One morning, Wu Liang discovered that her classroom had changed. She found that the desks were no longer in rows, but pushed together to make eight bigger desks. She was too excited about it for the first two days and she couldn’t listen to the teachers carefully. But soon she and her classmates got used to this new classroom arrangement (安排). ‘Now our class is quieter,’ said Wu Liang. ‘What’s more, we can come up with our own ideas and learn more through discussion. It’s a better way to study.’
Li Yu liked it, too. He said, ‘Group members first discuss, and then show ourselves in front of the whole class. It makes us believe in ourselves.’ It was part of a reform (改革) at Li’s school. The school made this reform because they wanted to provide students with easier ways to study and more chances to discuss. ‘Our school hopes it can improve students’ abilities (能力) to study by themselves and work in groups,’ said Zhang Ming, an English teacher.
However, the reform has demanded (要求) more from teachers. Now they have only 15 minutes to give the lesson which should be taught in 45 minutes before. It is difficult to teach in such a short time. The teachers have to find better ways to teach more effectively.
‘The reform demands more, but I’m sure it is helpful,’ added Zhang Ming.
【小題1】After the new classroom arrangement, it was easier for Wu Liang and her classmates to _____________ in class.

A．discuss with each other	B．sit in the classroom
C．push desks together	D．teach a lesson

【小題2】The school made the reform in order to provide students with ____________ to study.

A．noisier classes

B．easier ways

C．more seats

D．fewer chances

【小題3】The Chinese meaning of the word ‘effectively’ in this passage is ______________.

A．簡(jiǎn)單地

B．明確地

C．有效地

D．認(rèn)真地

【小題4】The best title of this passage may be ‘________________’.21世紀(jì)教育網(wǎng)

A．Students’ Friendship	B．Teachers’ Hope
C．Discussion in Class	D．New Look in Class

We kids have different ways to get in touch with each other now. And for the old, they’d like to go to the market or     26      each other’s houses, but for the young, we kids needn’t follow the     27     of doing so.

The easiest way for us to get in touch and make    28     is to use the Internet services, like QQ. A lot of websites such as www.qq.com have     29    in the last few years and offered such kinds of     30     for free. So we can make friends    31     through the Internet. Maybe we do not    32    all these “friend” well. We add friends only    33    we seem cooler with more friends online.

Then how do we kids keep in touch with friends online? We make it by posting our     34      to each other. At times , “friends”     35     “be missing” for months without a message. Is this the friendship in the 21^st century?

Of course, using these Internet services is not     36    for saying “ Hi, what’s up?” Some of us have found long-lost classmates and friends     37    these websites. And at times we     38  a time to go to a movie or get together. What’s more, we kids can      39     our friends’ favourite music when we are on the Internet.

Believe it or not, these Internet services will be    40     for a while, and it is really a convenient way for us to keep in touch.

1.	A．visit B．enjoy C．like D．build

 

2.	A．chances B．thoughts C．ways D．plans

 

3.	A．quarrels B．friends C．sentences D．jokes

 

4.	A．gone B．had C．turned D．a(chǎn)ppeared

 

5.	A．computers B．services C．books D．rooms

 

6.	A．easily B．loudly C．a(chǎn)ctually D．early

 

7.	A．learn B．know C．hear D．teach

 

8.	A．if B．when C．because D．how

 

9.	A．money B．paper C．positions D．messages

 

10.	A．must B．will C．may D．shall

 

11.	A．a(chǎn)lready B．a(chǎn)lso C．just D．yet

 

12.	A．through B．for C．onto D．into

 

13.	A．spend B．kill C．fix D．last

 

14.	A．listen to B．hear from C．look at D．feel like

 

15.	A．difficult B．popular C．dangerous D．polite

 

Mr. White came to our school in 2008, and since then he ______ us English.

A. teaches          B. taught               C. has taught           D. will teach

 

How glad we are! Miss Li will teach _______ English this term.

        A. we       B. us       C. our      D. ours