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【題目】請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個(gè)最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。注意:每個(gè)空格只填1個(gè)單詞。請(qǐng)將答案寫在答題卡上相應(yīng)題號(hào)的橫線上。

A great many parents send their children to pre-schools --- educational programs for children under the age of five. It has been said that this is the time period when the brain does over fifty percent of its growing. This could mean that the learning process should be introduced during these years.

However, the views that different societies hold regarding the purpose of early childhood education are not same. Whereas Chinese parents tend to see preschools primarily as a way of giving children a good start academically, parents in the United States regard the primary purpose of preschools as making children more independent and self-reliant. Preschools can operate under a guiding philosophy of play-based or academic learning. Play-based programs are guided by the central belief that children learn best through play. Play is thought to build children’s interest and love of learning. Academic programs emphasize reading, math and science, and use structured, teacher-directed activities to promote foundational skills in these areas. In the United States, the best-known program designed to promote future academic success is Head Start. The program, which stresses parental involvement, was designed to serve the “whole child”, including children’s physical health, self-confidence, social responsibility, and social and emotional development.

A recent evaluation suggests that preschoolers who participate in Head Start are less likely to repeat grades, and more likely to complete school in future. Furthermore, graduates of Head Start programs show higher academic performance at the end of high school, although the gains are modest. In addition, results from other types of preschool readiness programs indicate that for every dollar spent on the program, taxpayers saved seven dollars by the time the graduates reached the age of 27.

Not everyone agrees that programs that seek to enhance academic skills during the preschool years are a good thing. In fact, according to developmental psychologist David Elkind, United States society tends to push children so rapidly that they begin to feel stress and pressure at a young age. Elkind argues that academic success is largely dependent upon factors such as inherited abilities and a child’s rate of maturation, which parents can do nothing about. Consequently, children of a particular age cannot be expected to master educational material without taking into account their current level of cognitive(認(rèn)知的) development. In short, children require development appropriate educational practice, which is education that is based on both typical development and the unique characteristics of a given child.

Early Childhood Education
Reasons for attending preschools	The 【1】of the brain matures under the age of five. Parents’ expectations of preschools【2】greatly.
【3】 of preschools	Some programs 【4】 on play activities while others on academic activities. Parents are 【5】in some preschool programs.
Benefits of attending preschools	Graduates are more 【6】to go to school. Graduates may achieve higher grades at high school. It can be 【7】for households in the long term.
【8】 about preschools	Children feel pressured at a young age. Factors determining academic success are beyond parents’ 【9】. Early childhood education must be 【10】 with children’s development and characteristics.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】majority

【2】differ/vary

【3】Functions/Mechanisms

【4】focus/concentrate

【5】involved

【6】willing

【7】economical/cheap

【8】Doubt(s)

【9】control

【10】consistent

【解析】

本文為議論文。不同人針對(duì)對(duì)學(xué)前教育提出了不同的觀點(diǎn)。

【1】考查歸納理解，提取信息的能力。根據(jù)第一段“A great many parents send their children to pre-schools --- educational programs for children under the age of five. It has been said that this is the time period when the brain does over fifty percent of its growing”可知，許多父母在孩子5歲以前送孩子到學(xué)前教育機(jī)構(gòu)，據(jù)說大腦的超過50%以上的發(fā)育是在5歲以前。因此文中的over fifty percent of its growing即大腦開發(fā)的50%以上即大腦的大部分，也就是“the majority of the brain”，故填majority。

【2】考查歸納理解，提取信息的能力。根據(jù)第二段第一句“However, the views that different societies hold regarding the purpose of early childhood education are not same. Whereas Chinese parents tend to see preschools primarily as a way of giving children a good start academically, parents in the United States regard the primary purpose of preschools as making children more independent and self-reliant.”可知，不同社會(huì)對(duì)幼兒教育目的的看法不盡相同，中國(guó)的父母傾向于認(rèn)為學(xué)前教育是學(xué)習(xí)的良好開端，而美國(guó)父母認(rèn)為上幼兒園的主要目的是讓孩子更獨(dú)立、更自立。由此可推斷出父母對(duì)學(xué)前教育的期望不同。本句“Parents’ expectations of preschools ___2___ greatly”中缺少動(dòng)詞。故填differ/vary。

【3】考查歸納理解，提取信息的能力。根據(jù)文中 “Preschools can operate under a guiding philosophy of play-based or academic learning.” 可知，學(xué)前教育可以在游戲或?qū)W術(shù)學(xué)習(xí)的指導(dǎo)思想下運(yùn)作。接著介紹了兩種學(xué)前教育即Play-based programs和The program, which stresses parental involvement, ...兩種方式的運(yùn)作或原理�？芍�，故填Functions/Mechanisms。

【4】考查歸納理解，提取信息的能力。根據(jù)第二段中的“Play-based programs are guided by the central belief that children learn best through play. Play is thought to build children’s interest and love of learning. Academic programs emphasize reading, math and science, and use structured, teacher-directed activities to promote foundational skills in these areas.”以游戲?yàn)榛�礎(chǔ)的課程的主導(dǎo)思想是認(rèn)為讓孩子通過游戲?qū)W得最好。游戲玩耍被認(rèn)為能培養(yǎng)孩子的學(xué)習(xí)興趣和愛好。學(xué)習(xí)課程強(qiáng)調(diào)閱讀、數(shù)學(xué)和科學(xué)，并運(yùn)用系統(tǒng)的、由教師指導(dǎo)的活動(dòng)提高孩子們?cè)谶@些領(lǐng)域的基本技能。由此可知，一些課程以游戲玩耍為基礎(chǔ)而另一些則側(cè)重于學(xué)習(xí)。句中的some programs ___4___ on是對(duì)“play-based programs”的轉(zhuǎn)化，因?yàn)榭崭裉幦鄙賱?dòng)詞，“focus/concentrate on...”意為“注重......”。本句的主語是復(fù)數(shù)，故填 focus/concentrate。

【5】考查歸納理解，提取信息的能力。根據(jù)第二段中的“The program, which stresses parental involvement, was designed to serve the “whole child”, 該學(xué)前課程強(qiáng)調(diào)父母的參與，旨在為“整個(gè)兒童”服務(wù)，...。由此可推斷出父母參與到這種學(xué)前教育課程中�！�be involved in...”為固定搭配，意為“參與到......”，因此句子Parents are ___5___ in some preschool programs.中的空格處填involved。故填involved。

【6】考查歸納理解，提取信息的能力。根據(jù)第三段第一句“preschoolers who participate in Head Start are less likely to repeat grades, and more likely to complete school in future” 參加學(xué)前教育的學(xué)齡前兒童很少?gòu)?fù)讀，將來更有可能完成學(xué)業(yè)。由此可推斷出，學(xué)前教育畢業(yè)的孩子愿意上學(xué)，成績(jī)好，很少?gòu)?fù)讀，將來更有可能完成學(xué)業(yè)。這句對(duì)應(yīng)了Graduates are more ___6___to go to school. “be willing to do...”意為“愿意做某事”。故填willing。

【7】考查歸納理解，提取信息的能力。根據(jù)第七小題對(duì)應(yīng)第三段的最后“results from other types of preschool readiness programs indicate that for every dollar spent on the program, taxpayers saved seven dollars by the time the graduates reached the age of 27.”其他類型的學(xué)前教育課程的結(jié)果表明，在該項(xiàng)目上每花費(fèi)1美元，納稅人在畢業(yè)生27歲時(shí)節(jié)省了7美元。由此可推斷在學(xué)前教育方面每多花1美元，在27歲時(shí)會(huì)節(jié)省7美元。即學(xué)前教育對(duì)家庭來說，更便宜，更省錢。句子It can be ___7___ for households in the long term中缺少了一個(gè)形容詞，通過對(duì)比可知，此處應(yīng)填“便宜的（cheap）”，或填“economical（節(jié)約的，省錢的）”。故填 economical/cheap 。

【8】考查歸納理解，提取信息的能力。根據(jù)本小題是對(duì)最后一段或者說對(duì)第6和第7小題的總結(jié)。尤其是最后一段的第一句“Not everyone agrees that programs that seek to enhance academic skills during the preschool years are a good thing.”可知，本段主要敘述了不贊成學(xué)前教育的人對(duì)學(xué)前教育（好處）的懷疑。分析“___8__ about preschools”可知，空格處填名詞 “懷疑”的名詞“doubt”，本空位于句首，第一個(gè)字母大寫。故填 Doubt(s) 。

【9】考查推理判斷能力及轉(zhuǎn)化能力。根據(jù)最后一段“...academic success is largely dependent upon factors such as inherited abilities and a child’s rate of maturation, which parents can do nothing about”學(xué)業(yè)上的成功在很大程度上取決于遺傳和孩子的成熟速度等因素，而父母對(duì)此無能為力。由此可推斷出，決定學(xué)業(yè)成功的因素是父母無法控制的。 “beyond one’s control”意為“無法控制”，是對(duì)原文中“parents can do nothing about”的轉(zhuǎn)述，故填 control。

【10】考查歸納理解，提取信息的能力。根據(jù)最后一段最后一句“children require development appropriate educational practice, which is education that is based on both typical development and the unique characteristics of a given child.”兒童的教育發(fā)展要恰當(dāng)，教育要以兒童的典型性發(fā)展和特定兒童的獨(dú)特性為基礎(chǔ)。由此可推斷出兒童教育要符合兒童的發(fā)展和特點(diǎn)�！�be consistent with...”為固定搭配，意為“......與......是一致的/相符的”。故填consistent。