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【題目】 Most American students go to traditional public schools. There are about 88,000 public schools all over the US. Some students attend about 3,000 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 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.

Governments strongly support charter schools as a way to reorganize 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 in 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 more student progress.

【1】If a private company wants to operate a charter school，it must ________.

A．try new methods of teaching

B．prove its management ability

C．obey all local and state laws

D．get the government's permission

【2】Charter schools are independent because ________.

A．they make greater progress

B．their class size is smaller

C．they enjoy more freedom

D．they oppose traditional ways

【3】What's the governments' attitude toward charter schools?

A．Doubtful.

B．Supportive.

C．Subjective.

D．Optimistic.

【4】What can we learn from the text?

A．More students choose to attend charter schools.

B．Charter schools are better than traditional schools.

C．Students in charter schools are well educated.

D．People have different opinions about charter schools.

【5】It can be inferred from the text that ________.

A．charter schools are part of the public education system

B．one-on-one attention should be paid to students

C．the number of charter schools will be limited

D．charter schools are all privately financed

Answer 1

【答案】【1】D

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【5】A

【解析】本文介紹了美國的特許學(xué)校的動作模式，并重點論述了它與普通公立學(xué)校的不同之處。政府極力支持開辦特許學(xué)校，但特許學(xué)校是否有利，眾說紛紜。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句可知民營企業(yè)要開辦特許學(xué)校須要得到政府的許可，故D項正確。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第三段的內(nèi)容可知，特許學(xué)校比較獨立，是因為它們比普通公立學(xué)校享有更多的自由，故C項正確。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段的第一句可知，政府支持開辦特許學(xué)校。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章后三段所述的內(nèi)容尤其是第四段中的“But some education agencies and unions oppose charter schools.”可知，人們對特許學(xué)校持不同態(tài)度。

【5】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第一段的最后一句可知，特許學(xué)校也屬于公立學(xué)校，故A項正確。