B
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.

Will it matter if you don't take your breakfast? Recently a test was given in the United States. Those tested included people of different ages, from 12 to 83. During the experi­ment, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Special tests were set up to see how well their bodies worked when they had eaten a certain kind of breakfast. The results show that if a person eats a proper breakfast, he or she will work with better effect than if he or she has no breakfast. This fact appears to be especially true if a person works with his brains. If a student eats fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen with more attention to class.
Opposite to(与.....相反) what many people believe, if you don't eat breakfast, you will not lose weight. This is because people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch, and end up gaining weight instead of losing. You will probably lose more weight if you reduce your other meals.
【小题1】During the test, those who were tested were given ________.

A.no breakfast at all
B.very rich breakfast
C.little food for breakfast
D.different breakfast or none
【小题2】The results of the test show that ________.
A.breakfast has great effect on work and studies
B.breakfast has little to do with a person’s work
C.a person will work better if he has a simple(简单的) breakfast
D.those working with brains needn’t have anything for breakfast
【小题3】The passage mentions that many people believe that if you don't eat breakfast, you will _________.
A.lose weight
B.not lose weight
C.be healthier
D.gain a lot of weight
【小题4】Which of the following is not true according to the passage?
A.Poor breakfasts affect those who work with brains.
B.Eating nothing in the morning may cause one to get fatter.
C.Reducing lunch and supper is of less use in weight losing.
D.Eating less in lunch and supper may help to lose weight.

Will it matter if you don't take your breakfast? Recently a test was given in the United States. Those tested included people of different ages, from 12 to 83. During the experi­ment, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Special tests were set up to see how well their bodies worked when they had eaten a certain kind of breakfast. The results show that if a person eats a proper breakfast, he or she will work with better effect than if he or she has no breakfast. This fact appears to be especially true if a person works with his brains. If a student eats fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen with more attention to class.
Opposite to what many people believe, if you don't eat breakfast, you will not lose weight. This is because people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch, and end up gaining weight instead of losing. You will probably lose more weight if you reduce your other meals.
【小题1】During the test, those who were tested were given ________.

A.no breakfast at allB.very rich breakfast
C.little food for breakfastD.different breakfasts or none
【小题2】The results of the test show that ________.
A.breakfast has great effect (影响) on work and studies
B.breakfast has little to do with a person’s work
C.a person will work better if he has a simple breakfast
D.those working with brains should have much for breakfast
【小题3】The passage mentions that many people believe that if you don't eat breakfast, you will ____.
A.lose weightB.not lose weight C.be healthierD.gain a lot of weight
【小题4】Which of the following is not true according to the passage?
A.Poor breakfast affects those who work with brains.
B.Morning diet may cause one to get fatter.
C.Reducing lunch and supper is of less value in weight losing.
D.Eating less in lunch and supper may help to lose weight.

It's time to remind myself what I love about life here in California,USA, to remember what I desperately miss when I go home.

Real radio

In the USA there are so many radio stations that those iPod tuner things don’t work at all. There is, simply, no dead air. It took me a while to discover the USA's many pub­lic radio stations, which don't broadcast any advertisements. KCRW is my favorites station, for its blend of indie music and current affairs. But I also listen to KJAZZ and KPCC. But before you feel jealous it’s all online. My favorites: American life Snap Judgement and Henry Rollins live every Saturday night. Take listen online for free News? Well, there's not a lot of news from South Africa, and when it is, it's bad and full of fear, so I ignore it. But I care about any place I live in, and that includes the USA. And on public radio, the USA is covered in depth, from the perspective of individual stories rather than statistics.

The festivals

I’m jealously watching tweets and Facebook boasts and reviews from SXSW — seems like half the people I used to work with in South Africa are there,meeting Grumpy Cat and watching bands they’ve always wanted to see live. It’s great to know that these 1000s of festivals are so close, and that one day,if film school schedule ever allows me to leave campus for more than a few days, I can go to one or two of them. I have already ex­changed my much loved Ford Mustang for a bigger, less sexy car — a car spacious enough to sleep in — so that next year I can be there, not just dream of it.

The famous people

When I go back to SA, I'm often asked if I’ve spotted any famous people. It's awkward for me. I feel the the same way about it as I feel when an American asks me if there are lions in the streets. Except yes, I have. No,not lions. I have met some famous people. I chatted to RJ Mitte from Breaking Bad outside a dub in West Hollywood. Many of my professors are famous directors. The problem is, once you meet these famous people, they're just people, FFS. This feels disappointing at first, like you're missing a Jesus mo­ment of some sort. But if you think about it, it's inspiring. What it means, is that I, litlle me (right now, also "just a person") could be a famous just-a-person person one day, and get to make all the films I just dream of now.

1.The underlined sentence "There is,simply, no dead air." probably means____.

A. there is no useless radio programmes in the USA

B. there is no useful radio programmes in the USA

C. there is no polluted air in the USA

D. there is no advertisements from the radio programmes in the USA

2.There are so many festivals that_____.

A. I often leave campus for more than few days

B. I often attend some of them in person

C. I bought a bigger Ford? Mustang

D. I can share many reviews and performances online with my friends in South Africa

3.The author thinks the famous people in the USA _____.

A. are just Like lions????????????? ???????????? B. are well-known but ordinary

C. are disappointing????????????? D. are inspiring

4.The author is most likely to be _____.

A. a director in America????????????? ?????????? B. a professor in South Africa

C. a student in America????????????? ???????? D. an actor in South Africa

 

Will it matter if you don't take your breakfast? Recently a test was given in the United States. Those tested included people of different ages, from 12 to 83. During the experi­ment, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Special tests were set up to see how well their bodies worked when they had eaten a certain kind of breakfast. The results show that if a person eats a proper breakfast, he or she will work with better effect than if he or she has no breakfast. This fact appears to be especially true if a person works with his brains. If a student eats fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen with more attention to class.

Opposite to what many people believe, if you don't eat breakfast, you will not lose weight. This is because people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch, and end up gaining weight instead of losing. You will probably lose more weight if you reduce your other meals.

1.During the test, those who were tested were given ________.

A.no breakfast at all

B.very rich breakfast

C.little food for breakfast

D.different breakfasts or none

2.The results of the test show that ________.

A.breakfast has great effect (影响) on work and studies

B.breakfast has little to do with a person’s work

C.a person will work better if he has a simple breakfast

D.those working with brains should have much for breakfast

3.The passage mentions that many people believe that if you don't eat breakfast, you will ____.

A.lose weight

B.not lose weight

C.be healthier

D.gain a lot of weight

4.Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A.Poor breakfast affects those who work with brains.

B.Morning diet may cause one to get fatter.

C.Reducing lunch and supper is of less value in weight losing.

D.Eating less in lunch and supper may help to lose weight.

 

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