All children in the United States have to receive an education, but not all children go to school. A number of parents　　36　not to send their children to school. Such children are known　　37　　 “home-schoolers”. Some parents prefer teaching their children at home　　38 they do not believe schools teach the correct religious (宗教的)　　39 ; others believe they can provide a better educational　　40 for their children by doing so.　　41 , results show home-schooled children often do better than 　　42 on national tests in reading and math.
　　David teaches his three children at home. He 　　43　that his children learn very differently from children in school. Learning starts with the children’s　　44　and questions. For example, when there is snowfall on a winter day, it may　　45　a discussion about climate, snow removal 　　46 , Alaska, etc. Or a spring evening when the family is out　47　the stars is a good time to ask questions about the sky. If the Brazilian rain forests are on TV, it　48　　be a perfect time to talk about how rain forests influence the climate, how deserts are　49　　and how the polar ice caps　50 ocean levels.
　Home schooling is often more interesting than　　51　schools, but critics (批評家) say home-schoolers might be uncomfortable　　52　 with other people in adult life. Critics also say that most parents are not　53　to teach their children. However, most parents don’t have the time or the　　54　to teach their children at home, so schools will continue to be　　55　　most children get their formal education.
小題1:
A．considerB．prefer　　　　C．provideD．suggest
小題2:
A．for　　　　B．toC．a(chǎn)s　　　　　　D．in
小題3:
A．because　　B．forC．thoughD．while
小題4:
A．a(chǎn)ctivitiesB．usesC．thoughtsD．values
小題5:
A．experienceB．knowledgeC．behaviorD．way
小題6:
A．SadlyB．ActuallyC．UnbelievablyD．Happily
小題7:
A．normalB．ordinaryC．common　　　　　D．a(chǎn)verage
小題8:
A．believesB．saysC．offers　　　　　　D．imagines
小題9:
A．interestsB．discussionC．needsD．hobbies
小題10:
A．carryB．openC．lead　　　　　　D．start
小題11:
A．furnitureB．equipmentC．toolD．maker
小題12:
A．seeingB．lookingC．watchingD．noticing
小題13:
A．needB．mustC．oughtD．could
小題14:
A．a(chǎn)ppearedB．formedC．inventedD．built
小題15:
A．a(chǎn)ffectB．decideC．makeD．determine
小題16:
A．outsideB．expensiveC．informalD．regular
小題17:
A．livingB．matchingC．mixingD．connecting
小題18:
A．fit　　　　B．a(chǎn)daptedC．a(chǎn)vailableD．good
小題19:
A．moneyB．desireC．hopeD．demand
小題20:
A．whyB．howC．whenD．where
36--55 BCADA  BDBAD BCDBA  DCABD
文章講述的是美國的兩種教育，一種學(xué)校教育一種是家庭教育，文章主要就家庭教育的利弊進行了闡述。
小題1:句意理解，選擇不去學(xué)校教育的家長是更愿意不送他們的孩子去學(xué)校。
小題2:沒有被送去學(xué)校教育的孩子就是人們所熟知的：home-schooler".
小題3:句意理解，一些家長更喜歡在家里教他們的孩子，因為他們不相信學(xué)校教授正確的宗教價值觀。
小題4:同上
小題5:句意理解，根據(jù)educational可知，此處指的是教育體驗。其他選項不合符句意。
小題6:上下文，根據(jù)后面的results可知，此處指的是實際上，結(jié)果表明家庭教育的孩子經(jīng)常在閱讀和數(shù)學(xué)的測驗中表現(xiàn)比平均水平要好。
小題7:同上， normal 正常 ordinary 普通的 common常見的average平均的
小題8:句意理解，后面的是他表達的內(nèi)容，所以是他說他的孩子的學(xué)習和學(xué)校中的學(xué)習是不一樣的。
小題9:上下文，根據(jù)后文可知，David教育孩子學(xué)習的方式是由興趣和問題開始的。
小題10:句意理解，當冬天下雪的時候，他們就可以開始關(guān)于氣候等方面的討論。
小題11:常用搭配，snow removal equipment 意為，除雪設(shè)備
小題12:常用搭配，看星星，用的是watch。
小題13:情態(tài)動詞。句意為，如果巴西雨林出現(xiàn)在電視中，這肯那個就是一個討論雨林對氣候影響的最完美的時候。
小題14:句意理解，關(guān)于沙漠是如何形成的
小題15:句意理解，極地冰川是如何影響海平面的。
小題16:常用搭配，日常生活中的學(xué)校教育成為，regular school即普通學(xué)�；蛘哒�(guī)學(xué)校
小題17:句意理解，mix with other people 意為與他人交往
小題18:句意理解，批評家說，大部分家長不適合教他們的孩子。
小題19:然而，大部分家長都沒有時間在家里教孩子或者沒有在家里教孩子的要求
小題20:句意理解，所以學(xué)校還是大部分孩子接受正規(guī)教育的地方。
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