My granddaughter, 10, was very happy the day before yesterday because her mother and the mother of one of her classmates took them to a park and a Pizza Hut （比薩餅屋）to celebrate Children’s Day. For a whole day, the two girls played heartily – no homework, no extra-curricular（課外） skills training. The happy life lasted only for one day. Yesterday, everything returned to normal: doing homework till late at night and going over lessons learned at last weekend’s English and “ Olympic mathematics” （數(shù)學(xué)奧賽）　courses.

Every time I went to my daughter’s house in the evening, I saw my granddaughter sitting by the small desk in her room doing math exercises or writing a compositions given by her teacher. On the white wall behind the desk are some words she wrote. One sentence reads: “ Why is the exercise endless?”

Poor girl!

Although teachers have stopped giving after-school homework to primary school children, parents have been forcing their kids to take part in different kinds of extra-curricular training courses-learning English, painting, music instrument （樂器）, weiqi, “ Olympic mathematics” and so on, every Saturday and Sunday.

Are these extra-curricular courses really necessary in children’s education? The answer is certainly “ No”. Take the so-called “ Olympic mathematics” for example. These courses are very difficult for the children to understand. Often, they are difficult even for adults （成年人）.

（   ）1. The writer’s granddaughter celebrated her Children’s Day by _____.

           A．playing all day              B．doing nothing

           C．having a party              D．going over lessons

（   ）2. Usually at weekends the girl will _______.

A．stay at home               B．play with their classmates

C．do whatever she likes        D．go to different kinds of training courses

（   ）3. The writer thinks that her granddaughter ______.

A．lives a happy life            B．goes to bed early at weekend

C．has too much homework      D．likes to do more exercises

（   ）4. Which is true according to （根據(jù)）the passage?

A．The “Olympic Mathematics” is too difficult for kids.

B．The grandfather thinks playing is more important than learning.

C．Teachers often give students useless homework.

D．The parents don’t want their kids to do lots of homework.

（   ）5. From the last paragraph（段落）we know that the writer thinks _____.

A．only school courses are useful to kids

B．some extra-curricular courses kids learn after school are not necessary

C．some extra-curricular courses are even more difficult for adults

D．kids shouldn’t learn difficult courses

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1.Meimei is interested in playing the violin, but she can’t play very well because she has no music teacher to teach her face to face. She really wants to get one. 2.Peter begins to have his summer holiday today. He is very tired and doesn’t want to go out for any activity. He would like to stay at home in the evening. 3.Tom’s family is not rich. He wants to find a part-time job at weekends to earn some money for his study. 4.Jenny is too fat. This is not good to her health. She knows it well and wants to take more exercise after study. 5.Liu Hua is going to marry(結(jié)婚) next month. Before that, she is going to take photos with her new husband（丈夫）.

A．  Guangzhou Sports Ground： Open next week from 6:20 to 8:30 pm. Admission: $2, under 45 or over 60 -- $7. Welcome to join us to keep you fit. Tel: 23455884 B．  CCTV-1：The programs are as follow: 18:30 Sports, 19:00 World News, 19:30 Introduction of Museum of Modern Art, 21:30 Movie – DANCE IN THE RAIN. C．  Dongfeng Photo Shop： Photos for all purposes are taken with half of the price for new husband and wife. Mon --- Fri.: 8:30 am --- 8:30 pm, Sat. & Sun.: 9:00 am --- 10:00 pm. D．  Stamps on Show: Time: 8:30am --- 5:00 pm. on October 23—24 Add: No. 1 Yuejin Road, Guangzhou. E．  Part-time Job Offered: Do you want to have a chance to communicate with those who do shopping? If so, you may contact with Sunny Bookshop, for two shop assistants are needed here. Tel: 020-23100013. F．  Help from Music Teacher: Violin lessons to be given at 8:00 on Monday evening. Those attending prepare violins by themselves. Admission: 100 Yuan (half price for students) Tel: 020-28338381. G．  Tourist Center: Do you want to enjoy your holiday? We have good activities for you. Come and join us!

 

Kathy was ill，so she went to see the doctor．

    "Doctor, I'm not feeling well．"she said ”Every time I do my homework ,I feel tired．If I walk to school, I have to sit down and rest for ten minutes：before I can study．”

    The doctor looked at her for some time．Then-he said，"There is nothing．much．But I'm afraid you eat too much everyday

    “I don’t know what you are talking about．"said Kathy．”I think you eat too much food，"said the doctor．

    ”O(jiān)h! you think I'm too heavy．That's a problem．”said Kathy．”What should I．do if I don’t want to be heavy, doctor? Tell me what I should do to be healthy, doctor!”

    ”Don’t worry, Kathy．The answer is easy,” said the doctor．”If you want to be thin and healthy, you shouldn’t eat a lot of food and you also should do much exercise．If you can do these，you will be fine like, you were before very soon．

  ”Thank you，doctor．1 will take your advice．”

（   ）1．How is Kathy these days?

    A．She often feels tired．             B．She often feels．sad．

    C．She often feels，sore in the back．   D．She often feels ill．

（   ）2．How does Kathy go to school every day?

    A．By bike．      B．By bus．     C．By car．      D．On foot．

（   ）3．What did the doctor say about Kathy after he looked at her?

A．Kathy was very fired．           B．Kathy ate too much．

C．Kathy had to take his advice．      D．Kathy was very ill．

（    ）4．Which is a problem for people from the article?

A．Eating less food．                     B．Studying too hard．

C．Eating too much．                     D．Playing too much sport．

（    ）5．What should Kathy do from now on?

A．she should eat more and exercise、more．

B．She should walk to school．

C．She should stay at home and rest．

D．She should eat less and exercise more．

A 7-magnitude（震級）earthquake hit Ya'an,Sichuan at 8:02 on April 20, 2013, and it killed at least 196 people and injured more than 11,000.
Together with other students, Yang Xuelan ran out to the playground. She was safe. But all her textbooks and exercise books were buried（埋）in the teaching building.
What can we do when an earthquake happens? In fact, there's little we can do to stop natural disasters (自然災(zāi)害) such as earthquakes happening. But, some methods can reduce the harm they cause.

◆ Drop down onto your hands and knees. This way can protect you from falling.
◆ Cover your head under a strong table or desk. You can also stay along a wall,and cover your head with your arms and hands.
◆ Hold on to(守住,抓牢) your shelter(遮蔽物) until the shaking stops. Be prepared to move with your shelter if the shaking continues.
Schools can normally take the earthquake drills（演練） to help student stay alive.
【小題1】How many people lost their lives in the earthquake in Ya'an?

A．At least 196.	B．More than 11,000.
C．Less than 196.	D．About 11,196.

【小題2】When the earthquake happened in Ya'an, Yang Xuelan was         .

A．a(chǎn)t home	B．a(chǎn)t school
C．on her way to school	D．playing on the playground

【小題3】What does the underlined word "reduce" mean in Chinese?

A．提高

B．阻止

C．增加

D．減少

【小題4】According to the writer, we can       to reduce the harm natural disasters cause.

A．do nothing	B．stay at home
C．take some methods	D．run out of the house

【小題5】Which of the following can help you stay alive in an earthquake?
A. Dropping down onto your hands and knees.
B. Covering your head under a strong table or desk.
C. Holding on to your shelter until the shaking stops.
D. A, B and C.