Ⅲ.阅读理解(每小题2分，满分20分)

A

In Singapore, many middle school students spend a lot of their time on their studies. Good education is often regarded as a ticket to success in their future. So many of these students try their best to get good marks in their examinations. They have a lot of homework every day and exams are a big headache. Sometimes some of them are even made to go to remedial(补习的)classes after school.

Schools run programmes outside school hours. The students can take part in sports and games, music and dance, hiking and rock-climbing, etc. They are also very active in community service(社区服务).

In their spare time, most students like to listen to pop music. Hollywood blockbusters(大片), and Hong Kong and Singapore movies are very popular among them. They understand IT very well. Some of them also spend their free time surfing the Internet, e-mailing their friends, and playing computer and video games.

They sometimes go to cafes, fast-food restaurants, shopping centers and big bookstores.

So, it looks like life as a middle school student in Singapore is not easy but it is rich and colorful.

41. What is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Schoolwork. B. After-class activities.

C. Subjects. D. Things to do in the spare time.

42. Why do students work hard at school in Singapore?

A. Because they have a lot of homework.

B. Because they have to go to remedial classes.

C. Because they want to get a good future.

D. Because they have many outside school activities.

43. What does the underlined sentence mean in the first paragraph?

A. Maybe some students are afraid of exams and have difficulty getting good marks.

B. Students have a headache before an exam.

C. Students have few exams.

D. Students are in poor health because of exams.

44. Programmes outside school hours are _______.

A. the same as spare time activities B. remedial classes after school

C. sports activities D. popular among students

45. What do you know from the last sentence?

A. The middle school students live an easy life in Singapore.

B. The middle school students’ life in Singapore is amazing.

C. The middle school students’ life in Singapore is boring.

D. The middle school students’ life in Singapore is hard, but interesting.

B

We spend hours, days and years of our lives in education. But how perfect do you think your school is? Imagine you could design(设计) your ideal(理想的) school. What would it be like? We wanted to find out what teenagers around the world thought. Here is some designing from four children of different countries.

Ma, China My dream school would have an Olympic-size swimming pool, two football pitches and a golf course. It would also have a cinema, a gym, a restaurant and a shopping centre. My school has none of these and I think there should be more enjoyable things for pupils to do while they are studying.

Sonia, Italy I’d like a room where we can go and relax and play computer games and chat with friends. Some older pupils in the school have this but I think there should be a place for everyone to go when they want to switch off(转换注意力) from the lessons.

Richard, USA I think it would be great to have a day off every week, as well as the weekend. If that day was a Friday or a Monday, we would have a long weekend every week. What fun! I also think school should start later, at about 10 o’clock, and finish earlier. We spend a lot of time at school doing nothing at all. I’m sure we could learn just as much in fewer hours.

Rebecca, Australia My dream school would be big and roomy with a computer for every person in the school. I’d also like to have a music room where we can just go and play instruments when we want. We need a recording studio, too. I hope that teachers can respect(尊重) our opinions.

46. Ma thinks his dream school should provide _______ for students.

A. more enjoyable things

B. a comfortable computer room

C. a place to switch off from the lessons

47. Sonia thinks students should share a room where they can _______.

A. play sports B. play instruments C. play computer games

48. Richard wants to have _______ off every week.

A. two days B. three days C. four days

49. Rebecca may like _______ according to the passage.

A. playing music B. chatting with friends C. doing some shopping

50. We can infer(推断) that in the four children’s opinion, the ideal school should be a place where _______.

A. students can learn more knowledge

B. students can get on well with their teachers

C. students’ wishes and interests can be respected