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In Denmark, parents are a__1.   to set up a new school if they are not satisfied with the s__2.___ in the area where they are living. Although these schools have to follow the national courses, they have a lot of c__  3. __ in deciding what to teach. Some of these new schools are called "small schools" because the n____4.___ of pupils is only sixty, but at l_5.  __ there should be twenty-seven pupils.

        Cooleenbridge School in Ireland is a small school s____6.    to the ones in Denmark. It was set up by parents who came from Holland, Germany, England and o_ 7.__ parts of Ireland. They came because they wanted to live in the countryside and to grow their own food. In June 1986, they decided to start a school.        

The teacher say, "The i____8.___ thing in school is doing, not sitting." And so the c__9.___ include yoga, cooking, knitting, kite-making, music, fishing , drama and environment studies, a 10.   well as reading, writing, Maths and Science.

 

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People in Europe love bikes a lot. They are now 【小题1】     more bikes than cars. Why do they love bikes so much? What are some bike-friendly facilities (设施) around the world? Let’s find【小题2】       together.
If you want to find a clean and【小题3】    type of transportation for the road, riding a bike is a good idea. Thanks to some bike-friendly facilities, riding a bike is easy in some【小题4】     countries.
In Denmark, there are some 【小题5】     routes for cyclists (骑行者). Along these routes, bikes and cars always go on different ways. There are pre-green lights (优先绿灯) for cyclists. These traffic lights turn green a few seconds 【小题6】     car traffic lights do. They give the cyclists time to avoid traffic while 【小题7】    .
For people living far from the city, riding a bike alone may take a long time. Don’t be 【小题8】     . They can bring their bikes on the subway.
In Holland, people can hire a bike 【小题9】  . Bike rental (租赁的) companies are always near main centers. Short-term rentals 【小题10】     from three hours. The average price for a full day is ?8.
In fact, in Beijing, people can also hire a bike. Do you want to have a try?

China and the Netherlands (荷兰) are long-time friends. The Netherlands is more than 41,500 square kilometres in area. It is a bit larger than the size of Taiwan, China.
The Netherlands is rich in culture and art. It is home of many great artists, for example, Vincent van Gogh. Besides fine art, the Netherlands is also called the country of tulips (郁金香). It has the world’s largest tulip garden: Keukenhof garden.
Dutch people are very hard-working. There’s a saying: “God made the Earth, but the Dutch made Holland.” More than a quarter of the country is below sea level. So Dutch people build many dams (水坝) to protect the country from flooding. They have created almost one sixth of the country from seas and rivers!
Did you know?
◆ Rubber ducks are popular around the world. Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman created it in 2007. The yellow duck is 26 metres high.
◆ Wooden clogs (木底鞋) are traditional shoes in the Netherlands. They make good gifts for tourists.
◆ In the Netherlands, it is impolite to start eating at once. Dutch people will sometimes say “delicious” before eating.
◆ Like the UK, the Netherlands also has
kings and queens.
【小题1】Taiwan, China is 　　　 than the Netherlands in area.

A．a bit smaller

B．much larger

C．much smaller

D．a little larger

【小题2】Paragraph 3 mainly tells us about 　　　.

A．hard-working Dutch people

B．culture in the Netherlands

C．Dutch artists

D．size of the Netherlands

【小题3】What is not talked about in the reading?

A．Table manners.

B．Artists.

C．Weather.

D．Tulips.

【小题4】About 　　　 of the Netherlands is created from the seas and rivers.

A．16%

B．25%

C．60%

D．75%

【小题5】Which is NOT TRUE about the Netherlands?

A．China and the Netherlands have been neighouring countries for a long time.

B．Keukenhof garden is famous for tulips.

C．The Dutch may give foreign friends wooden clogs as small presents.

D．In the Netherlands, it’s good manners to praise (称赞) the food before eating.