Question

It’s 7:40 in the morning. Li Yanming, a 13-year-old student in Beijing, is sitting in class. But many of the seats in the classroom are still empty. 1.

Beijing has eight rules to ease（减轻）students’ burdens（负担）this year. The rules ask schools to give students more free time. 2. Other places in China like Fujian and Shandong have similar rules.

What should students do with their new free time? 3. “Teachers asked us to read Chinese textbooks on Tuesday and Thursday, but now I can decide what to read by myself,” Li said. She gets up and goes to school as usual, but uses the whole week’s morning time to read English textbooks.

Zhang Zhaojie is a 14-year-old student from Xiamen. His school day ends at 5:00 pm. 4. So he has time to develop（发展）his interests. He plays basketball, watches English movies or draws pictures. “Now my life is not all about study. I can do what I like to make it rich and colorful,” Zhang said.

5. But they say that students need to make good use of their time. “Freedom comes with responsibility（责任）. Students should learn to be masters of themselves,” said Liu Mingang, a teacher in Beijing.

Answer 1

1.C

2.E

3.B

4.A

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是今年北京有八项有关减轻学生学业负担的规定。这些规定叫孩子们有了更多的业余时间了。孩子们需要好好的利用这些自由时间，真正的做自己的主人。

1.句意：但是在教室里的许多座位都是空的。并且周围也没有老师。连词前后文，故选C。

2.句意：其中的一项规定就是说，中小学生在八点之前不比在学校里。根据The rules ask schools to give students more free time.规定叫学校给学生们更多的自由时间。可知选E。

3.句意：学生们应该怎样处理他们的自由时间呢？李的第一个选择就是提高她的弱科英语。根据“Teachers asked us to read Chinese textbooks on Tuesday and Thursday, but now I can decide what to read by myself,” Li said.故选B。

4.句意：有了这个新规定，他一个小时就可以完成作业。根据So he has time to develop（发展）his interests.可知，故选A。

5.句意：老师们也欢迎这新规定。根据But they say that students need to make good use of their time.可知答案为D。

考点：考查社会现象类阅读。