【正文】 To spread the benefit of private schools more widely, governments should work with them, paying for education through vouchers(代金券) which children can spend in private schools. And vouchers should be limited to students in nonselective schools that do not charge topup fees。s contribution to inequality, but they are wrong to discourage its growth. Governments should instead focus on improving the public education by mimicking(模仿) the private education39。 ④ They tend to sort children by ine, herding richer ones towards better schools that will enhance their already superior life chances. That is one reason why many governments are troubled by their rise. ③ In most ways, this is an excellent thing, because the world is getting more and better schooling. ② All over the developing world, people want more or better education than governments provide. Where cities are growing at unmanageable speed, the private education is taking up the slack. In India the private education now educates nearly half of all children, in Pakistan more than a third, and in both countries the state education is shrinking. Even where the state does pretty well, as in East Asia, richer people still want better schooling for their children than the masses get. Thus, Vietnam, which has an outstanding stateschool system for a poor country, measured by its performance in the OECD39。s wrong: they should wele it, and spread its benefits more widely.9．閱讀理解 故選A。s Art Competition關(guān)注的是地球環(huán)境；Toyota Dream Car Art Contest則著眼與未來的交通；Progressive Young Artists Awards圍繞的是未來的價值觀；唯有Advena World Children39。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)Toyota Dream Car Art Contest部分中的“Prizes include a chance to tour one of the Toyota car plants and experience various aspects of Japanese culture.”可知，獎勵包括游覽豐田汽車工廠。故選B。根據(jù)Global Canvas Children39。Its participants are the youngest.【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇應用文，介紹了有助于孩子展示藝術(shù)才華的四大比賽。It has an entrance fee.C.s Art Competition? A.D.A tour of a factory.B.A dream car.D.Toyota Dream Car Art Contest.Global Canvas Children39。Advena World Children39。 Open to: high school and college students Mediums: drawing, painting, photograph, mixed media, sculpture The petition aims to promote creativity and selfexpression. Instead of a theme, it asks the participating artists to simply express their feelings—anything from sadness or joy to anger or excitement—through their chosen medium. s Art Competition Time to design a dream car! Toyota wants to get junior artists thinking about what the future of transportation might look like. Prizes include a chance to tour one of the Toyota car plants and experience various aspects of Japanese culture. Toyota Dream Car Art Contest Ages: 16 and under Mediums: drawing, paintingve rounded up the top art petitions for kids and teens that can help these young creators share their first masterpiece with the world. Most of them are totally free to enter!Global Canvas Children39。Do you have a talented young artist, photographer, or designer in your life? It39。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解題型的考查，是一篇介紹類閱讀，考生需要準確捕捉細節(jié)信息，結(jié)合題目要求，從而選出正確答案。根據(jù)July 13部分中的個Craft (制作) Your Own Adventure JournalA Workshop Central Library Reading Room, 2:003:00pm, ￡5.可知，在這個活動中，要收取費用5英鎊。故選B。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。July 10部分中 的”Bee Quest A Hunt for the World39。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。在七月的一個星期里，謝菲爾德中央圖書館成為戶外城市的冒險中心。D.It needs reservation.C.It lasts the longest.D.July 12.B.July 10.D.The Wainwrights in Color.B.re interested in bees? A. Learn paper craft techniques to make your own beautiful travel journal. Get advice from our expert tutor on using old photos adventures and holidays. July 13 The Wainwrights in Color Central Library Carpenter Room, 1:302:30pm. Wellknown walker, activist and campaigner, Terry Howard takes us back a hundred years and shares the story of the role Sheffielders played in the first fights for our right to freely walk on the Peak District moors (曠野). The Clarion Ramblers is thought to be the first working class walking club. This is the story of their important role in gaining us the access we all enjoy today.s Access Pioneers July 11s most elusive bees leads Professor Dave Goulson from Poland to Patagonia, deep into the Ecuadorian Jungle. He also explores closer to home.s Most Elusive (難以捕捉的) Bees Central library Carpenter Room, 7:008:30pm. July 107．閱讀理解 The Outdoor City Adventure Book Festival故選D。ve e up with 4 of the top piic areas across the US.”夢想著充滿家庭和樂趣的夏日野餐?我們列出了全美4個最佳野餐地。 （3）考查推理判斷。可知在the Point Lobos國家保護區(qū)可以享受用望遠鏡觀察野生動物的樂趣。在那里野餐很好。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Besides the coastal wildlife there are rare plant munities, and unique geological formations. It39。故選D。由于這里仍然是一個鄉(xiāng)村地區(qū)，所以星星們會在晚上排起隊來參加盛大的表演，這是在夜晚星光照耀下野餐的絕佳機會。根據(jù)第二段中的“Covered in Spanish moss, the trails are lined with trees and since it39。In a travel magazine.【答案】 （1）D（2）B（3）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇應用文，介紹了四個最佳野餐地點。In a science report.C.In a personal dairy.D.At the Point Lobos State Reserve.C.At the Navy Pier.Because they are almost covered in Spanish moss.D.Because they are just next to Savannah.B. The Point Lobos State Reserve is a small gem. Besides the coastal wildlife there are rare plant munities, and unique geological formations. It39。s a romantic piic area to take your special someone or go for a family outing to visit the islands. Here, you39。 If you are looking for delicious food in Chicago, go for a taste of a 20day, lakefront, foodie festival that happens in October each year. Grab a spot near the fountain to enjoy your piic, appreciate the city scenery and lake views and relax with family and friends. If you are there on July 4th, be sure to plan the day to include the fireworks display at the Navy Pier.s still a rural area, the stars line up for a grand show at night and creat