Question

When a group of children politely stop a conversation with you, saying，“We have to go to work now.” you're left feeling surprised and certainly uneasy. After all, this is the 1990s and the idea of children working is just unthinkable. That is , until you are told that they are all pupils of stage schools, and that the “work” they go off to is to go on the stage in a theatre.

Stage schools often act as agencies (代理機(jī)構(gòu)) to supply children for stage and television work. More worthy of the name “stage school” are those few places where children attend full time, with a training for the theatre and a general education.

A visit to such schools will leave you in no doubt that the children enjoy themselves. After all, what lively children wouldn't settle for spending only hal

f the day doing ordinary school work, and acting, singing or dancing their way through the other half of the day?

Then of course there are times for the children to make a name and make a little money in some big shows. Some stage schools give their children too much professional work at such a young age. But the law is very tight on the amount they can do. Those under 13 are limited to 40 days in the year; those over 13 do 80 days.

The schools themselves admit that not all children will be successful in the profession for which they are being trained. So what happens to those who don't make it? While all the leading schools say they place great importance on children getting good study results, the facts seem to suggest this is not always the case.

1.People would stop feeling uneasy when realising that the children they're talking to  ________.

A. attend a stage school

B. are going to the theatre

C. have got some work to do

D. love singing and dancing 

2.In the writer's opinion, a good stage school should  ________ .

A. produce star performers

B. help pupils improve their study skills

C. train pupils in language and performing arts

D. provide a general education and stage training 

3.“Professional work” as used in the text means  ________ .

A. ordinary school work

B. money?making performances

C. stage training at school

D. acting, singing or dancing after class 

4.Which of the following best describes how the writer feels about stage schools?

A. He thinks highly of what they have to offer.

B. He favours an early start in the training of performing arts.

C. He feels uncomfortable about children putting on night shows.

D. He doubts the standard of ordinary education they have reached. 

Answer 1

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解析:

1.這是一道細(xì)節(jié)題。從第一段中最后一句可知，這些孩子們說的“工作”實(shí)際上是在劇院舞臺(tái)上演出，而不是實(shí)際上的外出工作，因而他們也就不必為孩子們擔(dān)心了。答案為A。 

2.這是一道歸納判斷題。從第二段可知，作者認(rèn)為一個(gè)好的stage school應(yīng)該提供普通教育和舞臺(tái)訓(xùn)練。答案為D。 

3. 這是一道詞義理解題。根據(jù)上下文，上文第三段說孩子們半天進(jìn)行普通的學(xué)校學(xué)習(xí)，第四段又說剩余的半天他們“…make a name and make a little money in some big shows.”這是學(xué)校提供給他們的“professional work”，第五段開始又說“The schools themselves admit that not all children will be successful in the profession for which they are being trained.”從which引導(dǎo)的定語從句中，我們可知這種professional work應(yīng)該是stage training。答案為C。 

4.這是一道推理判斷題。從文章最后一句可知，作者對孩子們學(xué)校里可以受到正常的教育感到懷疑。答案為D。