阅读理解。

　　A 50-year-old American officer (官员) came back to his school. The

teacher asked him to give a talk to the small boys and girls there. The talk was

about the love of' their great country. All the little   ones were sitting in a large

meeting-room. The old officer went up and began speaking. He said, " boys and

girls,  I studied in this school forty years ago. When I was your age, we were not

as happy as you are today. Think about it and answer me, why are you so happy

now?"

　　No sound came from the children. The old man waited for a long time. Then

a short boy in the front put up his small dirty hand. "Good boy! Please answer

me, dear. " said the officer.

　　With a big smile on his face, the boy stood up and said, "if you speak long

enough, we won't have math and  biology  (生物学) lessons this morning. "

1. The old man came back to school _____.

A. to listen to a talk       

B. to have lessons

C. to give a talk          

D. to see his children

2. The officer studied in this school when he was _____

A. fifty                      

B. ten

C. twenty                    

D. children

3. The children were _____ before.

A. as good as              

B. as well as

C. as happy as            

D. much happier than

4. The short boy in the front _____.

A. didn't understand the question and answer it

B. told the truth

C. wanted to make others laugh

D. wanted to make the officer angry

5. After reading the last part of' the story, we know that _____.

A. the short boy liked the talk very much

B. all the children liked the talk

C. the short boy didn't like studying his lessons

D. some of' the children liked to listen to a funny story

阅读理解.

     Charter schools operate with public money but without many of the rules that govern

traditional public schools.In the United States the rules for charter schools differ from state

to state.But in general these schools have greater freedom to decide what to teach and how

to teach it.

     The "charter" is a performance contract.It establishes the goals of the school and other

details like how student performance will be measured.Fortyseven million students attend

traditional public schools.But more than a million students attend charter schools.

     And now a group of charter schools have formed the Green Charter Schools Network.

The idea is to have environmentally friendly school buildings but to also go further than that.

The schools teach students to become involved in community issues that affect them and

the environment.For example,young children grow crops in a school garden and learn

about healthy eating.Older students help recycle waste from the cafeteria.And local schools

share what they grow in community gardens with people in need.

     Jim McGrath is president of the Green Charter Schools Network.He says there are

about 200 "green" charter schools across the United States.He says the plan is to also

include traditional public schools as well as private schools.

     Jim McGrath:"The most important thing is that every one of us-every child,every

adult-has a responsibility that their action,every action we make has an effect on the earth

that we live in.And that our natural resources are not unlimited.And that if we want a

positive earth for future generations,we all need to make commitments to be agents of

change so that we don't destroy our natural resources."

     T he Green Charter Schools Network holds its first national conference this October

in Minnesota.It will include companies and organizations like Waste Management and the

United States Green Building Council.We sincerely hope that their goal is to expand the

movement across the country.

1．Charter schools are quite different from public ones in that____.

A．they are operated by public money

B．they still use the traditional rules

C．they have more freedom in management

D．they attract more students than others

2．The Green Charter Schools Network is established to______.

A．advise teenagers to attend charter schools

B．paint the school buildings in the color of green

C．measure the students with the same standards

D．get students involved in environment friendly activities

3．The following statements about the Network are true EXCEPT________.

A．It only concerns the charter schools in the US

B．It holds its first national conference in Minnesota

C．It will benefit both the schools and the communities

D．It promotes different schools to share their achievements

4．According to Jim McGrath,________.

A．people's action plays little part in nature

B．natural resources are abundant for people to use

C．students should be taught to be responsible for the world

D．everyone should make efforts to change the positive nature

5．What's the writer's purpose of writing this passage?

A．To criticize the traditional education system.

B．To encourage the students to adopt healthy eating.

C．To inspire people to recycle waste from the cafeteria.

D．To arouse the schools to take action to protect the earth.