My Experience in a Free School

At first I couldn’t believe it! There were no ___1___ in rows; no bells rang; no one had to go to ___2___. Although we all lived 搃n? ___3___ made us go to bed at a certain time; there was no 搇ights out?

The ___4___ thing was that practically all the students went to class, ___5___ very few people stayed up late at night. Only the new people stayed up or ___6___ class. The new ones always went wild ___7___, but this never lasted long. The ___8___ took some getting used to. Our teachers treated us like ___9___; never did we have to ___10___ “stand up”, “sit down”, “speak out”. I don’t ___11___ one student who didn’t try his best.

The subjects were the same as those in ___12___ school, but what a difference in the approach(方式)! For example, in botany(植物学) we had ___13___ classes in the spring or fall, but instead we ___14___ two gardens, a vegetable garden and a flower garden. ___15___ in winter we each studied a few ___16___ things about what we had grown. In math the students built three different kinds of storerooms ?small ones ___17___, but usable. They did this instead of having lessons in the classroom. They really had a ___18___ time too, designing everything, drawing the blueprints, ___19___ the angles(角度) and so on. I didn’t take ___20___. I can’t stand it! Besides, I could do the basic things with numbers. That’s ___21___!

___22___ I think I am a ___23___ person for having gone to the school. I can read and write as well as anyone else my age, and I can think better. That’s probably a real big ___24___ between the free school and regular school ?the amount of ___25___.

1. A. desks     B. lights  C. students      D. buildings

2. A. home     B. bed     C. class   D. work

3. A. anybody B. nobody      C. teachers      D. parents

4. A. sad B. last     C. good   D. strange

5. A. and B. but     C. so       D. yet

6. A. attended B. took    C. missed       D. studied

7. A. from then on B. at first C. once more  D. just then

8. A. freedom B. habit   C. time    D. people

9. A. workers  B. pupils C. gardeners   D. grown-ups

10. A. understand   B. study  C. play    D. say

11. A. hear from    B. feel like     C. think about D. know of

12. A. night    B. regular       C. small  D. real

13. A. all B. short   C. no      D. indoor

14. A. planted B. studied       C. drew   D. toured

15. A. Still     B. Then   C. Yet     D. Next

16. A. wild     B. successful   C. usual   D. particular

17. A. as well B. after a whileC. of course   D. as a result

18. A. funny   B. great   C. convenient  D. thoughtful

19. A. looking out  B. taking out   C. finding out D. figuring out

20. A. math    B. care    C. botany       D. notice

21. A. dull      B. interesting  C. enough       D. dangerous

22. A. On the whole      B. Once again C. Sooner or later   D. After a while

23. A. careful B. better  C. busier D. lovely

24. A. problem      B. chance       C. difference   D. change

25. A. reading B. gardening   C. teaching     D. thinking

There was once a group of young people searching everywhere for happiness but what they got was only annoyance, grief and misery.

So they       Socrates for advice on where happiness      . But       giving any answers, Socrates asked them to help with building a       first. The group of guys had to       the task, laying aside their own business of seeking happiness. It took them a long time to cut down a tall tree, gouging out (挖空) the center. Through painstaking effort, they made a canoe out of the tree. They launched the canoe into a river, and then       together in it, singing with      .

Socrates asked, “My children, do you have happiness now?” They answered in chorus: “We       be happier!” Socrates      , “That’s it!       you are too busy pursuing something to notice anything bitter, happiness will occur.”

From the story I got to know that happiness      hides behind every tiny thing that you are involved in, and that you may only get pleasure through       work and creativity.

We may have to       pain in our daily life and in the process of       happiness. Sometimes we tend to look for happiness in       things, like a new car, clothes, etc. True long term happiness, however, comes from within our       and spirit. So why not turn suffering into       life, and       tears into the light in your heart? Only in this way can we make it through and find true happiness.

So my dear friends, just remember happiness is a state of mind and a matter of      , and I       you all a life of happiness.

1.A. pointed to           B. referred to             C. turned to                D. kept to

2.A. lay                                  B. belonged                C. stood                       D. laid

3.A. apart from          B. instead of               C. other than              D. for fear of

4.A. house                            B. boat                         C. bridge                     D. school

5.A. set about             B. set down                 C. set out                     D. set up

6.A. sat                                  B. stood                       C. got                           D. rowed

7.A. joy                            B. sorrow                      C. curiosity                  D. hope

8.A. mustn’t                         B. shouldn’t                C. couldn’t                  D. needn’t

9.A. declared            B. thought            C. added                      D. assumed

10.A. Unless                         B. Whenever              C. Until                         D. However

11.A. never                          B. always                     C. ever                         D. seldom

12.A. cautious            B. endless          C. hard                         D. effective

13.A. experience                B. avoid                       C. enjoy                       D. deny

14.A. searching                   B. seeking          C. hoping                     D. improving

15.A. spiritual             B. nice                         C. new                         D. material

16.A. body                           B. part                          C. soul                          D. head

17.A. blaming             B. praising                   C. ending                     D. cursing

18.A. turn                   B. put                           C. divide                      D. draw

19.A. time                            B. energy                    C. fact                          D. choice

20.A. wish                            B. promise                  C. bring                        D. require

 

There are many kinds of friends. Some are always    36  you, but don't understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only   37 friends leave footprints.

  I shall always recall (回忆) the autumn and the girl with the  38  . She will always bring back the friendship between us. I know she will always be my best friend.

  It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves   39 on the cool  40 . In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves,  41  to the sound of them.

  Autumn is a  42  season and life is uninteresting. The free days always get me   43  . But one day, the sound of a violin   44  into my ears like a stream (小溪) flowing in the mountains. I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was  45  in playing her violin.

  I had  46 seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn't know that I had been   47 there for so long but my existence (存在) did not seem to disturb her.

  Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building  48 I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only listener. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became   49 .  50 we didn't know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believe she also loved me.

Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly

   51 . To my astonishment (惊讶), the girl came over to me.

  “You must like violin.” she said.

  “Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.

  Suddenly, a   52 expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.

  “I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that   53 me.” she said.

  “In fact, it was your playing   54 gave me a meaningful autumn,” I answered, “Let's be friends.”

  The girl smiled, and so did I.

I never heard her play again in my life. I no longer went downstairs to listen like before. Only thick leaves were left behind. But I will always remember the fine figure (身影) of the girl. She is like a   55 —so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off so much light that it makes the autumn beautiful.

1.

A.with

B.for

C.against

D.to

2.

A.good

B.true

C.new

D.old

3.

A.sound

B.song

C.play

D.violin

4.

A.shaking

B.hanging

C.falling

D.floating

5.

A.wind

B.snow

C.air

D.rain

6.

A.watching

B.listening

C.seeing

D.hearing

7.

A.lively

B.lovely

C.harvest

D.lonely

8.

A.up

B.off

C.down

D.over

9.

A.flowed

B.grew

C.entered

D.ran

10.

A.lost

B.active

C.busy

D.interested

11.

A.once

B.never

C.often

D.usually

12.

A.waiting

B.stopping

C.standing

D.hearing

13.

A.because

B.so

C.when

D.but

14.

A.interesting

B.moving

C.encouraging

D.exciting

15.

A.But

B.However

C.Even

D.Though

16.

A.stopped

B.began

C.gone

D.changed

17.

A.happy

B.sad

C.strange

D.surprised

18.

A.surprised

B.excited

C.encouraged

D.interested

19.

A.that

B.which

C.it

D.who

20.

A.song

B.dream

C.fire

D.sister

 

请认真阅读下面各题,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在机读卡上将该项涂黑。

I was walking down the road one day when my cell phone rang.  36  voice on the other end spoke to me, "Dad, please come back soon.I miss you so much! "I judged that it was a   37_  number.A little while later, the call came once again, so I rudely   38   , "You've dialed the wrong number! " and then   39

    During the following days, I got the same call   40   .But I didn't care much about it.

    Then one day she constantly called me,   41   I didn't answer.Finally I answered the phone and heard a weak voice, "Dad, please come back.I miss you so much!  Dad, I'm   42   so much pain! Mom said you were too busy to take   43  of me.But, dad, please   44  me again, OK?" The innocent   45  was difficult to reject.I made a   46  kiss on the phone and heard the weak voice say, "Thank you...Dad, I am so...happy, so...happy..."

    Shortly after this, I became   47   about who had been on the other end of my phone.So I called back, and a woman answered, "Sorry, sir.I am really sorry to have   48   you.My daughter has suffered from bone cancer   49   she was born.And her father...died in an    50   a short while ago.I dare not tell her this   51   .Poor baby.When she couldn't   52  the painful chemotherapy(化疗), she would cry for her dad, who had always   53  her.I really couldn't bear it, so I gave her a random phone number..."

    "How is your daughter now?" I couldn't wait to   54

    "She has   55   .You must have kissed her on the phone, because she went with a smile, tightly holding the cell phone..."

Tears blurred my eyes...

36.A.A boy' s           B.A child' s         C.My daughter' s         D.My son' s

37.A.bad               B.different          C.new                      D.wrong

38.A.screamed        B.blamed            C.returned                D.replied

39.A.hung up          B.hung on           C.held on                 D.held up

40.A.here and there  B.now and then   C.more or less          D.sooner or later

41.A.so that            B.in case       C.as if                   D.even if

42.A.near               B.on                   C.in                    D.at

43.A.care               B.control            C.notice                 D.charge

44.A. comfort         B.kiss                 C.pat                     D.encourage

45.A.application   B.command         C.request               D.appetite

46.A.soft               B.sweet           C.low                    D.loud

47.A.surprised       B.curious            C.interested             D.amazed

48.A.bothered         B.confused          C.interrupted           D.reached

49.A.when               B.since           C.as                        D.while

50.A.invitation         B.event           C.accident               D.invention

51.A.fate                 B.reason             C.story                   D.news

52.A.receive            B.fight                C.bear                    D.face[来源:学*科*网Z*X*X*K]

53.A.encouraged     B.amused            C.satisfied                  D.supported[来源:学.科.网Z.X.X.K]

54.A.hear                B.ask                  C.tell                         D.see

55.A.gone               B.passed             C.gone by                  D.passed by

 

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