Children’s schooling is changing very fast． In the past, teachers kept children sitting still for hours． They made them memorize（記住） different kinds of things． In other words, the children had to go on repeating things until they knew them “by heart”． Today, many want to know if it’s possible to make children learn all．They say they can only help them learn． They say they must let children learn and find out things themselves．  

But for some children, school is a kind of prison（監(jiān)獄）．They are there only because their parents make them go．They get out of the classroom as soon as the teacher lets them leave．Many of them want to find work, but the law will not let them work until they reach a certain age．And so, they have to stay in school． Often they do not learn anything at all and hate school every moment．

1． The word “schooling” in the passage means          ．

    A． 學(xué)費                     B． 教育            C． 鍛煉              D． 訓(xùn)練

2．Which of the following has the same meaning to“go on repeating”?

    A． read and write                                    B． read or write once

    C． read or write twice                             D． read or write again and again

3． Now, the teachers try their best to          ．

    A． make their students learn more in class

    B． teach their students how to learn themselves

    C． make their students do everything they say

    D． ask their students to do more exercises after class

4． Some children hate schools because          ．

    A． they hope to spend much time reading

    B． their teachers aren’t friendly to them 

    C． they regard them as prisons

    D． they are angry with their classmates

5．          , so they want to stop to find work．

    A． Some children need some money

    B． Some children dislike staying in school

    C． Some children fall behind their classmates

    D． Some children come from poor families

As we know, some children live in the countryside, and some live in the city．Their lives are a little different．Please look at the following table．

	In the countryside	In the city
Ways of going to school	On foot	By bus or car
Classroom	Recorders and radios	VCD，DVD，TVs，recorders，radios，
facilities（設(shè)施）		loud-speakers
Ways of learning	Classes only，without many reference books（參考書）	Many extra classes tutors（家庭教師），lots of reference books
Eyesight，	Less than 45％are near-sighted．	About 75％are near-sighted．
After-class activities	Playing with balls	English corners and other school clubs．
Homework	Homework can usually be finished at school．	Homework never ends．
Chores（雜事）to do	Washing，cleaning，farming，looking after younger sisters or brothers，cooking	Usually no chores
Family members	Big families with three generations（一代人）	Small families with tllree members
Ideal jobs	Teachers，drivers，scientists，nurses，secretaries	Scientists，professors，doctors，computer programmers，mangers，university presidents，the UN chief

1．The storey was done among the ________ between the countryside and the city．

A．teachers                    B．students            C．parents               D．a(chǎn)dults

2．About ________ of children in the countryside have good eyesight, but only ________ of children in the city have good eyesight．

A．45%; 75%         B．55%; 75%            C．55%; 25%               D．45%; 25%

3．Which of the following is NOT included in the survey?

A．Ideal jobs．                                           B．After - class activities．

C．Ways of learning．                      D．Results of tests．

4．A classroom in the countryside often has ________ according to the survey．

A．recorders           B．DVD              C．TVs                 D．loud- speakers

5．Which of the following is NOT true according to the survey?

A．Children in the countryside often go to school on foot．

B．Children in the city often have too much homework to do．

C．Children in the countryside often have lots of chores to do．

D．Children in the city don't want to be computer programmers．