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. 写出文中画线部分(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. 文中画线部分(E)指代的是：_________
4. 将文中画线部分(F)译成汉语：_________
5. 从文中找出能说明本文主旨大意的中心词：_________

     The students' life today can be very stressful (紧张的). They are under pressure (压力) every day.
They need a break from it. Parents should ask children to do something else. (4) ______ not let them
relax in front of the TV. A hobby is the perfect answer.
     There are many different kinds of hobbies. Chess is a good example. It is a very enjoyable game
and it also helps children develop their thinking skills.
     Collecting something is also a good hobby for children. A child can collect almost anything: key rings,
stamps, postcards, old coins, etc. Many of these collecting can be both interesting and fun. They teach
children a lot and broaden (使变宽) their minds greatly. For example, gardening . For example,
gardening (园艺) is a useful hobby because it is a physical activity and it also teaches children about
nature.
     (5) A hobby can be useful learning tool. Children may becomes experts in something if they really
love their hobbies. Children will also learn to become more organized and make places. Hobbies will
also teach children a lot about responsibility (责任).

1. 在文中画线部分（4）的空白处填入一个适当的连词使句意完整连贯。 
    ___________________________________________________________
2. 在短文中找出可以替换下面所给句子的一句话。
    It is a god hobby for children to collects something.
    ___________________________________________________________
3. How many kinds of hobbies can you find in this passage?
    ___________________________________________________________
4. Why is gardening a useful hobby? 
    ___________________________________________________________
5. 将文中画线部分（5）的英语句子译成汉语。 
    ___________________________________________________________

     University of Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world and it's one of the top university
in the world. There is no clear date when the university started, but teaching began at Oxford in some forms
in 1096 and developed quickly from 1167.
     There are 39 independent (独立的) colleges at Oxford, attracting students and learned men from across
the world. There are over 100 libraries for the students and learned men to use. At University of Oxford, they
also provide a number of money for the best students. Of course, if you want to study here, first you have to
reach a certain level of English language.
     College life at Oxford is very exciting but busy. The groups of college provide a friendly and welcoming
home for students while the college are strict with students about their studies. Many Chinese students are
studying here. The number of Chinese students at the university has grown quickly over the past 10 years.

1. How many libraries are there at Oxford?

A. Only 100
B. Just 100
C. More than 100
D. less than 100

2. What do you have to do first if you want to ask fir studying at Oxford? You have to ________.

A. be independent
B. pass a certain level test of English language
C. study English hard
D. be the best students

3. How's the college life at Oxford? It's full of ________ and has ________.

A. excitement; much school work to do
B. excitement; no school work to do
C. attraction; no school work to do
D. attraction; a little school work to do

4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. The college aren't strict in studies.
B. Only because of 39 dependent colleges, thousands of students come here to study.
C. The university of Oxford is the most important and successful one in the world.
D. The university of Oxford provides a number of money for most students.

5. What's the best title for the passage?

A. The College Life
B. The Famous Learners at Oxford
C. The Chinese Students at Oxford
D. The University of Oxford

     "Visitors to the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai will be able to go sightseeing in super cool cars with no
drivers," Shanghai city government speaker said recently.
     When the six-seat car was shown to the public, it interested many people."The car will help visitors feel
what high technology (技术) is and help them enjoy the tour of the World Expo site," said a teacher from
Tongji University. The car, 4.5 meters long, 1.7 meters wide (宽), and 1.6 meters tall, runs along a white line.
The car costs around 300,000 yuan to build and can reach a top speed of 50 kilometers per hour.
     According to the researchers, visitors will be able to driver the car anywhere in the World Expo site by
pressing a button (按按钮). If they want to get off or stop the car, all they need to do is just to press the
button again.
     "People can rent one of these cars for a whole day or just take a ride in it from one place to another," the
teacher said. About 400 to 500 of these cars will be made for the Expo in 2010. the cars will have radar (雷达)
to help them get around. They will mainly use solar (太阳能) batteries. And they have no need of drivers and
oil (汽油), these cars will help save energy and human work, and cause no pollution to the environment.

1. The new type of car has _______ seats.

A. seven
B. six
C. five

2. According to this passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. The car can reach a top speed of 50 km.
B. The car costs about 30,000 yuan to build.
C. The car is 4.5 meters long and 1.7 meters tall.

3. Which of the following is not mentioned in this passage?

A. People can buy this type of car and drive it in the World Expo site.
B. This type of car can save energy and human work, and cause no pollution.
C. People can press the button themselves when they want to get off or stop the car.

4. The title (标题) of the passage is probably "_______".

A. Radar First Used in Cars
B. Cool Cars with No Driver
C. Tour the 2010 World Expo

     To most of us, school means classes, teachers, schedules, grades and tests. But for the children at
Sudbury Valley School in Massachusetts, school is very different.
     Firstly, there are no lessons. All the children, aged between 4 and 19, do whatever they want. There are
no teachers, only "staff members". The idea behind this is that you do not need to make children learn,
because children want to learn anyway."You do not need to say to a three-year-old, 'Go explore your
environment.' You can't stop them!"says Daniel Greenberg, a founder of the school."But if you make children
do what you want all day… they will lose all taste of learning." At Sudbury Valley School, you will find
children talking, reading, painting, cooking, working on computers, studying French, playing the piano,
climbing trees, or just running around. Two boys spent three years just fishing!
     The other way that Sudbury Valley School is different is that the children can decide the rules. Every
week, there is a school meeting where both children and staff have one vote (投票) each-even the four-year-olds. They decide the school rules, how to spend the school money, and even which staff they want and do not
want anymore.
     When the school first opened in 1968, people said it would never work. But today, the school has 200
students, and 80% of its students go on to college. Even the two boys who went fishing all the time have
successful careers today. One of them is a musician and the other is a computer scientist.

51. What's special about the school?

A. There is nobody but students there.
B. All the students are of the same age.
C. There are no classes for the students.
D. There are no rules in the school.

2. What do the students do in the school?

A. They learn everything there from the staff members.
B. They grow up there without learning anything.
C. They spend all the time with their parents.
D. They do whatever they are interested in.

3. The school seems to believe that children ________.

A. learn best when they are doing what they want
B. are too young to learn anything by themselves
C. can look after themselves without any help
D. can't go to college without any hard work

4. The last paragraph wants to tell us that ________.

A. the writer doesn't like the idea of the school
B. the school is quite successful in its work
C. most of the parents don't believe in the school
D. younger students learn better there than older ones

5. The underlined word career in the last paragraph most probably means ________.

A. family
B. money
C. lifestyle
d. job

     US President Obama gave a TV speech to his country's students on the 1______ (第一) day of school.
He made it from a 2______ (教室) in a high school. He told them to study as 3______ (努力) as they could.
     "NO matter (无论) what you want to do with your life, you will need an education," he said.
     "This isn't just important for your own life and your own future. It will 4______ (决定) the future of this
county."
     Obama also said that school is not always 5______ (容易). The challenges (挑战) of life make school a
difficult time.
    "Maybe you can't get your Parents' 6______ (帮助). Maybe someone 7______ (要求) you to go something
wrong. But there is no excuse for not doing your homework of for not 8______ (尝试). Your attitude (态度)
toward yourselves and your education is 9______ (最) important."
    Students shook 10______ (手) with Obama at the end of the class.

     Now students' English handwriting (书法) gets worse and worse. That makes their teachers feel worried.
Is your English handwriting beautiful? If 1______, here are four steps that really work! 
     ◆ Use paper with lines
     Using paper with lines can keep you writing straight 2______ of up or down when you write English words
or sentences. Those lines on the paper can help you to write words in the right size. Be sure to 3______ the lined space completely. And make sure those capital letters (大写字母) are written properly. 
     ◆ Slow down
     If your writing is hard to read, try slowing down a little. For some kids, going slower makes the handwriting
clear. If you write too 4______, it's hard for you to stop where you should, and even worse, you may make
more 5______ . 
    ◆ Hold your pencil right
    When you hold your pencil the correct way, writing is much 6______ . Some kids press down really hard
when they write. That makes the handwriting not nice. Try to be relaxed and don't hold the pencil so hard.
Let your writing appear nice and clean. If you do so, people will guess you are a student 7______ a good habit. 
    ◆ Draw more pictures
    Drawing can improve your handwriting. You need to use the skills to control (控制) your pencil better
8______ you are drawing pictures. Even though you have no chance to draw at school, you can practice
by 9______ at home.
    Handwriting is very important. Imagine you are a world-famous movie star or a well-known sports player,
what do you do when your 10______ run up to you? Give them your autographs (亲笔签名), of course!