Middle school students have far too much homework. They usually have to sit up three or four hours every night doing their homework. Now one school in my hometown has made a rule of limiting(限制)homework. The homework is limited to an hour a day and the students have no homework on the weekend. I think this is an excellent idea that will allow students to live better and healthier lives.
Less homework will give students more time to enjoy other pastimes(休闲活动).I have many books which I received as gifts from my parents and friends. They have been kept there on my shelf for several years! Because of homework, I will have not read a single one of them. With less homework, students will be freer to develop their interests in art, music and other hobbies.
More time free from homework will get our physical health better. Many students
like sports, but they have little time to play football, basketball, volleyball and so on. They hardly have time to have a trip or take part in any social activities. They must spend so much time solving math problems and doing grammar exercises. Besides, staying up late to finish their homework leaves many students exhausted in the morning. Not getting enough sleep is not only unpleasant; it also makes students more likely(有可能得)to get colds and other illnesses.
【小题1】 Which is the best title for the passage?

Many years ago, a rich man found that someone wan taking valuable things from his house. He locked all the doors and all the windows .Still the things went. It must be one of the servants! How could he catch the servant? He thought of a good plan.
Late one evening. When it was dark, he called all the servants together, “There is a thief in the house, but I know how to catch him.”He said.”In the next room there is a square box. In that box there is a chicken which is magic. Each of you must go into the room alone. It is quite dark in the room. You must feel your way to the table and press the first finger of your right hand on the top of the box. If you are not the thief, nothing will happen. If you are the thief, the chicken will make such a loud sound that everyone in the house will hear it.”Some of the servants said that they did not want to do this. They were frightened of the magic chicken. But the man said that they must do what he said. If they had done nothing wrong. They had nothing to fear.
So the servants went into the dark room one at a time, while the rest listened carefully. Soon everyone had been in the room. but the chicken made no sound.”Good “said the man.”Now I know who the thief is! The servants looked very surprised.“Show me your right hands! The chicken did not make a sound for a very good reason. There is no chicken in the box at all! But the top of the box was covered with paint. You all have paint on your fingers, except for one person. That person is the thief, and he was afraid to put his finger on the box.”He pointed to one of the servants.”Your finger is clean! You are the thief!”
【小题1】Were the rich man call all the servants together?
A. Yes, they were.  B. No, they weren’t.   C.I don’t know.
【小题2】When did the rich man call all the servants together?
A. In the morning B. In the afternoon C. In the evening
【小题3】Did the rich man catch the thief at last?
A. Yes, he did B. No, he didn’t   C. He gave up the plan
【小题4】Which of the following is NOT true?
A. There was paint on the box.
B. All of the servants touched the box.
C. All of the servants went into the dark room.
【小题5】What do you think of the rich man?
A. Brave.   B. Clever   C. Friendly.

Nowadays many people go abroad. Then they must learn some customs about the country because different countries have different customs. In order that we can learn more about customs, the Culture Palace has invited some foreign speakers to give us speeches. Here is the timetable.

1.The Culture Palace invites some foreign speakers to give speeches, because __________.

2.Mr Smith comes from_________.

3.If you want to go to England on business, you can attend the speech in __________.

4.How much is it if someone wants to listen to all the speeches?

5.Which of the following is true according to the timetable?

阅读理解

　　The game is played by two teams. There must be eleven players in each team.

　　The field must be about 100m long and 73m wide. There are two goals, 7.32m long and 2.44m high.

　　To score a goal, a player must put the ball into the other team’s goal. They may use their feet, heads or other parts of the body, but they must not touch the ball with their hands. Only one oil each team, the goal-keeper, may use his hands.

　　This is played on a court 18m long and 9m wide. The net is 2.44m high for men and 2.24m for women. There are two teams and there are usually six players in each team.

　　The players try to make the ball hit the ground on the other side of the net. They may use their hands, fists or arms, but they must not catch the hall or hold it while playing.

　　The court must be 26m long and 14m wide. There can be ten players in a team but not more than five players in each team may play at one time. The players must not change until the referee allows them to leave the court.

　　To score a point a player must throw the ball into the other team’s basket.

　　Players may throw the ball, but they must not carry it. A player must not touch another player.

　　After 20 minutes play there must be a rest period for ten minutes. Then there is another period of 20 minutes before the game ends.

1．How big is a football field?

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A．7.32m long and 2.44m high.

B．100m long and 73m wide.

C．107.32m long and 75.44m wide.

D．26m long and 14m wide.

2．The volleyball players can only ________ while playing.

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A．catch the hall

B．hold the ball

C．use their hands, fists or arms

D．use their hands

3．Each basketball team can have ________ players at most.

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4．What’s the Chinese for referee in the passage?

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A．队长　　B．教练　　C．裁判　　D．观众

5．Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE?

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A．In a football match, only one person can use his hands.

B．The volleyball net is 2.44m high for men.

C．The basketball team will score when they throw the ball into the other team’s basket.

用方框中所给的单词的适当形式填空，使短文正确、通顺。每词限用一次。

   Many large cities have a subway system. The subway is called tube in London. In San Francisco, it is called BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit). Some subway systems, like Chicago’s, are quite 1.____________. It opened in 1897. Others are more recent (近代的). For example, Mexico City’s subway 2.____________ in 1969.

Most subways are very modern and clean, but sometimes they get very3.____________. So people have to follow certain rules to make the trip more 4.____________. In London, when people use the tube, they must stand on the right so that people in a 5.____________ can walk on the left. They let passengers get off the train before others get on, and people are expected to give their 6.____________ to the old and disabled people.

 Some subways 7.____________ excellent services. In most subways, there is a station about every one kilometer. Trains 8.____________ at a station about every two minutes. Subways carry a lot of passengers. The number of people 9.____________ one way each hour in London can be about 30,000. However, in some other cities it is much higher. Hong Kong’s subway10.____________ the record of about 80,000 passengers an hour!