, our schools continue to lack formal plans--or any plans--to teach students motivation(动机). Most schools have no game plan to ensure that students understand that school will be completely necessary. Schools expect youth and children to act as though school is important, but they never teach them to believe that.
Years ago, families ensured that the offspring recognized the value of school. But in many modern families, the children may fail to recognize the importance of school life just because these families may actually tell the child that school is not important. Since many families are not motivating their children to be interested students, youth professionals, like teachers may need to provide this training. Otherwise, it is likely the dropout rate will continue not to drop, but only worsen.
Here are some strategies to convince even the most apathetic (无动于衷的) students that they must stay in school.
Ask students if they will ever need to work: The world has changed. 100 years ago, factory work was the booming job, and it required no education. Today, factories are increasingly automated. Most computer-related jobs require education and at least a high school diploma.
Ask students which century they will be prepared for: In 1900, the most common jobs were farm laborer and domestic servant—education not needed. Now, the most common jobs are office and sales worker—education and diploma usually needed. An amazing 6 out of 10 people today work in a store or office.
Ask students to devise a way that the employee could be replaced. For example, the coming trend in fast food is to use computers rather than people to run the restaurant. A prototype is apparently already being tested. The students should discover that most jobs that lack education and diploma requirements may be ripe for automation.
小题1: What does the underlined part mean in Paragraph1?A．Few students can afford to go to school in large cities.B．A large number of the 9th grades can graduate now.C．There are still quite a few 9th graders leaving school early.D．Most schools in large cities have fewer and fewer students.小题2:Without the help of youth professionals,_____.A．more and more families will gradually recognize the value of school.B．some parents will be more convinced of their children’s future.C．it is likely that the dropout rate in schools won’t continue to drop.D．the schools will make proper plans to solve the problems with dropout.小题3:The author takes factory work for example mainly to ______.A．tell us that many jobs requires certain education in the pastB．show that there are more factory work and employment in modern societyC．show that employment in the computer field grows at a high rateD．emphasize that modern jobs require education and schools are necessary小题4:It can be inferred that______.A．both schools and families should answer for the high dropout rateB．many new jobs don’t need children’s high school diplomaC．working in a store doesn’t require a high school diplomaD．most schools are ready to help students recognize the importance of study小题5: If students play the “Replace Me” game, the result would be “______”.A．They will know that they can ‘always’ do without a diplomaB．More of them will drop out early to go to workC．They will discover that lack education is a disadvantage in choosing jobsD．They will become better at using computers to hunt for a job 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题1:C
小题1:D
小题1:A
小题1:C
解析
小题1:句意理解题：从第一段的开头句：The new studies show that fewer than half of the 9th graders in many of the nation’s largest cities, can ever graduate.可知还有很多九年前学生很早就辍学了。选C
小题1:细节题：从第三段的句子：youth professionals, like teachers may need to provide this training. Otherwise, it is likely the dropout rate will continue not to drop, but only worsen.可知没有老师这样的专业人士的帮助，有可能学校的辍学率不会继续下降。选C
小题1:细节题：从第五段的句子：Today, factories are increasingly automated. Most computer-related jobs require education and at least a high school diploma.可知作者提到工作是为了说明很多工作都需要学历的。选D。
小题1:推理题：文章第二段和第三段的内容可以推断出学校和家庭都负有责任。选A
小题1:推理题：从最后一段的句子：The students should discover that most jobs that lack education and diploma requirements may be ripe for automation.可知学生会发现缺乏教育在找工作的时候是不利因素。选C。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“The new studies show.....”主要考查你对 [社会现象类阅读 ]考点的理解。社会现象类阅读
社会现象类阅读概念：
这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题，显示其社会意义，一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。
社会现象类阅读解题技巧：
这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题，显示其社会意义，一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。阅读这类文章要理清思路。
1、浏览试题，明确要求。
在阅读文章前，最好先浏览一下文章后面的题干和选项。知道了问题后再去看文章，可使思路更敏捷，而且也便于阅读时留意文中出现的与选项有关的信息。
2、通读全文，抓住主要内容。
在不影响理解的前提下，尽可能地阅读以便在尽可能短的时间内理解文章或段落的内容。阅读时，如遇到不熟悉的单词、词组或一时看不懂的句子，不要停下来苦思冥想，继续读下去，通过上下文的词语和句子可能就理解了。
3、抓住中心思想和段落大意。
通读全文时，要特别注意主题句。每篇文章或每个段落都有与文章有关的句子，尤其是科技、政论性文章的主题句一般都在文章的开头或结尾，插在中间的很少。所以，文章的第一段或开头的第一、二个句子往往包含着文章的中心思想、作者的意图或全文的概述，因此要特别注意，彻底理解。
4、有针对性地仔细阅读，找寻所需信息。
在前面的基础上，可进行有针对性地阅读了。把与问题无关的内容一扫而过，而对于和问题有关的内容认真阅读，还可以用笔在下面做出记号。再把这些信息与问题的要求结合起来，逐条分析，综合判断，找出正确答案。
5、进行合理的推理判断。
对文章有了全面的了解之后，可以按照文章要求以及上下文之间的关系，做出推理判断。在进行推理判断的时候，需要综合考虑句型、语法、句子之间的逻辑关系、文化背景等方面的因素。
6、认真复读，验证答案。
要用全文的中心思想统帅各个题目，研究其内在联系和逻辑关系，并依次审核那些还未打上的题目，确保理解无误。
