【正文】 s virtues. Freedom from independent management is at the root of its superior performance and greater efficiency. Governments should therefore do their best to give school principals more freedom to innovate and to fire underperforming teachers. Governments are right to worry about private education39。 In rich countries, once the background and ability of the children who attend private schools are taken into account, their exams results are about the same as those in the state education. But in developing countries private schools are better—and much more efficient. A study of eight Indian states found that, in terms of learning outes per rupee, private schools were between times and 29 times more costeffective than state schools.s PISA test, also has the fastestgrowing private education. ① Education used to be provided by religious institutions or entrepreneurs. But when governments, starting in Prussia in the 18th century, got into the business of nationbuilding, they realized they could use education to shape young minds. As state systems grew, private schooling was left to the elite and the pious(虔誠(chéng)的). Now it is enjoying popularity again, for several reasons. Ines are rising, especially among the better off, at the same time as birth rates are falling. In China the former onechild policy means that six people—two parents and four grandparents—can pour money into educating a single child. If spending is a measure of what matters, then the people of the developing world place a high value on brains. While private spending on education has not changed much in the rich world in the past ten years, in China and India it has more than doubled. Since brainpower is the primary generator of progress, this burst of enthusiasm for investing in private education is excellent news for the world. But not everybody is delighted. Because private education increases inequality, some governments are trying to stop its advance. That39。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇廣告類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)You39。You will contribute to sustainable development and make a real difference to the lives of people living in poverty.可知，在這個(gè)志愿項(xiàng)目里，你將為可持續(xù)發(fā)展作出貢獻(xiàn)，,真正改變貧困人口的生活，也就是說你應(yīng)該幫助提高窮人的生活水平，故選D。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。D.A journal.B.An investigation.D.A prize of 163。A positive attitude.A special experience.Start small businesses to help your host family.D.Provide medical insurance for the poor.B.ll be asked to raise a minimum of 163。 ?You must be a UK or EU/EEA citizen and have lived in the UK for at least 12 months. ?You39。 Interested? 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Raleigh International are looking for young people to volunteer overseas with ICS, development program which is fully funded by the UK Government, ICS aims to bring about three things: project impact, volunteer personal development and the creation of active citizens. 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案?？芍囆g(shù)學(xué)科被認(rèn)為是不重要的，沒有得到重視。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的”The education secretary Nicky Morgan has put emphasis on science , technology. engineering and maths (STEM)“可知，Nicky Morgan強(qiáng)調(diào)理工學(xué)科的重要性。故選B。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解?？芍?，學(xué)數(shù)學(xué)的男孩認(rèn)為舞蹈沒有用處。就像跳舞。根據(jù)第一段中的”The easy ones: the stupid girls at the bottom take them. Like dance. It shouldn39。而作者卻認(rèn)為藝術(shù)課給了她歸屬感，是使她不斷奮斗的動(dòng)力源泉。D.They are taught by nonprofessionals.C.s the present situation of arts subjects? A.She underlines the importance of STEM subjects.D.She encourages students to learn soft subjects.B.D.turned to other subjectsB.Important.（2）After the author took GCSE dance, she ________ A.C.Difficult. To the teachers, the parents, the government I say: Let children make their own decisions. Let them live in the present. Let them have a real, unlimited education.（1）How does the boy in maths feel about dance? A.t even imagine how it feels to be told that you don39。t want a career in these areas.m not good at and don39。 I don39。 The education secretary Nicky Morgan has put emphasis on (強(qiáng)調(diào)) science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), saying that students who focus on the arts risk their careers. Stopping young people from expressing themselves at such a young age is not doing them any favours. Perhaps Nicky Morgan has forgotten to open the door of having a drive to study that subject day in, day out. It shouldn39。d get bored of dance and switch to science within the first month. I was told by advisers that dance and drama wouldn39。t even be a subject. We39。7．閱讀理解 故選C。根據(jù)最后一段中的”With a plateau cut by numerous rivers that reach Lake Malawi by way of waterfalls off the eastern edge of the mountains, Nyika, the largest national park in Malawi, is one of the most beautiful in Africa.“這里的高原被眾多河流切斷，這些河流通過山脈東部邊緣的瀑布到達(dá)馬拉維湖，造就了尼卡是馬拉維最大的國(guó)家公園，它是非洲最美麗的國(guó)家公園之一。故選D。s dry season, between November and June.“在塞內(nèi)加爾的旱季，11月至6月是觀賞湖面最粉的最佳時(shí)間。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。可知如果你想看星星，你可以去摩洛哥。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。D.Waters.B.Plants.D.October.B.July.D.Egypt.B.Malawi. Nyika Plateau National Park, Malawi There are few pink lakes in the world and one of them, Lake Retba, also called Lac Rose by locals is in the CapVert peninsula in Senegal. The best times to see the lake at its pinkest is during Senegal39。 The most userfriendly part of the Sahara is accessible from the northern edge of Morocco. You can camp out in Tazzarine, where runners from all