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【題目】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案。
Up to 60 Shanghai maths teachers are to be brought to England to raise standards, in an exchange arranged by the Department for Education.The announcement comes as a campaign is launched to raise adult maths skills.A survey of 300 adults for the numeracy campaign found that over a third thought their level of maths had held them back.An accompanying economic analysis said that a lack of maths skills cost the UK 20 billion pounds per year.
The plan to bring 60 English-speaking maths teachers from Shanghai is an attempt to learn from a city that has been the top performance in the OECD's Pisa tests.The OECD says that children of poor families in Shanghai are on average better at maths than middle class children in the UK.The Shanghai teachers, expected to arrive from the autumn, will help share their teaching methods, support pupils who are struggling and help to train other teachers.
“We have some smart maths teachers in this country but what I saw in Shanghai-and other Chinese cities-has only strengthened my belief that we can learn from them.” said education minister, Elizabeth Truss, who has recently visited Shanghai, accompanied by head teachers from England, “They have a can-do attitude to maths-and I want us to match that, and their performance,” She stressed the economic significance of raising maths standards, for individuals and the country.'As part of our long term economic plan, we are determined to drive up standards in our schools and give our young people the skills they need to succeed in the global race.Good maths qualifications have the greatest earning potential and provide the strongest protection against unemployment,” said the education minister.
（1）Poor maths skills have caused serious _____ consequences in England.
A.academic
B.economic
C.cultural
D.political
（2）What is the main factor behind Shanghai teachers' success in maths teaching?
A.Their students are from poor families
B.Their students have a talent for maths
C.They have a positive attitude to teaching
D.They teach in a highly developed city.
（3）According to Elizabeth Truss, raising maths standards can be helpful in_____.
A.equipping young people with global competitiveness
B.promoting the pupils' international test performance
C.teaching how to earn money in the global market
D.discovering one's maths talent at an early age
（4）What can be the best title for the passage?
A.Good Maths Skills Are about Hard Work
B.Why Are English Maths Standards Left Behind?
C.Why Are Shanghai Maths Teachers Getting Popular?
D.Chinese Teachers Bring the Art of Maths to English Schools

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）B
（2）C
（3）A
（4）D
【解析】文章報道了上海數(shù)學老師被引進到英國幫助提高英國教師的水平，傳授教學藝術(shù)。
（1）細節(jié)推理題。根據(jù)第一段最后An accompanying economic analysis said that a lack of maths skills cost the UK 20 billion pounds per year.可知缺乏數(shù)學技能給英國造成了很大的經(jīng)濟后果，故選B.
（2）推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段“They have a can-do attitude to maths-and I want us to match that, and their performance,”可知上海老師在數(shù)學教學方面的成功是因為他們對教學的積極態(tài)度，故選C.
（3）推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段As part of our long term economic plan, we are determined to drive up standards in our schools and give our young people the skills they need to succeed in the global race. Good maths qualifications have the greatest earning potential and provide the strongest protection against unemployment,”可知Elizabeth Truss認為提高年輕教師的數(shù)學技能有助于全球競爭和就業(yè)，故選A.
（4）主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章開頭Up to 60 Shanghai maths teachers are to be brought to England to raise standards,可知文章報道的是上海數(shù)學老師被引進到英國幫助提高英國教師的水平，傳授教學藝術(shù)。故選D.