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.写出文中划线部分（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.文中划线部分（E）指代的是:               

4.将文中划线部分（F）译成汉语:             

5.从文中找出能说明本文主旨大意的中心词:            

根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

A: Hey. Stephen.

B: Hi! How is it going recently?

A: Terrible! I always feel upset.

B:  71

A: My parents always ask me to study hard and encourage me before exams. But actually it makes me stressed out.  72

B: Don’t worry. Why don’t you log on to the microblog (登录微博) to share your feelings with others?

A: Really?  73

B: Yes, I think so. It’s very popular among us young people. You can get many replies from friends in the same situation, which may make you feel better.

A:  74

B: Let me see. Well, you’d better have a try first. If you have a chance, you should suggest your parents read your microblog, and they’ll know you better.

A:  75  Thank you very much.

B: Not at all.

先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。所填单词在题后横线上必须完整写出。 (本大题共5分，每格0.5分)

The flying fox is not a fox at all. It is an extra large bat（蝙蝠）that has got a fox’s head, and that feeds on fruit i    1.    of insects. Like all bats, flying foxes hang themselves by their toes when at rest, and t  2.    in great groups when out flying. A group will l    3.   in one place for years. Sometimes several hundreds of them occupy（占据）a tree. As they return to the tree toward sunrise, they quarrel a   4.    themselves and fight for the best places until long after daylight.

Flying foxes have b     5.    once a year, giving birth to only one at a time. At first the mother has to c  6.   the baby on her chest wherever she goes. Later she l  7.    it hanging up, and brings back food for it to eat. Sometimes a baby bat falls down to the g  8.    and squeaks（尖叫）for help. Then the older ones swoop（俯冲） down and try to pick it up. If they f   9.     to do so, it will die. Often hundreds of d  10.     baby bats can be found lying on the ground at the foot of a tree..