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初四英语试题
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一、阅读理解(五篇文章,28小题,1-20、23-28每小题1分,21-22每小题2分,共计30分)阅读ABC三篇短文,从文后每小题A、B、C选项中选择最佳答案。请将答案编号涂卡。
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Zhong Kaitong, a fourth-grader from Guangzhou, enjoyed a fun vacation this summer. Instead of attending English or math training courses, she played badminton and basketball most of the time.
A new guideline introduced by central government on July 24 helped Zhong enjoy some free time during the summer. In order to cut down on the schoolwork pressure on primary and junior high school students, the guideline calls for cutting down on homework, improving the quality of education and regulating after-class activities, Xinhua reported.
According to the guideline, children below the third grade will not have homework anymore. It should take no more than 90 minutes for junior high school students to finish their homework.
After-school training institutions (机构) are not allowed to offer overseas education courses or advanced teaching. No subject-based training will be allowed on weekends, national holidays or during winter and summer vacations.
More than 75 percent of children in Chinese cities from grades 1 to 12 are taking private tutoring (家教) courses, Global Times reported.
“Parents are worried that if their children start behind, they will stay behind. Some training institutions have made use of parents’ worries to make money,” said Chen Xianzhe, a professor at South China Normal University. “The guideline is meant to calm the worries of parents and society as a whole.”
“But this does not mean the tutoring courses will completely disappear, since exams still exist (存在),” said Chu Zhaohui, a senior researcher at the National Institute of Education Sciences. One-on-one or one-on-two tutoring might se