首页
登录
职称英语
Young people in the United States are falling behind their overseas peers in
Young people in the United States are falling behind their overseas peers in
游客
2023-07-07
46
管理
问题
Young people in the United States are falling behind their overseas peers in reading, maths and science, President Barack Obama said on Saturday, calling education reform an essential part of economic recovery.
In his weekly radio and video address, Obama said as many as a quarter of American students are not【C1】______high school and far too few young people are getting college degrees.
"It is an【C2】______fact that countries who out-educate us today will out-compete us tomorrow. Businesses will hire wherever the highly skilled, highly trained workers are located," the Democrat said. "We have to【C3】______up our game and raise our standards."
With the 2012 campaign for the US presidency heating up, Obama is speaking【C4】______often about education, a key issue for his political base.
His $447 billion job creation plan includes money for hiring teachers and school repairs, and on Friday he announced a【C5】______of "No Child Left Behind", a decade-old education measure introduced by former President George W. Bush that seeks to hold schools【C6】______for students’ performance.
"No Child" has been widely【C7】______for being inflexible, requiring teachers to adhere to a narrow curriculum【C8】______mostly at ensuring that students pass standardised tests.
"Experience has taught us that the law has some serious【C9】______that are hurting our children instead of helping them," Obama said, making plain that education will be one of his key【C10】______issues into the vote in 2012.
"These problems have been obvious to parents and educators all over this country for years. But for years, Congress has failed to fix them. So now, I will," he said.
A)loosening I)undeniable
B)criticised J)targeted
C)campaign K)flaws
D)conversely L)accountable
E)necessity M)pick
F)graduating N)acceptable
G)break O)finishing
H)increasingly [br] 【C8】
选项
答案
J
解析
分析文意可知所填词应该能与at搭配,且与后面的内容一起修饰a narrow curriculum。备选项中符合的为J)targeted,意为该课程的主要目的是确保学生通过标准考试。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/2816490.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]Mostpeoplefeellonelysometimes,butitusuallyonlylasts
[originaltext]Shypeopleoftenavoidsituationsthatforceclosecontactwi
[originaltext]Shypeopleoftenavoidsituationsthatforceclosecontactwi
Volumeshavebeenwrittenabouttechnology’sabilitytoconnectpeople.But
Volumeshavebeenwrittenabouttechnology’sabilitytoconnectpeople.But
Volumeshavebeenwrittenabouttechnology’sabilitytoconnectpeople.But
Desertification(沙漠化)inthedryUnitedStatesisveryserious.Groundwatersu
Desertification(沙漠化)inthedryUnitedStatesisveryserious.Groundwatersu
NewYearintheUnitedStatesiscelebratedonJanuary1,thefirstdayoft
NewYearintheUnitedStatesiscelebratedonJanuary1,thefirstdayoft
随机试题
Peopletakephotographsfora【C1】______ofreasonsbutthemost【C2】_____
Whatdoes"it"standforinthefourthline?[br]Whatcanweinferfromthefor
Inoursociety,wemustcommunicatewithotherpeople.Agreatdealofcomm
大学校园文化的心理功能有()。A.感染功能 B.暗示功能 C.同化功能
适合反映2011年我国城镇和农村消费支出结构情况的图形是( )。A.环形图
股骨颈骨折患者行人工全髋关节术后,患肢应采取的体位是A:外展内旋位 B:内收内
造谣传谣行为不但构成违法犯罪,更不断侵蚀社会诚信,---社会道德基础。打击网络
一位单亲母亲徐莲,由于婚姻失败、下岗以及教育孩子遇到困难,对生活失去信心。社会工
某集中使用残疾人的用人单位现有在职职工100人,根据《残疾人就业条例》该单位在职
下列不属于民事诉讼当事人的是()。 A.原告、被告 B.共同诉讼
最新回复
(
0
)