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When it comes to learning at home, perfection is not possible. That’s one of the basic tenets for Pia Russell, education and children’s literature librarian at the University of Victoria. “You’re going to have to find something that’s good enough,” said Russell, who has developed a free online resource to help parents such as her navigating home-learning after schools were closed due to the coronavirus. “You’re your kids’ parent first, not their teacher. And it’s not possible to accomplish in a day at home what could be done in a day at school, especially with parents working full-time,” said Russell.

“People kept asking me, like friends and colleagues, ‘Oh my gosh, how do I home-school my kids?’” Russell said. “I thought, ‘Well, I have a bit of knowledge I can share.’” Her online resource lists tons of resources for parents, categorized by subject.

“It’s supposed to be kind of a one-stop shop for anything parents might find useful,” said Russell, who admits home learning was new territory for her, too. “I put it together few weeks ago and have been adding to it on and off since.” There have been more than 2,000 page views so far. The focus is on math, science, language arts, social studies and indigenous education, with content added at the recommendation of teachers, professors, librarians and parents.

Russell praised the work being done by teachers to help home-learning students, and said after her home-schooling experience, she has even more respect for the role teachers play in her children’s lives.

Another of Russell’s basic rules is that screen time isn’t all bad, whether children are learning online or maintaining important contact with their friends. “There’s a lot of amazing content out there and it’s all online,” she said. “That’s really saving us.”

1.The underlined word “tenets” has the same meaning as _______.

A rules

B tools

C rights

D requirements

解析：选A。词义猜测题。根据文章第一段第一句When it comes to learning at home, perfection is not possible. 再结合最后一段Another of Russell’s basic rules is that screen time isn’t all bad可知，Russell认为在家学习，完美是不可能的，还认为屏幕时间并不都很糟糕，后者是她的另外一条基本原则，由此推测前者也是她的基本“原则”之一，故选A。

2.What’s the disadvantage of home-learning according to Russell?

A Lack of educational resources.

B Parents being busy with work.

C Being unable to learn as much as at school.

D Without the help of teachers and classmates.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据文章第一段最后一句 And it’s not possible to accomplish in a day at home what could be done in a day at school, especially with parents working full-time, said Russell.可知， Russell表示，在家里一天也不可能完成在学校一天可以做的事情，尤其是当父母全职工作时，说明家庭学习无法像在学校学习那么多，故选C。

3.How are Russell’s online resources?

A They are in a great number in a category.

B They bring Russell lots of profits in life.

C They are all provided by the teachers and libraries.

D They are involved in different subjects and people’s suggestions.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据文章第三段最后一句The focus is on math, science, language arts, social studies and Indigenous education, with content added at the recommendation of teachers, professors, librarians and parents.可知，资源重点是数学、科学、语言艺术、社会研究和土著教育，内容由教师、教授、图书馆员和家长推荐，由此看出Russell的网络资源涉及各种主题并参考了人们的意见，故选D。

4.What will probably be talked about in the following paragraph?

A The role teachers play in students’ lives.

B Why home-schooling is so important.

C Some examples of online resources saving parents.

D How Russell developed a free online resource to help parents.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据文章最后一段There’s a lot of amazing content out there and it’s all online可知，对外有很多令人惊叹的内容，而且都是在线的，由此推测下文应该列举能拯救家长的在线资源的实例，故选C。