英国富裕家庭子女完全脱离主流教育系统
As most children return to school, many rich families are choosing to pull their children out of the mainstream education system altogether in favor of having a tutor at home. “Around 50 percent of the inquiries we’re getting at the moment are for long-term, daily home tutoring,” Steve Spriggs, managing director of London-based private tutoring service. And, he adds, the trend has grown from families asking for personal tutors to copy the classroom environment in their own homes. Many families that were making the inquiries for full-time home tutors, Spriggs said, were either travelling so frequently that sending their children to one school was impractical and others did not want their children to go into boarding school.
Home tutoring is nothing new, and many tuition firms also offer extra tutoring services to families wanting their children to have a little extra help learning ahead of entrance exams at competitive private schools in the U.K., such as Harrow, St. Pauls or Eton.
“We always make it clear to parents that we will only offer full-time home schooling for a year though,” Spriggs explained. “Any more than a year and children start to lose out on what a school environment can give them, such as social skills and that vital interaction they need — although we try to reduce that anyway in our home tutoring with sports clubs or museum trips as part of the teaching program.
Spriggs would not tell the salary region of tutors, but did say that the costs of hiring a full-time tutor would be more than the fees of a top boarding school, which usually charge around $54,400 a year. Some families employ two full-time tutors, one to cover humanities(人文学科) and the other to cover science and maths. Devising an educational plan for youngsters in these situations is not a quick process, however, Spriggs said, with a tutor being matched to the child to ensure they are compatible(和睦相处的). Some parents think that money can be the solution to the problem. “I do believe that anyone can be tutored to pass an entrance exam but once the child is in, they have to compete with others. If they’re not good enough to keep enough they’ll have to leave.”
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1.Why do some parents choose home tutoring for their children?
A It takes much more to attend schools.
B The competition at schools are severe.
C They take their children on frequent trips.
D They want their children to try something new.
解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句的 were either travelling so frequently that sending their children to one school was impractical 可知，他们经常到其他地方旅行，使得孩子很难一直去同一所学校上学。故选 C。
2. Why did Spriggs add sports clubs or museum trips?
A To maximize the importance of interaction.
B To make a different environment from schools.
C To offer children full-time home schooling.
D To improve the social skills of children.
解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据第三段第二句可知，在家接受教育的孩子超过一年就会缺少社会交际能力，而他们增加 sports clubs 和 museum trips 就是为了提高孩子的社交技巧。故选 D。
3.What does Spriggs value most?
A Making a lot of money.
B Creating educational plans fast.
C Tutoring children enter universities.
D Helping children become more competent.
解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据最后一段 Spriggs 所说的话可知，他觉得任何人都可以通过辅导通过入学考试，但是如果他们的竞争力不够强，进入想去的学校以后也会被退学，由此可推断Spriggs 最看重培养孩子的竞争力。故选 D。
4.What is the best title of the passage?
A Why the rich pull their kids from schools.
B How the rich children become successful.
C Which is the best place for the children.
D Who could be the children’s best teachers.
解析：选A。A 标题概括题。文章开始提到了富裕家庭的孩子走出学校学习的这个现象，接下来的段落都是解读孩子走出学校回到家里接受教育的原因。故选 A。