英语四级 2023年6月·第2套 Part Ⅲ Section C (2) 阅读理解（四选一）试卷排版
英语四级2023年6月·第2套 Part Ⅲ Section C (2) 阅读理解（四选一）：共 5 题、占整卷 20%（710 分制折算约 142 分）、卷面选文共 349 个英文单词。本页按真题原卷版式还原该模块卷面（不含解析）；逐题解析在「题目解析」页，全文逐句精读在「原文精读」页；本模块真题可免费下载 PDF/Word，入口见上方本题行。
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真题卷第2套(2023-06) • 四级
Part Ⅲ Section C (2)
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage Two
Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.
The traditional school year, with three months of vacation every summer, was first implemented when America was an agricultural society and the summer months were needed for farm work. Since then, we've completely changed as a nation. Students no longer spend summers farming, but they aren't in school, either. The average American student receives 13 weeks off from school each calendar year-with about 11 of those during the summer. Few other countries have more than seven weeks off in a school calendar.
With the U.S. lagging behind other countries in academics, it's time to consider year-round schooling. One benefit of this change is that students will not fall victim to the "summer slide," or the well-documented phenomenon where students forget some of the knowledge they have acquired when too much time is taken off from school. Decades of research shows that it can take from 8 to 13 weeks at the beginning of every school year for students to get back to where they were before the summer holiday.
But year-round schooling isn't just about academics. Teachers and students experience a closer relationship in year-round schools than they do in traditional schools and, in the absence of any long-term break, students do not feel detached from the school environment. These closer bonds and greater attachment pay off. Research shows that students in year-round schools are more self-confident and feel more positive about their schooling experience.
But don't kids need time to relax? Some childhood development experts believe that time off from school is vital to healthy development as kids are not designed to spend so much of their time inside classrooms and the summer break provides a perfect opportunity to get outside. The problem with this argument is that most children aren't playing outside or even spending time with other kids. While some children visit summer camps, most stay at home, watching TV or playing games on electronic devices, which hardly benefits them.
The U.S. has changed from a farming economy to a knowledge- and innovation-based economy, so it makes sense for the school year to change as well.
51.
Why did America's traditional school year have a three-month summer vacation?
A)Students needed to help with farm work.
B)Students needed time to learn necessary farming skills.
C)The agricultural society then attached less importance to academics.
D)America lagged behind other countries in making a scientific school calendar.
52.
What benefit will year-round schooling bring students in addition to improving their learning?
A)It will help them get back to where their lessons started.
B)It will enable them to absorb what they have learned.
C)It will familiarize them with the school environment.
D)It will strengthen their relationship with teachers.
53.
What do some childhood development experts believe about the long summer vacation?
A)It meets students' need to study on their own.
B)It enables students to learn about the outside world.
C)It satisfies students' desire to stay longer at home.
D)It contributes to students' healthy growth.
54.
What is the argument against the experts' idea of a long summer vacation?
A)It does little good to most students.
B)It benefits few students playing outside.
C)It leads students to neglect their studies.
D)It makes students addicted to computer games.
55.
What does the author think of the traditional school year in the U.S. today?
A)Well-grounded.
B)Culture-bound.
C)Outdated.
D)Welcomed.
选文出处：本文选自2016年8月13日发表在theedadvocate.org 网站上一篇标题为“Top3 Reasons The U.S Should Switch to Year-round Schooling”(《美国应该转向全年制教育的三大理由》)的文章。