Question

    The alarm sounds. Students swing their backpack over their shoulder, board the school bus, make their way to their homeroom and the bell rings— school is back. But for more homes in America, school looks more like students waking up, making their way to the dining room or home office, setting up laptops and learning in the comfort of home.

Virtual(虚拟的)schooling, described as “a public school that offers only instruction in which students and teachers are separated by time and/or place, and interaction occurs via computers and/or telecommunications(电信)technologies”, has increased over the past decade. According to the National Education Policy Center, enrollments(注册人数)in virtual schools was 278,518 between the 2015 — 2016 school year and the 2016 — 2017 school year increased by 17,000.

For Arizona Virtual Academy, a full-time online public K-12 school, they use K12 Inc. curriculums. K12 Inc. serves students in all 50 states and more than 100 countries with digital learning platforms and technology, providing online education. “We always are improving our platforms and the technology that we use to make sure that we’re keeping up with the changing trends, not only with education but also with technology,” Dr. Kelly Van Sande said. Another piece of new technology they’ve rolled out is a new app where parents can find virtual schools available in their area.

Carrie Faulkner chose to enroll two of her children in Arizona Virtual Academy. She says they’ve done schooling online in Chicago, in California, at restaurants and on her cousin’s floor in Kansas. “It doesn’t matter whether he (her son) is on the couch, in his bed or at the kitchen table, he can do schooling wherever he wants to,” Faulkner said. “I wish they had it for me back when I was in school. That would have been awesome.”

1.Why does the author compare the two kinds of schooling in the first paragraph?

A. To attack real schooling.

B. To give an example of virtual schooling.

C. To introduce the topic “virtual schooling”.

D. To describe vividly students’ going to school.

2.How many students attended virtual schools during the 2016 — 2017 school year?

A. 295, 518 B. 17, 000. C. 278, 518. D. 147, 759.

3.What can we infer about Arizona Virtual Academy?

A. They provide both online and offline education.

B. They’re intended for students in the United States.

C. Their new app lets people find schools worldwide.

D. Their platforms and technology are very advanced.

4.What is Carrie Faulkner’s attitude to virtual schooling?

A. Ambiguous. B. Cautious C. Supportive. D. Disapproving.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍一种新型的学校“virtual schooling”。

1.推理判断题。根据据第一段The alarm sounds. Students swing their backpack over their shoulder, board the school bus, make their way to their homeroom and the bell rings— school is back. But for more homes in America, school looks more like students waking up, making their way to the dining room or home office, setting up laptops and learning in the comfort of home.“闹钟的声音。学生们把书包扛在肩上，上了校车，走向教室，铃声响了——学校回来了。但在美国，对于更多的家庭来说，学校看起来更像是学生起床后，走向餐厅或家庭办公室，打开笔记本电脑，在舒适的家中学习。”可知，作者在第一段中比较了两种学校教育是为了介绍“virtual schooling”的主题。故选C。

2.计算题。根据第二段中enrollments(注册人数)in virtual schools was 278,518 between the 2015 — 2016 school year and the 2016 — 2017 school year increased by 17,000.由此推知，2016 - 2017学年进入的学生是（278,518+17,000）。故答案为A。

3.推理判断题。根据第三段中We always are improving our platforms and the technology that we use to make sure that we’re keeping up with the changing trends, not only with education but also with technology,“我们一直在改进我们的平台和技术，以确保我们跟上不断变化的趋势，不仅是教育，还有技术，”可知，关于Arizona Virtual Academy我们推知“他们的平台和技术都非常先进。”故选D。

4.推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句Carrie Faulkner chose to enroll two of her children in Arizona Virtual Academy.“凯莉·福克纳(Carrie Faulkner)选择让她的两个孩子进入亚利桑那虚拟学院(Arizona Virtual Academy)就读。”可知，Carrie Faulkner对这种学校的态度是“支持的”。故选C。