Though the ways of teaching have come a long way, the ways of communicating between teachers and students are almost the same. But now, a European country is trying to change that by building schools that have no classrooms, no subject lessons and best of all, no grades.
The idea behind the special school is that children are creative. And researchers also think that kids’ learning and ideas are as important as those of the CEO of Google, so why not give them a similar environment? Kids may be successful in such an environment.
To make kids more creative, the schools are built with special learning areas instead of traditional classrooms. And even the lessons are taught in a special way, with mobile phones and computers.
There is no “right” or “wrong” kind of education. The school believes that everything is a learning experience, whether it is about a serious science project or making a movie inside the school’s recording studio.
One of the special schools opened in August, 2011. It has five learning areas. The Cave is a secluded place where students fix their attention on individual (个人的) projects without being bothered (打扰). The Lab is a place where students can do all kinds of experiments and test their ideas. Kids can work in groups in the same projects in The Camp Fire. The Show Off is where kids can show their inventions. And if the kids need a rest, they can visit The Watering Hole, which has all kinds of fun activities.
Sounds great? And the coolest thing is that the school is free! I hope more schools like this will appear in the world!What is the idea behind the special school?
| A．The children are creative. |
| B．All the students need to be taught. |
| C．All the students must be successful. |
| D．All the students must have high grades. |
From the passage we can infer (推断) that in the special schools.
| A．students are bored | B．students are tired |
| C．students learn freely | D．students learn from their teachers |
“The Cave is a secluded place ….” The word “secluded” probably means “ ” in Chinese.
| A．清静的 | B．固定的 | C．吵闹的 | D．混合的 |
Paragraph 5 mainly tells us that .
| A．the school doesn’t have grades |
| B．the school has clever students |
| C．the school has five learning areas |
| D．the school doesn’t have classrooms |
Experts (专家) say that students usually need eight to ten hours’ sleep at night, but most Chinese students do not get enough sleep. Some Chinese parents are usually glad to see their children studying late. They will think their children work very hard, but not all parents are happy about this. Once a mother told us that every morning her 10-year-old boy put up one finger (手指) with his eyes still closed, begging(请求) for one more minute to sleep. Like thousands of students — “early birds” in China, he has to get up before six every morning.
A report shows that without a good night’s sleep, students seem to be weaker than they should be. Many students have fallen asleep during class at one time or another. Too much homework is not the only reason why students stay up late. Some watch TV or play the computer games late into the night.
Experts have ever said that the students should develop good study habits. So some clever students never study late, they are able to work well in class.The 10-year-old boy begged for one more minute to sleep because _____.
A. he didn’t have enough sleep
B. it wasn’t time for him to get up
C. he didn’t want to go to schoolIn this passage we know if students don’t get enough sleep, they may _____.
A. not work well in class
B. go to bed early
C. be weak in English In this passage “early birds” means — persons who _____.
A. get up early
B. get up late
C. don’t want to sleepThe underlined (下划线的) words in the passage mean _____.
A. watch TV late
B. not go to bed until late
C. stay outsideAccording to the passage, which of the following is Right?
A. If you want to study better, you must work hard at night.
B. Sleeping less means working hard.
C. Students don’t have enough sleep because they have lots of homework to do.
When we do not understand each other’s language, we can talk with the help of signs.
A Frenchman was once travelling in England. He could not speak English at all. One day he went into a restaurant and sat down at a table. When the waiter came, he opened his mouth, put his fingers in it and took them out again. He wanted to say, “Bring me something to eat.”
The waiter soon brought him a cup of tea. He moved his head from side to side. The waiter understood him and took the tea away. In a moment he came with a cup of coffee, but the man again refused it. He shook his head whenever the waiter brought him something to drink, for drinks are not food.
When the man was going away, another man came in. This man saw the waiter, and he put his hand on his stomach. That was enough. In a few minutes there was a large plate of meat and vegetables on the table in front of him.
So, you see sometimes we can understand the language of signs as well as the language of words.According to the passage, when people don’t understand each other’s language, they can talk with the help of _____.
A. a waiter
B. an Englishman
C. the signs of their bodiesA Frenchman signed to the waiter _____.
A. to give him some medicine
B. to bring him a cup of coffee
C. to ask him for foodThe waiter brought the Frenchman _____.
A. a cup of tea, a cup of coffee and a lot of other drinks
B. a large plate of meat and vegetables
C. C. nothingAnother man put his hands on his stomach. He means _____.
A. he had a fever
B. he was hungry
C. he had a stomachache From the story, we know _____.
A. people can only understand the language of words
B. people can know both the language of signs and the language of words
C. people can make a waiter understand what they want
阅读理解。（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分。）
In Britain the weather never gets too hot or too cold. There is no difference between summer and winter. Why is this?
Britain has a warm winter and a cool summer because it is an island country. In winter the sea is warmer than the land. The winds from the sea bring warm air to Britain. In summer the sea is cooler than the land. The winds from the sea bring cool air to Britain. The winds from the west blow over Britain all year. They blow from the southwest across the Atlantic Ocean (大西洋). They are wet winds. They bring rain to Britain all year, so Britain has a lot of rainy weather. The west of Britain is wetter than the east. The winds must blow across the high land in the west.What’s the weather like in Britain?
A. It’s neither too hot nor too cold.
B. It’s too hot.
C. It’s very cold. When do the winds bring cool air to Britain?
A. In spring. B. In summer. C. In autumn.Why is the weather in summer and in winter almost the same?
A. Because there is no difference between summer and winter.
B. Because the sea is around this country.
C. Because there are winds from the high land.Which of the following is Right?
A. There is more rain in the east than in the west.
B. There is more rain in the west than in the east.
C. There is no rain in the east. This passage mainly tells us the _____ in Britain.
A. language B. food C. weather
One day an old man is selling(卖) a big elephant(大象). A young man comes to the elephant and begins to look at it slowly. The old man goes up to him and says in his ear, “Don’t say anything about the elephant before I sell it. Then I will give you twenty dollars.” “All right,” says the young man. After the old man sells the elephant, he gives the young man twenty dollars and says, “Now, can you tell me how you found（发现） the elephant’s bad ears（耳朵）?”“I didn’t find the bad ears,” says the young man. “Then why are you looking at the elephant slowly?” asks the old man. The young man answers, “Because I didn’t see an elephant before, and I want to know what it looks like.” the elephant.
| A．The young man sells | B．The old man sells |
| C．The two men sell | D．The old man buys |
The young man is looking at the elephant slowly. He wants to find out--------- ___.
| A．which foot of the elephant is bad |
| B．how heavy it is |
| C．which ear of the elephant is bad |
| D．what it looks like |
The young man ______.
| A．knows the elephant has bad ears |
| B．wants to buy the elephant |
| C．looks after the elephant |
| D．gets some money from the old man |
The young man -----______.
| A．is not interested in elephants |
| B．knows what an elephant looks like |
| C．saw（看见）some elephants before |
| D．didn’t see an elephant before |
Hearing the young man’s words, the old man will probably(可能) be ____.
| A．angry | B．happy | C．glad | D．hungry |
Hello! My name is Kitty. I want to talk about my home town today.
My home town is small but pretty. It’s about two hours away from London by train. In the centre of the town there is a small lake. There are lots of trees and flowers around the lake. My parents often walk around the lake at the weekend. The air in my home town is very fresh (新鲜的) and clean.
There are two schools in my home town, one primary school and one secondary school. I study in the secondary school and my younger sister studies in the primary school. I often ride my bike to school.
I usually go to the youth centre to learn drawing with my sister on Friday afternoons. I like going shopping at the weekend. There are two big shopping malls there. There is in the center of the town.
| A．a primary school | B．a secondary school |
| C．a small lake | D．a shopping mall |
The air in Kitty’s home town is very .
| A．high | B．dirty |
| C．polluted | D．fresh and clean |
Kitty and her sister usually go to the youth centre on_ afternoons.
| A．Monday | B．Friday | C．Saturday | D．Sunday |
Kitty often goes to school .
| A．on foot | B．by bus |
| C．by underground | D．by bike |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．It is about two hours away from Kitty’s home town to London by train. |
| B．There is much air pollution in Kitty’s home town. |
| C．Kitty often takes a walk with her friends around the lake. |
| D．Kitty likes doing some shopping on Friday. |
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