閱讀理解 2022年中考英語考點精粹必刷題（原卷版）

閱讀理解

-2022年中考英語考點精粹必刷題

一、閱讀單選

（-）

OnFebruary4th,2022,theopeningdayof24thBeijingWinterOlympicGames,solarterms

appearinopeningceremony.Itwasthisyear's"LichunJorthebeginningofspring,thefirstof

the24solartermsofthetraditionallunarChinesecalendar.

ThesolartermswhichwereborninChinaseveralthousandyearsagorepresentthe24

periodsintheChineselunarcalendarthatshowthechangesinnatureandclimate.Theancient

Chinesedevelopedthe24solartermstoguideagricultural（農(nóng)業(yè)）production.TheyshowChinese

people'shopetoachieveharmony（和諧）withnature.

In2006,the24solartermswerelistedasanational-levelintangibleculturalheritage（非物質(zhì)

文化遺產(chǎn)）inChina,andtheywereaddedtotheUNESCO's（聯(lián)合國教科文組織）intangible

culturalheritagelisttenyearslater.Afterthe24solartermsachievedrecognitionfromUNESCO,

aneworganizationwhichspreadstheculturalheritageofthe24solatermswassetup.

“Wewanttospreadandprotecttraditionalcultureaswellasdevelopitinacreativeway,

throughoureffortstogether,saidtheleaderoftheorganization.Someexpertsdidmoreresearch,

gavespeechandwrotebooks.Somegroupsintheorganizationorganizedsomeshowsand

competitions.WeiWei,thewinnerofthesecondprizeofacompetition,producedalongpainting

describingsomecustomsrelatedtoeachterm.

“Whencreatingthispainting,Irealizedthat24solartermsaffectedpeople'slives.For

example,inmanyplaces,peoplehavethecustomofcelebratingthebeginningofwinter.When

wintercomes,agriculturalactivitiesend,sopeoplewearnewclothestogreeteachother.Itmeans

manyfolkcustomsarecloselyrelatedtoagriculturalactivities,9,saysWei.

NeixiangCounty,HenanProvince,hasahistoryofgivingaperformanceofbeatingthe

springcowstocelebratethebeginningofspring.Farmersdotheirworkbyaccordingtothe24

solarterms.

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。

1.Accordingtothefirstthreeparagraphs,wecanknowthat.

A.The24solartermshaveahistoryofaboutathousandyear.

B.The24solartermshavesomethingtodowithtime.

C.TheancientChinesepeoplesetupanorganizationtospreadthe24solarterms.

D.The24solartermsappearedtheUNESCO'sintangibleculturalheritagelistbefore2016.

2.WhatdoChineseexpertsdotospreadanddevelopthe24solarterms?

a.Theywritebooks.b.Theygivespeeches.

c.Theydoresearch.d.Theyorganizeshows.

e.Theyorganizecompetition.

A.a,b,cB.a,c,dC.b,d,eD.c,d,e

3.Whatcanwelearnaboutthe24solartermsfromthepassage?

A.Itmightbeusedtoguidepeople'slives.B.Itmightbeusedtocelebratedifferent

festivals.

C.Itmightinfluenceagriculturalproduction.'D.Itshowsharmonybetweenpeopleand

nature.

4.Accordingtothearticle,whoprobablypaythemostattentiontothe24solarterms?

A.Students.B.Teachers.C.Athletes.D.Farmers.

5.What'sthetheme（主題）ofthetext?

A.Sports.B.Culture.C.Technology.D.History.

（二）

WhileCOVID-19mayhavekeptusoffplanes,wecanstayathome,sittingincomfortable

sofa,enjoythebestvirtual（虛擬的）vacationtravelwithoutleavinghome.

*HaveavirtualtravelattheGrandCanyon

YoucanviewtheGrandCanyonthrough360-degreephotosonanarchaeology（考古學(xué)）

virtualtour,goonavirtualhiketothefamousPhantomRanch,orfloat（漂流）downtheColorado

Riveronaboatingtrip.

Online:Viewvirtualtours,maps,andphotosthroughtheNationalParkSystem'swebsite.

*SmilebackatMonaLisainParis

TheLouvreinParisisthelargestartmuseumintheworld,hometomorethan35,000art

works.Whilethemuseumisusuallycrowded,especiallyontheweekends,youcanvisitvirtually,

fromyourowncomfortablehome,andseethemuseum'smostwonderfulworks.

Online:SeeEgyptianantiques,theLouvre'smoatandofcourse,MonaLisa'ssmile.The

museum'swebsetalsohasanumberofvideosthatyoucanwatchtogetabetterunderstandingof

themuseum'sart.

*WaIkalongtheGreatWallofChina

Fortification（防御工事）walls,coveringthousandsofmiles,werebuiltinnorthernChinato

protectthecountryagainstenemiesandtocontroltradealongtheSilkRoad.TheGreatWallof

Chinaisknownasoneofthegreatestwondersintheworld.

Online:WanderthroughsectionsoftheGreatWallofChinathroughavirtualtour,provided

byYouVisit.YoucanenjoysomefamousmoviesandcartoonpicturesabouttheGreatWall.

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。

6.HowcanyouviewtheGrandCanyononline?

A.Through360-degreephotos.B.Throughvideos.

C.Throughfamousmovies.D.Throughcartoonpictures.

7.Whatdoweknowfrom“SmilebackatMonaLisainParis”?

A.TherearemorevisitorsintheweekdaysintheLouvre.

B.TheenvironmentintheLouvreisverycomfortable.

C.TheLouvreinParisisoneofthelargestmuseumsintheworld.

D.Viewerscangetabetterunderstandingofthemuseum'sartthroughvideos.

8.WhichwebsitewillyougotoifyouareinterestedinChina?

A.YouVisitwebsite.B.PhantomRanch'swebsite.

C.TheLouvremuseum'swebsite.D.TheNationalParkSystem'swebsite.

9.What'sthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Toteachpeoplehowtohaveavirtualtravel.

B.Tointroducesomevirtualtravelinformation.

C.Tooffersomefreetourtickets.

D.Toexplainthereasonsforvirtualtravel.

10.Inwhichsectionofanewspaperwouldyouprobablyreadthetext?

A.SportsNews.B.JobWanted.C.ScienceStudy.D.TourTime.

（三）

InFujairah（富查伊拉），duringanhour'sdrivefromDubai（迪拜），hundredsoffansgatherto

watchbulls（公牛）fightingforhonorratherthanmoney.UnliketheSpanishtradition,theUAE

sportneedstwobullslockinghorns（特角）inathree-to-fbur-minutefight.Thefightusuallyisn't

longenoughforthemtoseriouslyharmoneanother.Theywouldbeseparatedfromeachotherif

thefightinggottoodangerous.Butthebullssharphornscanleadtocutsandinjuries.

Thefightsalsocanbedangeroustotheaudience.Menandboysseatedonchairsinthering

arealwaysreadytojumptosafetybecausetheanimalscouldbeeasilyknockedintotheirseats.

“It'sexcitingforpeopletositnearthefight.5,said29-year-oldMohammad.44Butoncethebulls5

bloodgetsshot,it'shardtocalmthemdown.They911justwanttofight,anditdoesn'tmatter

againstwhom.^^Undertherules,thefirstanimaltobecomefreeandwalkawayistheloser.If

neitherbacksaway,itisadraw,neitherofthebullswasthewinner.There'snocashprizefor

matchesinFujairahwheremakingabetisagainstthelaw.Butbulls9valuegrows.There?san

activetradeinbullsbetweenFujairahandneighboringOman.

There'redifferentideasabouttheoriginofthesport.Somebelieveitcamefromthe

Portuguesewhocamehereinthe16thcentury.Otherssayithadbeentherelongbeforethe

Portuguesecame.

根據(jù)語篇內(nèi)容，選擇最佳選項。

11.Peoplegathertowatchbullsfightingshows.

A.fbrfunB.fbrmoney

C.forhonorD.forrelaxingthemselves

12.Whydoestheauthorsaythefightscanbedangeroustotheaudience?

A.Becauseit'shardtocalmthebullsdownwhiletheyarefighting.

B.Becausethebull'ssharphornscanleadtocutsandinjures.

C.Becausetheaudiencesalwaysmakethebullsangry.

D.Becausebullsmightbeeasilyknockedintotheaudience'sseatswhiletheyarewatching.

13.Whatdoestheword"draw"meaninChinese?

A.結(jié)局B.平局C.平靜D.高潮

14.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?

A.BullsfightinginFujairahisagainstthelaw.

B.BullfightinginFujairahhasalonghistory.

C.Thesportcanbeusedtomakeabet.

D.Peopleknowabouttheoriginofthebullfighting

15.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.BullsFightinginFujairahB.TheHistoryofBullsFighting

C.TheOriginofBullsFightingD.TheRulesofBullsFighting

（四）

Humansfirstconquered（征月艮）MountQomolangma（thehighestpointonEarth）in1953

andtheChallengerDeep（thedeepestpointonEarth）sevenyearslater.Butnosinglepersonhad

evervisitedbothuntilVictorVescovodivedtonewdepthsin2019.VescovoisaretiredUSNavy

officerandnowaninvestor（投資人）.

TheChallengerDeep,atnearly11kmbeneaththeseasurface,isnotjustthedeepestpointin

thePacificOcean,butalsothedeepestpointonEarth.Bysinkingto10,925metersdeep,Vescovo

holdstheGuinnessWorldRecordscertificateof"thedeepestdivebyacrewedvessel（載人艦

艇）二

Sinkingtosuchadepthwasnoteasy.Ithadtobebackedupbystrictplanning,ahuge

amountofmoneyandaspecialdeep-seasubmersible（，音水器）.WorkingwithTritonSubmarines,

Vescovospentoverfouryearsdevelopinganewsubmersible.Itneededtohandleapressurelevel

thatismorethan1,000timesthatatthesurface.TheresultwastheDSVLimitingFactor—oneof

themostadvanceddeep-seacrewedvesselsintheworldrightnow.However,Vescovoknewthat

heneedednotonlythebesttechnologybutalsothebestpeople.Heteamedupwithtalentsfrom

allaroundtheworld.Theseincludedexpertsineverythingfromgeologyandmarine（海洋的）

biologytosonarmapping（聲吶測圖）.

VescovoandhisteamdidtwodivesintotheChallengerDeepin2019.Onhisfirstdive,

VescovospentatotaloffourhoursattheChallengerDeep-longerthananyonehadeverspent

thereandnotamomentwaswasted."Thekeythingistovideoasmuchaspossible,“heexplained.

“Itwasallaboutcollectingscience.^^

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳選項，并在答題卡上將選定答案的字母標(biāo)號涂黑。

16.WhatkindofpersonisVictorVescovo?

A.Acomimonworker.B.Amarinescientis.C.Anadventurer.D.Aninvestor.

17.WhatcanweleamabouttheChallengerDeep?

A.It'sabout11kmawayfromtheUS.

B.NootherplaceisdeeperthanitonEarth.

C.Nohumanshavevisitedituntil2019.

D.ItwasdiscoveredbyVictorVescovoin1960.

18.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“advanced“inParagraph3meaninChinese?

A.特別的B.穩(wěn)定的C.先進的D.昂貴的

19.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?

A.HowVescovopreparedforhisdive.

B.HowVescovochosetalentsandformedhisteam.

C.WhatdifficultiesVescovohadtofaceunderwater.

D.WhatcoursesVescovohadtakeninordertodothedive.

20.WhichisTRUEaboutVescovo'sfirstdiveintotheChallengerDeep?

A.Itturnedouttobejustawasteoftime.

B.Hetriedtwotimesbeforehefinallygotthere.

C.Ittookhimfourhourstosinktothebottom.

D.Hecollectedalotofinformationthere.

（五）

Ruraleducation（鄉(xiāng)村教育）hasbeenabigsocialproblemofChinarecently.Borninapoor

familyinHunanprovince,34-year-oldHouChangliangknewhowharditisforachildinpoor

villagetogetgoodeducation.Therefore,hechosetovolunteertoteachatXiangyangprimary

schoolinapoorvillageinYunnanprovincefrom2017.

Therewerejustthreeteachersforabout100studentsacrossfourclassesinXiangyang

primaryschool.Thegovernmentwantedtoclosetheschoolbecausetherearenoenoughteachers.

Shuttingdowntheschoolmeantthatthestudentswouldhavetogotoanotherschoolfarfrom

theirhomes.Hou'sarrivalhelpedkeeptheschoolopen.

ItisthethirdvillageschoolthatHouhastaughtatsincehegraduatedfromHunanUniversity

in2011.BeforeXiangyangprimaryschool,hehadtaughtinHechi,Guangxiforfouryears,andin

Bijie,Guizhouprovincefortwoyears.Asavolunteerteacher,hereceivesamonthlysalaryof

about800yuan.Thishasremainedunchangedfbrthepast10years."ThelongerIstayedinthe

countryside,thedeeperIunderstoodthechallengeinruraleducation.Ruralschoolsneedteachers,

especiallygoodone.^^Housaid,addingthatagoodteachercanmakearealdifferenceina

student'slifeandcanevenchangethevillage.

ThegoodnewsfbrvillageteacherslikeHouisthatthegovernmenthastakenactionto

improveruraleducation,includingsendingmoreteacherstoless-developedareas,improvingthe

quality（質(zhì)量）ofruralteachersbytraining,andimprovingsalaryofruralteachers.

“Thereisstillalongwaytogotoimproveruraleducation.But1dobelieveitwillbebetter

andbetter."Housaid.

21.WhydidHouChangliangchoosetobeavillageteacher?

A.Becausehisfamilyisverypoor.

B.Becausehehadtomakemoney.

C.Becauseheknewthehardsituationofruraleducation.

D.Becausethegovernmentwantedtoclosevillageschool.

22.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutHouChangliang?

A.HouhastaughtinthreevillageschoolsbeforehecametoYunnan.

B.HoupreventedtheXiangyangprimaryschoolfromclosing.

C.Hou'ssalaryhasremainedthesameinthepast10years.

D.Houhasbeenavillageteacherforover10years.

23.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"salary“inparagraph3mean?

A.獎金.B.工資.C.現(xiàn)金.D.余額.

24.Howdoesthegovernmentimproveruraleducation?

A.Bysendingmoreteacherstoless-developedareas.

B.Byimprovingthequalityofruralteachers.

C.Byimprovingsalaryofruralteachers.

D.Alloftheabove.

25.What'sthemainideaofthispassage?

A.SomesocialproblemsinChina.

B.Avolunteerteacherhelpswithruraleducation.

C.Thewaystoimproveruraleducation.

D.VillageschoolsinChina.

（六）

ZouBinwasconsideredasabitofastrangechildwhenhebeganbuildingwallswithbricks

（磚）attheageof16.Whileotherstriedtobuildwallsasquicklyaspossiblebecausetheywere

paidaccordingtothenumberofbrickstheylaid,Zouhadhighstandardsandpulledhiswalls

downifhethoughttheyweren'tgoodenough.Thateffortoftryingtobeperfectmayexplainwhy

hebecamethefirstChinesepersontowinaprizeinbricklayingatWorldSkillsin2015.

BorninavillageinCentralChina'sHunanprovincein1995,hechoseajobdifferentfrom

mostpeopleofhisage.Zoudecidedtodothesamejobashisfathertoworkasaconstruction

worker.Whenhewasworking,hepaidattentiontoimprovinghisskillsandpracticedagainand

again.Theworkattheconstructionplacewasquitehardforateenager,butZoucarriedonand

pushedhimselftogetoverallthedifficulties.Zoualsoremembersthatheonlystayedatanyplace

forthreemonthsatmostbeforemovingontothenext,takingbusesforhoursandcarryingallof

hisdailythings.

Nowadays,whenhepassestheplaceswhereheworks,heseesmanytallcitybuildingsand

feelsasenseofpridewhenhethinksofthewallsandroadshehasbuilt.Hiseffortsandlovefor

workhelpedhimtogetbricklayingskillsandachievesuccess.willcontinuetoworkinthe

constructionindustiy,learntoimprovemyself,knowaboutindustrialdevelopment,andhelp

workersgetmorechancesforbetterdevelopment.^^Zousaid.Zouhassetagreatexampleforall

thepeople.

26.WhydidothersthinkZouBinwasstrange?

A.Becausehedidn'twantmoney.

B.Becausehenevertalkedtoothers.

C.Becausehewastheyoungestworker.

D.Becausehewassoseriousaboutthework.

27.WhatdidZoutrytodowhenhewasworking?

A.Toimprovehisskills.B.Toworkasquicklyaspossible.

C.Tolearnfromotherskilledworkers.D.Tobuildasmanybricksaspossible.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword/construction“meaninthepassage?

A.設(shè)計B.裝飾C.銷售D.建筑

29.Whichistherightorderoftheeventsaccordingtothetext?

@Zouwonaprizeinthecompetition.

②Zoustartedworkinginaconstructionplace.

③Zouisproudofhisachievements.

④Zoumovedfromoneplacetoanother.

A.④①②③B.④②③①C.②③④①D.②④①③

30.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat.

A.weshouldmakeeffortsfordreams

B.ZouBindoesthesamejobashispeers

C.ZouBindoesn'ttakehisworkseriously

D.ZouBinislessefficientthanotherworkers

（七）

ThesecondliveclassfromChina'sspacestationwasheldintheafternoonofMar.23,

deliveredbyShenzhou-13crew（機組）membersZhaiZhigang,WangYapingandYeGuangfuto

studentsonEarth.Wangperformedseveralscientificexperiments.Inoneexperiment,Wangused

atoyofBingDwenDwen,thepopularmascot（吉祥物）ofthe2022BeijingWinterOlympics,to

showhowobjectsflyinaweightless（失重的）environment.Theyalsoshowedstudentstwopieces

ofcutting-edgescientificequipmentinsidethespacestation.HundredsofstudentsinBeijing,

LhasaandUrumqiwatchedtheevent.

Beforeendingtheclass,theastronautsansweredquestionstakenfrommembersofthepublic

andraisedbystudents.Thequestionscoveredvariousfacetsoflifeandworkinspace,suchas

howtotakecareoftheirskin,whetherhotwaterisavailable,ifthemoonlooksdifferentfromthe

Tiangongstation,andhowtearsmoveinamicrogravitational（微重力）environment.

PangZhihao,aretiredspaceflightresearcherfromtheChinaAcademyofSpaceTechnology

andauthorofseveralspace-themedbooks,saidtheclasswillbean"eye-opener“foryoungsters,

especiallystudents,byimplantingtheloveofscienceandcreativityinthem,"Manywell-known

scientistswerecreatedbytheirinterestandcuriosityabout4strangethings'.Theexperimentsdone

bytheastronautswillput'questionmarks'inourstudents9minds,andtheyoungsterswillthen

movetofindanswersandexploremoreplacesunknowntohumankind,hesaid.

31.Whatquestionsdidthestudentsnotaskintheevent?

A.Whethercoldwaterisavailable.

B.Howtotakecareofcrewmembers'skin.

C.IfthemoonlooksdifferentfromtheTiangongstation.

D.Howtearsmoveinamicrogravitationalenvironment.

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword-facets"mean?

A.partsB.facesC.problemsD.questions

33.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A.PangZhihaoisoneofShenzhou-13crewmembers.

B.Studentsraisedquestionsforcrewmembersabouthowtotakecareoftheireyes.

C.ThousandsofstudentsinBeijing,LhasaandUrumqiwatchedtheevent.

D.Shenzhou-13membersshowedstudentstwopiecesofcutting-edgescientificequipment.

34.WhatdoesPangZhihaothinkoftheclassfromChina'sspacestation?

A.Itcanimplanttheloveofscienceandcreativityinstudents.

B.Itwillencouragestudentstobeastronauts.

C.ItwasheldforstudentsinBeijing,LhasaandWuhan.

D.Itwillbean“eye-opener“foryoungsters,especiallyteenagers.

35.Whatisthetheme（主題）ofthetext?

A.Nature.B.Culture.C.Sports.D.Space.

（八）

ActressesNeeded

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answeris"YES”,thenwehaveajobforyouasa

makinganewmovie.

journalist（新聞記者）！CallBobat457-9082.

Itislookingforsomepeoplewithacting

Pleasecallhim:9:00am-11:00amor2:00

experience.Areyouinterested?

pm-5:00pm.

Callusat096-9874.

Waiters&Waitresses

Wouldyouliketoknowhowtomanage

Mr.Aliislookingforwaitersand

yourtimewisely?Timeismoney.Ourcompany

waitressestoworkinhisnewrestauranton

canshowyouhow.YoucancallMr.Leeat

MainStreet.CallMr.Aliandstarttowork

049-4452orsendusane-mail.Ourmailaddress

tomorrow.

istimeowner@126.com.

Hisphonenumberis050-3454.

36.WhenistherighttimetocallBob?

A.At8:30am.B.At11:30am.C.At4:00pm.D.At5:30pm.

37.WhatcanyoulearninMr.Lee'scompany?

A.Howtowritearticles.B.Howtoactinmovies.

C.Howtomanageyourtimewisely.D.Howtocookdeliciousfood.

38.Ifyouwanttoworkforarestaurant,youshouldcall.

A.457-9082B.096-9874C.049-4452D.050-3454

39.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A.Youcansendane-mailtotimeowner@126.comforthejobasajournalist.

B.TheHollywoodmoviecompanyonlyneedsactresses.

C.Mr.Ali'snewrestaurantisonMainStreet.

D.TherearethreewaysthatyoucangetintouchwithMr.Ali.

40.Whereisthetextmostprobablyfrom?

A.Anewsreport.B.Alocalnewspaper.C.Amovieposter.D.Acookbook.

（九）

閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從下面各小題所給的四個備選項中，選出最佳選項。

BackinApril1939,ColumbiaUniversityTeachersCollegeprofessorFrankCyrtraveled

aroundtenstates.Hefoundthatstudents9transportationwaspoor-manystudentshadno

dependable（可靠的）waytogettoschoolandsomeofthemoftentooktheunsafebusesinthe

over100,000schoolareas.Oneofthehugedifferencesinschooltransportationthathesawwas

buscolor.

ThenCyrorganizedameeting-onethatwouldchangethefutureofschoolbusesforever.

Schoolleadersandtransportationspecialists（專家）cametogethertosethighstandardsforbuses,

includingcolor,height,width（寬度）andsafetyrulesthathadn'tbeensetbeforeorthatwere

differentbystate（因州而異）.

ThereweremanydifferentbuscolorsintheUnitedStatesbeforethismeeting,severalareas

evenplannedtohavered,white,andbluebusesasawayofencouragingstudentstolovetheir

country.Cyrshowedhisnewplanstoeducationleaders,reporting"50colorsfromlemonyellow

todeeporange-red”.Thematterwassolvedquickly.Yellowwaschosenbecauseitcouldbeseen

clearlyanditmadeclearthebig,blackwritingthatwouldbeonthesideofeachbustostandfor

itsschoolarea.Andtheyareimportantpartsfbrbusesthattravelduringearlymorningandlate

afternoonhours.Colorhasalwaysbeenimportanttoourdailylife-checkoutthereason,ourtraffic

lightsarered,yellow,andgreen.Thirty-fivestatesmadethechangesintime,andeverystatewas

onboard（支持）by1974.

TodayFrankCyrisknownasthe"fatheroftheyellowschoolbus".His"gift"hassurely

affectedyourlifeifyouevertookaschoolbusorsawthatfamiliaryellowbuspullingup（使停車）

toyourstoponaduskymorning.

41.ProfessorFrankCyrfoundthatstudents,transportationinthestateswas.

A.poorB.greatC.modernD.popular

42.Cyrorganizedameetingto_______

A.designschoolbusesB.buymoreschoolbuses

C.donateschoolbusesD.sethighstandardsforschoolbuses

43.Atlastwaschosenastheschoolbuscolor.

A.redB.greenC.yellowD.orange

44.EverystatewasonboardthechangesoftheschoolbusesyearsafterCyr'straveling

aroundthestates.

A.20B.25C.30D.35

45.Themainideaofthepassageis.

A.colorisimportantinourdailylifeB.thehistoryofyellowschoolbus

C.thehighstandardsforschoolbusesD.the''fatheroftheyellowschoolbus”

（十）

JamesGraystartedano-homeworkpolicyatHamiltonElementarySchoolfouryearsago

whenhewastheheadteacherofthepublicschool.

“Myattitude（態(tài)度）changedalotafterIhadmyownkids,“saidGray,whosetwooldest

childrenstillstudyinHamilton.Herememberedatimewhenhisdaughterandwifewerearguing

（爭吵）aboutpianopractice,whichmadehimthinkofthefamilyfightsoverhomeworktime.

Whilehisdaughterwasn'tforcedtoplaythepiano,manystudentsareforcedtodotheir

homework.

“Itmademethinkalotaboutwhatschoolsdotofamilies,hesaid."Iheardfromparents

overtheyearsaboutthisbigfightthathappensatnight.Itleadstothispoorrelationshipbetween

parentsandchildren.Itdidn'tseemworthitforwhatschoolsaretryingtogetoutofhomework,

Grayadded.

Afterresearchingandfindinglittleevidence（t正據(jù)）thatstudentsgetmuchfromhomework,

Gray

decidedtodoawaywithhomeworkatHamiltonin2014.AtfirstthepolicywasonlyforGrades1

and2.Thenitspreadthroughfourthgradeandremainsinplaceattheschool,eventhoughGray

leftattheendofthe2016-2017schoolyear.

“Kidscanbecomeunhappywithschooleasily,“Graysaid,explainingthefamilytimeat

nightisactuallybetterfbryoungstudents.^Learninghappensallthetimeathome,

whetheryou'recookingameal,playingagameorreadingabook,^^hesaid.

“Thispolicywaswell-received,hesaid.Whilehewasexpectingdifferentopinions,he

heardnone.^Parentswouldtellme,4Weplayedagamelastnight,anditwassonicetositdown

foranhour/or4Mychildsatdownandreadabookonhisown.^^^

Graysaidheheardfromparentsandeducatorsinotherschoolsinthecityandacrossthe

countrywantingtodeveloptheirownno-homeworkpolicies.

46.WhatcanbelearnedaboutGray'skids?

A.Theyoftenfightduringhomeworktime.B.Theyalllearntoplaythepiano.

C.Theydon'tlikedoingtheirhomework.D.Theyarguewiththeirparentssometimes.

47.WhatdoesGraythinkofhomework?

A.Itisquitenecessary.

B.Childrenneedteachers9helpwithit.

C.Itdoesstudentsmuchgood.

D.Ithurtstheparent-childrelationship.

48.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"refbrto?

A.Theevidence.B.Thepolicy.

C.Theschool.D.Theresearch.

49.WhatdidGrayexpectwhenhefirstmadetheno-homeworkpolicy?

A.Someparentswouldbeagainstit.

B