Day2Thisyearsometwenty-threehundredteenagersfromallovertheworldwillspendabouttenmouthsinU.S.homes.TheywillattendU.S.schools,meetU.S.teenagers,andformimpressionsoftherealAmerica.AtthesametimeaboutthethirteenhundredAmericanteenagerswillgotoothercountriestolearnnewlanguagesandgainanewunderstandingoftherestoftheworld.Hereisatwo-waystudentexchangeinaction.Fred,nineteen,spentlastyearinGermanywithGeorge’sfamily.Inturn,George’ssonMikespentayearinFred’shomeinAmerica.Fred,alivelyyoungman,knewlittleGermanwhenhearrived,butaftertwomonths’study,thelanguagebegantocometohim.Schoolwascompletelydifferentfromwhathehandexpected---muchharder.Studentsroserespectfullywhentheteacherenteredtheroom.TheytookfourteensubjectsinsteadofthesixthatareusualintheUnitedStates.Therewerealmostnooutsideactivities.Familylife,too,wasdifferent.Thefather’swordwaslaw,andallactivitieswerearoundthefamilyratherthantheindividual.Fredfoundthefoodtoosimpleatfirst.Also,hemissedhavingacar.“Backhome,youpickupsomefriendsinacarandgooutandhaveagoodtime.InGermany,youwalk,butyousoonlearntolikeit.”Atthesametime,inAmerica,Mike,afriendlyGermanboy,wasalsoforminghisidea.“IsupposeIshouldcriticizeAmericanschools,”hesays.“Itisfartooeasybyourlevel.ButIhavetosaythatIlikeitverymuch.InGermanywedonothingbutstudy.Herewetakepartinmanyoutsideactivities.Ithinkthatmaybeyourschoolarebetterintrainingforcitizens.Thereoughttobesomemiddlegroundbetweenthetwo.”1,Thisyear______teenagerswilltakepartintheexchangeprogrammebetweenAmericaandothercountries.A.twentythreehundredB.thirteenhundredC.overthreethousandD.lessthantwothousand2,Thewholeexchangeprogrammeismainlyto_______A.helpteenagersinothercountriesknowtherealAmericaB.sendstudentsinAmericatotravelinGermanyC.letstudentslearnsomethingaboutothercountriesD.haveteenagerslearnnewlanguages3,FredandMikeagreedthat_____A.AmericanfoodtastedbetterthanGermanfoodB.GermanschoolswereharderthanAmericanschoolsC.AmericansandGermanswerebothfriendlyD.ThereweremorecarsonthestreetsinAmerica4,WhatisparticularinAmericanschoolsisthat______A.thereissomemiddlegroundbetweenthetwoteachingsystemsB.therearealotofafter-schoolactivitiesC.studentsusuallytakefourteensubjectsinallD.studentsgooutsidetoenjoythemselvesinacar5,AfterexperiencingtheAmericanschoollife,Mikethought____A.abettereducationshouldincludesomethinggoodfrombothcountriesB.GermanschoolstrainedstudentstobebettercitizensC.AmericanschoolswerenotasgoodasGermanschoolsD.theeasylifeintheAmericanschoolwasmorehelpfultostudentsAbout21,000youngpeoplein17Americanstatesdonotattendclassesinschoolbuildings.Instead,theyreceivetheirelementaryandhighschooleducationbyworkingathomeoncomputers.TheCenterforEducationReformsaystheUnitedStateshas67public“cyberschools”,andthatisabouttwiceasmanyastwoyearsago.Themoneyforstudentstoattendacyberschoolcomesfromthegovernmentsofthestateswheretheylive.Someeducatorssaycyberschoolsreceivemoneythatshouldsupporttraditionalpublicschools.Theyalsosayitisdifficulttoknowifstudentsarelearningwell.Othereducatorspraisethisnewformofeducationforlettingstudentsworkattheirownspeed.Thesepeoplesaycyberschoolshelpstudentswhowereunhappyorunsuccessfulintraditionalschools.Theysaylearningathomebycomputerendslongbusridesforchildrenwholivefarfromschool.Whateverthejudgmentofcyberschools,theyaregettingmoreandmorepopular.Forexample,anewcyberschoolcalledCommonwealthConnectionsAcademywilltakeinstudentsthisfall.ItwillservechildreninthestateofPennsylvaniafromagesfivethroughthirteen.Childrengetfreeequipmentfortheironlineeducation.Thisincludesacomputer,aprinter,booksandtechnicalservices.Parentsandstudentstalkwithteachersbytelephoneorbysendingemailsthroughtheircomputerswhennecessary.Studentsatcyberschoolsususllydonotknowoneanother.But56suchstudentsfinishedstudiesatWesternPennsylvaniaCyberCharterSchoolrecentlymetforthefirsttime.Theywereguestsofhonorattheirgraduation.1,Whatdoweknowfromthetextaboutstudentsofacyberschool?A.Theyhavetotakelongbusridestoschool.B.TheystudyathomeratherthaninclassroomsC.Theyreceivemoneyfromtraditionalpublicschools.D.Theydowellintraditionalschoolprograms.2,Whatisaproblemwithcyberschools?A.Theirequipmentcostsalotofmoney.B.Theygetlittlesupportfromthestategovernment.C.Itishardtoknowstudents’progressinlearning.D.Thestudentsfindithardtomakefriends.3,Cyberschoolsaregettingpopularbecause______A.theyarelessexpensiveforstudentsB.theirstudentscanworkattheirownspeedC.theirgraduatesaremoresuccessfulinsocietyD.theyservestudentsinawideragerange4,Wecaninferthattheauthorofthetextis____A.unprejudicedinhisdescriptionofcyberschoolsB.excitedaboutthefutureofcyberschoolsC.doubtfulaboutthequalityofcyberschoolsD.disappointedatthedevelopmentofcyberschools.Day3Therearedifferentwaysinwhichpeopletrytodealwiththeproblemofenergy.Onewayisthegreaterproductionofcommonenergysources,suchascoal,oilandgas.Thetroublewiththesesources,however,isthattheyarenotrenewable.Anotherwayisenergyconservation,whichmeansusingenergymoreefficiently.Insomeverycoldcountriespeoplebuildspecialhousestosaveenergy.Theyplacematerialsbetweentheinsideandtheoutsideofthe