Nowadays they are giving homework even during the holidays and I hate that very much. But I think there is a reason for it. Homework is given so that we can remember whatever we have learnt. Regular drilling and repetition make perfect. But teachers have started to give too much homework. Anything in excess (过度) is bad.
Jane
What’s the use of just homework without allowing children to get an insight (洞察) into the subject? It just makes them bookworms but nothing else. Homework such as writing some things 5 times at home will just make them memorize things but not put them into use. I regret to say that teachers find it easy to bundle (归拢) the children with homework rather than making them get interested to understand what they learn. The same trend continues even in college. I find that most of the so-called high scorers are unable to answer simple things in an interview.
Sally
It is OK to give homework. But it should be given less. We are spending most of our time in school and at least we must be free in our home. If you give homework, we will be very tired and we wouldn’t be able to pay attention to extra-curricular activities, which in turn may affect our physical and mental health. So please give less homework to us.
Johnson
It is part of our work to give students homework. There will be some punishments if we won’t do our work. So I have to do that though I know such a teacher is not liked by students.
1.Who thinks that too much homework may do harm to students’ physical and mental health?
A. Sunny. B. Jane.
C. Sally. D. Johnson.
2.Who thinks homework should help students learn something practical?
A. Sunny. B. Jane.
C. Sally. D. Johnson.
3.What problem do the speakers talk about?
A. Whether students should be punished without doing homework.
B. What kind of homework should be given to students.
C. What role homework plays in helping students to learn.
D. Whether teachers should give homework to students.
Love, success, happiness, family and freedom----how important are these values to you? Here is one interview which explores the fundamental questions in life.
Question: Could you introduce yourself first?
Answer: My name is Misbah, 27 years old. I was born in a war-torn area. Right now I’m a web designer.
Q: What are your great memories?
A: My parents used to take us to hunt birds, climb trees, and play in the fields. For me it was like a holiday because we were going to have fun all day long. Those are my great memories.
Q: Does your childhood mean a lot to you?
A: Yes. As life was very hard, I used to work to help bring money in for the family. I spent my childhood working, with responsibilities beyond my age. However, it taught me to deal with problems all alone. I learnt to be independent.
Q: What changes would you like to make in your life?
A: If I could change something in my life, I’d change it so that my childhood could have taken place in another area. I would have loved to live with my family in freedom. Who cares whether we have much money, or whether we have a beautiful house? It doesn’t matter as long as I can live with my family and we are safe.
Q: How do your get along with your parents?
A: My parents supported me until I came of age. I want to give back what I’ve got. That’s our way. But I am working in another city. My only contact with my parents now is through the phone, but I hate using it. It filters(过滤) out your emotion and leaves your voice only. My deepest feelings should be passed through sight, hearing and touch.
1. In Misbah’s childhood, .
A. he was fond of getting close to nature
B. he liked living in the countryside
C. he was free from worry
D. he often spent holidays with his family
2.What did Misbah desire most in his childhood?
A. A colorful life. B. Peace and freedom
C. A beautiful house D. Money for his family.
3.How would Misbah prefer to communicate with his parents?
A. By chatting on the Internet.
B. By calling them sometimes.
C. By writing them letters
D. By paying weekly visits
4. If there were only one question left, what would it most probably be?
A. What was your childhood dream?
B. What is your parents’ view of you?
C. What is your biggest achievement?
D. What was your hardest experience in the war?
There once was a very honest shopkeeper whose business was to provide goods to the local people. He would open his shop at 8:00 a.m. after having his breakfast and at 1:00 p.m. he would go for lunch. In the evening at 8:30 p.m. he closed his shop to complete his daily routine.
However, to get time for lunch was really difficult because he didn’t have anybody to help him at that time. Therefore, it was his daily practice that whichever customer was shopping at 1:00 p.m. would be asked to oversee (看管) the shop until the shopkeeper returned from lunch.
One day, a group of four thieves planned to steal from his shop while he was gone for lunch. One of the thieves went at 1:00 p.m. to be the customer that would be asked to oversee the shop.
The thief, pretending to be a customer, went in at 1:00 p.m. and started buying several items. As planned, the shop-keeper asked the thief to sit on his chair for thirty minutes until he returned from lunch.
Then, the other three thieves quickly came and told the pretended customer to help, but something had changed within him and he knew deeply in his heart that if he was given responsibility for the shop, he should not perform any dishonest acts during that time. His friends did not agree. As the now honest man tried to stop them, they resisted (抵抗) and a fight started. And at the same time the shopkeeper returned and asked why there was a fighting. The now honest man explained the entire plan.
The shopkeeper had been searching for an honest man who could take ownership of the shop and run it. The shop-keeper felt that he had found the right man.
1.What is the problem for the shopkeeper?
A. Nobody could prepare lunch for him every day.
B. He had nobody to keep the shop when he went for lunch.
C. He was too busy to have lunch every day.
D. He couldn’t find a person to work at the shop.
2.Why did the thief go to the shop at 1:00 p.m.?
A. Because he thought he would be asked to keep the shop.
B. Because the shopkeeper invited him to lunch then.
C. Because the shop was closed at that time.
D. Because he thought he could buy cheap things then.
3. When the shopkeeper returned from lunch, he found _______.
A. everything in his shop was stolen
B. the thief became the new owner of the shop
C. there was a fighting in his shop
D. the thief helped his fellows steal things from his shop
4. From the passage, we can infer that _______.
A. once a thief, he will always be a thief
B. an honest man will be responsible for his action
C. you can’t believe in a dishonest man forever
D. trust can change a thief into an honest man
The back door of the ambulance(救护车) was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into his seat, and started the engine. Inside were the _____ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green, the mother holding their baby daughter Ally. The little girl had _____ food stuck in her throat and could hardly breathe.
The driver, Mr. White, _____ his siren (报警器) and flashing light, and started speeding towards the nearest hospital, fighting against _____. The cars ahead of him pulled out of the way as he drove through the _____. From the back of the _____the parents were shouting at him to _____, since Ally had almost stopped breathing. In front of him he saw some traffic lights, with the red “STOP” light shining. Mr. White knew that he had no time to ____, so he drove straight past the traffic lights, looking to his left and right as he did so.
Coming towards him from his right was a taxi. The driver had the windows _____, since the car was air-conditioned, and he was playing his radio. He did not _____the ambulance. The lights were green, so he drove straight on into the path of the ambulance.
Mr. White tried to stop his ambulance but it was too late. It hit the taxi. Everybody was shaken but no one was hurt. Mr. White looked to see how little Ally was. He was astonished to see relief instead of _____on the faces of the parents.
“Look!” cried Mrs. Green. “She is _____ again.”
“It must have been the crash.” said her husband. “It _____ the food out of her throat.” The baby’s color was turning to _______, and she was crying in a loud but healthy _____.
They were all joyful, and quite forgot about the accident, the taxi, and the lines of cars all around them.
1.A. worried B. angry C. happy D. surprised
2.A. little B. some C. no D. few
3.A. opened on B. turned on C. turned off D. sped up
4.A. police B. life C. lights D. time
5.A. empty street B. busy traffic C. large crowds D.deserted place
6.A. street B. cars C. traffic D. ambulance
7.A. hurry B. slow C. stop D. drive
8.A. think B. ignore C. lose D. miss
9.A. open B. clean C. up D. down
10.A. hear B. see C. find D. notice
11.A. pleasure B. anger C. fear D. surprise
12.A. crying B. breathing C. smiling D. speaking
13.A. took B. picked C. knocked D. made
14.A. usual B. common C. ordinary D. normal
15.A. sound B. voice C. tone D. noise
I’m determined to get a seat for the concert ________ it means standing in a queue all night.
A. as though B. even if
C. in case D. so that
Do you know the 31st Olympic Games _______ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2016?
A. is held B. holds
C. will be held D. will hold
