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. Which is the best title for the passage?
| A．Students dislike homework | B．No use doing homework |
| C．Homework is good for study | D．Homework should be limited |
According to the passage, what is an effect of having a lot of homework?
| A．Students have little time for their hobbies. |
| B．Students have to finish their homework. |
| C．Students are more active in class. |
| D．Students are good at their lessons. |
The author of the passage may be ________.
| A．a teacher | B．a student | C．a parent | D．a doctor |
According to the passage, what makes students more likely to get colds?
| A．No having time to exercise. | B．Not getting enough sleep. |
| C．Getting up early for school. | D．Reading too many books. |
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| C．in Hunan History Museum | D．in music class |
We can’t learn __________ in the club.
| A．Music | B．Art | C．English | D．Dance |
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People can visit the museum at _________ every day.
| A．1:00 pm | B．3:00 pm | C．7:00 pm | D．6:00 am |
_______ can get into the museum for free.
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Almost all people like flowers. Some people like flowers because of their smells, shapes, colors and so on. Others like flowers because they think different flowers mean different things. Flowers have their own language. For example, red roses mean “love” and sunflowers mean “loyalty(忠诚)”. So people in more than 100 countries have chosen their own national flowers which say something about their countries’ spirit. In 1994, China talked about choosing a national flower. Some people liked the peony(牡丹) but others liked the plum blossom(梅花). They couldn’t agree with each other. So it has not been decided yet.
People like to buy different flowers in different seasons. Where do all the beautiful flowers in shops come from? They may come from far away, so their price is higher.
a. Farmers grow flowers in their fields.
b. Planes or trains or buses take the flowers to different places.
c. Flower shopkeepers buy flowers from the flower markets. They look after the flowers and throw away the broken or bad ones. They cut the flowers to make them more beautiful.
d. You go to buy the flowers in the shops. When you buy a flower, you’re paying lots of people: the farmer, the driver of the plane or train or bus, the seller in the flower market and the flower shopkeeper.
So you’d better keep your flowers from far away for a long time. But how? Why not dry them? It’s easy! Sand drying is a way. Dry, clean sand is one of the oldest things for drying flowers. And it’s one of the cheapest.
·Fill a box half-way with sand.
·Put the flowers on top of the sand.
·Put the box in a warm, dry place.
·Leave the flowers there for one to three weeks.
·Take them out and they will be dry.The underlined words “national flowers” most probably means ______.
| A．the flowers of the country |
| B．the flowers of the season |
| C．the most beautiful flowers |
| D．the strongest flowers |
People usually choose their own “national flower” according to (根据) the flower’s ______.
| A．smell | B．shape | C．color | D．meaning |
The Chinese national flower has not been decided yet, because ______.
| A．no flower can show China’s spirit |
| B．China hasn’t talked to choose the national flower |
| C．nobody agrees to choose the national flower |
| D．people can’t agree to choose the same flower. |
You’d better keep your flowers for a long time, because ______.
| A．the flowers are easy to dry |
| B．the farmer will also ask you to pay |
| C．the flowers are expensive to buy |
| D．the shopkeeper has made them more beautiful |
Sand drying is everything here in the following but ______.
| A．easy | B．clean | C．old | D．cheap |
One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, “Look! There’s a horseshoe, pick it up and put it in your bag.” Thomas said, “It isn’t worth the trouble.” His father said nothing but he picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the few pennies he bought some cherries(樱桃).
The father and the son continued their way. The sun was well up in the sky, and there wasn’t a house or even a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on. At this time, his father dropped a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it. After a while, his father dropped another cherry and once again, his son lost no time in picking it up and putting it in his mouth.
And so they went on. The old farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up. When Thomas had eaten up all the cherries, his father said to him, “My dear son, if you had bent(弯腰) down early to pick up that horseshoe, it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the cherries. Always remember the lesson that he who does not worry about the little things will find that he cannot do the great things.”Who picked up the horseshoe at last?
| A．The son. |
| B．The father. |
| C．Both the father and the son. |
| D．Neither the father nor the son. |
The farmer bought ______ with the money after he sold the horseshoe.
| A．some bread | B．some water |
| C．some cherries | D．some pennies |
The father dropped the cherries one by one, because ______.
| A．he wanted to teach his son a lesson |
| B．he wanted his son to do more exercise |
| C．he wanted his son to eat them all |
| D．he wanted to laugh at his son |
From the story, we can learn that ______.
| A．cherries are so delicious that most of us like to eat them |
| B．a horseshoe is so expensive that it can bring us a lot of money |
| C．if we want to eat cherries, we must pick up a horseshoe |
| D．if we don’t worry about the little things we cannot do the great things |
This is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Year’s Eve. It is called Auld Lang Syne(《友谊地久天长》). It is the traditional music played during the New Year’s celebration. Auld Lang Syne is an old Scottish poem. It tells about the need to remember old friends.
The words “auld lang syen” mean “old long since”. No one knows who wrote the poem(诗) first. However, a version(版本) by Scottish poet Robert Bums was published(出版) in 1796. The words and music we know today first appeared in a songbook three years later.
The song is played in the United States mainly on New Year’s Eve. The version you are hearing today is by the Washington Saxophone Quarter. As we end our program with Auld Lang Syne, I would like to wish all our radio friends a very Happy New Year! This is Buddy Thomas.This passage is from ______.
| A．a newspaper | B．a magazine | C．a TV program | D．a radio program |
Who is introducing Auld Lang Syne to us?
| A．Robert Bums. |
| B．The Washington Saxophone Quarter. |
| C．Buddy Thomas. |
| D．The passage doesn’t tell us. |
The words and music of Auld Lang Syne we know today first appeared ______.
| A．In 1790. | B．In 1793. | C．In 1796. | D．In 1799. |
Millie is a little fat. She wants to join a body club in the summer holiday. She has found some information about a body club. 
What can Millie do in the club?
| A．Playing basketball. | B．Swimming. |
| C．Playing chess. | D．Hiking. |
Which is TRUE according to the passages?
| A．If you join the club, you can get two free T-shirts. |
| B．It’s a good way to fight the fat and keep fit if you join the club. |
| C．You can contact the club on 8366 6888 for more information. |
| D．The club will offer one week free membership if you join it in two weeks. |
The two passages are ______.
| A．letters | B．diaries | C．news | D．advertisements |