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Charter schools operate with public money but without many of the rues that Sovem tradi-tional public schools.In the Uruted States the rules for charter schools difFer from state to state. But in Seneral these schools havegreater freedom to decide what to teach and how to teach it.
The "charter 'is a perfarmance contract.It establishes thegoals of the school and other details like how student performance will be measured. Forty - seven million students attend traditional public schools.But more than a million students attend charter schools:
And now a group of charter schools have formed the Green Charter Schools Network.The idea is to have environmentally friendly school buildings but toalso go further than that.The schools teach students to become involved in community issues that affect them and the environ-ment. For example, youg children grow crops in a school garden and leam about healthy eat-ing.Older students help recycle waste from the cafeteria.And local schoois share what they grow in community gardens with people in need.
Jim McGrath is president.of the Green Charter Schools Network. He says there are about 200 "green" charter schools across the United States. He says the plan is to also include tradi-tional public schools as well as private schools.
Jim McGrath:  "The most important thing is that every one of us - every child, every adult - has a reaponsibility that their action, every action we make has an effect on the earth  that we live in. And that our natuntl resources are not unlimited. And that if we want a positive earth for future generations, we all need to make comnutments to be agents of change so that we don' t destroy our natural resources.
The Green Clarter Schools Network holds its first national conference this October in Min- nesota.It will include companies and orgaizations like Waste Management and the Uruted States Green Brulding Council. We sincerely hope that their goal is to expand the movement across the country.
61.Charter schools are quitedifent from public ones in that______________
A.they are operated by public money
B.they still use the traditional rules
C.they have more freedom in management
D. they attract more students than others
62.The Green Charter Schools Network is established to______________
A.advise teenagers to attend charter schools
B.paint the school buildings in the color of green
C.measure the students with the same standards
D.get students involved in environment friendly activities
63.Which of the following statements about the Network are true EXCEPT_________
A. It only concernsthe charter schools in the U.S.
B.It holds its first national conference in Minnesota.
C. It will benefit both the schools and the communities.
D.It promotes different schools to share their achievements.
64.According to Jim McGrath,____________
A.people's action plays little part in nature
B.natural resources are abundant for people to use
C. students should be taught to be responsibk for the world
D.everyone should make efforts to change the positive nature
65.What' s the writer' s purpose of this passage?
A.To criticize the traditional education system.
B.To encourage the students to adopt healthy eating.
C.To inspire people to recycle waste from the cafeteria.
D.To arouse the schools to take action to protect the earth.

Health insurance can be very expensive. Some working people do not make enough money to pay for it. In the US there is a program called Healthy Families. This program offers people health insurance at a low cost.
Families are charged about ¥7.00 a month for every child, and ¥10.00 for every adult. It costs much less than any other kind of health insurance. Having health insurance is very important. With this insurance, people can see a doctor when they are sick or hurt.
The program is not expensive at all, but many people are still not enrolling in it. People say that it still costs too much money. They need all of their money to pay for things like food and rent.
It would be great if everyone could have health insurance. People are working hard to come up with ways to make this happen. One idea is to make the Healthy Families Program free for some people.
It is important for people to see a doctor when they need to. The Healthy Families Program makes it possible for more people to do this. Many ideas are being considered. Hopefully some of them will allow even more families to get health insurance.
The Healthy Families Program is made to help those who don’t have welfare (社会保障金) and cannot earn enough to pay for private health insurance. It is an important program, but officials say that too many people are signing up for it and then dropping out because of the Healthy Families Program’s cost.
【小题1】 The aim of the Healthy Families Program is to __________.

A.help people earn more and pay for the program
B.help more families get health insurance
C.make it free for people to see a doctor
D.help families pay for private health insurance
【小题2】If a couple has two children, how much would health insurance cost every month in the family?
A.¥24.B.¥28.C.¥34.D.¥40.
【小题3】Why is it very important for people to have health insurance?
A.They can afford to see a doctor when they need to.
B.They can get special medical care.
C.They can see a doctor free of charge.
D.They can go to see a doctor as soon as possible.
【小题4】In the passage we can learn all of the following EXCEPT that __________.
A.health insurance is very important for ordinary people
B.the program is still too expensive for many people
C.people should make more money to pay for private health insurance
D.many people don’t make enough money to pay for health insurance
【小题5】The passage is mainly about __________.
A.health insurance at a low costB.the benefits of health insurance
C.the cost of health insuranceD.the Healthy Families Program

Last Sunday I made a visit to some new neighbors down the block. No specific purpose in mind, just an opportunity to sit at the kitchen table, have some tea and chat. As I did so, it occurred to me how rare the Sunday visit has become.
When I was a kid in the New Jersey of the 1960s, Sunday visits were routine. Most stores were closed, almost nobody worked, and the highways, as a result, were not the desperate steeplechases(障碍赛跑) they have become today. My family normally traveled eight city blocks to the home of my grandmother—the same house my father was raised in, where adults would sit on the front porch and chat while we children played hide-and-seek.
The Sunday visit was something to desire strongly. It was the repetition to church, our reward for an hour of devotion, an opportunity to take advantage of the fact that Dad was not at work, we were not in school, and there were no chores that couldn’t wait until Monday. Sunday was, indeed, different from all the other days of the week, because everyone seemed to be on the same schedule, which means that there was one day when everyone seemed to have time for everybody else.
Sunday as a day of rest is, or was, so deeply rooted in the culture that it’s surprising to consider that, in a short span of time, it has almost entirely lost this association. In my childhood, it was assumed that everyone would either be home or visiting someone else’s home on Sunday.
But now the question is, “What do you plan to DO this Sunday?” The answer can range from going to the mall to participating in a road race to jetting to Montreal for lunch. If one were to respond, “I’m making a Sunday visit to family,” such an answer would feel sepia-toned, an echo from another era.
I suppose I should be grateful to live in Maine, a state of small towns, abundant land and tight relationships. Even though folks work as hard here as they do anywhere else, the state’s powerfully rural cast(特质)still harbors at least remnants of the ethic of yesterday’s America, where people had to depend on one another in the face of economic vagaries(反复无常的情况)and a challenging environment.
【小题1】The writer’s general impression of the Sunday in the past was a day when _______.

A.everyone was paying a visit to some relative far away
B.everyone seemed to be free and could have some leisure
C.Dad was not at work while Mom was busy cleaning the house
D.nearly every adult would go to church and children were not at school
【小题2】In the fourth paragraph, the writer compares the response “I’m making a Sunday visit to family” to an echo from another era because _______.
A.people nowadays prefer staying at home on Sunday
B.such answers are rarely heard in our modern society
C.people in the city dislike being disturbed on Sunday
D.visiting someone on Sunday might take a lot of time
【小题3】From the last paragraph we may infer that _______.
A.people in Maine suffer more from economic depression and the changed environment
B.people in Maine has abandoned their tradition and lived an absolute new life
C.land in Maine is short, thus the relationship between people is tense
D.people in Maine always help each other when they are in need
【小题4】.Which word we may use to describe the writer’s attitude towards the Sunday today?
A.Unsatisfied.B.Anxious.C.Treasured.D.Teased.

注意:每空不超过3个单词。
Frederick M. Hess is the director of education policy studies in American. He says that a long summer vacation doesn't make sense in today's world.
In a summer vacation, millions of kids spend valuable time sending messages, watching TV, playing video games and doing shopping in the mall. These activities are putting their futures at risk.
Summer vacation once made sense in the past when you didn't need an education to get a good job. But now things have changed. For today's students, academic(学术的) skills are important to students' future success, but such skills are affected in the summertime. Most American schools offer up to thirteen weeks summer vacation.
Summer vacation also causes challenges for today's families. In the 1960s, more than 60% of families had a stay-at-home Mom. Now two-thirds of American children live in households where every adult works. For these families, summer vacation can be more burden than break. Someone must watch the kids.
“A longer school year does not have to be hard and boring work. Instead, it should allow teachers to give richer and more imaginative lessons,” Frederick M. Hess suggested, “Schools would have more time to devote to athletics, languages, music and the arts”.
Summer vacation can be a grand thing. But in the 21st century, it may also be outdated.
Title: Long Summer Vacation

Theme
A   【小题1】     doesn’t make sense in today’s world.
Basic
Information
Vacation length
 【小题2】  weeks in most American schools
Students’ 【小题3】___________
·Sending messages and watching TV
·Playing video games
·Doing shopping
Disadvantages
Putting student’s academic futures at risk
Affect academic   【小题4】    
Causing challenges for families
Make parents watch kids at home
【小题5】___________
Students should study more imaginative lessons such as athletics, languages, music and the arts.
Conclusion
Summer vacation can be both grand and outdated

 

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    Frederick M. Hess is the director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, which is a nonprofit organization that conducts research on many public issues. He says that a long summer vacation doesn't make sense in today's world.

     Can American students afford to take a summer vacation? In a summer vacation, millions of kids spend valuable time sending messages, watching TV, playing video games and doing shopping in the mall. They will also be putting their academic futures at risk.

     Summer vacation once made sense in the past when you didn't need an education to get a good job. But now things have changed. For today's students, academic skills are important to students' future success, but such skills ate affected in the summertime. Many nations don't give kids an American-style summer vacation. They offer no more than seven consecutive(连续的) weeks of vacation. Most American school districts offer up to thirteen weeks. To compete in the global marketplace, Americans must be prepared to go up against international competitors.

     Summer vacation also causes challenges for today's families. In the 1960s, more than 60% of families had a stay-at-home Mom. Now two-thirds of American children live in households where every adult works. For these families, summer vacation can be more burden than break. Someone must watch the kids.

     But the biggest problem may be how summer vacation hurts academic achievement. Researchers have found that disadvantaged students lose significant ground in the summertime.

     A longer school year does not have to be an invitation to hard boring work. Rather, it should allow time-pressed teachers to conduct richer and more imaginative lessons. Schools would have more time to devote to athletics, languages, music and the arts. Summer vacation can be a grand thing. But in the 21st century, it may also be outdated.

Title:   65      

Theme

A long summer vacation doesn’t make sense in today’s world.

Basic

Information

Vacation length

  66   weeks in most American schools[来源:Zxxk.Com]

Students’ 67___________

·Sending messages and watching TV

·Playing video games

·Doing shopping

Disadvantages

Putting student’s academic futures at risk

Affect academic   68      

Causing challenges for families

Make parents watch kids at home

Hurting academic achievement

Make students lose significant ground

69.____________

Students should be conducted to study more imaginative lessons such as athletics, languages, music and the arts.

Conclusion

Summer vacation can be both grand and outdated

 

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