Many people think the more time is spend, the more work will be done. So students have to 46 the whole day doing school work except the three meals.

　　Modern students have many 47 . They love sports, computers and music. A two-day weekend can get them away from too much school work, and they can do 48 they like. But still teachers do not think about it. Because students have too much homework, they have no time to 49 themselves. Students are really tired of their weekend homework. So they don’t do it 50 Sunday night. And there is not enough time to finish the homework 51 . The poor weekend homework usually makes teachers 52 .

　　Too much school work makes students 53 interest in learning. It’s also bad for their 54 . A horse runs faster after a rest. But for students only rest is not enough. So such a condition(状况) should be changed to give students both 55 and knowledge.

(   )46. A. take	B. cost	C. pay	D. spend
(   )47. A. books	B. interests	C. friends	D. pens
(   )48. A. that	B. if	C. what	D. when
(   )49. A. enjoy	B. teach	C. learn	D. look after
(   )50. A. in	B. on	C. until	D. after
(   )51. A. angrily	B. carefully	C. quickly	D. fast
(   )52. A. happy	B. strong	C. weak	D. angry
(   )53. A. to lose	B. lose	C. losing	D. lost
(   )54. A. ideas	B. heads	C. health	D. messages
(   )55. A. food	B. pleasure	C. money	D. subjects

　　第三部分 阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选择最佳选项。

　　(A)

　　In most parts of the world, many students help their schools make less pollution. They join“environment club”. In an environment club, people work together to make our environment clean.

　　Here are some things students often do.

　　No –garbage (垃圾) lunches. How much do you throw away after lunch? Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be used again. Every week they will choose the classes that make the least garbage and report them to the whole school.

　　No-car day. On a no-car day, nobody comes to school in a car—neither the students nor the teachers. Cars give pollution to our air, so remember: walk, jump, bike, or run! Use your legs! It’s lots of fun!

　　Turn off the water! Did you know that toilets can waste twenty to forty tons of water an hour? In a year, that would fill a small river! In the environment clubs, students mend those broken toilets.

　　We love our environment. Let’s work together to make it clean.

　　( )56. Environment clubs ask students __.

　　A. to run to school every day B. to take exercise every day

　　C. not to forget to take cars D. not to throw away lunch bags

　　( )57. From the passage we know the students usually have lunch __.

　　A. at school B. in shops C. in clubs D. at home

　　( )58. On a no-car day, __ will take a car to school.

　　A. both students and teachers B. only students

　　C. only teachers D. neither students nor teachers

　　( )59. After students mend toilets, they save __.

　　A. a small river B. a club C. a lot of water D. a toilet

　　( )60. The writer wrote the passage to ask students to __.

　　A. clean school B. make less pollution C. join clubs D. help teachers

　　(B)

　　If you have no special plans for your holidays, why not spend your time helping others? Don’t listen to people who say that young people today often think of themselves. It’s not true at all. More and more young people in the USA volunteer to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don’t do it for money. Here are some of their stories.

Alice, 17     I’m going to help the forest center build new hiking paths (小道) in the mountains. It’s going to be terrific (棒极了). I will spend the whole summer living in a tent (帐篷) and breathing the fresh mountain air. I’m going to sleep under the stars. It will be a nice sport, and I will be able to do something good at the same time!

Jason, 18     This summer, I will volunteer with Special House Program. They build good, low-cost houses and sell them to the poor. They’ll teach me what to do, so I am going to help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses.

Trish, 16 I’m doing to teach children who have trouble in reading. I’ll work for a program called Reading for Life. Every day, I’m going to help children choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher, and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me.

　　( )61. Young people in the USA volunteer to spend __ helping others.

　　A. school holidays B. weekdays C. every morning D. weekends

　　( )62. What does Alice volunteer to do in summer?

　　A. To sleep under the stars. B. To spend the whole summer living in a tent.

　　C. To help build new hiking paths in the mountains.

　　D. To breathe the fresh mountain air.

　　( )63. From the passage we know that Jason __.

　　A. likes reading B. is 18 years old C. isn’t very rich D. likes red

　　( )64.__ wants to be a teacher.

　　A. Alice B. Jason C. Trish D. Mike

　　( )65. Which is the most possible title for this passage?

　　A. Reading for life. B. The forest center.

　　C. Young American volunteers. D. Work for money.

　　(C)

　　There once lived a young man who thought himself to be too poor. One day he went to a wise (聪明的) man to ask how to became rich. The wise man said, “Young man, you are already rich now.”

　　“But where is my wealth (财富)?” the young man asked.

　　“It is with you. Your eyes are your wealth. You use them to see this world. You use them to see all the beautiful things in the world. Your hands are your wealth. You can use them to work. Your legs are your wealth. You can go to any place…” the wise man said.

　　“You call this wealth? But everyone has them,” the young man said.

　　“These are wealth. What you have now is not someone else can luckily have. Are you willing to give your eyes to me? I’m willing to give you a lot of money to exchange for them.” The wise man said.

　　“No, I’m not going to do so! My eyes are important to me!” the young man said.

　　Everyone is rich. We should treasure (珍惜) our wealth, and take care of it. We should not overuse it because once it is gone, it is gone forever. Remember it is our wealth that we do not want to lose.

　　( )66. The wise man thought the young man himself ______ .

　　A. was rich B. was poor C. was wise D. was silly

　　( )67. The wise man called ______ wealth.

　　A. the young man’s money B. the young man’s eyes, hands and legs

　　C. the young man’s buildings D. the young man’s cars

　　( )68. The young man wasn’t willing to exchange his eyes for money because _______.

　　A. he was rich B. he didn’t like the old man

　　C. he thought his eyes were important to him D. he didn’t like money

　　( )69. Why did the young man go to visit the wise man?

　　A. Because he wanted to know how to be rich. B. Because he was ill.

　　C. Because he was the wise man’s friend. D. Because he wanted to be wise.

　　( )70. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

　　A. We can overuse our wealth. B. We should treasure our wealth.

　　C. The wise man told the young man how to make money. D. The story is boring.