Professor Martin’s report says that children who attend a number of different schools, because their parents have to move around the country, probably make slow progress in their studies. There are also signs, says Professor Martin, that an unusually large number of such children are mentally affected. The Professor says, “It’s true, my personal feeling is that children should stay in one school. However, our findings are based on research and not on any personal feelings that I or my assistants may have on the subject.” Captain Thomas James, an Army lecturer for the past 20 years and himself a father of 2 children, said, “I’ve never heard such rubbish, Taking me for example, no harm is done to the education of my children who change schools regularly — if they keep to the same system. In my experience — and I’ve known quite a few of them — Army children are as well-adjusted ( 调整 ) as any others, if not more so. What the professor doesn’t appear to notice is the fact that in such situations children will adapt much better than grown-ups.” When this was put to Professor Martin, he said that at no time had his team suggested that all such children were mentally affected in some way, but simply that in their experience there was a clear tendency ( 倾向 ). “Our finding shows that while the very bright child can deal with regular change without harming his or her general progress in studies, the majority of children suffer from constantly having to enter a new learning situation.” 5 . Professor Martin’s report suggests that _ _ ___. A. it may not be good for children to change schools often B. parents should not move often C. more and more children are mentally affected D. children will make rapid progress if they stay in one school. 6 . According to the passage, Professor Martin’s personal feeling __ _ __. A. is the opposite of what his report has shown B. is in a way supported by his research C. has played a big part in his research D. is based on his own experience as a child 7 . From the passage, we can conclude that Captain Thomas’ children __ _ __. A. have been affected by changing schools B. have not been affected by changing schools C. like every army school they have been in D. are the brightest among the children who often change school 8 . According to Professor Martin, __ _ __ suffer from changing schools regularly. A. non-army children B. bright children C. the majority of children D. few children (C) Go to church, then have a big lunch, then go out to play while mum does the housework. That was a typical ( 典型的 ) British Sunday in the 1960s. But things now could not be more different. Some British sociologists recently studied the typical British Sunday. They found that people get up later and do less housework than they did 40 years ago. They are far more likely to be out shopping or enjoying themselves than cooking Sunday lunch. Sunday mornings were busy 40 years ago. Most women caught up on their weekly housework and cooked a nice lunch. They seldom allowed themselves any “ leisure ” until afternoon, after the dishes were cleaned. Then there would be another rush to the table between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm for tea. But now, Britons can have brunch (早午餐) at the restaurant. Fewer people bother to cook themselves. “You only have two free days a week. You don’t want to have to waste one because there is nothing to do but watch boring TV,” said Elizabeth Biggs, 25, a producer in London. “On Saturday you are recovering from the week,” Biggs added. “Sundays are the last chance for the weekend — you want to get as much as you can out of the day before you have to go back to work.” In the past, British women usually did their shopping during the week, while the husband was at work. “Now men seem to do that as much as women,” said Jonathan Gershuny, a professor who took part in the study. Men also do more housework now on Sundays. Back in the 1960s, men were far more likely to spend Sundays out of the house — at the pub or playing football — before lunch.