Each new school year brings fresh reminders of what educators call the summer learning gap．Some call it the summer learning setback．Simply speaking，it means the longer kids are out of 'school，the more they forget．The only thing they might gain is weight.
Most American schools follow a traditional nine-month calendar with winter and spring breaks and about ten weeks of summer vacation．Some schools follow a year-round calendar．They hold classes for about eight weeks at a time，with a few weeks off in between．The National Association for Year-Round Education says there were fewer than 3,000 such schools at last count．They were spread among forty-six of the fifty states.
But many experts point out that the number of class days in a year-round school is generally the same as in a traditional school．Lead researcher Paul von Hippel said，“Year-round schools don't really solve the problem of the summer learning setback．They simply spread it out across the year.
Across the country，research shows that students from poor families fall farther behind over the summer than other students．Experts say this can be prevented．They note that many schools and local governments offer programs that can help.
But calling them “summer school” could be a problem．The director of the summer learning center at Johns Hopkins，Ron Fairchild，said research with groups of different parents in Chicago and Baltimore found that almost all strongly disliked the term “summer school”．In American culture，the idea of summer vacation is connected to beliefs about freedom and the joys of childhood．The parents weled other terms like “summer camp,” “extra time” and “hands-on learning.”
【小题1】According to the first paragraph，the summer learning gap A．helps children to gain weightB．leads children to work harderC．improves children's memoriesD．affects children's regular studies【小题2】Compared to traditional schools，students in the year-round ones A．perform better and have more learning gainsB．have much less time for relaxation every yearC．have generally the same number of class days D．hold more classes with more free weeks off【小题3】Which of the following statements is true?A．Students from poor families often fall behind after the vocation.B．Year-round schools can solve the problem of the learning gap.C．There are schools in each state following a year-round calendar．D．Nothing can help the students who fall behind after the vocation.【小题4】Why did almost all parents dislike the term “summer school”?A．They cherish the children's rights of freedom very much.B．They are worried about the quality of the “summer school”． C．They want their children to be forced to make up the gap.D．They can't afford to the further study during the vacation.【小题5】What would be the best title of this passage? A．Opening Summer CampsB．Forbidding Summer SchoolsC．Spreading Year-Round EducationD．Minding the Summer Learning CapD
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(答案→)D
解析：
【小题1】具体细节题，根据第一自然段“Simply speaking, it means the longer kids are out of 'school, the more they forget．”可知the summer learning gap影响的是学生的学习。
【小题2】具体细节题，根据第三自然段“But many experts point out that the number of class days in a year-round school is generally the same as in a traditional school．”可知答案为C。
【小题3】具体细节题，根据第四自然段“Across the country, research shows that students from poor families fall farther behind over the summer than other students．”可得答案。
【小题4】具体细节题，根据最后一段“In American culture, the idea of summer vacation is connected to beliefs about freedom and the joys of childhood．”可知家长很珍惜孩子们的自由。
【小题5】主旨大意题，结合全文主要讲解的是假期对于还孩子的学习的影响。