3 . Zhong Kaitong, a fourth-grader from Guangzhou, enjoyed a fun vacation this summer. Instead of attending English or math training courses, she played badminton and basketball most of the time.
A new guideline introduced by central authorities on July 24 helped Zhong enjoy some free time during the summer holiday. Aiming to ease(减少)the schoolwork burden(负担)on primary and junior high school students, the guideline calls for reducing homework, improving the quality of education and regulating(规范) after-class activities, Xinhua reported.
According to the guideline, children below the third grade will not have homework anymore. It should take no more than 90 minutes for junior high school students to finish their homework.
Off-campus tutoring institutions(校外培训机构) are not allowed to offer overseas education courses or advanced(超前的) teaching. No subject-based training will be allowed on weekends, national holidays or during winter and summer vacations.
More than 75 percent of children in Chinese cities from grades 1 to 12 are taking private tutoring courses, Global Times reported.
“Parents are worried that if their children start behind, they will stay behind. Some training institutions have taken advantage of parents' anxieties(焦虑) to make money. ” said Chen Xianzhe, a professor at South China Normal University. “The guideline is meant to calm the anxieties of parents and society as a whole. ”
“But this does not mean the tutoring courses will completely disappear, since exams still exist. ” said Chu Zhaohui, a senior researcher at the National Institute of Education Sciences. One-on-one or one-on-two tutoring might see a rise due to this need.
“Therefore, schools should improve their education quality, take the main responsibility for students' education and not push them into tutoring courses.” Chu added.
1. The aim of the new guideline is to ______.
| A．make vacations longer for students | B．ease the pressure put on teachers |
| C．ease students' schoolwork burden | D．help students become more competitive |
2. Which of the following matches the guideline?
| A．All tutoring institutions are asked to close. |
| B．Homework is not allowed for primary students. |
| C．Tutoring institutions should offer advanced teaching. |
| D．Junior high schools should reduce their homework. |
3. According to the guideline, students can't take ______ courses in tutoring institutions during vacations.
| A．sports | B．math |
| C．computer programming | D．public speaking |
4. What is Chen Xianzhe's attitude toward the guideline?
| A．He supports the guideline. | B．He thinks the guideline is useless. |
| C．He is against the guideline. | D．We can't tell from the story. |
5. Chu Zhaohui might agree that ______.
| A．the guideline will stop off-campus tutoring courses |
| B．schools should be responsible for students' education |
| C．education will become even more unfair |
| D．the guideline will end in failure |
