Now, there is a growing movement to pay the students in American schools---in some cases,

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Now, there is a growing movement to pay the students in American schools---in some cases, even just for ing to class.
Students at one school in New Mexico can earn up to three hundred dollars a year for good attendance. In Baltimore, Maryland, high scores in state graduation tests can be worth more than one hundred dollars. And a New Jersey school system plans to pay students fifty dollars a week to attend after---school tutoring programs.
Schools that pay students can be found in more than one---fourth of the fifty states. Other schools pay students with food or other rewards.
Robert Schaefer is a public education director. He says paying students may improve performance in the short term, but students develop false expectations for the future. He sees a lack of long term planning in these programs because of the pressure on schools to raise test scores.
Public schools need to show improvement under the education reform law. Low---performing schools may lose their federal money; teachers and administrators(行政人员) may lose their jobs. Often these schools are in poor neighborhoods where getting students to go to school can be a continual problem.
Critics(评论家) say paying students sends a message that money is the only valuable reward. But some students say it makes school more exciting. And some teachers have reported getting more requests for extra help.
In two thousand four, the city schools in Coshocton, Ohio, launched a program. They wanted to see if paying elementary school students as much as one hundred dollars would help in passing the state exams.
Now, Eric Bettinger of Case Western Reserve University (EUCWRU) has reported mixed results. Math scores increased, but only white students were able to get paid. And there was no evidence of higher scores in reading, social studies and science. Official will decide later this year whether to continue the program.
【小题1】Paying students who show improvement in tests     .A.has been done in most American schools B.is being a growing practice in the USAC.is not very popular with teachersD.only aims at high scores at school【小题2】According to the text, Robert Schaefer     .A.is a very excellent teacherB.thinks highly of paying studentsC.thinks students will show improvement in study in the futureD.thinks people should make a careful plan for the paying program【小题3】From the last paragraph we can see     .A.EBCWRU has got great success in its paying programB.not all the students in EUCWRU have made progress in all subjectsC.only students who study math can get paidD.EBCWRU will go on with the paying program【小题4】The text is mainly written to     .A.persuade teachers to give students more prizesB.tell people how to bee an excellent studentC.introduce something about American paying students programD.explain the advantages of American paying students programB 

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(答案→)B 
解析:金钱奖励学生并不是什么新鲜事,美国四分之一的州都有这种现象。虽然这可能在短时间内能起到鼓励学生学习的作用,但从长远看来,学生可能会对未来有错误的期待。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据文章第一段there is a growing movement to pay the students in American schools---in some cases, even just for ing to class.可知,美国学校奖励学生的这种现象呈增长趋势,因此选B。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据文章第四段的最后一句He sees a lack of long term planning in these programs because of the pressure on schools to raise test scores.可知,这种做法对学校提高分数缺乏长期的计划性,因此D项正确。
【小题3】细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“Math grades improved but only while students were able to get paid.”可知实施奖励学生计划后学生的数学分数提高了,但是没有证据能说明学生在阅读、社会、科学等能力方面有所提高,因此B项正确。
【小题4】主旨大意题。文章主要是讲美国学校奖励学生计划的一些情况。选C 
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