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写一篇文章，就课堂学习和课外学习进行比较，以便向该刊投稿。

　 提示：

　 (1)课外学习比课堂学习的东西要多;

　 (2)课堂内学习有限，课堂内只能学到书本知识；

　 (3)知识来源于实践，课外可以运用所学知识；

　 (4)但课内学习也非常重要；

　 (5)重视课内学习，课内外学习密切联系，相互促进。

　 注意：

(1)题目自拟。　　 (2)字数90-120。

　　In some part of the United States, farming is easy. But farming has always been difficult in the northeastern corner of the country, which is called New England.

　　New England has many trees and thin, rocky soil.

　　Anyone who has wanted to start a new farm  had to work very hard. The first job has been cutting down trees. The next job has been digging the stumps(树桩) of the trees out of the soil. Then the farmer has the difficult job of removing stones from his land.

　　This work of removing stones never really ends, because every winter more stones appear. They come up through the thin soil from the rocks below. Farmers have to keep removing stones from the fields. Even today, farms which have been worked on for 200 years keep producing more stones.

　　That is why stone walls are used instead of fences around New England fields. The stone walls are not high; a man can easily climb over them. But they keep the farmer's cow from joining his neighbour's cows.

1．New England lies ________.

[　　]

A．in England

B．in the U.S.

C．to the northeast of England

D．to the northeast of the U.S.

2．The passage compares(比较) farming ________.

[　　]

A．in England and in New England

B．in different parts of the U.S.

C．in England and in the U.S.

D．in different parts of England

3．What is the greatest difficulty New England farmers have in their farming?

[　　]

4．“Remove”means ________.

[　　]

5．From this passage, you know at least one thing New England farmers produce on their farms. What is this?

[　　]

　　In some part of the United States, farming is easy. But farming has always been difficult in the northeastern corner of the country, which is called New England.

　　New England has many trees and thin, rocky soil.

　　Anyone who has wanted to start a new farm  had to work very hard. The first job has been cutting down trees. The next job has been digging the stumps(树桩) of the trees out of the soil. Then the farmer has the difficult job of removing stones from his land.

　　This work of removing stones never really ends, because every winter more stones appear. They come up through the thin soil from the rocks below. Farmers have to keep removing stones from the fields. Even today, farms which have been worked on for 200 years keep producing more stones.

　　That is why stone walls are used instead of fences around New England fields. The stone walls are not high; a man can easily climb over them. But they keep the farmer's cow from joining his neighbour's cows.

1．New England lies ________.

[　　]

A．in England

B．in the U.S.

C．to the northeast of England

D．to the northeast of the U.S.

2．The passage compares(比较) farming ________.

[　　]

A．in England and in New England

B．in different parts of the U.S.

C．in England and in the U.S.

D．in different parts of England

3．What is the greatest difficulty New England farmers have in their farming?

[　　]

4．“Remove”means ________.

[　　]

5．From this passage, you know at least one thing New England farmers produce on their farms. What is this?

[　　]

书面表达训练

　　假设你是约翰，你的中国笔友钟华将随在伦敦工作的父母来英国学习两年，他托你介绍一所英语学校，以便他在暑假中提高英语水平，你看了一些广告介绍，在比较了几所学校的地理位置、教学分班、住宿、活动、教学时间和价格之后，选择了一所，并根据该校的广告介绍写了一封回信。

　　该校广告介绍如下：

　　An Introduction to the Four-Week English Course in the Beech School of English

　　* A small, friendly school: in North London, 20 minutes from the centre by train.

　　* The number of students: 70

　　* Teaching: 24 hours a week; classes not bigger than ten.

　　* Staying with carefully-selected (选择) English families

　　* Sports and activities (活动): Tennis, sailing & swimming; visits to the theatre & places of interest

　　* Time: July l2 - August 6,1999

　　* Price: $350

注意：

1．词数100个左右。

2．信的开头和结尾已经写好，不计在总词数内。

April 16,1999

Dear Zhong Hua,

　　Very pleased to know that you are coming to study in London and it is really a good idea to improve your English before the new term begins next September.

　　……

　　Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

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阅读下列短文, 从所给的四个选项中, 选出最佳答案。

　　     Japan has a problem many other countries would envy—its workforce　　 works too hard.

　　     Curing Japanese workers of the disease "workaholism" is proving　　 a difficult job, partly because many of them like work better than　　 anything else, experts say.

　　     Last month, the Japanese Government passed a law for a 40-hour　　 working week, down from 48 hours, to let people spend more time away　　 from the office or factory. But it could be many years before average　　 work hours fall to the new level.

　　     In 1985, Japanese workers worked an average of 2,168 hours a year.　　 By comparison (比较), people in Britain worked 1,952 hours, the United　　 States 1,924, Germany 1,659 and France 1,643.

　　     Many Japanese workers work longer hours not only because of　　 devotion (忠诚) and the pleasure of the job, but also because of fear　　 and inefficiency (低效率).

　　     Many people feel that if they take a week off, they will lose　　 touch with the business and fall behind other people. So they would　　 rather stay at their desks. It is also considered bad form in many　　 offices to leave before the boss. So workers will sit at their desks　　 pretending to be busy until their boss finally puts on his jacket and　　 heads out the door.

(1)  According to the passage, Japan is facing a problem because　　 many workers __________. 

[    ]

A. take days off because of disease　　 　　   

B. work inefficiently 　　   

C. fear their bosses 　　   

D. do not want to leave work 　　

(2) "Its" in paragraph 1 refers to _________.

[    ]

A. the problem's 　　   

B. the work-force's 　　   

C. Japan's 　　   

D. other countries' 　　

(3) "Workaholism" is likely to occur when one _______.

[    ]

A. has to do a very difficult job　　 　　   

B. loves one's work too much　　 　　   

C. works long hours in a place　　 　　   

D. suffers a lot at work 　　

(4) The passage tells that in Japan __________.

[    ]

A. the boss is usually the last to leave the office　　 　　   

B. the boss is usually the first to leave the office　　 　　   

C. workers are usually busier than the boss　　 　　   

D. workers are busiest just before going home　　 　　

(5) The Japanese government is trying to get workers to _________.

[    ]

A. work more efficiently 　　   

B. work even harder 　　   

C. work fewer hours 　　   

D. stay away from the office