单选题
Questions 7 and 8 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
单选题
What does the No Child Left Behind law require? A. It requires that at least 60, 000 students should take advantage of extra tutoring service. B. It requires that no child should switch schools before extra tutoring. C. It requires that schools must notify parents of their right to switch schools. D. It requires that all students must make steady progress in reading and writing.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 7-8 The Department of Education says a growing number of families are taking advantage of their right under the No Child Left Behind law to switch schools, though the department says many remain unaware of the options available to them. No Child Left Behind requires the schools making inadequate progress must notify parents of their right to change schools. They must also offer tutoring services. But this new report says only 1% of the 6 million eligible students took advantage of their right to switch and only 17% of those eligible got extra help. One reason is poor communication. At some urban schools only a quarter of eligible parents said they knew about the school choice option, and only half said they knew they could get tutoring. The number of students taking advantage of these options has grown, but that may be in part because a growing number of schools are failing to meet federal standards. Under No Child Left Behind all students must be making steady progress toward the goal of proficiency in reading and math by 2014.
根据原文No Child Left Behind requires the schools making inadequate progress must notify parents of their right to change schools,这项法案规定学校必须告知家长其转校的权利。其余选项并不准确。
单选题
How many parents knew about the school choice option at some urban schools? A. 1%. B. 25%. C. 17%. D. 50%.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】根据原文At some urban schools only a quarter of eligible parents said they knew about the school choice option,本题应该选B。