Do you think your schoolwork is too hard? Do you feel you have too much homework? If you answer “yes”, you are in the same boat as most US kids. However, school life for them is about to get even harder.

    A group of 13 states have decided to make their schools’ workload(工作量) much heavier, especially in math and English. Most students in US high schools work very hard. But it is not like in China, where almost all students have to work from early morning till late in the evening.

    US students have a lot of freedom to decide how hard they should work. “Most students put in a lot of effort (努力), but some do almost nothing,” said Will Gordon, a teacher from North Carolina. “I think stricter rules will help those students who aren’t so focused (集中精神的).”

    “For the most part, it’s good,” said Adam Jorve, 15, a student at Gordon’s school. “A lot of kids in public schools can hardly read when they graduate. However, for me, I wish I didn’t have the extra work.”

81. From the first passage we know that most US kids _______.

A. have a pleasant school life         B. often go boating together

C. have hard schoolwork             D. pay little attention to their schoolwork

82. Compared with Chinese students, kids in the US ________.

A. have a much heavier workload                B. don’t have to work from morning till night

C. spend more time on math and English      D. have no time to relax themselves

83. What freedom do US students have? They have the freedom to decide _________.

A. how hard they should work    B. how long they stay at school

C. what to do and how to do it    D. how much time they should spend on their work

84. In Will Gordon’s opinion, students who almost do nothing in school will be helped ______.

A. by strict teachers                       B. by their parents

C. through the strict management (管理） D. through stricter rules

85. The passage tells us mainly about _______.

A. the heavy load of Chinese students  B. the heavy load of the US students

C. the freedom of the US students     D. the different school life of the US students

What should we do to keep healthy? One important rule is to exercise__31__. The Fang family try to exercise every day. Mr Fang__32__exercise in the morning because he must get to work at exactly seven o'clock. But he runs every evening. He walks a lot, __33__. He walks to school every day, and after school he__34__different sports with his friends. Mr Fang goes to a yoga （瑜加功） class__35__.
But it wasn't__36__this way. Last year Mr and Mrs Fang used to(过去常常)__37__everywhere in their car, even to the drugstore（药店） two blocks（街区）away. They thought they had to use the car all the time. They wouldn't walk.
The Fangs all__38__better（更好的） now. They believe they shouldn't be lazy. We__39__exercise every day, but we should try our__40__to exercise as often as possible.

What should we do to keep healthy? One important rule is to exercise__31__. The Fang family try to exercise every day. Mr Fang__32__exercise in the morning because he must get to work at exactly seven o'clock. But he runs every evening. He walks a lot, __33__. He walks to school every day, and after school he__34__different sports with his friends. Mr Fang goes to a yoga （瑜加功） class__35__.

But it wasn't__36__this way. Last year Mr and Mrs Fang used to(过去常常)__37__everywhere in their car, even to the drugstore（药店） two blocks（街区）away. They thought they had to use the car all the time. They wouldn't walk.

The Fangs all__38__better（更好的） now. They believe they shouldn't be lazy. We__39__exercise every day, but we should try our__40__to exercise as often as possible.

1. A. often   B. sometimes    C. late     D. later

2. A. may not  B. can not     C. would not  D. should not

3. A. either     B. also      C. too       D. again

4. A. watches    B. plays     C. loves     D. likes

5.. A. in two weeks          B. for two weeks  

C. after two weeks       D. twice a week

6. A. always    B. even     C. sometimes    D. no

7. A. riding     B. drive   C. fly          D. walk

8. A. had       B. make     C. feel   D. feel like

9. A. needn't  B. don't   C. won't have   D. mustn't

10. A. best     B. good    C. well         D. better

Most children like watching TV．It's very interesting．By watching TV they can see and learn a lot and know many things about their country and world．Of course they can learn on the radio，but they can learn better and more easily on TV．Why? Because they can hear and watch at the same time．But they can't see anything over the radio．TV helps to open children's eyes．TV helps to open their brain，too．They can learn newer and better ways of doing things．They may find the world is now smaller than before．Many children watch TV Saturday or Sunday evenings．They are always busy with their lessons．But a few children watch TV every night．They go to bed very late．They can't have a good rest．How about you，my young friend?

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

A．Watching TV is a good help for most student to learn everything．

B．It's interesting to watch TV for children．

C．Watching TV is a good way for children to learn something useful．

D．Watching TV is good for children，but watching TV too much is not good at all．

2．The children like watching TV better than listening to the radio because ________．

A．watching TV is more interesting

B．they can learn more

C．they can watch and hear at the same time

D．They can watch every night

3．In “TV helps to open their brain”，the “brain” means _________．

A．智力                   B．大脑                    C．脑袋                      D．视野

4．A few children go to bed late because they _________．

A．are busy with their lessons                        B．do their homework

C．watch TV too late                                      D．listen to the radio

5．From this passage we can know，if your friend watches TV too much，_________．

A．his parents will help him with his work

B．his parents will be very angry and stop him from watching

C．it's good way to learn better and more easily

D．it's not good for health，but very good for his lessons