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A young girl sits at her desk, reviewing her homework for the evening. English: Read three chapters and write a report. Math: Complete 30 problems. Science: Do a worksheet, front and back. French: (A) Study new words for tomorrow’s test. It’s going to be a long night.

This happens to students in America. Now it’s time to start a homework revolution(变革).

Do students in the United States receive too much homework? According to the National Education Association, a student should be assigned (布置) no more than 10 minutes per grade level per night. For example, a first grader should only have 10 minutes of homework, a (B)  grader, 20 minutes, and so on. This means that a student in my grade—seventh—should have no more than 70 minutes of work (C) each night. Yet this is often doubled, sometimes even worse!

It’s no good giving students too much homework. According to research, kids are developing more illness at school, such as stomachaches, headaches and sleep problems than before.

Everybody (D)  that teachers are the ones who assign homework, but they are not the only ones to blame (受责备). “Many teachers are under greater pressure (压力) than ever before,” says Kylene Beers, President of the National Council for teachers of English, “Some of  (E) it comes from parents, some from the wish for high scores on tests.” Teachers who are under pressure feel the need to assign more homework.

Some people have different ideas, saying that homework prepares kids for doing better in high school, better in college, and (F) 今后找到更好的工作. But too much homework is sapping students’ strength, curiosity（削弱学生的个性和好奇心), and most importantly, their love of learning, is that really what teachers and parents want?

1.写出文中划线部分（A）和（C）的同义词或近义词:                          

2.在文中（B）和（D）的空白处分别填入适当单词:                          

3.文中划线部分（E）指代的是:               

4.将文中划线部分（F）译成汉语:             

5.从文中找出能说明本文主旨大意的中心词:            

 

Have you ever been to Taiwan, China’s biggest island? Do you want to pay a visit there? We’ll show you the best of Taiwan island. A four-day tour

Price

Only ¥5,000 Including: Round-trip plane tickets between Beijing and Taiwan. Bus service around Taiwan. Great tour guide service.

places

Sun Moon Lake A beautiful lake. A small island. On one side of the island, the lake looks like the sun, and on the other side it looks like the moon. That is why people call it the Sun Moon Lake. Ali Mountain The nearest mountain around the Sun Moon Lake. A nice experience to have a party with Gaoshan people. A wonderful place to see a very beautiful sunrise. Peng Lake A great place for swimming, fishing, boating and eating delicious fruit and fresh fish. Gao Xiong A great place to spend a full day shopping.

Book(预定) now

Office hours Monday –Friday : 9:00 am---7:00 pm             Saturday: 9:00 am---4:00 pm Tel: 6459-9561                              Book by phone now for next month.

【小题1】The ad wants to __________.

A．invite more people to take the tour	B．tell you something about Taiwan
C．describe how beautiful Taiwan is	D．show you the best of Taiwan

【小题2】If you go on a trip to Taiwan on September 5^th, you will probably be back on___________.

A．September 7th

B．September 8th

C．September 10th

D．September 11th

【小题3】If you want to take the tour to Taiwan, you can book it by phone at __________.

A．4:00 pm on Sunday	B．7:00 am on Monday
C．4:00 pm on Wednesday	D．7: 00 am on Saturday

                   Foreign Teachers Wanted

Age: 30—40

From: America, England & Australia

Careful and patient with a teacher’s licence

Good at both spoken and written English

At least five years’ teaching experience in high schools

Come for an interview before August 15^th

Address: No. 39 Lakeside Road

Tel: 0591-8780519

E-Mail : sis2009@yahoo.com

 

1. What job is wanted above?

        A. Cooks      B, Drivers       C. Teachers

2.__________ will probably get the job.

A.  An English lady at the age of 27.

B.  A woman who is good at French

C.  An Australian of 35 with a teacher’s licence.

3.What is not mentioned ?

          A. Age       B. Pay         C. Address

4.If a foreigner wants to have an interview, he or she should make it ________ .

5.What do you think it is ?

          A. An ad      B. An article      C. A film

 

 

Complete the dialogue with proper words or sentences.

A: Hi, Cathy! You look excited. 1._______？

B: I'm going to spend my summer vacation in Hong Kong. I'll visit Disneyland. My dream to meet Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck will come true.

A: 2._{__________________} _________ ？

B: No, with my parents. We'll fly there as soon as the final examinations finish.

A: That's great!  If you go to Hong Kong, 3.______. Hong Kong is

a shopping paradise (购物天堂).The things there are more fashionable.

B: Of course I won't But maybe my mother will be more interested in it I prefer eating to shopping.

A4._____________ ？

B: Seafood is my favorite. I also like different kinds of desserts.

A: If so, Hong Kong will be suitable for you. There are many kinds of delicious food you can enjoy. 5.____________.

B: Thanks. See you!

 

完形填空

Last year my English class was ____1___for me. First of all, it wasn’t easy for me to understand the teacher when she ___2___to the class. To begin with, she spoke too quickly, and I couldn’t ___3___every word. Later on, I realized it doesn’t matter if you don’t understand every word, ___4___ I was afraid to speak in class because I thought my classmates might laugh ___5__me. I couldn’t always make complete sentences, either. Then I started to ___6___ English-language TV. It helped a lot. I think that doing lots of listening practice is one of the secrets of ___7___a good language learner. Another thing that I found very difficult was English ___8___. So I decided to take lots of grammar notes in every class.

1.	A．lucky B．happy C．difficult D．great.

 

2.	A．talked B．talk C．sing D．sang

 

3.	A．think B．believe C．forget D．understand

 

4.	A．either B．neither C．also D．too

 

5.	A．to B．with C．at D．in

 

6.	A．watched B．watch C．watches D．watching

 

7.	A．making B．becoming C．changing D．turning

 

8.	A．grammar B．words C．pronunciation D．tests