Question

A. Why do people prefer to home schooling in the USA? B. The history of home schooling in the USA. C. Home schooling in the United States now is growing fast. D. There are many children who don’t go to school in America. E. Some people don’t believe in the public education system. F. Home schooling has had a good growth in America.

1.

More than one million children in the United States do not go to school. Instead, they learn at home. Most often, their parents are their teachers. Educational companies, libraries and the Internet provide many families with teaching materials.

2.

Parents choose home schooling for several reasons. Some choose it because of their religious beliefs. Others say it provides more time for the family to be together. They say the home offers a better place for learning. Some parents believe home schooling avoids learning. Some parents believe home schooling avoids problems of national schools. Critics, however, say children need to attend school with other children.

3.

All fifty American states and the District of Columbia permit home schooling. Some states do not require much preparation by parents or testing of children. Other states have more requirements for home schooling. Home schooling in the United States began when the country was established. In farm areas, people often lived far from school. Widespread home schooling took place until about the middle of the nineteenth century. Then, in 1852, the state of Massachusetts passed the first law requiring children to attend school.

4.

Over the years, the American public education system strengthened and grew. By the 1960s and 1970s, however, some Americans believed that traditional education was not helping their children. So a number of parents began home schooling.

5.

Home schooling expert Linda Dobson says many people have helped the movement grow. She says many kinds of people have joined the movement. These include rich people and poor people. They represent many races, religions and political beliefs. Ms. Dobson says the number of home-schooled children has increased by an estimate of fifteen to twenty percent each year during the last fifteen years.

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.E

5.F

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲述了美国的家庭教育的开始原因，历史和现在的发展。

1.考查段落大意总结。根据第一段第一句More than one million children in the United States do not go to school. 可知这段文字主要讲述在美国有许多孩子不去上学，故选D。

2.2】A.考查段落大意总结。根据第二段第一句Parents choose home schooling for several reasons.可知这段文字主要讲述为什么在美国人们更喜欢家庭教育，故选A。

3.3】B.考查段落大意总结。根据第三段和其中的Home schooling in the United States began when the country was established.可知这一段主要讲述了美国家庭教育的历史，故选B。

4.4】E.考查段落大意总结。根据第四段第二句By the 1960s and 1970s, however, some Americans believed that traditional education was not helping their children.可知，在美国许多人不相信公共教育系统，故选E。

5.5】F.考查段落大意总结。根据第五段第一句Home schooling expert Linda Dobson says many people have helped the movement grow.可知在美国家庭教育发展的很好，故选F。

考点：记叙文。