New rules and behavior standards（规范）for middle school students came out in March．A middle schools going to start new rules 1  who the top students are．The best students will 2 have high marks．they will also be one, who don’t color their hair，smoke or drink．The following are more of the new rules：

    Tell the truth．Have you ever copied 3  work in an exam? Don’t do it again! That’s not something  4 students should do．If you are playing computer games in your room，don’t tell your parents you are doing homework．

    Do more activities at schoo1．Good students love animals and  5  others．April is Bird-Loving Month in China．Is your school doing anything to celebrate it? You should join! That way you can learn more about animals and 6 them．When more people work together，it brings us more  7．

    Learn to co-operate．When your basketball team is 8，only working together can make your team 9．Be friendly to the people you are with．Try to think of others, not only yourself．

    Be open to new ideas．Have you ever thought that people could live on the moon? Maybe you’ll 10 Earth II someday．Don’t look down upon new ideas. All the ideas are important．You should welcome them．because new ideas make life better for everyone．

    Pay attention to your safety．You should not walk 11 outside，especially at night． 12  where the public phones are．If  13 happens，you can find them quickly．If you take a bus to a place far away，please don’t sleep．This prevents a stranger 14 money from you．”

    Use the Internet carefully. The Internet can be very useful for your studies． 15 not everything on the Internet is fit for kids．You may enter healthy websites for your homework or just for fun．

1．A．to allow                  B．to make                 C．to divide                 D．to decide

2．A．neither                    B．both                    C．not only                 D．only

3．A．anyone else        B．someone else’s       C．your partners          D．any other ones

4．A．honest                B．calm                     C．brave                     D．hard-working

5．A．call for                    B．take care               C．call on                   D．care for

6．A．what to feed          B．how to protect       C．how to play with     D．how to get on

7．A．happier                   B．happiness              C．happily                   D．happy

8．A．lost                       B．winning                 C．beating                   D．losing

9．A．stronger                   B．less unusual             C．more unfamiliar      D．more specially

10．A．notice                  B．find out                 C．discover                 D．live

11．A．alone                   B．lonely                  C．slowly                   D．fast

12．A．Making sure         B．To be sure            C．Make sure              D．Being sure

13．A．unpleasant something                                 B．anything pleasant

C．dangerous something                                  D．anything dangerous

14．A．to carry                 B．to steal                 C．carrying                 D．stealing

15．A．Therefore               B．But                      C．Since                     D．Then

阅读表达（10分）

In China, many students spend their weekends studying at school or doing homework at home. What do the students do at weekends in America?

Kathy: I often wash people’s cars. My friends and I work together. The money from the car washing is for our school basketball team.

Tom: (1)I usually _________ a wonderful __________ with my friend. The funny people and stories in the film make us happy. We always have a good time at the cinema.

Tony: My parents are at work in the day. (2)Sometimes I stay with my grandmother in the park.  We play and talk. She and I are good friends. She likes telling me stories.

Kitty: I like sitting in bed with my notebook computer. I often send e-mails to my friends. They’re in other countries.

根据短文内容完成任务：

1.       在(1)句的空白处分别填入一个适当的单词，使句意完整、上下文通顺：

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2.       将(2)句译成汉语：___________________________________________

3.       回答问题：What does Kathy often do at weekends?

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4.       在文中找出“I often e-mail my friends”的同义句：

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5.       在文中找出本文的中心句：

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Middle school students have far too much homework. They usually have to sit up three or four hours every night doing their homework. Now one school in my hometown has made a rule of limiting(限制)homework. The homework is limited to an hour a day and the students have no homework on the weekend. I think this is an excellent idea that will allow students to live better and healthier lives.
Less homework will give students more time to enjoy other pastimes(休闲活动).I have many books which I received as gifts from my parents and friends. They have been kept there on my shelf for several years! Because of homework, I will have not read a single one of them. With less homework, students will be freer to develop their interests in art, music and other hobbies.
More time free from homework will get our physical health better. Many students
like sports, but they have little time to play football, basketball, volleyball and so on. They hardly have time to have a trip or take part in any social activities. They must spend so much time solving math problems and doing grammar exercises. Besides, staying up late to finish their homework leaves many students exhausted in the morning. Not getting enough sleep is not only unpleasant; it also makes students more likely(有可能得)to get colds and other illnesses.
【小题1】 Which is the best title for the passage?