Tomostofusschoolmeansclassesteachersschedulesgradesandtests.ButforthechildrenatSudburyValleySchoolinMassachusettsschoolisverydifferent.Firstlytherearenolessons.Allthechildrenagedbetween4and19do

　　Tomostofusschoolmeansclassesteachersschedulesgradesandtests.ButforthechildrenatSudburyValleySchoolinMassachusettsschoolisverydifferent.

　　Firstlytherearenolessons.Allthechildrenagedbetween4and19dowhatevertheywant.Therearenoteachersonly“staffmembers”.Theideabehindthisisthatyoudonotneedtomakechildrenlearnbecausechildrenwanttolearnanyway.“Youdonotneedtosaytoathree-year-old‘Goexploreyourenvironment.’Youcan’tstopthem!”saysDanielGreenbergafounderoftheschool.“Butifyoumakechildrendowhatyouwantallday…theywilllosealltasteoflearning.”AtSudburyValleySchoolyouwillfindchildrentalkingreadingpaintingcookingworkingoncomputersstudyingFrenchplayingthepianoclimbingtreesorjustrunningaround.Twoboysspentthreeyearsjustfishing!

　　TheotherwaythatSudburyValleySchoolisdifferentisthatthechildrencandecidetherules.Everyweekthereisaschoolmeetingwherebothchildrenandstaffhaveonevote(投票)each—eventhefour-year-olds.Theydecidetheschoolruleshowtospendtheschoolmoneyandevenwhichstafftheywantanddonotwantanymore.

　　Whentheschoolfirstopenedin1968peoplesaiditwouldneverwork.Buttodaytheschoolhas200studentsand80%ofitsstudentsgoontocollege.Eventhetwoboyswhowentfishingallthetimehavesuccessfulcareerstoday.Oneofthemisamusicianandtheotherisacomputerscientist.

　　【小题1】What'sspecialabouttheschool?

　　A．Thereisnobodybutstudentsthere.B．Allthestudentsareofthesameage.C．Therearenoclassesforthestudents.D．Therearenorulesintheschool.【小题2】Whatdothestudentsdointheschool?A．Theylearneverythingtherefromthestaffmembers.B．Theygrowuptherewithoutlearninganything.C．Theyspendallthetimewiththeirparents.D．Theydowhatevertheyareinterestedin.【小题3】Theschoolseemstobelievethatchildren________.A．learnbestwhentheyaredoingwhattheywantB．aretooyoungtolearnanythingbythemselv