Question

Most American students go to traditional public schools．There are about 88, 000 public schools, all over the US．Some students attend about 3000 independent public schools called charter schools．        

Charter schools are self-governing．Private companies operate some charter schools．They are similar in some ways to traditional public schools．They receive tax money just as other public schools do．Charter schools must prove to local or state governments that their students are learning．These governments provide the schools with the agreement called a charter that permits them to operate．

Charter schools are different because they do not have to obey most laws governing traditional public schools．Local, state, or federal governments cannot tell them what to teach．Each school can choose its own goals and decide the ways it wants to reach them．Class size is usually smaller than in traditional public schools．

The Bush Administration strongly supports charter schools as a way to re-organize public schools that are failing to educate students．But some education agencies and unions oppose charter schools．One teachers' union has just made public the results of the first national study comparing the progress of students in traditional schools and charter schools．

The American Federation of Teachers criticized the government's delay in releasing the results of the study, which is called the National Assessment of Educational Progress．Union education experts say the study shows that charter school students performed worse on math and reading tests than students in regular public schools．

Some experts say the study is not a fair look at charter schools because students in those schools have more problems than students in traditional schools．Other education experts say the study results should make charter school officials demand improved student progress．

1.If a private company wants to operate a charter school, it must______．

A．try new methods of teaching

B．prove its management ability

C．obey the local and state laws

D．get the government's permission

2.Charter schools are independent because_____．

A．they make greater progress

B．their class size is smaller

C．they enjoy more freedom

D．they oppose traditional ways

3.What's the government's attitude toward charter schools?

A．Doubtful

B．Supportive.

C．Subjective．

D．Optimistic．

4.What can we learn from the text?

A．More students choose to attend charter schools．

B．Charter schools are better than traditional schools．

C．Students in charter schools are well educated．

D．People have different opinions about charter schools．

5.It can be interred from the text that ___.

A．charter schools are part of the public education system

B．one-on-one attention should be paid to students

C．the number of charter schools will be limited

D．charter schools are all privately financed

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.A

【解析】文章介绍了美国教学体系中重要部分charter schools

1.D 细节题。根据文章第二段最后两行These governments provide the schools with the agreement called a charter that permits them to operate．可知D正确。

2.C 细节题。根据文章第三段可知Charter schools不必遵守国家的一些规定，在教学内容和教学方法上有自己的选择，有很大的自由度，故C正确。

3.B 细节题。根据第四段The Bush Administration strongly supports charter schools as a way to re-organize public schools that are failing to educate students可知政府对于这样的学习是持支持态度的，故B正确。

4.D 推理题。根据文章最后两段可知人们对于这样的学校是持不同的态度，有人支持，有人反对，故D正确。

5.A 推理题。根据文章第一段最后一句Some students attend about 3000 independent public schools called charter schools．可知charter schools也属于public schools的一部分。故A正确。