China was to reform school curriculum(课程) to ease the burden put on children by pushy teachers and parents eager to see them succeed in an increasingly competitive society.

Chinese pupils were suffering from poor eyesight in increasing numbers and at a younger age. Tiring homework and increasing exam pressure were to blame. The primary reason is the traditional East Asian culture in which all parents want their kids to become dragons or and phoenixes. Too much emphasis is placed on "diplomas" (文凭）and exam scores.

That was exacerbated by the fact that China is a developing nation with 1.3 billion people and its one-child policy. Yuan, a government staff, said, "The competition in employment is fierce and that pressure has been cascaded back to schools. Every parent expects his child to outperform peers. "

The Education Ministry would cut the difficulty of the textbooks, reduce homework, make classes more interesting and limit the number of tests. Another problem the government had to deal with was the education of 13 million rural children who swarmed（涌入）into the cities with their parents working as migrant workers. More than 100 million peasants across the country migrate to the booming cities every year for manual labor and small-time businesses.

But policy hurdles for them to settle in the cities abound, including those that prevent their children from receiving a good education. An estimated 23 million "left-behind children" of migrant workers stay in the countryside

"The government has ordered urban public schools to open up to the 7. 88 million  migrant children of school age," Yuan said, adding private schools are also allowed to accommodate（接纳） some of them.

73. What makes Chinese pupils become nearsighted at a younger age?

A. Exam scores are not regarded to be valuable

B. Parents expect their children to become dragons and phoenixes

C. Dragons and phoenixes are part of traditional Chinese culture.

D. Pupils are asked to do homework more and more.

74. The underlined word "exacerbated" in Paragraph 3 may mean     

A. improved.                     B. proved.

C. worsened.                     D. lightened.

75. How can Chinese government solve the education problem of migrant children?

A. By allowing them to take fewer exams.

B. By making textbooks easier for them.

C. By setting up more private schools for them.

D. By asking urban public schools to admit them

76. What's the main idea of this passage?

A. China will reduce burden on school children.

B. Left-behind children in the countryside receive no education.

C. Children of migrant workers will have a better education.

D. The education of the migrant children receives attention.

Teens who become addicted to their cellphones may be placing their health at risk by harming their ability to sleep well，a new Swedish study suggests.

"The message is that teenagers who use their cellphones excessively are much more stressed, much more restless, much more tired, and have a great tendency to develop sleep deprivation(剥夺) as a result of their calling habits, " said the study author Dr. Gaby Bader.

He focused on the experiences of 21 healthy Swedish boys and girls between the ages of 14 and 20. The teens kept what the authors described as "regular working/studying hours" and were not previously diagnosed with any particular sleep irregularity．

He observed that the above-15 call group kept more irregular sleeping hours than the lower-use group，had more difficulty falling asleep，more difficulty waking up，and experienced more sleep disruptions（扰乱）．

Bader said that among young people，a relatively recent technological invention like the cellphone has quickly become existed nearly everywhere，giving rise to considerable pressure to keep in touch. And this pressure can develop into an addiction，with serious negative results for teenager health.

"We see more and more people--especially the young generation-- who grew up with these kinds of items and gadgets in their hands," Bader said. "And they become dependent on the technology. So，we have to teach young people to be structured. To know when to have the cellphone on，and when to switch it off. To avoid becoming the slave of technology，instead of the master. "

Dr. Mary Carskadon expressed little surprise with the finding. " Interpersonal（人际的）contact is one of the things that's best at keeping us awake，" she observed. "And so，a young person receiving cellphone texts or phone calls is going to have more deep disturbances. And they are going to be tired and restless，and probably，as a result，going to use more stimulants（兴奋剂）．And judgment is not always the best in our teenage years. So, that's where I think parental attention to this issue may be useful. "

65. Teens who become addicted to their cellphones will become     ．

A. too anxious to relax.

B. unable to stay still.

C. unable to have real rest.

D. excited to forget sleep.

66. What we can learn from the sixth paragraph is that     ．

A. more teens know how to make technology serve them

B. teens used to be taught how to use technology

C. we should make use of technology rather than be in the control of it

D. the young generation depends less on the technology to grow up

67. According to Dr. Mary Carskadon，how to deal with the problem?

A. Teenagers should judge how to use their phones.

B. Teenagers should reduce their interpersonal contact.

C. Teenagers should switch their phones off.

D. Parents should give more attention to children's use of phones.

68．What's the passage mainly about?

A. Too much phone time has a bad effect on teens' sleep.

B. Too many cellophone calls have cost teens too much.

C. Few cellphone calls will damage teens' friendships.

D. Too little cellphone time improves teens' attention at class.

Astronaut Zhai Zhigang became the first Chinese man to walk in space on Saturday, climbing out of China's Shenzhou VII spacecraft in a technological feat that made the Chinese people excited.

"I'm feeling quite well. I greet the Chinese people and the people of the world," Zhai said as he climbed out of the craft at around 16:40 Beijing time, a historic achievement telecast live on CCTV. Tens of millions of Chinese viewers gathered before TV screens to watch the moment.

Chinese President Hu Jintao and other top leaders had appeared at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center to watch the live transmission of Zhai's spacewalk.

Zhai, 42, chosen by an expert team for the first "extra-vehicular activity". unveiled a red national flag, helped by colleague Liu Boming, who also briefly popped his head out of the capsule. Zhai slowly made his way towards a test sample of solid lubricant outside the capsule, took a sample and handed it to Liu. Zhai safely returned inside the craft after about 20 minutes. The walk marked the high point of China's third manned space journey, which has received widespread media coverage.

Zhai wore a＄4.4 million Chinese-made suit weighing 120kg. Liu wore a Russian-made one and acted as a back-up. The third crew member, Jing Haipeng, monitored the ship from inside the re-entry module. The risky manoeuvre(部署) is a step towards China's longer-term goal of assembling a space lab and then a larger space station, analysts said.

"On this flight, Chinese people's footprints will be left in space for the first time," said a commentary by the Xinhua News Agency. The astronauts embarked on their walk after receiving a clean bill of health from doctors on the ground at mission control in Beijing, Xinhua said. Zhai's suit has 10 layers and takes up to 15 hours to assemble and put on.

China's first manned spaceflight was in 2003. A second, two-manned flight followed in 2005. The only other countries that have sent people into space are Russia and the United States.

61. Astronaut Zhai Zhigang will be remembered as the first Chinese     .

A. to walk in space

B. to enter space

C. to land on the moon

D. to speak with people on earth in space

62. What did Zhai do outside the capsule in space?

A. He walked in space to enjoy the beautiful space scenery.

B. He fetched a sample of solid lubricant and passed it to his colleague.

C. He waved a red Chinese national flag madly for twenty minutes.

D. He made an experiment with his colleague Liu Boming.

63. According to the text，China's goal of its space program is     .

A. to send man into space.

B. to build a space lab on the moon.

C. to build a space station.

D. to leave Chinese people's footprints in space.

64. What’s the passage mainly about?

A. A Chinese astronaut takes historic walk in space.

B. China succeeded in launching Shenzhou VII into space.

C. Chinese spacecraft arrives on the Mars.

D. China competes in the space exploration.

It is generally accepted that the experiences of the child in his first years largely determine his character and later personality. Every experience  41  the child something and the effects are   42  . "Upbringing" normally refers to the treatment and training of the child in the  43  ．This is closely connected with the treatment and training of the  44  in school,  which is usually distinguished（区别）by the term "  45  ".  In a society such as ours, both   46   and teachers are responsible for the chances provided for the development of the child， 47   upbringing and education depend on each other.

The ideas and practices of child upbringing are  48  from culture. Generally, the more rural the group, the   49  unchangeable the customs of child upbringing. In more technologically developed societies，childhood and adolescence（青春期）are likely to  50   a long time, resulting in more  51   for education and greater variety in  52    development.

Early upbringing in the home is naturally  53   both by the cultural pattern of the group and by the parents'   54   and their aims．And the character of the child depends not only on upbringing and education but also on his or her  55   abilities．There are wide differences of intelligence and character even in children of the  56  family.

Parents can find out what is normal in  57 ，mental and social development, by  58  to some of the many books  59  on scientific knowledge in these areas, or by  60  notes with friends and relatives who have children.

This year they have produced                 (两倍多的汽车)they did last year.  (as)

After the earthquake, a new school building is built                     (一个曾经是工厂的地方).      (there be)

It has been announced that                        (任何被抓住舞弊的人) in the exam will be graded zero.   (cheat)

The students still can’t understand what he said. He might                       (可能没有) his words across.       (get)

E-mail, as well as phone calls,                       (正起着越来越) important role in daily communication.    (play)