VIII. 阅读理解(20%)

　　Part A

　　Japanese students work very hard, but many are unhappy. They feel heavy pressure from their parents to do well in school. Most students are always being told by their parents to study harder so that they can have a wonderful life. Though this may be a good idea for those very smart students, it can have terrible results for many students because they are not talented enough.

　　As it is reported, a number of students killed themselves. Others try to get the feelings of taking drugs(毒品). Some join the groups of troublemakers and turn to crime(犯罪). Many of them have tried very hard at school but have failed in the exams and have their parents lose hopes. Such students felt that they are hated by everyone else they meet and they don’t want to go to school any longer.

　　It is surprising that though most Japanese parents are worried about their children, they do not help them in any ways .Many parents feel that they are not able to help their children and it is the teachers’ work to help their children. To make matter worse, a lot of parents send their children to those school opening in the evenings and on weekends— they only help students to pass exams and never teach students any real sense of the world. It is a great surprise that almost three quarters of middle school students have been to such kind of schools. Many Japanese schools usually have rules about everything from the students’ hair to their clothes and the things in their bags. Child psychologists (儿童心理学家)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, how to show love for others, even for their parents.

　　(　 )1.Why do the Japanese student feel unhappy?

　　A. Because they don’t work hard enough

　　B. Because their parents give them little pressure

　　C. Because they can’t do well in their schoolwork.

　　D. Because their parents want them to do well in school, it give them much pressure.

　　(　 )2. Their parents want them to study hard because ______________

　　A. their parents want to have a wonderful life

　　B. they want their kids to have a wonderful life in the future.

　　C. they can’t do well in their own work.

　　D. the kids wants to have a wonderful life.

　　(　 )3. Why a lot of teenagers killed themselves or did something criminal?

　　A. Because they like to do that.

　　B. Because they thought their parents didn’t love them any more.

　　C. Because they thought everyone hated them.

　　D. Both B and C.

　　(　 )4. Who do the parents think should help the kids when they can’t do well in school work?

　　A. Teachers.　B. Parents. C. Someone else.　　 D. Their classmates.

　　(　 )5. What do child psychologists think is harmful to the feelings of children?

　　A. Schools have too much rules about everything.

　　B. The parents don’t help their children.

　　C. Children can’t do well in their school work.

　　D. Parents send their children to all kinds of school which are opening on weekends.

　　Part B.

　　Expert(专家) say that students usually need eight to ten hours’ sleep at night, but most Chinese students do not get enough sleep. Some Chinese parents are usually glad to see their children studying late. They will think their children work very hard, but not all parents are happy about this. Once a mother told us tat every morning her 10-year-old boy put up one finger (手指)with his eyes still closed, begging(请求) for one more minute to sleep. Like thousands of students “ early birds” in China, he has to get up before six every morning.

　　A report shows that without a good night’s sleep, students seem to be weaker (虚弱)than they should be. Many students have fallen asleep during class at one time or another. Too much homework is not the only reason why students stay up late. Some watch TV or play the computer games late into the night.

　　Experts have ever said that the students should develop good study habits. So some clever students never study last, they are able to work well in class.

　　(　 ) 1. The 10-year-old boy begged for more minute to sleep because__________

　　A. he didn’t have enough sleep　　B. it wasn’t time for him to get up

　　C. he didn’t want to go to school　 D. he wanted his mother to wake him up

　　(　 ) 2. In this passage we know if students don’t get enough sleep, they may________

　　A. become too weak to sleep　　 B. not work well in class

　　C. go to bed early　　　　　　 D. be weak in English

　　(　 )3. In this passage “early birds” means “persons who ______________”

　　A. get up early　B. get up late　　C. sleep less　 D. don’t want to sleep

　　(　 )4. “Stay up late” here means “_____________”

　　A. study late　B. watch TV late　C. not go to bed until late　D. stay outside

　　(　 )5. According to the passage, which of the following is right?_________

　　A. If you want to study better, you must work hard at night.

　　B. Sleeping less means working hard.

　　C. Some clever students are able to work well in class because they have good study habits.

　　D. Students don’t have enough sleep because they have lots of homework to do.

　　Part C

　　A young man couldn’t sleep well every night. He was very worried. One day he went to see the doctor. The doctor looked him over carefully. But nothing wrong with him. The doctor told him to count from 1 to 10 again and again. “Keep doing it until you fall asleep,” the doctor said.

　　After a few days, the young man came to the doctor again. But to his surprise, the doctor found the young man was even worse than before! “Didn’t you count as I told you?” the doctor asked. “Yes, I did,” the young man answered. “But every time when I reached eight, I couldn’t help jumping from bed.”

　　“But why?” the doctor wanted to know. The young man said, “I am a boxer.”(拳击运动员)

　　根据短文内容完成下列句子。(10%)

　　1.The young man had to go to see a doctor because _______________________

　　2.Was there anything wrong with the young man? ________________________

　　3.The doctor told the young man to ____________________________________

　　4.The young man came to the doctor again because ________________________

　　5.What is the young man? ____________________________

　　VI.作文(10%)：

　　你好朋友的英语成绩不好，他/她感到很有压力，请你为他/她提几条建议，帮助提高英语成绩。(不少于60个单词。)