Question

Rowena and Billy Wrangler are model high school students. They study hard and do extremely well on achievement tests. And next year，Rowena will be attending Harvard University．Billy，her younger brother，hopes to go to Cornell．What makes Rowena and Billy different from most students is that they don't go to school．In fact，they've never been to school．Since kindergarten，they've studied at home．Like many of more than one million people who receive home schooling in the United States, they feel as if they've gotten a good education．
The home-schooling trend began in the U.S．in the 1980s with parents keeping their children out of public schools so they could provide religious education at home. Today，as the home-schooling trend continues to grow，parents are more likely to consider home schooling as an option because they believe schools don't do a very good job of teaching and are occasionally dangerous places．But can parents really do a better job?
The answer in many cases is yes．In many studies，students taught at home ranked average or above average when compared to students who went to public schools．More importantly，these students were often more self-directed and have a greater depth of knowledge．They were well prepared for academic challenges．
One such student，Robert Conrad, now a sophomore at university, claims he really learned how to study and schedule his time during his eight years of home schooling．Still, not every student is as successful as Robert．“For every home-schooling success story，there are an equal number of failures．”states Henry Lipscomb，an educational researcher．“There are just so many disadvantages that students taught at home have to overcome．”For example，they have fewer chances to get in touch with others of their own age．Consequently，they sometimes lack the usual social skills．“No matter what，though，”states Lipscomb，“home-schooling is a growing trend．I think we'll be seeing more and more of this．”
【小題1】Compared with other students, Rowena and Billy are most different in the fact that    .

A．they preferred to teach themselves

B．they do extremely well on achievement tests

C．they don't go to school as other teenagers

D．they feel they have gotten a good education

【小題2】．At first in the 1980s parents gave home-schooling to children for    .

A．better education

B．religious education

C．safety

D．good behavior

【小題3】．According to the article, what is NOT the advantage of being educated at home?

A．Home is a safer place for children．

B．Students taught at home are more self-directed．

C．Students taught at home have a greater depth of knowledge．

D．Students taught at home can go to good universities．

【小題4】．The writer thinks    .

A．parents can do a better job than schools

B．home-schooling will be more and more useful

C．home-schooling is good in some aspects

D．students taught at home make greater achievements

【小題5】．The best title of this text might be    .

A．Home-schooling：A Growing Trend

B．Home-schooling：A Better Choice

C．Home-schooling：A Way to Success

D．Home-schooling：A New Method of Education

Answer 1

【小題1】C
【小題2】B
【小題3】D
【小題4】C
【小題5】A

解析試題分析：
【小題1】C 細節題。由What makes Rowena and Billy different from most students is that they don't go to school．In fact，they've never been to school．可知，Rowena and Billy 沒有去過學校，故選C
【小題2】B 細節題。由The home-schooling trend began in the U.S．in the 1980s with parents keeping their children out of public schools so they could provide religious education at home. 可知選B
【小題3】D 由第二段可知，D項不是在家里學習的優點。
【小題4】C 理解題。由倒數第二段In many studies，students taught at home ranked average or above average when compared to students who went to public schools可知，作者認為在家里學習在某些程度上是不錯的，故選C
【小題5】A 主旨題。由最后一句home-schooling is a growing trend．I think we'll be seeing more and more of this．”及全文可知，本文主要講了在家里學習的趨勢。故選A
考點：考查教育類短文閱讀
點評：本文主要講了在家里學習已經成為一種趨勢，并講述了這種現象的優點等情況，并舉了例子。以細節題的考查為主，在解答這類問題時要求學生抓住題干文字信息，采用針對性方法進行閱讀，因為這類題的答案在文章中可以直接找到。?