1、课时分层作业(三).阅读理解AAfter the summer break，Delhis children returned to school and found a new class：happiness.It wasnt a welcomeback joke.In a country where top universities require average test scores above 98%，the Delhi governments decision is a shift from exams to student happy learning.Manish is Delh
2、is education minister.Under his “happiness classes” program,100,000 Delhi students spend the first halfhour of each school day without opening a textbook，learning instead through inspirational (启发性的) stories and activities.Children appeared interested.“We should work happily，” said Jha，an 11yearold
3、fresh out of his first happy class.“When you work sadly，your work will not be good.” Santosh，a teacher，told the class to close their eyes and imagine doing something that made them happy and relaxing.Some teachers，though，remain doubtful.They say the public schools are too crowded for classroom inter
4、action(互动)“If we have 80 students in our class，how can we follow every kid in just 35 minutes？” said English teacher Bharti.Others doubt whether the happiness classes can change the longlasting concern about exams.Geeta Gandhi，president of University College London，said that there havent been any st
5、udies to prove if they will work.The purpose of the experiment to teach happiness，Manish says，is for schools to develop “good human beings” .Teachers should instruct students to find fun in classes，thus making them enjoy the beauty of the class and school life.【语篇解读】本文介绍了德里政府推出的快乐课堂。尽管这个举措存在质疑，但快乐课堂
6、受到了学生的欢迎。1What does the underlined word “shift” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?AscheduleBqualityCplanDchangeD词义猜测题。根据第二段中的“from exams to student happy learning”可知德里政府的决定是让学生从考试转向快乐学习，因此画线词意为“改变，转变”。 2Why did some teachers question the happiness of the students in public schools?AThere arent enough tea
7、chers in public schools.BThere are too many students in public schools.CStudents are not good at classroom interaction.DStudents may get away from a teachers education.B细节理解题。根据文章第五段“Some teachers，though，remain doubtful.They say the public schools are too crowded for classroom interaction(互动)”可知一些老师
8、质疑的原因在于公立学校学生太多，不能互动。3What can we infer about new happiness classes?AThe happiness classes might increase test scores.BThe more students in class，the happier they are.CStudents feel very happy and are interested in classes.DThe happiness classes have lasted for a long time.C推理判断题。根据文章第四段“Children ap
9、peared interested.We should work happily，said Jha，an 11yearold fresh out of his first happy class.When you work sadly，your work will not be good.”可知学生们很快乐，对快乐课堂很感兴趣。BJapanese high school students either walk or ride bicycles if the distance is not too great.In other cases，students must take public b
10、uses and trains.After junior high school，students attend schools based on their high school entrance examination scores.So some students travel a great distance to attend the school.At SchoolThe school day begins at 8：30.Then students assemble in their homeroom classes for the days studies.Each home
11、room has an average of 4045 students.Students stay in their homeroom classrooms for most of the school day.Only for physical education，laboratory classes，or other subjects requiring special facilities(设备)do students move to different parts of the school.Between classes and at lunchtime，classrooms ca
12、n be noisy，lively places.Some schools may have a cafeteria(自助餐厅)，but most do not.In most schools，students bring a box lunch from home，prepared by the mother in the early morning hours.Japanese students spend 240 days a year at school,60 days more than American students.Students in high schools take
13、three years each of the following subjects：mathematics，social studies，Japanese，science，and English.Other subjects include physical education，music，art，and moral(道德的)studies.All the students in one grade level study the same subjects.Given the number of required subjects，electives(选修科目)are few.Afters
14、chool ActivitiesClub activities take place after school every day.Students can join only one club，and they rarely change clubs from year to year，so the clubs are relatively stable.Clubs are made up of sports clubs (baseball，soccer，judo，kendo，etc.) and culture clubs (English，broadcasting，science，etc.
15、)New students usually are encouraged to select a club shortly after the school year begins in April.Clubs meet for two hours after school each day and many clubs continue to meet during school vacations.【语篇解读】本文属于说明文，主要说明了日本中学的教育情况，重点介绍了学生在校生活和课外活动情况。4Most Japanese high school students often have th
16、eir lunch .Ain restaurantsBin school cafeteriasCat homeDin homeroom classroomsD推理判断题。根据第二段“Some schools may have a cafeteria(自助餐厅)，but most do not.”可知，大部分学校没有自助餐厅，学生只好在教室里用餐。故选D。5Students in the USA go to school days a year.A180B200C240D300A数字计算题。根据第三段“Japanese students spend 240 days a year at scho
17、ol,60 days more than American students.”可知，日本学生一年在校240天，比美国学生多60天，故美国学生一年在校180天。故选A。6The underlined word “rarely” in the fourth paragraph means “ ”AalwaysBneverCseldomDoftenC词义猜测题。根据本句“Students can join only one club，and they rarely change clubs from year to year，so the clubs are relatively stable.”
18、后半句“the clubs are relatively stable.”俱乐部相对稳定，说明日本学生很少换俱乐部，故rarely意为“很少”。故选C。7From the passage we know that .Athere are less than 40 students in each class in Japanese high schoolsBstudents must stay in homeroom classrooms for physical educationCthere are few subjects for students to choose except th
19、e required onesDthere will not be any club activities during school vacationsC细节理解题。根据第三段“Given the number of required subjects，electives(选修科目)are few.”与必修课相比，选修课较少。故选C。.读后续写阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。In 1945，a 12yearold boy saw a beautiful brooch (胸针) in a shop window that se
20、t his heart racing.But the pricefive dollarswas too high for Reuben Earle.Five dollars would buy almost a weeks food for his family.Reuben couldnt ask his father for the money.Everything his father made through fishing went to his mother，Dora.Slim and beautiful，she was the center of the home，the glu
21、e that held it together.The housework was neverending，and she was struggling to support their five children but she was happy as her family and their wellbeing were all she cared about.Nevertheless，he opened the shops weathered (风化的)door and went inside.Standing proud and straight in his floursack (
22、面粉袋改做的)shirt and washedout trousers，he told the shopkeeper what he wanted，adding，“But I dont have the money right now.Can you please hold it for some time？”“Ill try，”the shopkeeper smiled.“People around here dont usually have that kind of money to spend on things.It should keep for a while.”Reuben r
23、espectfully touched his worn cap and walked out.He would raise the money and not tell anybody，for he thought Mum would get surprised when she saw that brooch.On hearing the sound of hammering from a side street，Reuben suddenly had an idea that he could raise money by selling the used nail bags.Peopl
24、e built their own buildings in Bay Roberts，using nails bought in bags from a local factory.Sometimes the used nail bags were thrown away at the construction site，and Reuben knew he could sell them back to the factory for five cents a piece.That day he sold two nail bags and hid the money in a rusty
25、soda tin.Paragraph 1：Every day after school，Reuben started his plan. Paragraph 2：Finally the time came！ 参考范文Paragraph 1：Every day after school，Reuben started his plan.Cold and hungry，Reuben wandered the streets，searching for the nail bags carefully.To save more money，he even decided to deliver paper
26、s in the early morning.Exhausted and tired as he felt，he still insisted on.It was the brooch in the shop window that reminded him that what he did was worthwhile.After a long time of hard work，he made it eventually.Paragraph 2：Finally the time came! He took out the soda tin，poured the coins out and
27、began to count.Five dollars！His hard work paid off! Holding the soda tin firmly，Reuben rushed to the shop to buy the brooch.The moment he got the beautiful brooch，he burst through the front door and placed it in Doras hand.Never had Dora received such a gift.Speechless and happy，she held her son tightly into her arms，with tears welling up in her eyes.
