Called “the School of the Future” and created with help from software giant Microsoft, a recently-opened public school in Philadelphia, US, is believed to be the first in the world to combine innovation teaching methods with the latest technology.  At this school, students work on wireless laptops, teachers avoid traditional subjects for real-world topics and parents can track their child's work on the Internet.

The school, which cost the school district $63 million to build, is free and has no entrance exams. The 170 ninth-grade students were selected at random from l,500 applicants.

Philadelphia School District Chief Executive Paul Vallas told students they would be observed by other schools around the world. “You have become instant role models,” Vallas said. “People are going to be watching you. “

Students still sit in classrooms, but lessons rely heavily on information found on the Internet and on interactive software. Students will be allowed to learn at their own pace. Homework is done on computer and sent to the teacher for grading and parents can access the school's network to read teacher feedback on their child's progress.

Traditional education fails to teach students the skills of problem-solving, critical thinking and effective communication, which they need to succeed in the 21st century, Principal Shirley Grover said in an interview. “It's not about memorizing certain algebraic equations (代数方程式）and then presenting them in a test,” Grover said. “It's about thinking how maths might be used to solve a quality-of-water problem or how it might be used to determine whether or not we are safe in Philadelphia from the birdflu.”

David Terry, 14, said he was hoping to “turn over a new leaf” after discipline problems in his previous school left him with an “average to really bad” academic record. “This is a great opportunity for me,” he said. “In other schools, I would not       .”

1.What's the best title of this passage? ( no more than 10 words)

2.Complete the following statement with proper words.（no more than 5 words）

Although the students have their lessons in classrooms, they mainly                      the Internet and on some software.

3.Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. ( no more than 10 words)

4.Do you think this kind of school good? Why? ( no more than 30 words)

5.What does the underlined word“this”  ( Line 2, Paragraph 6) probably refer to?  ( no more than 6words)

第一节： 阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到相应的位置上（共10分）。

Called “the School of the Future” and created with help from software giant Microsoft, a recently-opened public school in Philadelphia, US, is believed to be the first in the world to combine innovation teaching methods with the latest technology.  At this school, students work on wireless laptops, teachers avoid traditional subjects for real-world topics and parents can track their child's work on the Internet.

The school, which cost the school district $63 million to build, is free and has no entrance exams. The 170 ninth-grade students were selected at random from l,500 applicants.

Philadelphia School District Chief Executive Paul Vallas told students they would be observed by other schools around the world. “You have become instant role models,” Vallas said. “People are going to be watching you. “

Students still sit in classrooms, but lessons rely heavily on information found on the Internet and on interactive software. Students will be allowed to learn at their own pace. Homework is done on computer and sent to the teacher for grading and parents can access the school's network to read teacher feedback on their child's progress.

Traditional education fails to teach students the skills of problem-solving, critical thinking and effective communication, which they need to succeed in the 21st century, Principal Shirley Grover said in an interview. “It's not about memorizing certain algebraic equations (代数方程式）and then presenting them in a test,” Grover said. “It's about thinking how maths might be used to solve a quality-of-water problem or how it might be used to determine whether or not we are safe in Philadelphia from the birdflu.”

David Terry, 14, said he was hoping to “turn over a new leaf” after discipline problems in his previous school left him with an “average to really bad” academic record. “This is a great opportunity for me,” he said. “In other schools, I would not        .”

76. What's the best title of this passage? ( no more than 10 words)

77. Complete the following statement with proper words.（no more than 5 words）

Although the students have their lessons in classrooms, they mainly                       the Internet and on some software.

78. Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.

   ( no more than 10 words)

79. Do you think this kind of school good? Why? ( no more than 30 words)

80. What does the underlined word“this”  ( Line 2, Paragraph 6) probably refer to?  ( no more than 6words)

The third common goal is to do work that we enjoy, to do it well, and to be well paid for it. You want to be able to get and keep the job you want, to get paid more and promoted (晋升) faster. You want to earn the very most that is possible for you at each stage of your career, whatever you do.
The fourth goal we all have in common is to achieve financial independence. You want to reach the point in life where you have enough money so that you never have any financial worries. You want to be completely free of them. You want to be able to order dinner in a restaurant without referring to the price listing to determine what you want to eat.

1. 1.

   What does this passage chiefly talk about? (no more than 12 words)

2. 2.

   Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words. (no more than 6 words)

3. 3.

   Complete the following sentence with proper words according to the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4? (no more than 6 words)
   Everybody wants to make                         no matter what job he is engaged in.

4. 4.

   Why does the author put health ahead of other goals? (no more than 20 words)

5. 5.

   What does the underlined word “them” in the last paragraph probably refer to? (no more than 3 words)                                                      

阅读表达 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

After achieving a 9 percent GDP growth, hosting a successful Olympic Games and carrying out its first space walk in the year of 2008, you'd think China would be happy. _________. That, at least, is the opinion of a new book written by a group of Chinese authors.

China Is Not Happy was published in March, 2009. It is a follow-up to the 1996 work China Can Say No, a bestseller that complained about the influence of the West, and the US in particular on China. Thirteen years later, the authors of China Is Not Happy list their dissatisfaction with how China is being treated in the world today.

They argue that China needs to use its growing power and economic resources to build its own position of preeminence（卓越）．"From looking at the history of human civilization, we are most qualified to lead this world." the book says.

The authors, single out the US for special scorn（轻蔑）. "The economic problem has shown the Chinese people that America does have problems, that what we've been saying is right," said one of the authors．

The book has become a bestseller in many Chinese bookstores．Yet much of the response to the book has been negative．Several reviews in the Chinese media have criticized the book's radical（激进的） opinions．The book is a way to "fish money from the pockets of the angry youth and angry elderly," wrote one critic in the China Youth Daily．Meanwhile, a well-known sociologist, Li Yinhe, has said that China needs patriotism（爱国主义）, but there is a limit．In her blog she wrote, "If we are to bully other countries, take the world's resources and try to lead it, we're going over the top．"

1.List two great achievements that China made in 2008 based on the text．（Please answer within 15 words．）

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2.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 1 with proper words．（Please answer within 6 words．）

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3.Fill in the blank to suit the meaning of the original sentence in the passage. (within 8 words)

Ancient China was advanced and it was Chinese who created developed civilization, so we Chinese ____________________________________________________________.

4.What is the main idea of the last paragraph? （Please answer within l0 words．）

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5.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 refer to? (Within 3 words)

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