This year, Sichuan schools decide to start morning classes an hour later. This will help students feel less tired. And most junior high schools will begin the first class at about 8:30 am.

The students are happy about the change.

Liu Ming told us that his class were excited by the news on the first day of school. “Great! From now on we students at Chengdu No. 4 Middle School don’t have to get up so early!” Liu said that he used to get up at 6:40 am. Now he can get up at 7:45 am because class doesn’t start until 8:40 am.

Wu Hongli feels the same. She said the new timetable (时间表) was good for her health . “I used to get up at 6:30 am. I had to drink coffee every night, or I would feel too sleepy to finish my homework,” said Wu. “Now I can finish it without coffee. Because I can sleep a little longer.”

Many teachers say the change will help students learn better. “Students used to doze (瞌睡) for the first two classes in the morning , ” said Huang Shan , an English teacher at Chengdu No . 12 Middle School. “But now they are active in class and learn much better than before.”

But some parents are worried that more sleep will mean less learning. There used to be five classes in the morning. Now there are only four.

In fact, every coin has two sides. So does the change in the school timetable.

1、This year , most Sichuan junior high schools will start the first class ______.

A、at about 8:30 a.m.                           B、at about 7:40 a.m.

C、at about 7:30 a.m.                           D、at about 6:40 a.m.

2、Hearing the news , the students at Chengdu No . 4 Middle School felt ______ .

A、worried            B、sad                C、excited            D、angry

3、How many classes are there in the morning in Chengdu schools now ?

A、Five          B、Four              C、Three                  D、Two

4、_____ used to drink coffee at night in order to finish homework .

A、Some parents B、Liu Ming         C、Wu Hongli       D、Huang Shan

5、Which is right according to the text ?

A、The students in Chengdu No . 12 Middle School used to doze for the first two classes in the morning.

B、All the parents say the change will help students learn better .

C、The students will have to get up one hour earlier than before .

D、Many teachers are worried that more sleep will mean less learning .

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Several days ago, some students from the US visited our school. When we talked, I discovered __1__ differences in school life between the US and China. For example, each class __2__fifty minutes in the US. It is a little__3__than that in China. We usually have forty-five minutes in each class. Another difference is that they have less break time between_4__. Besides, although most schools in both countries finish their_5__classes at 12 o’clock, the students in the US only have __6__break, so they need to eat lunch quickly. Their afternoon classes begin at 1:00 pm and school is over at __7__ 3:00 pm. Then they take part in club activities or play sports.

Many Chinese students don’t work during their high school years, _8__ the US students like to find a part-time job in their free time. They don’t have a dream job in mind. They think _9__ is no difference between jobs. Working is a useful experience for them and they make money at the same time. Some of them even take one-year full-time jobs__10_they leave high school and then go to college.

1 A. a little           B. little          C. a few                     D. few

2 A. lasts                 B. finishes          C. starts                          D. stays

3 A. shorter               B. longer            C. earlier                   D. later

4 A. schools              B. classes                  C. meals                          D. students

5 A. day                  B. night             C. morning                D. afternoon

6 A. a hour-long         B. an hour long     C. an- hour- long        D. an hour-long

7 A. after               B. before          C. during                 D. around

8 A. although            B. when           C. while                  D. and

9 A. it                    B. there             C. that                    D. this

10 A. after               B. with                    C. while                   D. during

Several days ago, some students from the US visited our school．When we talked, I discovered ___1___ differences in school life between the US and China．For example, each class ___2__ fifty minutes in the US．It is a little ___3___ than that in China．We usually have forty-five minutes in each class．Another difference is that they have less break time between ___4___．Besides, although most schools in both countries finish their __5__ classes at 12 o’clock, the students in the US only have an hour-long break, so they ___6__ eat lunch quickly．Their afternoon classes begin at 1:00 pm and school is over ___7__ 3:00 pm． Then they take part in club activities or play sports．

    Many Chinese students don’t work during their high school years, while the US students like to find a part-time job in __8__ free time．They don’t have a dream job in mind．They think __9___ is no difference between jobs．Working is a useful experience for them and they make money at the same time．Some of them even take one-year full-time jobs ___10___ they leave high school and then go to college．

1． A． no                     B． few                   C． little                  D． some

2． A． lasts                 B． finishes              C． starts                D． stays

3． A． shorter              B． longer                C． earlier                D． later

4． A． schools              B． classes               C． meals                D． students

5． A． day                 B． night                 C． morning             D． afternoon

6． A． can’t                B． mustn’t               C． need to              D． are able to

7． A． in                   B． for                  C． during              D． around

8． A． my                  B． his                   C． their                D． your

9． A． it                   B． there                 C． that                 D． this

10． A． after               B． with                 C． while                D． during