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高二英语（考试用时:120分满分:150分）第Ⅰ卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节(共5小题；每小题l．5分，满分7．5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小

题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whendidthewomanstarttoplaythepiano?A.Alongtimeago.B.Sixmonthsago.C.Afewmonthsago.2.Whatdo

esthewomanusuallydoattheweekend?A.Dothecleaning.B.Dothecooking.C.SurftheInternet.3.Whatisthemainadvantageofsupermarkets,accordingtotheman?A

.Freshness.B.Convenience.C.Cheapness.4.Whydidn’tthemangototheseaside?A.Hefellill.B.Hehadtotakecareofhisgirlfriend.C.Hehadtolookafterh

isfather.5.WheredoesSarahwanttoworkinthefuture?A.Inthesamecity.B.InSuzhouC.Inherhometown.第二节(共15小题；每小题l．5分，满分22．5分)听下面5

段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2至4个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话或独白后，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对

话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?A.Hewantstoworkwithhisfriends.B.Hewantstobecomeamanager.C.He

wantstochangehisjob.7.Howlonghasthemanhadhispresentjob?A.Hehasjustgotit.B.Twomonths.C.Tenyears听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8.What

isonthefloor?A.AnEnglishbook.B.AJapanesebook.C.AFrenchbook.9.Towhomdoesthebookbelongto?A.Jenny.B.Tony.C.Lily.听第8段材料，回

答第10至12题。10.Whywillthewoman’sappointmenttakealongtime?A.Apairofshoes.B.Atie.C.Asuit.11.Whoisthegiftfor?A.Thewomen’sfather.B.Thewomen’shusban

d.C.Thewomen’sfather-in-law.12.Whichcolordidthewomanchooseatlast?A.PurpleB.Blue-and-whiteC.Black听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whatkindofmusicdoesthe

manlikebest?A.Moderndancemusic.B.Classicmusic.C.Folkmusic.14.Whatkindofmusicisgoodforone’sbrain?A.Dancemusic.B.Popmusic.C.Classicmusic

.15.Whendoesthewomanusuallylistentomusic?A.Inthemorning.B.Intheevening.C.Atnoon.16.Wheredoesthewomanadvisethemantofin

drecordingsofclassicalmusic?A.OntheInternet.B.Inabookshop.C.Inasupermarket.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.WhatisCincodeMayo?A.

Mexico’sIndependenceDay.B.ThebattleinPuebla.C.ThemostimportantholidayinMexico.18.WhenisCincodeMayo?A.May3rdB.May4thC.May5th19.Whenwastheholiday

introducedtoAmerica?A.In1862.B.In1920s.C.In1960s.20.WhatdoesCincodeMayomeantoMexicanpeoplenow?A.Itisapoliticalevent.B.Itisaholiday.C.Itisabu

sinessopportunity第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATheAd

lerPlanetariumChicagoishometomorethan35,000squarefeetofexhibits.FromhugemodelsoftheSolarSystem,toancientastronomical(天文的)i

nstruments,tointeractiveadventures,Adler'sexhibitgalleriesprovideapassagewayforyoutoexploretheuniverse.TheAdleralsooffersminiscience

explorationactivitiesthatarequickl0-minutelessons.Visitorscanlearnsomeinterestingastronomicalfactsatthis

smallactivitycarts.TheAdlerPlanetariumChicagoistheonlymuseumintheworldwithtwofull-sizeplanetarium(天文馆)theaters.S

ince1930,thewonderofthestarshasbeenvisibleinthehistoricSkyTheater.PoweredbybrandnewDigistar3TMtechnology,theStarRide

rTheaterisacompletelydigital,virtual（虚拟的）outerspaceenvironment.ThefamousZeissPlanetariumprojectorisabletoaccuratelyreproducethemovementofev

eryaspectofthenightsky.Do'sandDon'ts:DoTaketheBus/Train:Leavethecarathomeforthismuseumtrip.TheAdlerislocatedwithincloseproximitytopublict

ransit.Don'tMisstheDoaneObservatory:Whenweatherpermits,theDoaneisopenattheAdlerforobservingwithits20

-inchdiametertelescope:Don'tMissMuseumSpecialEvents:TheAdleroffersasummercampforkidsfrommid.JunetoAugust.TicketPrice:Adult:$28;ch

ild:$22.BookonlinenowtoSave37%.RegularSchedule:Mon.-Fri.10a.m.-4p.m.;Sat.-Sun.10a.m.-4:30p.m.SummerHours:9:30a.m.-6p.m.daily.Ne

arestTransit:RooseveltMetroStationAddress:1300SLakeShoreDr,Chicago,IL6060521.What'sthemainfunctionoft

heAdlerPlanetariumChicago?A.DisplayingthemodelsoftheSolarSystem.B.Sellingancientastronomicalinstruments..C.O

fferingapassagewaytoexploretheuniverse.D.Givingl0-minutelessonstovisitors.22.IfyouwanttotrytheDoaneObservatory,you'dbett

er______.A.driveyourprivatecarB.considerweatherconditionsC.buyatelescopeinadvanceD.jointheAdler'ssummercamp23.Howmuchwillacoupleandtwokidsatleastsp

endtovisittheAdler?A.$37.B.$63.C.$72.D.$100.B（London）—Ifitreallyiswhat’sontheinsidethatcounts,thenalotofthinpeoplemightbeintrouble.S

omedoctorsnowthinkthattheinternal(内部的)fatsurroundingimportantorgansliketheheartorlivercouldbeasdangerousastheexternalfatwhichcanbe

noticedmoreeasily.“Beingthindoesn’tsurelymeanyouarenotfat,”saidDrJimmyBellatImperialCollege.Since1994,Bellandhisteamhavescannednearly80

0peoplewithMRImachinestocreate“fatmaps”showingwherepeoplestorefat.Accordingtotheresult,peoplewhokeeptheirweightthroughdietrathe

rthanexercisearelikelytohavemajordeposits（沉淀物）ofinternalfat,eveniftheyareslim.EvenpeoplewithnormalBodyMassIndexscorescanhave

surprisinglevelsoffatdepositsinside.Ofthewomen,asmanyas45percentofthosewithnormalBMIscores(20to25)act

uallyhadtoohighlevelsofinternalfat.Amongmen,thepercentagewasnearly60percent.AccordingtoBell,peoplewhoarefatontheinsideareactuallyontheedgeofbeingfat

.Theyeattoomanyfattyandsugaryfoods,buttheyarenoteatingenoughtobefat.Scientistsbelievewenaturallystorefataroundthebellyfirst,butatsomepoint

,thebodymaystartstoringitelsewhere.Doctorsareunsureabouttheexactdangersofinternalfat,butsomethinkithassomethingtodowithheartdiseaseanddia

betes.Theywanttoprovethatinternalfatdamagesthebody’scommunicationsystems.Thegoodnewsisthatinternalfatcanbeeasilyburnedoffthroughe

xerciseorevenbyimprovingyourdiet.“Ifyouwanttobehealthy,thereisnoshortcut.Exercisehastobeanimportantpartofyourlifestyle,”Bellsaid.24.Whatisthispieceof

newsmainlyabout?A.Thinpeoplemaybefatinside.B.Internalfatisofnoimportance.C.Internalfatleadstomanydiseases.D.Thinpeoplealsohavetroubles.25

.Doctorshavefound_____.A.theexactdangersofinternalfatB.internalfatisthecauseofheartdiseaseanddiabetesC.beingslimisnotdangerousatallD.beingslim

doesn’tmeanyouarenotfatinside26.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisWRONG?A.Exercisecanhelptoreducetheinternalfat.B.Peoplecange

tridofinternalfatbyimprovingdiet.C.Menaremorelikelytohavetoomuchinternalfat.D.Peoplewithheartdiseaseallhaveinternalfat.27.Theunderlinedpart

inthelastparagraphmeans_____.A.alongroadB.aneasywayC.acleardifferenceD.ashortdistanceCThereare8.8millionblindpeopleinIndia.Infact,

thereare36millionblindpeopleworldwideandaquarterofthemareinIndia;however,manycasesofblindnessinIndiaarecurable.ThepoorinIndiahavelimited

accesstoprimaryeyehealthcareandoftendonoteatfoodsrichinmicronutrients,likevitaminsandminerals,whichplayanimportantroleinmaintaininggoodeyehealt

h.Manypeopleworldwidearenotevenawarethattheymayhaveavision(视力)problemsimplybecausetheydonotgettheireyestested

everyyearwithadoctor,whotestsforthefunctioningoftheeyemuscles(肌肉),aswellascommondiseaseslikenightblindness

.Thisexamisstronglyrecommendedbyexpertsbecausesomechangesinvision,whichthepatientmaytakelongertonotice,canbefoundeasilyinthisway.Certainsimplecha

ngesindietandlifestylecanensurebettereyehealthforyou.Theseincludedrinkingplenty-ofwater,notsmoking,andeatingbrigh

tlycoloredandleafyfruitandvegetables.Wearingsunglassesprotectsyoureyesfromthesun,whichdamagesotherwisehealthyeyes.Le

arnaboutyourfamily'seyediseasehistory,andbeonthelookoutforanyproblemaboutyourvision.Makesurethatyouseeadoct

orimmediatelyforearlyintervention(干预)ifyouseeanyofthesesignsofworseningeyehealth.Ifyouoralovedoneneedstocureblindnessor

othereyediseases,turntoacrowdfunding(众筹)platform.AgroupofeyehealthcaregivershavefundraisedwithcrowdfundingplatformImpactGu

rutoraisemoneytoperformoperationsontheeyesofblindwomeninsouthAsia.Runninganonlinefundraiserenablesbothdoctorsandpat

ientstofindawayoutofthedark.Ifyouwanteyecaretodevelop,startafundraisertoday.28.Whyaretheresomanyblindpeoplein

India?A.ThereisalackofeyehospitalsinIndia.B.Peoplepaynoattentiontotheireyesatall.C.PoorIndianslackfoodgoodforeyehealth.D.Theenvironmentdamages

theireyes.29.WhatdoestheauthorsuggestinParagraph2?A.Examiningyoureyesannually.B.Strengtheningmuscleseve

ryday.C.Raisingtheawarenessofphysicalhealth.D.Attachingimportancetoself-examination.30.Whichofthefollowingmaydoharmtoyoureyes?A.Sm

okingalot.B.Wearingsunglasses.C.Drinkingmuchwater.D.Watchingbrightly-coloredpictures.31.Whatdoestheaut

horwanttoshowinthelastparagraph?A.Howtostartafundraiseronline.B.Theimportanceofraisingmoney.C.Theroleofcrowdfundingineyecare.D.Whatshouldbedonetor

aisemoney.DWithonlyaclickofthemouse,rumors（谣言）canbeforwardedbetweenmicro-blogs（微博）veryquickly.Asanexample,recently,sensitivenetizensdisc

overedthatsomephotosdisplayedonmicroblogsdescribingBeijing’sJunerainstormhadactuallybeenfabricated（伪造）.Sina.comisoneofthemajorInternetportals（入口）in

Chinawithhundredsandthousandsofusers,andamajorityofcelebritiesandfamouscitizenshavetheirmicroblogaccountsonthisportal.Asrecentlyassixmonth

sago,thewebsitedecidedtoestablishaspecializedteamtoproverumorsandprovideaccurateinformationforitsusers.TanCha

oisinchargeoftheteam.“BeforeItookthejob,Iusuallycouldn’tidentifywhatinformationwasrealandwhatwasfake.Butduringthe

processofidentification,wediscoveredthatalotofinformationwasfalse,includingfakephotos,fakenewsstoriesandrumorsth

athadbeenspreadthroughmicroblogs.”It’snotjustwebsiteportalswhicharetakingonfact-checkingresponsibilities,butalsoanumberofcivic-m

indednetizens,whorecentlysetupaRumorIdentificationFederationonSina.com’smicroblogsystemtohelpnetizensidentifyfakeinformationonline.DianZi

zhengistheteamleaderofthefederation.Hesaysthey’vepublicizedmorethan150pieceswhichcontradictrumors,whichattractedm

orethan10thousandvisitorswithintwomonths.“Weliveinanageofnewmedia,sowecan’tusetheoldmethodstoproverumors.Wecan’twaitforthemediatoprovethefactswi

threlatedadministrative（行政）departmentsandthenreleaseaformalannouncement.Wecan’tallowrumorstorunwildandt

hendealwithit,weneedtofightrumorswhilethey’respreading.Ithinkthatthisisthebestwaytodealwithrumorsnowadays.”Some

expertssaythisdisplaystheadvantagesoftheinternetcomparedtoothertraditionalmedia.Theopenplatformallowsinformationtobeexaminedandclarifiedbynetizens.B

utexpertslikeDingWengguo,PresidentoftheJournalismandCommunicationCollegeattheChinaUniversityofPoliticalScienceandL

awsaysthisself-correctionfunctionoftheInternetisstillquitelimited.“It’sstillquitedifferenttotellwhichinformationistrueinsuchanop

enenvironmentbyjustreadinganumberofdifferentopinionsonthesameissue.Thisissomethingwhichweneedtopayattentionto.Ifsocietyisfloodedwithtoomuchfals

einformation,andit’sallowedtospreadinsuchafastmanner,thenpeoplewillbesuspicious（怀疑的）ofallkindsofinformationincludingimportantinforma

tionfromauthorities.Italsoworsensproblemsrelatingtosocialcommunicationsandmutual-understanding,whichinturnharmssocietyasawhole.”Experts

suggestthatthegovernmentshouldreactmorequicklyintheInternetage.Oncearumorbeginstospread,administrativedepartmentsshouldma

keannouncementsasearlyaspossibletodriveawayrumorsbeforetheyleadtobadoutcomes.32.Sina.comdecidedtofoundaspecializedteamto__________.A.prev

entthespreadofrumorsontheInternetB.advancethedevelopmentofmicroblogC.limitthenumberofmicroblogD.urgethegovernmenttoreac

tquicklytotherumors33.Whatisthebestwaytoproverumorsonmicroblogs?A.Shuttingdownthewebsiteimmediately.B.Substituting

theInternetfortraditionalmedia.C.Examiningandcheckingwhiletheyarespreading.D.Makingannouncementsaftertheyarespread.34.Thewrit

ercitedDingWenguo’swordsinParagraph8to________.A.drawaconclusionB.introduceatopicC.supportanargumentD.describeascene35.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowa

rdstherumorsfrommicroblogsaccordingtothepassage?A.Negative.B.Sympathetic.C.Supportive.D.Changeable.第二节（共5小题；

每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。Withthesummerholidayjustaroundthecorner，itseemslikeeve

rybodyisbusyplanningtheirvacations.Herearesometipsthatcanhelpyouenjoyyourholidaywithoutemptyingyourpocket：Traveloff-season.Gotoyourdesired

destinationwhilethedemandislowandtakeadvantageofhugediscounts.Duringthepeakseason，thehotelandflightpricesincreasequickly，andyou'lllikelysp

endmoreofyourvacationtimestandinginlineduetotherushoftourists.36.______37．______Websitescanhelpyoufinddiscounthotel

rooms.Lookforplacesthatdonotchargeextraforchildreniftheyusetheexistingbedding.Staywiththelocals.Ifyouandyourfamilyaregoingtostayforalong

erperiod，rentingasmallapartmentisagoodchoice.Eatlikealocal.Whyeatatbigchainrestaurantswhenyoucanexperiencesomethingnew?38.___

___Duringyourfamilytrip，trynewfoodwherethelocalseat.Thiswillnotjustsavemoney，butalsoprovideyouwithanewand

differentexperience.Forsmallermealsandsnacks，avoidrestaurantsandtrystreetfoodorothertakeout.Don'thesitatetobargain.Tourist-heavyplacesareknownforov

erchargingforjustabouteverything.Clothes，travelgoodies，souvenirs，etc.areveryexpensiveattheseplaces.39.______Ba

rgainhardtogetthebestprice.Chooselocaltransportation.40．______Instead，takebuses，railwaysorsubways，whicharealwayscheaper.If

youareplanningtostayforawhile，youcanconsiderrentingacar.Hiringacarismucheasierthancarryingyourbagseverywhereifyouaremovingaroundalot.A．Saveon

hotels.B．SurftheInternetwhiletraveling.C．Therefore，avoidbuyinganythingthere.D．Soit'sbesttofindoutwhentheoff-seasonstarts.E．

Planningyourmealsisanotherwaytoreduceyourtravelcosts.F．Forthisreason，youshouldn'tfeelashamedtoaskforbargains.G．Asatourist，avoidtakingta

xiswheneverpossible，sincetheyareexpensive第三部分完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Awomanpr

ofessorwasgivingalessontoherstudentsonstressmanagement．Assheraisedaglassofwater，everyoneintheclass41theywouldbeaskedthe"half-emptyorhalf-full'que

stion．42，withasmileonherface，sheaskedthestudents，"How43doyouthinkthisglassofwaterweighs?"Answerscalledo

ut44from100mlto300ml．Shequietedthestudentsdownandthenreplied，"Itdoesnotmatterontheabsoluteweight．It45onhowlongyouhol

dit．IfIholditforaminute，itisOK．IfIholditforanhour，Iwillhaveanacheinmyright46．IfIholditforaday，myarmwillfeelnumb．Ineachcase，the47ofth

eglassofwaterdoesn'tchange，butthe48Iholdit，theheavieritbecomes．Why?"Lostin49，allthestudentskeptsilentandlistenedtotheprofes

sorcarefully．"Our50andworriesinlifearelikethatglassofwater．Ifwe51ourburdensallthetime，soonerorlater，wewillfeelexhausted，e

ven52tocarryon．53youhavetodoisputallyourburdensdownas54intheeveningaspossible．Don'tcarry55throughtheeveningintothenight；bydoingthi

s，wecanget56nextmorningandareabletomoveforward．More57thannot，lifegetsterriblewhenwethinktoomuch．Andthemom

entyou58yourburdens，you'llfindyourselffeelingsomuchmorerelaxed．Soratherthanbeingupsetandfeeling59foryourself，startdoings

omethingaboutit．Afterall，lifeistooshortto60yourselftoanythingthatisnotmakingyouhappy．41.A.wonderedB.agreedC.expectedD.argued4

2.A.InsteadB.MeanwhileC.AnyhowD.Therefore43.A.fullB.littleC.heavyD.much44.A.repliedB.rangedC.readD.remained45.A.holdsB.callsC.takesD.depe

nds46.A.fingerB.footC.armD.leg47.A.shapeB.functionC.sizeD.weight48.A.betterB.longerC.deeperD.further49.A.thoughtB.ideaC.planD.class50.A.doubtsB.joysC

.stressesD.surprises51.A.carryB.coverC.hideD.show52.A.uncertainB.unhappyC.unawareD.unable53.A.WhatB.ThatC.

WhetherD.How54.A.lateB.earlyC.soonD.fast55.A.thisB.thatC.themD.it56.A.resetB.reviewedC.refreshedD.reminded57.A.usu

allyB.commonlyC.ordinarilyD.often58.A.catchupwithB.letgoofC.putupwithD.takecareof59.A.sorryB.satisfiedC.ha

ppyD.confused60.A.helpB.abandonC.driveD.treat第Ⅱ卷第一部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节语法填空(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空格处填入适当的内容（不多于三

个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置上。Membersofthepost-1990generationapply61variouspositionsandholdhighexpectationsofthejobs.Theyareparticulara

boutjobsanditiscommonforthem62(break)appointmentsforjobinterviews.Theonlychildisthecharacteristicofmostfamiliessince1990.

Hisorherlivingconditionhas63(great)improvedfromthatofthepost-1980andpost-1970generations.Theydon’texperienc

emuchpressureinlifesotheypaycloserattentiontopersonalpreferencesandinterestswhen64（hunt）forajob.Theydon’tcareabouttheamountofmoneytheym

ake.65,theworkingenvironment,thehappinesstheygetfromtheirworkandrespectfromothersarethefirstthreethings66matt

ermost.Asthesayinggoes,second67(think)arethebest.Thepost-1990generationdoesnotthinktwiceaboutleavingintheirfirstyearofwork.

Iftheyloseinterestinajoborarenotclearabouttheirfuturecareerpath,they68(give)upeasily.Membersofthegeneration

arealsoself-centered.Theywantmoretimefor69(they)andarenotwillingtoworkovertime.Theirattitudetolifeismorecasual.Thisgenerationisve

rysensitiveandhasalotofself-respect,70theemployersneedtobeconcernedabouttheirtemperaments（性情）andwaysofcommunication.第二部分写作（共两节，满

分35分）（注意：在试题卷上作答无效）第一节短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分）假定英语课上老师要同学之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同学写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改

。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改：在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均限一词。2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处）不计分。DearLucy,Muchth

anksforyourletter.Youmustbehomesickbeingfarawayyourfamilyinadifferentcountry.Here’ssomeadvicesthatIhopewillbehelpfu

l.IfIamyou,Iwouldbuyacomputer.TheInternetwasagreattoolanditallowsustocommunicatingwithothersanywhereintheworld.Youcantalkwithyourlovedo

nesonlineandseethem,either.ItmaybeabitexpensivesoIthinkitwillbethebestchoice.Youcanalsogooutandhaveafunwithpeopleyouk

now.Goodluckwithourjob.第二节书面表达（满分25分）据调查，高一学生课外阅读的时间每周平均为7小时，高二为4小时，高三为2小时。请你根据这一信息，以“SeniorHighSchoolS

tudents’ExtracurricularReading”为题，用英语按以下要点为你校校报写一篇120词左右的短文。1.描述以上有关高中生进行课外阅读的情况；2.分析原因（如没认识到阅读的重要性、作业多等）；3.简短评论

。注意：文章的标题已给出（不记词数）。SeniorHighSchoolStudents’ExtracurricularReading高二英语参考答案一、听力1—5CCBCA6—10CBCAB11---15CBACB16—20A

ACBC二、阅读理解A篇CBBB篇ADDBC篇CAACD篇ACCA七选五DAEFG三、完型填空41-45CADBD46-50CDBAC51-55ADABC56-60CDBAB四、语法填空61.for62.tobreak63.greatly64.hunt

ing65.Instead/However66.that67.thoughts68.willstop69.themselves70.so五、改错71.Much---Many72.faraway后加from73.advices—advice74.am—were

75.was—is76.communicating---communicate77.either---too78.so---but79.去掉a80.our--your六、书面表达：SeniorHighSchoolStudents’Ex

tracurricularReadingArecentsurveysuggeststhatSeniorHighSchoolstudents’extracurricularreadingvariesfromgradetograde.Onaverage,Grade1studentsspen

dsevenhoursperweekreading,Grade2fourhoursandGrade3twohours.Itoccurstothatthedistinctionamongstudentsindifferentgradesmusthavesome

thingtodowiththeincreasinghomeworkandpressure.Asaresult,studentshavetospendmuchmoretimepreparingfortests,whichleadsthe

mtothelossoftheirawarenessoftheimportanceofreading,aswellasstealstheirpassion.Inmypinion,bothparentsandschoolsshouldcreateabette

renvironmenttoincreasestudents’readingtime.Forexample,parentscanreadtogetherwithchildrenonweekendsandschoolsencouragestudents’readingbyreduc

ingschoolwork.