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FOR Chinese students the end of their senior year is filled with studying and stress as they prepare for the college entrance exams in June.But for American high school seniors the experience couldn’t be more different. The end of senior year is a celebration of their time in high school and involves parties,games and fun.

Senioritis is a commonly used expression.It means seniors have a disease which makes them unable to do work.This starts in April when seniors find out whether they have been accepted to university.

Unwilling to do school work,seniors have plenty of other activities to focus on.

Many schools have a “Senior Show”,in which only seniors are allowed to perform.Some seniors sing or dance but many of them perform skits（滑稽短剧），where they make fun of their favorite teachers or their friends.For example,a group of boys may dress up and imitate a group of their friends.It is all light-hearted.

The“Senior Show”is usually a part of Senior Week,which is a week specifically dedicated(专用的) to seniors.During this week,seniors usually get academic or athletic awards they have won over their high school careers.The seniors also vote for one of their male and female classmates who they believe is the best-looking or funniest or most involved,etc.These are then published in the yearbook.

The yearbook is an important part of high school for seniors.It is usually dedicated to them and has all their pictures and some words from them in it.Then seniors go around and get it signed by their friends so they can always remember their time together.

Of course during all of this time,seniors are preparing for the Senior Prom,which is an important moment in American culture.It is the most important dance in a young American’s life.

The end of senior year is a truly special and wonderful time for American students.It’s something they will remember for the rest of their lives.

60.Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined sentence in paragraph1?

A.For American high school seniors,things are quite different.

B.It doesn’t make difference at the end of the senior year.

C.For American high school seniors,it is the best time of the year.

D.It is the period filled with stress and workload.

61.What activities that seniors would like to do according to the passage?

A.School work B.Voting for the film star

C.Singing or dance contests D.Senior Show and Senior Prom

62.What will most probably be talked about in the next paragraph of the passage?

A.Activities on the sports field

B.The graduation ceremony where they receive their high school diploma

C.Their favorite film stars

D.The health of seniors

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A group of eight public high school students in Massachusetts, aged l5 to l7， designed and ran their own school within a school. They named their practice the Independent Project. They represented the usual range: two were close to dropping out before they started the project， while others were honors students.

Their guidance teacher was their adviser, consulting with them when the group encountered difficulties. Though they sought advice from English， math and science teachers， they were responsible for monitoring one another’s work and giving one another feedback. There were no grades, but at the end of the term， the students wrote evaluations of their classmates.

The students also designed their own course. In addition to some regular courses，they each took on an ‘individual project’，learning to play the piano or to cook，writing a novel or making a video about domestic(国内的) violence. At the end of the term，they performed their new skills in front of the entire school. The last part of their self - designed course was to do a ‘collective project’ that had social significance. Because they felt the whole experience had been so life – changing， they ended

up making a film showing how other students could start and run their own schools.

The project was a success. After returning to their traditional study， the students have high motivation and are doing well. One student who had failed all of his previous math courses spent three weeks teaching the others about probability. The lesson learned here is that if students are given the opportunity to take control or contribute significantly to their own learning they will become more accomplished， more engaged and more knowledgeable.

The students in the project are remarkable because they demonstrate the kinds of learning and personal growth that are possible when teenagers feel ownership of their high school experience，learn things that matter to them and learn together.

7l. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Some students might drop out of high school.

B. The teachers monitored the students’ homework.

C. The students themselves solved all their problems.

D. The teachers evaluate the students’ performances.

72. The students involved in the Independent Project .

A. didn’t need to learn common lessons

B. tended to escape from the whole society

C. were unwilling to share their experiences

D. focused on self-study and working together

73. According Paragraph 4， we know that .

A. the traditional study is better than the project

B. all the students had failed their math courses

C. the students have freedom to design their lessons

D. the project was mainly concerned with math courses

74. The project made the students outstanding because .

A. they are unusually talented

B. they have better backgrounds

C. they have supportive teachers

D. they are owners of their education

75. What would be the best title of the text?

A. Structure the kids’ days to the minute

B. Let kids rule their own school within a school

C. Offer students few opportunities to do anything

D. Provide traditional education to the students

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A group of eight public high school students in Massachusetts, aged l5 to l7, designed and ran their own school within a school. They named their practice the Independent Project. They represented the usual range: two were close to dropping out before they started the project, while others were honors students.

Their guidance teacher was their adviser, consulting with them when the group encountered difficulties. Though they sought advice from English, math and science teachers, they were responsible for monitoring one another’s work and giving one another feedback. There were no grades, but at the end of the term, the students wrote evaluations of their classmates.

The students also designed their own course. In addition to some regular courses, they each took on an ‘individual project’, learning to play the piano or to cook, writing a novel or making a video about domestic(国内的) violence. At the end of the term, they performed their new skills in front of the entire school. The last part of their self - designed course was to do a ‘collective project’ that had social significance. Because they felt the whole experience had been so life – changing， they ended up making a film showing how other students could start and run their own schools.

The project was a success. After returning to their traditional study, the students have high motivation and are doing well. One student who had failed all of his previous math courses spent three weeks teaching the others about probability. The lesson learned here is that if students are given the opportunity to take control or contribute significantly to their own learning they will become more accomplished, more engaged and more knowledgeable.

The students in the project are remarkable because they demonstrate the kinds of learning and personal growth that are possible when teenagers feel ownership of their high school experience，learn things that matter to them and learn together.

60. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Some students might drop out of high school.

B. The teachers monitored the students’ homework.

C. The students themselves solved all their problems.

D. The teachers evaluate the students’ performances.

61. The students involved in the Independent Project .

A. didn’t need to learn common lessons

B. tended to escape from the whole society

C. were unwilling to share their experiences

D. focused on self-study and working together

62. The project made the students outstanding because .

A. they are unusually talented B. they have better backgrounds

C. they have supportive teachers D. they are owners of their education