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Japanese students work very hard but many are unhappy. They feel heavy pressures from their parents. Most students are always told by their parents to study harder and better so that they can have a wonderful life in the future. Though this may be a good idea for those smart students, it can have terrible results for many students who are not gifted enough. Many of them have tried very hard at school but have failed in the exams and have their parents lose hope. Such students feel that they are hated by everyone else they meet and they don’t want to go to school any more. They become dropouts(退学者).
It is surprising that though most Japanese parents are worried about their children, they don’t help them in any way. Many parents feel that they are not able to help their children and that it is the teachers’ work to help children. To make matters worse, a lot of parents send their children to those schools opening in the evenings and on weekeds—they only help the students to pass the exams and never teach them any real sense of the world.
Many Japanese schools usually have rules about everything from the students’ hair to their clothes and the things in their school bags. Child psychologists now think that such strict rules are harmful(有害的) to the feelings of the students. Almost 40% of the students said that no one had taught them how to get on with others, how to tell right from wrong and how to show love and care for others, even for their parents.
1.How are Japanese students nowadays?
A、They work hard and all of them are happy.
B、Parents give them heavy pressures.
C、Parents can offer a lot of help to their children.
2.The meaning of the underlined word “gifted” in Para 1 means .
A、愚蠢 B、聪明 C、努力
3.According to the passage, it’s necessary to teach students .
A、to show love and care for others
B、how to study better than before
C、how to follow the school rules
4.Which of the following is NOT true?
A、Parents in Japan wish their children to make a great life in the future.
B、Parents in Japan think it’s the teachers’ job to educate children.
C、Only strict rules are helpful for students.
5.In Japanese schools, .
A、most of the students become dropouts
B、teachers only teach them how to study better
C、there are rules about many things, like clothing, hairstyle and so on
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In the UK, most children have lunches at school, but in some schools, parents can choose what their children eat. The children can have a school dinner—a hot, cooked meal; or they can take a packed lunch with them, which usually includes cold food like sandwiches.
Often parents know what their children want, Cathy, a mother of three children, told us, “My children have packed lunches because they say they hate school dinners. So I make three packed lunches every morning.”
However, another mother, Susan, made a different choice. She said. “My daughters have always had school dinners. I think probably get healthier food at school than a few sandwiches I make for them.”
But how healthy are school dinners? Katz, a father, thought poorly of them. He said, “Fizzy drinks were offered and I think there were a lot of chips.”
Jamie Oliver spent a year working in a school kitchen. He was worried about the unhealthy food which included burgers, pizzas and chips. So he tried to cook healthy food such as good stews(炖肉) and curries for the children instead.
So Jamie improved the school dinners, and trained the dinner ladies to cook healthy food in that school. Then he advised the government to improve school food across the country. And it seems that the changes have begun.
Anna, a pupil, told us, “We used to have a fast food window where you got chips and coke, but they stopped that this year. There is a salad restaurant, which is good, so it’s healthier than it was.”
1.How many meals do most children in the UK have at school?
A、One. B、Two. C、Three.
2. would like the children to have the school meals.
A、Cathy B、Susan C、Jamie
3.．Jamie thought were healthy food.
A、stews and curries
B、burgers and pizzas
C、chips and fizzy drinks
4.The last two paragraphs show that .
A、there’s salad restaurant in every school
B、salad is really healthy food for students
C、schools have begun to cook healthier food
5.What is the best title for this text?
A、Healthy Food
B、Unhealthy Food
C、School Dinners
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Having Fun “Growing” and “Stealing”?
Recently, an Internet game has become a new fashion among young office workers and students. People can “farm” on a piece of “land” and “grow”, “sell” or even “steal” “vegetables”, “flowers”, and “fruits” on the Net. They can earn some e-money and buy more “seeds”, “pets”, and even “houses”.
Joyce interviewed some young people. Here are their opinions.
Harold： I don’t quite understand why they are so mad about the childish game. Maybe they are just not confident enough to face the real world.
Allan：I enjoy putting some “bugs” in my friends’ gardens and we’ve become closer because of the game. Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it.
Laura：You know, people in the city are longing for the life in the countryside. It reduces my work pressure. Besides, it gives me the exciting experience of being a “thief”.
Ivy：Well, it’s just a waste of time. Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they cannot focus on their study.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案（10分）
1.According to the passage, people can’t things in this game.
A、grow B、borrow C、steal
2.Among the people Joyce interviewed, likes the game while
dislikes the game.
A、Laura; AllanB、Allan; HaroldC、Harold; Ivy
3.From Laura’s words, we can guess that she’s most probably .
A、an office worker
B、a farmer
C、a thief
4.Which is Not the reason why people like the game?
A、They are longing for country life.
B、They can have fun with friends.
C、They are confident enough to face the real world.
5.Where can you find this passage?
A、In a car magazine.
B、In an advertisement.
C、In a newspaper.
