Public and private schools in the United States

　　Religious and private schools receive little or no support from public taxes in the United States, and, as a result, are usually somewhat expensive to __1__, the large group of religious schools in America __2__ by the Roman Catholic Church, while religious schools tend to be __3__ expensive than private schools, there are usually some fees.

　　When there is free education available to all children in the United States, why do people __4__ money on private schools? Americans offer __5__ great variety of reasons for doing so, including the desire of some parents to __6__ their children to schools __7__ classes tend to be smaller, or where religious instruction is included as part of the educational system, or because __8__ their opinion, the public schools in their area are not __9__ high enough quality to meet their needs. Private schools in the United States __10__ widely in size, quality, and in the kind of program that are offered to meet __11__ of certain students.

　　The degree __12__ American parents are active in their childrens schools is often __13__ to people of other countries. Most schools have organizations __14__ of both parents and teachers, usually called P.T.A. for parents-teacher association. They meet together to __15__ various matters concerning the school. Parents often give their time to help with classroom or after school activities.

　　1.A. go　　B. attend 　　C. take part in 　　D. enroll

　　2.A. were run　　B. run　　C. is run　　D. is running

　　3.A. less　　 B. more 　　C. rather　　D. much

　　4.A. spend　　B. pay　　C. cost 　　D. take

　　5.A. a　　B. the 　　 C. some 　　D. /

　　6.A. bring　　B. bringing 　　C. send 　　D. sending

　　7.A. which 　　B. what 　　C. in that 　　D. where

　　8.A. to　　B. in　　C. of D. on

　　9.A. /　　B. in 　　 C. of D. on

　　10.A. differ　　B. varies 　　C. extend　　D. differs

　　11.A. the needs　　B. the satisfaction 　　 C. needs　　D. need

　　12.A. on which　　B. to which　　C. which 　　D. what

　　13.A. surprise　　B. surprised　　C. surprising　　D. striking

　　14.A. consisting　　B. comprising 　　C. composing 　　D. making up

　　15.A. talk to　　B. comment 　　 C. discuss 　　D. exchange

　　答案及解析：

　　1．文章標題及文章結構分析：

　　Public and private schools in the United States

　　Religious and private schools receive little or no support from public taxes in the United States, and, as a result, are usually somewhat expensive to __1__, the large group of religious schools in America __2__ by the Roman Catholic Church, while religious schools tend to be __3__ expensive than private schools, there are usually some fees.

　　When there is free education available to all children in the United States, why do people __4__ money on private schools? Americans offer __5__ great variety of reasons for doing so, including the desire of some parents to __6__ their children to schools __7__ classes tend to be smaller, or where religious instruction is included as part of the educational system, or because __8__ their opinion, the public schools in their area are not __9__ high enough quality to meet their needs. Private schools in the United States __10__ widely in size, quality, and in the kind of program that are offered to meet __11__ of certain students.

　　The degree __12__ American parents are active in their childrens schools is often __13__ to people of other countries. Most schools have organizations __14__ of both parents and teachers, usually called P.T.A. for parents-teacher association. They meet together to __15__ various matters concerning the school. Parents often give their time to help with classroom or after school activities.

　　2．接看被選項解題：

　　1.A. go B. attend C. take part in D. enroll

　　1． Religious and private schools receive little or no support from public taxes

　　2． in the United States, and, as a result, are usually somewhat expensive to __1__,

　　1．B． 分析：抓住被選項特點：B，C和D（vi/vt.）都是及物性動詞（動詞短語），而只有A不是，由此排除A。借助語法結構：不定式結構to.. 與前面的schools有關，借助搭配判斷B合適。

　　考點：考察習慣搭配。

　　attend/go to school/上學

　　attend a meeting/參加會議；Attend a class/上課

　　take part in /參加討論，活動等

　　enroll sb. in 登記注冊

　　2.A. were run B. run 　　C. is run　　D. is running

　　The large group of religious schools in America __2__ by the Roman Catholic Church.

　　2. C 分析：考點：考察主語謂語一致性原則。

　　run: v. 競選, 延伸向, 控制，管理，冒（危險等）,操作

　　e.g. ran for mayor/競選市長

　　e.g. This road runs to the next town./這條路伸向臨近的一個鎮

　　e.g. run the campaign管理比賽

　　e.g. run a risk冒一次險

　　e.g. run a machine操作機器

　　3. 3.A. less B. more C. rather D. much

　　While religious schools tend to be __3__ expensive than private schools, there are usually some fees.

　　Public and private schools in the United States

　　Religious and private schools receive little or no support from public taxes in the United States, and, as a result, are usually somewhat expensive to __1__, the large group of religious schools in America __2__ by the Roman Catholic Church, while religious schools tend to be __3__ expensive than private schools, there are usually some fees.

　　When there is free education available to all children in the United States, why do people __4__ money on private schools? Americans offer __5__ great variety of reasons for doing so, including the desire of some parents to __6__ their children to schools __7__ classes tend to be smaller, or where religious instruction is included as part of the educational system, or because __8__ their opinion, the public schools in their area are not __9__ high enough quality to meet their needs. Private schools in the United States __10__ widely in size, quality, and in the kind of program that are offered to meet __11__ of certain students.

　　The degree __12__ American parents are active in their childrens schools is often __13__ to people of other countries. Most schools have organizations __14__ of both parents and teachers, usually called P.T.A. for parents-teacher association. They meet together to __15__ various matters concerning the school. Parents often give their time to help with classroom or after school activities.

　　1.A. go　　B. attend 　　C. take part in 　　D. enroll

　　2.A. were run　　B. run　　C. is run　　D. is running

　　3.A. less　　 B. more 　　C. rather　　D. much

　　4.A. spend　　B. pay　　C. cost 　　D. take

　　5.A. a　　B. the 　　 C. some 　　D. /

　　6.A. bring　　B. bringing 　　C. send 　　D. sending

　　7.A. which 　　B. what 　　C. in that 　　D. where

　　8.A. to　　B. in　　C. of D. on

　　9.A. /　　B. in 　　 C. of D. on

　　10.A. differ　　B. varies 　　C. extend　　D. differs

　　11.A. the needs　　B. the satisfaction 　　 C. needs　　D. need

　　12.A. on which　　B. to which　　C. which 　　D. what

　　13.A. surprise　　B. surprised　　C. surprising　　D. striking

　　14.A. consisting　　B. comprising 　　C. composing 　　D. making up

　　15.A. talk to　　B. comment 　　 C. discuss 　　D. exchange

　　答案及解析：

　　1．文章標題及文章結構分析：

　　Public and private schools in the United States

　　Religious and private schools receive little or no support from public taxes in the United States, and, as a result, are usually somewhat expensive to __1__, the large group of religious schools in America __2__ by the Roman Catholic Church, while religious schools tend to be __3__ expensive than private schools, there are usually some fees.

　　When there is free education available to all children in the United States, why do people __4__ money on private schools? Americans offer __5__ great variety of reasons for doing so, including the desire of some parents to __6__ their children to schools __7__ classes tend to be smaller, or where religious instruction is included as part of the educational system, or because __8__ their opinion, the public schools in their area are not __9__ high enough quality to meet their needs. Private schools in the United States __10__ widely in size, quality, and in the kind of program that are offered to meet __11__ of certain students.

　　The degree __12__ American parents are active in their childrens schools is often __13__ to people of other countries. Most schools have organizations __14__ of both parents and teachers, usually called P.T.A. for parents-teacher association. They meet together to __15__ various matters concerning the school. Parents often give their time to help with classroom or after school activities.

　　2．接看被選項解題：

　　1.A. go B. attend C. take part in D. enroll

　　1． Religious and private schools receive little or no support from public taxes

　　2． in the United States, and, as a result, are usually somewhat expensive to __1__,

　　1．B． 分析：抓住被選項特點：B，C和D（vi/vt.）都是及物性動詞（動詞短語），而只有A不是，由此排除A。借助語法結構：不定式結構to.. 與前面的schools有關，借助搭配判斷B合適。

　　考點：考察習慣搭配。

　　attend/go to school/上學

　　attend a meeting/參加會議；Attend a class/上課

　　take part in /參加討論，活動等

　　enroll sb. in 登記注冊

　　2.A. were run B. run 　　C. is run　　D. is running

　　The large group of religious schools in America __2__ by the Roman Catholic Church.

　　2. C 分析：考點：考察主語謂語一致性原則。

　　run: v. 競選, 延伸向, 控制，管理，冒（危險等）,操作

　　e.g. ran for mayor/競選市長

　　e.g. This road runs to the next town./這條路伸向臨近的一個鎮

　　e.g. run the campaign管理比賽

　　e.g. run a risk冒一次險

　　e.g. run a machine操作機器

　　3. 3.A. less B. more C. rather D. much

　　While religious schools tend to be __3__ expensive than private schools, there are usually some fees.