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Now, there is a growing movement to pay the students in American schools---in some cases, even just for coming to class.
Students at one school in New Mexico can earn up to three hundred dollars a year for good attendance. In Baltimore, Maryland, high scores in state graduation tests can be worth more than one hundred dollars. And a New Jersey school system plans to pay students fifty dollars a week to attend after---school tutoring programs.
Schools that pay students can be found in more than one---fourth of the fifty states. Other schools pay students with food or other rewards.
Robert Schaefer is a public education director. He says paying students may improve performance in the short term, but students develop false expectations for the future. He sees a lack of long term planning in these programs because of the pressure on schools to raise test scores.
Public schools need to show improvement under the education reform law. Low---performing schools may lose their federal money; teachers and administrators(行政人員) may lose their jobs. Often these schools are in poor neighborhoods where getting students to go to school can be a continual problem.
Critics(評論家) say paying students sends a message that money is the only valuable reward. But some students say it makes school more exciting. And some teachers have reported getting more requests for extra help.
In two thousand four, the city schools in Coshocton, Ohio, launched a program. They wanted to see if paying elementary school students as much as one hundred dollars would help in passing the state exams.
Now, Eric Bettinger of Case Western Reserve University (EUCWRU) has reported mixed results. Math scores increased, but only white students were able to get paid. And there was no evidence of higher scores in reading, social studies and science. Official will decide later this year whether to continue the program.
小題1:Paying students who show improvement in tests __________.

A．has been done in most American schools

B．is becoming a growing practice in the USA

C．is not very popular with teachers

D．only aims at high scores at school

小題2:According to the text, Robert Schaefer _____________.

A．is a very excellent teacher

B．thinks highly of paying students

C．thinks students will show improvement in study in the future

D．thinks people should make a careful plan for the paying program

小題3:From the last paragraph we can see __________.

A．EBCWRU has got great success in its paying program

B．not all the students in EUCWRU have made progress in all subjects

C．only students who study math can get paid

D．EBCWRU will go on with the paying program

小題4:The text is mainly written to _____________.

A．persuade teachers to give students more prizes

B．tell people how to become an excellent student

C．introduce something about American paying students program

D．explain the advantages of American paying students program

Answer 1

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:C 

試題分析：金錢獎勵學生并不是什么新鮮事，美國四分之一的州都有這種現象。雖然這可能在短時間內能起到鼓勵學生學習的作用，但從長遠看來，學生可能會對未來有錯誤的期待。
小題1:細節理解題。根據文章第一段there is a growing movement to pay the students in American schools---in some cases, even just for coming to class.可知，美國學校獎勵學生的這種現象呈增長趨勢，因此選B。
小題2:細節理解題。根據文章第四段的最后一句He sees a lack of long term planning in these programs because of the pressure on schools to raise test scores.可知，這種做法對學校提高分數缺乏長期的計劃性，因此D項正確。
小題3:細節理解題。根據文章最后一段“Math grades improved but only while students were able to get paid.”可知實施獎勵學生計劃后學生的數學分數提高了，但是沒有證據能說明學生在閱讀、社會、科學等能力方面有所提高，因此B項正確。
小題4:主旨大意題。文章主要是講美國學校獎勵學生計劃的一些情況。選C 
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