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【题目】Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词,使内容通顺, 每空格限填一词，首字母已给) (14分)

More play and less work makes for more talented(有才能的) children. Some officials suggested that school hours for children aged 7 to 12 should be reduced, and that they should be e 【1】 to spend at least an hour a day on team sports.

All work and no play makes children depressed. Becky, an 8-year-old girl, used to be happy when she finished classes every day, but now, life has become unhappy. To make sure she has enough time for the lessons, she has to study until 11 at night to finish her homework.

Some ideas are offered for helping cultivate(培养) kids’ talents. The ideas i 【2】 cutting down classroom hours, introducing more team sports for children, getting parents to stop putting too much pressure on children and some other suggestions. It is believed that all these can help train young people to be confident.

“I used to go to the park with my parents on weekends before because I like playing tennis with my dad and I can play well,” a boy said, “But now, I h 【3】 have time to do that any more.”

“I would like to try other things, such as drawing,” Nara said. She was interested in drawing, but her parents thought it was not a bright way for her.

Children now spend more time doing homework than playing, and we all know it’s quite n 【4】 for them to have plenty of sleep. A lot of homework and heavy school bags are driving more young children away from a joyful childhood.

Parents believe that b 【5】 well in school is a sure way to make their children have a bright future. The study showed that about 80 percent of parents said they expected their children to get a university degree or some form of higher education. About 15 percent of students in primary school and 40 percent in middle school said they thought their parents were not s 【6】 with their marks.

“Parents must always be willing to talk to their children and make them happy,” an educator advised, “Encourage him or her to be confident when he or she faces d 【7】 . Parents should know what their children like and what they want.”

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】encouraged

【2】include

【3】hardly

【4】necessary

【5】behaving

【6】satisfied

【7】difficulties

【解析】

试题分析：这段短文介绍了孩子们的作业太多，没有时间玩，过重的学习使孩子变得不快乐，应该减少学习时间，让孩子多方面发展。

【1】句意：应该鼓励学生每天花费一个小时做团队运动。当主语是动作的承受者时，用被动语态。故答案是encouraged.

【2】句意：想法包括减少课堂时间，引入更多的团队运动，父母不要给孩子太多的压力和一些其他的建议。

故答案是include。

【3】句意：但是现在我几乎没有时间做这些事。故填hardly。

【4】句意：孩子们有足够的睡眠是非常必要的。故填necessary

【5】句意：家长们确信在学校表现好，孩子能有一个美好的未来。动词的ing形式做主语。故填behaving.

【6】句意：40%的学生认为家长不满意他们的分数，故答案是satisfied.

【7】句意：当孩子们面对困难时，鼓励孩子自信。故答案是difficulties。