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1、必修4 Unit4 Bodylanguage一、阅读理解AFacingincreasingpressuretoraisestudents'scoresonstandardizedtests,schoolsareurgingkidstoworkharderbyofferingthemobviousencouragements.HappyMealsareatthelowendofthescale.Withthehelpofbusinesses,schoolsarealsogivingawaycars,iPods,seats
2、tobasketballgames,and—inagrowingnumberofcases—cold,hardcash.Theappealofsuchprogramsisobvious,buttheconsequencesoftyinggradestogoodsarestilluncertain.It'sbeenamontraditioninmiddleclassfamiliestorewardtopgradeswithcashasawaytoteachthatsuccessinschoolleadstosuccess
3、inlife.Butformanydisadvantagedminoritychildren,thelongtermbenefitsofgettinganeducationarenotsoclear,accordingtoexperts.Nooneknowsforsurehowwellcashandotherbigticketrewardsworkineducationinthelongrun.Butthereareplentyofconcernsthatthiskindofpracticecouldhavenegat
4、iveeffectsonkids.VirginiaShiller,aclinicalpsychologist,saysthatit'sworthexperimentingwithcashencouragementsbutthattyingthemtosuccessonatestisnotaworthwhilegoal.“I'dratherseerewardsbasedoneffortandresponsibility—thingsthatwillleadtosuccessinlife,”shesays.Evenifre
5、wardsdon'tleadtoindividualachievementonatest,theycouldhaveameaningfuleffectintheschool.CharlesMcVean,abusinessmanandphilanthropist(慈善家),startedatutoringprogramwhichpayshigherachievingstudents$10anhourtotutorstrugglingclassmatesanddividesthemintoteams.Duringtheco
6、urseoftheyear,studentsbondandpete.Theteampostingthehighestmathscoreswinsthetopcashprizeof$100.McVeancallsthebinationofpeer(同龄人)tutoring,petition,andcashencouragementsarecipefor“nothinglessthanmagic”.Foritspart,theSeminoleCountyPublicSchoolssysteminFloridaplansto
7、continueitsreportcardencouragementprogramthroughtherestoftheschoolyear.ThelocalMcDonald'srestaurantshelpthepoordistrictbypayingthe$1,600costofprintingthereportcard.ReginaKlaers,thedistrictspokeswoman,saysmostparentsdon'tseembotheredbytheHappyMealsrewards.“Therea
8、remanywayswetrytourgestudentstodowell,andsometimesit'sthroughthestomach,andsometimesit'stheprobabilityofstudentswinningacar,”shesays.“Onesizedoesn'tfitall.”【文章大意】 本文是