4．About 21，000young people in 17American states do not attend classes in school buildings．Instead，they receive their elementary（初等）and high school education by working at home on computers．The Center for Education Reform says the United States has 67public"cyberschools．"and that is about twice as many as two years ago．
The money for students to attend a cyberschool comes from the governments of the states where they live．Some educators say cyberschools receive money that should support traditional public schools．They also say it is difficult to know if students are learning well．
Other educators praise this new form of education for letting students work at their own speed．These people say cyberschools help students who were unhappy or unsuccessful in traditional schools．They say learning at home by computer ends long bus rides for children who live far from school．
Whatever the judgement of cyberschools，they are getting more and more popular．For example，a new cyberschool called Commonwealth Connections Academy will take in students this fall．It will serve children in the state of Pennsylvania from ages five through thirteen．
Children get free equipment for their online education．This includes a computer，a printer，books and technical services．Parents and students talk with teachers by telephone or by sending emails through their computers when necessary．
Students at cyberschools usually do not know one another．But 56such students who finished studies at Western Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School recently met for the first time．They were guests of honor at their graduation．
59．What do we know from the text about students of a cyberschool？B．
A．They have to take long bus rides to school．
B．They study at home rather than in classrooms．
C．They receive money from traditional public schools．
D．They do well in traditional school programs．
60．What is a problem with cyberschools？C．
A．Their equipment costs a lot of money．
B．They get little support from the state government．
C．It is hard to know students'progress in learning．
D．The students find it hard to make friends．
61．Cyberschools are getting popular becameB．
A．they are less expensive for students
B．their students can work at their own speed
C．their graduates are more successful in society
D．they serve students in a wider age range
62．We can infer that the author of the text isA．
A．unprejudiced in his description of cyberschools
B．excited about the future of cyberschools
C．doubtful about the quality of cyberschoois
D．disappointed at the development of cyberschools．
分析 本文介紹了現(xiàn)在越來越多的美國年輕人打破傳統(tǒng)的學(xué)習(xí)方法，在家里上網(wǎng)絡(luò)學(xué)校．然后對網(wǎng)絡(luò)學(xué)校的運轉(zhuǎn)方式、優(yōu)缺點及其前景做了客觀的描述．
解答 59．答案：B．細節(jié)理解題．由文章第一段"About 21，000 young people in 17 American states do not attend classes in school buildings．Instead，they receive their elementary（初等）and high school education by working at home on computers．"可知，約21000在美國17個州的年輕人不到教學(xué)樓上課，相反他們在家里的電腦上接受他們的小學(xué)（初等）和高中教育．故選B．
60．答案：C．細節(jié)理解題．從第二段的最后一句話"They also say it is difficult to know if students are learning well．"可知，很難知道學(xué)生是否學(xué)的好．故選C．
61．答案：B．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段的第一句話"Other educators praise this new form of education for letting students work at their own speed．"可知，其他教育工作者稱贊這種可以讓學(xué)生以自己的速度學(xué)習(xí)的新的教育形式．故選B．
62．．答案：A．主旨大意題．文章只是對網(wǎng)絡(luò)學(xué)校作了客觀的描述，在寫作過程中作者并無表明自己對網(wǎng)絡(luò)學(xué)校的態(tài)度．故選A．
點評 做這類題時，不僅要掌握文章的主旨大意，而且要根據(jù)題干在文章中找出關(guān)鍵信息進行細節(jié)理解．
