14.Imagine a school where there are no academic requirements,no curriculum,and no tests.Children have total contro1of their education and are free to do what they want all day,every day.Sudbury Valley School in Framingham,Massachusetts has been operating this way since 1968.More than 30schools worldwide have imitated the Sudbury model,and over 200schools identify similarly as"democratic schools."These schools are designed based on the belief that children have an innate curiosity to learn and do best when they direct their own learning.
Sudbury Vallev School admits anyone who wants to enroll(注冊)between the ages of 4and 18.Many parents send their kids from a young age because they believe that kids do best when they learn what they want to learn.Other students come to Sudbury because they had various issues in traditional school systems including rebellion,learning difficulties,and emotional problems.
Sudbury is administered through a democratic process where every student and staff member has an equal vote.In fact,students outnumber staff 20 to 1.There's no age segregation(差別);four-year-olds can hang out with teenagers.Many staff members are part time and have rich careers as historians,businessmen,psychologists,artists,among others.
Learning is self-directed and occurs informally through having conversations,starting projects.reading for enjoyment,and playing games.If students are interested in a particular topic,they work with staff and other students to organize courses and find resources.The requirement for getting a high school diploma is to write an essay about how they are prepared t0be an adult.95%of students graduate.90%of graduates end up going to college,better than the national average of 66%.
Most graduates say that they benefited from a self-directed education because they were more motivated than their peers,lacked fear of authority figures,and got a head start in their field of interest.They work hard at doing the things they love to do.
51.From Paragraph 1,we can know thatB.
A.there are curriculums and tests in the school
B.children can control their education freely in the school
C.the school has been a"democratic school"for 50years
D.the school thinks their children lack curiosity
52.Paragraph 2mainly talks aboutD.
A.How parents send their children there
B.When parents send their children there
C.What children do in Sudbury Valley School
D.Why parents send their children there
53.Which of the following shows the school is democratically managed?A
A.Students have the same right as staff in voting.
B.There are as many students as staff members.
C.The students are of the same age.
D.All staff members work part-time.
54.How can the students in Sudbury get their diploma?D
A.By having conversations. B.By reading for enjoyment.
C.By playing games. D.By submitting a qualified paper.
55.Most graduates'attitude towards Sudbury Valley School's education might beC.
A.unclear B.negative C.positive D.doubtful.
分析 本文主要詳細(xì)介紹了位于美國馬薩諸塞州弗雷明漢鎮(zhèn)的瑟谷學(xué)校具體的運作模式,它的影響力以及大多數(shù)畢業(yè)生給予它的積極評價.
解答 答案:
51.B 內(nèi)容歸納題 通讀第一段可知,本段主要介紹了位于美國馬薩諸塞州弗雷明漢鎮(zhèn)的瑟谷學(xué)校的運作模式;即:孩子們完全控制自己的教育,每天都可以自由地做自己想做的事;故選B.
52.D 內(nèi)容歸納題 通讀第二段可知,本段主要講述了父母送他們的孩子到瑟谷學(xué)校的原因以及其他的一些學(xué)生也來到這里的原因;故選D.
53.A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)第三段中的"Sudbury is administered through a democratic process where every student and staff member has an equal vote."可知,瑟谷學(xué)校里的每一位學(xué)生以及工作人員都有同等的選舉權(quán);故選A.
54.D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的"The requirement for getting a high school diploma is to write an essay about how they are prepared to be an adult."可知,獲得高中文憑的要求是寫一篇關(guān)于他們準(zhǔn)備如何作一名成年人的論文;因此只有選項"D.通過提交一份合格的論文"符合文意;故選D.
55.C 細(xì)節(jié)推理題 根據(jù)最后一段中的"Most graduates say that they benefited from a self-directed education…"可知,大多數(shù)的畢業(yè)生都從這種引導(dǎo)自己學(xué)習(xí)的模式中得到了益處,因此可推測出對于瑟谷學(xué)校的教育,他們的態(tài)度可能是積極的,肯定的;故選C.
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