Students from two schools, The City School in Nigeria and Heathland School in the UK, recently took part in a project to compare their education and find out about student life in a very different country. As expected, they found many differences but also a few things that are similar.
The City School is in a district just outside Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. The school is surrounded (环绕) by big trees and grassy fields that the children use to play football on. Heathland School is in a quiet suburb not far from central Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.
Most of the 580 students at The City School are taught in pleasant one-storey yellow-brick buildings although some building work still needs to be done. Heathland School dates from the 1950s but some new facilities (设施) have been added recently.
Although The City School receives financial (财政的) help from the government, students still
have to pay school fees. It’s hard to find the money sometimes and quite a few parents struggle to keep their children in school. Unlike the Nigerian school, students at Heathland School only have to buy their uniforms and pay for some extra activities.
Teachers and students at The City School are proud of their library and the science laboratory. They say that there’s not a school in the area that can match it. The school concentrates (专注于) on traditional subjects like Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry because this will make it easier for students to get into a good profession. Practical subjects like Farm Technology are also popular.
Heathland School recently became a performing arts college. This means that in addition to subjects like English and Mathematics, the school also offers lessons in Dance, Drama and Music as choices for all students. There is a new dance studio which can also be used as a theatre.
Students in both schools found the project very interesting and hope to do further joint projects in the future.
1.Both The City School and Heathland School are ________a big city.
A.far away from B.a short distance from C.in the center of D.surrounded by
2.There are no school fees at ________.
A.Heathland School B.The City School
C.both of the two schools D.neither of the two schools
3.Students at The City School are mainly interested in subjects that will ________.
A.make them become top students
B.be easy to pass the exams
C.offer them a chance to go abroad
D.help them get a job
4.Heathland School has all the following characteristics (特征) except that ________.
A.it has a history of seventy years up till now
B.it recently became a performing arts college
C.its one-storey yellow-brick buildings are pleasant
D.it has a new dance studio to be used as a theatre
5.According to the passage, which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A.The City School building was only recently completed.
B.Staff and pupils at The City School are happy with the school’s facilities.
C.At Heathland School everyone has to study Dance, Drama and Music.
D.The comparison about student life in a very different country is meaningless.
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Characters:
Buck —a dog
Judge (法官) Miller—Buck's owner
Buck did not read the newspapers, or he would know that trouble was coming.
In fact, trouble was on its way for every strong dog with warm long hair. This was because men, going throw the Arctic (北极的) darkness, had found a yellow metal—gold. And because shipping and transportation companies were advertising the discovery, thousands of men were rushing into the Northland. These men wanted heavy dogs, with strong muscles for working and thick coats to protect them from the cold.
Buck lived at Judge Miller’s house in the sunny-kissed Santa Clara Valley. There were big stable (马厩), long grape fields, fruit gardens and a big swimming pool. Buck ruled over the whole kingdom. Here he was born and here he had lived the four years of his life. He protected the judge's sons and daughters on long midnight or early morning walks. On cold winter nights, he lay at the Judge's feet in front of the warm library fire. He was king—King over everything, crawled (爬行), walked, or flew at Judge Miller's place, including humans.
Buck was this kind of dog in the autumn of 1897 when the discovery of gold in the Klondike pulled men from all over the world into the frozen North. But Buck did not read the newspapers. He did not know that Manuel, one of the gardener's helpers, was not to be trusted. Manuel loved to gamble (赌博). He believed he could win but he was doomed (注定) to failure.
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(Adapted from The Call of the Wild by Jack London)
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B.Because they might discover gold there.
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