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【题目】Homeschooling is a popular alternative to sending your children to a public or private school. It seems to be especially popular with stayathome parents who would rather teach their children themselves in the privacy of their own homes. In order to homeschool your children, you will need to know the basics of how to do this, and, like everything, there are steps you will need to follow.

Homeschooling is legal in all fifty states. The first step is to check with your state's Board of Education to find out what the legal requirements are and what you will need to do in order to comply with them.

Next, you will need to determine whether or not you want your children to follow a structured curriculum. Most parents use this system to ensure that their children will study every subject that a child who goes to a private or public school would.

Homeschooling can not only provide your children with the essential learning of the basic subjects of reading, writing, and arithmetic (算数), but it can also help your children to master muchneeded life skills. These skills can range from learning how to do the cleaning to balancing his or her own checkbook. They are skills that your child will need to know so that he or she can take care of themselves later on in life.

One last point about homeschooling: The question of interaction and socialization is most always brought up in the question on whether or not a child should be homeschooled. Publicschooling is automatically thought to be a good place for a child to learn how to get along with his or her peers. While some social skills probably can be learned in this type of environment, peer pressure is always a constant concern for parents. Fortunately, parents who homeschool can teach their children moral values as well as the right way to get along with other people.

【1】Homeschooling is very popular in America mainly because ________.

A. there are not enough public schools to meet with the children's education

B. the development of the Internet and other techniques makes it possible

C. there are some stayathome parents who have time and the ability to teach their children

D. the government encourages parents to teach their children at home

【2】From the last paragraph we can know that ________.

A. whether homeschooling is successful or not depends on the children

B. more moral values can be learned from the public or private schools than at home

C. public schools are good places for children to communicate with each other

D. some parents want to homeschool children because of the peer pressure

【3】Which of the following statements is TRUE in the writer's opinion?

A. Parents who want to homeschool children must know the law of the country very well.

B. Parents who want to homeschool children should go to the public school to study first.

C. Most children should often help their parents to do the cleaning at home.

D. Homeschooling is helpful for children to learn some basic life skills.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】D

【解析】本文就如何做好家庭教学这一问题给出了一些建议。

【1】事实细节题。从文章第一段的第二句可知，这种家庭教学常受到经常在家里的父母的欢迎，故答案选C项。

【2】推理判断题。从最后一段的第二句可知，公立学校对孩子的交际能力的培养有好处，故答案为C项。

【3】正误判断题。由文章倒数第二段的第一句可知，作者认为homeschooling同样对孩子的基本生活技能的培养有益，故答案选D项。