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Do you think your schoolwork is too hard? Do you feel you have too much homework? If you answer “yes”, you are in the same boat as most US kids. However, school life for them is about to get even harder.
A group of 13 states have decided to make their schools’ workload(工作量) much heavier, especially in math and English. Most students in US high schools work very hard. But it is not like in China, where almost all students have to work from early morning till late in the evening.
US students have a lot of freedom to decide how hard they should work. “Most students put in a lot of effort (努力), but some do almost nothing,” said Will Gordon, a teacher from North Carolina. “I think stricter rules will help those students who aren’t so focused (集中精神的).”
“For the most part, it’s good,” said Adam Jorve, 15, a student at Gordon’s school. “A lot of kids in public schools can hardly read when they graduate. However, for me, I wish I didn’t have the extra work.”
81. From the first passage we know that most US kids _______.
A. have a pleasant school life B. often go boating together
C. have hard schoolwork D. pay little attention to their schoolwork
82. Compared with Chinese students, kids in the US ________.
A. have a much heavier workload B. don’t have to work from morning till night
C. spend more time on math and English D. have no time to relax themselves
83. What freedom do US students have? They have the freedom to decide _________.
A. how hard they should work B. how long they stay at school
C. what to do and how to do it D. how much time they should spend on their work
84. 
In Will Gordon’s opinion, students who almost do nothing in school will be helped ______.
A. by strict teachers B. by their parents
C. through the strict management (管理） D. through stricter rules
85. The passage tells us mainly about _______.
A. the heavy load of Chinese students B. the heavy load of the US students
C. the freedom of the US students D. the different school life of the US students
查看习题详情和答案>>Confucius (孔子) 2,500 year-old words: "All study but no thinking makes people puzzled." All thinking but
no study makes people lazy.
Tuesday was Confucius' birthday. He was born on September 28,551 BC in the Kingdom of Lu (鲁国),
in today's Shandong Province. Chinese look upon Confucius as the greatest thinker and also the greatest
teacher. He had about 3,000 students. For more than 2,000 years, Confucius' ideas have been around in
people's everyday lives. Now they have gone far into Western countries and south Asia. People can still
hear them today.
Why are his ideas so popular? They help not only in everyday life but also society.
Confucius' most important ideas are kindness and good manners. Confucius said young people should
take care of the old. People should give up thinking of themselves and work for others. As a great teacher,
Confucius said that all should go to school if they wanted learn.
Some of Confucius' popular words are "A kind person should care others" and "Be strict with yourself,
but be kind to others". People use his ideas to help themselves and society. Now, more than 100 Internet
web sites are teaching people about Confucius and his ideas.
"Kindness and honesty are the best values of the world today," said 79-year-old Kong Fanjin who
studying Confucius.
B. 2,500 years ago
C. 3,000 years ago
D. 2,000 years ago
B. thinker
C. fighter
D. leader
B. Confucius' students
C. people in Western countries and south Asia
D. Confucius' ideas
B. young people should take care of the old
C. Be strict with others, but be kind to yourself
D. A kind person should care others
B. in the library
C. from your teacher
D. on TV
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| What does "getting along with your teacher" mean, anyway? "Getting along" means you and your teacher have a relationship that 1 for both of you, and that you both get what you 2 from the relationship. For your teacher, he or she wants to make 3 you are careful, being respectful and polite, and 4 your best to learn. For you, you 5 a teacher who respects you, answers your questions, and tries to 6 you learn. You can get along with your teacher and learn without being friends with him or her, although it's 7 if that happens. In every school, kids say some teachers are too 8 or serious, but don't judge a teacher 9 you are in his or her class and can see for yourself. Most of time, your teacher is on your 10 . And a teacher who's strict may be someone who 11 to do his or her job well-teaching you the 12 you should learn. It's also 13 to remember that making mistakes is a 14 of learning. By pointing out your mistakes and helping you 15 them, a teacher is teaching you. | |||
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| What does "getting along with your teacher" mean, anyway? "Getting along" means you and your teacher have a relationship that 1 for both of you, and that you both get what you 2 from the relationship. For your teacher, he or she wants to make 3 you are careful, being respectful and polite, and 4 your best to learn. For you, you 5 a teacher who respects you, answers your questions, and tries to 6 you learn. You can get along with your teacher and learn without being friends with him or her, although it's 7 if that happens. In every school, kids say some teachers are too 8 or serious, but don't judge a teacher 9 you are in his or her class and can see for yourself. Most of time, your teacher is on your 10 . And a teacher who's strict may be someone who 11 to do his or her job well-teaching you the 12 you should learn. It's also 13 to remember that making mistakes is a 14 of learning. By pointing out your mistakes and helping you 15 them, a teacher is teaching you. | ||||
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Once there was a grasshopper（蚱蜢）, who was the best hopper（跳跃者） in the world．She taught other grasshoppers how to hop． Soon all grasshoppers were hopping well, so she felt very 1
Then one day an eagle showed up．She immediately 2 to teach the eagle how to hop, as she was sure that hopping was the key to 3 , but every time she advised the eagle to hop, he just said, “There is no need．You are 4 with hopping, but I can fly． “
“Stop this silly talking of flying!” screamed the grasshopper．“Flying is 5 in your imagination． “
The next day, some of the grasshoppers went to talk to the eagle．“How is it that you don’t know how to hop, yet you still talk of flying? It 6 our teacher’s orders． “
“Hopping is useful, but when you can fly, it is no longer 7 ．” said the eagle．
“Tell us more, “ said the grasshoppers．
The eagle began telling them what the world 8 he grass fields was like．It was a world that included mountains, rivers and oceans（海洋）．
Then the eagle took one 9 grasshopper in his powerful talon to the sky．The grasshopper could see the mountains, rivers and oceans that the eagle had 10 ．
After the eagle landed, he saw a spark （闪光） in the grasshopper’s eyes． The grasshopper told others what he had seen in the sky．Therefore, the grasshoppers dreamt of flying in the sky．
1． A． angry B． relaxed C． stressed D． proud
2． A． forgot B． decided C． failed D． refused
3． A． business B． weakness C． happiness D． sadness
4． A． satisfied B． strict C． patient D． careful
5． A． just B． even C． hardly D． ever
6． A． turns down B． puts off C． goes against D． works out
7． A． harmless B． dangerous C． necessary D． safe
8． A． past B． through C． under D． beyond
9． A． sad B． brave C． attractive D． frightened
10． A． imagined B． created C． changed D． described
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