2013年12月大学英语六级考试听力真题及答案

　　Section C

　　In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read forthe first time, you should listen carfully for its general idea. When the passage is read for thesecond time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact wordsyou have just heard.

　　For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are requied to fill in the missing information. For theseblanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main pointsin your own words. Finally ,when the passage is read for the third time, you should check whatyou have written.

　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

　　It's difficult to estimate the number of youngsters involved in home schooling, where childrenare not sent to school and receive their formal education from one or both parents. (26)______and court decisions have made it legally possible in most states for parents to educate theirchildren at home, and each year more people take advantage of that opportunity. Somestates require parents or a home tutor to meet teacher certification standards, and manyrequire parents to complete legal forms to verify that their children are receiving (27)______ instate-approved curricula.

　　cet6w.com home education claim that it's less expensive and far more (28)______ than masspublic education. Moreover, they cite several advantages: alleviation of school overcrowding,strengthened family relationships, lower (29)______ rates, the fact that students are allowedto learn at their own rate, increased (30)______, higher standardized test scores, and reduced(31)______ problems.

　　Critics of the home schooling movement (32)______ that it creates as many problems as itsolves. They acknowledge that, in a few cases, home schooling offers educationalopportunities superior to those found in most public schools, but few parents can providesuch educational advantages. Some parents who withdraw their children from the schools(33)______ home schooling have an inadequate educational background and insufficientformal training to provide a satisfactory education for their children. Typically, parents havefewer technological resources (34)______ than do schools. However, the relatively inexpensivecomputer technology that is readily available today is causing some to challenge the notionthat home schooling is in any way (35)______ more highly structured classroom education.

　　参考答案

　　Section C

　　26. Legislation

　　27. instruction

　　28. efficient

　　29. dropout

　　30. motivation

　　31. discipline

　　32. contend

　　33. in favor of

　　34. at their disposal

　　35. inferior to