概括大意和完成句子题型是其他考试不常考的类型，但是考试内容的内核确实不变的。这部分题型考察大家概括以及扩充的能力，先概括得了文章大致意思，后面的完成句子部分才不会那么吃力。平时要注意多积累与练习，让脑子习惯这种思考方式。这种题型考察的就是考生的逻辑分析以及联系上下文的能力，要慎重对待！

下面的短文后有2项测试任务：(1)第23 ——26题要求从所给的6个选项中为指定段落每段选 择1个小标题;(2)第27 —— 30题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个句子确定一个最佳选项。

Teaching Is “One of the Least Popular Jobs in the UK”

1 The UK government has just published a report on the future of secondary- school teaching (pupil aged 11-16)，and the conclusion of the report is that many secondary schools now face great difficulties in finding people who want to be teachers. Since the 1980s，the number of graduates who say they would “seriously consider” teaching as a career has fallen sharply, from 64% in 1982 to just 17% today. The report suggests that urgent action needs to be taken in order to encourage more intelligent young graduates into teaching.

2 The main drawback of secondary teaching, according to the report, is the low salary, Earnings in teaching are much lower than in many other jobs, and this means that fewer and fewer, young people decide to be teachers. Joanne Manners, 24，is a good example: “I graduated in maths last year，and I was thinking of doing a teacher-training course to become a maths teacherbut when I looked into details, it became clear that teaching isn’t a very lucrative (赚钱的)job these days. I saw I could earn twice as much if I worked in marketing or advertising, and so I decided not to become a teacher.”

3 It’s not just about the money, however. The survey concluded that another reason why people don’t want to be teachers is that some teenagers behave very badly in school. A lot of schools have problems with discipline, and it seems clear that children do not have the same respect for teachers as in the past. Here’s the view of Dave Hallam，an accountant from London: “I think parents are to blame. They should have stricter rules with their children at home and also teach their children to have more respect for teachers.”

4 “I love teaching; it’s my passion. I’ve been a secondary-school teacher of Spanish for ten years now, and although it’s a very demanding job, it’s very satisfying. When I see my students passing their Spanish exams, or singing along to Spanish pop songs, it makes me feel so proud,” says Brian Jones, who works in a secondary school in London. So what does he think the government should do to encourage more people to become teachers? “My view is that the government should reduce the burden of work on teachers. I find that I always have too much work to do.”

5 The report is clear that the problem of teacher shortage is a very serious one. It says that the government should raise teachers’ pay significantly, to catch up with workers in other professions. It also suggests that the government could launch a nationwide publicity campaign, with some advertisements on TV and in the newspapers, to show the positive sides of teaching to young people. Another solution could be set a maximum number of hours per week that teachers can work, in order to reduce stress on teachers. “HopefUlly，” the report concludes, “these solutions can improve the poor image of secondary teaching, and increase the number of young people who want to become teachers in the fliture.”

22. Paragraph 1

23. Paragraph 2

24. Paragraph 3

25. Paragraph 4

A. A nationwide publicity campaign

B . Heavy workload on teachers

C. Students，bad behavior and lack of discipline D • Improvement of children behavior

E. A report on teacher shortage

F. The problem of low salary

26. More and more young people are held back from teaching

28. Parents are encouraged to back the teacher up when there are

29. The government should reduce the workload on teachers to ease

30. The government should promote teaching as a career by advertising

A. because of it low pay

B .their stress

C. its benefits

D their childhood memories

E. discipline problems

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参考答案：22C 23E 24F 25C 26B 27A 28E 29B 30C

这种题型划线部分的前后是非常重要的，不要一遍遍读全文，其一时间不允许，其二有些内容与答案无关甚至会影响你原始的正确判断。当然也不是不看全文，联系上下文必须掌握速读的能力，不要慢吞吞的看。概括大意与完成句子部分在整体的考试总所占分值不多也不少，如何合理安排时间就看你的临场发挥了。