This year, Chongqing primary schools decide to start morning classes an hour later. This will help
students feel less tired. And most primary schools will begin the first classes at about9o'clock in the
morning.
The students are happy
about the change.
Liu Ming told us that his class were excited by the news on the first day of the school. "Great! From
now on we students at Hope Primary School don't have to get up so early!" Liu said
that he used to get
up at 6:40 am. Now he can get up at 7:50 am because class doesn't start until 8:50 am.
Wu Hong feels the same. She said the new timetable(時間表) was good for her health. "I used
to get
up at 6:30 am. I had to drink coffee every night, or I would feel too sleepy to finish my homework," said Wu. "Now I can finish it without coffee. Because I can sleep a little longer."
Many teachers say the change will help students learn better. "Students used to doze(瞌睡) for the
first two classes in the morning," said Huang Shan, an English teacher at No. 1 Primary School. "But now
they are active and learn much better than before."
But some parents are worried that more sleep will mean less learning. There used to be five classes in
the morning. Now there are only four.
In fact, every coin has two sides. So does the change in the school timetable.
1 This year, most Chongqing primary schools started the first class at about ________.
A. 8:30 am
B. 6:40 am
C. 7:50 am
D. 9:00 am
2. Hearing the news, the students at Hope Primary School felt _______.
A. worried
B. sad
C. excited
D. angry
3. How many classes are there in the morning in Chongqing primary schools now?
A. Five.
B. Four.
C. Three.
D. Two.
4. Which is
RIGHT according to the text?
A. The students in No. 1 Primary School used to doze for the first two classes in the morning.
B. All the parents say the change will help students learn better.
C. The students will have to get up one hour earlier than before.
D. Many teachers are worried that more sleep will mean less learning.