My 10-year-old granddaughter was happy the day before yesterday because her mother took her and her friend to a park to celebrate Children’s Day. For a whole day, the two girls played heartily---no homework, no extra-curricular (课外) skills training. The happy life lasted only for one day. Yesterday, everything returned to normal: doing homework till late at night and going over lessons learned at last weekend’s English and “Olympic maths” courses.

Every time I went to my daughter’s house in the evening, I saw her sitting by the small desk in the room doing her homework. On the wall behind the desk are some words she wrote. One sentence reads: “Why is the exercise endless?” Poor girl!

Although teachers have stopped giving after-school homework to primary school children, parents have been forcing their kids to attend different courses-learning English, painting, “Olympic maths” and so on, every Saturday and Sunday.

Are these extra-curricular courses really necessary in children’s education? The answer is certainly “No”. Take the so-called “Olympic maths” for example. These courses are very difficult for the children to understand. Often, they are difficult even for adults.

1.The writer’s granddaughter celebrated her Children’s Day by ________.

A. playing all day B. doing nothing

C. having a party D. going over lessons

2.Usually at weekends the girl will ________.

A. stay at home B. play with their classmates

C. do whatever she likes D. go to different kinds of training courses

3.The writer thinks that her granddaughter ________.

A. lives a happy life B. goes to bed early at weekend

C. has too much homework D. likes to do more exercises

4.Which is true according to the passage?

A. The “Olympic Maths” is too difficult for kids.

B. The grandfather thinks playing is more important than learning.

C. Teachers often give students useless homework.

D. The parents don’t want their kids to do lots of homework.

阅读下面短文,回答问题。

It is a very busy evening in winter holiday. I am doing my homework at home. My father’s writing something in the study room. My mother is interested in Shanghai opera. She is watching a Shanghai opera.

The flat is very quiet. Suddenly the light goes out. It is a blackout(灯火熄灭), but I like it very much. I do not need to do my homework. We go to the living room very slowly. After 5 minutes, we all sit in the sofa. It is a lucky day. I want to hold a concert(音乐会)。 My parents agree with me. I take out some candles and light them up. We are singing, laughing and talking. We have a really good time. I am singing but the light suddenly turns on. Oh, my God. My father goes back to his room and goes on writing. My mother turns on the TV and says to me, “Amy , do your homework!” I feel very frustrated(沮丧的)。 I sit at the desk and hate the light. I hope to have another blackout some day.

1.What is Amy doing when the light goes out?

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2.Why does Amy like blackout?

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3.How do they go to the living room?

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4.Do they have a good time during(在……期间) the blackout?

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5.Who asks Amy to do the homework after the light turns on?

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