Does class size matter

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题目与答案

1. Criticism about STAR program due to some factors that are not reliable.
   • A
   • B
   • C
   • D
   • E
   • F

   答案：D

   原文定位：He and others have also shown that during the study, too many children migrated from the regular to the small classes, probably because school personnel caved in to parent demands. Criticism does not undermine the findings of a statistically significant benefit of being in a small class

   同义替换：「due to some factors that are not reliable」↔「too many children migrated」

2. Two research programs have reached the same result.
   • A
   • B
   • C
   • D
   • E
   • F

   答案：E

   原文定位：The evaluators found a small but statistically significant achievement advantage;The second program;SAGE;noteworthy because it targeted schools

   同义替换：「reached the same result」↔「achievement advantage」

3. Class-size reduction has gone from being a subject of primarily academic interest to become a public issue.
   • A
   • B
   • C
   • D
   • E
   • F

   答案：A

   原文定位：With its uncomplicated appeal, class-size reduction has lately gone from being a subject of primarily academic interest to become a public issue

4. Actions were taken to ensure the reliability of the data.
   • A
   • B
   • C
   • D
   • E
   • F

   答案：C

   原文定位：To ensure that teaching quality did not differ, teachers were randomly assigned to small and regular-size classrooms

   同义替换：「the reliability of the data」↔「quality did not differ」

5. The existing data had been affected by many factors.
   • A
   • B
   • C
   • D
   • E
   • F

   答案：B

   原文定位：For a variety of reasons, most researchers, including us, pay little attention to those figures

   同义替换：「data」↔「figures」，「many factors」↔「a variety of reasons」

6. Class's composition was left by chance.
   • STAR
   • California
   • SAGE

   答案：STAR

   原文定位：Students entering kindergarten were randomly assigned to one of three kinds of classes

   同义替换：「left by chance」↔「randomly assigned」

7. Small class size results in better performance even they went to the fourth grade.
   • STAR
   • California
   • SAGE

   答案：STAR

   原文定位：He argues, the STAR data cannot be used to prove that the gains persist for years after a student has returned to regular-size classes

   同义替换：「better performance」↔「gains」，「went to the fourth grade」↔「returned to regular-size classes」，「even」↔「persist for years」

8. 34 The special groups got advantages from the program.
   • STAR
   • California
   • SAGE

   答案：STAR

   原文定位：They also found that the effect was stronger for minority students. Black and Hispanic children improved their scores slightly more than did other students

   同义替换：「special groups」↔「minority students」，「got advantages」↔「effect was stronger」

9. The program did some preliminary work.
   • STAR
   • California
   • SAGE

   答案：STAR

   原文定位：Students entering kindergarten were randomly assigned to one of three kinds of classes;To ensure that teaching quality did not differ, teachers were randomly assigned to small and regular-size classrooms

10. It targeted schools in which at least 30 percent of the students were below the poverty level.
    • STAR
    • California
    • SAGE

    答案：SAGE

    原文定位：It was small - class size was reduced in just 14 schools - but noteworthy because it targeted schools in which at least 30 percent of the students were below the poverty level

11. It targeted schools in which at least 30 percent of the students were below the poverty level.
    • STAR
    • California
    • SAGE

    答案：SAGE

    原文定位：It was small - class size was reduced in just 14 schools - but noteworthy because it targeted schools in which at least 30 percent of the students were below the poverty level

12. 本题暂无
    • STAR
    • California
    • SAGE

    答案：California

13. The program aggravate the situation of the poorer districts, which were already having trouble recruiting and retaining good teachers.
    • STAR
    • California
    • SAGE

    答案：California

    原文定位：This across-the-board approach may be politically expedient, but it seems to have actually exacerbated the disparity in resources available to rich and poor schools in California;despite a shortage of qualified teachers, especially in low-income areas

    同义替换：「aggravate the situation」↔「exacerbated the disparity」，「districts」↔「areas」，「recruiting and retaining good teachers」↔「shortage of qualified teachers」

14. Students' background also affect their performance.
    • STAR
    • California
    • SAGE

    答案：California

    原文定位：The better-paying, more affluent districts got the best teachers;including a fair number that good teachers;