Believe it or not, going to school is not a legal(法定的) requirement in the United States. It
is a legal requirement that all kids be educated, though. When parents believe they can give their kids a better education--- or have other reasons for not wanting to send their kids to a local school --- they may choose home schooling.
However, if a kid hates school, home schooling is probably not the escape he is looking for. Home schooled students can learn just as much as they would in regular school if they and their parents work hard to cover all the subjects and experiences necessary. Parents who home school usually have higher levels of education than parents who do not. They already have the skills to educate themselves about teaching their kids.
Parents who home school have to be able to put the time and skill into not just teaching, but also researching lesson plans and resources(資源). So they have to know how to find the information necessary to teach their kids. State schools often provide home-schooling parents with a curriculum(課程), books and materials and places to meet. Some state schools will point parents to other resources for brushing up on forgotten subjects. Or parents may receive continuing education at local colleges or universities.
【小題1】According to American law, _______________. 

A．a(chǎn)ll kids shall go to school
B．a(chǎn)ll kids must receive education
C．home schooling parents shall receive continuing education
D．state schools must give support to home-schooling parents
【小題2】 According to the text, most home-schooling parents________________.   
A．a(chǎn)re short of money B．dislike schools
C．used to work as teachers D．a(chǎn)re well-educated
【小題3】 Which of the following is NOT true about parents who home school?
A．They should have enough time.
B．They should have some skills in teaching.
C．They must receive special curriculums at the university.
D．They have to be able to know lesson plans and resources.
【小題4】 The underlined phrase “brushing up on” in the last paragraph can best be replaced by _____.
A．reviewing B．changing
C．choosing D．discussing
【小題5】 What can be inferred from the text? 
A．Home schooled kids learn fewer.
B．Home schooled kids spend less time studying.
C．Being a home-schooling parent needs a lot of effort.
D．Home schooling will replaced school education.


【小題1】B
【小題2】D
【小題3】C
【小題4】A
【小題5】C

解析試題分析: 美國(guó)的法律規(guī)定，不管是去學(xué)校還是在家里學(xué)習(xí)。所有的兒童都必須接受教育。一般來說選擇在家里教育孩子的父母往往是受過高等教育的，而且他們還要有充足的時(shí)間，有相關(guān)的教學(xué)技能和自我學(xué)習(xí)提高的能力。
【小題1】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章首段going to school is not a legal(法定的) requirement in the United States. It is a legal requirement that all kids be educated, though.可知在美國(guó)孩子接受教育是一項(xiàng)法律，選B。
【小題2】D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段內(nèi)容Parents who home school usually have higher levels of education than parents who do not可知在家里教育孩子的父母一般都是受過良好教育的，選D。
【小題3】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段Parents who home school have to be able to put the time and skill into not just teaching, but also researching lesson plans and resources可知在家里教授孩子的家長(zhǎng)必須得有時(shí)間，有教學(xué)技能而且也得了解教學(xué)計(jì)劃和資源，而C選項(xiàng)內(nèi)容文章沒有涉及，選C。
【小題4】A詞意猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)本詞后面內(nèi)容forgotten subjects. Or parents may receive continuing education at local colleges or universities.可以判斷此處是指學(xué)校會(huì)幫助家長(zhǎng)復(fù)習(xí)或者學(xué)習(xí)忘記了的課程，以便更好得教給孩子們，故答案選A。
【小題5】C推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章末段內(nèi)容可知身為一個(gè)家庭教育的父母要有時(shí)間，教學(xué)技能還要不斷更新知識(shí)，由此判斷在家里教育的父母要付出很多的努力，故答案選C。
考點(diǎn)：考查社會(huì)教育類短語(yǔ)閱讀。

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