What do you call a school with no tests, no grades, no classes, and no teachers? Students of the Met School and their parents think it to be the best school in the world.
The school is in Rhode Island, USA. Dennis Littky opened it in 1996. He was fired（解雇） from two other schools, because many parents of the school students were happy with his unusual ideas. The school takes poor kids who are failing(失败) at schools. Nearly(几乎) everybody has already given up （放弃）these students and their parents want to try anything. The Met School gives Littky a great place to try out his new ideas.
“The word that most kids use when they talk about high school is ‘boring’,” says Littky. “But no one would say the Met was boring.” Advisors(指导老师) (not teachers) work with small groups of students for four years. Students spend almost half of their school time learning real-life skills（技能）, such as working for business（生意）, spending time with government(政府) people, and helping teach younger children. Instead of（代替） tests, the students give shows about their work outside school.
In fact, students work harder here than in other schools. All the students from the Met graduate and can choose to go to a good university （大学）. Now, Bill Gates is starting schools like this one around the USA.
1.______ think(s) that the Met School is the best.
A. The headmaster of the Met School.
B. The student outside the Met School.
C. All the students and their parents from the Met School.
D. The teachers at the Met School.
2.What do most high school students think of normal（普通的） school?
A. Interesting. B. Relax. C. Boring. D. Exciting
3.What does the underlined word “graduate” in the last paragraph mean in Chinese?
A. 毕业 B. 离开 C. 结束 D. 搬离
4.What do the students do at the Met School?
A. They spend all their school time playing.
B. They keep giving shows about their school.
C. They only learn from working for business.
D. Almost half of the time, they learn real-life skills.
5.According to the passage, which of the following if TRUE?
A. Life at the Met School is very easy because there are no tests.
B. Teachers at the Met School give students much more homework than at normal school.
C. Students can choose to go to a good university.
D. Students at the Met School spend all their time working outside school.
Friends are very important in our everyday life. Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do things with. Certainly, sometimes we need to be alone（独自）. We don’t always want people around. But we would feel lonely （孤独的）if we never had a friend.
No two people are just the same. Friends sometimes don’t get on well. That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make it up and become friends again.
Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very sad. We miss them very much but we can call them or write to them. We can also make new friends. It is encouraging（鼓励） to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.
There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don’t. Why? Friends can make us feel happy. Being happy helps you stay well. If someone cares about you, you will take better care of yourself.
1.People often feels _________ if they have no good friends.
A. happy B. sad C. lonely D. unpopular
2.All people need friends because they _________.
A. often feel lonely.
B. like to feel close to each other.
C. often move away.
D. want to live longer.
3.People make new friends when their old friends________.
A. stay alone. B. are angry with them.
C. move away. D. have new friends.
4. If we can’t see our friends for a long time, we ________.
A. no longer love them.
B. don’t get on well.
C. can call them or write to them.
D. will take better care of ourselves.
5.From the passage, we learn that if people have many friends, they ____.
A. will be important. B. will have more good news
C. needn’t make new friends D. will live happily.
IV．阅读理解（共45分，Passage A-C每小题1分; Passage D、E,F每小题2分）
Passage A
1.We can see this advertisement _________.
A. at a cafe B. at a library
C. at school D. at home
2.We can go for lunch at _______on Monday.
A. 10:30 B. 11:45 C. 12:30 D. 14:30
3.Mrs. Zhou will spend ________if(如果) she goes for dinner on Friday.
A.＄6 B.＄7 C.＄11 D.＄12
4.Mr. Brown and his 8-year-old son had to pay _______for dinner last Sunday.
A.＄7 B.＄11 C. ＄12 D. ＄17
5.You can ________according to（根据） the ad.
A. take away the food in one box for 8 dollars
B. enjoy all you can eat and barbecue
C. get a free bottle of wine with your friend if you are 16 years old.
D. call the Chinese Café at 9651 4655
完形填空（共10分）选择一个最佳答案，并将代表答案的字母填在相应的位置。
Life in the 22nd century (世纪)will be from life in the 21st century, because many changes will take place in the new century. But what will the changes be?
The population(人口) is fast. There will be more and more people in the world and most of them will live than before. ______will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of subjects at school.
People will work fewer hours than they _______in the 21st century, and they will have more free time for sports, TV and travelling. Traveling will be more convenient(便利的). And many more people will go to other countries _____ holidays.
More land will be used for building, new towns and houses. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. no one will eat it every day, instead (代替)they eat more vegetables and fruit. People will be healthier than before.
Work in the future will be different , too. Dangerous and hard work will be done by robots（机器人）, of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.
1.A. same B. the same C. different D. difference
2.A. making B. growing C. running D. doing
3.A. longer B. shorter C. faster D. taller
4.A. Trains B. Telephones C. Computers D. Planes
5.A. the most important B. most important C. the more important D. more important
6.A. do B. does C. did D. are
7.A. watch B. to watch C. watching D. watched
8.A. to B. in C. with D. for
9.A. Probably B. Maybe C. may be D. However
10.A.Because B. So C. Although D. But
补全对话（共5分）
从A-G 中选出对话的答案,并将代表答案的字母填在表格内. (有二个多余选项)
A.I think good quality is more important. B. Is it the biggest supermarket in the city? C. I think Jason’s is the best. D. I hear that its clothes are the worst. E. Can I ask you some questions? F. I agree with you. G. But many people don’t think so. |
A: Hi! I’m doing a survey of the supermarkets in the city._____ 1.____
B: Sure.
A: Which do you think is the best supermarket in our city?
B: ___2.____
A: Why do you think so?
B: It has the best quality clothes and the friendliest service.
A: __3.____They think Hi-Mart is the best.
B: Really?____ 4._____.
A: Maybe, but they’re the cheapest in the city
B: I don’t care the price. ___5.___.
A: OK, I see. Thanks a lot.
Our school is so famous that ____people come and visit it every term.
A. hundreds of B. hundred
C. hundred of D. Hundreds
