题目内容

Charter schools operate with public money but without many of the rues that Sovem tradi-tional public schools．In the Uruted States the rules for charter schools difFer from state to state． But in Seneral these schools havegreater freedom to decide what to teach and how to teach it．

The "charter 'is a perfarmance contract．It establishes thegoals of the school and other details like how student performance will be measured． Forty - seven million students attend traditional public schools．But more than a million students attend charter schools:

And now a group of charter schools have formed the Green Charter Schools Network.The idea is to have environmentally friendly school buildings but toalso go further than that．The schools teach students to become involved in community issues that affect them and the environ-ment． For example, youg children grow crops in a school garden and leam about healthy eat-ing．Older students help recycle waste from the cafeteria．And local schoois share what they grow in community gardens with people in need．

Jim McGrath is president．of the Green Charter Schools Network． He says there are about 200 "green" charter schools across the United States． He says the plan is to also include tradi-tional public schools as well as private schools．

Jim McGrath: "The most important thing is that every one of us - every child, every adult - has a reaponsibility that their action, every action we make has an effect on the earth that we live in． And that our natuntl resources are not unlimited． And that if we want a positive earth for future generations, we all need to make comnutments to be agents of change so that we don' t destroy our natural resources．

The Green Clarter Schools Network holds its first national conference this October in Min- nesota．It will include companies and orgaizations like Waste Management and the Uruted States Green Brulding Council． We sincerely hope that their goal is to expand the movement across the country．

61．Charter schools are quitedifent from public ones in that______________

A．they are operated by public money

B．they still use the traditional rules

C．they have more freedom in management

D． they attract more students than others

62．The Green Charter Schools Network is established to______________

A．advise teenagers to attend charter schools

B．paint the school buildings in the color of green

C．measure the students with the same standards

D．get students involved in environment friendly activities

63．Which of the following statements about the Network are true EXCEPT_________

A． It only concernsthe charter schools in the U．S．

B．It holds its first national conference in Minnesota．

C． It will benefit both the schools and the communities．

D．It promotes different schools to share their achievements．

64．According to Jim McGrath,____________

A．people's action plays little part in nature

B．natural resources are abundant for people to use

C． students should be taught to be responsibk for the world

D．everyone should make efforts to change the positive nature

65．What' s the writer' s purpose of this passage?

A．To criticize the traditional education system．

B．To encourage the students to adopt healthy eating．

C．To inspire people to recycle waste from the cafeteria．

D．To arouse the schools to take action to protect the earth．

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练习册系列答案

Most American students go to traditional public schools.There are about 88, 000 public schools, all over the US.Some students attend about 3000 independent public schools called charter schools.
Charter schools are self-governing.Private companies operate some charter schools.They are similar in some ways to traditional public schools.They receive tax money just as other public schools do.Charter schools must prove to local or state governments that their students are learning.These governments provide the schools with the agreement called a charter that permits them to operate.
Charter schools are different because they do not have to obey most laws governing traditional public schools.Local, state, or federal governments cannot tell them what to teach.Each school can choose its own goals and decide the ways it wants to reach them.Class size is usually smaller than in traditional public schools.
The Bush Administration strongly supports charter schools as a way to re-organize public schools that are failing to educate students.But some education agencies and unions oppose charter schools.One teachers' union has just made public the results of the first national study comparing the progress of students in traditional schools and charter schools.
The American Federation of Teachers criticized the government's delay in releasing the results of the study, which is called the National Assessment of Educational Progress.Union education experts say the study shows that charter school students performed worse on math and reading tests than students in regular public schools.
Some experts say the study is not a fair look at charter schools because students in those schools have more problems than students in traditional schools.Other education experts say the study results should make charter school officials demand improved student progress.

1.
If a private company wants to operate a charter school, it must______.
1. A.
  try new methods of teaching
2. B.
  prove its management ability
3. C.
  obey the local and state laws
4. D.
  get the government's permission
2.
Charter schools are independent because_____.
1. A.
  they make greater progress
2. B.
  their class size is smaller
3. C.
  they enjoy more freedom
4. D.
  they oppose traditional ways
3.
What's the government's attitude toward charter schools?
1. A.
  Doubtful
2. B.
  Supportive.
3. C.
  Subjective.
4. D.
  Optimistic.
4.
What can we learn from the text?
1. A.
  More students choose to attend charter schools.
2. B.
  Charter schools are better than traditional schools.
3. C.
  Students in charter schools are well educated.
4. D.
  People have different opinions about charter schools.
5.
It can be interred from the text that ___.
1. A.
  charter schools are part of the public education system
2. B.
  one-on-one attention should be paid to students
3. C.
  the number of charter schools will be limited
4. D.
  charter schools are all privately financed