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 (引導) external (外部地) learning or experiential (來自經驗的) learning model for high school students.
【小題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.

【小題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.

【小題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

【小題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

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 (引導) external (外部地) learning or experiential (來自經驗的) learning model for high school students.
【小題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.

【小題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.

【小題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

【小題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

The first English week at our school started on May 4th, 2010. The whole school was filled with an English learning atmosphere(氛圍). A lot of activities were held. There were handwriting activities, story writing, English songs, role playing in English, and so on. All the teachers and students were very happy. They spoke English, sang English songs and enjoyed all the activities.
Handwriting was for the students in lower grades. Although most of them couldn’t write so well, they were all very careful about it. In the show window, there were a lot of colorful handwritten papers. They copied some articles from books or newspapers. And then they decorated（裝飾）them with pictures in different colors, and some even put their own photos on them. How cute and lovely they looked!
Story writing was for students in Grade 7 and Grade 8. These students always like cartoons, so they got interested in this activity. Reading the stories they made up, all the visitors couldn’t help speaking highly of them.
The most important event was the English show on the last day. The students and teachers performed a lot of English songs and English operas. Each program won a lot of applause.
One week is not very long, but all the students and teachers learned a lot. Just as the headmaster said, “It is a helpful week. It will certainly lead us to enjoy and learn more from our English studies.”
【小題1】In this passage, the English week is described as__________.

A．surprising

B．boring

C．enjoyable

D．serious

【小題2】Which of the following is NOT true?

A．All the students took part in the handwriting contest.

B．The story writing contest was for students in Grade 7 and Grade 8.

C．The English show was the most important event.

D．Teachers also took part in the English week.

【小題3】What does the underlined word “applause” probably mean?

A．Noise

B．Cheer

C．Sound

D．Music

【小題4】What does the writer probably want to tell us at the end of the passage?

A．Students usually don’t like English.

B．Learning English in the classroom is useless.

C．The activities should last longer.

D．The activities are a good way to learn English.

Here are the activities in Jane’s school in September and October.

Activity: the volleyball game Time: September 25th Place: the playground（操場） People: all the students in Class Two
Activity: the English party Time: October 10th Place: the school hall（禮堂） People: all the students	Activity: Miss Li’s birthday party Time: October 16th Place: Classroom 7B People: her friends and her students
Activity: the school show Time: October 18th Place: the gym（體育館） People: all music lovers	Activity: the book sale Time: October 29th Place: the school library People: all the students

 

閱讀上面的表格，根據表格內容，選擇最佳答案。

1.Who can go to the school show?

A．All the students in Jane’s school.          B．Miss Li’s friends.

C．All music lovers.                        D．All the students in Class Two.

2.Which activity is in September?

A．Miss. Li’s birthday party.                 B．The book sale.

C．The school show.                        D．The volleyball game.

3.When is Miss Li’s birthday party?

A．On October 10th.                       B．On October 29th.

C．On October 16th.                       D．On October 18th.

4.Where is the English party?

A. In the school library.   B. In the gym.

C. In Classroom 7B. D. In the school hall.

5.Which is right?

A．The volleyball game is in the gym.

B．Only Miss Li’s friends can go to her birthday party.

C．The book sale is in the school library.

D．There are five activities in October.

 

----How is your new math teacher ?

         -----We couldn’t find a _____ one . All the students love her very much .

A.  bad      B.  worse    C.  better   D.  good