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1、2014届高考英语一轮复习限时阅读训练14AThenewstudiesshowthatfewerthanhalfofthe9thgradersinmanyofthenation’slargestcities,canevergraduate.Thestudiesclearlyshowthatthedropoutrateisn’tdropping.And,inparticular,thedropoutrateisn’tdroppingforpoorandminoritystudents.Amazingly,thoughsomanyregretther
2、isingdropoutrate,ourschoolscontinuetolackformalplans--oranyplans--toteachstudentsmotivation(动机).Mostschoolshavenogameplantoensurethatstudentsunderstandthatschoolingwillbecompletelynecessary.Schoolsexpectyouthandchildrentoactasthoughschoolingisimportant,buttheyneverteachthemto
3、believethat. Yearsago,familiesensuredthatthe children recognizedthevalueofschooling.Butinmanymodernfamilies,thechildrenmayfailtorecognizetheimportanceofschoollifejustbecausethesefamiliesmayactuallytelltheirchildrenthatschoolisnotimportant.Sincemanyfamiliesarenotmotivatingt
4、heirchildrentobeinterestedstudents,youthprofessionals,liketeachersmayneedtoprovidethistraining.Otherwise,itislikelythedropoutratewillcontinuenottodrop,butonlyworsen.Herearesomestrategiestoconvinceeventhemostapathetic(无动于衷的)studentsthattheymuststayinschool. Askstudentsifthe
5、ywilleverneedtowork:Theworldhaschanged.100yearsago,factoryworkwastheboomingjob,anditrequirednoeducation.Today,factoriesareincreasinglyautomated.Mostcomputer-relatedjobsrequireeducationandatleastahighschooldiploma. Askstudentswhichcenturytheywillbepreparedfor:In1900,themost
6、commonjobswerefarmlaboreranddomesticservant—educationnotneeded.Now,themostcommonjobsareofficeandsalesstaff—educationanddiplomausuallyneeded.Anamazing6outof10peopletodayworkinastoreoroffice.6Askstudentstodeviseawaythattheemployeecouldbereplaced.Forexample,thecomingtrendinfastf
7、oodistousecomputersratherthanpeopletoruntherestaurant.Aprototypeisapparentlyalreadybeingtested.Thestudentsshoulddiscoverthatmostjobsthatlackeducationanddiplomarequirementsmayberipeforautomation.51.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartmeaninParagraph1?A.Fewstudentscanaffordtogotoschoolinl
8、argecities.B.Alargenumberofthe9thgraderscangraduatenow.C.Therearesti
