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　　Few people hate homework more than Alfie Kohn, author of The Homework Myth．There is a hot discussion across the country：does homework really improve school results? A growing number of educators say no．

　　“We always think it is worth it,”says Kohn,“and homework will improve their school results and give them good study skills, but the research(研究)shows it is just not so．No study has ever found any academic benefit(学业上的成效)of assigning(布置)homework before kids are in high school．and even in high school the case is very weak．”

　　But how could hours of reading, writing and solving math problems not help kids to learn? We asked tenth graders at the Galloway School, in Atlanta．

　　“I learn everything that I need to in class,”says 16-year-old Matt Ritchie．“And it is really unnecessary to do homework．It is just boring．”

　　“If I listen in class and take good notes, I usually do well on tests,”explains his classmate Paige Solomon,“So I don’t think it is helpful－if anything, it just makes me kind of fearful of going to that class．”

　　“I’m usually in a bad mood when I have a lot of homework,”says 16－year－old Carter Parder,“because I stay up later．And then I’m groggy the next day．”

　　According to Kohn, even if kids learn a little through homework, the cost is too high．Homework may kill a student’s interest in learning．If kids seem to be sinking(陷入)under a mountain of work, parents should intervene(干涉)．Most adults wouldn’t want to work eight hours a day, and then come home to hours of extra work．Kids are no different．

(1)

According to the passage, we know that Alfie Kohn ________．
[　　]
A．	is a high school teacher．
B．	is an expert in language study．
C．	does deep research into homework
D．	is a great novel writer．

(2)

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
[　　]
A．	Most people think homework is of great help to students．
B．	Kohn is the first person to prove homework is unimportant．
C．	Kohn thinks homework is helpful for college students．
D．	Parents should pay much attention to the homework of their children．

(3)

The underlined word“groggy”in Paragraph 6 means“________”
[　　]
A．	uninterested
B．	happy
C．	sleepy
D．	clear-minded

(4)

The passage was written mainly to ________．
[　　]
A．	introduce the book The Homework Myth
B．	point out the importance of homework
C．	show doing homework is a waste of time
D．	show there is no need to assign homework

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　　Even though they were written 150 years ago, Alexander Dumas' action novels still excite millions of readers around the world, in close to a hundred languages.

　　Dumas' two most famous stories, The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo, have inspired more than 100 films. His 1848 novel, The Man In the Iron Mask, was recently made into a movie. In this movie, Leonardo Di Caprio played both King Louis XIV and his twin brother Philippe.

　　Few people know, however, that the author was the grandson of a Haitian slave. Even fewer people know that Dumas' father rose rapidly from a soldier to a general in the French Army before he was 31. The general died young, leaving Alexander penniless. But Dumas overcame poverty, the lack of formal education, and the hardship of racism to become one of the world's most popular writers.

　　Dumas' life sometimes was just like his action novels. He participated in three revolutions and fought with people when he was insulted. After making a fortune by writing novels, he built a mansion outside Paris and kept it open to starving artists, friends, and even strangers. Luckily for his fans, the mansion has recently been restored and opened to the public.

1．Which of the following statements about Alexander Dumas is NOT TRUE?

[　　]

A．He was a victim of racism.

B．He was well-educated.

C．He was the son of a general.

D．He was the grandson of a slave.

2．Alexander Dumas' novels ________.

[　　]

A．have lasted for less than 100 years

B．have been translated into more than 100 languages

C．have not been well received until recently

D．have fascinated readers for many years

3．We may infer from the article that Dumas ________.

[　　]

A．did not lead a colorful life

B．was a man who kept money to himself

C．was a generous and kind-hearted man

D．was a peace-loving man

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There was a great number of trouble in the city the	(1) ______
other day．A horse got out of a field and came into	(2) ______
town on its own．Oh heavens! A horse walked across	(3) ______
the Public Gardens and throughout a busy street．Then	(4) ______
it sat down just in the middle of the main roads	(5) ______
contrary a church．All the traffic stopped．Quite	(6) ______
few people tried to lead it away, but the horse	(7) _____
refused to obey to them．Just then and old farmer	(8) ______
appeared．He took a few low whistle．As soon as the	(9) ______
horse heard the whistles, it rose up and followed	(10)______
the farmer tamely．

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　　Few people ever took notice of Mr．Jimmy Tan whenever he entered a room．He was a shy, quiet and simple man who preferred to keep to himself in public．On the other hand, Mr．Thomas Kim, a fellow scientist, was a man everyone would notice on the streets．He wore bright outfits with huge flower prints, spoke with a booming voice, and his laughter could be heard from all corners of a room．In addition to the differences in their characters, Mr．Kim and Mr．Tan were also great rivals at work in the Institute of Future Science．

　　On Christmas Eve, everyone left work early to celebrate the special occasion, except for Mr．Tan and Mr．Kim．They were in their laboratory analyzing the results of their latest experiments．Mr．Tan realized that something special was taking place in his experiment－the bacteria he had cultured were growing extremely quickly under high pressure and at a very low temperature．After noting down the findings in his notebook, he left the room to prepare for another round of tests．Shortly after, Mr．Kim entered．

　　“Hey Jimmy, ” Mr．Kim called out, “do you have an extra copy of the laboratory booking form?”

　　There was no reply, so Mr．Kim looked through Mr．Tan's things．He soon found Mr．Tan's notebook and was horrified to see that Mr．Tan had managed to make one of the most important discoveries in modern science．He then looked into the deep－freeze cupboard where a dish containing the bacteria was kept．He put them into his pocket and returned to his own laboratory．

　　Mr．Tan came back an hour later to find his notebook and the dish missing．He knew that Mr．Kim had taken them and went to Mr．Kim's laboratory to find out．When he opened the door, he found Mr．Kim lying on the floor motionless．His face was pale and his skin had turned black．The deadly bacteria had been handled improperly．He shook his head and left．

(1)

From the first paragraph we know Mr．Kim was a quite ________ person．
[　　]
A．	famous
B．	hardworking
C．	wealthy
D．	outgoing

(2)

The underlined word "rivals" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ________．
[　　]
A．	enemies
B．	colleagues
C．	competitors
D．	friends

(3)

What does the underlined word “them” refer to in the 4th paragraph?
[　　]
A．	the most important discoveries
B．	the notebook and the dish
C．	the cupboard and the bacteria
D．	the dish and the bacteria

(4)

Which of the following is true according to the passage?
[　　]
A．	Mr．Kim was afraid Mr．Tan might succeed ahead of him．
B．	Mr．Tan's bacteria grew very fast in a warm container．
C．	Mr．Tan worked much harder than Mr．Kim．
D．	Mr．Kim was so tired that he fell down into sleep．

(5)

What happened to Mr．Kim in the end?
[　　]
A．	He died on Christmas Eve．
B．	He was arrested by the police．
C．	He shared the success with Mr．Tan．
D．	He succeeded ahead of Mr．Tan．

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阅读下列短文，完成文后题目。

　　Even though they were written 150 years ago, Alexander Dumas'action novels still excite millions of readers around the world, in close to a hundred languages.

　　Dumas's two most famous stories, The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo, have inspired more than 100 films. His 1848 novel The Man in the Iron Mask, was recently made into a movie. In this movie, Leonardo DiCaprio played both King Louis ⅩⅣ and his twin brother Philippe.

　　Few people know, however, that the author was the grandson of a Haitian slave. Even fewer people

　　know that Dumas'father rose rapidly from a soldier to a general in the French Army before he was 31. The general died young, leaving Alexander penniless. But Dumas overcame poverty, the lack of formal education, and the hardship of racism to become one of the world's most popular writers.

　　Dumas's life sometimes was just like his action novels. He participated in three revolutions and fought with people when he was insulted, After making a fortune by writing novels, he built a mansion outside Paris and kept it open to starving artists, friends, and even strangers. Luckily for his fans, the mansion has recently been restored and opened to the public.

1．Which of the following statement about Alexander Dumas is false?

[　　]

A．He was a victim of racism

B．He was welleducated

C．He was the son of a general

D．He was the grandson of a slave

2．Alexander Duma's novels ________.

[　　]

A．have lasted for less than 100 yeas

B．have been translated into more than 100 languages

C．have not been well received until recently

D．have fascinated readers for many years

3．We may infer from the article that Dumas ________.

[　　]

A．did not lead a colourful life

B．was a man who kept money to himself

C．was a generous and kindhearted man

D．was a peaceloving writer

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