《2025年实验班提优大考卷七年级英语上册译林版》

A(2025·南京联合体期末)
美国学生一周只上四天课，为什么会这样呢？让我们来看看究竟是什么原因吧！
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A new school year is coming! But surprisingly(令人诧异地)，many students in the USA now only need to go to school four days a week. And more and more schools are following the trend.
The practice is different between states. Some schools take Mondays off，while others take Fridays off.
Although only four days are left，the students spend more time learning each day. This is because every state has a standard(标准) for learning time—it's usually about 30 hours a week.
The change is partly because there are not enough teachers in the USA. The USA National Education Association made a research (调查) in 2022. It showed that many teachers left their jobs because of burnout(过度劳累) and low pay.
Then for students，how do they spend the extra day? Most students would like to spend the day at home. They do homework or help their parents do housework.
Although the four-day schedule sounds great，there can be some problems for both students and parents.
Longer school days can be difficult for younger students. They may be more tired during school days.
Parents may not have time to look after their children. On the fifth day，children may be left alone at home.
Family meals will cost more. On the fifth day，students have to eat at home. Their food costs may be higher.

Parents may not have time to take care of their children.
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答案： A 【文章大意】本文主要介绍了美国许多学校一周只上四天学的情况，并说明了实行一周四天制的原因及其引起的问题。
1. surprising 2. more 3. burnout 4. tiring 5. spend