2022武汉中考英语A篇新闻报导类阅读
More time for funIn July, China introduced thedouble reduction (双减)\" policy, It hopes to reduce students' learming burden(负担) by reducing homework and afier. school classes.One month has passed since the new semester began.How do students feel about this new policy?“Our homework is clearly less than before,\"said13-year-old Shen Yuzhe from Bejing\"We are notencouraged to buy workbooks anymore. The exercisesare mainly from the textbook\"According to Shen, teachers now teach at a much slower pace (节奏). Studentshave enough time to process new knowledge.Our teachers are also giving us morechances to do experiments and learm from real life,\" said Shen.-For example, we wentto research earthworms in a field during a biology class. This is a much better way tolearn things than just hitting the books.”For 13-ycar-old Zhang Hangming from Tianjin, the best thing about “doublereduction\"is the increased time in after-school activities.\"We can now spend moretime taking part in clubs and activities, such as dancing, volleyball and drama. I havejoined a group called‘ leadership development’where I can lcarn all kinds of skillsbeyond academic (学业的) study,\" said Zhang.Both Shen and Zhang find there are fewer exams now. But they think it's notnecessarily a good thing,\"Exams push me to study harder.Each exam shows myprogress as well as my weak points,\" Zhang said.Shen also pointed out that when burden is lightened, self-discipline (白律)becomes the key\"Some students now spend more time having fun when homework isfinished early.But if you use all the free time to relax, you might fall behind yourpeers (同龄人),\"he said.1.Students' learning burden is reduced byA. controlling the use of workbooksB. developing laws to protect studentsC.reducing homework and after-school classesD.having classes in and out of the classrooms2.The underlined phrase hitting the books\" is closest in meaning to_A.paying
attention to examsB. focusing on homeworkC.reading tons of booksD studying hard3.According to Zhang Hangming,_under the new policyA.the exercises and homework become easierB.he has more time for what he likesC. teachers are more relaxed about new lessonsD.after-school activities are helpful to study4. From the material above,we can know_A. The news comes from the SCHOOL TIME sectionB.The news was reported by People's DailyC.Shen Yuzhe is older than Zhang HangmingD.all students feel good about the policy5. We can learn from the passageA. students may fall behind if they can 't control themselvesB. Shen and Zhang are positive about the new policyC. the new policy has been well carried outD. self-discipline is the key to success.
