About 21,000 young people in 17 American states do not go to classes in school buildings. Instead, they receive their school education by working at home on computers. The Center for Education Reform says the United States has 67 public “cyberschools,” and that is about twice as many as two years ago.
The money for students to go to a cyberschool comes from the governments of the states where they live. Some educators say cyberschools receive money that should support traditional public schools. They also say it is difficult to know if students are learning well.
Other educators praise this new form of education for letting students work at their own speed. These people say cyberschools help students who were unhappy or unsuccessful in traditional schools. They say learning at home by computer ends long bus rides for children who live far from school.
Whatever the judgment of cyberschools, they are getting more and more popular. For example, a new cybershool called Common-wealth Connections Academy will take in students this fall. It will serve children in the state of Pennsylvania from ages five through thirteen.
Children get free equipment for their online education. This includes a computer, a printer, books and technical(技术的) services. Parents and students talk with teachers by telephone or by sending emails through their computer when necessary.
Students at cyberschools usually do not know one another. But 56 such students who finished studies at Western Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School recently met for the first time. They were guests honor at their graduation.
【小题1】What do we know from the text about students of a cyberschool?

About 21,000 young people in 17 American states do not go to classes in school buildings. Instead, they receive their school education by working at home on computers. The Center for Education Reform says the United States has 67 public “cyberschools,” and that is about twice as many as two years ago.

The money for students to go to a cyberschool comes from the governments of the states where they live. Some educators say cyberschools receive money that should support traditional public schools. They also say it is difficult to know if students are learning well.

Other educators praise this new form of education for letting students work at their own speed. These people say cyberschools help students who were unhappy or unsuccessful in traditional schools. They say learning at home by computer ends long bus rides for children who live far from school.

Whatever the judgment of cyberschools, they are getting more and more popular. For example, a new cybershool called Common-wealth Connections Academy will take in students this fall. It will serve children in the state of Pennsylvania from ages five through thirteen.

Children get free equipment for their online education. This includes a computer, a printer, books and technical(技术的) services. Parents and students talk with teachers by telephone or by sending emails through their computer when necessary.

Students at cyberschools usually do not know one another. But 56 such students who finished studies at Western Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School recently met for the first time. They were guests honor at their graduation.

1.What do we know from the text about students of a cyberschool?

    A. They have to take long bus rides to school.

    B. They study at home rather than in classrooms.

    C. They receive money from traditional public schools.

    D. They do well in traditional school program.

2.What is a problem with cyberschools?

    A. Their equipment costs a lot of money.

    B. They get little support from the state government.

    C. It is hard to know students’ progress in learning.

    D. The students find it hard to make friends.

3.Cyberschools are getting popular because ________.

    A. they are less expensive for students

    B. their students can work at their own speed

    C. their graduates are more successful in society

    D. they serve students in a wider age range(范围)

4.We can infer that the author of the text is ________.

    A. unprejudiced(无偏见的) in his description(描述) of cyberschools

    B. excited about the future of cyberschools

    C. doubtful about the quality of cyberschools

    D. disappointed at the development of cyberschools

5. According to the text, which of the following statements is true?

    A. About 67% of the students in the USA go to cyberschools nowadays.

    B. Cyberschools will take the place of traditional schools in the future.

    C. Cyberschools are the most popular form of education now in the USA.

    D. Not everybody likes cyberschools.

About 21,000 young people in 17 American states do not go to classes in school buildings. Instead, they receive their school education by working at home on computers. The Center for Education Reform says the United States has 67 public “cyberschools,” and that is about twice as many as two years ago.
The money for students to go to a cyberschool comes from the governments of the states where they live. Some educators say cyberschools receive money that should support traditional public schools. They also say it is difficult to know if students are learning well.
Other educators praise this new form of education for letting students work at their own speed. These people say cyberschools help students who were unhappy or unsuccessful in traditional schools. They say learning at home by computer ends long bus rides for children who live far from school.
Whatever the judgment of cyberschools, they are getting more and more popular. For example, a new cybershool called Common-wealth Connections Academy will take in students this fall. It will serve children in the state of Pennsylvania from ages five through thirteen.
Children get free equipment for their online education. This includes a computer, a printer, books and technical(技术的) services. Parents and students talk with teachers by telephone or by sending emails through their computer when necessary.
Students at cyberschools usually do not know one another. But 56 such students who finished studies at Western Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School recently met for the first time. They were guests honor at their graduation.

1. 1.

   What do we know from the text about students of a cyberschool?

   1. A.
      They have to take long bus rides to school.
   2. B.
      They study at home rather than in classrooms.
   3. C.
      They receive money from traditional public schools.
   4. D.
      They do well in traditional school program.
2. 2.

   What is a problem with cyberschools?

   1. A.
      Their equipment costs a lot of money.
   2. B.
      They get little support from the state government.
   3. C.
      It is hard to know students’ progress in learning.
   4. D.
      The students find it hard to make friends.
3. 3.

   Cyberschools are getting popular because ________.

   1. A.
      they are less expensive for students
   2. B.
      their students can work at their own speed
   3. C.
      their graduates are more successful in society
   4. D.
      they serve students in a wider age range(范围)
4. 4.

   We can infer that the author of the text is ________.

   1. A.
      unprejudiced(无偏见的) in his description(描述) of cyberschools
   2. B.
      excited about the future of cyberschools
   3. C.
      doubtful about the quality of cyberschools
   4. D.
      disappointed at the development of cyberschools
5. 5.

   According to the text, which of the following statements is true?
   

   1. A.
      About 67% of the students in the USA go to cyberschools nowadays.
   2. B.
      Cyberschools will take the place of traditional schools in the future.
   3. C.
      Cyberschools are the most popular form of education now in the US

语篇理解

　　Just how important is school nowadays?Teachers often complain that homework is not done properly and that pupils are constantly arriving at school red-eyed and yawning through lack of sleep.

　　There are,it appears,two main explanations for this phenomenon.Firstly,many young children stay up late to watch TV.Programs suitable for them may finish as late as eight.No child wants to be an exception in an age of conformity(同龄人)and admits not having seen what everybody else has .Secondly,a growing number of older children,particularly those approaching school-leaving age,are taking up part-time employment mainly involving evening or weekend work.They feel that working experience,not academic qualifications,will help them find jobs on leaving school.One can sympathize(同情)with both group of children but it doesn't make a teacher's life any easier.

1．Nowadays teachers complain ______.

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A．the kids'homework is too much

B．students like to paint their eyes red

C．many students don't think much of schooling

D．yawning makes students sleep less

2．According to the writer's opinion,many students'arriving late at school ______.

[　　]

A．is reasonable

B．sounds wonderful

C．looks very strange

D．remains unsolved

3．The reason that children stay up late to watch TV is that ______.

[　　]

A．the TV programs are usually really too good

B．they want to be an exception in an age of conformity

C．young people are usually very active in the night

D．since every child is watching TV,nobody wants to be an exception

4．According to the passage,______,

[　　]

A．all the school kids have evening jobs

B．the higher the grade is,the more students take up part-time jobs

C．only a few students take up weekend work

D．those who watch a lot of TV are those who take up evening or weekend work

5．The children think ______.

[　　]

A．academic qualifications are not so important than working experience

B．academic qualifications are more important than working experience

C．they will be looked down up by the teachers if they go to school early

D．teachers'life is easier than ever