College and university graduations in the United States are arriving earlier each year as the average length of school year gets shorter．

The school year has fallen by nearly six weeks，from 197days in 1964to 156days in 1994，according to the National Association of Scholars． 1　 ，most American kindergarten，elementary（初等的）and high school students are 2　 to spend 180days a year in their schools．The length of the average class period also has 3　 ，from more than 57minutes to less than 54，the Association reports．

“The 4　 has to be that students are simply 5　 less，”said the director of the Association．“If you count the actual 6　　 of contact hours，you'll find they are 7　 four years in college getting an education that would have taken about 8　 years in 1964．”

The universities argue that they are simply teaching more 9　 ．“The traditional idea that learning 10　 in the classroom and through reading and writing 11　 based on seat time is out of date，” said a spokesman for the American Council on Education． 12　 than attending lectures，students now chat with their professors on their computers or use other types of 13　 technology，allowing for a shorter school year，he said．“It is very 14　 that，in many schools，they are going to spend less time 15　 than they used to．”

1．A．By comparison　　　　　　　 B．In particular C．Strangely enough D．As a result

2．A．intended　 B．required　　　 C．requested　　 D．inquired

3．A．fallen　　 B．declined　　　 C．oppressed　　 D．lowered

4．A．reason　　 B．cause　　　　 C．conclusion　　 D．condition

5．A．playing B　 B．learning　　　 C．working　　　 D．paying

6．A．number　　 B．times　　　　 C．need　　　　　 D．a(chǎn)rrangement

7．A．spending　 B．given　　　　 C．living　　　　 D．a(chǎn)sked

8．A．five　　　 B．two　　　　　 C．three　　　　 D．six

9．A．quickly　　 B．thoroughly　　 C．wisely　　　　 D．efficiently

10．A．came　　　 B．took place　　 C．started　　　 D．a(chǎn)ppeared

11．A．questions B．books　　　　 C．a(chǎn)ssignments　 D．texts

12．A．Rather　　 B．More　　　　　 C．Less 　　　　 D．Easier

13．A．knowledge B．information　 C．message　　　 D．intelligence

14．A．possibly　 B．probably　　　 C．lovely　　　　 D．likely

15．A．a(chǎn)t home　 B．in the laboratory　　　　　　　 C．in the classroom D．on computer

 

1．A。上文講的是大學(xué)的情況，下文要講的是中小學(xué)的情況，兩者“比較起來(lái)”，應(yīng)為“By comparison”。

2．B。require意為“要求；需要”，其它選項(xiàng)的詞義與文章上下文不符。

3．A。fallen在此句中表時(shí)間長(zhǎng)度“減少”。

4．C。上文講的是數(shù)據(jù)，此處得出“結(jié)論”。

5．B。此處的“結(jié)論”即學(xué)習(xí)時(shí)間減少了，與上文語(yǔ)義一致。

6．A。time指“時(shí)間”時(shí)是不可數(shù)名詞，故應(yīng)排除選項(xiàng)B，只有number可表“總量”。

7．A。此句中使用的是“spend ＋some time ＋doing”句型。

8．C。根據(jù)文章前兩段可得出此答案。

9．D。大學(xué)認(rèn)為時(shí)間縮短了，但效率提高了。

10．B。took place在此句中意為“進(jìn)行”。

11．C。write assignments是固定的動(dòng)賓搭配，意為“寫(xiě)作業(yè)”。

12．A。rather than是固定詞組，意為“而不是”。

13．B。information technology意為“信息技術(shù)”。

14．D�！癐t is likely that．．．”是常用句型，likely是形容詞，意為“可能的”。lovely也是形容詞，但意為“可愛(ài)的”，與上下文語(yǔ)義不符。A、B兩個(gè)選項(xiàng)是副詞，屬語(yǔ)法錯(cuò)誤，故應(yīng)排除。

15．C。本篇短文講的是“在教室里”學(xué)習(xí)時(shí)間的多少，故選C正確

 

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