Now, there is a new-type school in New York, which has no everyday lessons, no class teachers and even no school buildings. It is called “City-as-School”. The name just means the city itself is the place where students learn their lessons. They are from the age of 15 to 18. The students choose areas of work which interest them. Then they help to do that work. One girl spends her week in a Mayor’s（市长的） office helping the public with problems like housing. Then she goes to help in a theatre for a day and she spends a week for first-year courses at college.
Well, students have to pass Maths and science exams before they enter the “school”. These subjects are not easy to provide in “City-as-School”. Teachers watch the progress（进步）of the students. The success rate is high. 80% of the students go to college after the “City-as-School”.
The students like the duty of their work. They have the sense of purpose（目标）. They know a lot about different kinds of work in the city. One of the students, Liz Martin, writes “I want to say that I do not know where I will be right now if I have never become part of City-as-School. Leaving the high school I once studied in and going to City-as-School was the best decision (决定) I have ever made. The way the school works to get you to go out there and learn different fields instead of sitting in a classroom is wonderful. For all those who are in between school and dropping out, go to CAS and it will change your life forever.”
City-as-School High School is the country’s model for high school students.
1. What do students do in“City-as-School” most of the time?
A. They do whatever they like.
B. They learn Maths and Science.
C. They help with work in some areas.
D. They learn all the college courses.
2.According to the passage,“City-as–School” can help __________.
A. students learn a lot about different kinds of work
B. all the students go to college
C. students make much money while studying
D. students forget the duty of their work
3. What is the best title for the passage?
A. A New City B. A New School
C. A New-type School D. A Girl in New York
Museum of Transport at Boylet St , Cheetham, Manchester
Enjoy a trip to the Museum of Transport, a working museum showing the development (发展) of road public transport in Manchester. There are over 80 buses from 1890 to 1980. Over 100 shows, from hours-bus to modern train. The museum has small shows describing the history of bus, coach and train. If you are interested in it, welcome to click here and you can see some pictures of them on the screen and get more information about them.
Opening hours and ticket prices
Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays
9:00 a.m. ~ 4:00 p.m. (Nov. ~ Feb. )
10:00 a.m. ~ 5:00 p.m. (Mar. ~ Oct.)
Adults $3. 00, Students $1.75, Children under 5 free.
Family ticket ( up to two adults and three children) $ 9.00
E-mail : www. gmts. co. uk
1.You may read this advertisement in __________.
A. a radio program B. a newspaper
C. a TV program D. a website
2.If you would like to visit the Museum of Transport , when will it be possible?
A. At 9:30 a.m. on October 26th
B. At 2:00 p.m. on Tuesdays
C. At 4:30 p.m. on May Day
D. At 4:10 p.m. on New Year’s Day
3.If you and your elder brother are both middle school students, your parents take both of you to visit the museum, you should pay at least __________ in all.
A. $6 B. $9 C. $9.5 D. $12
Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and went to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office if it wasn’t raining, because it gave him some exercise.
One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without any money in my pockets. I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money and you lent me￡5, because you said you were always ready to take a chance (机会) to give a man a start on the way to success.”
Mr. Grey thought for a few minutes and then said, “Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story!”
“Well,” answered the stranger, “would you like to take another chance?”
1.Mr. Grey was always ready to lend money to a stranger to __________.
A. help him on the way to success
B. give himself a start in life
C. make him rich
D. get more money
2.By saying “Would you like to take another chance？”, the stranger __________.
A. wanted to return Mr. Grey the money
B. asked Mr. Grey for money again
C. told Mr. Grey that he had success at last
D. would like to make friends with him
完形填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
“Where is the university（大学）?”This is a question that many visitors to Cambridge(剑桥大学) ask. But no one can give them a answer, for no one can find any walls the university. The university is the city. You can find classroom buildings, , museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and of the thirty-one colleges.
Cambridge was a common town before the first students and teachers 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Cranta, and the river was once the Cam. A was built over the river as early as 875. So the town got its name “Cambridge”.
In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and more land was used for college buildings. The town grew muc in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a city in 1951 and now there are over 100,000 people in it. Many young students in other countries 44 to study at Cambridge. It has become a well-known place all around the world.
1.A. true B. clear C. right D. real
2.A. on B. around C. near D. by
3.A. libraries B. parks C. zoos D. markets
4.A. parents B. farmers C. workers D. teachers
5.A. yet B. already C. very D. also
6.A. reached B. got C. arrived D. arrived in
7. A. said B. called C. spoken D. talked
8.A. bridge B. building C. station D. house
9.A. smaller B. slower C. faster D. cleaner
10.A. stop B. hate C. dream D. need
. ---Thank you for helping me with my homework.
---________.
A. It’s OK B. My pleasure
C. With pleasure D. Don’t mention it
They ________ in 2008 and they have had a happy family ________ 2008.
A. were married; since B. got married; in
C. married; from D. got married; since
