merican public education has changed numbers of American parents and teachers are in recent years.One change is that increasing starting independent public schools _________ (51)charter schools(特许学校).
In 1991，there were no charter schools in the United States.Today, more than 2,300 charter schools _________ (52)in 34 states and the District of Columbia.575,000 students_________ (53)these schools.The students are from 5 years of age through 1 8 or older.A charter school is _________ (54)by groups of parents，teachers and community(社区)members.It is similar in some ways _________ (55)a traditional public sch001.It receives tax money to operate just as other public schools do.The_________ (56)it receives depends on the number of students.The charter school must.prove to local or state governments that its students are learning.These governments _________ (57)the school with the agreement。Or charter that permits it to operate.Unlike a traditional public school，_________ (58)，the，charter school does not have to obey most laws governing public schools.Local，state or federal governments cannot tell it what _________ (59).Each school can choose its own goals and decide the ways it wants to_________ (60)those goals. Class sizes usually are，smaller than in many traditional public schools.Many Students and parents say_________ (61)in charter schools Can be more creative.
However, state education agencies，local education-governing committees and unions often _________ (62)charter schools.They say these schools may receive money badly_________ (63)by traditional public schools.Experts say some charter schools are doing well while others are struggling.Congress provided 200 million dollars for_________ (64)charter schools in the 2002 federal budget(预算).But，often the schools say they lack enough money for their_________ (65).Many also lack needed space.
51 A called
B asked
C known
D said
52 A study
B conduct
C operate
D perform
53 A finish
B attend
C leave
D cut
54 A taught
B held
C created
D understood
55 A to
B with
C by
D in
56 A attention
B amount
C expense
D information
57 A buy
B review
C give
D provide
58 A besides
B moreover
C thus
D however
59 A teach
B discuss
C have
D get
60 A set
B reach
C indicate
D define
61 A farmers
B works
C teachers
D soldiers
62 A oppose
B change
C enter
D encourage
63 A treated
B need
C earned
D wasted
64 A needing
B spending
C comparing
D establishing
65 A programs
B parents
C records
D words
答案解析
51.A called是过去分词作后置定语表示被动，这里是说，那些学校被叫做特许学校。asked，known，said不仅意思不合适，也不符合这里的语法要求：如果硬要用asked 修饰public schools，也得说，public schools asked t0 do sth.;在这里的语境中，known 要与as连用;said要与tobe连用。
52.C operate在这里是不及物动词，是“运转”的意思。作为不及物动词，study，conduct 和perform在这里作charter schools的谓语都不合适。
53.B attend school上学，是一个固定的表达方式，finish和cut放在these schools前面不通：可以说leave these schools，但attend these schools更符合这里上下文的要求。
54.C虽然从语法上说taught，held和understood在这里都可以用，但从意思上讲，却只能用cmamd，因为根据这一段其他句子所提供的上下文，这个句子讲的应该是特许学校及其兴办人。
55.A be similar to是一个固定说法。
56.B the amount是the amount 0f money的省略形式，它与上一句的tax money相照应。expense不能与receive连用;attention和information虽然可以和receive连用，但从意思上不符合上下文的要求。
57.D provide与with连用，恰好与原句中的with相吻合。buy和review常与for连用，give常与to连用。
58.D besides此外，moreover而且，thus因而，however然而。这四个词中只有however表示转折关系。原句的意思是：与传统的公共学校不同，大多数用以管理公共学校的法律，特许学校都不必遵守。显然，这里讲的是特许学校与传统公共学校之间不同，与上一段构成对照关系，是一种转折，所以要用however。
59.A这个句子中的it指的是上一句中的the charter school，学校的主要功能是教学;这个句子的下一句说，每个学校(指特许学校)都可以选择自己的目标，也就是“教什么”。综合这两点，这里应该填teach。
60.B reachthose goals意思是“达到那些目标”。这个句子的意思是：每个学校(指特许学校)都可以选择自己的目标，并可以决定达到那些目标的途径。所以，最佳选择是reach。set，indicate和define与旬意相关性甚小。
61.c本文一直在谈特许学校的事，这个句子仍然在谈特许学校的事，所以teachers应为首选。
62.A从上下文看，这里的意义应该是反面的。这四个词中，encourage的意义是正面的，不能选，change和enter与这里的上下文相关性较小，所以，最佳选择是oppose。
63.B这个句子提及的是反对特许学校的一个理由，那就是，特许学校可能会挤用传统公共学校非常需要的钱。所以，这里应该用needed。
64.D这个句子提到，国会为……提供了20亿美元。四个选项中，只有establishing与charter schools连用最符合题意。
65.A programs在这里指的是“学校的课程计划”。这个句子的意思是：虽然有国会大量的拨款，特许学校仍然会经常说他们缺乏足够的钱来完成他们的教学计划。其他三个词缺乏相关性。
