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In most schools, students in one class have the same schedule (时间表). But at Beijing National Day School, each of the 4,174 students can build their own class timetable.
The school has used this alternative (可供选择的) education system since 2011. Students choose courses of different difficulty levels and categories (类别) based on their interests and abilities. They don’t have fixed classrooms or regular (固定的) classmates. Instead, they have more than 400 courses and 272 school clubs to choose from. The school hopes students can become masters of their own study and find their potential (潜能).
Students also like the system. Tian Yatong, 14, said she learns to be responsible (负责任的) for herself through the system.
She has chosen level 2 (the medium level) for math based on her current (当前的) abilities even though she has passed the level 3 tests.
“I like the teacher of level 2. I think it works best for me,” said Tian.
The system also “opens a new world” for students, said 13-year-old Li Zixuan.
Li was amazed to find that she could learn cooking, sewing , making films and many other interesting things at the school.
“You’re sure to find one that interests you,” Li said.
Li has chosen a cooking course this term. Now she can make different cakes at home for her parents.
“I may become a pastry (糕点) cook one day. Who knows?” Li said.
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根据上文简述这种新的教育系统的两点优势
你如何看待这种新的教育系统
如果你有机会在这样的学校学习，你想选择什么课程和什么样的俱乐部，并说出原因。
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将下列句子译成英语，并将所译句子写在横线上。
1.我的学校比丹尼尔的学校暑假少放几个星期假。
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2.昨天骑自行车到观前街花费了我们约两个小时。
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3.如果天一直下雨，他们就会无处可住。
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4.他每天直到7点钟才醒。
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5.像西红柿、胡萝卜、土豆和卷心菜这样的蔬菜对我们的健康有好处。
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根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或通过上下文，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空只写一词。
1.Look, the students are _____________________ ( 收集) things for Project Hope.
2.Eddie, don’t _____________________ (吓唬 ) my friend. It’s not polite.
3.Sam looks much _____________________ (健康的) than before now.
4.The workers need a _____________________ (令人愉快的) environment to work in
5.Einstein was one of the greatest _____________________ (科学家) in the 20th century.
6.I plan to go on a trip in _____________________ (七月).
7.Laughter is the best _____________________ (药).
8.We should share our sadness _____________________ of keeping them to ourselves.
9.-- Do you _____________________ that he can c
ook healthy and tasty meals?
--- No. He likes telling lies to others.
10.We are going to celebrate my father’s _________________ birthday. He is 40 years old now.
In the summer of 2011 my friend and I decided to go to Italy for a holiday and we decided to travel there without going through a travel agency. You know, you would not be seen among the tourists and lose lots 
of chances to get familiar with the country more closely. We started to think over our trip and tried to come up with a free tour to Italy.
The trip was not very long but it was so exciting that we never forgot. We look forward to going there again! Of course, we spent lots of time arranging the trip, but it was well worth it! Of course I was afraid that something would go wrong and I was especially worried about my visa, but everything went quite well in the end.
The most difficult part was getting a visa without an invitation. In the Italian consulate (领事馆), one must hand in some official paper proving that one has a hotel booked for oneself in order to get the visa. Then we had to solve the ticket problem. Airlines often sell cheap tickets and we bought ours far earlier. The next step was to book a hotel. We finally booked a hotel about 30 km away from the centre of Rome and it was the perfect choice for our trip.
Every day we took a train that carried us to the centre of Rome. Our big house was among the forest. The beautiful views, nice hosts, comfortable living conditions made us happy to no end. Besides this, we were very lucky that our hostess was Russian. She gave us a lot of advice that was of great use. She told us what transport to choose and where the best places to go.
Don’t be afraid to arrange your trip by yourself. It’s not difficult! The only thing I’ll say right now is that we really enjoy travelling by ourselves. We walked with a map and a guide-book wherever we wanted to go and we even met some of our countrymen on the way just two or three times. So, if you’re also planning a “single” trip, don’t forget to take a Russian-Italian phrasebook as people in Italy prefer to speak in their local language.
1.From the passage, we know the writer chose the free tour to Italy because ______.
A. his friend invited him there
B. he wanted to spend less money
C. it was very hard for him to find a travel agency
D. he wanted to get familiar with the country more closely
2.The hardest thing in preparing for his Italian trip was ______.
A. booking a comfortable hotel on his own in Rome
B. buying cheap airline tickets to Italy before travelling
C. solving the ticket problem and booking a hotel far earlier
D. getting a visa from the Italian consulate without a
n invitation
3.Which of the following questions is NOT answered in the article?
A. How did the writer prepare for his trip?
B. Why did the writer decide to go to Italy for a holiday?
C. What transport did the writer choose for his travelling?
D. Why did the writer decide not to go through a travel agency?
4.From the article, we can know the writer ______.
A. likes to travel with tour guides
B. met a lot of his countrymen in Italy
C. advises us to arrange trips by ourselves
D. enjoys travelling everywhere in the world
Space vegetables are grown from seeds (种子) that have been taken to space and brought back to the earth. The seeds are affected by the radiation (辐射) and low gravity in space. When they are brought back to the earth, these seeds produce vegetables that are bigger and healthier than normal vegetables. However, some people worry about eating space vegetables. They think that space vegetables might not be good for us and could make us get sick because of the radiation in space. However, people should not be frightened because space vegetables are very healthy.
Here are some facts that you should know about space vegetables.
Space vegetables are grown from seeds that are carefully chosen. When seeds are brought back from space, they are tested to make sure that they will be safe to eat.
Space vegetables are better for you than normal vegetables. For example, space tomatoes stay fresh for twenty days, which is one week longer than normal tomatoes.
After genetically modified (转基因) food appeared in the market, people worried that they were eating unknown things. For example, if nut genes (坚果基因) are put inside potatoes, people allergic (过敏的) to nuts might get sick from eating these potatoes because they do not know they are also eating nuts. Unlike genetically modified food, space vegetables have not been genetically changed. This means that no new genes are put into the vegetables. Therefore, there are no dangers of eating something unknown.
1.The seeds brought back from space produce ______ vegetables according to the passage.
A. more delicious B. healthier and bigger
C. more dangerous D. cheaper and healthier
2.Genetically modified food is different from space vegetables because it ______.
A. is grown in space B. has nothing unknown
C. has been genetically changed D. has no new genes
3.According to the passage, normal tomatoes can stay fresh for about ______ days.
A. seven B. thirteen C. twenty D. twenty-seven
4.The writer wants to tell us that ______.
A. space vegetables are grown in space
B. everybody worries about eating space vegetables
C. space vegetables are safe and good for people to eat
D. space vegetables may bring illness to us because of the radiation in space
If you want to do a school project on children’s rights, you can look on the Internet for some information. A United Nations website can show you plenty of useful information for the project.
The United Nations lists the rights of children. Most countries agree all of them, but some countries do not. The following are some of the most important rights of children:
Children have the right to be properly fed, clothed and sheltered by their family. If their family can’t do so, the government should take responsibility.
Children have the right to an education and medical care, which should be provided by the government.
Children must not be cruelly punished by their parents or any others.
Children have the right to expect the government to protect them from all kinds of abuse and neglect(虐待和忽略).
No child under fifteen should be made to fight in an army.
Children have the right to be protected from being made to work too hard to make money for other people.
In some countries children do not have these rights. Many young children are made to work long hours in factories and on farms. In some countries there are so few schools that only rich children get an education. There are not enough doctors or nurses to help many children when they are sick.
The rights of c
hildren are, therefore, the rights people think children should have. They are not always the rights children really have.
1.______ agree with the United Nations’ list of children’s rights.
A. All countries B. A few countries C. No countries D. Most countries
2.The underlined word “responsibility” in the passage means ______.
A. something people have to do B. something people want to do
C. something people know how to do D. something people love to do
3.Some children can’t get an education because ______.
A. there aren’t enough schools B. there are no schools
C. they come from rich families D. they want to work in factories
4.What’s the main idea of this passage?
A. Children are made to work long hours on farms.
B. The United Nations website is useful for the school project.
C. Children have the right to be properly fed, clothed and sheltered.
D. The United Nations has listed the rights it thinks children should have.
