六级模拟题

2020年12月英语六级模拟试题：长篇阅读

2020年12月英语六级模拟试题：长篇阅读

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A．LongbeforeSciAcademy,acharterschoolinNew

Orleans,hadgraduateditsfirstniorclass,theschoolwas

beingheapedwithaccolades(称赞).InSeptember2020,when

SciAcademywasjusttwoyearsold,its200excitedstudents-

-thenallfreshmenandsophomores--filedintoGreaterSt.

StephenBaptistchurch,er

withlocaldignitaries(显要人物),journalists,andabrass

band,thestudentswatchedonhugescreensastheleadersof

sixcharterschoolsfromaroundthecountryappearedonThe

ndoftheshow,theywatchedas

Oprahhandedeachcharter-schoolleader—includingBen

Marcovitz,SciAcademy'sfounder—a$1millioncheck.

B．SciAcademyisaflagshipcharterschoolandamodel

ofthenewdata-driven,business-infudapproachto

HurricaneKatrinain2005,educationreformerssweptaway

whatremainedofthetraditionalpublicschoolsinwhathad

beenoneofthenation'

theirplace,charterspromidchoiceandincread

accountability(负责制).Morethan75percentofNewOrleans

kidslandedinschoolscontrolledbytheso-calledRecovery

SchoolDistrict,whichwasheavilydominatedbycharter

schools.

C．"ThistransformationoftheNewOrleanducational

systemmayturnouttobethemostsignificantnational

developmentineducationsincedegregation,"wroteNeerav

Kingsland,theCEOofNewSchoolsforNewOrleans,thecity's

leadingventure-philanthropygroupincubatinglocalcharter

schools,ayearago."NewOrleansstudentshaveaccessto

educationalopportunitiesthatarefarsuperiortoanyin

recentmemory."

D．ButeightyearsafterHurricaneKatrina,thereis

y-

ninepercentofRSDchartersarestillratedDorFbythe

neoftwoRSDhigh

schoolstoearnaB;therearenoA-ratedopen-admission

oolsystemwithabout42,000mostlypoor

African-Americankids,everyyearthousandsareoutofschool

atanygiventime--becautheyareonsuspension,have

droppedout,successfulschools,

suchasthehighlyregardedSciAcademy,largenumbersof

studentsnevermakeittograduation,andothersareunlikely

tomakeitthroughcollege.

E．FiguringoutwhathastakenplaceintheNewOrleans

schoolsisnotjustamatterofinteresttolocalresidents.

FromcitieslikeNewYorktotownslikeMuskegonHeights,

Michigan,market-stylereformshavebeenwidelyconsideredas

theanswertoAmerica'eanstells

thecurrentrealityofthecity'sschoolsshouldbeenoughto

givepautoeventhemostpassionatechartersupporters.

F．Withitschain-linkfenceandcampusofmodule-like

buildings--theresultofacontinuingpost-HurricaneKatrina

buildingshortage--SciAcademydoesn'tlookmuchlikeamodel

en,wearingthepoloshirtsandkhakisofthe

schooluniform,arerequiredtowalkalongstraightredlines

thatsnakethroughtheschool'dsbearing

slogans,suchas"NoShortCuts;NoExcus"and"GoAbove

andBeyond,"hangoverhead.

G．EverythingatSciAcademyiscarefullydesignedto

maintaindisciplineandfocusontheschool'sprincipal

mission,

morning,at8a.m.,theteachers,almostallwhiteandin

their20s,gatherforarousingthigh-slapping,hand-clapping,

rap-chantingstaffrevivalmeeting,thebeginningofwhat

willbe,formost,tsarrive

ahalfhourlater,andifasked"Whyareyouhere?"and"What

willittake?"areexpectedtorespond"Tolearn"followedby

arecitationoftheschool'ssixcorevalues："achievement,

respect,responsibility,perverance,teamwork,and

enthusiasm."

H．Bothcurriculumandbehaviorareelaboratelyarranged.

Askidsfileintoclass,ateacherhandsthemtheir"entry

ticket,"asurveythathelpsdeterminehowmuchstudents

"exitticket"

distributedattheendofeachclasstablisheshowmuch

ationfromtheexittickets,as

wellasattendance,demeritsforbadbehavior,and"Sci

bucks"forgoodbehavior,arekeyedintotheScisoftware

systembyteacherverynighttohelpmonitorbothstudent

andteacherperformance.

I．Afterthestorm,thestatefiredthecity'sunionized

teachers,whoweremostlymiddle-agedAfrican-Americans,an

fewschools

havehiredbackteacherswhoworkedinthepre-Katrina

schools,thecitynowreliesheavilyoninexperienced

educators--mostlyyoung,white,andfromoutoftown--whoare

willing,atleastintheshortrun,toputinexhausting

anyschools,includingSciAcademy,plentyof

teacherslastforlessthantwoyears.

J．InNewOrleans,teacherswithcertificationsfrom

TeachforAmericanumbercloto400,fivetimesthelevela

theRSD,in2020,42percentof

teachershadlessthanthreeyearsofexperience;22percent

havespentjustoneyearorlessintheclassroom,according

to"TheStateofPublicEducationinNewOrleans,"a2020

reportbythepro-charterCowenInstituteatTulane

University.

K．Inparttohelpwiththislackofexperience,charter

schoolstrainteachersinhighlyregimentedroutinesthat

y's

charter-schooladvocatesarguethatintheaftermathofthe

storm,whencharteroperatorshadtoscaleupquickly,they

neededtostartwithbasics：firstorderandcurity,then

skillbuilding."Kidxpecthighschooltobedangerous.

Theycometoschoolwiththeirbacksup,"explainsSci

Academy'sMarcovitz,agraduateoftheeliteMaretschoolin

Washington,D.C.,theroutines--

whichareborrowedfrommethodspioneeredbyKIPP,anational

charterchainthatalsooperatesschoolsinNewOrleans--are

intendedtokeepstudentsfocudandfeelingsafe.

L．InoneEnglishclasslastfall,ateacherwhohad

beenatSciforaboutayearheldforthonthefinepointsof

grammar,includingthesubtledifferencebetweenmodaland

headsdrifteddownward,she

employedapopularcharter-schoolmanagementroutinetohold

theclass'sattention."SPARKcheck!"

acronymstandsforsitstraight;penciltopaper(orplace

handsfoldedinfront);askandanswerquestions;respect;

andkeeptrackingthespeaker.

M．"Headsup,sitstraight--15condstogo,"shesaid,

tryingtogetherstudents'attention."Allscholarsplea

raiyourhomeworkinTHREE,TWO,totagoal

eeaboutonethird

completehomework."

N．It'salongwayfromthecity'scharterschoolroots.

Inthe1990s,thecity'sfirstcharterschool,NewOrleans

CharterMiddleSchool,wasbuiltonaprogressivecurriculum

thatudexperientialprojectsandelectives,suchas

bicyclerepairandAfricandance,tofosteraloveof

oolbecamethemosthighlyrated

nonlectiveschoolinthecitybeforeitwasdevastated

leitsfounderswentonto

createFirstLine,nowoneoftheleadingcharteroperatorsin

NewOrleans,theprogressiverootsofthechartermovement

havebeenswampedbythenewrealitiesofacompetitive

chartermarketplace.

O．Now,drivenbybothgovernmentpolicyandcharitable

funding--whichrewardsschoolsforpreparingstudentsfor

collegeandpenalizesthothatdon't--mostcharterhigh

schoolsinNewOrleansdescribethemlvesas"collegeprep."

schoolsystemwhere

thenumberofeighthgraderswhopasdtheend-of-cour

testsrequiredtogetintohighschoolhas,accordingtothe

CowenInstitute,virtuallystagnatedatabout60percent,the

pushtowardcollegeleavesbehindmanyofthemost

disadvantagedkids,whoalreadyfaceenormoushurdlesbecau

ofpoverty,parentalabandonment,andoneofthehighest

eofthe

students,collegeisnotnecessarilyarealisticgoal.46.

Teachersincharterschoolsaretrainedinstrictandrigid

wayssincemostofthemareinexperienced.

dofcarryingonitstraditionofbeing

advanced,NewOrleansCharterMiddleSchoolhastofollow

marketrulestosurviveandcompetewithotherschools.

tsinNewOrleanshavegotthebesteducation

opportunitytheyhaveeverhadinrecentyears.

arterhighschoolsinNewOrleansaretohelp

studentntercollege,whichissupportedbygovernment

policyandattractsfunds.

ionalpublicschoolshavebeencompletely

reformedinareaswithworstreputationoneducationquality

in2005.

hoolslikeSciAcademycannotkeepteachers

forlong.

lyearsago,therewereonlyabout80teachers

withqualifiedcertificationsinNewOrleans.

iAcademy,whichenjoysahighreputation,

failstohelpalotofstudentsgraduate.

sinformationonstudentscanbetrackeddown

inSciAcademy'scomputersystemstoensuretheteaching

quality.

etheproblemofAmericaneducation,many

peopleturntothefunctionofmarketasthekey.

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