Question

Now, there is a new-type school in New York, which has no everyday lessons, no class teachers and even no school buildings. It is called “City-as-School”. The name just means the city itself is the place where students learn their lessons. They are from the age of 15 to 18. The students choose areas of work which interest them. Then they help to do that work. One girl spends her week in a government office helping the public with problems like housing. Then she goes to help in a theatre for a day and she spends a week for first-year courses at college.

Well, students have to pass Maths and science exams before they enter the “school”. These subjects are not easy to provide in“City-as-School”. Teachers watch the progress of the students. The success rate (比率) is high. 80% of the students go to college after the “City-as-School”.

The students like the duty of their work. They have the sense of purpose. They know a lot about different kinds of work in the city. One of the students, Lizette Martinez, writes “I want to say that I do not know where I would be right now if I had never become part of City-as-School. Leaving my regular high school and going to City-as-School was the best decision I have ever made. The way the school works to get you to go out there and learn different fields instead of sitting in a classroom is wonderful. For all those who are in between school and dropping out, go to CAS and it will change your life forever.”

City-as-School High School is the nation’s leading (引导) external (外部地) learning or experiential (来自经验的) learning model for high school students.

1.What can we learn about“City-as-School”?

A．It has no teachers.	B．It has no school buildings.
C．It has only girl students.	D．It is the only school in the city.

2.What do students do in“City-as-School” most of the time?

A．They do whatever they like.

B．They learn Maths and Science.

C．They help with work in a certain area.

D．They learn all the college courses.

3.According to the passage,“City-as–School” can help _________.

A．all the students go to college

B．students forget the duty of their work

C．students earn much money while studying

D．students learn a lot about different kinds of work

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A．A New City	B．A New School
C．A New-type School	D．A Girl in New York

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：

1.本文第一段第一行和第二行的意思为在美国的纽约有一种新类型的学校是把城市看成学校，没有日常的课程，没有授课老师，甚至没有教学楼，城市本身就是学生们学习课程的地方，故本题选B。

2.根据第一段的意思可知学生们选择城市里他们感兴趣的工作，通过工作从而达到知识的掌握和能力的提高，故本题选C。

3.本文第三段第一行有一句They know a lot about different kinds of work in the city.意思为城市学习可以帮助学生们更多的了解城市里不同种类的工作，故本题选D。

4.本文主要谈论了把城市当作学校来学习，从而达到自身能力的提高，所以本文的最佳标题为一种新类型的学校，故本题选C。

考点：本文是一篇介绍新类型学校的说明文。

点评：本文主要谈论了一种新类型的学校，也就是把城市看成学校，去学习和体验城市里不同种类的工作，通过体验可以达到知识的掌握和能力的提高，阅读本文时，应以城市学习所产生的积极效果为主要内容，通读全篇，把握文章的主要内涵。