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1、Module 2课时跟踪练(一) Introduction & Reading Pre reading.阅读理解AIn most developed countries the government provides free education for children because it realizes that educated citizens are useful to the country in their later life. Most countries also have private (私立的) education. This means that parents
2、 can pay to send their children to certain schools. People who agree with this system say that it gives parents a larger choice of schools. Other people think that private schools give the children who go to them an unfair advantage over other children.At the age of three, many children go to nurser
3、y school. Two or three years later, they enter a primary school. At the age of 11 they go to a secondary school. Then they may have a chance of continuing their studies at a university or college.Universities and colleges are places where some young people go to continue their education after leavin
4、g school. Most university students study one main subject, though they may also study a number of others. Teaching is usually by lectures, or by discussions between a lecturer and students.Most students stay at university for three or four years. At the end of that, they take an examination. If they
5、 pass, they receive their Bachelors degree, usually a BA, which is short for Bachelor of Arts, or a BS for Bachelor of Science. Some students study for several more years in order to get higher degree, such as a MA or a PhD.Most university courses dont train students to do a certain job. Colleges, o
6、n the other hand, usually teach skills which enable students to follow a career (职业), such as clothing design, or business studies.语篇解读：文章主要介绍了发达国家教育方面的信息。1. The passage mainly tells us _.Asomething about the private schools in developed countriesBhow developed countries pay attention to educationCs
7、ome general information about education in developed countriesDwhy education is important解析：选C主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了发达国家教育方面的信息。选C。2Why do most developed countries provide free education to children?ABecause the children dont have money to go to school.BBecause the government want their citizens to be useful
8、 to the country.CBecause education doesnt cost the country too much money.DBecause there are not enough private schools.解析：选B句意理解题。根据第一段的“In most developed countries . educated citizens are useful to the country in their later life.”可知选B。3In the first paragraph the underlined word “citizens” refer t
9、o _.Athe citiesBmembers of a countryCthe childrenDpeople who lives in cities解析：选B词义猜测题。从句意看是：受过教育的“公民”以后对国家有利。选B。4Which of the following statement is true according to the passage?AAll the university students study one subject.BAfter studying at the university for three or four years, all the studen
10、ts can get a Bachelors degree.CStudents usually receive a masters degree before receiving a Bachelors degree.DUnlike university, colleges usually teach students some useful skills for a career.解析：选D句意理解题。根据最后一段第二句“Colleges, on the other hand . or business studies.”可知，学院交给学生一些技能。选D。BHousing Price in
11、China has always aroused heated discussion among property developers and ordinary Chinese. To many property developers and local government officials, housing price in China is still low compared with many developed countries. However， the average housing price in the United States is only 8,000 yua
12、n per square metre, while in China, it is even higher than that in the United States. “This shows that there are some bubbles (泡沫) in Chinese real estate (房地产) market，” the International Finance News reported.Although the average price of residential houses in the United States, after changed to RMB
13、, is about 8,000 yuan per square metre, the houses in the US are not sold in terms of building area, as most Chinese property developers do when they sell their houses. If the US property developers sell their houses according to the building area, then the housing price will be even lower than 8,00
14、0 yuan per square metre. In most big Chinese cities, such as Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, houses are sold at a price even higher than those in the US.The high housing price in large cities in China proves that Chinese real estate market does have some bubbles. Moreover, Chinese houses cannot be c
15、ompared with houses in the US in terms of building quality, environment and supporting facilities. Furthermore, it should be noted that American peoples average income is several dozen times higher than that of Chinese people. How can the Chinese afford to buy a house which is even more expensive th
16、an that sold in the US?At the beginning of 2007, Chinese government issued a set of policies that aimed to benefit the public. Now in order to reduce the high housing prices, the government can regulate the real estate market by raising tax on property industry and controlling the release of loans and lands to property developers. Meanwhile, the government should al
