A) 根据所读内容，在文章后第62—71小题的空格里填入恰当的单词。每个空格只填1个单词。
How important is homework? According to the Los Angeles Unified School District(LAUSD), it’s not that important! The district has made a big change for the 2011-2012 school year. It started on July 1, homework counts for only 10% of a student’s grade. The district, the second largest in the country, says its new way can provide a fairer assessment(评定) of students’ homework and achievements.
The district hopes students only need to spend less time on homework and more time on hobbies and with their families. By reducing the weight of homework toward a student’s grade, a truer picture of the student’s knowledge will be shown in the achievement grade.
However, it doesn’t mean the students can throw out homework. It says that homework is a chance for students to practice their skills and a tool for students to prepare for coming lessons. Still, LAUSD is joining a growing list of schools that have controlled the amount of homework.
How much time children should spend on homework is a hot topic. Harris Cooper, a professor at a university, says that the proper amount of homework time is ten minutes a day multiplied by(乘以) the student’s grade. This means a third grader should spend 30 minutes a day on homework. And a sixth grader would spend 60 minutes. “Good homework in the proper amount will have better effects on them,” he said. “Bad homework or too much homework will have worse effects.”
But some people think homework is an important part of learning. They say many children just won’t try their best if homework doesn’t count toward their grade. Some teachers also think homework is important. They argue that students who do their homework perform better on tests and in school than those who do not. They are afraid that the new way will encourage students to pay less attention to homework.
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The topic of the article: The 1 of homework in learning |
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A big change for homework |
Reducing the 2 of homework grade by 10% in assessing students’ performance and achievement in school. |
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The advantages of reducing homework |
l Students will have more time for 3 and with their families. l Students will be able to 4 their truer pictures of knowledge in the achievement grades. |
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The advantages of doing homework |
l Students can have more 5 to practice their skills. l The 6 of schools that have controlled the amount of homework is getting bigger. |
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The amount of homework |
l The time that a ninth grade student 7 to homework should be 90 minutes. l Students will 8 good homework in the proper amount to bad homework or too much homework. |
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9 about the new policy |
l If homework isn’t included in their grade, many students won’t put their heart into study. l Students who don’t do their homework perform much 10 than those who do their homework. |
C) 根据短文内容，从下面方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空，使短文内容完整正确。
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People often talk on their mobile phones when they are driving. But talking or sending messages over a mobile phone can be as 1 as drunk driving. They can’t pay more attention to the road safety any more. Because of this, about 330,000 people are hurt and more than 2,000 people 2 every year.
Now, an American company invented a key by using Bluetooth technology 3 help people drive safely. With the key, a driver can’t talk or send messages when driving a car.
With Bluetooth technology, when the driver is driving, the phone will 4 all incoming calls and messages by itself with “I am driving now. I will call you later.” The only calls allowed out are to emergency services. When the driver 5 the car, he then can use the phone. This is all about saving lives and safer driving.
B) 根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
1.Generally speaking, people often feel ▲ (sleep) after a big meal.
2.Lucy was sad at the ▲ (die) of her pet dog.
3.Reading and thinking make you a person with ▲ (wise).
4.Peter is ▲ (active). I don’t think he is the suitable person to be our monitor.
5.You always do what you can ▲ (stop) bad things happening at the beginning.
6.It is about twenty ▲ (minute) ride from my home to the working place.
A）根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确。
1.We should develop ▲ (现代的) services and tourism in our country.
2.Don’t lose ▲ (勇气) whenever you are in trouble.
3.Although Zhou Dongyu is a new actress, she ▲ (表演) very well.
4.Mr. Green won’t mind ▲ (留出) you two hours tomorrow morning.
5.It’s bad for your health to go to school ▲ (没有) breakfast every morning.
"I didn’t hear them call my name," explained Shelley Hennig to Active Teens (AT) as she talked about that exciting moment on national television when she won the honor of Miss Teen USA 2004. "Are you ready?" is what she heard. Then she said, "I shook my head no, and then they said ‘yes’ and it was announced again."
It was four days after that life changing moment for the seventeen-year-old high school student from Destrehan, Louisiana—she was still on cloud nine.
"I was so shocked! I never believed that it could actually really happen." Present in the audience that day were: her mother and father, older brother, her friends, and her dance teacher.
Understanding why members of her family and her friends would be there, AT asked why her dance teacher had traveled so far to see her compete（比赛）."She’s always been my role model. I’ve danced with her since I was six. She’s been through so many difficulties and came through them all. I’ve learned to get over bad life’s experiences and learned how to move on because of her."
One of those bad life’s experiences for Shelley happened three years ago when her brother Brad was killed in a drunk driving accident. He was 18. She found writing helped her get through the hard days. She said, "I write a lot about my brother. I write a lot, a lot, a lot...”
As Miss Louisiana Teen, she traveled around the state speaking to teens about the dangers of drinking and driving. In her role as Miss Teen USA, Shelley will continue to speak to youth about safe driving, in addition to(除…之外) many other things to help the youth.
When AT asked Miss Teen USA if she had any advice for our readers, she said, "Don’t let anyone change you. Hang out with people that make you feel good about yourself. That way, it is easy to be yourself."
1.What do the words “on cloud nine” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. hard to believe B. hard to forget
C. very happy D. very satisfied
2.Shelley’ dance teacher was present in her competition mainly because _______.
A. she just expected to help Shelly to move on
B. she wanted to stay with Shelly when in need
C. she experienced as many difficulties as Shelly
D. she played an important role in Shelly’s life
3. How many children did the Hennigs have according to the text?
A. 1. B. 2. C. 3. D. 4.
4.What happened to Shelly before 2004 according to the passage?
A. She wrote to her brother to get through difficulties.
B. She succeeded in competing for Miss Louisiana Teen.
C. She had his younger brother killed in a car accident.
D. She gave kids and teens suggestions about road safety.
5.If you are asked to find a proper title for the passage, you choose_________.
A. Miss Teen USA 2004 B. A life changing event
C. Never to lose yourself D. Bad experiences help
Not long ago, I opened an interesting e-mail from Jennifer, a friend of mine. “I’ve realized I want to be around people who make me happy,” she wrote, “I’ve been seeing how I feel after communicating with different people and making a mental list of who I feel good about. And you’re on my list.”
Then she invited me — and 11 other women— to a “Movie Night” to be held every six weeks at her house. We’d chat, eat, and watch feel-good movies. She made it clear in her invitation that there was no stress to show up to all or any movie nights. Wonderful! I e-mailed her back immediately. I was in.
Later, Jennifer told me she had some puzzled reactions to her invitation. Though all the women were willing to join, some said they didn’t see themselves as cheerful people. “I’ve told them they didn’t have to be cheerful around me all the time. I invited them because they made me feel happy,” she says.
Research shows that gatherings such as Jennifer’s make sense. In a US study, researchers measured(测量) the happiness of 4739 people at regular intervals (间隔) over 20 years. The study found that a person’s happiness depends on(取决于) the happiness of people they connect with. Amazingly, it also found that happiness spreads not only between direct friends, but also among friends of your friends’ friends! And those good feelings seem to be the most contagious (传染性的) among friends of the same sex.
“People with more supportive friends are less likely to develop sadness,” says Dr Toupey Luft, a psychologist in Penticyon, British Columbia. “Though you can’t choose your family or workmates, you do have control over friendships.” With a little effort, you can add more positive(乐观的) relationships to your social circle. Here’s how…
1.How many people did Jennifer invite?
A. 1 B. 11 C. 12 D. 13
2.What kind of things can you do on Jennifer’s movie night?
A. Gathering and measuring happiness among friends.
B. Chatting, eating and watching feel-good movies.
C. Being cheerful all the time.
D. Showing up stress.
3.What do the underlined words mean?
A. 有意义 B. 有鉴赏力 C. 有感觉 D. 制造气氛
4.Which of the following is right?
A. Jennifer was puzzled with her invitation.
B. All the women who were invited are cheerful people.
C. Jennifer invited people who are cheerful around her all the time.
D. People with more supportive friends seem to be more positive than people who don’t.
5.Can you guess what will be talked about in the following passage?
A. Why it is important to pick friends who make you feel good.
B. How to make friends who make you feel good.
C. What kinds of friends you should not make.
D. How you can find your social circle.
