Question

    What homework did you do in the winter holiday? Now homework is not simply about exercises. It can be researches, experiments and even work experiences. Take a look at some students' special homework.

Studying snacks

One day, Wang Yang, from Shanghai Oriental School, was doing his biology homework. His teacher asked them to research the nutrients of different snacks. He bought 10 kinds of snacks. Then he checked their ingredient (成分) lists one by one and wrote down the amount of sugar, fat and so on, in each. ''We are told it is not good to eat too many snacks. They have high calories (卡路里). But we always pay no attention to it," he said. After analyzing (分析) each snack's ingredients, he realized it was true.

Wang Yang spent three days on the homework. But he said it was interesting. "I learned a lot. I collected the data (数据), created forms and wrote the report by myself."

Physics in real life

With some plasticine (橡皮泥), steel balls, a ping-pong ball, could you make a tumbler (不倒翁)? This is the physics homework of Huang Jiali, 14, of Shanghai 54 Middle School.

Huang first cut the ping pong ball in half. Then she put the plasticine and steel balls into one of them. The bottom of the tumbler was made. Finally, she also used the paper to make the "hat". "Next term, we will learn about the center of gravity (重心). This homework made me more curious about it," she said.

Learning on the job

While Wang and Huang did their homework at home, Ding Ling, 15, of No. 5 Middle School, had to go outside. She worked as a guide in the local museum. ''Everyone at our school has to take part in volunteering or other activities," she said.

Ding was a guide in the gallery (展馆) of coins. She got brochures (小册子) from the museum. In order to make the introduction more vividly, she still did research and added more information to her introduction. She worked three hours a day and had no time to take a break. But she felt it was a meaningful experience, "I learned how to do some research, and my communication skills are also improved." she said.

1.How many students' homework was displayed by the writer?

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2.What does homework mean according to this passage?

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3.What does "it" mean in the underlined sentence "He realized it was true"?

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4.What material did Huang Jiali use to make a tumbler?

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5.How did Ding Lin make her working experience more meaningful?

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6.How do you like these special homework? Why? (Choose one of them to express your own opinion)

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Answer

1.Three.

2.It means exercises, researches, experiments and even work experiences.

3.It is not good to eat too many snacks. They have high calories.

4.Some plasticine, steel balls, ping-pong ball and paper.

5.By learning how to do some research and improving communication skills.

6.These special homework are meaningful. Because they can help the students to learn some skills.

【解析】

本文介绍了一些特殊的作业：研究甜点，现实生活中的物理和在工作中学习。

1.根据原文所列出的"Studying snacks、Physics in real life、Learning on the job."可知，作者展示了三种学生作业。故填Three。

2.根据原文的“Now homework is not simply about exercises. It can be researches, experiments and even work experiences.”可知，作业已经不只是有练习题了，还有调研、实验甚至工作经历。故填It means exercises, researches, experiments and even work experiences.

3.根据原文的“''We are told it is not good to eat too many snacks. They have high calories (卡路里). But we always pay no attention to it," he said.”可知，这里的它是指我们常被告知的内容。这个内容是：我们被告知吃太多的小吃对身体并不好，小吃中所含有的卡路里很高，但是我们并没有太在意这件事。故填It is not good to eat too many snacks. They have high calories.

4.根据原文的“With some plasticine (橡皮泥), steel balls, a ping-pong ball, could you make a tumbler (不倒翁)?”和“Finally, she also used the paper to make the "hat".”可知，在对于不倒翁的制作介绍时，提到的材料有：Ping-pong ball、plasticine、steel balls和 paper. 故填Some plasticine, steel balls, ping-pong ball and paper.

5.根据原文的“But she felt it was a meaningful experience, "I learned how to do some research, and my communication skills are also improved." she said.”可知，她通过学会如何做一些研究和提高沟通技术，认为这是一次有意义的经历。故填By learning how to do some research and improving communication skills.

6.根据原文的“But she felt it was a meaningful experience, "I learned how to do some research, and my communication skills are also improved." she said.”可知，这些特殊的作业是有意义的，它们能帮助学生学到一些技巧。故填These special homework are meaningful. Because they can help the students to learn some skills.