About 21,000 young people in 17 American states do not attend classes in school buildings.
Instead, they receive their elementary and high school education by working at home on computers. The center for Education Reform says the United States has 67 public “cyberschools(网络学校)” and that is about twice as many as two years ago.
The money for students to go to a cyberschool comes from the governments of the states where they live. Some educators say cyberschools receive money that should support traditional public schools. They also say it is difficult to know if students are learning well.
Other educators praise this new form of education for letting students work at their own speed. These people say cyberschools help students who were unhappy or unsuccessful in traditional schools. They say learning at home by computer ends long bus rides for children who live far from school.
Whatever the judgment of cyberschools, they are getting more and more popular. For example, a new cyberschools called Commonwealth Connections Academy will take in students this fall. It will serve children in the state of Pennsylvania from ages five through thirteen.
Children get free equipment for their online education. This includes a computer, a printer, books and technical services. Parents and students talk with teachers by telephone or by sending emails through their computers when necessary.
Students at cyberschools usually do not know one another. But 56 such students finished studies at Western Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School recently met for the first time. They were guests of honor at their graduation.
1.What do we know from the text about students of a cyberschools?
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A．They have to take long bus rides to school. |
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B．They study at home rather than in classrooms. |
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C．They receive money from traditional public schools. |
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D．They do well in traditional school programs. |
2.What is a problem with cyberschools?
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A．Their equipment costs a lot of money. |
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B．They get little support from the state government. |
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C．It is hard to know students' progress in learning. |
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D．The students find it hard to make friends. |
3.Cyberschools are getting popular because__________.
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A．they are less expensive for students |
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B．their students can work at their own speed |
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C．their graduates are more successful in society |
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D．they serve students in a wider age range |
Word travelled quickly in the small fishing village of Port Washington, Wisconsin. So when McCarty wanted to build a playground for kids with special needs. 2,800 people ? a third of the town ? rolled up their sleeves(衣袖)and helped her.
"A lot of learning comes through play," said McCarty, 52, a special education teacher for 28 years. But her students were too often left out. She'd seen the traditional playgrounds stop wheelchairs dead in their tracks.
On September 16, 2008, the first day of the project, they came. Two women heard about the project on the way to work and took the day off to help. A couple in their 80s took part in the job. Children came and gave a helpful hand. Many were volunteers. They all worked very hard.
Today, Possibility Playground is one of the most popular destinations in Ozaukee County. All children can play shoulder to shoulder. There is special equipment(装置) in different parts. Here, you see all the kids on the same playground having fun.
"People used to ask. 'Why do you want to build a playground just for children with disabilities?' " McCarty said. "They didn't get it. It's only when you build a playground for children with disabilities that you build one for all children."
1.What's McCarty?
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A．A special doctor. |
B．A special education teacher. |
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C．A special singer |
D．A special designer. |
2.How many people are there in the town?
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A．About 4,200 people. |
B．About 700 people. |
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C．About 8,400 people. |
D．About 2,800 people. |
3.What does the underlined word mean?
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A．目的地 |
B．出发地 |
C．游乐场 |
D．体育场 |
One in four Chinese primary school students say they are too busy to eat fruit every day, while many dislike fruit for the simple reason that their __16__tell them to eat it.
That is the result of a recent survey __17__the Chinese Association for Student Nutrition & Health Promotion(中国学生营养和健康促进协会), who last month issued a questionnaire among 1,500 children in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. They__18___ 28 percent didn't eat fruit every day and of those who did, one in seven did not eat enough.
Among students who didn't eat fruit every day, 50 percent said it was because they "didn't have time" and 40 percent of those who didn't like fruit said it was because "my parents____19___ me to".
"Fruit is a natural source of many nutritional elements(营养元素), can balance a person's nutritional intake and help to ___20___overweight(超重)," says Association director Du Yuxia.
He says about 20 percent of primary school students in Beijing and Guangzhou are overweight, while the figure is __21___30 percent in Shanghai.
Hu Xiaoqi, a nutrition expert with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), believes a student should eat at least 150 grams of fruit a day. Moreover, fruit juice is not an adequate substitute because the fruit __22__ contains more fiber and vitamins than juices, which are usually high in sugar and contain preservatives.
Hu says primary school students should be encouraged to eat one or two fruits every day. ___23___many students found they didn't have time to eat fruit before breakfast or in the evening, they should be encouraged to ___24__fruit to school and eat it during class breaks . Finally, she suggests that parents encourage their children to eat fruit, instead of forcing them.
Ma Guansheng, deputy ___25____of the CDC's Nutrition and Food Safety Institution(营养和食品安全机构), says: "6-12 years old is a crucial time for physical development. Children at this age need an adequate and balanced nutritional supply to guarantee the normal growth of the body."
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—It’s been a wonderful party. Thank you very much?
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A．With pleasure |
B．No , thanks |
C．It’s OK |
D．I’m glad you enjoyed it . |
Could you tell me ____________________ ?
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A．what she had done with the newspaper |
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B．how we can call this lady |
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C．what’s wrong with the little boy |
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D．which gate I should go |
The students ______ not to talk loudly in the reading-room.
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A．have told |
B．are told |
C．will tell |
D．are telling |
