Middle school students have far too much homework. They usually have to sit up three or four hours every night doing their homework. Now one school in my hometown has made a rule of limiting(限制)homework. The homework is limited to an hour a day and the students have no homework on the weekend. I think this is an excellent idea that will allow students to live better and healthier lives.
Less homework will give students more time to enjoy other pastimes(休闲活动).I have many books which I received as gifts from my parents and friends. They have been kept there on my shelf for several years! Because of homework, I will have not read a single one of them. With less homework, students will be freer to develop their interests in art, music and other hobbies.
More time free from homework will get our physical health better. Many students
like sports, but they have little time to play football, basketball, volleyball and so on. They hardly have time to have a trip or take part in any social activities. They must spend so much time solving math problems and doing grammar exercises. Besides, staying up late to finish their homework leaves many students exhausted in the morning. Not getting enough sleep is not only unpleasant; it also makes students more likely(有可能得)to get colds and other illnesses.
【小题1】 Which is the best title for the passage?

句子翻译。阅读短文，翻译划线部分的句子。（共5小题，计10分）

??? If I could change one important thing in my hometown, 1.it would be the air pollution problem.Here are the reasons why I want to solve the problem.

??? 2.第一原因是我希望我的家乡变成一座美丽的城市。 As an old industrial(工业的）city,my hometown has done a lot to help the country’s development .But at the same time,the environment of it has been badly destroyed.Its air quality(质量)is so bad. 3.It’s hard for people to see a blue sky during most time of the year.

????? Another reason is that my hometown’s development needs a clean environment to attract talent(吸引人才).Because the environment of my hometown is very poor,many local students who study out of it don’t want to come back after graduation(毕业).

????? Now people are paying more and more attention to their health.If the air pollution problem cannot be solve quickly, 4.人们不可能保持健康。

????? Luckily,lots of people in my hometown have realized how serious the problem is. 5.I’m? sure my hometown will become a clean and beautiful city in the future.

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。（每小题1分，共5分）

1.It ____________ that their living conditions were not very good.  

2.In the past twenty years, my hometown has developed ____________.

3.Our government has taken action to make the ____________ river clear again. 

4.There are several small chemical factories ____________ waste water into the river. 

5.At that time, China was the country with the ____________ population in the world.