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are letting students have a ball. By sitting on exercise balls instead of chairs, teachers find students" posture
(姿势) and attention improve.
Dottie Pownall, a fifth-grade teacher in West Virginia, USA, has been using balls as chairs since December
2008. "The students love them", she says. Pownall took a survey of her students. She found that 80% of the
students thought sitting on the balls helped them pay more attention to what they were learning.
The teacher, Pisa Witt, felt so strongly about the use of balls as chairs, she started Witt Fitt. This company
encourages the use of the balls. And the company educates not only teachers but also students on how to use
them. "Our products are used in 24 states, three provinces in Canada, Puerto Rico (波多黎各) and Japan," says
Witt. "Research shows that sitting on the balls makes them sit up straighter. You can slouch (低头垂肩地坐)
on a ball," says Witt, "but it feels awful." Because the students are moving, their blood (血液) increases. That
carries more oxygen (氧气 to the brain (大脑), so the kids have more energy and can focus longer.
"Furthermore, they"re fun." says Pownali.
B. be fun
C. like to move around
D. sit up straighter
B. Only one year.
C. In 2008.
D. Since he was a fifth-grade teacher.
B. Three.
C. Two.
D. One.
B. slouch on the chairs
C. have fun
D. Both A and C are correct answers.
B. Sitting on a ball.
C. They are the same.
D. We don"t know.
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试题【阅读理解。 Sitting on a chair all day in school can make anyone want to move arou】；主要考察你对教育文化类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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to land millions of years ago, a new study shows.
The Mangrove Rivulus, a kind of little fish, lives in small pools of water. When their living place dries up,
they live. on the land, said Scott Taylor, a researcher in Florida.
The fish can grow as large as three inches. They group together and breathe air through their skin before
they can find water again.
The new scientific discovery came during a trip.
"We were travelling for fun. and one day I kicked over a log (圆木) and the fish came out," Taylor told
reporters by telephone. He said he would make his study on the fish known to the public in an American
magazine early next year.
In lab tests, Taylor said he found the fish can live up to 66 days out of water without eating.
Some other fish can live out of water for a short period of time. The walking catfish found in Southeast
Asia can stay on land for hours at a time, while lungfish (肺鱼) found in Australia, Africa and South America
can live out of water, but only in a not active (活波的) way. But no other known fish can be out of water as
long as the Mangrove Rivulus and keep active, according to Patricia Wright, a biologist at a Canadian
University.
More studies of the fish may tell how animals changed over time.
"These animals live in conditions similar to those millions of years ago, when animals began to move from
water onto land," Wright said.
B. can stay alive for months out of water
C. prefers living in dry places
D. is the longest living fish on earth
B. Some reporters.
C. Patricia Wright.
D. Scientists from Europe.
B. be found in Asia
C. keep alive out of water
D. keep alive and walk on land
B. Millions of years ago, animals began to live onto land from water.
C. Lungfish found in Australia, Africa and South America can live out of water in a not active way.
D. The walking catfish found in Southeast Asia can stay on land for hours at a time.
B. It was helped by an American magazine.
C. It was helped by Patricia Wright.
D. It was made by a researcher while travelling.
emotions (情感). How you feel is controlled by many things. Your emotions can be affected by your
personality, by the actions of others and by events around you. Perhaps you don"t know your emotions
can be influenced by the weather as well.
People often say they feel good when the sun is shining and sad when it is cloudy. In fact, sunlight
makes us feel good. When sunlight hits our skins, our bodies produce a vitamin. Vitamins are natural
chemicals (化学物质) which we all need to stay healthy. Sunlight helps our bodies produce vitamin
D. Vitamin D helps our bodies make a special chemical. This special chemical affects our brains (大脑)
and makes us feel happy. For example, there are long, dark winters of little sunlight in Sweden and
Norway, so many people in these countries often feel sad. Without much sunlight, their bodies produce
less vitamin D. Without enough vitamin D, their bodies make less of this special chemical which makes
them feel good. To help the people in these countries feel better, special "sunrooms" with artificial (人
造的) lights have been built. People can go there and get "sunlight" for an hour or two!
The weather can also affect people"s emotions in other ways. Hot weather can make people angry
because people feel uncomfortable when they are hot. In the same way, rain can make people angry
because being wet can be unpleasant. As you can see, the weather can have an effect on the chemicals
which control our brains. Through these ways, the weather can influence our emotions. Sadly, while
the weather can change us, we can hardly change the weather.
B. Actions of others.
C. Personality.
D. Age.
B. It makes us worried by affecting our brains.
C. It is needed by us all to keep fit.
D. It is in the sunlight.
B. We will be happy when we are caught in the rain.
C. All people in Norway and Sweden feel sad in winter.
D. The more vitamin D you have, the happier you"ll be.
B. The Weather Influences People"s Emotions
C. People Need More Vitamin D
D. We Can Hardly Change the Weather
with lots of ways we can make learning more interesting. Perhaps most importantly of all, it"s also
more interactive (互动).
Some kinds of tools (工具) have been developed. They make the 21st century learning experience
much more interactive and interesting. Attracting the attention of students is always difficult, but these
tools have made a big difference in how pupils learn.
For example, an interactive whiteboard is different from a traditional chalkboard. It allows the teachers
to show images and provide sound as well. If you imagine a large computer screen with colorful images
and sound added in, you can see why so many pupils are drawn in by what they see and hear in a modern
classroom.
Various audio (声音的) tools also help to make sure that everyone can hear what the teacher has to
say. In the past, if a teacher said something that a child missed, perhaps the child was too timid (胆小的)
or nervous to ask them to repeat it. Now they are less likely to miss out simply because they"re sitting too
far away from the teacher to hear them.
The 21st century classroom is able to teach pupils more than one thing. For example, imagine a history
lesson is given in a modern classroom. How is it different from a classroom setting in the past? The answer
is simple. The students will not only learn about history itself, they will also learn how to use the modern
equipment (设备) that helps the teacher get their message across.
Modern technology can make teaching and learning easier. Student response (应答) system makes
everyone able to express their opinions or answers without having to speak up. Since everyone can do it,
the teacher can see who needs more help in other ways.
It"s clear that this kind of classroom technology is making a great difference in modern classrooms.
| Topic | Modern technology helps us make teaching and learning more interesting and interactive. |
| 1______ of using modern technology in the classroom | 1. Make it much easier to attract pupils" 2______ by using different tools. ●Whiteboards allow teachers to show colorful images and provide sound. ●Audio tools make students hear the teacher"s 3______ even if they sit too far away from the teacher. 2. Make students learn more than one thing. ●Help students learn the knowledge of a 4______ and the use of modern equipment as well. 3. Make teaching and learning easier. ●Student response system makes students give their opinions or answers without 5______ up and allows teachers to help students when necessary. |
| Conclusion | Modern classroom technology makes a great difference to teaching and learning. |
| 阅读理解。 | |
| The weather is getting hotter. You are thirsty playing basketball or riding home from school. A cold drink may be just the thing. But be careful what you are drinking. Something that looks cool may not be good for your health. There are plenty of "energy drinks" on the market. Most of them have beautiful colors and cool names. The lists on them tell you they are helpful to your health. Sounds great! But after a careful check you may find that most energy drinks have lots of caffeine (咖啡因) in them. These drinks are especially aimed at young people, students, busy people and sports players. Makers sometimes say their drinks make you better at sports and can keep you awake. But be careful not to drink too much. Caffeine makes your heart beat fast. Because of this, the International Olympic Committee has limited (限 制) its use. Caffeine in most energy drinks is at least as strong as that in a cup of coffee or tea. Possible health dangers have something to do with energy drinks. Just one box of energy drink can make you nervous, have difficulty sleeping and can even cause heart problems. Scientists say that teenagers should be discouraged from taking drinks with a lot of caffeine in them. | |
| 1. Many people like drinking energy drinks because of the following EXCEPT that _____. | |
| A. they have beautiful colors and cool names B. they have lots of caffeine C. they can keep them awake and better at sports D. they are said to be helpful to health | |
| 2. The main reason for people not to drink too much energy drinks is that they may cause _____. | |
| A. heart problems B. nervousness C. sleeping difficulty D. possible health dangers | |
| 3. The underlined word "discouraged" can be replaced (替换) with "_____". | |
| A. encouraged B. stopped C. helped D. disliked | |
| 4. From the passage we can know that _____. | |
| A. advertisements are important in getting people to buy energy drinks B. energy drinks are helpful to teenagers" study C. sports players need to drink a lot of energy drinks D. energy drinks are especially aimed at teenagers | |
| 5. Which of the following can be the best title (标题) of the passage? | |
| A. What"s the Use of Energy Drinks? B. Who Can Drink Energy Drinks? C. What"s That in Energy Drinks? D. Why Can"t We Buy Energy Drinks? | |
| 完形填空。 | |
| Everybody dreams. Some people think dreams can tell us about the future. Other people think dreams tell us about ourselves. It"s like our 1 is talking to us. Why are dreams 2 strange and hard to understand? Some people think our brain uses 3 to talk to us. When we fly, swim, or fall down in our dreams, it has a 4 meaning. Lots of doctors help people 5 their dreams. They find that dreams tell us about our 6 and fears. These days, many scientists 7 that dreams are very important. During the day, we have many 8 , and our brain receives a lot of information. When we dream, our brain 9 information that is not important, and puts the most important information into our 10 . As we learn more about the brain, we may find answers to our questions about dreams. | |