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允诺给孩子现金奖励对提高成绩有用吗？
A new report says promising children money to pass exams does not help improve exam grades. The report says parents could be wasting their money by using cash to get their kids to study more. However, the promise of a trip to somewhere nice could encourage students to try harder and do better at school. Researchers from the University of Bristol (in England) and the University of Chicago (in the USA) looked at how promises of cash and tickets to events affected students' studying and learning. Over 10,000 pupils took part in the research throughout the year 2012. There was an improvement in classwork and homework, but this did not result in better test scores.
Lead researcher Dr Simon Burgess suggested the research looked at the wrong areas. He said it had not looked at the things that really got students to increase their effort. He added, "Clearly, some pupils have a lot of goals and believe that education is a way of getting what they want out of life, but there are kids who think that working hard doesn't make a difference." He said these children think exam success is "all in your genes" because of their family background. Education expert Dr Kevan Collins said good teachers were better than promises of rewards to get children to study, especially for children from low-income families. He wrote, "What really makes the difference is how students are taught."
WORD BOX ＞＞
| cash | [kæʃ] | n. 现金 | encourage | [ɪn'kʌrɪdʒ] | vt. 鼓励,激励 |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| affect | [ə'fekt] | vt. 影响 | increase | [ɪn'kri:s] | vt. 提高 |
| effort | ['efət] | n. 努力;尝试 | goal | [gəul] | n. 目标 |
| all in your genes | | 在你的基因里 | | | |
COMPREHENSION CHECK UP ＞＞
Ⅰ. Tell whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F).
(
(
(
(
(
Ⅱ. Choose the best answer according to the passage.
(
A. Music.
B. Trips.
C. A tablet.
D. Cash.
(
A. Maths and English.
B. Test scores and exam grades.
C. Classwork and homework.
D. Practice and ability.
(
A. Exam success.
B. Money.
C. Ability at English.
D. Family background.
允诺给孩子现金奖励对提高成绩有用吗？
A new report says promising children money to pass exams does not help improve exam grades. The report says parents could be wasting their money by using cash to get their kids to study more. However, the promise of a trip to somewhere nice could encourage students to try harder and do better at school. Researchers from the University of Bristol (in England) and the University of Chicago (in the USA) looked at how promises of cash and tickets to events affected students' studying and learning. Over 10,000 pupils took part in the research throughout the year 2012. There was an improvement in classwork and homework, but this did not result in better test scores.
Lead researcher Dr Simon Burgess suggested the research looked at the wrong areas. He said it had not looked at the things that really got students to increase their effort. He added, "Clearly, some pupils have a lot of goals and believe that education is a way of getting what they want out of life, but there are kids who think that working hard doesn't make a difference." He said these children think exam success is "all in your genes" because of their family background. Education expert Dr Kevan Collins said good teachers were better than promises of rewards to get children to study, especially for children from low-income families. He wrote, "What really makes the difference is how students are taught."
WORD BOX ＞＞
| cash | [kæʃ] | n. 现金 | encourage | [ɪn'kʌrɪdʒ] | vt. 鼓励,激励 |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| affect | [ə'fekt] | vt. 影响 | increase | [ɪn'kri:s] | vt. 提高 |
| effort | ['efət] | n. 努力;尝试 | goal | [gəul] | n. 目标 |
| all in your genes | | 在你的基因里 | | | |
COMPREHENSION CHECK UP ＞＞
Ⅰ. Tell whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F).
(
F
) 1. A report says exam scores go down if kids are offered cash to pass.(
T
) 2. The report says the promise of a trip could get students to study more.(
T
) 3. Researchers looked at over 10,000 students for a one-year period.(
F
) 4. An improvement in classwork and homework led to higher test scores.(
T
) 5. A researcher said the research looked at the wrong things.Ⅱ. Choose the best answer according to the passage.
(
B
) 1. What can encourage students to study more?A. Music.
B. Trips.
C. A tablet.
D. Cash.
(
C
) 2. What improved according to the research?A. Maths and English.
B. Test scores and exam grades.
C. Classwork and homework.
D. Practice and ability.
(
A
) 3. What do some students think is related to one's genes?A. Exam success.
B. Money.
C. Ability at English.
D. Family background.
答案：Ⅰ.
1. F
2. T
3. T
4. F
5. T
Ⅱ.
1. B
2. C
3. A
1. F
2. T
3. T
4. F
5. T
Ⅱ.
1. B
2. C
3. A
解析：
翻译:
A
允诺给孩子现金奖励对提高成绩有用吗？
一份新报告称，承诺给孩子钱让他们通过考试并不能帮助提高考试成绩。报告称，家长用现金让孩子更努力学习可能是在浪费钱。然而，承诺带孩子去一个好地方旅行可能会鼓励学生更努力学习，在学校表现得更好。布里斯托尔大学（英国）和芝加哥大学（美国）的研究人员研究了现金和活动门票的承诺如何影响学生的学习。2012年全年有超过10,000名学生参与了这项研究。课堂作业和家庭作业有所改善，但这并没有带来更好的考试成绩。
首席研究员西蒙·伯吉斯博士认为这项研究关注的领域不对。他说，它没有关注真正能让学生更加努力的事情。他补充道：“显然，一些学生有很多目标，并且相信教育是从生活中获得他们想要的东西的一种方式，但也有一些孩子认为努力学习并没有什么不同。”他说这些孩子认为考试成功“全在你的基因里”，这是因为他们的家庭背景。教育专家凯文·柯林斯博士说，优秀的教师比承诺给予奖励更能让孩子学习，尤其是对于来自低收入家庭的孩子。他写道：“真正起作用的是学生的教学方式。”
词汇框＞＞
| 现金 | [kæʃ] | n. 现金 | 鼓励,激励 | [ɪn'kʌrɪdʒ] | vt. 鼓励,激励 |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 影响 | [ə'fekt] | vt. 影响 | 提高 | [ɪn'kri:s] | vt. 提高 |
| 努力;尝试 | ['efət] | n. 努力;尝试 | 目标 | [gəul] | n. 目标 |
| 全在你的基因里 | | | | | |
阅读理解检测＞＞
Ⅰ. 判断下列句子是对（T）还是错（F）。
( ) 1. 一份报告称，如果给孩子现金让他们通过考试，考试成绩会下降。
( ) 2. 报告称，旅行的承诺可以让学生更努力学习。
( ) 3. 研究人员在一年的时间里观察了超过10,000名学生。
( ) 4. 课堂作业和家庭作业的改善带来了更高的考试成绩。
( ) 5. 一位研究人员说这项研究关注的事情不对。
Ⅱ. 根据文章选择最佳答案。
( ) 1. 什么能鼓励学生更努力学习？
A. 音乐。
B. 旅行。
C. 平板电脑。
D. 现金。
( ) 2. 根据研究，什么有所改善？
A. 数学和英语。
B. 考试成绩和等级。
C. 课堂作业和家庭作业。
D. 练习和能力。
( ) 3. 一些学生认为什么与一个人的基因有关？
A. 考试成功。
B. 钱。
C. 英语能力。
D. 家庭背景。
A
允诺给孩子现金奖励对提高成绩有用吗？
一份新报告称，承诺给孩子钱让他们通过考试并不能帮助提高考试成绩。报告称，家长用现金让孩子更努力学习可能是在浪费钱。然而，承诺带孩子去一个好地方旅行可能会鼓励学生更努力学习，在学校表现得更好。布里斯托尔大学（英国）和芝加哥大学（美国）的研究人员研究了现金和活动门票的承诺如何影响学生的学习。2012年全年有超过10,000名学生参与了这项研究。课堂作业和家庭作业有所改善，但这并没有带来更好的考试成绩。
首席研究员西蒙·伯吉斯博士认为这项研究关注的领域不对。他说，它没有关注真正能让学生更加努力的事情。他补充道：“显然，一些学生有很多目标，并且相信教育是从生活中获得他们想要的东西的一种方式，但也有一些孩子认为努力学习并没有什么不同。”他说这些孩子认为考试成功“全在你的基因里”，这是因为他们的家庭背景。教育专家凯文·柯林斯博士说，优秀的教师比承诺给予奖励更能让孩子学习，尤其是对于来自低收入家庭的孩子。他写道：“真正起作用的是学生的教学方式。”
词汇框＞＞
| 现金 | [kæʃ] | n. 现金 | 鼓励,激励 | [ɪn'kʌrɪdʒ] | vt. 鼓励,激励 |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 影响 | [ə'fekt] | vt. 影响 | 提高 | [ɪn'kri:s] | vt. 提高 |
| 努力;尝试 | ['efət] | n. 努力;尝试 | 目标 | [gəul] | n. 目标 |
| 全在你的基因里 | | | | | |
阅读理解检测＞＞
Ⅰ. 判断下列句子是对（T）还是错（F）。
( ) 1. 一份报告称，如果给孩子现金让他们通过考试，考试成绩会下降。
( ) 2. 报告称，旅行的承诺可以让学生更努力学习。
( ) 3. 研究人员在一年的时间里观察了超过10,000名学生。
( ) 4. 课堂作业和家庭作业的改善带来了更高的考试成绩。
( ) 5. 一位研究人员说这项研究关注的事情不对。
Ⅱ. 根据文章选择最佳答案。
( ) 1. 什么能鼓励学生更努力学习？
A. 音乐。
B. 旅行。
C. 平板电脑。
D. 现金。
( ) 2. 根据研究，什么有所改善？
A. 数学和英语。
B. 考试成绩和等级。
C. 课堂作业和家庭作业。
D. 练习和能力。
( ) 3. 一些学生认为什么与一个人的基因有关？
A. 考试成功。
B. 钱。
C. 英语能力。
D. 家庭背景。