题目内容
5.Rowena and Billy Wrangler are model high school students.They study hard and do extremely well on achievement tests.And next year,Rowena will be attending Harvard University.Billy,her younger brother.hopes to go to.Cornell.What makes Rowena and Billy different from most students is that they don't go to sch001.In fact,they've never been to school.Since kindergarten,they've studied at home.Like many of more than one million people who receive home schooling in the United States,they.feel as if they've gotten a good education.The home-schooling trend began in the U.S.in the 1980s with parents keeping their children Out of public schools so they could provide religious education at home.Today,as the home-schooling trend continues to grow,parents ale more likely to consider home schooling as an option because they believe schools don't do a very good job of teaching and are occasionally dangerous places.But can parents really do a better job?
The answer in many cases is yes.In many studies,students taught at home ranked average or above average When compared to students who went to public schools.More importantly,these students were often more self-directed and have a greater depth of knowledge.They were well prepared for academic challenges.
One such student,Robert Conrad.flow at university.claims he really learned how to study and schedule his time during his eight years of home schooling.Still.not every studont is as successful as Robert.
"For every home-schooling success story,there are an equal number of failures."states Henry Lipscomb,an educational researcher."There are just so many disadvantages that students taught at home have to overcome."For example,they have fewer chances to get in touch with others of their own age.Consequently,they sometimes lack the usual social skills."No matter what,though,"states Lipscomb,"home-schooling is a growing trend.I think we'll be seeing more and more of this."
61.Compared with other students.Rowena and Billy are most different in the fact thatC.
A.they preferred to teach themselves
B.they do extremely well on achievement tests
C.they don't go to school as other teenagers
D.they feel they have gotten a good education
62.At first in the 1980s parents gave home-schooling to children forB.
A.better education B.religious education C.safety D.good behavior
63.According to the article.what is NOT the advantage of being educated at home?D
A.Home is a safer place for children.
B.Students taught at home are more self-directed.
C.Students taught at home have a greater depth of knowledge.
D.Students taught at home can go to good universities.
64.The writer thinksC.
A.parents Call do a better job than schools
B.home-schooling will be more and more useful
C.home-schooling is good in some aspects
D.students taught at home make greater achievements
65.The best title of this text might beA.
A.Home-schooling:A Growing Trend
B.Home-schooling:A Better Choice
C.Home-schooling:A Way to Success
D.Home-schooling:A New Method of Education.
分析 本文是一篇说明文.文章主要讲了在家庭里接受教育是一种流行的趋势,在某些方面在家庭接受教育是有益的.并列举了成功的例子,"Rowena and Billy"没有像其他学生一样去学校上过学,但都上了理想的名牌大学.孩子们在家里接受宗教教育.很多父母认为孩子在家里接受教育很安全;教育更自主;知识学的更扎实;但也有人认为孩子在家里接受教育有弊端如与人交流少,缺少必要的社会技能等.
解答 61-65 CBDCA
61.C 细节理解题.根据第一段中的"What makes Rowena and Billy different from most students is that they don't go to school.In fact,they've never been to school."可知,"Rowena and Billy"没有像其他学生一样去学校上过学,故选C.
62.B 细节理解题.根据第二段中的"The home-schooling trend began in the U.S.in the 1980s with parents keeping their children out of public schools so they could provide religious education at home."可知,孩子们在家里接受宗教教育,故选B.
63.D 细节理解题. 根据第二段中"they believe schools don't do a very good job of teaching and are occasionally dangerous places"及第三段中的"More importantly,these students were often more self-directed and have a greater depth of knowledge.They were well prepared for academic challenges."可知,学生在家接受教育能去更好的大学,这一点文章中没有提到,故选D.
64.C 细节理解题.根据倒数第二段"In many studies,students taught at home ranked average or above average when compared to students who went to public schools"可知,作者认为在家里学习在某些程度上是不错的,故选C.
65.A 主旨大意题.由最后一句"home-schooling is a growing trend.I think we'll be seeing more and more of this."及全文可知,本文主要讲了在家里学习的趋势.故选A.
点评 解答细节理解题时,一个常用的方法就是运用定位法,即根据题干和选项中的关键词从原文中找到相关的句子,与选项进行比较从而确定答案;推理判断题既要求学生透过文章表面文字信息推测文章隐含意思,又要求学生对作者的态度、意图及文章细节的发展作正确的推理判断,力求从作者的角度去考虑,不要固守自己的看法或观点.
Gently (39)B my hand in his,we walked,hand in hand,to the front yard,(40)A a huge red rose-bush sat alone.
''What do you see here,Billy?''he asked.I looked at the flowers,not knowing (41)A to say,and then answered,''I see something soft and (42)D,grandpa.''
He pulled me (43)A.''It isn't just the roses that are beautiful,Billy.It's that special place in your heart that makes them so.''''Billy,I (44)B these roses when my first son was born.It was my (45)C of saying'thank you'to God.I (46)D to watch him pick roses for his mother.Then,as a young man of only 20,a terrible war robbed him of his life.''Grandpa slowly stood up.''Never say good-bye,Billy.Never (47)C to the sadness and the loneliness.Instead,I want you to remember the joy and the (48)B when you first said hello to a friend.''
A year later,my grandpa became very (49)A.Then all members of the family
were (50)B back,and I returned to the old house.When it came to my (51)C,I took his hand as (52)D as he had once taken mine.
''Hello,grandpa,''I (53)D.His eyes slowly opened and said,''Hello,my friend.''With a brief (54)C he died.Suddenly,and truly,I knew what he had (55)B about never saying good-bye-about refusing to give in to sadness.
36.A.felt | B.fixed | C.watched | D.heard |
37.A.watch | B.interview | C.see | D.discover |
38.A.difficult | B.hard | C.easy | D.comfortable |
39.A.making | B.taking | C.leading | D.carrying |
40.A.where | B.when | C.which | D.while |
41.A.what | B.how | C.who | D.whether |
42.A.red | B.tasty | C.funny | D.beautiful |
43.A.close | B.hard | C.far | D.around |
44.A.bought | B.planted | C.treated | D.discovered |
45.A.approach | B.method | C.way | D.solution |
46.A.preferred | B.wanted | C.referred | D.used |
47.A.give up | B.give off | C.give in | D.give away |
48.A.word | B.happiness | C.sight | D.memory |
49.A.ill | B.weak | C.old | D.serious |
50.A.ordered | B.called | C.delivered | D.sent |
51.A.pleasure | B.duty | C.turn | D.wish |
52.A.happily | B.sadly | C.carefully | D.gently |
53.A.laughed | B.shouted | C.added | D.whispered |
54.A.sign | B.sigh | C.smile | D.wave |
55.A.thought | B.meant | C.worried | D.cared |
A. | Though he was ill,went | B. | He was ill,go | ||
C. | Having been ill,should go | D. | Having been ill,went |
A. | one | B. | it | C. | anyone | D. | anything |
A. | something | B. | anything | C. | everything | D. | nothing |