Li Ruyan, 13 and his classmates in Shanghai did something special last summer. They worked in groups with traffic police at different crossroads in the city. Holding small red flags, the students helped keep order and stopped people from jaywalking(乱穿马路).

As part of the school project. Li’s school has encouraged its students to do more community(社区)work.

After the half day of exhausting work Li told himself not to jaywalk anymore.

“I think through community work we get to help others and, more importantly, we grow a sense of responsibility(责任感),” he said.

Community service is an important part of education for teenagers around the world. In the US and Canada, high school students need to finish 40 hours of community service before graduation. For those Americans who have finished 1,400 hours of community work, they can be awarded nearly $ 5, 000(33, 000 yuan).

Chinese students today do more community work, too. For example, starting from 2010, Sichuan high school students have been asked to do 10 days of community work. It will become part of their school grade.

  Qian Lijun, 16, and her classmates in Suzhou, Jiangsu went to a local elder care home this winter. They put Spring Festival couplets (对联) on the walls and cheered up the people living there.

  Li Xiaotian, 15, of Anshan said he used to clear flyers (小广告) from telephone poles (电线杆) with his classmates. They brought tools, towels and buckets and worked for three hours under the summer sun. “It was tiring, but seeing the clean poles without ugly ads — we really felt proud,” he said.

1.What was the special thing Li Ruyan did last summer?

A. He joined a special group of Class13.

B. He become a policeman.

C. He helped the traffic police at a crossroad.

D. He stopped people from talking.

2.From this passage we know that _______.

A. Li Ruyan’s school is in the middle of a big city.  

B. Li Ruyan and his classmates do some community work every day.   

C. Ruyan and his classmates often hold small flags when they cross the roads. 

D. Ruyan and his classmates think it is good for them to do some community work.

3.Community service _______.

A. has become a very important part of education only in China.

B. is very important in school education in some foreign countries.

C. is the only part of the school project for teenagers around the world.

D. needs students to finish at least 1,000 hours of community work.

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The students in Shanghai helped people to keep the traffic rules.

B. The students in Suzhou visited the old people’s home. 

C. The students in Anshan cleaned the walls under the summer sun. 

D. The students in Sichuan sent Spring Festival couplets to the old people.

5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Community service helps students grow a sense of responsibility.

B. Through community work students get to help others and learn something.

C. Students are now encouraged to do more community work in many school in China.

D. Students will be awarded much money for doing more community work in Canada and the US.

Many people think that we will do more work if we spend more time.So students have to spend the whole day doing their schoolwork except during the   61  .We can often see that students are busy with their schoolwork   62  at school and at home.
Students today usually have many   63 .They love music and sports.They like   64  TV.A two-day weekend can get them away from too much schoolwork, and they can have a   65  time.But because of too much schoolwork, they have no time to enjoy   66 .Students really don’t like their weekend homework, so they usually don’t like doing their weekend homework   67  Sunday night.And because there is not   68  time for so much work, students usually finish it in a hurry.The poor weekend homework often makes teachers   69 .Too much schoolwork also   70  students lose interest in learning.
A horse runs faster after a rest.We should give students less homework and more free time.

Many people think the more time is spent, the __1___work will be done, so students have to spend the whole __2_doing school work except the three meals .It is __3__to see students struggling (奋斗) in a sea of school work both at school and ___4___.Modern students usually have a lot of ___5___.They love music and sports .They like reading books and watching TV. A  6   weekend can get them away from too much school work and they can do __7__they like .But teachers don’t think so.  8  students have too much schoolwork and they have_9_ time to enjoy themselves. Students are really tired of their weekend homework, so they usually don’t do their weekend homework __10__Sunday night. But there is not enough time for much work, students have to finish it __11__.The weekend homework often makes teachers angry. Things always get __12__without right ideas, too much  school work makes students _13_ interests in learning, and it’s also bad for their health.  A horse runs faster after a _14_. But for students only rest is not enough .So such a condition should be _15__ to give students both pleasure and knowledge .Please give students less homework
and leave them more free time .

书面表达

下面是一份英语学习自我评价表，每个评价项目后有若干个选项。请在符合自己实际情况的选项方框中打√(可以多选)。根据你的选择，以“My English learning”为题写一篇短文，介绍你英语学习中的优势与不足，并针对自己的不足之处，提出改进方法。

注意: 1. 语言通顺，意思连贯，书写规范；

2. 80词左右。短文开头已经写好，不计入总词数。

My English learning

English is a very important subject at school.________

Many people think that we will do more work if we spend more time.So students have to spend the whole day doing their schoolwork except during the   61  .We can often see that students are busy with their schoolwork   62  at school and at home.

Students today usually have many   63 .They love music and sports.They like   64  TV.A two-day weekend can get them away from too much schoolwork, and they can have a   65  time.But because of too much schoolwork, they have no time to enjoy   66 .Students really don’t like their weekend homework, so they usually don’t like doing their weekend homework   67  Sunday night.And because there is not   68  time for so much work, students usually finish it in a hurry.The poor weekend homework often makes teachers   69 .Too much schoolwork also   70  students lose interest in learning.

A horse runs faster after a rest.We should give students less homework and more free time.

1.                A．parties         B．meals          C．films D．classes

2.                A．all             B．either          C．neither   D．both

3.                A．sports          B．interests        C．exercises D．problems

4.                A．watching        B．watches        C．watch    D．to watching

5.                A．bad            B．good           C．glad D．sad

6.                A．ours           B．your           C．theirs    D．themselves

7.                A．on            B．after           C．until D．when

8.                A．enough         B．good           C．weak D．necessary

9.                A．happy          B．pleased         C．angry D．angrily

10.               A．does           B．makes          C．takes D．leaves