Question

It’s three thirty in the afternoon at Raynham Primary School in London. Students are ready for their after-school math lesson. Thousands of kilometers away, their math tutors are also arriving for class. Each pupil gets an online tutor. The students work on their computer screen and wear a headset (耳机) to talk to their tutor.

Their classroom teacher, Altus, says he has seen an improvement in results. Nine-year-old Samia says she enjoys the online lessons. She said, “It helps me because sometimes when we’re doing it in class, I don’t hear the teacher very much and I don’t understand, but online is better.”

Tom Hooper started the company. It provides the online tutoring. The company is called Bright Spark Education.

Children today feel very confident(有信心的)online, so they enjoy their learning. Online tutoring costs between twenty and twenty-five dollars an hour. An online tutor is about half the cost of traditional face-to-face tutoring.

Bright Spark Education says the online tutoring is used only as an addition to the regular teaching. The company says its service doesn’t threat the teachers’ jobs in Britain.

Some parents say they are pleased with the results. But some students still hate math. Even with the latest technology(技术) to teach it, math is still not everyone’s favorite subject.

1.Why does Samia like to learn online? _________

A. Because the tutor is only for her.

B. Because she likes playing on the screen.

C. Because it’s cool.

D. Because she can hear the tutor clearly.

2.How much do you have to pay for learning for two hours online at least? ________

A. 50 dollars. B. 25 dollars.

C. 20 dollars. D. 40 dollars

3.What does the underlined word “threat” mean? _________

A. 促进 B. 威胁 C. 经营 D. 开发

4.What’s the main idea of the text? _________

A. Each pupil gets an online tutor.

B. Children feel very confident online.

C. Students in London learn math online.

D. Math is not everyone’s favorite subject.

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述网络家教的普遍性和优势。网络家教可以弥补课堂上错听、漏听的内容，学生们通过网络可以清楚的听懂应学知识，并且这一教法也受到家长和孩子们的青睐。

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3.threat the teachers’ jobs in Britain. “公司表示在英国它的服务并不威胁教师的工作。”以及上文“网络家教只是一种日常教学的辅助教学。”可以推测threat的意思是“威胁”，故选B。

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