单选题 {{B}}In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer.{{/B}}
When the Georgia legislature passed a private school scholarship program in 2008, lawmakers promoted it as a way to give poor children the same education choices as the wealthy. The program would be supported by donations to nonprofit scholarship groups, and Georgians who contributed would receive dollar-for-dollar tax credits, up to $2,500 a couple. The intent was that money otherwise due to the Georgia treasury—about $50 million a year—would be used instead to help needy students escape struggling public schools.
While the scholarship programs have helped many children whose parents would have to {{U}}scrimp{{/U}} or work several jobs to send them to private schools, the money has also been used to attract star football players, expand the payrolls of the nonprofit scholarship groups and spread the theology of creationism, interviews and documents show. Even some private school parents and administrators have questioned whether the programs are a charade.
Most of the private schools are religious. Nearly a quarter of the participating schools in Georgia require families to make a profession of religious faith, according to their Web sites. Many of those schools adhere to a fundamentalist brand of Christianity. A commonly used sixth-grade science text retells the creation story contained in Genesis, omitting any other explanation. An economics book used in some high schools holds that the Antichrist—a world ruler predicted in the New Testament—will one day control what is bought and sold.
The programs are insulated from provisions requiring church-state separation because the donations are collected and distributed by the nonprofit scholarship groups. A cottage industry of these groups has sprung up, in some cases collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars in administrative fees, according to tax filings. The groups often work in concert with private schools like Gwinnett Christian Academy to solicit donations and determine who will get the scholarships—in effect limiting school choice for the students themselves. In most states, students who withdraw from the schools cannot take the scholarship money with them.
Some of the programs have also become enmeshed in politics, including in Pennsylvania, where more than 200 organizations distribute more than $40 million a year donated by corporations. Two of the state's largest scholarship organizations are controlled by lobbyists, and they frequently ask lawmakers to help decide which schools get the money, according to interviews. The arrangement provides a potential opportunity for corporate donors seeking to influence legislators and also gives the lobbying firms access to both lawmakers and potential new clients. The logical conclusion was that most of the students receiving the scholarships had not come from public schools.

单选题 According to Paragraph 1, which of the following was true of the scholarship program passed by Georgia legislature?

A. The program was backed by Georgia government and private social donors.
B. The purpose of the program is to provide tax credits for Georgians.
C. The program serves to assist impoverished students to get an equal education.
D. The program was aimed at students in private schools.

单选题 The word "scrimp" in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to "______".

A. save
B. struggle
C. quit job
D. scratch

单选题 Some private school parents doubt the nature of the program partly because ______.

A. the money goes to the pocket of star football players
B. it subsidizes the salary of nonprofit scholarship groups
C. they have not received much help as claimed
D. it helps to pay for the clergymen

单选题 According to the passage, which one is NOT the character of the private schools?

A. Their science textbooks contain teachings from the Bible that is not scientific.
B. The schools enroll students with extra conditions attached, such as religious faith.
C. Some programs relate to politics, which gives corporate donors a chance to impact legislators.
D. The programs have no negative effects on students and society.

单选题 According to the passage, what is the author's attitude towards private school scholarship programs?

A. Impartial.
B. Affirmative.
C. Interrogative.
D. Completely negative.