A young girl sits at her desk, reviewing her homework for the evening. English: Read three chapters and write a report. Math: Complete 30 problems. Science: Do a worksheet, front and back. French: (A) Study new words for tomorrow’s test. It’s going to be a long night.

 This happens to students in America. Now it’s time to start a homework revolution(變革).

 Do students in the United States receive too much homework? According to the National Education Association, a student should be assigned (布置) no more than 10 minutes per grade level per night. For example, a first grader should only have 10 minutes of homework, a (B)  grader, 20 minutes, and so on. This means that a student in my grade—seventh—should have no more than 70 minutes of work (C) each night. Yet this is often doubled, sometimes even worse!

 It’s no good giving students too much homework. According to research, kids are developing more illness at school, such as stomachaches, headaches and sleep problems than before.

Everybody (D)  that teachers are the ones who assign homework, but they are not the only ones to blame (受責(zé)備). “Many teachers are under greater pressure (壓力) than ever before,” says Kylene Beers, President of the National Council for teachers of English, “Some of  (E) it comes from parents, some from the wish for high scores on tests.” Teachers who are under pressure feel the need to assign more homework.

 Some people have different ideas, saying that homework prepares kids for doing better in high school, better in college, and (F) 今后找到更好的工作. But too much homework is sapping students’ strength, curiosity（削弱學(xué)生的個性和好奇心), and most importantly, their love of learning, is that really what teachers and parents want?

1.寫出文中劃線部分（A）和（C）的同義詞或近義詞:                          

2.在文中（B）和（D）的空白處分別填入適當(dāng)單詞:                          

3.文中劃線部分（E）指代的是:               

4.將文中劃線部分（F）譯成漢語:             

5.從文中找出能說明本文主旨大意的中心詞:            

Everyone talks about the weather, but no one does anything about it. It is true. People usually begin their talks with“Isn’t it a nice day?”

Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like. But they hardly(幾乎不) agree with each other. One man may say,“Do you see how cloudy it is in the east? It’s going to rain tomorrow.”Another man will say,“No, it’s going to be fine tomorrow.”

People often look for the weather they want. When a farmer needs water, he looks for

something to tell him it’s going to rain; he won’t believe(相信)anything else. When friends have a travel, they are sure the weather is going to clear up very quickly.

Almost(幾乎)everyone listens to what the weatherman says, but he doesn’t always tell us what we want, and sometimes he makes mistakes. Still(仍然), he probably(或許)comes closer to being right than anyone else.

1.“No one does anything about the weather”means ______.

2.______is a common(普通)way to begin a talk.

3.Many people hope the weather will be ______.

4.Weatherman is a man who ______.

5.“Weatherman”______makes mistakes.

In English the weather is changable. It is a ___1____ subject of conversation. “ Isn’t it a nice day?” “Do you think it will rain?” “I think it’s going to snow. ” People often ___2____ a conversation ___3_____ these words(話).
Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like, but they hardly (幾乎不) ever agree with each other.
____4___ may say,“Do  you see ____5____ in the east ? It’s going to rain tomorrow . ” Another man will say,“No . It’s going to be fine . ” People often ____6___ the weather they want. When a farmer needs water , he looks for something to tell him. “ It’s going to rain. ” He won’t believe (相信) anything else. When friends have a picnic (舉行野餐) , they hope the weather is going to be fine and they can ____7___ under the blue sky . Almost (幾乎) everyone ____8____ what the weather (氣象預(yù)報員) will say. But he doesn’t always __9___ us what we want , and sometimes he makes mistakes (犯錯誤) . Still he usually  _10_ closer to being correct (正確)  than anyone else.