A new school term begins, Is anything new at your school? Sichuan students are getting an extra (额外的)hour to sleep in the morning.
This year, Sichuan schools decided that students should start classes later. This should help them feel less tired, For Junior high schools, the first classes will begin no earlier than 8:30 am.
The changes have made students happy.
Liu Xian, 15, said his class was excited by the news on the first day of school. “It’s so good we can get up later!” said Liu.
Liu studies in Chengdu No.4 Middle School. He used to get up at 6:40 am. Now he can get up at 7:40 am because class doesn’t start until 8:40 am.
Wu Hongli, 15, said the new timetable is good for her health. “I used to drink coffee every night or I would feel to sleepy to finish my homework, ”said Wu. “Now I can finish it without coffee.”She used to get up at 6:30 am. Now she can get up at 7:30 am.
Wu Hongli’s mother was happy, too. She thought more sleep would help her daughter grow taller.
But some parents worried that more sleep would mean less learning. There used to be five classes in the morning. Now there are only four.
Many teachers, though, say the changes will help students learn better.
“Students used to doze(瞌睡)for the first two classes in the morning,”said Wu Zongping, an English teacher at Chendu No.12 Middle School. “But now they look fine and they learn much better than before.”
【小题1】What made the Sichuan middle school students happy?

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Middle school now is using a new way to decide who the top students are. The best students won't only have high marks（分数）,They will also be good kids who don't dye（染）their hair, smoke or drink. The following are some of the new rules.

Tell the truth. Have you ever copied someone else's work in an exam? Don't do it again. If you are playing the computer, don't tell your parents you are doing your homework.

 Do more at school. Good students love animals and care for other people. April is "Bird-

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Month" in China. Does your School do anything to celebrate （庆祝）? You Should join! That Way, you can learn more about animals and how to protect them.

   Be friendly to the people you are with, Try to think of others, not only yourselves. Be open to new ideas Have you ever thought that people could live on the moon? May be you'll discover Earth.Ⅱsomeday, Don't look down on new ideas. You should welcome them because new ideas

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make life better for everyone.

   Use the Internet carefully. The Internet can be very useful for your studies. But something on the Internet isn't for kids, so try to look at web pages that are good for you .You can use the web

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for fan or homework.

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