Life for Cathy Taylor’s three children is very busy. Their school days are busy enough. After school, though, Cathy takes the two boys from football to basketball. Then she has to take her daughter to piano lessons. The tired children don’t get home until 7 pm. They have a quick supper, and it’s time for homework.

The Taylors are like many American and British parents. They take their children from activity to activity, and try to fit as much as possible into their kids’ lives. Doctors say many children are under too much pressure. Teachers complain(抱怨) about teaching tired kids in the classroom.

Most children take part in after-school clubs. Activities include sports, language learning, music and math classes. Pushy parents are nothing new, but now parents seem to push their children a lot more. Parents see other children doing a lot of things, and they feel their own children should do the same.

Linda Miller, a mother of three in London, knows all about such pressure. “In some families, competition starts from a very young age,” she says. “Mothers send their kids to all kinds of classes when they are very young. And they are always comparing them with other children. It’s crazy. People shouldn’t push their kids so hard.

Dr Alice Green agrees. She also says that these children may find it hard to think for themselves when they are older. “Parents are trying to plan their kids’ lives for them. When these kids are adults, they might find it difficult to plan things for themselves.” Parents should learn to give their kids a bit more time to themselves. On one hand, children need organized activities. On the other hand, they also need time and freedom to relax, and they need time to do things by themselves.

(   ) 8. Cathy Taylor sends her daughter to       .

A. math classes     B. language school B. sport club      D. piano lessons

(   ) 9. Why do teachers complain about teaching those children in the classroom?

A. Because they are very tired.     B. Because they know a lot of things.

C. Because they are under too much pressure. D. Because they can’t plan things for themselves.

(   ) 10. From the passage, we know children take part in after-school activities because       .

A. they have interest in them           B. their teachers tell them to do so

C. their parents push them to do so         D. they see other children doing these things

(  ) 11. The writer probably thinks that parents should       .

A. compare their children with others    B. plan their children’s lives for them

C. take their children to different classes  

D. give children time and let them do things by themselves

Linda is an English girl．She is twelve years old．She has two brothers. 1 are Jack and Jim.But she doesn’t  2 any sisters．
Linda goes to school by 3 . She usually  4 to school at eight o’clock. Thc first 5 starts at nine o’clock．She has five classes every day. Her favorite 6 are math and science. She has math from Monday  7 Friday.
On weekends, she  8 her brother with his homework at home. Sometimes she listens to music.She likes  9 very much. Her favorite musician is Liu Huan from China．She thinks his songs are very  10 .She likes them very much．
【小题1】A. We       B. You    C．They
【小题2】A. have     B. know    C.  find
【小题3】A. radio    B. bus    C. watch
【小题4】A. leaves    B. takes   C. gets
【小题5】A. book      B. class     C. picture
【小题6】A.subjects    B. clothes    C. colors
【小题7】A. of        B.at         C. to
【小题8】A．asks      B says       C. helps
【小题9】A．dancing    B．singing    C. running
【小题10】A．relaxing  B.  boring    C. difficult

Today is Friday. Peter has six classes today. He goes to school at 7:30 a.m. At 8:00 a.m., he begins his first class. The first class is English. At 9:00 a.m., he has math. Peter likes math because it’s interesting. At 10:00 a.m. she has a biology class. Peter thinks it’s very boring. Then at 11:00 a.m., he has a history class. That’s his favorite subject. He can learn a lot about the past from history.
Peter has lunch at school at about 12:00. Then he has a short break. At 1:30 p.m., he has a music class. At 2:30 p.m., he has a P.E. class. Peter likes this afternoon, because music and P.E. are easy and interesting. School is over at 4:00 p.m. Peter is happy because he can go home and have a good time on Saturday and Sunday.
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【小题1】The second class is ________ on Friday morning.