Surprisingly, no one knows how many children receive education in English hospitals, still less the content or quality of that education. Proper records are just not kept. We know that more than 850,000 children go through hospital each year, and that every child of school age has a legal right to continue to receive education while in hospital. We also know there is only one hospital teacher to every 1,000 children in hospital.
Little wonder the latest survey concludes that the extent and type of hospital teaching available differ a great deal across the country. It is found that half the hospitals in England which admit children have no teacher. A further quarter have only a part-time teacher. The special children’s hospitals in major cities do best; general hospitals in the country and holiday areas are worst off. From this survey, one can estimate that fewer than one in five children have some contact with a hospital teacher—and that contact may be as little as two hours a day. Most children interviewed were surprised to find a teacher in hospital at all. They had not been prepared for it by parents or their own school. If there was a teacher they were much more likely to read books and do math or number work; without a teacher they would only play games.
Reasons for hospital teaching range from preventing a child falling behind and maintaining the habit of school to keeping a child occupied, and the latter is often all the teacher can do. The position and influence of many teachers was summed up when parents referred to them as “the library lady” or just “the helper”. Children tend to rely on concerned school friends to keep in touch with school work. Several parents spoke of requests for work being ignored or refused by the school. Once back at school children rarely get extra teaching, and are told to catch up as best as they can.
Many short-stay child-patients catch up quickly. But schools do very little to ease the anxiety about falling behind expressed by many of the children interviewed.
【小题1】Which of the following statements is true?A．Every child in hospital receives some teaching.B．Not enough is known about hospital teaching.C．Hospital teaching is of poor quality.D．The special children's hospitals are worst off.【小题2】It can be inferred from the latest survey that .A．hospital teaching across the country is similarB．each hospital has at least one part-time teacherC．all hospitals surveyed offer education to childrenD．only one-fourth of the hospitals have a full-time teacher【小题3】Hospital teachers are found .A．not weled by the children and their parentsB．necessaryC．not weled by the hospitalsD．capable【小题4】In order to catch up with their school work, children in hospital usually turn to .A．hospital teachersB．schoolmatesC．parentsD．school teachers【小题5】We can conclude from the passage that the author is .A．unfavorable towards children receiving education in hospitalsB．in favor of the present state of teaching in hospitalsC．unsatisfied with the present state of hospital teachingD．satisfied with the results of the latest surveyB
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(答案→)B
解析：文章介绍了现在很多医院里没有老师，而实际上生病的小孩对这方面的要求还是很强烈的。
【小题1】B 细节题。根据第一段1,2行no one knows how many children receive education in English hospitals, still less the content or quality of that education说明人们对医院里的教育所知甚少，故B正确。
【小题2】D 推断题。根据第二段2,3行It is found that half the hospitals in England which admit children have no teacher. A further quarter have only a part-time teacher.说明一半的医院没有老师，还有4分之一的医院只有一个兼职老师，意味着最后的4分之一的医院有全职的老师，故D正确。
【小题3】B 推理题。根据第三段1，2行Reasons for hospital teaching range from preventing a child falling behind and maintaining the habit of school to keeping a child occupied, and the latter is often all the teacher can do.说明在医院中有老师理由充分，是很必要的，故B正确。
【小题4】B 细节题。根据第三段第四行Children tend to rely on concerned school friends to keep in touch with school work.说明是他们的同学帮助他们把落下的课补起来的，故B正确。
【小题5】C 总结题。根据位置1,2段内容可知现在的医院里很少有老师帮助生病的孩子补习功课，而这方面的需要也很大，作者对这种现状是很不满意的，故C正确。