To most of us，school means classes，teachers，schedules，grades，and tests.But for t
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To most of us，school means classes，teachers，schedules，grades，and tests.But for the children at Sudbury Valley School in Massachusetts，school is very different.
Firstly，there are no lessons.All the children，aged between 4 and 19，do whatever they want.There are no teachers—only “staff members”．The idea behind this is that you do not need to make children learn，because children want to learn anyway.“You do not need to say to a three yearold，‘Go explore your environment."You can"t stop them！” says Daniel Greenberg，a founder of the school.“But if you make children do what you want all day，they will lose all taste for learning.”
At Sudbury Valley School，you will permit children to talk，read，paint，cook，work on computers，study French，play the piano，climb trees or just run around.Two boys spent three years just fishing!
The other way that Sudbury Valley School is different is that the children can decide the rules.Every week，there is a school meeting where both children and staff have one vote each—even the fouryearolds.They decide the school rules，how to spend the school budget，and even which staff they want and do not want any more.
When the school first opened in 1968，people said it would never work.But today，the school has 200 students，and 80%of its students go on to college. Even the two boys who went fishing all the time have successful careers today.One of them is a musician and the other is a computer scientist.
小题1:What is the main topic of the article?| A．An unusual school. | B．Children"s hobbies. | | C．A school without rules. | D．Education in the US. |
小题2:What does the school believe?| A．Teachers cannot teach children Well. | | B．Children learn best when they do what they want to do. | | C．Learning is for adults—children should only play. | | D．Children should only learn about one thing at a time. |
小题3:What does Daniel Greenberg say about threeyearolds?| A．They love learning. | | B．They are very naughty. | | C．They want to be outside all the time. | | D．They are too young to learn anything. |
小题4:Who has the most power in the school meetings?| A．The older children have more power than the younger children. | | B．A child has more power than an adult. | | C．The younger children have more power than the older children. | | D．Everybody has equal power. |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:D |
解析
小题1:答案 A [ 主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了Sudbury Valley School不同寻常的地方：学生不用上课，不用做作业，可以随心所欲干自己想***事，可以参与学校制度的制定。这样的学校的确少见。]
小题2:答案 B [ 推理判断题。从第二段可知，被动学习只会让学生失去兴趣，让学生做自己想做的事他们才会学得最好。]
小题3:答案 A [细节理解题。Daniel Greenberg的话是对“you do not need to make children learn, because children want to learn anyway”的进一步说明，由此可知A正确。]
小题4:答案 D [ 细节理解题。从倒数第二段第二句可知D正确。] |
举一反三
Sure，it"s good to get along well with your teacher because it makes the time you spend in the classroom more pleasant.
And yes，it"s good to get along well with your teacher because，in general，it"s smart to learn how to get along well with the different types of people you"ll meet throughout your life.
In fact，kids who get along well with their teachers not only learn more，but they"re more comfortable about asking questions and getting extra help.This makes it easier for them to understand new materials and do their best on tests.When you have this kind of relationship with a teacher，he or she can be someone to turn to with problems，such as problems with learning or school issues.
Here is a question：what if you don"t get along well with your teachers? In fact，teachers want to get along well with you and enjoy seeing you learn.But teachers and students sometimes have personality clashes(个性冲突)，which can happen between any two people.If you show your teacher that you want to make the situation better，he or she will probably do everything possible to make that happen.By dealing with a problem like this，you learn something about how to get along with people who are different from you.
However，if a certain teacher isn"t your favorite，you can still have a successful relationship with him or her，especially________.Here are some of those responsibilities：
Attend class ready to learn.
Be prepared for class with the right pencils，books，and completed assignments.
Listen when your teacher is talking.
Do your best，whether it"s a classroom assignment，homework，or a test.
小题1:The passage is written for________.| A．teachers | B．advisers | C．students | D．parents |
小题2:According to the passage，getting along well with your teachers will make you________.| A．get the best scores in the exams | | B．have more pleasant time in the classroom | | C．have no problems with study | | D．get a better seat in the classroom |
小题3:The underlined word “that” in the fourth paragraph refers to________.| A．getting along very well with classmates | | B．the disappearance of personality differences | | C．a better relationship between you and your teacher | | D．the happy time you have in the classroom |
小题4:“________” can be filled in the blank.| A．if you fulfill your basic responsibilities as a student | | B．if you are easygoing and helpful | | C．if you know some basic social skills | | D．if you are thought of as a good student |
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I once worked in a charter school(特许公立学校)．There students with serious problems were put in ___ .So when the year ended in May，only ____students sitting in the classes had been there since the doors____ in August.
Chad was one of them.He started out in my first semester ___ class.He had taken the course twice already ____ earning a credit(学分)，which was ____ at the school.He was too excited at times but fairly bright，and he never ____ a day of school during the first semester.Chad earned credit for first semester Spanish and moved on to the second.
I noticed a huge ____ in him when he returned from Christmas vacation.He was quieter and worked harder.I was ____ by his big improvement.Towards the end of the spring semester，Chad missed several weeks of school.When he returned.He told me he was soon being sent to “yearround school”．
I ____ the “yearround school” was prison.I was _____ to learn that he had broken into someone"s house.____ I wanted to give him an award，some teachers said，“You should give the award to someone else.” I considered it.____ in the end I decided to ____ Chad only on what he had done in my class.
Chad"s sentencing had been delayed, and he ____ to school that day.He ___ reacted when I gave him an award for Most Improved.He hugged me ____ and said，“Thank you.Now I have___to show my mom.”
Chad didn"t finish second semester Spanish，and he never got ____ for the course.But I"d like to think that ____ made a difference in his life.
| 小题1: | | A．sea | B．town | C．village | D．prison |
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| 小题2: | | A．a few | B．many | C．plenty of | D．few |
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| 小题3: | | A．started | B．closed | C．opened | D．broke |
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| 小题4: | | A．English | B．Chinese | C．Spanish | D．Japanese |
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| 小题6: | | A．special | B．usual | C．average | D．common |
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| 小题7: | | A．ignored | B．missed | C．spent | D．wasted |
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| 小题8: | | A．change | B．fear | C．trouble | D．concern |
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| 小题9: | | A．confirmed | B．puzzled | C．prevented | D．impressed |
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| 小题10: | | A．invented | B．recognized | C．discovered | D．realized |
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| 小题11: | | A．shocked | B．pleased | C．frightened | D．terrified |
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| 小题12: | | A．Before | B．Until | C．Unless | D．When |
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| 小题14: | | A．reward | B．determine | C．judge | D．defend |
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| 小题15: | | A．made it | B．got it | C．went it | D．caught it |
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| 小题16: | | A．excitedly | B．slowly | C．normally | D．hardly |
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| 小题17: | | A．loosely | B．tightly | C．unwillingly | D．narrowly |
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| 小题18: | | A．everything | B．anything | C．something | D．nothing |
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| 小题19: | | A．credit | B．honour | C．support | D．bond |
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| 小题20: | | A．incident | B．award | C．sentence | D．hug |
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Urban citizens(市民)can enjoy a more colorful life than rural citizens.Townspeople are wellinformed because they have the easier access to news，while country people are uniformed because these districts are hard to get to.Urban traffic is so welldeveloped that the residents there often visit exhibitions and parks which are only a short bus ride away. For country people this is a major operation which involves considerable planning.Shopping，a necessary activity in everyday life is more convenient in the city than in the countryside. Townspeople can buy what they want at any time of a day.But rural residents go to town at most once a week.So after shopping they always stagger home loaded with heavy purchases. As for as meals and clothes concerned，townspeople are wellfed and welldressed as there is an adequate(足够的)supply of goods.But rural residents are too busy to pay particular attention to them.It is for these reasons that more and more people are moving into the city and looking for a rest there.
On the contrary，some people are attracted by the rural area.Air pollution，noise and overcrowding which are the biggest problems confronting townspeople seem strange for rural residents.Medical studies have proved that rural residents can live longer than urban residents, because they are free from a polluted environment. In addition，the crime rate in the city is several times higher than in the countryside.As is known to all，the life in any city is much more expensive than in the countryside.So the safe, quiet and cheap life in the country appeals to(对……有吸引力)many city residents.
Either an urban or a rural area gives pleasure and trouble.But，I believe，the suburban area has the excellencies(优点)of both and is superior to both.As the automobile industry develops，more and more people will make their homes in suburban areas.
小题1:When visiting an exhibition in town，country people have to ________.| A．listen to local news | B．take a bus | | C．make a careful plan | D．ask friends for help |
小题2:Paragraph 1 mainly tells us the differences between urban and rural life in ________.| A．communication，traffic and shopping | | B．traffic，shopping and diet | | C．education，living conditions and housing | | D．traffic，medicine and shopping |
小题3:According to the passage，rural people are not as welldressed as urban citizens mainly because________.| A．they live far away from town | | B．they live a poorer life | | C．they are busy with their work | | D．they don"t like to dress up |
小题4: For rural residents，the problems the urban citizens facing are________.| A．common | B．unfamiliar | | C．wellknown | D．unimportant |
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On October 12,1989，some British scientists were working at the computers to look for the information they needed.Suddenly they saw a lot of very bright points crossing the computer screens.At the same time the computers were working much slower.To find out what was happening they stopped their work to check some parts of the computers.To their horror，they found out that most of their stored information was got rid of by computer viruses(病毒)！Clearly all these computers had been infected by computer viruses.
It is said that the computer viruses were made by a group of young men fond of playing tricks.They all had excellent education.They created the viruses just to show their intelligence. These kinds of computer viruses are named Jerusalem Viruses.These viruses can stay in computers for a long time.When the time comes they will attack(袭击)the computers by lowering the functions，damaging their normal programs or even getting rid of all the information.
We now come to know that Jerusalem Viruses often attack computers on Friday and that they are spreading(传播)to a lot of computers.Among the countries that were attacked by computer viruses last year are Britain，Australia，Switzerland and the U．S.But till now，how to get rid of the terrible viruses remains a problem.
小题1:When the viruses attack the computers，the computers will work________.| A．normally | B．slowly | C．faster | D．well |
小题2:The group of young men created the viruses to________.| A．damage the computers | | B．test their ability | | C．tell people that they were intelligent | | D．play a trick on users of the computers |
小题3:According to the passage，computer viruses seem to ________.| A．have been in nature for years | | B．stay in any computers | | C．be difficult to get rid of at present | | D．be able to be got rid of in the near future |
小题4:According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE?| A．Last year six countries found their computers were infected by viruses. | | B．The viruses will come to a new computer after staying in the old one for some time. | | C．Scientists are trying to find a way to get rid of the viruses. | | D．The Jerusalem Viruses are dangerous to human health. |
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There was a very special teacher who made a farreaching difference in my life.
Fall,1959，the first day of class at Bethesda Chevy Chase High School was about to begin. “Who，”I asked a senior，“is Mrs. McNamara，my 10 th grade English teacher？”He just ____ and said something about my being in ____.Soon，I understood what he meant. Mrs. McNamara had a pattern of ____ that she repeated again and again. We would have a literature reading task for ____.The next day，when we came to class，there would be two or three topics on the blackboard ___ to the homework reading. We were ____ to write an inclass essay about one of the topics. The following day，she would ____ the corrected and graded essays and each person would be called ____ to stand in front of the class and to ____ his/her essay. The class were required to criticize (评论) that essay，____the grade of everyone in class would be reduced.
The first time that I ____ her readwritecriticize method，I had not ____ to do the homework and had written something without knowing what it meant.____ the extreme embarrassment I suffered，standing before my classmates，____myself. No one laughed at me；no one would be ____ enough，or foolish enough，to do that in Mrs.McNamara"s class. The embarrassment came from ____ and along with it came a strong ____ not to let it happen again.
Mrs. McNamara kept all of our written work in files；it was easy to see the ____ in writing that had occurred. What was not so easy to see was the inner transformation that had taken place，at least for me. What Mrs. McNamara ____ me to do was to see myself as others see me and，having done that，I could improve myself. And I____.Thank you，Mrs. McNamara.
| 小题1: | | A．nodded | B．laughed | C．apologized | D．shouted |
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| 小题2: | | A．trouble | B．sorrow | C．danger | D．anger |
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| 小题3: | | A．behaviour | B．evaluation | C．activity | D．thought |
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| 小题4: | | A．review | B．performance | | C．practice | D．homework |
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| 小题5: | | A．added | B．related | C．contributed | D．compared |
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| 小题6: | | A．expected | B．persuaded | C．allowed | D．advised |
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| 小题7: | | A．collect | B．return | C．send | D．receive |
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| 小题8: | | A．on purpose | B．at first | C．by chance | D．in turn |
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| 小题9: | | A．talk through | B．hand over | C．read out | D．show off |
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| 小题11: | | A．tried | B．adopted | C．examined | D．experienced |
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| 小题12: | | A．undertaken | B．attempted | C．bothered | D．hesitated |
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| 小题13: | | A．Remember | B．Predict | C．Bear | D．Imagine |
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| 小题14: | | A．playing jokes on | B．making a fool of | | C．setting a trap for | D．taking advantage of |
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| 小题15: | | A．brave | B．careless | C．proud | D．selfish |
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| 小题16: | | A．above | B．within | C．behind | D．below |
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| 小题17: | | A．tendency | B．preference | | C．determination | D．sense |
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| 小题18: | | A．improvements | B．pains | | C．difficulties | D．advantages |
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| 小题19: | | A．trusted | B．invited | C．forced | D．permitted |
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