Write at least 60 words about the topic 'My Opinion on Having Lessons at Weekends’.

（以“双休日上课之我见一为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。）

As a Grade Nine student, you have lessons at weekends. Do you think it is a good idea to improve your study?  Why or why not? Give at least two reasons to support your opinion.

作为一名九年级的学生，你双休日还要去学校上课。你觉得这是提高学习成绩的好办法吗? 请你陈述支持你观点的理由。（至少两条）

（注意：短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其它相关信息，否则不予评分。）

 

When you sit and watch TV hour after hour, do you ever think of what it may be doing on your health?
More and more children are becoming overweight and near-sighted   1   they spend too much time in front of the TV. Also, they are growing less and less creative since watching TV. It doesn’t   2   any active thought.
Last week, the TV-Turnoff Organization began its ninth TV-Turnoff   3    in the US. The organization encourages people to play games, read books, lie under a tree, talk to family members and friends   4   watching TV.
American school children   5   , on average, 1,000 hours a year watching TV-more time than they spend in school. That’s too much, said the doctors   6   organized this year’s TV-Turnoff Week.
Doctors say that the   7   children watch television, the more overweight they may become. The fat children eat while they watch the television makes this weight  8   more serious.
To keep mentally and physically healthy, children need to take exercise, talk with friend and family, read, and  9   the world around them. Could you go a week without television? It might be    10   for many TV lovers, but why not give it a try?

【小题1】

A．because B．until C．whether D．though

【小题2】

A．find B．need C．lose D．know

【小题3】

A．Day B．Week C．Month D．Year

【小题4】

A．together with B．because of C．lots of D．instead of

【小题5】

A．cost B．spend C．use D．do

【小题6】

A．whom B．whose C．which D．who

【小题7】

A．later B．earlier C．longer D．less

【小题8】

A．problem B．question C．thing D．lesson

【小题9】

A．explore(探究) B．invent C．find D．make

【小题10】

A．easy B．happy C．dangerous D．difficult

Though the ways of teaching have come a long way, the ways of communicating between teachers and students are almost the same. But now, a European country is trying to change that by building schools that have no classrooms, no subject lessons and best of all, no grades.
The idea behind the special school is that children are creative. And researchers also think that kids’ learning and ideas are as important as those of the CEO of Google, so why not give them a similar environment? Kids may be successful in such an environment.
To make kids more creative, the schools are built with special learning areas instead of traditional classrooms. And even the lessons are taught in a special way, with mobile phones and computers.
There is no “right” or “wrong” kind of education. The school believes that everything is a learning experience, whether it is about a serious science project or making a movie inside the school’s recording studio.
One of the special schools opened in August, 2011. It has five learning areas. The Cave is a secluded place where students fix their attention on individual (个人的) projects without being bothered (打扰). The Lab is a place where students can do all kinds of experiments and test their ideas. Kids can work in groups in the same projects in The Camp Fire. The Show Off is where kids can show their inventions. And if the kids need a rest, they can visit The Watering Hole, which has all kinds of fun activities.
Sounds great? And the coolest thing is that the school is free! I hope more schools like this will appear in the world!
【小题1】What is the idea behind the special school?

A．The children are creative.

B．All the students need to be taught.

C．All the students must be successful.

D．All the students must have high grades.

【小题2】From the passage we can infer (推断) that        in the special schools.

A．students are bored	B．students are tired
C．students learn freely	D．students learn from their teachers

【小题3】“The Cave is a secluded place ….” The word “secluded” probably means “   ” in Chinese.

A．清静的

B．固定的

C．吵闹的

D．混合的

【小题4】Paragraph 5 mainly tells us that       .              

A．the school doesn’t have grades

B．the school has clever students

C．the school has five learning areas

D．the school doesn’t have classrooms

  Everyone has worries（忧虑，忧愁）. How do you deal with（处理，对付） your worries? There is always something you can do to help yourself feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won't solve your problems.
Grades（分数，得分） at school are often a top worry for children. If you worry most about grades, ask yourself these questions:
●  Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?
●  How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isn't a test?
●  Do I have a good place to do my homework?
●  Have I tried different ways of studying?
If your worry is about a fight you had with your friend, you might write down all the things you could do----write a note to him or her, invite him or her to watch a basketball game, say sorry to him or her and so on. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose one thing that could get your friend back.
You can ask for help when you're worried. You can find someone to talk to, such as your parents, friends, and teachers.
【小题1】What do children often worry most about?

A．Their hobbies.	B．Their homework.
C．Their grades at school.	D．A fight with their friends.

【小题2】According to the passage, when you're worried, you'd better _______.

A．work hard	B．ask for help and talk to someone
C．get ready for class	D．do your homework

【小题3】If you're worried about grades, DON'T ask yourself "_______".

A．Why are grades important?

B．What do grades mean to me?

C．How do I get ready for class?

D．Why not give up（放弃） my studies?

【小题4】If you had a fight with a friend, you could _______.

A．invite him or her to watch a game

B．put the blame（责备）on him or her

C．try to make new friends

D．leave him or her alone

【小题5】What does the passage mainly tell us?

A．Who is often worried.

B．When people are worried.

C．How to deal with worries.

D．What kinds of worries people have.

Everyone has worries. How do you deal with your worries? There is always something you can do to help yourself feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won’t solve your problems.
Grades at school are often a top worry for kids. ff you worry most about grades, ask yourself these questions:
●  Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?
●  How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isn’t a test?
●  Do I have a good place to do my homework?
●  Have I tried different ways of studying?
If your worry is about a fight you had with your friend, you might write down al! the things you could do-write a note to him or her, invite him or her to watch a basketball game, say sorry to him or her and so on. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose one thing that could get your friend back.
You can ask for help when you’re worried. You can find someone to talk to, such as your parents, friends, and teachers.
【小题1】What do kids often worry most about?

A．Their hobbies.	B．Their homework.
C．Their marks at school.	D．A fight with their friends.

【小题2】According to the passage, when you’re worried, you’d better _______.

A．work hard	B．talk to someone
C．get ready for class	D．write down your worries

【小题3】If you’re worried about grades, DON’T ask yourself "_______".

A．Why are grades important?	B．What do grades mean to me?
C．How do I get ready for class?	D．Why not give up my studies?

【小题4】If you had a fight with a friend, you could _______.

A．invite him or her to watch a game	B．put the blame on him or her
C．try to make new friends	D．leave him or her alone

【小题5】What does the passage mainly tell us?

A．Who is often worried.	B．When people are worried.
C．How to deal with worries.	D．What kinds of worries people have.