A public primary school in New York City has stopped giving its students homework.
P.S. 116 Principal Jane Hsu wrote a letter to parents last month, explaining that after more than a year of analyzing (分析) studies, the school had decided that students’ after-school time would be better spent on activities like reading at their own pace (步伐) and playing instead of working on homework.
Hsu’s letter says that many studies show that there is no connection between homework and academic (学业的) success. Some other studies also show that the connection between homework and success is dubious at the primary school level.
Harris Cooper, a social psychologist who researches education, found that doing homework makes students perform better in school as they grew older. In later grades, students who did homework performed increasingly better than students who did not. In 2006, Cooper published a study that analyzed 15 years’ worth of data on the influence of homework. He found that homework had a good influence on students as they aged.
Some parents are not happy with the decision to give up homework. “I think they should have homework. I want my daughter to have fun, but I also want her to be working towards a goal,” Daniel Tasman, the father of a second-grader at the school, said to the reporter.
“Students have to do homework in order to gain. Students have to do homework because they may not be able to understand everything in school,” Sharon Blake, a student’s grandmother told ABC news.
The passage is probably from a .
| A．newspaper | B．comedy | C．cartoon | D．novel |
Jane Hsu wrote a letter to parents to explain .
| A．how students should read at their own pace |
| B．what activities students could take at home |
| C．why the school gave up homework recently |
| D．how important the homework is for students |
The word “dubious” in Paragraph 3 probably means “not ”.
| A．clear | B．public | C．real | D．special |
What can we infer (推断) according to the passage?
| A．Cooper found homework had a bad influence on students as they aged. |
| B．Some parents are worried about their children if there is no homework. |
| C．Some students are not happy with the decision to give up school homework. |
| D．Daniel Tasman wanted his daughter to have fun instead of working to a goal. |
Sunny English Club is for ___________.
| A．nurses | B．policemen |
| C．businessmen | D．students |
You can visit Ocean Museum ___________.
| A．on Saturday | B．on Wednesday |
| C．on Monday | D．anytime |
You can get free examinations（体检）in Subei Hospital if（如果）you are______.
| A．9 | B．17 | C．67 | D．73 |
A small man goes to the cinema. He buys a ticket and goes in. But after two or three minutes he comes out. He buys a second ticket and goes in again. After a few minutes he comes out again and buys a third ticket. Two or three minutes after that he comes out a third time and asks for another ticket. But the girl says to him, “Why are you buying all these? Are you meeting friends in the cinema all the time?”
“No, I’m not doing that.” the small man says, “But a big woman always stops me at the door and tears( 撕掉 ) my tickets up.”
根据文章内容选择正确答案The small man goes to the cinema to.
| A．see a film | B．watch TV |
| C．meet his friends | D．have a rest |
After a few minutes the small man again and buys a third ticket.
| A．gets | B．tears up. |
| C．comes out | D．goes in |
“No, I’m not doing that.” Means(意思是).
| A．He isn’t seeing a film |
| B．He isn’t meeting his friend |
| C．He wants to buy the tickets for the big woman |
| D．the big woman doesn’t let him in |
From the story we can guess( 猜 ) .
| A．the small man is the first time to go to a cinema. |
| B．the big woman at the door doesn’t like him. |
| C．the small man is afraid of the big woman. |
| D．the small man doesn’t want the big woman to tear his ticket up. |
“Can I stay home from school today? I’m ill,” he tells his mum. His mother touches(摸) his head.
“OK, but you will have to look after yourself. I am going to work now,” she says.
After the front door closes, Jack springs out of bed. He takes off(脱下) the three warm sweaters he is wearing and puts on a T-shirt and shorts.
Then he runs for the kitchen(厨房). He is very hungry.
After breakfast, Jack turns on the TV. He watches some cartoons and a VCD all the morning.
At eleven he calls his friend Tom, who is “ill” too. Tom says he will come over after lunch.
The two boys play computer games all the afternoon. Tom has to leave at 4 o’clock, as his mother usually gets home early.
Next day, Jack says he feels much better and goes to school. Their Maths teacher Miss Clark says with a smile, “We are having the Maths test(测验) now, class. Too many students were at home yesterday.”Jack doesn’t go to school today because _______.
| A．he wants to stay at home |
| B．he wants to watch TV |
| C．he is ill |
| D．he doesn’t want to have a Maths test |
From the story we know____________.
| A．the two boys play computer games all day. |
| B．Tom’s mother will get home at 4 o’clock. |
| C．Tom is in the same class with Jack. |
| D．Tom is also ill and stays at his home. |
When Jack hears Miss Clark says they are having the Maths test, he is very __________.
| A．interested(有兴趣的) | B．unhappy |
| C．ill | D．happy |
阅读理解
Tom is a young man. He has a very big dog and he has a very small car, too. He likes playing tennis. Today he plays tennis for two hours at the club and then he wants to go home by car. His dog comes after him, but it does not jump into the same car. It jumps into the next car. "Come here, foolish(愚蠢的) dog!" Tom shouts at it, but the dog still stays in the next car. Tom puts his key into the lock（锁）of the car, but the key does not turn（转动）. Then he looks at the car again. It is not his car! He is in the wrong car! And the dog is in the right car!Today Tom plays ________ for two hours.
| A．soccer | B．tennis |
| C．volleyball | D．football |
When Tom puts his key into the lock of the car, the key ________.
| A．doesn't turn | B．turns |
| C．is lost | D．isn’t lost |
In fact （事实上），________ is in the right car.
| A．Tom | B．Tom's bag |
| C．Tom's dog | D．Tom’s lock |
Many Americans go to work five days a week. American students go to school five days a week, too, so they usually have a two-day weekend. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday. At the weekend people spend their time in many different ways. Sometimes they go shopping. Sometimes they go for a drive. Sometimes they visit friends. Many families enjoy weekends together.
Many American families do some sports at the weekend. For example (例如), in summer, they enjoy swimming and biking. In autumn, they prefer (更喜欢) playing volleyball and tennis. In winter, they go skating and skiing(滑雪). In spring, they like sightseeing(观光)and hiking(徒步旅行). How happy they are! Do you have an enjoyable weekend?How many days do many Americans go to work a week?
| A．Five days. | B．Six days. |
| C．Seven days. | D．Four days. |
How do Americans spend their weekends?
| A．In the same way. | B．In two ways. |
| C．In three ways. | D．In many different ways. |
What sports do many Americans do in summer?
| A．Swimming and biking. |
| B．Playing volleyball and tennis. |
| C．Skating and skiing. |
| D．Sightseeing and hiking. |
Which sentence is NOT right?
| A．American schools are open five days a week. |
| B．People often play volleyball and tennis in autumn. |
| C．In America, the weekend is Sunday. |
| D．Many American families enjoy weekends together. |