Question

The concept of homeschooling is not a new one. Homeschooling means educating children at home instead of sending them to public or private schools. Nowadays, homeschooling has become popular in many countries for a variety of reasons. One of them is poor quality of education in public schools and it’s also because private schools are quite expensive. Some parents believe that because they know their child’s strengths and weaknesses, they can teach him or her better. Some parents prefer homeschooling so as to prevent their children from getting into bad company. There is another group of people who choose to educate their children at home because they want them to learn spirit and values of the family and also their religious beliefs. They also think that homeschooling would help in development of strong family bonds(家庭纽带).

However, there are some negative effects of homeschooling on students as well as parents.

Homeschooling is a full-time job and not fit for parents who have their own careers. It takes a lot of time for parents’ side to make homeschooling a success. Other family members’ responsibilities may also be affected. They may give their full attention to the needs of their children. Besides, a parent may have high educational qualifications, but that does not make him or her a good teacher. Teaching is an art, which requires the ability to understand the needs of the children. It is likely that the parent might have forgotten what he or she has learned, and the curriculum(课程) of the children would also be different. This would make it difficult for the parents to explain the concepts to their children. Parents also have the responsibility of designing the curriculum of students.

In today’s world, competition(比赛) is seen in every field, and school prepares children to face these competitions. However, homeschooling does not give the children a chance to compare with other kids. They will also not be aware of where they stand in educational position among their classmates. This may affect their future lives. Education is not the only thing that the children need to become successful human beings. It is necessary that they learn to communicate in the society, and public school provides them with such an environment, where they meet many people. Schools also provide children with a chance to take part in variety of activities to improve their overall development.

It is true that it has many benefits, but one must realize that school teaches children skills to face and survive.

Homeschooling

Definition	Educating children at home instead of in1.__________ schools or private ones.
Reasons for the 2.__________	Poor quality of education in public schools and 3.__________fees in private schools. Children are taught 4.________at home. Children are kept away from bad company. Homeschooling is5._________in strengthening family bonds
Negative 6.__________	For parents: They can’t 7.__________on their full-time jobs. They can’t be good 8.____________.
For children: They can’t get chances to 9.___________ with others. They lack an environment where they meet many people. They can’t join in 10.____________activities.

Answer 1

1.public

2.popularity

3.expensive/high

4.better

5.helpful

6.effects

7.focus/concentrate

8.teachers

9.compare

10.various

【解析】

试题分析:本文是议论文，就“在家教育还是在学校接受教育”的话题展开的讨论，就家庭教育的劣势进行了比较。

1. 根据第一句Homeschooling means educating children at home instead of sending them to public or private schools.可知家庭教育是在家而不是公立和私立学校。

2. 根据文章第二句Nowadays, homeschooling has become popular in many countries可知家庭教育的受欢迎度，而这里需要一个名词来概括，所以就用popular的名词形式。

3. 根据第三句because private schools are quite expensive.私立学校是相当昂贵的。

4. 根据Some parents believe that because they know their child’s strengths and weaknesses, they can teach him or her better. 可知父母更加了解孩子的优劣之处，可以把孩子教的更好。

5. 根据第一段最后一句They also think that homeschooling would help in development of strong family bonds(家庭纽带).他們认为家庭教育对家庭纽带的发展是非常有幫助的。这里需要一個形容词。

6. 根据二段话中提到家庭教育也有一些消极的影响。

7. 根据第三段第一句Homeschooling is a full-time job and not fit for parents who have their own careers. It takes a lot of time for parents’ side to make homeschooling a success. 家庭教育是一份全职工作不适合有自己职业的父母，它更花费了父母大量的时间，把自己的工作放一旁，才能使得家庭教育成功。可以推断出父母不能集中精力來从事自己的工作。

8. 根据a parent may have high educational qualifications, but that does not make him or her a good teacher. 父母可能不能成为一位好老师。

9. 根据homeschooling does not give the children a chance to compare with other kids.家庭教育不能給孩子与其他孩子比較的机会。

10. 根据Schools also provide children with a chance to take part in variety of activities to improve their overall development.学校教育能讓孩子參加各种活动，那相反地，家庭教育就沒有这种利益。

考点：考查议论文阅读。