题目
Up to 60 Shanghai maths teachers are to be brought to England to raise standards, in an exchange arranged by the Department for Education.The announcement comes as a campaign is launched to raise adult maths skills.A survey of 300 adults for the numeracy campaign found that over a third thought their level of maths had held them back.An accompanying economic analysis said that a lack of maths skills cost the UK 20 billion pounds per year. The plan to bring 60 English-speaking maths teachers from Shanghai is an attempt to learn from a city that has been the top performance in the OECD's Pisa tests.The OECD says that children of poor families in Shanghai are on average better at maths than middle class children in the UK.The Shanghai teachers, expected to arrive from the autumn, will help share their teaching methods, support pupils who are struggling and help to train other teachers. “We have some smart maths teachers in this country but what I saw in Shanghai-and other Chinese cities-has only strengthened my belief that we can learn from them.” said education minister, Elizabeth Truss, who has recently visited Shanghai, accompanied by head teachers from England, “They have a can-do attitude to maths-and I want us to match that, and their performance,” She stressed the economic significance of raising maths standards, for individuals and the country.'As part of our long term economic plan, we are determined to drive up standards in our schools and give our young people the skills they need to succeed in the global race.Good maths qualifications have the greatest earning potential and provide the strongest protection against unemployment,” said the education minister.【小题1】Poor maths skills have caused serious _____ consequences in England. A．academic B．economic C．cultural D．political 【小题2】What is the main factor behind Shanghai teachers’success in maths teaching? A．Their students are from poor families B．Their students have a talent for maths C．They have a positive attitude to teaching D．They teach in a highly developed city. 【小题3】According to Elizabeth Truss, raising maths standards can be helpful in_____. A．equipping young people with global competitiveness B．promoting the pupils’ international test performance C．teaching how to earn money in the global market D．discovering one’s maths talent at an early age 【小题4】What can be the best title for the passage? A．Good Maths Skills Are about Hard Work B．Why Are English Maths Standards Left Behind? C．Why Are Shanghai Maths Teachers Getting Popular? D．Chinese Teachers Bring the Art of Maths to English Schools
Up to 60 Shanghai maths teachers are to be brought to England to raise standards, in an exchange arranged by the Department for Education.The announcement comes as a campaign is launched to raise adult maths skills.A survey of 300 adults for the numeracy campaign found that over a third thought their level of maths had held them back.An accompanying economic analysis said that a lack of maths skills cost the UK 20 billion pounds per year.
The plan to bring 60 English-speaking maths teachers from Shanghai is an attempt to learn from a city that has been the top performance in the OECD's Pisa tests.The OECD says that children of poor families in Shanghai are on average better at maths than middle class children in the UK.The Shanghai teachers, expected to arrive from the autumn, will help share their teaching methods, support pupils who are struggling and help to train other teachers.
“We have some smart maths teachers in this country but what I saw in Shanghai-and other Chinese cities-has only strengthened my belief that we can learn from them.” said education minister, Elizabeth Truss, who has recently visited Shanghai, accompanied by head teachers from England, “They have a can-do attitude to maths-and I want us to match that, and their performance,” She stressed the economic significance of raising maths standards, for individuals and the country.'As part of our long term economic plan, we are determined to drive up standards in our schools and give our young people the skills they need to succeed in the global race.Good maths qualifications have the greatest earning potential and provide the strongest protection against unemployment,” said the education minister.
【小题1】Poor maths skills have caused serious _____ consequences in England.
【小题2】What is the main factor behind Shanghai teachers’success in maths teaching?
【小题3】According to Elizabeth Truss, raising maths standards can be helpful in_____.
【小题4】What can be the best title for the passage?
The plan to bring 60 English-speaking maths teachers from Shanghai is an attempt to learn from a city that has been the top performance in the OECD's Pisa tests.The OECD says that children of poor families in Shanghai are on average better at maths than middle class children in the UK.The Shanghai teachers, expected to arrive from the autumn, will help share their teaching methods, support pupils who are struggling and help to train other teachers.
“We have some smart maths teachers in this country but what I saw in Shanghai-and other Chinese cities-has only strengthened my belief that we can learn from them.” said education minister, Elizabeth Truss, who has recently visited Shanghai, accompanied by head teachers from England, “They have a can-do attitude to maths-and I want us to match that, and their performance,” She stressed the economic significance of raising maths standards, for individuals and the country.'As part of our long term economic plan, we are determined to drive up standards in our schools and give our young people the skills they need to succeed in the global race.Good maths qualifications have the greatest earning potential and provide the strongest protection against unemployment,” said the education minister.
【小题1】Poor maths skills have caused serious _____ consequences in England.
| A．academic | B．economic |
| C．cultural | D．political |
| A．Their students are from poor families |
| B．Their students have a talent for maths |
| C．They have a positive attitude to teaching |
| D．They teach in a highly developed city. |
| A．equipping young people with global competitiveness |
| B．promoting the pupils’ international test performance |
| C．teaching how to earn money in the global market |
| D．discovering one’s maths talent at an early age |
| A．Good Maths Skills Are about Hard Work |
| B．Why Are English Maths Standards Left Behind? |
| C．Why Are Shanghai Maths Teachers Getting Popular? |
| D．Chinese Teachers Bring the Art of Maths to English Schools |
题目解答
答案
【答案】
【小题1】B
【小题2】C
【小题3】A
【小题4】D
【小题1】B
【小题2】C
【小题3】A
【小题4】D
解析
考查要点：本题为阅读理解题，主要考查学生对文章主旨、细节理解及推理判断的能力。
解题思路：
- 定位关键信息：根据问题关键词（如“consequences”“main factor”“helpful”“title”）快速定位相关段落。
- 区分干扰项：注意排除与文章细节不完全匹配的选项，如第2题需结合上海教师的教学态度而非学生背景。
- 归纳总结：标题题需抓住文章核心（上海教师输出英国的举措），而非局部信息（如“poor families”）。
【小题1】
关键句：
- “a lack of maths skills cost the UK 20 billion pounds per year”（第1段）
解析：文章明确指出数学技能不足导致英国每年损失200亿英镑，属于经济后果，对应选项B。
【小题2】
关键句：
- “They have a can-do attitude to maths-and I want us to match that”（第3段）
解析：教育部长强调上海教师对数学的积极态度（can-do），而非学生背景或城市优势，故选C。
【小题3】
关键句：
- “drive up standards in our schools and give our young people the skills they need to succeed in the global race”（第3段）
解析：部长提到提高数学标准能帮助年轻人在全球竞争中获胜，对应选项A。
【小题4】
关键句：
- “Shanghai maths teachers are to be brought to England to raise standards”（第1段）
解析：文章核心是上海教师输出英国分享教学方法，选项D直接点明这一主题，其他选项范围过窄或偏离重点。