Question

    Not all teenagers do well at school but why is that? There are plenty of theories—poverty, IQ., family background. 1.

A recent study in the U．S. found that over half of all high school students do not study hard. 2. A report from the U．K. shows that nearly a third of students do not complete their education because they don’t think their schooling is collected to the kind of work they will do in the future.

How can teenage students study harder? 3. His research suggested that a new model of schooling was needed—a model that connects what students are learning to their own plans for their future.

4. About 80 percent of the courses in the Studio School are done not through sitting in classrooms but through real­life.

Studio schools are smaller than traditional schools. Each student has a “personal coach” who helps him or her make a plan to achieve their learning goals. By having more practical goals, students become more determined to do well at school.

Mulgan says Studio Schools are based on a simple idea. 5. This simple idea is spreading. From just one school in 2010, Studio Schools had grown to more than 40 by 2014.

A.Mulgan helped create the Studio School.

B.Researchers also discovered some other reasons.

C.Researchers think some students are not active in schools.

D.They put teamwork and practical projects at the heart of learning.

E.Geoff Mulgan believes the solution lies in making learning more practical.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.E

4.A

5.D

【解析】

短文讲述的有一些学生对学习不太努力的原因以及Mulgan关于这个现象的看法和解决方案。

1.根据前文说青少年是否擅长学习，有很多的原因，像IQ，贫穷，家庭背景。那么这里应该也是与原因有关的。观察选项，选项B. Researchers also discovered some other reasons.调研人员也发现了其他原因。符合上下文，故选B。

2.根据上下文，后面说有一些学生觉得在学校学的和以后工作的没有关系，所以有很多学生不那么的努力。观察选项，选项C.Researchers think some students are not active in schools.调研者认为一些学生在学校不是很活泼。符合上下文，故选C。

3.根据后文说他的研究是让学习更实用，与未来的工作联系起来。观察选项，选项E. Geoff Mulgan believes the solution lies in making learning more practical.Geoff Mulgan认为解决方法在于让学习更实用。符合上下文，故选E。

4.根据上下文，因为Mulgan觉得应该更实干，所以后面有了工作室学校，让学生不再是坐在教室里上课。观察选项，选项A. Mulgan helped create the Studio School.Mulgan帮助创建了工作室学校。符合上下文，故选A。

5.联系上下文，这个工作室学校是基于一个简单的想法。后面又说这个简单的想法在传播，所以这里应该是这个简单的想法的内容。观察选项，选项D. They put teamwork and practical projects at the heart of learning.他们把团队合作和实际项目放在学习的中心。符合上下文，故选D。