单选题Which of the following is true according to the first two paragraphs?AThe U.S. schools don’t want the parents know their plans for disasters.BParents should push schools to make reasonable plans for disasters.CThe U.S. schools have done too little to prepare for disasters.DMost U.S. parents do not know the disaster preparedness plan of their schools.

单选题
Which of the following is true according to the first two paragraphs?
A

The U.S. schools don’t want the parents know their plans for disasters.

B

Parents should push schools to make reasonable plans for disasters.

C

The U.S. schools have done too little to prepare for disasters.

D

Most U.S. parents do not know the disaster preparedness plan of their schools.


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细节题,可在文中找到相关线索直接进行判断。选项A“美国学校不希望家长们了解其备灾计划”,文章前两段中并未直接表明学校希望与否,只是提到家长应当知晓学校的计划,而家长可能是由于缺乏沟通不清楚学校的计划,并非学校有意不让家长们了解,因此[A]项不正确;B“家长应当促使学校制定合理的备灾计划”,正好与第二段中“There should be an outcry from parents to push their schools …to develop a plan that makes sense,”相对应,因此是正确选项;C“美国学校在备灾方面工作做得太少”,文章第二段只是说“学校应当做更多计划应灾”,并无指责其太少之意,因此可排除此选项;D“大部分美国家长都不知道其学校的备灾计划”,文中只提到根据调查45%的家长表示不知道他们孩子的撤离地点,并不代表大多数,因此也可以排除。

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单选题According to the passage9 which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?ASolar panels are very expensive to install.BSheridan Community Schools is completely solar-powered.CIn 2014, fewer than l,000 schools used solar power in the US.DMore and more schools are switching to solar power to cut costs.

问答题Practice 2  Private school does not mean better. But it does mean expensive. Public schools in the US are paid for by money from everyone; private schools are not. Parents who send their children to private schools must pay to do so.  Parents may have enough money to pay for private schools. But these schools do not have to accept their children. Most private schools accept only children who are already doing well in school and are able to work quietly, Some take only boys or only girls. Classes are often quieter and less crowded than classes in public schools. This gives children a chance to learn more of what their teachers are trying to teach them.  Public schools do not teach religion. So some parents choose private religious schools for their children. These schools each belong to a church. 6 They give lessons about that religion. They give lessons in all the usual school subjects as well.  Children at many private schools wear special school uniforms, all exactly the same. At public schools, students wear what they want. They often dress in bright colors and tennis shoes. They sometimes invent new and wonderful fashions.

单选题Which of the following is true according to the first two paragraphs?AThe U.S. schools don’t want the parents know their plans for disasters.BParents should push schools to make reasonable plans for disasters.CThe U.S. schools have done too little to prepare for disasters.DMost U.S. parents do not know the disaster preparedness plan of their schools.

单选题This passage mainly tells us thatAparents’ love for their children is great.Bit is dangerous for parents to reunite with their children in a disaster.Cwe should develop reasonable plans for disasters.Dthe U.S. government has been well prepared for disasters.

单选题Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?ANew York City will give financial aid to poor students.BNew York City plans to restrict cell phone use in libraries.CNew York City plans to install metal detectors in all public schools.DNew York City will soon end a ban on cell phones in schools.

单选题Which of the following can serve as a title of this text?AHard Time for the Preschoolers and Parents.BProsperity of Private Schools.CThe Problem for Public Schools.DAmericans’ No.1 Concern

单选题Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AAll schools have peer mediators.BPeer mediators are usually students.CWhen disputants are speaking, peer mediators can stop their words at any time.DPeer mediators can make disputants get a “win-win” result every time.