六级英语巅峰阅读训练

1、六级英语巅峰阅读训练About the time that schools and others quite reasonably became interested in seeing to it thatall children, whatever their background, were fairly treated, intelligence testing becameunpopular.Some thought it was unfair to minority children. Through the past few decades such testinghas gon

2、e out offashion and many communities have indeed forbidden it.However, paradoxically, just recently a group of black parents filed lawsuit 诉讼 inCalifornia claimingthat the states ban on IQ testing discriminates against their children bydenying them theopportunity totake the test They believed correc

3、tly, that IQ tests are avalid method of evaluating children for special education classes. The judge, therefore, reversed, at least partially.his original decision.And so the argument goes on and on. Does it benefit or harm children from minority groupsto have their intelligence tested? We have alwa

4、ys been on the side of permitting, evenfaci1itating,such testing. If a child of any color or group is doing poorly in school it seems to usvery important to know whether it is because he or she is of low intelligence, or whether someother factoris the cause.What school and family can do to improve p

5、oor performance is influenced by its cause. It isnot discriminative to evaluate either a child* s physical condition or his intellectual level.Unfortunately, intellectual level seems to be a sensitive subject, and what the law allows us todo variesfrom time to time. The same fluctuation back and for

6、th occurs in areas otherthanintelligence. Thirty years or so ago. for instance, white families were encouraged co adoptblack children. It was considered discriminative not to do so.And then the style changed and this cross-racial adopting became generally unpopular, andsocial agencies felt that blac

7、k children should go to black families only. It is hard to say whatarethe best procedures. But surely good will on the part of all of us is needed.As to intelligence, in our opinion, the more we know about any child，s intellectual level, thebetter for the child in question.1. Why did the intelligenc

8、e test become unpopular in the past few decades?A Its validity was challenged by many communities.B It was considered discriminative against minority children.C It met with strong opposition from the majority of black parents.D It deprived the black children of their rights to a good education.2. Th

9、e recent legal action taken by some black parents in California aimed toA draw public attention to IQ testingB put an end to special educationC remove the state, s ban on intelligence testsD have their children enter white schools3. The author believes that intelligence testing.A may ease racial con

10、frontation in the United StatesB can encourage black children to keep up with white childrenC may seriously aggravate racial discrimination in the United StatesD can help black parents make decisions about their children, s education4. The authors opinion of child adoption seems to be that.A no rule

11、s whatsoever can be prescribedB white families should adopt black childrenC adoption should be based on IQ test resultsD cross-racial adoption is to be advocated5. Child adoption is mentioned in the passage to show that.A good will may sometimes complicate racial problemsBsocial surroundings are vit

12、al to the healthy growth of childrenC intelligence testing also applies to non-academic areasD American opinion can shift when it comes to sensitive issues1 .过去的几十年当中，为什么智力测验不受欢迎？A很多社群质疑智力测验的有效性。B智力测验被视作歧视少数儿童。C智力测验受到了来自大多数黑人父母的反对。D智力测验剥夺了黑人孩子受良好教育的权利。B根据文章第2段“有些人认为智力测验对少数民族儿童不公平。因此，在过去的 几十年里，智力测验已不

13、再流行，在有些社区甚至被禁止了，这里的it指代前面的 intelligence testingo因此，B与文章所表达的意思一致。2 .最近一些加州的黑人父母采取的法律行动是旨在。A引起大众对智力测验的关注B结束特殊教育C消除加州的智力测验禁令D让白己的孩子进入白人学校就读C根据文章第3段第2句“最近，一群黑人父母提出诉讼，声称该州禁止智商测验 剥夺了他们的孩子接受这种测验的机会，是对孩子的歧视”，由此可判断黑人父母要求取 消对智力测试的禁令。故此，应该选C。3 .作者认为智力测验。A会缓和美国的种族对抗B能够鼓励黑人孩子赶上白人该子C会严重地激化美国的种族歧视D可以帮助黑人家长决定孩子的教育问题D根据文章第4段末句和第5段首句“如果任何一种肤色的小孩在学校的成绩不好, 弄清楚是由于他的智商低.还是由于其他原因引起的对我们来说似乎很重要;学校和家庭只 有弄清楚孩子成绩不好的原因才能帮助孩子”，因此，应选D。4 .作者对于收养儿童的意见似乎是0A没有什么法则可出台B白人家庭应该收养黑人孩子C收养应该基于智力测验的结果之上D应该倡导跨种族收养A根据文章第7段末句“因此，很难说到底怎样才是最好的。但肯定无疑的是，我 们大家都需要有善意”，由此可推断，人们并不能制定某种规则来限制它，故此，A与文 章的意思相符。5 .文章中提到