All parents in England want to send their children to high school.But sending a child to a school is the first step that many parents find difficult to take.In theory，at least，the problem is that there are many choices to make.Let us try to list some of the alternatives (两选一) between which parents are forced to decide.To begin with，they may ask themselves whether they would like their child to go to a single­sex school or a co­educational school.They may also consider whether the child should go to a school that is connected to a particular church or religious group，or whether the school should not have such connections.Another decision is whether the school should be one of the vast majority financed by the state or one of the very small but influential (有影响的) minority of private schools，though this choice is，of course，only available to the small number of those who can pay.Also connected with the question of money is whether the child should go to a boarding school or live at home.Then there is the question of what the child should do at school.Should it be a school whose curriculum (课程) lays emphasis，for example，on necessary skills，such as reading，writing and mathematics，or one which pays more attention to developing the child’s personality，morality，emotion and sociality.Finally，with dissatisfaction with conventional education as great as it is in some circles in England and certainly in the US，the question might even arise in the parents’minds as to whether the child should be forced (强迫) to go to school at all.Although in practice，some parents may not think twice about any of these choices and send their child to the only school available in the immediate neighborhood，any parents who are interested enough can insist that as many choices as possible be made open to them，and the system is theoretically (就理论上) supposed to provide them.

61．Parents in England find choosing a school hard because________.

A．there is a limited number of choices

B．some schools are very expensive

C．some schools are government schools

D．they are faced with a variety of offers

62．According to the passage，some parents，if allowed，might let their children stay at home because they________.

A．don’t find conventional education satisfactory (满意的)

B．don’t know how to choose among different schools

C．intend to educate their children themselves

D．find conventional education too expensive to pay for

63．What is implied (暗指的) at the very end of the passage?

A．Most parents are unconcerned about the choices available to them.

B．Interested parents can request more school choices be open to them.

C．The educational system may not provide as many choices as expected.

D．Most parents usually send their children to the schools nearby.

Recipients（接受者）of this year's Annenberg scholarships were announced on June 19. Brittany Blythe was one of them.
In seventh grade，Brittany Blythe dreamed of being a cheerleader（啦啦队队员）. Her school’s coaches were less than enthusiastic. “They said. ‘I don't know how you’ll be able to do it’. ”she recalls. “‘You won’t be able to do it’.”
But Brittany，now a junior at Strath Haven High School near Philadelphia，refused to give up. And when the junior school cheerleaders won a tournament last year, she was right there，dancing and cheering with the rest of the team.
Not bad for someone whose legs were cut off below the knee when she was two years old.
Brittany,18,was born without shinbones(胫骨）—“just blood and muscle tissue，”as she puts it. When she tried to walk, her legs twisted.    
After the operation, she adapted quickly. “From day one，I basically jumped up and wanted to do everything,’’ she says. Prostheses(假肢)allowed her to move around upright. But too slowly to keep up with her friends. Brittany’s solution was to take the legs off and walk on her knees something she still does when safety and comfort permit.
She has been rarely discouraged. Other children laughed at her through the years，especially in junior high school，but she says the challenge only made her stronger. Now she’s trying to convince her coaches to let her remove the prostheses and be a flyer. The cheerleader who's thrown in the air and caught by her teammates.
Brittany doesn’t think her problems put her at a disadvantage. “My disability was the first thing I had to get through., and that’s going to prepare me for the future. ”she says. “It’s all just a test：If someone throws you a difficult problem，what are you going to do?”   
【小题1】 What was the coaches’ first attitude towards Brittany's dream?

Recipients（接受者）of this year's Annenberg scholarships were announced on June 19. Brittany Blythe was one of them.

In seventh grade，Brittany Blythe dreamed of being a cheerleader（啦啦队队员）. Her school’s coaches were less than enthusiastic. “They said. ‘I don't know how you’ll be able to do it’. ”she recalls. “‘You won’t be able to do it’.”

But Brittany，now a junior at Strath Haven High School near Philadelphia，refused to give up. And when the junior school cheerleaders won a tournament last year, she was right there，dancing and cheering with the rest of the team.

Not bad for someone whose legs were cut off below the knee when she was two years old.

Brittany,18,was born without shinbones(胫骨）—“just blood and muscle tissue，”as she puts it. When she tried to walk, her legs twisted.    

After the operation, she adapted quickly. “From day one，I basically jumped up and wanted to do everything,’’ she says. Prostheses(假肢)allowed her to move around upright. But too slowly to keep up with her friends. Brittany’s solution was to take the legs off and walk on her knees something she still does when safety and comfort permit.

She has been rarely discouraged. Other children laughed at her through the years，especially in junior high school，but she says the challenge only made her stronger. Now she’s trying to convince her coaches to let her remove the prostheses and be a flyer. The cheerleader who's thrown in the air and caught by her teammates.

Brittany doesn’t think her problems put her at a disadvantage. “My disability was the first thing I had to get through., and that’s going to prepare me for the future. ”she says. “It’s all just a test：If someone throws you a difficult problem，what are you going to do?”   

1. What was the coaches’ first attitude towards Brittany's dream?

2. What was Brittany’s reaction after the operation?

3. What does Brittany want to achieve at the moment?

4. We can learn from the last paragraph that Brittany _________.

5.. What's the best title for the text?

Recipients（接受者）of this year's Annenberg scholarships were announced on June 19. Brittany Blythe was one of them.
In seventh grade，Brittany Blythe dreamed of being a cheerleader（啦啦队队员）. Her school’s coaches were less than enthusiastic. “They said. ‘I don't know how you’ll be able to do it’. ”she recalls. “‘You won’t be able to do it’.”
But Brittany，now a junior at Strath Haven High School near Philadelphia，refused to give up. And when the junior school cheerleaders won a tournament last year, she was right there，dancing and cheering with the rest of the team.
Not bad for someone whose legs were cut off below the knee when she was two years old.
Brittany,18,was born without shinbones(胫骨）—“just blood and muscle tissue，”as she puts it. When she tried to walk, her legs twisted.    
After the operation, she adapted quickly. “From day one，I basically jumped up and wanted to do everything,’’ she says. Prostheses(假肢)allowed her to move around upright. But too slowly to keep up with her friends. Brittany’s solution was to take the legs off and walk on her knees something she still does when safety and comfort permit.
She has been rarely discouraged. Other children laughed at her through the years，especially in junior high school，but she says the challenge only made her stronger. Now she’s trying to convince her coaches to let her remove the prostheses and be a flyer. The cheerleader who's thrown in the air and caught by her teammates.
Brittany doesn’t think her problems put her at a disadvantage. “My disability was the first thing I had to get through., and that’s going to prepare me for the future. ”she says. “It’s all just a test：If someone throws you a difficult problem，what are you going to do?”

1. 1.

   What was the coaches’ first attitude towards Brittany's dream?

   1. A.
      Supportive
   2. B.
      Enthusiastic
   3. C.
      Optimistic
   4. D.
      Doubtful
2. 2.

   What was Brittany’s reaction after the operation?

   1. A.
      She abandoned herself to self-pity
   2. B.
      She refused to use the prostheses
   3. C.
      She accepted the result and tried to get used to it
   4. D.
      She challenged the children who laughed at her
3. 3.

   What does Brittany want to achieve at the moment?

   1. A.
      To stop others’laughing at her
   2. B.
      To prove her coaches wrong
   3. C.
      To remove her prostheses
   4. D.
      To be a flyer
4. 4.

   We can learn from the last paragraph that Brittany______.

   1. A.
      doesn’t think she is better than others
   2. B.
      is not well prepared for the future
   3. C.
      takes a positive attitude towards life
   4. D.
      likes the challenge of learning new things
5. 5.

   What's the best title for the text?

   1. A.
      A new leg，a new life
   2. B.
      A new cheerleader, a new record
   3. C.
      Passing the test
   4. D.
      Seeking advantages