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【題目】 Every morning, Ben Mumford starts his school day with math. At the age of ten, he is already working at GCSE level, but he does not always bother to get out of his pajamas (睡衣褲) in time for the class. He reads more books than most of his friends, studies science on the beach, and recently built a go-kart (卡丁車) in a technology lesson. Ben is happy and fulfilled, all, his mother believes, thanks to homeschooling.

Homeschooling is not what it used to be. What emerged in the 1970s as a way for Catholic (信天主教的) parents to infuse (灌輸) religion into their kids’ education is now probably the fastest-growing form of education in the U.K. The number of homeschooled children has risen by about 40 percent over three years. Here are a handful of reasons why homeschooling makes sense in the 21st century.

Contrary to the name, homeschooling takes place in an actual home only a small part of time. A great deal of instruction happens in libraries, museums and community colleges. These experiences have the effect of helping kids mature much more quickly and developing a trait of open-mindedness.

The key idea of homeschooling is that kids need to learn at the speed, and in the style, most appropriate for them. Without formal curriculum to guide their education, homeschoolers get the chance to explore a range of topics that might not be normally offered until high school or college. They can study psychology in the fourth grade, or finance in the eighth grade.

The most common misunderstanding about homeschoolers is that they lack social skills. However, social media makes it convenient for homeschoolers of today to have just as much opportunity to make friends as kids studying in traditional schools. Meanwhile, they do not need to deal with the potential problems of being around kids in a school environment, including bullying, which might result in anxiety and depression.

For most people, school is really good, and it works for them because they learn in the way that school teaches. However, there are so many different ways of learning and processing (處理) information and knowledge. It does not necessarily work for everyone.

【1】What is the attitude of Ben’s mother towards homeschooling?

A.Favorable.

B.Critical.

C.Indifferent.

D.Doubtful.

【2】Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A.Homeschoolers grow up more quickly.

B.Homeschoolers have trouble making friends.

C.Homeschooled children learn in the way they like.

D.Homeschooled children just stay at home and get knowledge.

【3】The underline word “trait” most probably means ______.

A.ability.

B.disadvantage.

C.thought.

D.characteristic.

【4】What is the best title for the passage?

A.Homeschooling is on the rise.

B.Homeschooling is not for everyone.

C.Homeschoolers can learn freely.

D.Homeschoolers can make more friends.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】

這是一篇夾敘夾議文。文章通過Ben Mumford（本·芒福德）在家上學獲得更大成長的故事引出并介紹了homeschooling（在家上學）這種學習方式，還介紹了在家上課的幾點有意義的原因。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中Ben is happy and fulfilled, all, his mother believes, thanks to homeschooling. 本的母親認為，多虧了在家上學，他現(xiàn)在很快樂，也很充實�？芍�，本的母親是支持homeschooling（在家上學）的。故選A項。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中A great deal of instruction happens in libraries, museums and community colleges. These experiences have the effect of helping kids mature much more quickly and developing a trait of open-mindedness. 這些經(jīng)歷能幫助孩子們更快地成熟，并培養(yǎng)出開放的思想�？芍�，在家上學者可以更迅速地成長。故選A項。

【3】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)open-mindedness意為“思想開放，心胸開闊”，可知這是發(fā)展一種品質(zhì)，故此處trait應該意為“品質(zhì)”，characteristic也有“品質(zhì)，特點”之意。故選D項。

【4】主旨大意題。根據(jù)全文描述homeschooling的好處尤其是第二段中What emerged in the 1970s as a way for Catholic (信天主教的) parents to infuse (灌輸) religion into their kids’ education is now probably the fastest-growing form of education in the U.K. The number of homeschooled children has risen by about 40 percent over three years. 上世紀70年代出現(xiàn)的一種方式，是信仰天主教父母將宗教灌輸?shù)胶⒆拥慕逃�中。如今，這種方式可能是英國增長最快的教育方式�？芍�，homeschooling（在家上學）這種學習方式正在蓬勃發(fā)展。所以短文的最佳標題為“家庭學校正在興起”。故選A項。