【问题】 AlexWong,ajunioratMarkKeppelHighSchoolinAlhambra,California,isworkinghardonhisapplicationtoatopcollege.HisresumeshowsoffhisnearlystraightA'sindifficultclasses,experienceatasummerprogramatStanfordUniversity,EagleScoutprojectandtimeonthesoccerteamaswellasth

AlexWong,ajunioratMarkKeppelHighSchoolinAlhambra,California,isworkinghardonhisapplicationtoatopcollege.HisresumeshowsoffhisnearlystraightA'sindifficultclasses,experienceatasummerprogramatStanfordUniversity,EagleScoutprojectandtimeonthesoccerteamaswellastheschoolchoir.Buthissteadyprogressstoppedunexpectedlythisyear.Aimingtoopenaccesstocollege-levelAdvancedPlacement(大学预科)courses,hisschoolbeganusingacomputer-basedlotterytogiveoutspaces.Alexgotshutoutofallthreeofthecoursesherequested. ThenewsystemcausedangeramongfamilieswhosechildrenfailedtogetintoAPcourses,whichmanyconsiderimportanttodevelopadvancedskills,improvegrade-pointaveragesandallowstudentstoearncollegecredit,savingthemandtheirfamiliestuitiondollars.Studentsandparentswrotetoadministratorstocomplain,circulatedapetition(请愿)andlaunchedaFacebookgroupfortradingclasses."I'MDESPERATE!I'LLGIVEYOUFREEFOOD,"onestudent,KirkHum,postedonthe 210-memberAPFleaMarketFacebookgroup. APclasseshavelongbeenhelddearbythemosttalentedandambitiousstudents.Butnowtheyareseenaspositiveforallstudentswhoarewillingtopushthemselves-andschoolsareincreasinglyviewingaccesstothemasabasiceducationalright.Butthischangehasbroughtchallenges. MiracleVitangcol,ajunioratDowntownMagnetsHighSchoolwithaveragegradesandtestscores,isfailingherAPUShistoryclass.Shesaidshecan'thandletherapidpaceandvolumeofmaterialsheneedstoremember.Butshesaidsheintendstostickitoutbecausetheclassisteachinghertomanagehertime,takegoodnotesandworkhard."I'mstrugglingtoadjust," shesaid."ButIkeeptellingmyself:'It'sOK.Youcandoit.Justpushyourself'." Somecriticsworrythattheopen-accessmovementispushingtoomanyunpreparedstudentsintoAP classes,asshownbyhigherexamfailureratesoverthelastdecade.Theyalsofearthatopenenrollment(录取)policiesareencouragingteacherstoweakencoursesandgiveouthighgradestostudentswhodon'tdeservethem."Whileexpandingaccessisgenerallyagoodthing,weneedtomakesurewe'renot wateringdowntheexperienceforthehighachievers,"saidMichaelPetrilli,executivevicepresidentoftheThomasB.FordhamInstitute,aWashington-basededucationalpolicyorganization.(1)ThepurposeofthenewAPcoursessystematAlexWong'sschoolisto______.A.makesureallstudentsgetaccesstotheAPcoursestheydesireB.ensurethatstudentshaveafairchancetogetaccesstoAPcoursesC.improvetheacademicperformanceofstudentsinAPcoursesD.separatehighachieversfromaveragestudentsthroughthenewcourses(2)Accordingtothearticle,theAPFleaMarketFacebookgroupisaplacewhere______.A.students'parentssendtheircomplaintstoschooladministratorsB.studentssharetipsaboutsavingmoneyforcollegeC.studentsofferitemstotradefortheAPcoursestheyneedD.studentscanfindsupportandguidanceontheirAPstudy(3)WhichofthefollowingstatementswouldMichaelPetrilliagreewith?______A.OpeningAPcoursestoallstudentsisabadidea.B.SchooladministratorsshouldmaintainhighacademicstandardsforAPcourses.C.HighschoolsshouldstopchargingstudentsfortakingAPcourses.D.AccesstoAPcoursesisnecessaryforstudentsapplyingfortopAmericancolleges.(4)TheauthorusedMiracleVitangcol'sexampletoshowthat______.A.studentsneedtoremembertoomuchintheirAPcoursesB.APcoursesposeabigchallengetounpreparedstudentsC.thesecrettosuccessinAPcoursesistokeeppushingyourselfD.averagestudentsdon'tdeservetheirplacesinAPcourses

正确答案:(1)B.推理判断题。根据原文第三段"schools are increasingly viewing access to them as a basic educational right.学校也越来越多地将获得AP课程视为一项基本的教育权利。"可知亚历克斯•王的学校新的AP课程体系的目标是确保学生有公平的机会获得AP课程。故选B.
(2)C.推理判断题。根据原文第二段"saving them and their families tuition dollars.Students and pa

题目解析:

本文介绍了亚历克斯•王的学校新的AP课程体系的目标是确保学生有公平的机会获得AP课程。AP课程对没有准备的学生来说是一个很大的挑战。同时学校管理者应保持AP课程的高学术标准。

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