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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-year-old, ‘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 of learning.” At Sudbury Valley School, you will find children talking, reading, painting, cooking, working on computers, studying French, playing the piano, climbing trees, or just running 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 (投票)each—even the four-year-olds. They decide the school rules, how to spend the school money, and even which staff they want and do not want anymore.
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.
1.What's special about the school?
A. There is nobody but students there.
B. All the students are of the same age.
C. There are no classes for the students.
D. There are no rules in the school.
2.What do the students do in the school?
A. They learn everything there from the staff members.
B. They grow up there without learning anything.
C. They spend all the time with their parents.
D. They do whatever they are interested in.
3.The school seems to believe that children________.
A. learn best when they are doing what they want
B. are too young to learn anything by themselves
C. can look after themselves without any help
D. can't go to college without any hard work
4.The last paragraph wants to tell us that_ .
A. the writer doesn't like the idea of the school
B. the school is quite successful in its work
C. most of the parents don't believe in the school
D. younger students learn better there than older ones
5.The underlined word career in the last paragraph most probably means_.
A. family B. money C. lifestyle d. job
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The most enjoyable way to discover Liverpool is by boat．The first thing to do is to take a ferry across the River Mersey. It’s the best way to find out about this city’s long and interesting history. The Liverpool Ferry，which is the oldest ferry service in Europe，started more than 800 years ago．
In the l8th century Liverpool became an important city for international business across the Atlantic Ocean．Ships sailed from Liverpool to the United States and Africa．The place to learn more about Liverpool’s importance is the Maritime Museum．
Liverpool was important because of its industry and trade in the 18th century．In the 20th century it became famous for music．The boys in the rock group，the Beatles，all came from Liverpool．The city is very proud of them．It named its airport John Lennon International Airport。after one of the Beatles．Tourists can take a bus tour to visit some of the places the Beatles mention in their songs, 1ike Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields．They can also visit the Cavern Club—the group first played there in 1961．The Beatles Story is a museum and gallery．Here you can find out more about these world—famous musicians．
But there’s more to see and do in Liverpoo1．At the Walker Art Gallery you can see the best art in the North of England．If you like modern art，the place to visit is the Tate Gallery．But above all，it’s the friendly and welcoming people of Liverpool who make this a city you should visit when you come to Great Britain．
1.This passage is mainly for ．
A．people who live in Liverpool
B. students who want to study in UK
C．foreigners who want to visit Great Britain
D. people who are interested in history
2.The word ferry in the first paragraph is most likely to be a kink of ________.
A．bus B．boat C. train D. bicycle
3.Liverpool first became famous for________.
A. its important in international business.
B. a group of pop singers
C. a beautiful river called River Mersey
D. a big museum in the town
4.For people who are interested in music，the place they want to visit most would be______
A．the Maritime Museum B．the Tate Gallery
C．the Beatles Story D．the Walker Art Gallery
5.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A．A good place to visit in UK
B．The history of Liverpool
C．The most famous and of the world
D．The most friendly people in UK
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Laura Brent is a manager in an important company. She has three children—the eldest is 10, and youngest is three. “My job was only possible because my husband David was prepared to take my place and become a house husband,” she says.
More and more couples are finding this arrangement suits them better in today’s world, where women are rising to the top of their careers faster and more easily than they did in the past. Many men, on the other hand, like the idea of staying at home and looking after the children. “My children see a lot more of me than I saw of my father when I was young, and I think it’s better for them, especially for the boys,” says David. “It works just as well for Laura.”
“Now I can come home from a hard day at work, and immediately relax with the children, instead of having to do the housework and the cooking,” she says.
Is there anything David misses about going out to work?
“Not really. I suppose the worst thing about looking after children and doing the housework is not having a lunch break! It’s a lot harder than most men think.”
1.How many people are there in Laura’s family?
A．2． B．3． C．4． D. 5
2.Who does most of the housework in the family?
A．Laura． B．David．
C．The children． D．David’s parents．
3.What does Laura usually do after coming back from work?
A．Cook for the family．
B．Take children from school．
C．Take a good rest with the children．
D．Wash dishes and sweep the floor．
4.What does David think of his job at home?
A．Hard． B．Easy． C．Boring． D. Fun
5.One of the reasons why men choose to stay at home is that______.
A．children hate to stay with their mothers
B．men are better at looking after the children
C．women do better at work than they did before
D．children want their fathers to help them with the homework
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Once, the famous scientist Einstein travelled to many places in America to give lectures. He travelled in a __1__, and soon made friends with his driver.
Each time Einstein gave the lecture, his driver __2__ sat in the front row and listened to him very carefully. The __3__ lecture was given so many times that the driver learned it well enough to give it himself.
One day, when Einstein was __4__ about it, he asked the driver to give the lecture for him in a small town.
That evening, both Einstein and the driver went into the lecture room. __5__ there had seen Einstein before. When the driver took his place, everybody applauded (鼓掌). Then he began the lecture. __6__ it was over, the people warmly applauded. The driver turned to look at Einstein. Einstein nodded with a smile on his face.
When they began to leave the lecture room, a man __7 __ them and asked the driver a very
__8__ question. The c river listened carefully, then he __9__ and said the question was interesting but really quite easy. To show how easy it is. I'll ask my __10__ to answer it," said the driver.
1.A. bus B. train C. plane D. car
2.A. always B. never C. sometimes D. hardly
3.A. different B. same C. uncomfortable D strange
4.A. spoken B. told C. said D shouted
5.A. Somebody B. Everybody C. Nobody D. Anybody
6.A. If B. Although C. However D. When
7.A. carried B. believed C. stopped D. pleased
8.A. difficult B. easy C. relaxing D. perfect
9.A. smiled B. cried C. refused D. jumped
10.A. student B. driver C. teacher D. uncle
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Mr. White was holding a party at home to celebrate his sixtieth birthday. To make him happy, one of his women friends __1__ to sing a song for him. Now she was singing. One guest turned to a __2__ by his side and criticized the singer.
“What a __3__ voice!" he said. "Do you know __4__ she is?"
“Yes," was the answer, " She is my wife. "
“Oh, I beg your pardon,” the man said. "Of course her voice isn't bad, __5__ the song is very bad. I wondered who wrote that awful song?”
“I did," was the answer.
1.A. dreamed B. decided C. forgot D. remembered
2.A. woman B. girl C. man D. boy
3.A. terrible B. beautiful C. exciting D. sweet
4.A. what B. who C. where D. which
5.A. and B. or C. so D. but
1----You’re coughing badly. Have you gone to see a doctor?
---No, but I .
A. am going to B. will not C. am not going to D. haven’t
