Called “the School of the Future” and created with help from software giant Microsoft, a recently-opened public school in Philadelphia, US, is believed to be the first in the world to combine innovation teaching methods with the latest technology. At this school, students work on wireless laptops, teachers avoid traditional subjects for real-world topics and parents can track their child's work on the Internet.
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 (代数方程式）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 .”
小题1:What's the best title of this passage? ( no more than 10 words)
小题2:Complete the following statement with proper words.（no more than 5 words）
Although the students have their lessons in classrooms, they mainly the Internet and on some software.
小题3:Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. ( no more than 10 words)
小题4:Do you think this kind of school good? Why? ( no more than 30 words)
小题5:What does the underlined word“this” ( Line 2, Paragraph 6) probably refer to? ( no more than 6words)
小题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
小题2:learn through
小题3:(1)get this kind of education (2)be so interested in study
(3)find study so interesting
小题4: Yes,I think so. Because at this school students can learn the practical skills of problem-sloving, critical thinking and effective communication.
小题5:Entering “ the School of the Future” .
题目分析：本文介绍了美国的“未来学校”的有关信息。
小题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
根据文章第一段前三句可知本文是讲述的是在美国建立的一所高科技的学校。
小题2:learn through
根据第三段1,2行Students still sit in classrooms, but lessons rely heavily on information found on the Internet and on interactive software.说明学生可以根据网络上的信息进行学习。
小题3:(1)get this kind of education (2)be so interested in study
(3)find study so interesting
根据本句. “This is a great opportunity for me,” he said. “In other schools, I would not .”说明在这个学校的机会难得，在其它的学校很难得到这样的学习的机会。
小题4:Yes,I think so. Because at this school students can learn the practical skills of problem-sloving, critical thinking and effective communication.
这样的学校里的教育方式应该得到鼓励，因为这样做可以鼓励学生独立，学习到很多的解决问题的方式。故应该吃支持的态度。
小题5:Entering “ the School of the Future”
根据前两行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.说明这里的this是指有机会进入这样的学校里学习。
点评：本文考查学生的推理能力很多，以文字信息为依据，既不能做出在原文中找不到文字根据的推理，也不能根据表面文字信息做多步推理，要根据原文表面文字信息一步推出的答案。