2016天津红桥区重点中学八校联考英语试题及答案(4)

  B. reveal the names of the conspirators
     C. protect the House of Lords             
D. report the plot to the authorities    
47. According to the passage, the total number of people involved in the plot is           .
     A. 40            B. 4           C. 36           D. 13
48. What can we learn about Robert Catesby?
    A. He wrote a letter to his relative in the authorities.
    B. He was imprisoned and hanged.
    C. He was responsible for lighting the fuses.
    D. He was shot dead in the fight.
49. What is the right order of the event described in the passage?
   a. A cellar was found.
   b. Four conspirators were shot.
   c. The letter was passed on to the authorities.
   d. The rest of the conspirators were hanged.
   e. Some gunpowder was prepared.
   f. The authorities took action.
    A. c, a, e, f, b, d                   B. e, a, c, f, b, f                                               
    C . a, e, c, f, b, d                   D. c, f, a, e, b, d
50. The writer wrote the passage in order to ___.
     A. tell how a British family tradition developed
     B. disclose the severe struggle among the British politicians
     C. inform the readers of the cruelty of King James I
     D. describe one event in the British history
                                       D
Most American students go to traditional public schools．There are about 88, 000 public schools all over the US．Some students attend about 3000 independent public schools called charter schools.
Charter schools are self-governing．Private companies operate some charter schools．They are similar in some ways to traditional public schools．They receive tax money just as other public schools do．Charter schools must prove to local or state governments that their students are learning．These governments provide the schools with the agreement called a charter that permits them to operate．
Charter schools are different because they do not have to obey most laws governing traditional public schools．Local state, or federal governments cannot tell them what to teach．Each school can choose its own goals and decide the ways it wants to reach them．Class size is usually smaller than in traditional public schools．
The Bush Administration strongly supports charter schools as a way to re-organize public schools that are failing to educate students．But some education agencies and unions oppose charter schools．One teachers' union has just made public the results of the first national study comparing the progress of students in traditional schools and charter schools．
The American Federation of Teachers criticized the government's delay in releasing the results of the study, which is called the National Assessment of Educational Progress．Union education experts say the study shows that charter school students performed worse on math and reading tests than students in regular public schools．
Some experts say the study is not a fair look at charter schools because students in those schools have more problems than students in traditional schools．Other education experts say the study results should make charter school officials demand improved student progress．
51．If a private company wants to operate a charter school, it must______．
A．try new methods of teaching      
B．prove its management ability
C．get the government's permission
D．obey the local and state laws
52．Charter schools are independent because_____．
A．they make greater progress      
B.  they enjoy more freedom
C．their class size is smaller
D．they oppose traditional ways
53．What's the government's attitude toward charter schools?
A．Doubtful.      B．Optimistic．  C．Subjective．  D．Supportive.
54．What can we learn from the text?
A．People have different opinions about charter schools．
B．Charter schools are better than traditional schools．
C．Students in charter schools are well educated．
D．More students choose to attend charter schools．
55．It can be interred from the text that ___．
A．charter schools are all privately financed
B．one-on-one attention should be paid to students
C．the number of charter schools will be limited
D．charter schools are part of the public education system


第Ⅱ卷
注意事项：本卷共6小题，共35分。
    第三部分： 写作
第一节：阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
[1]Why play sports? You might say “to get exercise” and you’d be right. To have fun? That’s true, too. But there’s more. In fact, there are at least 5 more reasons. According to the Women’s Sports Foundation, girls who play sports get a lot more than just fit.