Rowena and Billy Wrangler are model high school students.They study hard and do extremely well on achievement tests.And next year,Rowena will be attending Harvard University.Billy,her younger brother,hopes to go to Com ell.What makes Rowena and Billy different from most students is that they don't go to school.In fact,they've never been to school.Since kindergarten,they've studied at home.Neither Rowena nor Billy feels as if they've missed out on anything by being taught at home.Like many of more than one million people who receive home schooling in the United States,they feel as if they've gotten a good education.
　　The home-schooling trend began in the U.S.in the 1980s with parents keeping their children out of public schools so they could provide religious education at home.Today,as the home-schooling trend continues to grow,parents are more likely to consider home schooling as an option because they believe schools don't do a very good job of teaching and are occasionally dangerous places.But can parents really do a better job?
　　The answer in many cases is yes.In many studies,students taught at home ranked average or above average when compared to students who went to public schools.More importantly,these students were often more self-directed and have a greater depth of knowledge."They are very well prepared for academic challenges,"says Patricia Riordan,the dean of admissions at George Mason University.One such student,Robert Conrad,now a sophomore at university,claims he really learned how to study and schedule his time during his eight years of home schooling.Still,not every student is as successful as Robert.
　　"For every home-schooling success story,there are an equal number of failures,"states Henry Lipscomb,an educational researcher."There are just so many disadvantages that students taught at home have to overcome."For example,they have fewer chances to interact with others of their own age.Consequently,they sometimes lack the usual social skills."No matter what,though,"states Lipscomb,"home-schooling is a growing trend.I think we'll be seeing more and more of this."
　　1、The Walter thinks _____
　　A.parents can do a better job than schools
　　B.home-schooling will be more and more useful
　　C.students taught at home make greater achievements
　　D.home-schooling is good in some aspects
　　参考答案：D
　　参考解析：题干意为“作者的观点是什么？”文章第三、四、五段谈到家庭学校既有优势也有缺陷，因此A、B、C都有失片面，而D“在一些方面家庭学校不错”更合文意。故选D。
　　2、Compared with other students,the most different thing Rowena and Billy do is that_____
　　A.they study hard
　　B.they do extremely well on achievement tests
　　C.they never go to school
　　D.they feel they have gotten a good education
　　参考答案：C
　　参考解析：题干意为“与其他学生相比，Rowena和Billy最不同寻常的地方是什么?”从文章第一段第五句话“What makes Rowena and Billy differ-ent from most students is that they don’t go to school.”可以看出，他们最与众不同之处在于他们从来没有去过学校上学，因此正确答案为C。
　　3、The best title of this text might be_____
　　A.Home-schooling:A Growing Trend
　　B.Home-schooling:A Better Choice
　　C.Home-schooling:A Way to Success
　　D.Home-schooling:A New Method of Education
　　参考答案：A
　　参考解析：题干意为“文章最好的标题是什么？”A家庭学校：一个不断发展的趋势，8家庭学校：一个更好的选择，C家庭学校：一条通往成功的道路，D家庭学校：一种新的教育方式。根据文章主题，B、C都有失片面，而D则不准确，家庭学校在上世纪80年代就有了，并不是新的教育方式，而文章第二段和最后一段都提到家庭学校是一种趋势，因此A最贴切文意。故选A。
　　4、According to the article,what is NOT the advantage of being educated at home?
　　A.Home is a safer place for children.
　　B.Students taught at home are more self-directed.
　　C.Students taught at home have a greater depth of knowledge.
　　D.Students taught at home can go to good universities.
　　参考答案：D
　　参考解析：题干意为“根据文章，下面哪一条不是家庭学校的优点?”这道题需要把四个选项和原文逐一对比、逐一排除。从文章第二段倒数第二句话中"...they believe schools…Are occasionally dangerous places."可以排除A，从文章第三段第三句话"More importantly,these students are often mole self-directed and have a greater depth of knowl·edge."可以排除B和C，而文章没有谈到家庭学校和上好大学的联系，因此正确答案为D。
　　5、At first in the 1980s parents gave home-schooling to children for_____
　　A.better education
　　B.religious education
　　C.safety
　　D.all the above
　　参考答案：B
　　参考解析：题干意为“起初在20世纪踟年代父母给孩子们进行家庭学校教育是为了什么?”从文章第二段第一句话中"...so they could pro-vide religiOUS education at home."可以看出，他们这样做是为了在家中给孩子们进行宗教教育，因此正确答案为8。