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The school, which cost the school district $63 million to build, is free and has no entrance exams. The 170 ninth-grade students were selected at random from l,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 teacher feedback on their child'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 (代數(shù)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 birdflu.”
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       .”
小題1:What's the best title of this passage? ( no more than 10 words)
                                                                            
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Although the students have their lessons in classrooms, they mainly                      the Internet and on some software.
小題3:Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. ( no more than 10 words)
                                                                              
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小題5:What does the underlined word“this”  ( Line 2, Paragraph 6) probably refer to?  ( no more than 6words)
                                                                            

小題1:(1)High-tech School Opens in Philadelphia, US
(2)The School of the Future Opens in Philadelphia, US
(3)The School of the Fuuture-a Hig-tech School
小題2:learn through
小題3:(1)get this kind of education (2)be so interested in study
(3)find study so interesting
小題4: Yes,I think so. Because at this school students can learn the practical skills of problem-sloving, critical thinking and effective communication.
小題5:Entering “ the School of the Future” .

試題分析：本文介紹了美國的“未來學(xué)�！钡挠嘘P(guān)信息。
小題1:(1)High-tech School Opens in Philadelphia, US
(2)The School of the Future Opens in Philadelphia, US
(3)The School of the Fuuture-a Hig-tech School
根據(jù)文章第一段前三句可知本文是講述的是在美國建立的一所高科技的學(xué)校。
小題2:learn through
根據(jù)第三段1,2行Students still sit in classrooms, but lessons rely heavily on information found on the Internet and on interactive software.說明學(xué)生可以根據(jù)網(wǎng)絡(luò)上的信息進行學(xué)習(xí)。
小題3:(1)get this kind of education (2)be so interested in study
(3)find study so interesting
根據(jù)本句. “This is a great opportunity for me,” he said. “In other schools, I would not       .”說明在這個學(xué)校的機會難得，在其它的學(xué)校很難得到這樣的學(xué)習(xí)的機會。
小題4:Yes,I think so. Because at this school students can learn the practical skills of problem-sloving, critical thinking and effective communication.
這樣的學(xué)校里的教育方式應(yīng)該得到鼓勵，因為這樣做可以鼓勵學(xué)生獨立，學(xué)習(xí)到很多的解決問題的方式。故應(yīng)該吃支持的態(tài)度。
小題5:Entering “ the School of the Future”
根據(jù)前兩行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.說明這里的this是指有機會進入這樣的學(xué)校里學(xué)習(xí)。
點評：本文考查學(xué)生的推理能力很多，以文字信息為依據(jù)，既不能做出在原文中找不到文字根據(jù)的推理，也不能根據(jù)表面文字信息做多步推理，要根據(jù)原文表面文字信息一步推出的答案。
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