Societies（社会）all over the world name places in similar ways. It often happens that a place has two names: One is named by the people and the other by the government. As in many areas, old habits died hard. and the place continues to be called by its unofficial name long after the meaning is lost.

Many roads and places in Singapore （新加坡）are named in order that the pioneers（先驱）will be remembered by young people today. Thus we have names such as Stamford Road and Raffles Palace. This is in keeping with traditions in many countries- in both the West and the East.

Another way of naming places is naming them after other places. Perhaps they were named to develop friendships between the two places or it could be that the people who used to live there were first from the places that the roads were named after. The mystery is clearer when we see some of the roads named in old British bases. If you step into Selector Airbase you will see Piccadilly Circus- clearly named by some homesick Royal Air Force personnel.

Some places were named after the activities that used to go on at those places. Bras Basah Road is an interesting example. “Base Basah” means “wet rice ” in Malay. Now why would anyone want to name a road “Wet Rice Road”? The reason is simple. During the pioneering days, wet rice was laid out to dry along this road.

A few roads in Singapore are named by their shapes. There is “Circular Road”for one. Other roads may have part of their names to describe their shapes, like “Paya Lebar Cresent”. This road is called a crescent （月牙）because it begins on the main road, makes a crescent and comes back to join the main road again.

64. Do societies name places in similar ways or quite different ways?

65. How can a place get its two names often?

66. Why do people name the place as Stamford Road?

67. What’s the reason for the road named as “Wet Rice Road”?

68. In what ways do Singaporeans name their places?

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    Almost every child in cities has the chance to go to school,but not all children in the countryside are so luckly.

    There is a girl called Xiao Juan.She is ten years old and lives in a small village.When she was seven,she wanted to go to school.But she could not,because her family was too poor to afford the school fees(学费) for her,so her parents had to keep her at home.Instead of studying,Xiao Juan

looked after her brother and worked in the fields every day.Then Hope Project heard about Xiao Juan.It agreed to help Xiao Juan to go to school.Her wish of study came true,and now she is studying in a school.

    Unluckily,there are many thousands of children who can not go to school.You can join in Hope Project and help these chilren.You know all the good work needs money.Hope Project needs yor help.

    If you give Hope Project ￥300 each year,it can pay for one child to go school for a whole year.With more money,Hope Project can build new schools,buy good desks,chairs,blackboards and books.Let’s help the children together and give them a chance to have a good start in life.

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Now, there is a new-type school in New York, which has no everyday lessons, no class teachers and even no school buildings. It is called “City-as-School”. The name just means the city itself is the place where students learn their lessons. They are from the age of 15 to 18. The students choose areas of work which interest them. Then they help to do that work. One girl spends her week in a government office helping the public with problems like housing. Then she goes to help in a theatre for a day and she spends a week for first-year courses at college.

Well, students have to pass Maths and science exams before they enter the “school”. These subjects are not easy to provide in“City-as-School”. Teachers watch the progress of the students. The success rate (比率) is high. 80% of the students go to college after the “City-as-School”.

The students like the duty of their work. They have the sense of purpose. They know a lot about different kinds of work in the city. One of the students, Lizette Martinez, writes “ I want to say that I do not know where I would be right now if I had never become part of City-as-School. Leaving my regular high school and going to City-as-School was the best decision I have ever made. The way the school works to get you to go out there and learn different fields instead of sitting in a classroom is wonderful. For all those who are in between school and dropping out, go to CAS and it will change your life forever.”

City-as-School High School is the nation’s leading (引导) external (外部地) learning or experiential (来自经验的) learning model for high school students.

1.What can we learn about“City-as-School”?

A. It has no teachers.                

B. It has no school buildings.

C. It has only girl students.             

D. It is the only school in the city.

2.What do students do in“City-as-School”most of the time?

A. They do whatever they like.        

B. They learn Maths and Science.

C. They help with work in a certain area. 

D. They learn all the college courses.

3.According to the passage,“City-as–School” can help _________.

A. all the students go to college      

B. students forget the duty of their work

C. students earn much money while studying

D. students learn a lot about different kinds of work

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A. A New City                   B. A New School   

C. A New-type School              D. A Girl in New York