A study of 3,884 students from primary schools to colleges found that examinations made 83.1 percent of primary students anxious, and more than 40 percent of high school children were out of sorts （身体不适）because of stress and anxiety.
Moreover, 75 percent of the high school respondents admitted that they had problems talking to their parents and more than 55 percent of them found it hard to associate with other people, according to the study.
It is not difficult to conclude that our children are not happy.
Today's kids are coming home from school weighed down with backpacks full of books and worksheets. They are spending hours at desk at night, seldom going outside to play and getting to bed late.
How can this be a good thing?
Homework is eating away children's time to play freely with neighborhood kids - and more importantly, their time to sleep.
Homework can enrich the education process. But like all things, too much of it may dampen （减 少）a student's enthusiasm for learning. To raise cheerful, contented and well-mannered children, parents need to put in a lot of time and effort. Their eyes should go beyond their children's preparations for tests. Children need a break too. So let them be in control of parts of the day.
1.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A.High school students suffer more than primary school students.
B.Most of the students have no problem talking to their parents.
C.The teenagers suffer from heavy workload.
D.The students are not happy at home.
2.According to the text, what do the children have to do with too much homework?
A.They have to take their backpacks.
B.They have to stay up late.
C.They have to eat more.
D.They have more time to play outdoors.
3.What does the author suggest the parents do?
A.They should spend more time with their children.
B.They need to ask their children to work hard.
C.They should not care about their children's test results.
D.They need to give children more free time.
4.What is the author's attitude toward giving children too much homework?
A.Negative. B.Supportive.
C.Unconcerned. D.Uncertain
For those concerned about wrinkles（皱纹）in the skin, it might be a solution: a newly-invented “second skin” that can make aged skin look more youthful.
The wearable film（薄膜）developed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (（MIT）) has shown promise in a series of experiments where it was used to wrinkles, under-eye- bags and dry skin.
When used to the face or body, the thin film reduced the appearance of wrinkles and under-eye bags, and helped keep moisture （水分）in dry skin, thus making the skin look like younger.
It is designed to be applied in the morning and removed at night. The "second skin” remained unharmed against normal daily wear, and the stresses of exercise and swimming, without falling off.
“You can rub it from the comer and remove it. But it doesn't do that under normal daily wear. We don't want something that falls off," an MIT researcher said.
While normal make-up can cover imperfection on the skin, the new coating changes the way skin behaves by giving it the moisture of young skin. It was developed with help from two companies: Living Proof a make-up firm, and Olivo Labs, a medical company. With more work, they believe the “second skin"' will be used to cover birthmarks, to protect the face from UV rays, or to treat skin diseases or wounds.
The most impressive results came when the researchers used the film to under-eye bags. By pressing the loose skin, the film improved the appearance of the under-eye bags to a level that had only been achieved before with operations.
1.How does the “second skin" make people look younger?
A.By removing make-up on the skin. B.By helping the old skin fall off.
C.By making the skin less dry. D.By protecting the face from the sun.
2.What is the most effective function of the “second skin”?
A.To mask birthmarks. B.To treat skin diseases.
C.To protect wounds. D.To better the under-eye bags.
3.We can learn from the passage that .
A.people can wear the "second skin” on rainy days.
B.the "second skin" has been used to treat wounds.
C.the "second skin" is designed to fall off by itself at night.
D.two medical companies helped develop the "second skin".
4.Where does this passage probably come from?
A.A news report. B.A science magazine.
C.A travel journal. D.A make-up advertisement.
While most high school students spend most of their time worrying about who likes who, and different relationships between their classmates, I choose to focus on my school lessons and sports.
When I was young, my mother encouraged me to develop and keep friendship with boys in order to build strong relationships. But she told me not to risk a good friendship with a boy with the title of boyfriend. It's indeed a wise choice to stay friends with those of the opposite gender（性别）.In my opinion, even though some high school relationships might continue after graduation, the probability of them lasting much longer is so slim（微小的）that there really is not a point to it.
Firstly you have to think about such a question whether it is possible to hurt both of you, or even hurt both of your future husbands or wives. My second point is that you still can date if you hope marriage could possibly follow. Except this, there really is not any other reason for dating. Some students desire relationships for a chance to be romantic. While these are nice to have, there are many more important things at this point in our lives.
The titles of boyfriend and girlfriend put too much stress on a relationship between high school students. Just staying as common friends may be the best choice for us. I do advise we should deal with it in a proper way and follow our teachers' advice if necessary.
1.Between boys and girls, the relationship of being good friends might be than that of being boy/girl friends.
A.shorter B.weaker
C.stronger D.slimmer
2.How does the writer like the idea of dating among the students?
A.Dating is a nice chance for students to be romantic.
B.Studying is far more important than dating in school.
C.In high school dating can surely lead to future marriage.
D.Dating in high school is sure to hurt your future family.
3.The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph might refer to .
A.advice given by both teachers and parents.
B.the title of boyfriend or girlfriend at school.
C.the pressure from school lessons and sports.
D.the relationship between students of opposite genders.
Community Service
Join Community Service camp and volunteers will receive 60 hours of community service credit this summer. Decide which community service program is right for you and try to have a lasting influence on other people's lives. Through their work with various non-profit volunteer organizations,
our teen community service volunteers will experience the joy of helping others while having the adventure of a lifetime.
River Preserve
River Preserve is a non-competitive summer camp getting children close to nature, which inspires campers to have a greater understanding of themselves, their environment and their fellow man.
Summer Leadership Camp
Each August, young men from across the country come to Military Academy Summer Leadership Camp to train, compete and learn. The summer camp experience is a rewarding opportunity for young people to learn leadership skills.
English Language Camp
In the camp, teens will build their confidence while also acquiring the basic skills of conversation, vocabulary and grammar. Our class sizes are small, allowing every child to receive the required personal attention from our fully qualified and professional teachers who all have a wealth of experience in coaching children from all over the world.
1.Which camp should a child choose if he likes nature?
A.Community Service. B.Leadership Camp.
C.River Preserve. D.English Language Camp.
2.Military Academy Summer Leadership Camp mainly designed for .
A.those who want to be trained to be soldiers.
B.young people who want to develop leadership skills.
C.young people who want to compete with others.
D.those who are not good at expressing themselves.
3.Join Community Service, children can learn to be .
A.competitive B.brave and strong
C.confident D.loving and caring
4.The passage is mainly about .
A.summer camps B.nature protection
C.volunteer service D.language and skills learning
假设你是李华，你的外籍同学John在英语学习上帮助了你。他即将回国，请你再给John 用英语写一段留言，要求包括以下内容要点：
(1)你在英语学习上曾遇到的困难；
(2)John对你的帮助、建议及措施：
①多听多读；
②多看英语电影、多听英文歌曲；
③自由发挥；
(3)你的收获及对John的感谢和祝福．
注意：(1)词数100左右；
(2)可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
(3)开头结尾以为你写好，不计入总词数．
Dear John，
How time flies! It’s time for us to say goodbye.
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
Advertising plays a major role in the competitive business world. Many industries take advantage of the power of advertising to attract or to win customers away from their business competitors. The influence of advertising is so huge that it causes many people to buy things that they don't want at the start.
Advertising encourages people to buy things they don't want through misleading ideas. Advertising is proven to be a successful tool to stress the features of their product to the public even though it's regarded undesirable such as cigarettes，drugs，alcohol and so on. For example，Dunhill，a cigarette company which sponsors many football teams，seems to be promoting cigarettes to the public. Without the sponsorship，the company will be less known to the public，resulting in fewer sales of cigarettes.
Besides that，advertising has a large influence on the decisions made by the people in their everyday life. Many businesses use advertising as a form of promoting to create awareness about their product in the market. For instance，in a fast food industry，the introduction of a new flavor of burger needs advertising to reach the public while the other burgers require advertising to increase sales. Children，especially，are easily influenced by advertisements and will have the desire to dine at fast food restaurants after that. Although fast food is bad for health，it has successfully become appealing to the public through advertising.
However, advertising plays a part in helping customers to compare a product in terms of price, quality, reliability and so on. Without advertising, it will be very difficult for customers to judge the worthiness of a product. For example, advertisements published by various companies have given the customers the opportunity to choose wisely when they are purchasing an item. Without the power of advertising, customers will be stuck to a brand which may not offer the best choice.
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