Liberal (自由) education is designed not only to teach and learn knowledge, but also to develop a person’s character. Its aim is to   1  each student to think for himself and make wise decisions. Now liberal education has a great    2 on the world.

Much work has been done to  3  a better way of teaching. In a liberal class, students are  4 to have their own thoughts and own ideas when they have  5  which are often held in the form of group discussion. They are properly guided to   6  the knowledge learned. Punishment no longer exists (存在).  7 and students are just like friends.

The idea is of course a perfect one if it can really be carried out. However, it  8 exists in the imagination and will never be realized. We must admit (承认) that  9  should at least be guided properly. Just close your eyes and think how many students will   10  the duties of a student if they are not pushed.   11 is the use of advice only if it is not supported by a reasonable   12  of  control and punishment?

It is   13  for us to judge the success and failure of the kind of education now, but   14  the bad behavior of children, which is really the   15  of liberal education, we can see that something must be done to help these children.

1.                A．teach          B．order          C．learn D．push

2.                A．organization     B．figure          C．effect    D．fact

3.                A．hold           B．find            C．make D．answer

4.                A．encouraged     B．told            C．used D．driven

5.                A．shopping       B．lunch          C．sports    D．lessons

6.                A．remember      B．use            C．review   D．act

7.                A．Enemies        B．Fathers         C．Teachers  D．Classmates

8.                A．also           B．only           C．even D．never

9.                A．children        B．families         C．adults    D．schools

10.               A．arrange        B．make          C．perform   D．return

11.               A．Why           B．When          C．What D．Where

12.               A．degree         B．rest           C．person    D．master

13.               A．easy           B．possible        C．hard  D．helpful

14.               A．with           B．against         C．about D．from

15.               A．progress        B．goal           C．result D．purpose

I was quite close to my grandmother, Julia. We lived with her and then she lived with us. She was a very nice person, both kind and patient. She taught me to read and write when I was young and helped me to be interested in stories and poems.

 In my mind, my grandmother was a great cook. She cooked more delicious food than anything you can eat in a restaurant today. She always cooked for family and friends.

 My grandmother was also a hard worker both at home and at work. I can still remember the difficult time when we were very poor. At that time, my grandmother was already sixty years old but she worked in a hospital for a long time every day –not in the office but doing the cleaning outside and taking care of me at the same time while my mom was at work!

My brother and sisters also love her. We will never forget our grandmother. She is really important in our lives and is always there for all of us in one way or another. I am proud to be her grandson.

1.The writer’s grandmother taught him to     when he was young.

A. read and write           B. sing and dance  

C. draw and sing           D. play and learn

2.His grandmother always made     for family and friends.

A. cakes    B. cards      C. clothes      D. meals

3.While his mom was ___ , his grandmother took care of him.

A. at home   B. at work   C. out of work   D. in hospital

4.At the age of 60, his grandmother     in a hospital for a long time every day.

A. cooked meals         B. worked in the office

C. did the cleaning       D. stayed with his mother.

5.Which of the following is not TRUE?

A. His grandmother is hard-working.

B. Her grandchildren all love her.

C. His grandmother could read.

D. His grandmother worked in a hospital for taking care of him.

How do you usually have your art lessons? What do you think it will be like if your art teacher brings a real boa constrictor (蟒蛇) to your class for you to draw    l    a model?
These days, Zou Huazhang, a teacher from No. 59 Middle School in Wuhan, Hubei is becoming a   2  person on the Internet. Usually, most art teachers will   3  the students some bottles, cups, fruits   4 _ vegetables in art classes. And they ask students   5 and draw. Mr. Zou gives an art lesson with a boa constrictor. All the students feel   6  when they see the animal.
"I like Mr. Zou's class," a girl says. "When I see the boa constrictor   7  in his hands, on his arms or on his body, I see its different shapes and actions. Then I can draw it well more 8  . "   9 does Mr. Zou get the animal? "I know a man who keeps many animals. And I also know the boa constrictor. It is very tame (温顺). And it has no   10 . So it will not bite (咬) students. I'm happy the students like this class and learn a lot."

完形填空
Middle school days are both fun and busy. Students spend __1__their teachers. Students spend their days in class, ___2__to the interesting or boring words of their teachers. At break（休息时间）, they __3__ themselves by running or talking with each other. But ___4_should students spend their__5__time after school?
In western countries,___6_is normal(很正常的) for students to have a part-time _7_after school or on weekends. Students can make their _8_ money and learn more about the “__9_world”. They enjoy the independence（独立） and money, and their parents enjoy the __10_house. However, it seems that, in China, parents__11__so much about their children’s studies that they would like to _12_ their children spending most of their time _13__for all those exams. It is natural for Chinese parents to feel that way, but I think everything should keep balanced. Sometimes, western school children__14__long hours after school to make money, so they__15__too tired to listen in class or do their homework. But Chinese students spend so much time on their studies that anything else becomes less important.