Classes resumed (恢复) Thursday for the students of a school in Newtown, Conn, where a gunman last month killed 20 children and 6 adults in the second-largest school shooting in U.S. history.
With their school still being treated as a crime scene, more than 400 students of Sandy Hook Primary School attended classes in neighbouring Monroe.
Returning students, teachers and administrators were met by a large police presence outside their new school. Several officers guarded the entrance and checked IDs of parents dropping off children.
Law-enforcement officers guarding the new school called it “the safest school in America.”
Students found the same chairs and desks, when possible. Their classroom walls were painted the same colours and hung with the same pictures. Other details, such as the location of bookshelves and cubby holes, were replicated (复制) as much as possible.
The school district said parents who wanted to be close to their children were welcome to visit and stay in classrooms or an auditorium.
Newtown superintendent Janet Robinson said officials would do their best to make the students feel at ease.
“We will be doing a normal day.” She said.
小题1:The students of Sandy Hook Elementary School resumed classes in a new school in Monroe because .
A．their school fell down because of a natural disaster
B．the government needs to use the land of their school
C．their school is too small to hold more than 400 students
D．a shooting crime happened in their school and it was still treated as a crime scene小题2:Why do the law-enforcement officers call the new school “the safest school in America?
A. There are few policemen outside the new school.
B. The school has the newest classrooms and buildings.
C. Any adult who is near the new school needn’t be checked his ID.
D. There are some officers who guarded the entrance of the new school.
小题3:A lot of things in the new school were replicated as much as possible except .
A．chairs and desks
B．classroom walls
C．the location of the fans and air conditioners
D．the location of bookshelves and cubby holes小题4:“… to make the students feel at ease.” The phrase “feel at ease” most likely means .
A．feel at home
B．feel fresh and curious
C．feel happy and lucky
D．feel safe and relaxed小题5:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．The students have resumed classes in a new school.
B．A shooting crime happened in an American primary school.
C．The officials will do their best to make the students feel at ease.
D．The school children’s parents are not allowed to stay with their children in school.
