Tom was one of the brightest boys in the year, with supportive parents. But when he was 15 he suddenly stopped trying. He left school at 16 with only two scores for secondary school subjects. One of the reasons that made it cool for him not to care was the power of his peer group.
The lack of right male role models in many of their lives — at home and particularly in the school environment — means that their peers are the only people they have to judge themselves against.
They don’t see men succeeding in society so it doesn’t occur to them that they could make something of themselves. Without male teachers as a role model, the effect of peer actions and street culture is all-powerful. Boys want to be part of a club. However, schools can provide the environment for change, and provide the right role models for them. Teachers need to be trained to stop that but not in front of a child’s peers. You have to do it one to one, because that is when you see the real child.
It’s pointless sending a child home if he or she has done wrong. They see it as a welcome day off to watch television or play computer games. Instead, schools should have a special unit where a child who has done wrong goes for the day and gets advice about his problems — somewhere he can work away from his peers and go home after the other children.
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答案解析：
1. Why did Tom give up studying?
A. He disliked his teachers.
B. His parents no longer supported him.
C. It’s cool for boys of his age not to care about studies.
D. There were too many subjects in his secondary school.
解析：C正确
汤姆为什么放弃学习？
文章对此做出了解释：One of the reasons that made it cool for him not to care was the power of his peer group
2. What seems to have a bad effect on students like Tom?
A. Peer groups.
B. A special unit.
C. The student judges.
D. The home environment.
解析：A正确
对像汤姆这样的学生来说什么似乎对他们有不好的影响？
文章出现最多的关键词就是peer,因为对于他们这样的学生而言，同龄人成为了唯一的可比对象。
3. A teacher’s work is most effective with a schoolboy when he ______.
A. is with the boy alone
B. teaches the boy a lesson
C. sends the boy home as punishment
D. works together with another teacher
解析：A正确
一位老师对中学生的工作什么时候最有效？
You have to do it one to one, because that is when you see the real child.单独的男孩才能显示他真正的一面。
参考译文：
汤姆是个非常聪明的男孩，父母总是给予他鼓励。但是当他15岁时，他突然不再用功学习。他16岁离开学校，中学成绩只有两分。造成这样的原因之一是同龄人对他的影响，使他觉得不在乎成绩看起来很酷。
这些孩子的生活中缺乏正确的男性楷模——在家，特别是在学校环境中——意味着他们的同龄人是他们能与自己比较的唯一标准。
他们看不到社会中的成功男士，所以他们想不到自己也能做出成就。没有男性教师做榜样，同龄人和街头文化有着巨大的影响力。男孩们想成为酒吧中的一员。然而，学校可以改变环境，为他们带来正确的榜样。要培训老师阻止这种不利影响，不过不要当着同龄人面。你们要逐个做工作，因为只有在那时你才会看到孩子们真正的样子。
孩子犯错，就把他送回家是没有用的。他们倒乐于放假，回家看电视或是玩电脑游戏。学校应当设置一个特殊地方，犯错的孩子要到那里去待一天，的得到对他的问题的建议——在那里他可以远离同龄人，在其他孩子离开之后才回家。
词汇及短语：
supportive: 支持的,拥护的;赞助的;给予帮助的；支持的；鼓励的；同情的
secondary school: 中学
peer:同龄人
all-powerful: 全能的
pointless: 无意义的;不可能有结果的;无用的;无益的
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