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{{B}}第二篇{{/B}}

? ?One-room schools are part of the heritage of the United States，and the mention of them makes people feel a longing for“the way things were．”One room schools are an endangered species(种类)，however．For more than a hundred years，one-room schools have been systematically shut down and their students sent away to centralized schools．As recently as 1930 there were 149，000 one-room schools in the United States．By 1970 there were 1，800．Today，of the nearly 800 remaining one-room schools，more than 350 are in Nebraska．The rest are spread through a few other states that have on their roadmaps wide-open spaces between towns．
? ?Now that there are hardly any left，educators are beginning to think that maybe there is something yet to be learned from one-room schools，something that served the pioneers that might serve as well today．Progressive educators have come up with new names like“peer-group teaching”and“multi-age grouping”for educational procedures that Occur naturally in the one-room schools．In a one-room school the children teach each other because the teacher is busy part of the time teaching someone else．A fourth grader can work at a fifth-grade level in math and a third-grade level in English without the bad name associated with being left back or the pressures of being skipped(超过)ahead．A youngster with a learning disability can find his or her own level without being separated from the other pupils．A few hours in a small school that has only one classroom and it becomes clear why so many parents feel that one of the advantages of living in Nebraska is that their children have to go to a one-room school．
One-room schools are in danger of disappearing because

A:there has been a trend towards centralization． B:they cannot get top students． C:they exist only in one state． D:children have to teach themselves．

{{B}}第二篇{{/B}}

? ?One-room schools are part of the heritage of the United States，and the mention of them makes people feel a longing for“the way things were．”One room schools are an endangered species(种类)，however．For more than a hundred years，one-room schools have been systematically shut down and their students sent away to centralized schools．As recently as 1930 there were 149，000 one-room schools in the United States．By 1970 there were 1，800．Today，of the nearly 800 remaining one-room schools，more than 350 are in Nebraska．The rest are spread through a few other states that have on their roadmaps wide-open spaces between towns．
? ?Now that there are hardly any left，educators are beginning to think that maybe there is something yet to be learned from one-room schools，something that served the pioneers that might serve as well today．Progressive educators have come up with new names like“peer-group teaching”and“multi-age grouping”for educational procedures that Occur naturally in the one-room schools．In a one-room school the children teach each other because the teacher is busy part of the time teaching someone else．A fourth grader can work at a fifth-grade level in math and a third-grade level in English without the bad name associated with being left back or the pressures of being skipped(超过)ahead．A youngster with a learning disability can find his or her own level without being separated from the other pupils．A few hours in a small school that has only one classroom and it becomes clear why so many parents feel that one of the advantages of living in Nebraska is that their children have to go to a one-room school．
A major characteristic of the one-room school system is that

A:learning is not limited to one grade level． B:pupils mostly study math and English． C:some children have to be left back． D:teachers are always busy．

{{B}}第二篇{{/B}}

? ?One-room schools are part of the heritage of the United States，and the mention of them makes people feel a longing for“the way things were．”One room schools are an endangered species(种类)，however．For more than a hundred years，one-room schools have been systematically shut down and their students sent away to centralized schools．As recently as 1930 there were 149，000 one-room schools in the United States．By 1970 there were 1，800．Today，of the nearly 800 remaining one-room schools，more than 350 are in Nebraska．The rest are spread through a few other states that have on their roadmaps wide-open spaces between towns．
? ?Now that there are hardly any left，educators are beginning to think that maybe there is something yet to be learned from one-room schools，something that served the pioneers that might serve as well today．Progressive educators have come up with new names like“peer-group teaching”and“multi-age grouping”for educational procedures that Occur naturally in the one-room schools．In a one-room school the children teach each other because the teacher is busy part of the time teaching someone else．A fourth grader can work at a fifth-grade level in math and a third-grade level in English without the bad name associated with being left back or the pressures of being skipped(超过)ahead．A youngster with a learning disability can find his or her own level without being separated from the other pupils．A few hours in a small school that has only one classroom and it becomes clear why so many parents feel that one of the advantages of living in Nebraska is that their children have to go to a one-room school．
It can be learned from paragraph 2 that many parents in Nebraska

A:don’t like centralized schools． B:come from other states． C:received education in one room schools． D:prefer rural life．

{{B}}第二篇{{/B}}

? ?One-room schools are part of the heritage of the United States，and the mention of them makes people feel a longing for“the way things were．”One room schools are an endangered species(种类)，however．For more than a hundred years，one-room schools have been systematically shut down and their students sent away to centralized schools．As recently as 1930 there were 149，000 one-room schools in the United States．By 1970 there were 1，800．Today，of the nearly 800 remaining one-room schools，more than 350 are in Nebraska．The rest are spread through a few other states that have on their roadmaps wide-open spaces between towns．
? ?Now that there are hardly any left，educators are beginning to think that maybe there is something yet to be learned from one-room schools，something that served the pioneers that might serve as well today．Progressive educators have come up with new names like“peer-group teaching”and“multi-age grouping”for educational procedures that Occur naturally in the one-room schools．In a one-room school the children teach each other because the teacher is busy part of the time teaching someone else．A fourth grader can work at a fifth-grade level in math and a third-grade level in English without the bad name associated with being left back or the pressures of being skipped(超过)ahead．A youngster with a learning disability can find his or her own level without being separated from the other pupils．A few hours in a small school that has only one classroom and it becomes clear why so many parents feel that one of the advantages of living in Nebraska is that their children have to go to a one-room school．
What is the author’s attitude towards one-room schools?

A:Critical． B:Humorous． C:Angry． D:Praising．

{{B}}第三篇{{/B}}

? ?Deaf teenagers Orlando Chavez and German Resendiz have been friends since kindergarten(幼儿园)．Together the two boys，who go to Escondido High School in California，have had the difficult job of learning in schools where the majority of the students can speak and hear．
? ?Orlando lost his hearing at the age of one．German was born deaf，and his parents moved from Mexico to find a school where he could learn sign language．He met Orlando on their first day of kindergarten．
? ?“We were in a special class with about 25 other deaf kids，”German remembers．“Before then，I didn’t know I was deaf and that I was different．”
? ?“Being young and deaf in regular classes was very hard，”signs Orlando．“The other kids didn’t understand us and we didn’t understand them．But we’ve all grown up together，and today，I’m popular because I’m deaf．Kids try hard to communicate with me．”
? ?Some things are very difficult for the two boys．“We can’t talk on the phone，so if we need help，we can’t call an emergency service，”German signs．“And we can’t order food in a drive-thru．”
? ?Despite their difficulties，the two boys have found work putting food in bags at a local supermarket．They got their jobs through a“workability”program，designed for teenagers from local schools with different types of learning disabilities．
? ?German has worked in the supermarket since August，and Orlando started in November．
? ?“The other people who work here have been very nice to us，”Orlando signs．“They even sign sometimes．At first，we were nervous，but we’ve learned a lot and we’re getting better．”
? ?The opportunity to earn money has been exciting，both boys said．After high school，they hope to attend the National Technical Institute for the Deaf in New York．
Orlando and German have been

A:to Mexico together． B:deaf since they were born． C:to different high schools． D:friends since they were very young．

{{B}}第三篇{{/B}}

? ?Deaf teenagers Orlando Chavez and German Resendiz have been friends since kindergarten(幼儿园)．Together the two boys，who go to Escondido High School in California，have had the difficult job of learning in schools where the majority of the students can speak and hear．
? ?Orlando lost his hearing at the age of one．German was born deaf，and his parents moved from Mexico to find a school where he could learn sign language．He met Orlando on their first day of kindergarten．
? ?“We were in a special class with about 25 other deaf kids，”German remembers．“Before then，I didn’t know I was deaf and that I was different．”
? ?“Being young and deaf in regular classes was very hard，”signs Orlando．“The other kids didn’t understand us and we didn’t understand them．But we’ve all grown up together，and today，I’m popular because I’m deaf．Kids try hard to communicate with me．”
? ?Some things are very difficult for the two boys．“We can’t talk on the phone，so if we need help，we can’t call an emergency service，”German signs．“And we can’t order food in a drive-thru．”
? ?Despite their difficulties，the two boys have found work putting food in bags at a local supermarket．They got their jobs through a“workability”program，designed for teenagers from local schools with different types of learning disabilities．
? ?German has worked in the supermarket since August，and Orlando started in November．
? ?“The other people who work here have been very nice to us，”Orlando signs．“They even sign sometimes．At first，we were nervous，but we’ve learned a lot and we’re getting better．”
? ?The opportunity to earn money has been exciting，both boys said．After high school，they hope to attend the National Technical Institute for the Deaf in New York．
According to the passage，the difficulty for Orlando and German is that

A:they can’t communicate with their classmates． B:they are not allowed to talk on the phone． C:they can’t order food in a drive-thru． D:they are not supposed to use emergency services．

{{B}}第三篇{{/B}}

? ?Deaf teenagers Orlando Chavez and German Resendiz have been friends since kindergarten(幼儿园)．Together the two boys，who go to Escondido High School in California，have had the difficult job of learning in schools where the majority of the students can speak and hear．
? ?Orlando lost his hearing at the age of one．German was born deaf，and his parents moved from Mexico to find a school where he could learn sign language．He met Orlando on their first day of kindergarten．
? ?“We were in a special class with about 25 other deaf kids，”German remembers．“Before then，I didn’t know I was deaf and that I was different．”
? ?“Being young and deaf in regular classes was very hard，”signs Orlando．“The other kids didn’t understand us and we didn’t understand them．But we’ve all grown up together，and today，I’m popular because I’m deaf．Kids try hard to communicate with me．”
? ?Some things are very difficult for the two boys．“We can’t talk on the phone，so if we need help，we can’t call an emergency service，”German signs．“And we can’t order food in a drive-thru．”
? ?Despite their difficulties，the two boys have found work putting food in bags at a local supermarket．They got their jobs through a“workability”program，designed for teenagers from local schools with different types of learning disabilities．
? ?German has worked in the supermarket since August，and Orlando started in November．
? ?“The other people who work here have been very nice to us，”Orlando signs．“They even sign sometimes．At first，we were nervous，but we’ve learned a lot and we’re getting better．”
? ?The opportunity to earn money has been exciting，both boys said．After high school，they hope to attend the National Technical Institute for the Deaf in New York．
Both Orlando and German have found their jobs at

A:a fast-food restaurant． B:a supermarket． C:a technical institute． D:a local school．

{{B}}第三篇{{/B}}

? ?Deaf teenagers Orlando Chavez and German Resendiz have been friends since kindergarten(幼儿园)．Together the two boys，who go to Escondido High School in California，have had the difficult job of learning in schools where the majority of the students can speak and hear．
? ?Orlando lost his hearing at the age of one．German was born deaf，and his parents moved from Mexico to find a school where he could learn sign language．He met Orlando on their first day of kindergarten．
? ?“We were in a special class with about 25 other deaf kids，”German remembers．“Before then，I didn’t know I was deaf and that I was different．”
? ?“Being young and deaf in regular classes was very hard，”signs Orlando．“The other kids didn’t understand us and we didn’t understand them．But we’ve all grown up together，and today，I’m popular because I’m deaf．Kids try hard to communicate with me．”
? ?Some things are very difficult for the two boys．“We can’t talk on the phone，so if we need help，we can’t call an emergency service，”German signs．“And we can’t order food in a drive-thru．”
? ?Despite their difficulties，the two boys have found work putting food in bags at a local supermarket．They got their jobs through a“workability”program，designed for teenagers from local schools with different types of learning disabilities．
? ?German has worked in the supermarket since August，and Orlando started in November．
? ?“The other people who work here have been very nice to us，”Orlando signs．“They even sign sometimes．At first，we were nervous，but we’ve learned a lot and we’re getting better．”
? ?The opportunity to earn money has been exciting，both boys said．After high school，they hope to attend the National Technical Institute for the Deaf in New York．
The word“emergency”in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to

A:food． B:alarm． C:crisis． D:quick．

{{B}}第三篇{{/B}}

? ?Deaf teenagers Orlando Chavez and German Resendiz have been friends since kindergarten(幼儿园)．Together the two boys，who go to Escondido High School in California，have had the difficult job of learning in schools where the majority of the students can speak and hear．
? ?Orlando lost his hearing at the age of one．German was born deaf，and his parents moved from Mexico to find a school where he could learn sign language．He met Orlando on their first day of kindergarten．
? ?“We were in a special class with about 25 other deaf kids，”German remembers．“Before then，I didn’t know I was deaf and that I was different．”
? ?“Being young and deaf in regular classes was very hard，”signs Orlando．“The other kids didn’t understand us and we didn’t understand them．But we’ve all grown up together，and today，I’m popular because I’m deaf．Kids try hard to communicate with me．”
? ?Some things are very difficult for the two boys．“We can’t talk on the phone，so if we need help，we can’t call an emergency service，”German signs．“And we can’t order food in a drive-thru．”
? ?Despite their difficulties，the two boys have found work putting food in bags at a local supermarket．They got their jobs through a“workability”program，designed for teenagers from local schools with different types of learning disabilities．
? ?German has worked in the supermarket since August，and Orlando started in November．
? ?“The other people who work here have been very nice to us，”Orlando signs．“They even sign sometimes．At first，we were nervous，but we’ve learned a lot and we’re getting better．”
? ?The opportunity to earn money has been exciting，both boys said．After high school，they hope to attend the National Technical Institute for the Deaf in New York．
Both boys are happy to

A:design programs for the deaf． B:work at the National Technical Institute for the Dear． C:help students with learning disabilities． D:have the opportunity to earn money．


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Houses of the Future
? ?What will houses be like in thirty years’ time? No one really knows，but architects are trying to predict．{{U}} ?(46) ?{{/U}} ? ?Future houses will have to be flexible．In thirty years’ time even morn of us will be working from home．So we will have to be able to use areas of the house for work for part of the day and for living for the rest．Families grow and change with children arriving，growing up and leaving home．{{U}} ?(47) ?{{/U}}Nothing will be as fixed as it is now．The house will always be changing to meet changing needs． ? ?Everyone agrees that in thirty years’ time we will be living in“intelligent”houses．We will be able to talk to our kitchen machines and discuss with them what to do．1ake this：“We’ll be having a party this weekend．What food shall we cook?”{{U}} ?(48) ?{{/U}}We will be able to leave most of the cooking to the machines，just tasting things from time to time to check． ? ?The house of the future will be personal-each house will be different．{{U}} ?(49) ?{{/U}}You won’t have to paint them-you’ll be able to tell the wall to change the color! And if you don’t like the color the next day，you will be able to have a new one．{{U}} ?(50) ?{{/U}} ? ?
A．You will be able to change the color of the wall easily． ? ?
B．The only thing you won’t be able to do is move the house somewhere else! ? ?
C．And the machine will tell us what food we will have to buy and how to cook it． ? ?
D．What will our home be like then? ? ?
E．The house of the future will have to grow and change with the family． ? ?F．The kids might take their bedrooms with them as they leave．

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