Boarding schools are losing their popularity among pupils because ____

1.Why do parents pull their children out of public schools? 选项： A、Because they can’t afford their children’s education in public schools. B、Because public schools are far away from Inner cities. C、Because public schools fail to satisfy their children’s needs. D、Because public schools sell wonderful CDs to their children.

2.According to the passage, children must be taken to school by car when ________.选项： A:their homes are over one mile away from their school B:there are no school buses available and the school is too far away for them C:there are a number of children in the neighborhood whose families have cars D:the children are too young to walk to school every morning

3.[单选题]Passage 2In the United States, boys and girls start school when they are five years old. In some states they must stay in school until they are sixteen. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they graduate from secondary school. Another name for secondary school is high school.Most children go to public elementary and secondary schools. The parents of public school pupils do not have to pay directly for their children's education because tax money supports the public schools. If a child attends a private school, his parents pay the school for the child's education.Today about half of the high school graduates go on to colleges and universities. Some colleges and universities receive tax money from the government. A student at a state university does not have to pay very much if his parents live in that state. Private colleges and universities are expensive; however, almost half of the college students in the United States work while they are studying. When a student's family is not rich, he has to earn money for part of his college expenses.35.In America the parents whose children go to public schools ______ for their children's education, while the parents whose children attend private schools ______. A do not pay any will pay much money B pay no pay much C pay directly dont have to pay directly D don't pay money directly must pay plenty of money

4.Children for whom school has no pointMany children do not go to school either because their parents want them at home as carers for siblings,or simply because their parents cannot be bothered to send them．Thousands more are not registered at any school at all,because of their families'unstable lives.Underlying this dreadful situation there are two central truths．First of all,the problem of children not going to school often has more to do with their parents than with the children themselves．Secondly,once children go to school,we need to make sure that the experience is a positive one so that they want to keep on going.In Britain,the Ministry of Education has introduced a complex package of sticks and carrots to persuade Schools to bring truants'and excluded children back into the classroom．It is paying grants so that a thousand schools can set up special units to help these children．Schools receive the grant if they bring a target number of children back to school;if they do not meet the target,the grant is withdrawn.Parents are the subject of this campaign,too:the Home Office has introduced fines for parents who fail to send their children to school,and has given the police power to pick up truants on the streets.Truant=a child who does not go to school when he or she should.Part of the problem is__. 选项： A:that people feel very emotional B:that parents worry their children at school C:that these children think education is a waste of time D:that there are not enough police to pick up truants on the streets

5.[单选题]Passage 1In the United States, boys and girls start school when they are five years old. In some states they must stay in school until they are sixteen. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they graduate from secondary schools. Another name for secondary school is high school.Most children go to public elementary and secondary schools. The parents of public school pupils do not have to pay directly for their children’s education because tax money supports the public schools. If a child attends a private school, his parents pay the school for the child’s education.Today about half of the high school graduates go on to colleges and universities. Some colleges and universities receive tax money from the government. A student at a state university does not have to pay very much if his parents live in that state. Private colleges and universities are expensive; however, almost half of the college students in the United States work while they are studying. When a student’s family is not rich, he has to earn money for part of his college expenses.32.The tax money from the states supports the public schools, doesn’t it? A Yes, it doesn’t B No, it does C Yes, it does D No, it doesn’t

6.Why do the parents choose private school for their children 选项： A、The parents choose private school mainly because they give religious instructions that can’t be done in public schools. B、The parents choose private school mainly because the tuition there is very low C、The parents choose private school mainly because they are located near their houses. D、The parents choose private school mainly because they are safer and have higher academic standards than public schools.

7.Most American children live with their parents at least until they finish high school at age 17or 18

8. In the USA, children start school when they are five years old. In some states they must stay in school till they are sixteen. But most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they __1__ secondary schools. There are two kinds of schools in the USA: public schools and private schools. Most children go to public schools. Their parents don't have to __2__ their education because the school get money from the government. If a child goes to a private school, his parents have to get enough money for his schooling. Some parents __3__ like private schools though they are much more expensive.Today about half of the high school students __4__ in universities after they finish secondary schools. A student at a state university doesn't have to pay very much if his parents live in that state.Many students work while they are studying at universities. In this way they get into __5__ working habits and live by their own hands. 选项： A: good B: study C: pay for D: leave E: still

9.We may still remember the girl with big eyes. Her big eyes are 1 us her dream: I wish to 2 ! In China, there are still 3 girls and boys like her. They want to go to school, but their 4 are too poor. If the family has three or more children, it is hard for the parents to afford the education fee for 5 the children. So they often ask 6 to stay at home, and boys to go to school. Now they 7 pay the money. From 2006 on, children can go to school for free in some poor places. They don't have to 8 books and other things. Some of them can even get money from the government to make their life 9 . Soon, all the children in the countryside can go to school for free. All families are very happy with the news. It is 10 great. 选项： A:teachers B:girls C:boys

10.In the USA, children start school when they are five years old. In some states they must stay in school till they are sixteen. But most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they _____ secondary schools. There are two kinds of schools in the USA: public schools and private schools. Most children go to public schools. Their parents don't have to _____ their education because the school get money from the government. If a child goes to a private school, his parents have to get enough money for his schooling. Some parents _____ like private schools though they are much more expensive.

Today about half of the high school students _____ in universities after they finish secondary schools. A student at a state university doesn't have to pay very much if his parents live in that state.

Many students work while they are studying at universities. In this way they get into _____ working habits and live by their own hands.

A.good B.study C.pay for D.leave E.still

11.In UK, the great majority of parents send their children to ________. 选项： A、Private school B、Independent schools C、State schools D、Public schools

12.The bus school will ______. 选项： A、take the children to school B、stay here for a long time C、take the fathers and mothers to school D、go round from place to place

13.Which one is not considered as the most famous boarding private schools in Britain? 选项： A: Eton College; B:Harrow School ; C: Woodland Junior School ; D:Rugby School

14.Listen to the speech about parents helping their children.Q: What happens when parents are involved in their children's education? 选项： A: Children are more successful in school. B: Children get confused. C: Children do look forward to going to school. D: Children get anxious.

15.1.________________ Some children think that they go to school just to learn their mother tongue, English and other foreign languages, mathematics, geography, history, science and a few other subjects. 2.________________ Are these the only things they should learn at school?

Actually children go to school to prepare themselves for the time when they will be grown up and will have to support themselves. 3.________________ but there is one more important reason why children go to school. There is more to education than just learning facts. We go to school above all to learn how to learn. Learning is not just for school but for life. 4.________________ A man who really knows how to learn will always be successful because whenever he is faced with a Therefore, children do not go to school just to learn languages, mathematics, geography, etc. 5.________________

选项： A:Nearly everything they study at school has some practical use in their lives, B:Nowadays most children go to school but few of them have ever asked why they go there. C:But why do they learn these things? D:Therefore we don't need to learn any more after we have finished our studies at school. E:They go to school to learn how to learn. F:Nowadays most children like to go to school. G:So even after we have left school, we have to continue to learn.

16.It is about time the children ______to school. ( ) 选项： A、are going B、go C、went D、would go

17.To parents who take the responsibility for children's expenses, the cost of living increases because______. A: children attend school for more years B: children are better dressed C: children spend more money on entertainment D: all the above

18.11. It can be learned from the first two paragraphs that__________. A. schools in America stress knowledge other than culture, traditions and values B. in America children do not accept education until six years of age 1 C. it is required that Americans receive high school education D. school years remain the same for students from elementary to high school

19.It is about time the children ______to school. ( )选项： A:go B:went C:would go D:are going