听力真题

Passage Two
29.
A. The number of students they take in is limited.
B. They receive little or no support from public taxes.
C. They are only open to children from rich families.
D. They have to pay more taxes.
30.
A. Private schools admit more students.
B. Private schools charge less than religious schools.
C. Private schools run a variety of programs.
D. Private schools allow students to enjoy more freedom.
31.
A. The churches.
B. The program designers.
C. The local authorities.
D. The state government.

答案解析

Passage Two
[29]Religious and private schools receive little or no support from public taxes in the United States. As a result, they are more expensive to attend. [31]The religious schools in America are usually run by churches. Therefore they tend to be less expensive than private schools. When there is free education available to all children in the United States, why do people spend money on private schools? Americans offer a great variety of reasons for doing so. Some parents send their children to private schools because the classes there are usually smaller. [30]In their opinion, the public schools in their area are not of high enough quality to meet their needs. Private schools in the United States range widely in size and quality, and they offer all kinds of programs to meet the needs of certain students.

Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. Why is it usually expensive to attend religious and private schools?
正确答案：B
解析：题目询问为什么入读宗教学校和私立学校通常很昂贵。关键是要听到文章开头的两句话：“在美国，宗教学校和私立学校很少或根本没有从公共税收中获得支援，因此，入读这类学校很昂贵。”B是原文的复述，故为答案。
30. What is one of the reasons for people to send their children to private schools?
正确答案：C
解析：题目询问人们把孩子送到私立学校去的原因之一是什么。关键是要听到“在他们（家长们）看来，公立学校的教学质量不能满足他们的要求，而私立学校有各种规模和质量，能够提供各种课程以满足某些学生的需求。”故答案为C。文中说私立学校的班级通常要小一些，即学生人数要少一些，故A不正确；文中说宗教学校比私立学校收费低，故B不正确；选项D的内容文中没有提及。
31. Who usually runs religious schools in the United States?
正确答案：A
解析：题目询问宗教学校通常是由谁来管理。关键是要听到“美国的宗教学校通常由教学管理。”故选A。