PDF《2012 年6月大学英语六级考试真题及答案（文都版）》

100 schools had graduating Classes smaller than

100 students. This year there are 22. Nearly

250 schools on the full ,Newsweek list of the top 5% of schools nationally had fewer than

200 graduates in 2007. Although many of Hillsdale students came from wealthy households, by the late

1990 average test scores were sliding and it had earned the unaffectionate nickname (绰号) Hillsjail. Jeff Gilbert. A Hillsdale teacher who became principal last year, remembers sitting with other teachers watching students file out of a graduation ceremony and asking one another in astonishment, How did that student graduate? So in

2003 Hillsdale remade itself into three houses, romantically named Florence, Marrakech and Kyoto. Each of the

300 arriving ninth graders are randomly(随机地) assigned to one of the houses. Where they will keep the same four core subject teachers for two years, before moving on to another for 11th and 12th grades. The closeness this system cultivates is reinforced by the institution of advisory classes Teachers meet with students in groups of 25, five mornings a week, for open-ended discussions of everything from homework problems to bad Saturday-night dates. The advisers also meet with students privately and stay in touch with parents, so they are deeply invested in the students success Were constantly talking about one another advisers, says English teacher Chris Crockett. If you hear that yours isnt doing well in math, or see them sitting outside the dean office, it like a personal failure. Along with the new structure came a more demanding academic program, the percentage of freshmen taking biology jumped from

17 to

95 It was rough for some. But by senior year, two-thirds have moved up to physics, says Gilbert Our kids are coming to school in part because they know there are adults here who know them and care for them. But not all schools show advances after downsizing, and it remains to be seen whether smaller schools will be a cure-all solution. The Newsweek list of top U.S. high schools was made this year, as in years past, according to a single metric, the proportion of students taking college-level exams. Over the years this system has come in for its share of criticism for its simplicity. But that is also its strength: it easy for readers to understand, and to do the arithmetic for their own schools if they d like. Ranking schools is always controversial, and this year a group of

38 superintendents(地区教 育主管)from five states wrote to ask that their schools be excluded from the calculation It is impossible to know which high schools are &

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the best in the nation, their letter read. in part. Determining whether different schools do or dont offer a high quality of education requires a look at man different measures, including students overall academic accomplishments and their subsequent performance in college. And taking into consideration the unique needs of their communities. In the end, the superintendents agreed to provide the data we sought, which is, after all, public information. There is, in our view, no real dispute here, we are all seeking the same thing, which is schools that better serve our children and our nation by encouraging students to tackle tough subjects under the guidance of gifted teachers. And if we keep working toward that goal, someday, perhaps a list wont be necessary. 注意:此部分试题请在答卡

1 上作答. 1. Fifty years ago. big. Modern. Suburban high schools were established in the hope of A) ensuring no child is left behind B) increasing economic efficiency C) improving students performance on SAT D)providing good education for baby boomers 2. What happened as a result of setting up big schools? A)Teachers workload increased. B)Students performance declined. C)Administration became centralized. D)Students focused more on test scores. 3.What is said about the schools forded by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation? A)They are usually magnet schools. B)They are often located in poor neighborhoods. C)They are popular with high-achieving students. D)They are mostly small in size. 4.What is most noticeable about the current trend in high school education? A)Some large schools have split up into smaller ones. B)A great variety of schools have sprung up in urban and suburban areas. C)Many schools compete for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funds. D)Students have to meet higher academic standards. 5.Newsweek ranked high schools according to . A)their students academic achievement B)the number of their students admitted to college C)the size and number of their graduating classes D)their college-level test participation 6.What can we learn about Hillsdale students in the late 1990s? A)They were made to study hard like prisoners. B)They called each other by unaffectionate nicknames. C)Most of them did not have any sense of discipline, D)Their school performance was getting worse. 7.According to Jeff Gilbert, the advisory classes at Hillsdale were set up so that students coul........