Question

The concept of homeschooling is not a new one. Homeschooling means educating children at home instead of sending them to public or private schools. Nowadays, homeschooling has become popular in many countries for a variety of reasons. One of them is poor quality of education in public schools and it’s also because private schools are quite expensive. Some parents believe that because they know their child’s strengths and weaknesses, they can teach him or her better. Some parents prefer homeschooling so as to prevent their children from getting into bad company. There is another group of people who choose to educate their children at home because they want them to learn spirit and values of the family and also their religious beliefs. They also think that homeschooling would help in development of strong family bonds(家庭紐帶).

However, there are some negative effects of homeschooling on students as well as parents.

Homeschooling is a full-time job and not fit for parents who have their own careers. It takes a lot of time for parents’ side to make homeschooling a success. Other family members’ responsibilities may also be affected. They may give their full attention to the needs of their children. Besides, a parent may have high educational qualifications, but that does not make him or her a good teacher. Teaching is an art, which requires the ability to understand the needs of the children. It is likely that the parent might have forgotten what he or she has learned, and the curriculum(課程) of the children would also be different. This would make it difficult for the parents to explain the concepts to their children. Parents also have the responsibility of designing the curriculum of students.

In today’s world, competition(比賽) is seen in every field, and school prepares children to face these competitions. However, homeschooling does not give the children a chance to compare with other kids. They will also not be aware of where they stand in educational position among their classmates. This may affect their future lives. Education is not the only thing that the children need to become successful human beings. It is necessary that they learn to communicate in the society, and public school provides them with such an environment, where they meet many people. Schools also provide children with a chance to take part in various activities to improve their overall development.

It is true that it has many benefits, but one must realize that school teaches children skills to face and survive.

Homeschooling

Definition	Educating children at home instead of in 1.__________ schools or private ones.
2._________for the popularity	Poor quality of education in public schools and3.__________fees in private schools. Children are taught 4.__________at home. Children are kept away from bad company. Homeschooling is5.__________in strengthening family bonds
Negatives 6.__________	For parents: They can’t7.__________on their full-time jobs. They can’t be good 8.___________.
For children: They can’t get chances to 9.___________ with others. They lack an environment where they meet many people. They can’t join in10.____________activities.

 

Answer 1

1.public

2.Reasons

3.expensive /high

4.better

5.Helpful

6.effects

7.focus/concentrate

8.teachers

9.compare

10.Various

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述了在家里由家長(zhǎng)自己教育孩子的優(yōu)勢(shì)和劣勢(shì)。

1.public 原詞再現(xiàn)。根據(jù)文章1,2行Homeschooling means educating children at home instead of sending them to public or private schools. 可知沒(méi)有把孩子送到公立學(xué)校或私立學(xué)校，而是在家里自己進(jìn)行教育。

2.】Reasons 歸納總結(jié)。文章第一段主要就是解釋在家教育孩子這一現(xiàn)象的原因。

3.】expensive /high 同義句轉(zhuǎn)換。根據(jù)文章第一段第4行 private schools are quite expensive可知私立學(xué)習(xí)很昂貴，也就是學(xué)費(fèi)很高。

4.better 原詞再現(xiàn)。根據(jù)文章第一段第5行 they can teach him or her better可知他們認(rèn)為在家教育孩子會(huì)更好。

5.】Helpful 詞性轉(zhuǎn)換。根據(jù)文章第一段最后一句They also think that homeschooling would help in development of strong family bonds(家庭紐帶).把句中的help轉(zhuǎn)換成形容詞helpful。

6.effects 原詞再現(xiàn)。根據(jù)文章第二段there are some negative effects of homeschooling on students as well as parents.可知講述的是在家教育孩子的不好的影響。

7.focus/concentrate 根據(jù)Homeschooling is a full-time job and not fit for parents who have their own careers. 可知在家教育孩子是一個(gè)全職工作，如果在家教育孩子，會(huì)讓一些家長(zhǎng)無(wú)法聚焦于工作。

8.teachers 原詞再現(xiàn)。根據(jù)文章第三段Besides, a parent may have high educational qualifications, but that does not make him or her a good teacher.可知很多父母親很難成為好的老師。因?yàn)槔蠋熡泻芏嗟木唧w要求。

9.compare 原詞再現(xiàn)。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段 However, homeschooling does not give the children a chance to compare with other kids. 可知在家學(xué)習(xí)的孩子無(wú)法學(xué)會(huì)與別人競(jìng)爭(zhēng)和比較。

10.Various 原詞再現(xiàn)。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段Schools also provide children with a chance to take part in various activities to improve their overall development.可知在家學(xué)習(xí)的孩子沒(méi)有機(jī)會(huì)參加各種游戲。

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