About 21,000 young people in 17 American states do not go to classes in school buildings. Instead, they receive their school education by working at home on puters. The Center for Education Reform says the United States has 67 public “cyberschools,” and that is about twice as many as two years ago.
The money for students to go to a cyberschool es 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 puter ends long bus rides for children who live far from school.
Whatever the judgment of cyberschools, they are getting more and more popular. For example, a new cybershool called Common-wealth 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 puter, a printer, books and technical(技术的) services. Parents and students talk with teachers by telephone or by sending emails through their puter when necessary.
Students at cyberschools usually do not know one another. But 56 such students who finished studies at Western Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School recently met for the first time. They were guests honor at their graduation.
【小题1】What do we know from the text about students of a cyberschool? 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 program.【小题2】What is a problem with cyberschools? 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.【小题3】Cyberschools are getting popular because . A．they are less expensive for students B．their students can work at their own speed C．their graduates are more successful in societyD．they serve students in a wider age range(范围)【小题4】We can infer that the author of the text is . A．unprejudiced(无偏见的) in his description(描述) of cyberschools B．excited about the future of cyberschools C．doubtful about the quality of cyberschools D．disappointed at the development of cyberschools【小题5】 According to the text, which of the following statements is true?
A. About 67% of the students in the USA go to cyberschools nowadays.
B. Cyberschools will take the place of traditional schools in the future.
C. Cyberschools are the most popular form of education now in the USA.
D. Not everybody likes cyberschools. B
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(答案→)B
解析：【小题1】B由文章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 puters.可知B。
【小题1】C由They also say it is difficult to know if students are learning well.和Other educators praise this new form of education for letting students work at their own speed.可知选C。
【小题1】B细节题。Other educators praise this new form of education for letting students work at their own speed.可知选B。
【小题1】A诊断题，作者分析即分析了好处也分析了不好的，所以应该是不带偏见的。
【小题1】D细节题。根据Whatever the judgment of cyberschools, they are getting more and more popular.可知并非所有的人都喜欢网络学校。选择D。