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2002年职称英语考试试题及答案(综合类C级)(6)

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  Home Schooling

  A11children in the United States have to receive an education,but the law does not say they have to be educated at school . A number of parents prefer not to send their children to schoo1. (46)There are about 300,000 home-schoo1ers in the United States today.Some parents prefer teaching their children at home because they do not believe that public schoo1s teach the correct religious values ; others belive they can provide a better educational experience for their children by teaching them at home (47)

  David Guterson and his wife teach their three children at home . Guterson says that his children learn very difierently from children in school. (48)For example,when there is heavy snowfall on a winter day, it may start a discussion or reading about climate,snow removal (去除) equipment,A1aska,po1ar bears(北极熊) and winter tourism. A spring evening when the family is out watching the stars is a good time to ask questions about satellites abd the space program (49)

  Home schoo1ing is often more interesting than regular schools,but critics home-schoo1ers are outsiders who might be uncomfortable mixing with other people in adult life (50)However most parents don't have the time or the desire to teach their children at home,so schoo1s will continue to bewhere most children get their formal education.

  A Critics also say that most parents are not well qualified to teach their children.

  B Learning starts with the chilren's interests and questions.

  C Children who are educated at home are known as "home-schoolers".

  D In some countries,however,children are educated by their parents.

  E If the Brazilian rain forests are on the TV news,it could be a perfect time to talk about how rain forests influence the climate,and how deserts are formed.

  F Interestingly,results show that home-schooled children quite often do better than average on national tests in reading and math.