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Schools almost look the same-square buildings and rooms, rows of desks, and a teacher standing in the front. What can schools do to make their learning environments(环境) better? What will future schools look like? Some schools have a new try. Let's take a look.

Open & interactive(互动的)

With the internet, campuses(校园) are no longer the only place where students can get education and information. “In the internet age, the most important thing of a campus is social space to meet and learn from each other ,” said Thomas,a British architect(建筑师). “It offers more chances for teachers and students to Interact.”

And the school’s classrooms are all round. They have no corners or backs and fronts. They can all sit around round tables and have a discussion when studying.

Creative & sporty

Some schools have to give up their playgrounds because they don't have enough land. But this is not the case for a primary school in Hangzhou. The school is round, with a running track(跑道) on its roof. But students don't have to worry about falling off the building. A reinforced glass(钢化玻璃) wall and steel fences along the track are there to protect students. “Childhood would be much less fun if children lost the right to enjoy running,” said architect Tony, designer of the school. The open track not only gives students a way to stay fit, but also makes them creative.

Closer to nature

Future schools should not be like factories, but gardens. There is a good example of such a “garden school”.

Some of the school’s buildings are tall and some are short. And the rooftops are covered with green grass. This makes the campus look like hills. For the students there, there are gardens, big and small, in almost every part of the campus. It also extends(扩展) the teaching space from closed rooms to outdoor spaces.

Schools of the 1.

2. schools

Modern schools

3.buildings and rooms

Rows of desks

A teacher standing in the front

Open & interactive

Be social space4.of the place only to get education and information.

5.more chances for teachers and students to interact.

Both teachers and students sit around an 6.studies together.

No playgrounds or small ones

Creative & sporty

Have a round running track on its roof.

Use reinforced glass wall and steel fences to stop people7.down.

Not only keep students fit, but also make them creative.

Be like factories

8. to nature

Have buildings that are different in9.with green grass on the rooftops.

Be10.of gardens in the campus.

It was Saturday again. Grace and Karen disliked Saturdays. That was another thing the twins had in common. They shared the same clothes and tied their hair in the same manner. In fact, it was hard for their classmates and teachers to tell them apart sometimes.

Unlike their classmates, they had to get up early at seven every Saturday to prepare for their lessons. Grace had to attend the art lesson and Karen had to attend her ballet lesson. “How I wish I could do something different today,” said the twins with one voice. All at once, an idea came to Grace and Karen at the same time. “How would you like to be me for a day?” they asked each other. It seemed like a wonderful plan to them. After giving each other a description of their own friends, Grace put on Karen’s ballet dress while Karen put Grace’s brushes and paints into her bag. Then they left for their classes.

When the art lesson started, Karen was lost. Unlike Grace, Karen was poor at drawing. When the art lesson finally ended, Karen didn’t dare to hand in her work.

Meanwhile, Grace was struggling(挣扎) in the ballet class as well. As she had no idea about the dance steps, she had to follow her classmates blindly. As a result, she kept knocking into them. Their ballet teacher became impatient with her, “Karen, you should remember the basic steps. You can’t copy what others are doing.”

When Karen and Grace got home, they were tired out. They decided that they would never try to be someone else they were not. It seemed that the grass was not always greener on the other side.

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1.When did the twins get up on Saturdays?

A.At six. B.At seven. C.At half past six. D.At half past seven.

2.What was the twins’ plan when they decided to do something different?

A.They decided to go to ballet lesson together.

B.They decided to go to art lesson together.

C.They decided not to go to have lessons.

D.They decided to exchange their roles for a day.

3.How did Karen feel at the art lesson?

A.Excited. B.Happy. C.Lost. D.Confident.

4.Why did the ballet teacher become impatient?

A.Because “Karen” couldn’t remember the basic steps.

B.Because a classmate kept knocking into to “Karen”.

C.Because “Karen” didn’t copy what others were doing.

D.Because “Karen” dance very well.

5.What does the underlined part “the grass was not always greener on the other side” at the end of the story try to tell us?

A.Nothing is impossible if you put your heart into it.

B.No pains, no gains.

C.It’s true that the other people own better things than what we own.

D.People always think what the other people own are better than theirs. But it isn’t true.

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