当前许多家长提出切实减轻学生课业负担过重的要求。上星期，学校就学生的作业量问题要求各班召开家长会进行讨论。以下是你班家长的观点：多数家长认为作业多有好处，而部分家长认为作业过多对孩子成长不利。请根据下面方框中的提示，用英语做一简单介绍并表明自己的观点。

 注意：1.可适当增加细节，要求意思连贯，语句通顺；

       2. 词数70左右，短文的开头已给出（不计入总词汇数）。

       3. 可参考词汇: review（复习），useless（无用的）, unnecessary（不必要的）

Last week our class had a parents’ meeting. At the meeting, all the parents talked about whether doing a lot of homework was useful or not. Many parents thought that doing much homework was useful.

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五位同学遇到了问题，请你为他们选出相对应的建议。

66______    67______     68______      69______      70________

根据汉语提示和句意写出单词的正确形式。

I often watch a little girl playing basketball from my kitchen window. One day I asked her why she practiced every day. She said, “I want to go to ___56___ (大学). I want to be the best player. I think the job ____57_____ (适合) me.”

She never changed her mind. One day before she graduated from high school, I saw her lying on the grass in___58___ (沉默). I asked her what was wrong. She told me that her basketball teacher said she was too short to be a basketball player. She cried and ___59___(争论)with him. She was sad and it made her   60     （沮丧）. Then she smiled and told me her father said that the basketball teacher was wrong. She had her ___61___ (自己) idea. Her father said to her, “If you really want to play for the scholarship, nothing but you yourself can stop your dream.” He told her: “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.” At last, she made a ____62__ (决定) to go on the dream.

The next year, her basketball teacher ___63____ (派遣) her to join a game. She was so ___64_____ (幸运) that a basketball teacher of a famous team offered a scholarship to the basketball team She was to get the education that she had dreamed of and worked toward for all those years.

“If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.” It is ___65____ (真的).

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。（5分）

51. The boy was very sad when he _______ the bad news.

52. I lost my keys and I couldn’t find them __________.

53. It was a really _________ experience to be alone at Christmas Eve.

54. Microsoft is one of the biggest computer ________ in the world.

55. She said ________ others’ homework was a bad habit.

    There is a big problem between parents and children of all ages. If it’s hard for you to communicate with your parents, don’t worry about it. Here are some advice for you to bridge the generation gap (消除代沟).

    Don’t have an argument with your parents. Don’t get to your parents when you are angry. Your parents probably won’t know your ideas if you are shouting at them. And you can’t show yourself well if you are angry. Make sure you understand why you are unhappy. Then think about what you want to say to your parents. If you don’t think you can speak to them at the moment, try writing a letter.

    Try to reach a compromise (和解)when you and your parents disagree on something. You can keep your disagreement and try your best to accept each other. Michael’s mother didn’t agree with him about buying a motorcycle. They argued over it. But they finally came to a compromise. Michael bought the motorcycle, but only drove it on certain days.

    Of course, your parents might disagree with something. In these situations, it is especially important to show love and respect (尊敬) to them. Showing respect will keep your relationship strong.

    A good relationship with your parents can make you a better and happier person. It is worth having a try!

(     ) 46. The passage tells us _______ have a communication problem.

     A. parents and other people        B. school kids and their parents

     C. teachers and students          D. parents and children of all ages

(     ) 47. Your parents probably won’t know your ideas if you _______.

     A.get to them often                    B. write a letter to them

     C. shout at them loudly                    D. speak to them

(     ) 48.What should you do when you and your parents disagree on something?

     A. you can buy a motorcycle.           B. You can reach a compromise.     

     C. you can argue over it               D. You can talk with your parents.

(     ) 49. If there’s really a generation gap between you and your parents, you’d better _______.

     A. have a talk with them often             B. keep away from them

     C. agree with them all the time                D. disagree about everything

(     ) 50. From the passage we learn that _______.

     A. parents and children should not have a generation gap

     B. parents should show love and respect to their children

     C. there are some good ways to bridge the generation gap

     D. there are so many serious problems in families today

Life in space is much different from life on earth. How do astronauts live in space?

　 Eating In the past, astronauts could eat only small pieces of dried food. But now astronauts are able to eat more everyday food like fruit, vegetables and ice cream.

　 Sleeping All the people in the ISS(国际空间站) have their own rooms. They have to tie (系) themselves to their beds, or they’ll fly away! That seems like a strange way to sleep, but astronauts say sleeping in space is really not too bad.

　 Exercising This is more important in space than on earth. Astronauts exercise on bikes and other machines(机器) for about two hours every day. That way, they can still be healthy when they get back home.

Having fun Astronauts can read books, play cards, listen to music or send e-mails to their friends and families when they aren’t working. Sometimes they just sit and look out of the window. It’s also much fun! .

Astronauts are hardworking whether in space or on the earth. Though the work sometimes is difficult, they are still interested in it and love the job. Many people think their lives are very interesting and their dream jobs are to be the astronauts.

(　　 ) 41. We probably read the passage from______.

　　 A. a report card 　 B. a letter 　 C. an e-mail 　D. a science magazine

(　　 ) 42. How often do the astronauts exercise?

　　 A. two hours　 B. two hours a day　 C. one hour every day　 D. every day

(　　 ) 43. What are the astronauts’ lives like?

　　 A. Interesting.　　 B. Boring.　　 C. Worrying.　　 D. Amazing.

(　　 ) 44. It can be inferred(推断) from the passage that _______.

　　 A. Astronauts could eat only small pieces of dried food every day.

　　 B. Astronauts couldn’t sleep well because they had to tie themselves to their beds.

　　 C. Astronauts exercise on bikes and other machine in space so they are healthy.

　　 D. Astronauts couldn’t get messages from their friends and families.

(　　 ) 45. What's the best title of the passage?

　　 A. People in space　 B. Have fun in space　 C. Astronauts　 D. Astronauts’ lives

How to protect yourself from radiation?

Since the earthquake happened in Japan and the nuclear plant was destroyed on March 11th, 2011, more and more people became worried about the problem of radiation.

But how can we protect ourselves from radiation? Here are some suggestions for you.

(     )36. According to the passage, we know the earthquake in Japan happened on _________.

A. March 11th, 2012.   B. March 11th, 2011  C. May 11th, 2011.   D. May 11th, 2012.

(     ) 37. What’s the meaning of the word “radiation” in paragraph one?

A. 地震           B. 海啸         C. 核辐射           D. 震级.

(     ) 38. ______ can help us breathe(呼吸) good air.

A. Masks          B. Umbrellas        C. Soap         D. Clothes

(     ) 39. Which fruit can help us protect ourselves from radiation?

A. Tomatoes.         B. Bananas.         C. Oranges.         D. Strawberries.

(     ) 40. Which one is NOT correct according to the passage?

A. You should wear a breathing mask when you go outdoors            

B. You must take an umbrella if it rains because there are radioactive elements in rain.        C. You could eat fresh fruits like jujube, watermelon, kiwi fruit and oranges.

D. You shouldn’t drink any beer because it’s bad for health..

Time is very important in our life. However, I had never realized it until I received a beautiful gold watch from my father one day when I was 19 years old. This watch always __26__me the importance of time in my life.

It was a cold rainy day. My father asked me to go to the ___27__to pick up my uncle and take him home. I should have arrived there before 4:30p.m. We had a basketball match at school that afternoon and the match was so ___28   that I forgot the time. When the match was nearly over, I suddenly remembered my uncle and hurried to the airport .It was too late. He had left the airport and take a taxi to our house.

I was very worried that my father would complain __29___ the thing. As soon as I entered the living room, I saw my uncle in the sofa looking very tired. I do not _30__uncle and my father .I said hello to them in a very low voice .My father didn’t say _31___ .Instead, he asked me to sit ___32___ him. “Peter, did you have a good time today?” I felt so sorry and answered in a ___33___ voice. “Yes, Dad, but I ’m really sorry .This will __34__happen again. I promise.”My father handed me a box with a beautiful gold watch inside .It was a gift my uncle bought for him. He gave it to me and said, “I hope you have learned something important today, and this watch will help you remember the importance of time.”

The watch has been with me for twelve years .I wear it not because of its price, but because of ___35___I learned. It tells me to respect（重视）and never be late to do what I have promised to .

—Will you come over for dinner on Monday or Tuesday?

—I’m afraid ______ day is OK. I’ll fly to Paris on holiday for the whole week.

A. either           B. neither          C. every    D. both

 The plane will ________ at three. You must arrive at the airport at about two.

          A. get out        B. keep out          C. take off           D. come in