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Sending a child to a private school in the US is not a decision to be made lightly. 【F1】According to an online resource site, the national average private school tuition fees have come up to $9,582 per year per child, which is a significant expenditure given that public schools are "free" by law. So what makes private school education a worthwhile investment for a child's future? Close to a quarter of all schools in the US are private, and their primary advantage lies in the academic variety they offer. 【F2】While public schools are subject to statewide education policies, supervision and standardized tests, private schools have more free rein over their curriculum and staffing policies. This means that they are able to provide academic programs that may not be available in public schools, as well as and a wider variety of Advanced Placement courses. Private schools also tend to emphasize a holistic approach to education in order to develop more well-rounded individuals. 【F3】Their smaller student numbers make it possible for them to invest both resources and time in building in state-of-the-art facilities and developing robust extracurricular programs. A key thing to look out for when deciding on a school is the student-teacher ratio in classrooms, as lower ratios mean fewer children in the class and thus a greater opportunity to receive attention from the teacher, promoting more active engagement and academic achievement. A lower student-teacher ratio also enables the teachers to devote more time towards engaging with parents and keeping them up-to-date on their child's progress, as private schools also recognize that giving a child a good education is the responsibility of both the school and the parents. 【F4】The flexibility of private schools to adapt their curriculum to world trends and their willingness to explore specialized subjects means that they are better placed to develop children with a more global outlook, with the hope that they will carry this mindset with them into adulthood and the leadership roles they may take on in the future. Students are encouraged to examine and address current world issues in their class work, while extracurricular activities may also include field trips and community outreach projects for students to understand their responsibility to give back to the community. In many aspects, private schools are able to offer academic and environmental advantages that public schools cannot. 【F5】Despite the extra costs sustained, the impact that a good school can have in the long-term development of a child's skills, mindset and character should make a child's education prioritizing the quality a worthy investment.
【答案解析】①本句可视为While连接的并列句，对比了公立学校受约束与私立学校拥有更大自主权的情况。②分句1中包含固定短语be subject to“受……约束”，介词短语to…tests为形容词subject的补足语，说明公立学校受何约束。③分句2中，free rein意为“绝对自由”，介词短语over their curriculum and staffing policies作后置定语，修饰free rein，指出在哪方面拥有自由权。
问答题13.【F3】
【正确答案】学生数量更少，他们就能投入资源和时间增设最先进的设施和开发健全的课外活动项目。
【答案解析】①本句为简单句，it在句中作形式宾语，而真正的宾语是不定式短语to invest…programs。介词短语in building in…programs作状语，表示在哪方面投入资源和时间。②state-of-the-art意为“最先进的”；robust在此表示“健全的”。
【答案解析】①本句为复合句，包含一个宾语从句。The flexibility后带了两个后置定语：of private schools和to adapt their curriculum to world trends；their willingness后也带了不定式to explore specialized subjects作后置定语。②句末的介词短语with a more global outlook亦为后置定语，修饰children，说明所培养学生的特点。
【答案解析】①本句为复合句，主句主干为the impact should make a child’s education a worthy investment。句中包含that引导的定语从句，修饰主句主语the impact，说明是怎样的影响，从句中的介词短语of a child’s skills，mindset and character作development的后置定语，说明是哪方面的培养。②现在分词短语prioritizing the quality作后置定语，修饰a child’s education，说明该儿童教育注重质量。