Question

A. Why do people prefer to home schooling in the USA? B. The history of home schooling in the USA. C. Home schooling in the United States now is growing fast. D. There are many children who don’t go to school in America. E. Some people don’t believe in the public education system. F. Home schooling has had a good growth in America.

1.

More than one million children in the United States do not go to school. Instead, they learn at home. Most often, their parents are their teachers. Educational companies, libraries and the Internet provide many families with teaching materials.

2.

Parents choose home schooling for several reasons. Some choose it because of their religious beliefs. Others say it provides more time for the family to be together. They say the home offers a better place for learning. Some parents believe home schooling avoids learning. Some parents believe home schooling avoids problems of national schools. Critics, however, say children need to attend school with other children.

3.

All fifty American states and the District of Columbia permit home schooling. Some states do not require much preparation by parents or testing of children. Other states have more requirements for home schooling. Home schooling in the United States began when the country was established. In farm areas, people often lived far from school. Widespread home schooling took place until about the middle of the nineteenth century. Then, in 1852, the state of Massachusetts passed the first law requiring children to attend school.

4.

Over the years, the American public education system strengthened and grew. By the 1960s and 1970s, however, some Americans believed that traditional education was not helping their children. So a number of parents began home schooling.

5.

Home schooling expert Linda Dobson says many people have helped the movement grow. She says many kinds of people have joined the movement. These include rich people and poor people. They represent many races, religions and political beliefs. Ms. Dobson says the number of home-schooled children has increased by an estimate of fifteen to twenty percent each year during the last fifteen years.

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.E

5.F

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章講述了美國的家庭教育的開始原因，歷史和現(xiàn)在的發(fā)展。

1.考查段落大意總結(jié)。根據(jù)第一段第一句More than one million children in the United States do not go to school. 可知這段文字主要講述在美國有許多孩子不去上學(xué)，故選D。

2.2】A.考查段落大意總結(jié)。根據(jù)第二段第一句Parents choose home schooling for several reasons.可知這段文字主要講述為什么在美國人們更喜歡家庭教育，故選A。

3.3】B.考查段落大意總結(jié)。根據(jù)第三段和其中的Home schooling in the United States began when the country was established.可知這一段主要講述了美國家庭教育的歷史，故選B。

4.4】E.考查段落大意總結(jié)。根據(jù)第四段第二句By the 1960s and 1970s, however, some Americans believed that traditional education was not helping their children.可知，在美國許多人不相信公共教育系統(tǒng)，故選E。

5.5】F.考查段落大意總結(jié)。根據(jù)第五段第一句Home schooling expert Linda Dobson says many people have helped the movement grow.可知在美國家庭教育發(fā)展的很好，故選F。

考點(diǎn)：記敘文。