Banks are not ordinarily prepared to pay out all accounts(账，账户); they rely on depositors (储户) not to demand payment all at the same time. If depositors should come to fear that a bank is not safe, that it cannot pay off all its depositors, then that fear might cause all the depositors to appear on the same day. If they did, the bank could not pay all accounts. However, if they did not all appear at once, then there would always be enough money to pay those who wanted their money when they wanted it. Mrs. Elsie Vaught has told us of a terrifying bank run that she experienced. One day in December of 1925 several banks failed to open in a city where Mrs. Vaught lived. The other banks expected a run the next day, and so the officers of the bank in which Mrs Vaught worked as a teller had enough money on hand to pay off their depositors. The officers simply told the tellers to pay on demand. The next morning a crowd gathered in the bank and on the sidewalk outside. The length of the line made many think that the bank could not possibly pay off everyone. People began to push and then to fight for places near the tellers’ windows. The power of the panic atmosphere was such that two tellers, though they knew that the bank was quite all right and could pay all depositors, drew their own money from the bank. Mrs Vaught says that she had difficulty keeping herself from doing the same.

1.A bank run happens when _______.

　　 A. too many depositors try to draw out their money at one time　　

     B. a bank is closed for one or more days

　   C. there is  enough money to pay all its depositors at one time

　　 D. tellers of a bank take their own money from the bank　

2.The tellers in Mrs. Vaught’s bank were told to ________.

　　A. explain why they could not pay out all accounts

　　B. pay out accounts as requested

　　C. make the depositors believe that the bank was stand

　　D. pay out money as slowly as possible

3. According to the passage, the actions of the depositors of Mrs. Vaught’s bank were affected            mainly by the _______.

　A.　ease with which they could get their money

　B.　confidence  that Mrs. Vaught showed

　C.　confidence shown by other depositors of the bank

　D. failure of several other banks to open

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 eschew traditional subjects for real world topics and parents can track their children’s work on the Internet.

　 The school，which costs the school district $ 63 million to build，is free and has no entrance exams.The 170 ninth grade students were selected at random from 1,500 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 the teacher feedback on their children’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 bird flu.”

　 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? (Please answer within 10 words.)

77.Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

　 Although the students have their lessons in classrooms，they mainly learn through 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.(Please answer within 10 words.)

79.Do you think this kind of school good? Why? (Please answer within 30 words.)

80.Please translate the underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph into Chinese.

I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And unless otherwise assigned（指定）a seat by the teacher, I always chose to sit at the 1　 of the classroom.

All this 2 after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy 3　 because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the 　4 in keeping pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “　 5　 for it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give it a try.

Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the 　 6　 of it! When I first started attending the practice sessions, I didn’t even know the rules of the game, much 　 7 what I was doing. Sometimes I’d get 　 8　 and take a shot at the wrong direction—which made me feel really stupid. 　9 , I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to 10 on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t know “just yet”.

I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the rules and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and 11 . Very soon the competitive part in me was winning over my lack of 　12 . With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the process. I never had so much fun!

With my　 13　 self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from " 14　 " in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself,to raising my hand — even when I sometimes wasn’t 100 percent 15　 I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.

1. A. front　 B. middle　　 　 C. corner　　 　 D. back

2. A. continued 　 B. changed　　 　 C. settled　　　 　 D. started

3. A. idea　　 　 B. plan　　　 　　 C. belief 　　　　 D. saying

4. A. interest　　 B. chance　　 　　 C. competence 　 D. difficulty

5. A. going　　　 　　　 B. looking　 C. cheering　　 　 D. applying

6. A. point 　　　 B. half　　 C. rest　　　 　　 D. basis

7. A. less　　 　　 B. later　　 C. worse　　　 　 D. further

8. A. committed B. inspired　 C. embarrassed 　 D. confused

9. A. Interestingly B. Fortunately 　　 C. Obviously　 　 D. hopefully

10. A. focus　　 　　　 B. act　　　 　　 C. rely　　　　 　 D. try

11. A. puzzling　 B. confusing　 　　 C. motivating　 D. tiring

12. A. fun　　　 B. enthusiasm 　　 C. confidence　 D. interest

13. A. expressed B. improved　 　　 C. preserved　 　 D. recognized

14. A. dreaming B. playing　 C. relaxing　　 D. hiding

15. A. lucky　　 　　　 B. happy　　 　　 C. sure　　　 　　　　 D. satisfied