At last, the mid-term exams are over. You’ve done the hard work, but you can’t relax. You have to prepare for the next exams. Do you hate exams? If you do, you are not alone. Students in other countries hate them as well.

Luckily for them, British students have fewer exams than Chinese students. And they only have them once a year. Every summer they take a test in each subject. Each test lasts about an hour. These exams don’t count for much, even if a student does really badly they still progress to the next grade. When the results come out, they are then placed in an end-of-year report. The report is sent to the child’s parents. It describes how the student studied at school.

This report is private, so only the teacher, the student and his or her parents see it. This means that the students don’t know how other students scored(得分) in the test. Some students choose to tell each other, but others keep it secret.

Parents’ meetings are held twice a year, at the end of winter term and then at the end of the summer term. Children go along with their parents to meet their teachers privately and discuss their performance at school.

1.For British students, the school life is         than that of Chinese students.

A．more relaxing      B．much tenser       C．more boring       D．much harder

2.The underlined phrase “don’t count for much” means           

A．难以计数         B．不太重要          C．期望不多         D．难度不大

3.Which of the following is NOT true for British students?

A．They have exams once a year.

B．They don’t know their classmates’ scores.

C．Parents’ meetings are held at the end of the terms.

D．They like to tell each other their scores

 

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At last, the mid-term exams are over. You’ve done the hard work, b 1. you can’t relax. You have to prepare for the next exams. Do you hate exams? If you do, you’re not alone. Students in o 2. countries hate them as well.

Luckily for them, British students have f 3.  exams than Chinese students. And they o 4. have them once a year. Every summer they take a test in each subject. Each test lasts about an hour. These exams don’t count for much. Even if a student does really b 5. they still progress to the next year. When the results come out they are then placed in an end-of-year report. The report is sent to the child’s p 6. . It describes how the student studied at school.

This report is private（私密的）, so only the teacher, the student and his or her parents see it. This m 7.  that the students don’t know how other students scored in the test. Some students choose to tell each other, but others keep it s 8. .

Parents’ meetings are held t 9. a year, at the end of the winter term and then at the end of the summer term. Children go to meet their teachers w 10.  their parents and discuss their performance at school.

 

At last, the mid-term exams are over. You’ve done the hard work, but you can’t relax. You have to prepare for the next exams. Do you hate exams? If you do, you are not alone. Students in other countries hate them as well.
Luckily for them, British students have fewer exams than Chinese students. And they only have them once a year. Every summer they take a test in each subject. Each test lasts about an hour. These exams don’t count for much, even if a student does really badly they still progress to the next grade. When the results come out, they are then placed in an end-of-year report. The report is sent to the child’s parents. It describes how the student studied at school.
This report is private, so only the teacher, the student and his or her parents see it. This means that the students don’t know how other students scored(得分) in the test. Some students choose to tell each other, but others keep it secret.
Parents’ meetings are held twice a year, at the end of winter term and then at the end of the summer term. Children go along with their parents to meet their teachers privately and discuss their performance at school.
【小题1】For British students, the school life is         than that of Chinese students.

A．more relaxing

B．much tenser

C．more boring

D．much harder

【小题2】The underlined phrase “don’t count for much” means           

A．难以计数

B．不太重要

C．期望不多

D．难度不大

【小题3】Which of the following is NOT true for British students?

A．They have exams once a year.

B．They don’t know their classmates’ scores.

C．Parents’ meetings are held at the end of the terms.

D．They like to tell each other their scores

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根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。（每空一词）

At last, the mid-term exams are over. You’ve done the hard work, b  1.  you can’t relax. You have to prepare for the next exams. Do you hate exams? If you do, you’re not alone. Students in o  2.  countries hate them as well.

Luckily for them, British students have f  3.   exams than Chinese students. And they o  4. have them once a year. Every summer they take a test in each subject. Each test lasts about an hour. These exams don’t count for much. Even if a student does really b  5.  they still progress to the next year. When the results come out they are then placed in an end-of-year report. The report is sent to the child’s p  6.  . It describes how the student studied at school.

   This report is private（私密的）, so only the teacher, the student and his or her parents see it. This m  7.   that the students don’t know how other students scored in the test. Some students choose to tell each other, but others keep it s  8.  .

  Parents’ meetings are held t 9.  a year, at the end of the winter term and then at the end of the summer term. Children go to meet their teachers w  10.  their parents and discuss their performance at school.

 

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  1. What kind of program is 24 HOURS?

A. Talk show.               B. Film.                 C. Game show.             D. Cooking.

  2. What’s on Channel 19 at 6:30?

A. CHINESE COOK                    B. SPORTS WORLD

C. MEND IT YOURSELF            D. MONEY TALK

  3. Who does Ken Cleveland interview?

A. A student.         B. A cook.             C. A rich singer.            D. A tennis player.