题型:阅读选择 题类: 难易度:普通
【盐仓24秋】外研版(2024)英语七年级上册单元主题素养阅读延伸 Unit 3 Family ties Starting out—Developing idea
Mr Black and Mrs Black have a happy family. Here's a photo of their family. The man in a brown jacket is Mr Black. He's a doctor. The woman in a white dress is Mrs Black. She's a teacher. Mr Black and Mrs Black have two kids. The boy in front of Mr Black is their son. His name is Jack. He's twelve years old. He's in a green T-shirt in the photo. The girl next to Jack is his sister, Kate. She's ten years old. She's in a red skirt in the photo.
Jack and Kate are in the same school, but they're in different grades. Jack is in Grade Seven and Kate is in Grade Five. They're good students at school. They study hard and they like to help their classmates. At home, they like to help parents do housework. Their parents love them very much. They love their parents, too.
China introduced the "double reduction (双减)" policy in July, 2022. According to the policy, it should take no more than 90 minutes for junior high school students to finish their homework. Several months have passed since the new term began. Here are the two students' points of view. | |
"Our homework is clearly less than before," said 15-year-old Xie Dong from Shijiazhuang. "We are not encouraged to buy workbooks any more. The exercises are mainly from the textbook." Students have enough time to learn new knowledge now. "Our teachers are also giving us more chances to do experiments and learn from real life," said Xie. Self-discipline (自律) becomes the key. "Some students now spend more time having fun when homework is finished early. But if you use all the free time to relax, you might fall behind other students," he said. "And we have few exams, I don't think it is a good thing." | |
For 15-year-old Zhang Jing from Langfang, the best thing about "double reduction" is the increased time in after-school activities. "We can now spend more time taking part in clubs and activities, such as dancing, volleyball and drama. I have joined a group called "leadership development" where I can learn all kinds of skills beyond schoolwork," said Zhang. There are fewer exams now. But it's not necessarily a good thing. "Exams push me to study harder. Each exam shows my progress as well as my weak points," Zhang said. |
Time for School
Jill is sleeping in her bed when she hears a beep. The alarm (闹钟) tells her there is no more time to sleep. Her mum makes her breakfast, eggs, jam and toast. That's the breakfast that she likes the most. Jill brushes her teeth, then washes her face. Soon the school bus will get to her place. She grabs(抓) her backpack, and runs out the door. She'll get back home, right about four. |
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