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Middle school students have far too much homework. They usually have to sit up three or four hours every night doing their homework. Now one school in my hometown has made a rule of limiting(限制)homework. The homework is limited to an hour a day and the students have no homework on the weekend. I think this is an excellent idea that will allow students to live better and healthier lives.
Less homework will give students more time to enjoy other pastimes(休闲活动).I have many books which I received as gifts from my parents and friends. They have been kept there on my shelf for several years! Because of homework, I will have not read a single one of them. With less homework, students will be freer to develop their interests in art, music and other hobbies.
More time free from homework will get our physical health better. Many students
like sports, but they have little time to play football, basketball, volleyball and so on. They hardly have time to have a trip or take part in any social activities. They must spend so much time solving math problems and doing grammar exercises. Besides, staying up late to finish their homework leaves many students exhausted in the morning. Not getting enough sleep is not only unpleasant; it also makes students more likely(有可能得)to get colds and other illnesses.
小题1: Which is the best title for the passage?
A.Students dislike homeworkB.No use doing homework
C.Homework is good for studyD.Homework should be limited
小题2: According to the passage, what is an effect of having a lot of homework?
A.Students have little time for their hobbies.
B.Students have to finish their homework.
C.Students are more active in class.
D.Students are good at their lessons.
小题3: The author of the passage may be ________.
A.a teacherB.a studentC.a parentD.a doctor
小题4: According to the passage, what makes students more likely to get colds?
A.No having time to exercise.B.Not getting enough sleep.
C.Getting up early for school.D.Reading too many books.

答案

小题1:D          
小题1:A
小题1:B
小题1:B
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【主旨大意】本文主要写的是中学生减负问题。
小题1:文章主旨题。文章谈论的是减少家庭作业以减轻学生负担。
小题1:推理判断题。从Less homework will give students more time to enjoy other pastimes可知。
小题1:推理判断题。从文章第二段可以推断出此题作者应该是一位在校学生。
小题1: 细节理解题。从文章最后一句话可知答案。
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Do you play a musical instrument? If so, you may be getting smarter. A recent study shows that taking music lessons can raise a person’s IQ.
Scientists studied 132 children in Canadian schools. At the beginning of the school year, these children took an IQ test. Then they were divided into four groups. One group took singing lessons. Another group took weekly piano lessons. The third group took classes in drams(戏剧). And the last group did no special activities at all.
At the end of the school year, the 132 children took an IQ test again. In all four groups, the average score went up. However, the piano players’IQs went up 7.0 points on average. The average increase for the other three groups was only 4.3 points.
The researchers say that the difference is small and it may not result in better grades for the piano players. However, they still consider the results important. Learning an instrument helps kids becomes better at concentrating and at memorizing things. Therefore, the researchers say, it may be good for brain development in young people.
If you have a chance to learn to play a musical instrument, never miss it. Remember it can make you smarter.
小题1: Which of the following is NOT true of the study?
A.It was done in Canada.
B.It was done by some musicians.
C.It included four groups of children.
D.It took one school year to complete.
小题2: Which of the following is true?
A.Average IQ scores increased in all the groups.
B.Only the piano players’ IQs increased.
C.The average increase for all four groups was 4.3 points.
D.Most of the children’s IQs did not go up.
小题3: The underlined word “they” in the passage refers to ______.
A. better gradesB.piano playersC.researchersD.instruments
小题4: What’s the main idea of the passage?
A.It’s good for us to listen to music.
B.Everyone should learn to play the piano.
C.Take an IQ test before you learn instruments.
D.Learning instruments may make kids smarter.

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There are about 80,000,000 mines*  under the ground in more . than 60 countries. It is difficult and dangerous to clear these rnines, About 50  people including many children were’ killed ‘or htirt each iay.  In 2003,  APOPO,  a Dutch research com pan y that uains the an imals, came up with the-idea of sg rats to search for the mines.
The animal trainers ‘found that a kind of rats from Africa were clever and had.a sharp*  sense of smell.  The rats were about 75 cm long and.weighed about l.35 kg, light enough to run across a minefield without setting off the mines.
In January 2004, the APOPO started this project. First, the trainers let the 4-week-old baby rats get familiar with humans. A few weeks later, the rats were no Ionger afraid of people and ‘the things around them. Then they were trained to connect a click* sound with food. After the rats had leamed that, the trainers then taught them to tell the difference between the smell of mines and other smells. When the rats could do it, the click was sounded and they were given a bit of banana.  The method was called clicker training. “The training isn’t easy, said trainer Abdullah Mchomvu.  “You have to be patient. Sometimes I get angry, but then again, I tell myself these are animals.”
After nine months’training, the rats were taken to a minefield. They’ran across the minefield, stopped, sat and scratched the ground to tell the deminers*  that they smelt out’a mine.  Then the mine was cleared. It had  taken two ‘deminers  a day to clear a 200㎡ . minefield, but with the help of two rats ‘they could finish it in two hours.
The rats and the deminers saved thousands of lives, “The rats did this job much better than we expected. So far they have helped to make almost 2,000,000㎡ of land safe. They are heroes,” said Bart Weeqens, the head of the APOPO.
小题1: The APOPO trained the rats to search for     .
A.childrenB.animalsC.minesD.bananas
小题2: While training the rats, the trainers have to be
A.patientB.cleverC.braveD.serious
小题3: How long did the training last?
A.Two hours.B.One day.C.Four weeks.D.Nine months.
小题4:Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A.Each day about 200 people were killed or hurt by mines,
B.The APOPO started to train the rats in January 2004.
C.The trainers gave the rats food after they smelt out a mine.
D.The rats and the deminers saved thousands of lives.

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I am a professor of sports and exercise so I often deal with nervousness in my research with sports people. Actually, most people experience nervousness at some time or another.
If you are feeling anxious, my advice is to first find the cause or causes. Make s list of those things that are making you nervous and work out which ones you can do something about. Focus all of your efforts on managing the causes that you can control.
Most people cannot tell the difference between controllable(可控制的) and uncontrollable causes, so things they can’s control become a big reason for nervousness. Dealing with this is very important if people want to keep a healthy mind.
Simply try to accept the uncontrollable causes of nervousness. You might be worried about the weather on a big day, an accident or an attack on the train, or perhaps just things that other people are doing at work. The results may be very important but there is still no use worrying because you can’t control any of these things. Accept that you can’t control everything. Once you understand this, it becomes easier not to worry.
If a situation, such as swimming, is causing you to be anxious, try to face it as often as possible so that you can get used to it.
It can often help to think about yourself doing the thing that makes you nervous—then close your eyes and imagine it going well. Imagine how the flight or job interview is going to happen so that you can get used to it. This will help you understand that the thing you fear most is probably not going to happen.
小题1:Who wrote this passage?
A.A reporter.B.A sportsman.C.A patient.D.A professor.
小题2:The writer thinks there is no use worrying about some causes of nervousness because____.
A.most are not very important
B.they are not the real causes of the problem
C.they cannot be controlled by people
D.it’s better to deal with one cause at a time
小题3: If swimming makes you nervous, what should you do according to the writer?
A.Go swimming often to get used to it.
B.Avoid going to the swimming pool.
C.Find a swimming teacher.
D.Imagine watching others swim.
小题4:What is true about nervousness according to the passage?
A.It usually has only one cause.
B.It is usually caused by people.
C.People can easily manage it.
D.Most people suffer from it.
小题5: What is the main purpose of this passage?
A.To introduce the writer’s sports experience.
B.To advise on how to deal with nervousness.
C.To help people remember their fears.
D.To explain the dangers of nervousness.

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Most children don’t enjoy doing housework. They like playing computer games rather than cleaning the rooms. But in Australia, Jim and Robert’s mother, Mrs Black, has good and proper methods to get their children to do housework.
Here is an example.
“Mum, have you worked out next week’s housework? Let Jim and me choose the cards I can’t wait. It’s fun!”
When Robert shouted out, his mother had already put all the cards on their big table. On the cards, there are some words like these, “sweep the floor, clean your bedroom, help mum cook, wash vegetables, make beds, feed the fish, cut the wood, clean the bathroom” and many others, Jim and Robert chose two cards for each day from Monday to Friday. Then they would hang them on the week day task board. Jim likes to clean the bathroom, so he picked up the card “clean the bathroom”. Robert loves to make the bed so he picked up his favorite card. Jim again picked up “wash vegetables” and Robert chose “feed the fish”. Soon the two boys were happy to take away all the cards
To help the children do housework, their mother thought hard and came up with this idea. Of    course, the parents did the housework on the weekends and left Jim and Robert two days free.
小题1: From the passage we know that most children like       .
A.doing houseworkB.playing computer gamesC.playing cardsD.doing housework
小题2: Jim and Robert chose         card for the weekdays from Monday to Friday.
A.twoB.fourC.eightD.ten
小题3: Jim likes to           .
A.clean the bathroom B.make the bedC.feel the fishD.sweep the floor
小题4: The underlined phrase “came up with” probably means “         ”.
A.looked atB.gave upC.thought ofD.believed in
小题5:Who did the housework on the weekends?
A.JimB.RobertC.The parentsD.The whole family

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Name:Sara
Age:14
Class:Junior 3
Student’s progress report:My exam results are good in all subjects and I am very pleased about this because I did a lot of revision.My best results were in my favourite subjects,physics and chemistry,I know I am good at them and I enjoy dong scientific experiments.
Teacher’s report:Sara is an intelligent,hardworking student with an excellent attitude(态度) to her schoolwork.She is quite shy and should be encouraged to join school clubs and afterschool activities.
 
Name:Steve
Age:15
Class:Junior 3
Student’s progress report:I am happy because my exam results are a lot better than they were last term.I love computers and computer games and my best grades were in Information Technology.I would love to be a computer programmer but I don’t know if I’m clever enough.But I wouli like to do work with computers.The other thing I’m really interested in is languages.I enjoy learning English and find translation quite easy.
Teacher’s report:Steve is a lively and popular student who has made much progress this term.However,he needs to be mor serious and organised if he wants to become a computer programmer.He should get good results in math.Steve’s Enhlish has improved a lot.Perhaps he should consider becoming an English teacher.
小题1:Who did a lot of work for the exams?
A.Sara.             B.Steve.             C.Both.
小题2:Sara enjoys _________.
A.playing computer games.
B.doing scientific experiments
C.learning English
小题3:The teacher thinks Steve needs to ____________.
A.improve his math     B.learn English better     C.play more cmputer games
小题4:In the teacher’s opinion,Steve should be __________.
A.a scientist           B.an English teacher       C.a comptuer programmer
小题5:Which of the following activities is the most suitable to improve Sara?
A.Playing computer games.  B.Watching TV.     C.Playing basketball.
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