Old Morrison was now seventy. He was a rich man. He decided to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted to find out whether they deserved (值得) his help.

He asked his son to place a very large stone in the center of the main road in the town. Then he hid behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came with his cow.

“Who put this stone in the center of the road?” said the old man, but he didn't try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around it and continued his way. Another man came along and did the same thing. Then another came and then another. All complained about the stone in the center of the road but no one did anything to remove it. Later in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone and said, “The night will be coming soon. Some neighbors will come along in the dark later and fall over the stone.”

The young man then began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his strength to remove it. How great was his surprise at last when, under the stone, he found a bag of money and a piece of paper with the words: "This money is for the first honest man who removes this stone from the road."

1. Old Morrison          .

A. is rich but miserly(吝嗇的)                           B. wanted to find a young man

C. likes walking with a cow                              D. is a seventy years old man

2. Old Morrison wanted to          .

A. give all his money to his son

B. do something good for the people in the town

C. get his daughter to marry the young man

D. get the villagers into trouble   

3.     is the first person who gave up moving the stone away from the center of the road.

A. An old man who was with his cow            B. Mrs. Morrison

C. A young man                                               D. Old Morison's son   

4. Why did old Morrison hide behind the tree?             

A. Because he was afraid that someone would take the money under the stone away.

B. Because he wanted to see how many people would pass around the stone.

C. Because he was waiting the young man to come.

D. Because he wanted to see if the people of the town deserved his help.

5. The young man tried his best to remove the stone          .

A. to get the money under it

B. to show how honest he was

C. to help others avoid the danger of falling against it

D. to let old Morrison know the people of the town deserve his help

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　　How would you like to teach yourself, rather than have teachers? According to the UK's Department of Education and Skills, students will teach themselves in the schools of the future. This means that there will be no more problems such as finding enough teachers.

　　Estelle Morris, the UK Education Secretary opened the 2002 Educational Technology Conference in London recently. She presented a video showing a computer-generated model of the school of tomorrow. Greater use of computer technology and classroom assistants will help students develop their own way of learning, Morris said. She added that this is a more exciting, as well as more interesting way of learning. At the same time, teachers will be “freed from their traditional role as the source of all knowledge.” Children of all abilities will “form the curriculum around their individual needs.” They will “l(fā)earn in their own time, at their own speed and in their own environment”.

　　At home or at school, they will follow their learning programmes by looking at online libraries and watching lessons by world-class teachers and subject experts. Instead of going on field trips, students will use virtual reality. If they don't understand something, they can ask other students “take part in virtual communities with learners with similar needs. They will hand in their work electronically to be auto-market”.

　　The classroom of the future is fast becoming a reality. And the Department of Education will soon produce a guide to help schools adapt buildings for new technology. These ideas are based on the UK government's plan to create an education system that provides students to develop their individual skills at secondary school level.

　　Morris said that enabling students to follow study programmes to their own needs means that, in a class of 15-year-olds, some could be starting university learning while others were still learning to read and write.

　　A spokesman for the UK's National Association of Head Teachers said, “Nothing can change the fact that today's students need to be taught by a qualified, skilled and enthusiastic teaching force, and they need that now.”

1．According to the UK's Department of Education and Skills, the school of the future will ________.

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A．cause more problems such as not being able to find enough teachers

B．set no homework and no tests for students

C．make good use of computer technology and classroom assistants

D．enable students to learn by themselves without teachers' help

2．If students do not understand something, they can ________.

[　　]

A．go on a field trip

B．go to ask their teachers to help them

C．send e-mails to ask for teachers' help

D．have a look at other learners' homework

3．Which of the following is not mentioned in the article?

[　　]

A．The classroom of the future will become a reality soon.

B．Students can get higher marks by using computer technology.

C．Students can learn in their own way by following study programmes.

D．Students need a skilled and motivated teaching force.

4．The UK government plans to set an education system that ________.

[　　]

A．provides students with a basic knowledge from the beginning

B．gives students more knowledge at primary school level

C．enables 15-year-old students to go to university

D．helps students to learn to read and write at secondary school level

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