AnewschooltermbeginsIsanythingnewatyourschool?Sichuanstudentsaregettinganextra(额外的)hourtosleepinthemorning.

ThisyearSichuanschoolsdecidedthatstudentsshouldstartclasseslater.ThisshouldhelpthemfeellesstiredForJuniorhighschoolsthefirstclasseswillbeginnoearlierthan8:30am.

Thechangeshavemadestudentshappy.

LiuXian15saidhisclasswasexcitedbythenewsonthefirstdayofschool.“It’ssogoodwecangetuplater!”saidLiu.

LiustudiesinChengduNo.4MiddleSchool.Heusedtogetupat6:40am.Nowhecangetupat7:40ambecauseclassdoesn’tstartuntil8:40am.

WuHongli15saidthenewtimetableisgoodforherhealth.“IusedtodrinkcoffeeeverynightorIwouldfeeltosleepytofinishmyhomework”saidWu.“NowIcanfinishitwithoutcoffee.”Sheusedtogetupat6:30am.Nowshecangetupat7:30am.

WuHongli’smotherwashappytoo.Shethoughtmoresleepwouldhelpherdaughtergrowtaller.

Butsomeparentsworriedthatmoresleepwouldmeanlesslearning.Thereusedtobefiveclassesinthemorning.Nowthereareonlyfour.

Manyteachersthoughsaythechangeswillhelpstudentslearnbetter.

“Studentsusedtodoze(瞌睡)forthefirsttwoclassesinthemorning”saidWuZongpinganEnglishteacheratChenduNo.12MiddleSchool.“Butnowtheylookfineandtheylearnmuchbetterthanbefore.”

【小题1】WhatmadetheSichuanmiddleschoolstudentshappy?

A．Thenewschooltermbegan.B．Theirschoolstookonanewlook.C．Theyfeltalittlebittired.D．Theycouldgetuplater.【小题2】Inthenewtermthefirstclassinthemorninginmiddleschoolsstartedatabout .A．7:00B．7:30C．8:00D．8:40【小题3】WhywasLiuXianexcitedatthenewsonthefirstdayofschool?A．Thereweremanychangesinhisschool.B．Hecouldsleeponemorehourinthemorning.C．HecouldstudyinChengduNo.4MiddleSchool.D．Hewouldhaveonlyfiveclassesinthemorning.【小题4】Whatdidtheteachersthinkofthechangesoftheschoolti