4．About 21，000young people in 17American states do not attend classes in school buildings．Instead，they receive their elementary（初等）and high school education by working at home on computers．The Center for Education Reform says the United States has 67public"cyberschools．"and that is about twice as many as two years ago．
The money for students to attend 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 judgement of cyberschools，they are getting more and more popular．For example，a new cyberschool called Commonwealth 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 services．Parents and students talk with teachers by telephone or by sending emails through their computers when necessary．
Students at cyberschools usually do not know one another．But 56such students who finished studies at Western Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School recently met for the first time．They were guests of honor at their graduation．
59．What do we know from the text about students of a cyberschool？B．
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 programs．
60．What is a problem with cyberschools？C．
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．
61．Cyberschools are getting popular becameB．
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
62．We can infer that the author of the text isA．
A．unprejudiced in his description of cyberschools
B．excited about the future of cyberschools
C．doubtful about the quality of cyberschoois
D．disappointed at the development of cyberschools．
分析 本文介绍了现在越来越多的美国年轻人打破传统的学习方法，在家里上网络学校．然后对网络学校的运转方式、优缺点及其前景做了客观的描述．
解答 59．答案：B．细节理解题．由文章第一段"About 21，000 young people in 17 American states do not attend classes in school buildings．Instead，they receive their elementary（初等）and high school education by working at home on computers．"可知，约21000在美国17个州的年轻人不到教学楼上课，相反他们在家里的电脑上接受他们的小学（初等）和高中教育．故选B．
60．答案：C．细节理解题．从第二段的最后一句话"They also say it is difficult to know if students are learning well．"可知，很难知道学生是否学的好．故选C．
61．答案：B．细节理解题．根据第三段的第一句话"Other educators praise this new form of education for letting students work at their own speed．"可知，其他教育工作者称赞这种可以让学生以自己的速度学习的新的教育形式．故选B．
62．．答案：A．主旨大意题．文章只是对网络学校作了客观的描述，在写作过程中作者并无表明自己对网络学校的态度．故选A．
点评 做这类题时，不仅要掌握文章的主旨大意，而且要根据题干在文章中找出关键信息进行细节理解．
