Tomostofus，schoolmeansclasses，teachers，schedules，grades，andtests．ButforthechildrenatSudburyValleySchoolinMassachusetts，schoolisverydifferent．

Firstly，therearenolessons．Allthechildren，agedbetween4and19，dowhatevertheywant．Therearenoteachers，only"staffmembers （职员）"．Theideabehindthisisthatyoudonotneedtomakechildrenlearn，becausechildrenwanttolearnanyway．"Youdonotneedtosaytoathree-year-old．‘Goexploreyourenvironment．'Youcan'tstopthem!"saysDanielGreenberg，afounderoftheschool．"Butifyoumakechildrendowhatyouwantallday，theywilllosealltasteforlearning．"

AtSudburyValleySchool，youwillallowchildrentotalk，read，paint，cook，workoncomputers，studyFrench，playthepiano，climbtrees，orjustrunaround．Twoboysspentthreeyearsjustfishing!

TheotherwaythatSudburyValleySchoolisdifferentisthatthechildrencandecidetherules．Everyweek，thereisaschoolmeetingwherebothchildrenandstaffhaveonevoteeach-eventhefour-year-olds．Theydecidetheschoolrules，howtospendtheschoolbudget（预算），andevenwhichstafftheywantanddonotwantanymore．

Whentheschoolfirstopenedin1968，peoplesaiditwouldneverwork．Buttoday，theschoolhas200students，and80% ofitsstudentsgoontocollege．Eventhetwoboyswhowentfishingalltimehavesuccessfulcareerstoday．Oneofthemisamusicianandtheotherisacomputerscientist．

38．Whatdoestheschoolbelieve？___

A．Teacherscannotteachchildrenwell．

B．Childrenlearnbestwhentheydowhattheywanttodo．

C．Learningisforadults-childrenshouldonlyplay．

D．Childrenshouldonlylearnaboutonethingatatime．

39．WhatdoesDanielGreenbergsayaboutthree-year-olds？___

A．Theylovelearning．

B．Theyareverynaughty．

C．Theywanttobeoutsideallthetime．

D．Theyaretooyoungtolearnanything．

40．Whathappenstothechildrenaftertheyleavethisschool？___

A．Theydothesamethingsaschildrenfromotherschools．

B．Theyhaveproblemsgettingintocollegeorgettingajob．

C．Theyusuallydoveryunusualjobs．

D．They