Japanese students work very hard but many are unhappy. They feel heavy pressures from their parents. Most students are always told by their parents to study harder and better so that they can have a wonderful life in the future. Though this may be a good idea for those very bright students, it can have terrible results for many students who are not gifted enough. Many of them have tried very hard at school but have failed in the exams and have their parents lose hope. Such students feel that they are hated by everyone else they meet and they don’t want to go to school any longer. They became dropouts.

It is surprising that though most Japanese parents are worried about their children, they do not help them in any way. Many parents feel that they are not able to help their children and that it is the teachers’ work to help their children. To make matters worse, a lot of parents send their children to those schools opening in the evenings and on weekends—they only help the students to pass the exams and never teach them any real sense of the world.

Many Japanese schools usually have rules about everything from the students’ hair to their clothes and things in the school bags. Child psychologists now think that such strict rules are harmful to the feelings of the students. Almost 40% of the students said that no one had taught them how to get on with others, how to tell right from wrong and how to show love and care for others, even for their parents.

1.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

2. “Dropouts” are those who ___.

3. Why do Japanese students work very hard at school and feel unhappy?

4. Failure in examinations cause students to ___.

5. According to the passage, it’s necessary to teach students ___.

Japanese students work very hard but many are unhappy. They feel heavy pressures from their parents. Most students are always told by their parents to study harder and better so that they can have a wonderful life in the future. Though this may be a good idea for those very bright students, it can have terrible results for many students who are not gifted enough. Many of them have tried very hard at school but have failed in the exams and have their parents lose hope. Such students feel that they are hated by everyone else they meet and they don’t want to go to school any longer. They became dropouts.
It is surprising that though most Japanese parents are worried about their children, they do not help them in any way. Many parents feel that they are not able to help their children and that it is the teachers’ work to help their children. To make matters worse, a lot of parents send their children to those schools opening in the evenings and on weekends—they only help the students to pass the exams and never teach them any real sense of the world.
Many Japanese schools usually have rules about everything from the students’ hair to their clothes and things in the school bags. Child psychologists now think that such strict rules are harmful to the feelings of the students. Almost 40% of the students said that no one had taught them how to get on with others, how to tell right from wrong and how to show love and care for others, even for their parents.

1. 1.

   Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

   1. A.
      The Trouble in Japanese Schools
   2. B.
      The Problems of Japanese Students
   3. C.
      The Pressures of the Students in Japan
   4. D.
      Education in Japan
2. 2.

   “Dropouts” are those who ___.

   1. A.
      make troubles in and out of schools
   2. B.
      go about or stay home instead of being at school
   3. C.
      try hard but always fail in the exams
   4. D.
      lose hope and give up some of their subjects
3. 3.

   Why do Japanese students work very hard at school and feel unhappy?

   1. A.
      They want to find a good job.
   2. B.
      They want to pass exams.
   3. C.
      They’re under pressure from their parents.
   4. D.
      They’re not clever enough.
4. 4.

   Failure in examinations cause students to ___.

   1. A.
      chop out of school
   2. B.
      quarrel with their parents
   3. C.
      go to schools opening on weekends
   4. D.
      have their parents lose hope
5. 5.

   According to the passage, it’s necessary to teach students ___.

   1. A.
      how to study well
   2. B.
      how to get on with others
   3. C.
      to show love and care for others
   4. D.
      all above

“Mother tells me that the most important is to study，and she almost never gives me any housework to do，though I really want some，”said Wang，a middle school student in Guangzhou，capital of South China’s Guangdong Province．

A report says that most of Guangzhou teenagers want to do more housework，but their parents usually do not think so．According to(根据)the report，37％of the teenagers do housework less than half an hour every day；39.4％of them from half an hour to one hour；11.5％one to two hours；5.6％over two hours；and 6.2％just have “no” housework to do．

“Most of my time after school should be spent on my homework，and I don’t have time to play．Even on weekends，my parents ask me to stay at home to study．I can’t go to see a film，watch TV or play with other children．My parents never say to me about anything to do with the housework．Sometimes I feel I have the duty to do something to help my parents，but they just get everything done for me，” said Yang Ming，a sixteen-year-old student．

Experts say this won’t change much unless the College Entrance Examination，which adds much pressure(压力) on high school students，is changed．

1．Is Wang often asked to do housework?

       __________________________________________________________________________．

2．What do most of Guangzhou teenagers want to do，according to the report?

       __________________________________________________________________________．

3．How many students never have any housework to do?

       __________________________________________________________________________．

4．What do most parents think is the most important for children?

       __________________________________________________________________________．

5．What does Yang Ming like to spend his time in doing after school?

       __________________________________________________________________________．

There ate over 800 boarding(寄宿) schools in the United Kingdom with students from home and foreign countries．Boarding schools started hundreds of years ago in the country．But the earliest boarding schools were set up for white, rich boys only．Now, both boys and girls can go to boarding schools from the age of 7 to 18．

What to do

In the United Kingdom boarding schools have three terms in a school year and there are about 13 weeks each term．Students study and live with one another．They need permission to go outside．In some schools each student has his or her own schedule．Besides the usual classrooms and laboratories, the boarding schools have lots of other equipment for their students including music rooms, boats, swimming pools, cinemas and theaters．Most boarding schools have a “lights out” time．So when it's time to go to bed, all the lights in the dormitories are turned off．Some senior teaching staff work as housemasters(舍监)．Each of them takes care of 50 students all the time, and especially after school hours．

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Nearly all students at boarding schools in the United Kingdom wear a school uniform．Boys usually wear a shirt and a tie, and girls wear a white blouse(罩衫), sometimes also a tie and a skirt．As students get older the rules become less strict．

What to eat

In the United Kingdom, boarding schools provides students with delicious food．They can choose to have a full English breakfast or simply bread with marmalade(柑橘酱)．They can also choose between a vegetarian meal and another meal at lunch and dinner．And there is always a salad buffet(自助餐), other side-dishes and a dessert．Many boarding dormitories also have a kitchen so students can make themselves something to eat at any time, or drink tea or have a snack between meals．

1．Jimmy is five years old now．Can he go to a hoarding school in the United Kingdom?

2．Tony is a student at a boarding school in the United Kingdom．How long does be need to stay at school every year?

3．“They can’t go out without permission．”请在第二段中找出此句的同义句。

4．What is the best title(题目) for the third paragraph(段落)．

5．请将文中划线句子译成汉语。