When a group of children politely stop a conversation with you, saying: “We have to go to work now,” you're left feeling surprised and certainly uneasy. After all, this is the 1990s and the idea of children working is just unthinkable. That is, until you are told that they are all pupils of stage schools and that the work “they go off” is to go on the stage in a theater.

　　Stage schools often act as agencies (代理機構(gòu)) to supply children for stage and television work. More worthy of the name “stage school” are those few places where children attend full time, with training for the theatre and a general education. A visit to such schools will leave you in no doubt that the children enjoy themselves. After all, what lively children wouldn't settle for spending only half the day doing ordinary school work, and acting, singing or dancing their way through the other half of the day?

　　Then of course there is time for the children to make a name and make a little money in some big shows. Some stage schools give their children too much professional work at such a young age. But the law is very tight on the amount they can do. Those under 13 are limited to 40 days in the year and those over 13 to 40 days.

　　The schools themselves admit that not all children will be successful in the profession for which they are being trained. So what happens to those who don't make it? While all the leading schools say they place great importance on children getting good study results, the facts seem to suggest this is not always the case.

(1) People would stop feeling uneasy when realizing that the children they're talking to ________.

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A．a(chǎn)ttend stage school

B．a(chǎn)re going to the theatre

C．have got some work to do

D．love singing and dancing

(2) In the writer's opinion, a good stage school should ________.

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A．produce star performers

B．help pupils improve their study skills

C．train pupils in language and performing arts

D．provide a general education and training

(3) “Professional work” used in the text means ________.

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A．ordinary school work

B．money-making performances

C．stage training at school

D．a(chǎn)cting, singing, or dancing after class

(4) Which of the following best describes how the writer feels about stage schools?

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A．He thinks highly of hat they have to offer.

B．He favors an early start in the training of performing arts.

C．He feels uncomfortable about children putting on night shows.

D．He doubts the standard of ordinary education they have reached.

(5) The word “unthinkable” in the first paragraph means: ________.

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　　When a group of children politely stop a conversation with you, saying:“We have to go to work now,”you're left feeling surprised and certainly uneasy. After all, this is the 1990s and the idea of children working is just unthinkable. That is, until you are told that they are all pupils of stage schools and that the“work”they go off is to go on the stage in a theatre.

　　Stage schools often act as agencies(代理機構(gòu)) to supply children for stage and television work. More worthy of the name“stage school”are those few places where children attend full time, with a training for the theatre and a general education.

　　A visit to such schools will leave you in no doubt that the children enjoy themselves. After all, what lively children wouldn't settle for spending only half the day doing ordinary school work, and acting, singing or dancing their way through the other half of the day?

　　Then of course there are times for the children to make a name and make a little money in some big shows. Some stage schools give their children too much professional work at such a young age. But the law is very tight on the amount they can do. Those under 13 are limited to 40 days in the year and those over 13 to 80 days.

　　The schools themselves admit that not all children will be successful in the profession for which they are being trained. So what happens to those who don't make it? While all the leading schools say they place great importance on children getting good study results, the facts seem to suggest this is not always the case.

1．People would stop feeling uneasy when realizing that the children they're talking to ________.

[　　]

A．a(chǎn)ttend a stage school

B．a(chǎn)re going to the theatre

C．have got some work to do

D．love singing and dancing

2．In the writer's opinion, a good stage school should ________.

[　　]

A．produce star performers

B．help pupils improve their study skills

C．train pupils in language and performing arts

D．provide a general education. and training

3．“Professional work”used in the text means ________.

[　　]

A．ordinary school work

B．money-making performances

C．stage training at school

D．a(chǎn)cting, singing, or dancing after class

4．Which of the following best describes how the writer feels about stage schools?

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A．He thinks highly of what they have to offer.

B．He favors an early start in the training of performing arts.

C．He feels uncomfortable about children putting on night shows.

D．He doubts the standard of ordinary education they have reached.

5．The word“unthinkable”in the first paragraph means: ________.

[　　]

Kelly Christopher, a student at Lutheran High School in California, US, loves oranges. One day last week, she used a pole(竿子) to pick oranges off trees and collect them in baskets. It's the first time in her 15 years she's picked fruit from trees.
"This is quite different from buying oranges in the supermarket," said Christopher. "Every time I eat an orange, I'll remember this experience."  
Christopher was one of the 30 student volunteers at Soil Born Farms. She volunteered as part of a project which was set up in 2009 to help homeowners in South Land Park pick oranges and other fruits out of their backyards. Before, the fruit would rot on the ground or get eaten by animals. Now the fruit is donated to those who need it.
"It is good for many people", said Randy Stannard, who works for the project. "The homeowner gets fruit picked and more people can have healthy food."
"Two harvests (收成 ) were organized in 2009 and volunteers picked 3,000 pounds (1,360kg) of fruit", Stannard said. In 2010, the number was 20,000. This year, Soil Born Farms hopes to get 40,000 pounds. They will harvest every weekend from January to April.
Shannon Galloway, Christopher's science teacher, brought her students into the project this year.
"You're making use of a resource that might be wasted," she said. "I think it's meaningful to everyone."
Donato Frazier, 15, always climbs up a ladder(梯子) and gets on the top of the tree.
"Standing on the treetop is pretty cool," Frazier said. "I can see clearly that many baskets are filled up, and even see that many people are eating healthy fruit because of our volunteer work."                                          
71. Christopher and other students went to pick fruits from real trees because they wanted to _____.
A. have some fresh fruit for themselves    B. make some money by selling fruit
C. provide people with more healthy fruit   D. buy some cheap fruit from their neighbors
【小題1】 When was the project set up?

A．In 2008.

B．In 2009.

C．In 2010.

D．In 2011.

【小題2】What will happen to the fruit if they don’t help the homeowners pick it?

A．The fruit will rot or be eaten by small animals.

B．People who need the fruit will come to pick it.

C．The fruit will be used as a resource for research.

D．Homeowners will pick the fruit and sell it.

【小題3】 What does the underlined word “mean?

A．資源

B．調(diào)查

C．對策

D．娛樂

【小題4】How do the students feel about their work?

A．It’s interesting and easy.	B．It’s meaningless and hard.
C．It’s meaningful and exciting.	D．It’s tiring and boring.

Kelly Christopher, a student at Lutheran High School in California, US, loves oranges. One day last week, she used a pole(竿子) to pick oranges off trees and collect them in baskets. It’s the first time in her 15 years she’s picked fruit from trees.
"This is quite different from buying oranges in the supermarket," said Christopher. "Every time I eat an orange, I’ll remember this experience."  
Christopher was one of the 30 student volunteers at Soil Born Farms. She volunteered as part of a project which was set up in 2009 to help homeowners in South Land Park pick oranges and other fruits out of their backyards. Before, the fruit would rot on the ground or get eaten by animals. Now the fruit is donated to those who need it.
"It is good for many people", said Randy Stannard, who works for the project. "The homeowner gets fruit picked and more people can have healthy food."
"Two harvests (收成 ) were organized in 2009 and volunteers picked 3,000 pounds (1,360kg) of fruit", Stannard said. In 2010, the number was 20,000. This year, Soil Born Farms hopes to get 40,000 pounds. They will harvest every weekend from January to April.
Shannon Galloway, Christopher’s science teacher, brought her students into the project this year.
"You’re making use of a resource that might be wasted," she said. "I think it’s meaningful to everyone."
Donato Frazier, 15, always climbs up a ladder(梯子) and gets on the top of the tree.
"Standing on the treetop is pretty cool," Frazier said. "I can see clearly that many baskets are filled up, and even see that many people are eating healthy fruit because of our volunteer work."                                          
71. Christopher and other students went to pick fruits from real trees because they wanted to _____.
A. have some fresh fruit for themselves    B. make some money by selling fruit
C. provide people with more healthy fruit   D. buy some cheap fruit from their neighbors
【小題1】 When was the project set up?

A．In 2008.

B．In 2009.

C．In 2010.

D．In 2011.

【小題2】What will happen to the fruit if they don’t help the homeowners pick it?

A．The fruit will rot or be eaten by small animals.

B．People who need the fruit will come to pick it.

C．The fruit will be used as a resource for research.

D．Homeowners will pick the fruit and sell it.

【小題3】 What does the underlined word “mean?

A．資源

B．調(diào)查

C．對策

D．娛樂

【小題4】How do the students feel about their work?

A．It’s interesting and easy.	B．It’s meaningless and hard.
C．It’s meaningful and exciting.	D．It’s tiring and boring.