53.Khan Lab School is bringing back the one-room model to teach young students in Mountain View,California.The school is(1)
laboratory for an experimental kind of learning.Silicon Valley,(2)
(know) for its technology companies,is also the birthplace of the school. Students aged 5 to 15 attend the experimental Khan Lab School,which(3)
(have) no grade levels and no homework.The students are in school from 8:30 in the morning until 6:00 at night.And, the school is open all year long,with small(4)
(break)here and there. The school is the idea of Salman Khan,the founder of Khan Academy --famous for its educational videos.The videos on the Internet are(5)
(total)free and have millions of users around the world. Khan said he(6)
(start) Khan Lab School because he thinks the present education system has problems.He hopes to create a(7)
(good) learning model. He said the one-room model lets the older students help younger students,(8)
means the younger children get a lot of help.They get the help of the teacher and the older students. Khan said students also learn the study material(9)
their own speed through videos.And,they get more attention through one-on-one discussions with teachers.They also learn by(10)
56.Every year it is the same story.Santa Claus never makes it to the post office to pick up his letters.After Christmas,thousands of letters remain in the dead letter office.That's why,a month after Christmas two years ago,I asked the USA Postal Service to send me a few bags of Santa Claus' letters. "My parents are behind in their bills and have no money for gifts," wrote Elizabeth,aged ten.Cindy,nine,wrote that her parents had big hearts but no money for presents."You are my only hope,Santa Claus," Calvin,also nine,explained how his mother couldn't afford gifts because she had to pay the rent and the bills.He asked for food and a winter coat. If a reader sent me a self-addressed envelope,I promised I'd send him one of the kids' letters to answer.I received more than 7,000 requests,and I learned a lot about the depth of people's generosity(慷慨).Many readers said they'd send toys or clothing. "A child's belief in Santa Claus is so short-lived," one reader wrote."If I can bring a little joy to a poor child,maybe his or her belief could last a little longer." Every letter from a polite or poor child was sent to a reader to answer.But what about the others? One of the strangest came from Candy,who wrote,"Santa Claus,I hate you—you're stupid!" We can suppose that Santa Claus is a man of forgiveness and understanding.So were many readers.After I printed Candy's letter,one woman answered,"When I read Candy's words,my heart went out to jye.ai.Her letter was a cry of pain.That's why she wrote down her return address in her letter.I know how Candy might be feeling.When I was a child,I hardly received anything from Santa Claus.I tried to guess what was wrong with me because Santa Claus always passed my house and gave gifts to my friends.It got to the point where I hated Christmas.I'd like to write back to tell her that she is loved and ask why she is mad.May I?"
(1)Why doesn't Santa Claus take his letters from the post office?
A.He is not a real man. B.He is too old to walk. C.He is always too busy. D.He doesn't like these letters. (2)The children wrote to Santa Claus to
. A.express their anger B.borrow money from him C.express their hate for the family D.a(chǎn)sk for presents and express their sadness (3)The writer sent some letters to readers in order to
. A.get some valuable advice B.help the USA Postal Service C.get some toys and clothing for the poor children D.call on people to pay more attention to the poor children (4)In the woman's opinion,Candy was feeling
when she wrote her letter. A.mad B.painful C.a(chǎn)ngry D.comfortable
59.聽材料,回答問題。 (1)How can the woman remove the pain in her hand? A.She should quit her job. B.She should take some medicine. C.She should stop typing for a period of time. (2)What is the woman' s problem? A.She couldn't be cured. B.She doesn't trust the doctor. C.She can't balance work and health.