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　　How would you like to teach yourself, rather than have teachers? According to the UK's Department of Education and Skills, students will teach themselves in the schools of the future. This means that there will be no more problems such as finding enough teachers.

　　Estelle Morris, the UK Education Secretary opened the 2002 Educational Technology Conference in London recently. She presented a video showing a computer-generated model of the school of tomorrow. Greater use of computer technology and classroom assistants will help students develop their own way of learning, Morris said. She added that this is a more exciting, as well as more interesting way of learning. At the same time, teachers will be “freed from their traditional role as the source of all knowledge.” Children of all abilities will “form the curriculum around their individual needs.” They will “learn in their own time, at their own speed and in their own environment”.

　　At home or at school, they will follow their learning programmes by looking at online libraries and watching lessons by world-class teachers and subject experts. Instead of going on field trips, students will use virtual reality. If they don't understand something, they can ask other students “take part in virtual communities with learners with similar needs. They will hand in their work electronically to be auto-market”.

　　The classroom of the future is fast becoming a reality. And the Department of Education will soon produce a guide to help schools adapt buildings for new technology. These ideas are based on the UK government's plan to create an education system that provides students to develop their individual skills at secondary school level.

　　Morris said that enabling students to follow study programmes to their own needs means that, in a class of 15-year-olds, some could be starting university learning while others were still learning to read and write.

　　A spokesman for the UK's National Association of Head Teachers said, “Nothing can change the fact that today's students need to be taught by a qualified, skilled and enthusiastic teaching force, and they need that now.”

1．According to the UK's Department of Education and Skills, the school of the future will ________.

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A．cause more problems such as not being able to find enough teachers

B．set no homework and no tests for students

C．make good use of computer technology and classroom assistants

D．enable students to learn by themselves without teachers' help

2．If students do not understand something, they can ________.

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A．go on a field trip

B．go to ask their teachers to help them

C．send e-mails to ask for teachers' help

D．have a look at other learners' homework

3．Which of the following is not mentioned in the article?

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A．The classroom of the future will become a reality soon.

B．Students can get higher marks by using computer technology.

C．Students can learn in their own way by following study programmes.

D．Students need a skilled and motivated teaching force.

4．The UK government plans to set an education system that ________.

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A．provides students with a basic knowledge from the beginning

B．gives students more knowledge at primary school level

C．enables 15-year-old students to go to university

D．helps students to learn to read and write at secondary school level

In China , more and more middle school students are getting shorter sleeping time than before. Most students sleep less than nine hours every night, because they have much homework to do. Some homework is given by their teachers, and some by their parents. Also, some students don't know how to save(节省) time. They are not careful enough while they do their homework, so it takes them a lot of time. Some students spend too much time watching TV or playing computer games. They stay up (熬夜) very late. Some students have to get up early every morning on weekdays to get to school on time by bus or by bike. It can be a long way from home to school.

　　Schools and parents should cut down some of the homework so that our children can enjoy more than nine hours of sleep every night for their health. For children, we should make best use of（很好地利用） our time. When we have enough time for sleeping, we will find it much better for both our study and health.

1.What makes most students sleep less than nine hours every night?

A．Watching TV.　　　　                   B．Playing computer games.

C．Doing their homework.                   D．Doing housework.

2.Who else gives children some homework to do except their teachers?

A．Their parents.                          B．Other students.

C．The children themselves.                 D．Nobody else.

3.How many hours of sleep is good for students' health?

A．Less than 9 hours.                       B．Over 9 hours.

C．Only 9 hours.　                         D．8 hours.

4.What would happen to a student who often goes to bed late and gets up early?

A．He would fall asleep in class.

B．He would do well in study.

C．He would finish his homework fast.

D．He would have good health.

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Some students are so careless that they spend lots of time on their homework.

B．All the students stay up late for their homework.

C．Children should be given less homework.

D．Schools and parents should take care of children

In China , more and more middle school students are getting shorter sleeping time than before. Most students sleep less than nine hours every night, because they have much homework to do. Some homework is given by their teachers, and some by their parents. Also, some students don't know how to save time. They are not careful enough while they do their homework, so it takes them a lot of time. Some students spend too much time watching TV or playing computer games. They stay up (熬夜) very late. Some students have to get up early every morning on weekdays to get to school n time by bus or by bike. It can be a long way from home to school.

　　Schools and parents should cut down some of the homework so that our children can enjoy more than nine hours of sleep every night for their health. For children, we should make best use of our time. When we have enough time for sleeping, we will find it much better for both our study and health.

1.What makes most students sleep less than nine hours every night?

2.Who else gives children some homework to do except their teachers?

3.How many hours of sleep is good for students' health?

4.What would happen to a student who often goes to bed late and gets up early?

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

In China , more and more middle school students are getting shorter sleeping time than before. Most students sleep less than nine hours every night, because they have much homework to do. Some homework is given by their teachers, and some by their parents. Also, some students don't know how to save time. They are not careful enough while they do their homework, so it takes them a lot of time. Some students spend too much time watching TV or playing computer games. They stay up (熬夜) very late. Some students have to get up early every morning on weekdays to get to school on time by bus or by bike. It can be a long way from home to school.

　　Schools and parents should cut down some of the homework so that our children can enjoy more than nine hours of sleep every night for their health. For children, we should make best use of our time. When we have enough time for sleeping, we will find it much better for both our study and health.

1.What makes most students sleep less than nine hours every night?

　　    A. Watching TV.

B. Playing computer games.

　　    C. Doing their homework.

D. Doing housework.

2.Who else gives children some homework to do except their teachers?

　　   A. Their parents.　　　　　　　　　　　B. Other students.

　　   C. The children themselves.　　　　　　 D. Nobody else.

3.How many hours of sleep is good for students' health?

　　  A. Less than 9 hours.　　B. Over 9 hours.　　

C. Only 9 hours.　    　D.8 hours.

4.What would happen to a student who often goes to bed late and gets up early?

　　   A. He would fall asleep in class.

B. He would do well in study.

　　   C. He would finish his homework fast.

D. He would have good health.

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

　　   A. Some students are so careless that they spend lots of time on their homework.

　　   B. All the students stay up late for their homework.

　　   C. Children should be given less homework.

   D. Schools and parents should take care of children.

In China，more and more middle school students are getting shorter sleeping time than before．Most students sleep less than nine hours every night，because they have much homework to do．Some homework is given by their teachers，and some by their parents．Also，some students don’t know how to save time．They are not careful enough while they do their homework，so it takes them a lot of time．Some students spend too much time watching TV or playing computer games．They stay up(熬夜)very late. Some students have to get up early every morning on weekdays to get to school by bus or by bike．It can be a long way from home to school．

    Schools and parents should cut down some of the homework so that our children can enjoy more than nine hours of sleep every night for their health．For children，we should make best use of our time．When we have enough time for sleeping，we will find it much better for both our study and health．

1．What makes most students sleep less than nine hours every night?

    A．Watching TV．                            B．Playing computer games．

C．Doing their homework．               D．Doing housework．

2．Who else gives children some homework to do except their teachers?

    A．Their parents．                             B．Other students．

    C．The children themselves．                 D．Nobody else．

3．How many hours of sleep is good for students’ health?

   A．Less than 9 hours．                    B．Over 9 hours．

    C．Only 9 hours．                                    D．8 hours．

4．What would happen to a student who often goes to bed late and gets up early?

    A．He would fall sleep in class．               B．He would do well in study

    C．He would finish his homework fast．    D．He would have good health．

5．Which of the following is NOT true?

    A．Some students are so careless that they spend lots of time on their homework

    B．All the students stay up late for their homework．

    C．Children should be given less homework．

    D．Schools and parents should take care of children．

Life for Cathy Taylor’s three children is very busy. Their school days are busy enough. After school, though, Cathy takes the two boys from football to basketball. Then she has to take her daughter to piano lessons. The tired children don’t get home until 7 pm. They have a quick supper, and it’s time for homework.
The Taylors are like many American and British parents. They take their children from activity to activity, and try to fit as much as possible into their kids’ lives. Doctors say many children are under too much pressure. Teachers complain(抱怨) about teaching tired kids in the classroom.
Most children take part in after-school clubs. Activities include sports, language learning, music and math classes. Pushy parents are nothing new, but now parents seem to push their children a lot more. Parents see other children doing a lot of things, and they feel their own children should do the same.
Linda Miller, a mother of three in London, knows all about such pressure. “In some families, competition starts from a very young age,” she says. “Mothers send their kids to all kinds of classes when they are very young. And they are always comparing them with other children. It’s crazy. People shouldn’t push their kids so hard.
Dr Alice Green agrees. She also says that these children may find it hard to think for themselves when they are older. “Parents are trying to plan their kids’ lives for them. When these kids are adults, they might find it difficult to plan things for themselves.” Parents should learn to give their kids a bit more time to themselves. On one hand, children need organized activities. On the other hand, they also need time and freedom to relax, and they need time to do things by themselves.
(   ) 8. Cathy Taylor sends her daughter to       .
A. math classes      B. language school B. sport club       D. piano lessons
(   ) 9. Why do teachers complain about teaching those children in the classroom?
A. Because they are very tired.     B. Because they know a lot of things.
C. Because they are under too much pressure. D. Because they can’t plan things for themselves.
(   ) 10. From the passage, we know children take part in after-school activities because       .
A. they have interest in them            B. their teachers tell them to do so
C. their parents push them to do so          D. they see other children doing these things
(  ) 11. The writer probably thinks that parents should       .
A. compare their children with others    B. plan their children’s lives for them
C. take their children to different classes  
D. give children time and let them do things by themselves