Question

　 Most American students go to traditional (传统的) public schools. There are about 88, 000 public schools all over the US. Some students attend charter schools.

　　　 Charter schools are self-governing. Certain companies operate (经营) some charter schools. They are similar in some ways to traditional public schools. They receive tax money just as other public schools do. Charter schools must prove to local or state governments that their students are learning. These governments provide the schools with the agreement called a charter that permits them to operate.

　　　 Charter schools are different because they do not have to obey most laws that govern traditional public schools. Each school can choose its own goals and decide what to teach and how to teach them in their own way. Class size is usually smaller than in traditional public schools.

　　　 The government strongly supports charter schools as a way to re-organize public schools, which are failing to educate students. But some education unions are against charter schools. One teachers’ union has just released the results of the first national study, which compared the progress of students in both traditional schools and charter schools.

　　　 The results of the study show that charter school students performed worse on math and reading tests than the students in traditional public schools.

　　　 Some experts say the study is not fair because students in charter schools have more problems than students in traditional schools. Other education experts say the study results would make charter school officials realize that they should help their students make greater progress.

67. If a company wants to operate a charter school, it must ______.

　 A. try new methods of teaching B. prove its management ability

　 C. obey the local and state laws　　　 　　　　　　　 D. get the government’s permission

68. What’ s the government’ s attitude toward charter schools?

　 A. Doubtful. B. Supportive. C. Satisfied. 　 D. Unclear.

69. What can we learn from the text?

　 A. More students choose to attend charter schools.

　 B. Charter schools are better than traditional schools.

　 C. Students in charter schools are well educated.

　 D. People have different opinions about charter schools.

70. What might be the best title for the text?

　 A. Charter schools in America

　 B. Public schools in America

　 C. Schools in America

　 D. Education in America

Answer 1

       【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文。文章阐述了美国的charter school。区别于

                traditional school, charter school享有更多的自由，但是人们的评

                价各异。

67.D【命题立意】考查学生对具体细节的理解能力。

【试题解析】根据文章第二段中的“These governments provide the schools

            with the agreement called a charter that permits them to operate.”

            可知，故选D。

68.B【命题立意】考查揣测作者的意图。

【试题解析】根据文章第四段中的“The administration strongly supports charter

            schools as a way to re-organize public schools that are failing to

            educate students．”可知，故选B。

69.D【命题立意】考查考生的推理判断能力。

       【试题解析】根据文章最后两段可知，人们对charter school 和 traditional

                school的考试结果，持有不同观点。

70.A【命题立意】考查考生对文章主旨大意的提炼能力。

       【试题解析】根据文章每段的段首句即可推知。