Question46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage：
Tensofthousandsof18-year-oldswillgraduatethisyearandbehandedmeaninglessdiplomas.Thesediplomaswon
‘tlookanydifferentfromthoseawardedtheirluckierclassmates.Theirvaliditywillbequestionedonlywhentheiremployersdiscoverthatthesegraduatesaresemiliterate
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Eventuallyafortunatefewwillfindtheirwayintoeducational–repairshops—adult–literacyprograms
suchastheonewhereIteachbasicgrammarandwriting.There
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high-schoolgraduatesandhigh-schooldropoutspursuinggraduate-equivalencycertificateswilllearntheskillstheyshouldhavelearnedinschool，Theywillalsodiscovertheyhavebeencheatedbyoureducationalsystem.Iwillneverforgetateacherwhogottheattentionofoneofmychildrenbyrevealingthetrumpcardoffailure.Ouryoungest，aworld-classcharmer，didlittletodevelophisintellectualtalentsbutalwaysgotbyUntilMrs.Stifter.Oursonwashigh-schoolseniorwhenbehadherforEnglish.“Hesitsinthebackoftheroomtalkingtohisfriends.”shetoldme‘
tyoumovehimtothefrontrow
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“Whydon
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”Iurged
believingtheembarrassmentwouldgethimtosettledown
Mrs.Stiftersaid，“Idon’tmoveseniors.Iflunk（使┅不及格）them.”Ourson
‘sacademiclifeflashedbeforemyeyes.Noteacherhadeverthreatenedhi
m.BythetimeIgothomeIwasfeelingprettygoodaboutthis.Itwasaradicalapproachforthesetimes，butwell，Whynot？“She’sgoingtoflunkyou.”Itoldmyson.Ididnotdiscussitanyfurther.SuddenlyEnglishbecameapriority
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inhislife.HefinishedoutthesemesterwithanA.Iknowoneexampledoesn‘
tmakeacase
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butatnightIseeaparadeofstudentswhoareangryforhavingbeenpassedalonguntiltheycouldnolongerevenpretendtokeepup.Ofaverageintelligenceorbetter
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theyeventuallyquitschool
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concludingtheyweretoodumbtofinish.“Ishouldhavebeenheldback，”isacommentIhearfrequently.Evensadderarethosestudentswhoarehigh-schoolgraduateswhosaytomeafterafewweeksofclass.“Idon
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tknowhowIevergotahigh-schooldiploma.”Passingstudentswhohavenotmasteredtheworkcheatsthemandtheemployerswhoexpectgraduatestohavebasicskills.Weexcusethisdishonestbehaviorbysayingkidscan‘tlearniftheycomefromterribleenvironments.Nooneseemstostoptothinkthatmostkidsdon
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tputschoolfirstontheirlistunlesstheyperceivesomethingisatrisk.They‘dratherbesailing.ManystudentsIseeatnighthavedecidedtomakeeducationapriority.Theyaremotivatedbythedesireforabetterjobortheneedtohangontotheonethey
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vegot
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Theyhaveahealthyfearoffailure.Peopleofallagescanriseabovetheirpro
blems，buttheyneedtohaveareasontodoso.Yongpeoplegenerallydon‘thavethematuritytovalueeducationinthesamewaymyadultstudentsvalueit.Butfearoffailurecanmotivateboth.46.Whatisthesubjectofthisessay
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A.viewpointonlearningB.aqualifiedteacherC.theimportanceofexaminationD.thegenerationgap47.HowdidMrs.Siftergettheattentionofoneoftheauthor
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schildren
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A.flunkinghimB.movinghisseatC.blaminghimD.playingcardwithhim48.TheauthorbelievesthatthemosteffectivewayforateacheristoA.purifytheteachingenvironments.B.setupcooperationbetweenteachersandparents.C.holdbackstudent.D.motivatestudent.49.Fromthepassagewecandrawtheconclusionthattheauthors
‘attitudetowardflunkingisA.negativeB.positiveC.biasedD.indifferent50.Judgingfromthecontent
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thispassageisprobablywrittenforA.administratorsB.studentsC.teachersD.
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