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 government 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 of the students. The success rate (比率) 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. They know a lot about different kinds of work in the city. One of the students, Lizette Martinez, writes “ I want to say that I do not know where I would be right now if I had never become part of City-as-School. Leaving my regular high school and going to City-as-School was the best decision 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 nation’s leading (引导) external (外部地) learning or experiential (来自经验的) learning model for high school students.
1.What can we learn about“City-as-School”?
A. It has no teachers.
B. It has no school buildings.
C. It has only girl students.
D. It is the only school in the city.
2.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 a certain area.
D. They learn all the college courses.
3.According to the passage,“City-as–School” can help _________.
A. all the students go to college
B. students forget the duty of their work
C. students earn much money while studying
D. students learn a lot about different kinds of work
4.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
Chen Guangbiao was born in Jiangsu in July,1968. He is the chairperson of a company in Jiangsu. Now he is one of China’s richest men and he has donated a great amount of money to charity projects. He says he will donate everything he has to charity after he dies.
When people are in need of help, he will appear at once. He helped people during the Wenchuan earthquake, the Yunnan earthquake and the Taiwan earthquake. He also gave a helping hand in Japan's earthquake. He has built many Hope Primary Schools to support the education in poor areas.
He doesn't do charity for honour(荣誉).He wants to encourage more people to make contributions(贡献)to charity. After announcing he would donate everything to charity after his death, many businesses, overseas(海外)Chinese people and common people encouraged by him have also promised to do something for charity.
As a philanthropist(慈善家),he is asked for help every day. Sometimes he gets very tired, but he has never stopped caring.
So far, he has received a lot of awards, including Pioneer of the Year, and National May Day Labour Medal(全国五一劳动奖章).He is considered as one of China’s top philanthropists.
1.The article is probably taken from _______.
A. a newspaper B. a novel C. a detective story D. a science book
2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned (谈到) in the passage?
A. He is from Jiangsu.
B. He has visited many countries.
C. He has helped people in need.
D. He has got a lot of awards.
3.Which do you think is the best title for the passage?
A. Earthquakes
B. Hope Primary Schools
C. Pioneer of the Year
D. Philanthropist Chen Guangbiao
To stay awake, he finished a cup of coffee and ordered .
A. the other B. other C. another D. the others
She’s got MP4 as birthday present.
A. 不填; a B. an; a C. a; an D, an; an
You will not find out the answer the end of the film, and then you’ll know who he loves.
A. to B. by C. until D. in
The accident happened 7p.m. 9p.m.
A. from; to B. both; and C. between; and D. either; or
