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

When you are in trouble，whom will you tell the problems to and ask for help? Someone has made a survey in a middle school.500 students were asked to choose one answer among friends or classmates，parents，head teacher and teachers.Here is the result.Please read the chart and try to get some information.

1. 1.

   Most of the students would like to talk about their problems with _________.

   1. A.
      friends or classmates
   2. B.
      parents
   3. C.
      head teacher
   4. D.
      teachers
2. 2.

   Less than a quarter of the students chose parents, the most possible reason
   is              

   1. A.
      parents don't love their children
   2. B.
      children don't trust their parents
   3. C.
      parents aren't able to give good advice
   4. D.
      sometimes parents and children can't understand each other
3. 3.

   According to the fact that only 13％of the students wanted to communicate with their head teacher or teachers，what is the best suggestion?

   1. A.
      The students should work harder.
   2. B.
      The students should listen to the teachers more carefully.
   3. C.
      The teachers should be more strict with the students.
   4. D.
      The teachers should pay more attention to the students' feelings.

When you are in trouble，whom will you tell the problems to and ask for help? Someone has made a survey in a middle school．500 students were asked to choose one answer among friends or classmates，parents，head teacher and teachers．Here is the result．Please read the chart and try to get some information．

1. 1.

   Most of the students would like to talk about their problems with _________．

   1. A.
      friends or classmates
   2. B.
      parents
   3. C.
      head teacher
   4. D.
      teachers
2. 2.

   Less than a quarter of the students chose parents, the most possible reason is __________．

   1. A.
      parents don't love their children
   2. B.
      children don't trust（信任） their parents
   3. C.
      parents aren't able to give good advice
   4. D.
      sometimes parents and children can't understand each other
3. 3.

   According to the fact that only 9％of the students wanted to communicate with their head teacher or teachers，what is the best suggestion?

   1. A.
      The students should work harder．
   2. B.
      The students should listen to the teachers more carefully．
   3. C.
      The teachers should be more strict with the students．
   4. D.
      The teachers should pay more attention to the students' feelings．
4. 4.

   According to the article which of the following is NOT true?

   1. A.
      Only a little part(部分) of students ask their teachers for help
   2. B.
      Students trust parents more than classmates
   3. C.
      About 400 students will ask their friends or classmates for help
   4. D.
      All the students come from the same middle school
5. 5.

   According to the article we can infer(推断)：

   1. A.
      we must be friends to them if we want the children to trust us
   2. B.
      Teachers can’t give students enough help
   3. C.
      Students have few troubles in school
   4. D.
      Students always tell their friends or classmates anything