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1、江苏省高三英语阅读理解专题突破（8）Passage1Eight-year-oldBethanyandseven-year-oldElizaarehavingagreattimejumpingaroundintheorchardoftheirhomeinavillagenearPenrith.Theycanplayanytimetheylikebecausetheydon'tgotoschool.Instead,theyareeducatedathomebytheirparents,PaulandVeronikaRobinson.Buttheydon'thavelessons,have
2、neverusedatimetableandlearnonlywhatandwhentheywanttolearn..www.ks5u.com"Iwantmykidstohavefreedomintheirchildhood,notspenditinaninstitution,"says37-year-oldVeronika,"Schoolisallaboutcontrolandfollowingtherules."Veronikaandher56-year-oldhusbandPaulhaveneverexperiencedthedailyrushtogetdressedandou
3、tofthedoorthatiscommoninmosthouseholdswithschool-agedchildren."Wegetupatourleisure-usuallyaround8:30,"saysVeronika."Wemightvisitafriend,orgotothelibrary,andonTuesdaysweshopatthemarket.Insummer,wespendmostofourtimeoutsideandthegirlsentertainthemselvesalot.".www.ks5u.comNewresearchduetobepublishe
4、dthisspringrevealsaverydifferentpictureofBritain'shomeeducators."Outof297families,184saidthattheyneveruseatimetable,"saysMikeFortune-WoodofHomeEducationUK."Ninetypercentneverorrarelyusetextbooks,andnearlyallsaidthathappiness,contentmentandself-fulfillmentweremoreimportantthanacademicachievement
5、.Only15%feltthatplanningwhattolearnwascrucial.".www.ks5u.comSofar,sogood.Butwhat,youmightask,arethechildrenactuallylearning?"Itwasn'timportanttomethatthegirlscouldreadbyacertainage,buttheybothpickeditupforthemselvesataroundseven,"saysRobinson."Weighingcookingingredientsusesmaths,andmakingashopp
6、inglistteachesthemtowrite.Observingfivehenshastaughtthegirlsaboutsurvivalofthefittest."Butwhataboutwhenthechildrengrowup?Cantheygotouniversity?Thehomeeducators'answeristheycaniftheywantto.Thereareavarietyofroutesintohighereducation,butprobablythemostcommonistojoinalocalcollege.ThisiswhatGusHarr
7、is-Reidhasdone."Iwaseducatedathomeallmylife.I'dneverhadalessonorbeeninsideaclassroomuntilIstartedGCSEs,"saysthe18-year-old."I'mnowstudyingfor4A-levelsatExeterCollege.I'vehadnoproblemwiththeworkorwithfittingin."Whenaskedtoreflecton
