Dear Victor,
I am a college student. Nowadays games on the net are very popular with college students. Some of my roommates are very interested in them. They not only play games in their free time, but also keep talking about them at night when lights are off, and they regard games as a part of their life. I’ve asked them to give it up, but they wouldn’t listen to me. It has become a rather big problem. Should I report it to our teachers or do something else?
Ted
Dear Ted,
Drop it. Your roommates, as grown—ups, can do whatever they want with their time so long as it doesn’t break school rules or violate(妨碍)other people’s interests.
Playing perhaps gives these students relaxation from hard study. If they play too often and have little time to study, they will reap what they have sown(自食其果), but you will not. Reporting to the teachers would only harm your good name in your dormitory(宿舍). However, you have rights to ask your roommates to be quiet when you need sleep. If they aren’t angry with you, they will stop talking. But be polite and friendly. Perhaps, in return, join them in a game or two.
Victor
【小题1】Ted wants his roommates to_______.
A.break their computers
B.sell their computers to teachers
C.play games in the day, not at night
D.stop playing computer games
【小题2】 According to the second letter, some college students_______.
A.can break school rules or violate other people’s interests
B.have their rights to disturb Ted
C.can relax themselves while playing games on the net
D.can study even better if they play games on the net
【小题3】 Victor asks Ted to_______.
A.report to the teachersB.harm his good name in the dormitory
C.stop talking with his roommatesD.learn how to get on well with others

To most of us, school means classes, teachers, schedules, grades and tests. But for the children at Sudbury Valley School in Massachusetts, school is very different.

Firstly, there are no lessons. All the children, aged between 4 and 19, do whatever they want. There are no teachers, only “staff members”. The idea behind this is that you do not need to make children learn, because children want to learn anyway. “You do not need to say to a three-year-old, ‘Go explore your environment.’ You can’t stop them!”says Daniel Greenberg, a founder of the school. “But if you make children do what you want all day… they will lose all taste of learning.” At Sudbury Valley School, you will find children talking, reading, painting, cooking, working on computers, studying French, playing the piano, climbing trees, or just running around. Two boys spent three years just fishing!
The other way that Sudbury Valley School is different is that the children can decide the rules. Every week, there is a school meeting where both children and staff have one vote (投票)each—even the four-year-olds. They decide the school rules, how to spend the school money, and even which staff they want and do not want anymore.
When the school first opened in 1968, people said it would never work. But today, the school has 200 students, and 80% of its students go on to college. Even the two boys who went fishing all the time have successful careers today. One of them is a musician and the other is a computer scientist.
【小题1】What's special about the school?

A.There is nobody but students there.
B.All the students are of the same age.
C.There are no classes for the students.
D.There are no rules in the school.
【小题2】What do the students do in the school?
A.They learn everything there from the staff members.
B.They grow up there without learning anything.
C.They spend all the time with their parents.
D.They do whatever they are interested in.
【小题3】The school seems to believe that children________.
A.learn best when they are doing what they want
B.are too young to learn anything by themselves
C.can look after themselves without any help
D.can't go to college without any hard work
【小题4】The last paragraph wants to tell us that_         .
A.the writer doesn't like the idea of the school
B.the school is quite successful in its work
C.most of the parents don't believe in the school
D.younger students learn better there than older ones
【小题5】The underlined word career in the last paragraph most probably means_.
A. family   B. money    C. lifestyle   d. job

New rules and behavior standards(行为规范)for the middle school students came out. Middle schools are going to use a new way to decide who the top students are. The following are some of the new rules.

You should not be allowed to dye(染)your hair, smoke or drink. You should not copy others’ work in an exam. Don’t do it again if you did it!

Good students love animals and care for other people. Being kind to animals is being kind to ourselves. Be friendly to the people around you. Try to think of others, not only yourself.

Don’t look down on new ideas. Everyone’s ideas are important. You should welcome them, because new ideas make life better for everyone.

Learn to protect yourselves. If you have to go home late, you should let your mother or your father know.

Use the Internet carefully. The Internet can be very useful for our studies. But some things on the Internet aren’t good for teenagers, so try to look at web pages that are good for you.

1.The new school rules will help teenagers by telling them ________.

A.how they can study well                  B.what they should do at school

C.what is right and what is wrong             D.how they can pass an exam

2.Good websites can ________.

A.be a waste of time                       B.do homework for children

C.make life busier                        D.help children with their studies

3.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A.It’s not polite to dye hair for everyone

B.Don’t copy others’ work in an exam

C.Be kind to others and try to think of others

D.Don’t look down on new ideas

4.The passage mainly tells us how to ________.

A.protect ourselves                       B.be the top students

C.care for others                         D.use the Internet

 

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