A new report says only about half of all students in the main school systems of

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A new report says only about half of all students in the main school systems of America’s largest cities finish high school. The report notes higher rates of graduation — over 70% —in areas surrounding the cities. Researchers studied high school graduation rates from the 2003, 2004 school year. They also identified the nation’s fifty largest cities. The largest, New York City, had a population of more than eight million. The smallest city was Wichita, Kansas. It had about three hundred and sixty thousand people.
Researchers used a system of measurement called the cumulative promotion index to find graduation rates. School officials in many of the cities studied said the resulting numbers were too low. That is because different areas use different methods to find graduation rates. Critics say many methods do not give a true picture of the number of students who leave high school before finishing.
Other studies have put the national graduation rate at about 70%. But experts agree that too many students are not completing high school. They estimate the number at more than one million each year. The report was prepared for America’s Promise Alliance. The private group aims to help children receive services they need to succeed.
General Colin Powell was chairman of America’s Promise Alliance when it was formed in 1997. He attended the press conference Tuesday where the report was released. He said studies have shown that the US must do more to educate the leaders and work force of the future.
Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings also spoke. She said the government will propose that states use the same methods when reporting graduation rates. Alliance officials also announced the start of a nationwide campaign to improve graduation rates. It is to include a series of meetings to be held in every state over the next two years. The meetings will bring together elected leaders, business owners, students, parents and education officials. They will develop plans to increase the number of Americans who finish high school.
小题1:The author wants to tell us ___________.A．too many Americans do not finish high schoolB．different methods to find graduation ratesC．services American children need to receiveD．the increase of the number of Americans who finish their high school小题2:From Paragraph 1 we can infer that __________.A．there are 8,360,000 people in the US’ fifty largest citiesB．Wichita in Kansas is the smallest city in the USC．50% of the people in the US don’t finish their high school educationD．high school graduation rates in or near the biggest cities are higher小题3: The underlined word “picture” probably can be replaced by “_______”.A．situationB．sceneC．imageD．mood小题4:From the last paragraph, we can draw a conclusion that _______-.A．secretary of Education Margaret Spellings didn’t believe that number from the reportB．the government will stop using the cumulative promotion index to find graduation ratesC．secretary of Education Margaret Spellings announced the start of a nationwide campaign to improve graduation ratesD．the low graduation rates should be paid attention to by the government and the society 题型：未知 难度：其他题型

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小题1:A
小题1:D
小题1:A
小题1:D

解析

小题1:A 推理题：从文章第一段的句子：A new report says only about half of all students in the main school systems of America’s largest cities finish high school.只有一半的美国学生高中毕业，也就是还有很多没毕业。
小题1:D细节题：从第一段的句子：The report notes higher rates of graduation — over 70% —in areas surrounding the cities.看出毕业率高的地方是在大城市里或是附近。
小题1:A 猜词题：从这句话Critics say many methods do not give a true picture of the number of students who leave high school before finishing.看出句意是：很多方法不能真正的表示学生毕业数量的情况。选A。
小题1:D推理题：从最后一段的句子：Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings also spoke. She said the government will propose that states use the same methods when reporting graduation rates说明她认为政府应该重视这个问题。

考点

据考高分专家说，试题“A new report says on.....”主要考查你对 [政治经济类阅读 ]考点的理解。

政治经济类阅读

政治经济类文章的概念：

要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识，对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇。阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。

如何备考政治经济类阅读理解题：

【题型说明】政治经济类阅读文章是高考常选材料之一。该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
【备考策略】建立心理优势。针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。千万不用着急，因为你觉得难，其他人也一定是同感。在高考前，我们就要有这种心理准备，高考试卷肯定有一、两篇难以阅读的材料。不过，我们平时可以有意识地从报刊杂志上找一些较难的阅读材料来阅读，以培养自己迎难而上的心理素质。
【答题方法】
1、寻找主干：
根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
2、剔除从句：
在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
3、辨别分句：
一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
4、寻找关键词：
如果一个句子看完，一点句意的感觉也没有，下下策就是抓住句中的关键词，通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。