In Denmark, parents are allowed to set up a new school if they are dissatisfied with the school in the area where they are living. Although these schools have to follow the national courses, they are allowed a lot of choice in deciding what to teach. Some of these new schools are called “small schools” because usually the number of pupils in them is only sixty, but a school has to have at least twenty-seven pupils.

    Cooleenbridge School in Ireland, is a small school similar to the ones in Denmark, it was set up by parents who came from Holland, Germany, Czechoslovakia, England and other parts of Ireland. They came because they wanted to live in the countryside and to grow their own food. In June 1986, they decided to start a school. They managed to get an old, disused primary-school building and started with twenty-four children aged from four to twelve.

    The teachers say, “The important thing in school is doing, not sitting.” And so the courses includes yoga(瑜伽), cooking, knitting(編織), kite-making, music, fishing, drama(戲劇) and environmental river studies, as well as reading, writing, maths and science.

What are the rules for setting up a new school in Denmark?

   A. Parents are allowed to set up their own school.

   B. The school has to follow the national courses.

   C. The school has to have at least 27 pupils.

   D. All of the above.

The writer tells about the Cooleenbridge School in Ireland because       .

   A. it was set up by parents who are not people of Denmark

   B. it was taken as an example of this kind of “small school”

   C. there were only twenty-four children

   D. the pupils there were aged from 4 to 12

What makes this kind of school special?

   A. It is set up by parents not by government.

   B. It is free to decide what to teach.

   C. The number of pupils in it is only sixty.

   D. It has to have at least 27 pupils.

“The important thing in school is doing, not sitting.” What the teachers say actually means       .

   A. What we should do is teaching in the classroom, not sitting in the office.

   B. Children should do more homework at home, not just sit in class to listen to the teachers.

   C. Children should learn by themselves not rely on teachers.

   D. Children should learn through practice not just from books.

VI. 單詞拼寫(xiě)（共10小題，每小題 1分，滿分10分）(將答案寫(xiě)在題號(hào)后面的橫線上)

I always ____(羨慕) him for his success in business___________________

A___(平衡的)diet gives an athlete the right amount of calories___________________

If you have no idea about it, ___(查閱)a dictionary__________________

It takes time and____(耐心) to photograph wildlife___________________

He moved aside for her with a polite____(鞠躬) ___________________

The ____(慶祝) of christmas is a custom___________________

That ____(使想起) me of a short story by Luxun___________________

Chirldren should not be allowed to watch____(暴力的) movies___________________

He is an expert on solar ___(系統(tǒng)) ___________________

Children often show ___(好奇心) about everything that they have never seen___________________

第二節(jié) 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

Are you truly happy? Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness?The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life.

* Make a plan for attaining goals that you believe will make you happy. Your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you value.

* Surround yourself with happy people. It is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surrounded by people who think that way..

* When something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self pity．Truly happy people don’t allow setbacks to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the circumstances back to their favor.

*. These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness.

*. Whether you treat yourself to lunch, take a long, relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance, you will be subconsciously (下意識(shí)地) putting yourself in a better mood.

* Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy.

* Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness. .

A. What makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy．

B. On the contrary, if you are around people who are happy their emotional state will be infectious．

C. Being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your mood．

D. These are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves．

E. Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy．

F. There are some tips in life that lead to happiness．

G. It’s also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself．

—Your school is really wonderful.

—Yes, it’s very modern. And every student has free ________ to the school library.

A. access                      B. chance                     C. privilege                  D. right

She said she could not _____ all the information given in the broadcast.

   A. believe               B. expect                      C. act                           D. rely

A kind of glass dish that _____ heat is useful.

   A. resists                 B. rejects                      C. defends                    D. keeps

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It’s a mistake to think of Chongqing only ______ its tourist attractions.

   A. in addition to             B. by way of         C. in terms of                      D. by means of

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Recently I bought a ticket for Shanghai World Expo, _______ was very reasonable.

A. the price of it    B. whose price     C. the price of whose     D. the price

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The traffic slowed down because of the heavy snow in Yushu county, presenting a new __________ to the recovery from the earthquake.

       A．suffering  B．disaster     C．challenge        D．damage

The faces of four famous American presidents on Mount Rushmore can be seen from a ________ of 60 miles.

A. length　          B. distance 　              C. way 　                    D. space