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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:            

根据以上材料内容，选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内

1.A person with _____ of experience is needed to had the bank. 

A. at least two years  B. twenty-five years

C. three to six years   D. at least five years

2.You should work for ______ if you become an editor of the magazinc.

          A. just nine hours a day

B. no less than nine hours a day

          C. about ten hour a day

D. less than 25 hours a week

3.If you want to be a teacher, you can _______ for more information.

          A. call 567-1243

B. mail to <newbank@gol.com>

          C. phone 432 - 3745

D. write to P.O.Box 213, Fairview, IN. 46243

4.You need to have the experience of guiding different activities to_______.

          A. be an editor of the music magazine

          B. head a bank branch of Town Bank

          C. teach English in Language Center

          D. work as a nurse in Child Care Center

5.Which of the following is true ?

          A. Child Care Center doesn't provide care for children of all ages.

          B. Teachers are wanted to teach Chinese in the Language Center.

          C. One with computer skills will be preferred to head the bank.

          D. Editors needn't have the experience .

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  (娱乐), 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 (威胁) 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.

My name is Peter. I study in Cambell Middle School. It has a very large building. There are big playgrounds on two sides and a beautiful garden in front.
In the building, there is the headmaster’s room, the teacher’s rooms and thirty-four classrooms. We also have two labs（实验室） and a library in the building. Our library is on the ground floor. It has books almost （几乎）on all subjects. It opens after school from Monday to Friday.
Our school has uniforms（校服）. Boys wear white shirts and blue trousers. Girls wear white blouses and blue skirts. We all wear black shoes and white socks.
We study English, Maths, History, Biology, Music and PE at school. My favourite subject is Biology. I think it is fun. Our teachers are nice to us. They check（检查） our homework and help us when we need. I love my school and my teachers.
【小题1】How does the building look?

Johnny Smith was a good math student at a high school. He loved his computer. He came home early every day, then he worked with it till midnight. But Johnny was not a good English student, not good at all. He got an F in his English class. One day after school Johnny joined his computer to the computer in his high school office. The school office computer had the grades of all the students: the math grades, the science grades, the grades in arts and music, and the grades in English. He found his English grade. An F! Johnny changed his English grade from an F to A. Johnny' parents looked at his report card. They were very happy.

"An A in English!" said Johnny's Dad. "You're a very clever boy, Johnny."

Johnny is a hacker（黑客）. Hackers know how to take information from other computers and put new information in. Using a modem（调制解调器）, they join their computers to other computers　secretly. School headmasters and teachers are worried about hackers. So are the police, for some people even take money from bank computer account（账户） and put it into their own ones. And they never have to leave home to do it! They are called hackers.

1.Johnny changed his English grade with the computer in _______.

A. the classroom      B. the school office

C. a bank near his house    D. his own house

2.When Johnny's parents saw the report, they were happy because _______.

A. Johnny was good at math

B. Johnny loved computers

C. Johnny could join one computer to another

D. they thought Johnny was not poor in English any longer

3.Who are worried about hackers in the story?   .

A. Johnny's parents.   

B. School headmasters, teachers and the police.

C. The police.    

D. School headmasters and teachers.

4.What should the hackers know well, do you think, after you read this story?    .

A. Information. B. Back computer accounts. C. Computers.   D. Grades.

5.The last paragraph is about _______.

A. Johnny   B. computers     C. hackers    D. modem