Most adults once studied at school, had classes and did their homework every day. The same  36  is going on at school now.     37   it seems that doing weekend home-work is    38   problem for the modern students.

        All the students should agree that weekend homework should be canceled.  It's   39    for them to study at school five days a week.  They have a lot of interests. With homework to do on Saturday and Sunday, how can they find   40   to help around the house, go and see a football or basketball game or a good film, join in family recreations  (????), or just have    41 _ at home? Because of these other activities, the homework can't be finished until   42  .  So their weekend homework is usually done in such a hurry that on Monday teachers are   43  and often threaten (??в) to fail whole class of students because they know nothing about the   44  .  If there were no weekend homework for the students to do, they would be happy to go to school on Monday _ 45  _ having a good rest and to learn what the teachers teach.

1.A. thing     B. school     C. class      D. homework

2.A. Also        B.  But       C. Still    D. Though

3.A. no      B. another    C. one       D. other

4.A. not enough B. enough    C. no good    D. nouse

5.A. friends    B. time      C. places      D. money

6.A. a rest    B. an exam    C. a lesson    D. a picnic

7.A. Monday afternoon        B. Saturday afternoon

          C.  Friday night           D.  Sunday night

8.A. pleased   B. sorry      C. unhappy    D. not worried

9.A. lesson    B. games     C. interests    D. activities

10.A. until     B. when      C. before     D. after

 

   It’s every student’s bad dream: exam time. During the last three days of the term, we had six exams.

    My easiest exam was math. All of its questions were from earlier exams.

    The biology exam was hard. At first, I thought I would fail it. It asked about lots of things we never studied in class, though we could use our textbooks. And there wasn’t enough time to check every question. I guessed at many of them. But my teacher said that I did well in it.

    In the career planning and computer applications（职业规划与电脑应用）exam, we had a lot to do: a PowerPoint presentation, a book report and a class evaluation（评价）. I felt like I needed more time, but some of my classmates didn’t think so. They just quickly wrote down some answers and then played games.

    I don’t think I did very well in the English exam. We had to write an essay（passage）about books we have read in class. But I didn’t study hard enough.

    At our school, we can“test out”of some classes. That means students can study by themselves and then take exam. If they pass, they don’t have to take that class. I tested out in both computer and health classes.

    Studying for those exams was terrible. Those classes would go on for six months, but I had to teach myself everything in three weeks. Also, I had to do three big projects at the same time. I watched no TV for almost three weeks! I am so glad it is over, and now it’s the summer holiday.

    For my classmates, it will be two and a half months for fun without school or homework. But I am a Chinese, and you know what Chinese parent do with their kid’s free time: more homework.

1. How did the writer pass the biology exam?

    A. He checked the biology exam paper carefully.

    B. Because a lot of things had something to do with textbooks.

    C. Although the writer didn’t have enough time to examine every question, he guessed on many of them correctly.

    D. His teacher taught well.

2. The underlined phrase“test out”means ___________.

    A. 免修                                     B. 必修

    C. 选修                                     D. 重修

3. Why did the writer test out the computer class? Because _____________.

    A. he spent more time on it and studied hard by himself

    B. the teacher said he did it well

    C. some classmates didn’t pay attention to it at all.

    D. it was quite easy for him to study and play it.

4. The underlined phrase“go on for”is that ______________.

    A. last                                        B. spend

    C. take                                       D. cost

5. The main idea of the passage is that __________________.

    A. it tells us what the “test out”exam is

    B. if you study hard, you won’t fail exams

    C. there are some differences among different kinds of exams

    D. it’s not easy for students to take exams

Most adults once studied at school, had classes and did their homework every day．The same   1   is going on at school now．  2   it seems that doing weekend homework is one 3   for the modern students．

All the students should agree that weekend homework should be abolished （取消）．It is    4   for them to study at school five days a week． They have a lot of interests．With homework to do on Saturday and Sunday, how can they find   5   to help their parents do the housework, go and see a football or basketball game or a good film, join in family recreation （娱乐）, or just have   6   at home? Because of these activities, the homework can't be finished   7   Sunday evening． So their weekend homework is usually done in such a hurry that on Monday teachers are    8   because many of the students know little about the   9  ．If there were no weekend homework to do, they would be   10   to go to school on Monday after two days' good rest and learn what the teachers teach better．

1． A． thing                     B． school                   C． class                    D． homework

2． A． Also                     B． But                       C． Still                      D． Though

3． A． question             B． reason                 C． problem                D． decision

4． A． not enough            B． enough                  C． no good                D． no use

5． A． friends                  B． time                      C． places                   D． money

6． A． a rest                    B． an exam                C． a lesson                D． a picnic

7． A． though                B． since                    C． after                     D． until

8． A． pleased                 B． sorry                    C． unhappy                D． satisfied

9． A． lessons                 B． games                   C． interests                D． activities

10． A． tired                    B． creative                 C． worried                 D． happy

What is a good friend like?

Molly

I think a good friend likes to do the same things as me. Jack is my best friend. We both like to play the guitar after class.

Holly

For me, a good friend makes me laugh. He or she likes to talk about something interesting and funny.

Maria

I think a good friend should be a good listener, and he or she should keep secret（秘密）for me—that’s more important for me.

Sally

In my opinion, a good friend should have cool clothes and he or she is popular in school. He or she should be good at sports, because I like doing sports.

Toby

As we are students, I think a good friend should be good at schoolwork. Then we can help each other and learn from each other.

Jim

I think good friends should help each other. When I am in trouble, Kelly always helps me.

61. Who can be Holly’s friend?

A. Someone who is very quiet.

B. Someone who likes to talk about interesting things.

C. Someone who is good at schoolwork.

D. Someone who is very cool and popular.

62. Which is Maria’s opinion about a good friend?

A. A good friend should like telling jokes.

B. A good friend should study with her.

C. A good friend should help her.

D. A good friend should keep secrets for her.

63. Who wants his or her friends to do well in their schoolwork?

A. Molly.　　 　　 B. Toby.　　　 　 C. Jim.　　　 　 　　　 D. Sally.

64. What does Jack like?

A. Playing the guitar.　 　　　　　　　　　 B. Sports.　　

C. Making others laugh.　　 　　　　　 D. Schoolwork.

65. Whose friend is Kelly?

A. Jim’s.　　　 　 B. Toby’s.　　 　 C. Sally’s.　　 　 　　　 D. Molly’s.

What is a good friend like?

Molly	May19,2009,9:32pm I think a good friend likes to do the same things as me. Jack is my best friend. We both like to play the guitar after class.
Holly	May19,2009,9:40pm For me, a good friend makes me laugh. He or she likes to talk about something interesting and funny.
Maria	May19,20099:45pm I think a good friend should be a good listener ,and he or she should keep secrets for me—that’s more important for me.
Sally	May19,2009,9;55pm In my opinion, a good friend should have cool clothe and he or she is popular in school. He or she should be good at sports, because I like doing sports.
Toby	May19,2009,10:16pm As we are students, I think a good friend should be good at schoolwork. Then we can help each other learn from each other.
Jim	May19,2009,10:30pm I think a good friend should help each other When I am in trouble, Kelly always help me.

【小题1】Who can be Holly’s friend?

A．Someone who is very quiet.

B．Someone who likes to talk about interesting things

C．Someone who is good at schoolwork.

D．Someone who is very cool and popular.

【小题2】Which is Maria’s opinion about a good friend?

A．A good friend should like telling jokes.

B．A good friend should study with her.

C．A good friend should help her.

D．A good friend should keep secrets for her.

【小题3】Who wants his or her friends to do well in the schoolwork?

A．Molly

B．Toby

C．Jim

D．Sally

【小题4】What does Jack like?

A．Playing the guitar

B．Sports

C．Making others laugh

D．Schoolwork