A recent online poll (民意调查) asked kids what they hated most about school. “Class

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A recent online poll (民意调查) asked kids what they hated most about school. “Classes are boring” came in first. “Too much homework” was a close second. Since all activities remain interesting for only so long, too much homework can lead to ennui. So, why are some kids getting homework overload? Teachers give two reasons. First, they say, the government now requires schools to meet higher-than-ever achievement goals for students. If students don’ t succeed, the school faces punishment. Second, many parents want their children to be able to get into the best colleges and universities. These parents believe homework is a way to ensure that students are learning as much as possible.
People who favor homework argue that it can have many beneficial effects. They claim it can help students develop good study habits. Homework can help students recognize that learning can occur at home as well as at school. It can help develop their independent learning and responsible character traits(性格特征).
But studies show that middle school students doing 60 to 90 minutes of homework a night are doing just as well in school as those doing more than 90 minutes. And homework can have negative effects. Homework can deny students access to leisure(休闲) activities that also teach important skills. For example, sports teams teach cooperation and leadership, in addition to helping kids stay physically active. Another problem with too much homework is that parents can get too involved. They can put too much pressure on their kids.
So what should be done? Good homework assignments in the proper amount will have positive effects. Too much homework, however, will have negative effects. The bottom line: Students in grades three through six should do no more than 30 to 60 minutes of homework each night.
小题1:The underline word “ennui” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by “______” .

A．relaxation

B．fancy

C．boredom

D．intelligence

小题2: According to Paragraph 1, the kids are given much homework because ________.

A．schools are evaluated in terms of students’ achievement.

B．the government doesn’t take the problem seriously

C．it is a good way to improve the students’ ability

D．time will be made full use of in this way

小题3:Those who are in favor of homework think that _______.

A．homework helps students to succeed

B．it’s good for kids to help each other in learning

C．parents are a great help when kids do homework at home

D．homework helps children to learn independently

小题4: Which of the following is NOT a negative effect of too much homework?

A．Kids have little time to do leisure activities.

B．There is a lack of sleeping time.

C．The chances of learning other skills are lost.

D．Kids are under pressure from their parents.

小题5: The author’s purpose in writing the passage is _______.

A．to criticize the school teachers

B．to attract public attention to kids’ study

C．to offer more help to today’s kids

D．to call for proper amounts of homework

答案

小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:D

解析

小题1:根据前文描述在学生最恨得事物中大量作业排在第二位，故这个词应是表示负面的含义，选C，厌倦的，无聊的。
小题2:根据the government now requires schools to meet higher-than-ever achievement goals for students. If students don’ t succeed, the school faces punishment.描述可知选A。以学生成绩评价学校。
小题3:根据It can help develop their independent learning 描述可知选D。
小题4:根据短文第二段描述可知选B，缺乏睡眠时间不是大量作业的负面影响。
小题5:根据Good homework assignments in the proper amount will have positive effects.可知选D，呼吁留适量作业。

举一反三

The Internet has got into all the fields of our life. We can study and work on it. We can find a job on it. We can communicate on it. We can treat friends on it. We can buy and sell on it. We can do almost everything on the Internet, and almost anywhere, anytime.
However, although the Internet provides services for us, it is silently getting our privacy(隐私) to some degree. The services on most websites require our personal information. If we want to enjoy these services, we have to provide much of our information, including our names, sex, addresses, telephone numbers and sometimes bank accounts(帐户). Because weak network sometimes is unsafe, our information might be open, stolen or sold. Even sometimes it will be used freely by others.
Considering（考虑到...） the above mentioned, you must pay attention to the safety when using the Internet. First, when you need Internet service, you should always look through those big legal(合法的) websites. Second, if the service requires important personal information, you should think twice before you type it in. Third, store your own important card key(电子钥匙) and don’t tell others easily.
小题1:According to the passage, we shouldn’t ______by using the Internet.

A．learn English	B．give our friends’ information to others
C．chat with friends	D．look for jobs

小题2:The underlined word “it” refers to ______.

A．the telephone number

B．the name

C．the information

D．the bank account

小题3:Which of the following ways is correct to protect our information on the Internet?
a. Surf the safe Web . b. Think over and over before typing it in.
c. Don’t chat with friends on line d. Don’t use your key easily.

A．a,b,c.

B．b,c,d.

C．a,b,d.

D．a,c,d.

小题4:What can we learn from the passage?

A．Don’t believe others if you don’t know them.

B．Remember never use the ID card on the Internet.

C．Never use the Internet in the future.

D．From now on, we must pay attention to the safety of the information on line.

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We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had brought m

e to this spot in a small town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered why.
“Look down, Elsa,” father said. I gathered all my courage and looked down. I saw the square in the center of the village. And I saw the crisscross (十字形) of twisting, turning streets leading to the square. “See, my dear,” father said gently. “There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can’t get to the place where you want to go by one road, try another.”
Now I understood why I was there. Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the awful lunches that were served at school. But she refused because she could not believe the lunches were as bad as I said.
When I turned to father for help, he didn’t say anything. Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson. By the time we reached home, I had a plan.
At school the next day, I secretly poured my luncheon（午餐）soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I asked our cook to serve it to mother at dinner. The plan worked perfectly. She swallowed one spoonful and sputtered（喷溅出）“ The cook must have gone mad！” Quickly I told her what I had done, and Mother stated firmly that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day!
In the years that followed I often remembered the lesson father taught me. I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago. I wouldn’t stop working until I tried every possible means to my goal. Father’s wise words always remind me that there is more than one way to the square.
小题1:The author’s father took her to the top of a church tower to ____________.

A. enjoy the beautiful scenery of the whole town

B. find out how many ways lead to the square

C. inspire her to find out another way to solve her problem

D. help her forget some unpleasant things earlier that day

小题2:What did the author want her mother to do earlier that day?.

A. Do something delicious for lunch.

B. Taste her awful lunch.

C. Dismiss the mad cook.　

D. Speak to the school about lunch.

小题3:The underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph suggests that__________________.

A. the cook agreed to serve the soup to the writer’s mother.

B. the author’s mother was angry with the cook.

C. her father persuaded her mother successfully.

D. the method the author thought of was effective.

小题4:What did the author’s mother think of her luncheon soup after she tasted it?

A. It was delicious.	B. It wasn’t so bad as the author said.
C. It is terrible..	D. It was as good as her cook did.

小题5:By sharing her own experiences, the author tries to tell us ____________.

A. when one road is blocked, try another

B. how bad the lunch of her school is

C. how wise her father is

D. about the church tower near her home

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In many parts of the world，cars play an important role in daily life and many societies would not exist without them. So the idea that in 20 years’ time, no one will own cars may be hard to believe. But this is the prediction made by a team of transport researchers who are taken seriously, not only by government but also by car manufacturers.
The Human Science and Advanced Technology Institute at Loughboroug

h in the UK is part of an international research program. The team there believes that by 2020 all cars will be computerized, which will mean much saving，no accidents and better use of roads. The super-intelligent car of the 21^st century will drive itself, and it will not be owned by one individual. Instead, we will have a choice of cars and change them as frequently as we change our clothing.
According to Dr. David Davis，who leads the research team, these predictions are based on the rising cost of the car culture, which had blocked up our cities, polluted our air, and caused more deaths than both world wars put together.
Davis says cars will be fitted with some intelligent devices to regulate the distance between one car and another. The car will automatically speed up, or slow down, to match the speed of the car in front. Computers are much safer drivers than people, so cars in a road train will be able to drive much closer together than cars driven by people. By 2010, Dr. David Davis believes, car technology will give motorists a clear view of the road, whatever the weather conditions, by projecting an image of the road ahead on to the car’s windscreen. And by 2020, cars will travel in convoy linked to each other electronically. Cars will be connected by an electronic tow bar to the car in front to form “road-trains”. “The front vehicle in such a train burns the normal amount.” says Davis. “But all the others in the train would bum about ten percent 0f the normal amount, and so produce about ten percent of the pollution.”
小题1: We know from the passage that governments and car manufacturers .

A. do not believe the prediction that no one will own cars by 2020

B. are devoted to the technological revolution in car industry

C. consider the predictions seriously

D. have put the super-intelligent car into mass production

小题2: Which of the following will be the characteristic of the cars of 2020?

A. The car will speed up out of control．

B. We will own as many cars as we want．

C. All cars will be driven by computers．

D. Cars will produce more pollution than present ones．

小题3:The leader of the research team believes that the present car culture will change because .

A. cars play a very important role in daily life

B. many societies would stop functioning without cars

C. cars should not be owned by one individual

D. it causes many deaths to human society

小题4:The expression closest in meaning to the phrase “in convoy” in the last paragraph is .

A. in line B. sidelong

C. side by side D. shoulde

r to shoulder

小题5: What will happen if cars are joined to each other electronically in 2020？

A. Motorists will get a clear view of the road．

B. The weather condition will not have effect on motorists．

C. There will be less pollution caused by car．

D. All trains will burn less fuel than present．

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Copywriting is the art of sending a message in writing, especially in advertisements, for the purpose(目的) of persuading someone to do something. This is especially true when writing descriptive(描述性的) copy. Why? Because customers’（顾客） senses don’t work on paper. They only work in person. That’s why copywriters have to create a sensory experience for their customers through their words.
When copywriters create descriptions, they often leave a lot to be desired. There is no interaction(互动) or experience. Descriptions should be descriptive. Successful descriptions should fill the gap of what customers would see, hear, smell, taste or feel as if they were standing before the product. Successful descriptions should also draw customers’ attention and create an actual event as if they could be right there.
Do you make cinnamon rolls(肉桂卷)？You wouldn’t want to describe them simply as “delicious” or “smell great”. Instead, you’d want to bring your customers to the experience of enjoying them. Some

thing like this will work better: Completely NOT your grandma’s cinnamon rolls! Freshly bake them right in your own oven. As the strong pleasant smell of these excellent rolls begins to float in the air, your nose will start to feel excited and you’ll immediately know they are worth the wait.
When writing descriptive copy, choose the senses that are most proper and focus on them. If describing food, certainly you’ll think about not only what you’re tasting, but also what you smell and see. If you’re writing travel copy, you’ll focus on sights, s

ounds as well as feelings. Your goal i

s to have your readers close their eyes and imagine they are in the same experience as you are.
小题1:The purpose of copywriting is to .

A．create a pleasant experience

B．develop customers’ five senses

C．persuade people to do things

D．give people rich imagination

小题2:The writer develops the third paragraph mainly .

A．by cause and effect(因果)	B．by order in space
C．by order in time	D．by examples

小题3: Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．People’s five senses

B．Copywriting and advertisements

C．Descriptive copywriting

D．Copywriting and the five senses

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Last night, when I was driving back home, I noticed a hitchhiker(搭便车的人) who was having no luck getting a ride. I rolled down my__ 21 and signed to the man to my car. I asked him where he was   22   and he told me he needed a    23   to his doctor’s office which would close in 15 minutes. I told him to   24   and he gratefully did so.
25   he got in he told me that he was a   26   and went out to sea for weeks at a time. He took medicine for his nerves and 27   to get another prescription(处方) before he left on the boat. He said that he had prayed (祈祷) 28   would stop for him so he could be there before the   29   office closed. With some 30   driving we managed to make it there in about 10   31 . I then asked him how he   32   on getting back home and he said he could walk. “I’ll patiently 33   for you and bring you back,” I told him. He 34   me and said he should only be about 15 minutes.
Afterwards he got back in my   35  and tried his hardest to pay me back: offering me dinner, gas money, even offering to ship me 40 lbs of scallops (海扇贝)! I 36 refused, gave him a smile card and asked him to help someone else the next time he had a 37 . I drove him back to where I had picked him up and 38   one more “thank you” he was on his way.
I feel that the world 39  offers us what we need. In the man’s 40   it was a ride, in mine the chance to help someone else.

小题1:

A．never

B．always

C．sometimes

D．seldom

小题2:

A．opinion

B．way

C．case

D．condition

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