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Shorter School Week

In most of the United States， students attend class for five days each week—Monday through Friday. Schools are required to hold classes for about 180 days a year. Recently， schools in some areas of the country have begun discussing the idea of holding classes for four days a week. Classes would meet either Monday through Thursday， or Tuesday through Friday. Some schools in twelve American states are now using that plan.

The students still have the same number of total hours in class as before. But they attend school for a longer time on each of the four days. In the western state of Colorado， schools on the four-day plan hold classes for 7.5 hours a day for 144 days. Traditional schools meet for 6 hours a day for 180 days.

Many schools on the four-day plan offer special programs for students or teachers， trips or sports competition （比賽） on the fifth day. Officials say this gives students even more time in class than the traditional schools. Students do not have to miss school to go to the activities. Students can also go to doctors or other appoint-ments on the fifth day.

The main reason for shortening the school week is an economic one. Small school systems say they can save money by not giving meals or transportation for students on the fifth day. And they say research shows that students are not harmed by the shorter week.

Opponents （反對者） of the four-day plan say the research is not clear on this. They say the four-day plan has not been shown to improve students learning. And they say that three days off from school each week is a long time away from class.

1. Each year American schools hold classes for ___ .

A. 20 weeks B. 36 weeks C. 40 weeks D. 45 weeks

2. How can the four-day plan benefit the students according to the text？

A. They seem friendlier.

B. They become healthier.

C. They are more active in class.

D. They have more time for other activities.

3. Whats the main purpose of the four-day plan？

A. To save money.

B. To ease city traffic.

C. To improve school learning.

D. To make the kids work harder.

4. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the opponents are kind of ___ .

A. worried B. disappointed

C. unfriendly D. satisfied

B

The Best Way to See Lakeland

TOUR A

Lake District Spectacular

The Lake District is famous for being “the most beautiful corner of England” and the tour introduces you to just that. Fantastic scenery of mountains， valleys and lakes from the south to the north. The tour includes a lake cruise （乘船游覽）， a visit to the 4，000 year old Castlerigg Stone Circle set high on the hills. You travel over passes， through beautiful valleys， see waterfalls and traditional Lakeland villages. You have plenty of stops for admiring the views and taking photographs.

This is a tour not to be missed.

When & Where： Every day from Windermere

Prices： Adult-￡36.00， Child-￡26.00（up to 16 years of age）

Price Includes： Lake Cruise

Times： Leaves Windermere 09：45 am， returns approx. 17：00 pm.

TOUR B

Beatrix Potters Favorite Countryside

The tour is the ideal way to explore the favourite places associated with （與……有關(guān)） Beatrix Potter. Our journey is through the beautiful Yewdale Valley， passing Yew Tree Tarn and Skelwith Bridge making our way to Coniston Water for our lake cruise. We visit the Beatrix Potters Hill Top farm where she wrote many of her famous childrens stories in this little old stone house. You have the chance to go in the shop and explore her garden.

When & Where： Every day from Windermere

Prices： Adult-￡26.00， Child-￡21.00 （up to 16 years of age）

Price Includes： Lake Cruise on Coniston， & Hill Top Gardens

Times： Leaves Windermere 12：00 am， returns approx. 16：30 pm.

1. What can you see if you choose Tour A？

A. Yewdale Valley.

B. Coniston Water.

C. Castlerigg Stone Circle.

D. Beatrix Potters Hill Top farm.

2. How much will Simon， a boy of 12， and his father pay if they want to choose both Tour A and Tour B？

A. ￡84.00. B. ￡109.00.

C. ￡104.00. D. ￡144.00.

3. When does the coach leave Windermere if you choose Tour B？

A. 09.45 am. B. 17.00 pm.

C. 12.00 am. D. 16.30 pm.

選詞填空

從下列方框里10個單詞中選擇8個適當(dāng)單詞的正確形式填入下列各句中，使其句意完整。每個單詞只使用一次。

description method disappear instruction comprehension

embarrass enthusiastic brilliant amaze information

1. Ive never felt so ____ in my life！ Im sorry for that.

2. ____ sunshine lit up their rooms.

3. Police have given a（n） ____ of the gunman.

4. Its ____ how quickly bad news gets about.

5. I didnt follow the ____ printed on the box， and broke the machine.

6. Similar ____ are used in factory work in the Netherlands.

7. We received the ____ that you had arrived.

8. David is very ____ about the plan. Its his dream.

單句改錯（下列各句中有1個錯誤。）

1. Whats the difference among this book and that one？ ___

2. Its bad manner to laugh loudly in public. ___

3. Most people have a positive attitude of the Internet. ___

4. He has lost all his friends as a result of his foolish behaviours. ___

句子翻譯

1. 這幅圖和那幅圖有哪些不同？

2. 我學(xué)英語的方法和多數(shù)同學(xué)相似。

3. 我最喜歡的科目有語文、體育和英語。

4. 我們還有許多事要做，換句話說，我們都不能去看電影。

TOUR A

Lake District Spectacular

The Lake District is famous for being “the most beautiful corner of England” and the tour introduces you to just that. Fantastic scenery of mountains， valleys and lakes from the south to the north. The tour includes a lake cruise （乘船游覽）， a visit to the 4，000 year old Castlerigg Stone Circle set high on the hills. You travel over passes， through beautiful valleys， see waterfalls and traditional Lakeland villages. You have plenty of stops for admiring the views and taking photographs.

This is a tour not to be missed.

When & Where： Every day from Windermere

Prices： Adult-￡36.00， Child-￡26.00（up to 16 years of age）

Price Includes： Lake Cruise

Times： Leaves Windermere 09：45 am， returns approx. 17：00 pm.

TOUR B

Beatrix Potters Favorite Countryside

The tour is the ideal way to explore the favourite places associated with （與……有關(guān)） Beatrix Potter. Our journey is through the beautiful Yewdale Valley， passing Yew Tree Tarn and Skelwith Bridge making our way to Coniston Water for our lake cruise. We visit the Beatrix Potters Hill Top farm where she wrote many of her famous childrens stories in this little old stone house. You have the chance to go in the shop and explore her garden.

When & Where： Every day from Windermere

Prices： Adult-￡26.00， Child-￡21.00 （up to 16 years of age）

Price Includes： Lake Cruise on Coniston， & Hill Top Gardens

Times： Leaves Windermere 12：00 am， returns approx. 16：30 pm.