Don’t drive your kids to school. Let them ride a bike to school.
In England 8.3 million children travel to school every day. It is reported that only a small number of pupils cycle to school (under 2%), although one in three children would actually like to.
Experts say that to stay healthy, children need at least one hour of moderate (适度的) exercise every day. But only six out of ten boys and four out of ten girls get that. One of the reasons is that parents have developed a habit of driving their children to school when they could just walk or ride a bike to school.
Teachers often say that children who walk or ride a bike to school are more ready to listen to their classes, ask and answer questions in class than those driven by car, and the school journey is a good chance for children to learn about road safety and other life skills. Also, for many children, riding a bike is more fun than going to school by car.
Most parents know the benefits (益处). Then what’s stopping them from letting their kids ride a bike? Safety is the number one worry for them. But actually riding a bike is not as dangerous as parents think it is.
When you decide to buy a bike, you should be aware（意识到） that a bike that is too big or too small is dangerous. Don’t try to get a bike that your child will “grow into”. Get the right size in good working order. Generally, 20-inch wheels are on bikes for 5-8 year olds; 24-inch wheels are for 9-11 year olds; 26-inch wheels are suitable for those over 11, and some older children should even take bikes with 28-inch wheels, but the main thing is that the bike fits your child.
小题1:This passage is mainly written for ________.| A．teachers whose students have asked their parents to drive them to school | | B．children who have asked their parents to drive them to school | | C．parents who drive their children to school | | D．parents who drive to work |
小题2:Which of the following benefits of cycling to school is NOT mentioned in the passage?| A．It will help children keep healthy | | B． It will make children more active in class. | | C．It will make children feel freer | | D．It will be more fun for children. |
小题3:Parents don’t allow their children to ride a bike to school mainly because ________.| A．their children don’t want to. | | B．they are worried about their children’s safety. | | C．they don’t know what size bike to choose | | D．They haven’t enough money to buy a bike. |
小题4:Generally, what size bike is suitable for a 10-year-old child？| A．A bike with 20-inch wheels | B．A bike with 24-inch wheels | | C．A bike with 26-inch | D．A bike with 28-inch wheels |
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小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:B |
试题分析：本文介绍了孩子自己骑车上学的优缺点。告诉那些开车送孩子上学的父母，让孩子自己骑车上学好处多多。
小题1:主旨大意题。根据全文第一句话可知，文章是写给开车送孩子上学的家长的。所以选C。
小题2:细节理解题。根据第三、四段可知，孩子自己骑车上学的好处有身体得到锻炼、在课堂表现更积极、能了解交通知识、感觉更快乐。没有提到C项（孩子感觉更自由。）。
小题3:细节理解题。根据倒数第二段可知，父母不让孩子自己骑车上学是出于安全的考虑。所以选B。
小题4:细节理解题。根据最后一段24-inch wheels are for 9-11 year olds可知，适合10岁孩子的自行车是24-inch wheels的车子。所以选B。
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How do you think of the following example? Many Japanese never take the vacations they should enjoy, but with the coming of “Golden Week”, several holidays following one after another in late April and early May, they pour out of the country in the tens of thousands.
So when traveling, whether on business or for pleasure, the first thing to think about are hotels. The kind of hotel you choose is decided according to how much money you want to spend. There are small hotels with very few services, where the prices are low, or there are large hotels with all the very latest comforts, where you could spend all the money you have in the bank for a very comfortable night.
There are several different kinds of people who go to hotels. Some want to live, rather than just stay, in a hotel; hotels which are designed to meet their needs are called residential hotels. However, most people who stay in hotels are either business people or tourists on holiday.
In most hotels, there are two kinds of rooms: single rooms, for the use of one person, and double rooms, for the use of two people. In addition, in large hotels, there are also suites (套房), which include two or more rooms connected together — perhaps a bedroom and a living room. They are for people who are very rich or very important.
小题1:From the example of many Japanese, we can learn that .| A．they don’t enjoy taking vacations because it’s too expensive | | B．they enjoy touring in “Golden Week” because it consists of several holidays | | C．they don’t have vacations unless they go abroad | | D．they enjoy staying at home unless they have enough time and money |
小题2:A person’s choice of a particular hotel is made mainly according to .| A．how much he is willing to pay for a night | | B．whether he is traveling on business or for pleasure | | C．whether the hotel is in the central part of a city | | D．how good the services of the hotel are |
小题3:If the president of a certain country comes, he will most probably .| A．live in a new hotel | B．stay in a single room of a hotel | | C．stay in a double room of a hotel | D．stay in a suite of a modern hotel |
小题4:If a person stays in a modern hotel with the latest comforts for a night, . | A．he will become poor | | B．he will have to pay a lot of money | | C．he will have to spend all the money he has in the bank | | D．he will have to draw all of his money out of the bank |
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As any parent with an iPhone or an iPod Touch knows, mobile apps (手机软件) can be an engaging and entertaining experience for kids. Now, a new study of PBS Kids suggests that the experience can be an educational one as well.
The study, which was administered by PBS under a grant from the Department of Education, first tested the vocabulary level of a group of 90 Title 1 school children, aged 3 to 7. Then, the children were each given two weeks with an iPod Touch loaded with the Martha Speaks Dog Party app created by PBS Kids.
The study monitored how the children used the iPod, during what hours, and in what context. On average, the study found that kids played with the iPod Touch for a total of 5 hours across the two weeks, with half that time spent playing the Martha Speaks app. At the end of the two week trial, the children were given another vocabulary test, which revealed an increase in vocabulary acquisition by as much as 31 per cent.
The study findings are particularly useful as smart phones and mobile devices have become increasingly popular among families and parents are faced with a proliferation of mobile apps designed for kids. According to a recent Nielsen study, smart phone usage is 12% higher in households with children than other households.
“Mobile apps can be a great learning tool in the hands of children,” said Lesli Rotenberg, SVP, Children’s Media, PBS. “This research is important in helping to better understand and guide the development of new apps that improve the value of children’s screen time with significant educational outcomes.”
So what does it all mean? Well, at the very least it will help parents get over that guilty feeling when they hand over their iPhone or iPod Touch for a little peace and quiet. At best, it provides more evidence that mobile devices and apps do indeed have educational value and could be an important part of the child-learning process for many years to come.
小题1:What Lesli Rotenberg said in the fifth paragraph suggests that .| A．he has a positive attitude towards mobile apps | | B．he thinks children should never use smart phones | | C．he is doubtful about mobile apps designed for children | | D．he thinks parents should be careful with mobile apps for children |
小题2:The underlined sentence in the last paragraph implies that .| A．parents will feel more comfortable giving kids iPhone or iPod Touch | | B．parents will know what kind of mobile phones are suitable for kids | | C．parents will know what children do with mobile phones | | D．parents can watch over their children now and then |
小题3:What would be the best title of the text?| A．The popularity of smart phones among kids | | B．The entertaining function of smart phones | | C．Smart phones make kids learn more. | | D．It’s too early for kids to use smart phones |
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One evening after dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Tisich called a family meeting. “We’ve had to make a difficult decision,” Mr. Tisich announced. “You see, your mother has been offered a post as co-director of a television station in Chicago. Unfortunately, the station is not here. After thinking long and hard about it, we’ve concluded that the right decision is to move to Chicago.” Marc looked shocked, while his sister Rachel breathlessly started asking when they’d be moving. “It’s surprising, but exciting!” she said. Marc simply said, “We can’t go—I can’t leave all my friends. I’d rather stay here and live with Tommy Lyons!”
The Tisichs hoped that by the time they moved in August, Marc would grow more used to the idea of leaving. However, he showed no signs of accepting the news, refusing to pack his belongings. When the morning of the move arrived, Marc was nowhere to be found. His parents called Tommy Lyon’s house, but Mrs. Lyons said she hadn’t seen Marc. Mrs. Tisich became increasingly concerned, while her husband felt angry with their son for behaving so irresponsibly.
What they didn’t know was that Marc had started walking over to Tommy’s house, with a faint idea of hiding in Lyons’s attic(阁楼) for a few days. But something happened on the way as Marc walked past all the familiar landscape of the neighborhood: the fence that he and his mother painted, the tree that he and his sister used to climb, the park where he and his father often took evening walks together. How much would these mean without his family, who make them special in the first place? Marc didn’t take the time to answer that question but instead hurried back to his house, wondering if there were any moving cartons(纸板箱)the right size to hold his record collection.
小题1:The conflict(冲突) in this story was caused by_________.| A．Marc and Rachel’s different attitudes | | B．a quarrel between Tommy Lyons and Marc | | C．Marc’s disagreement with his parents about their move | | D．Mr. And Mrs. Tisich’s comment of Marc’s irresponsibility |
小题2:Marc and Rachel’s reactions to the move were similar in the way that both were________.| A．surprised | B．angry and upset | | C．anxious for more details | D．worried about pacing |
小题3:The reason for Marc’s going home was that_________.| A．he did not want to be left behind | | B．he realized his family was important to him | | C．he hoped to reach an agreement with his parents | | D．he wished to be a more responsible person |
小题4:What would most likely happen next?| A．Marc would bring his records over to the Lyons’s house. | | B．Mr. and Mrs. Tisich would call the police. | | C．Marc would join his family for house moving. | | D．Mr. and Mrs. Tisich would start searching for Marc. |
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Are supermarkets designed to persuade us to buy more? When you enter a supermarket, the manager knows than you do how you will behave — which you will walk, where you will , what will make you one product rather than another. When customers go into a shop, they look to their left move towards the right. So supermarket entrances are usually on the left of the building, and the arrangement is to take shoppers the store ,aisle after aisle, from left to right. Then shoppers will pay attention to all the .
Fresh fruit and are displayed near supermarket entrances. This gives the that only healthy food is sold in the shop. foods that everyone buys, like sugar and tea are put near each other. They are kept in different aisles so customers are taken past other attractive foods they find what they want. In this way, shoppers are to buy products that they do not really .
People walk quickly through aisles, but they move more slowly in wide aisles and give more attention to the products. One best-selling for products is at the end of aisles, because shoppers to turn into the next aisles.
Sweets are often placed at children’s level at the checkout. While parents are waiting to pay, children the sweets and put them in the trolley.
Customers buy more when shelves are than when they are half empty because they feel there is something wrong with those products that are there.
| 小题1: | | A．sooner | B．better | C．more | D．less |
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| 小题2: | | A．side | B．approach | C．place | D．way |
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| 小题4: | | A．buy | B．enjoy | C．see | D．prefer |
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| 小题5: | | A．naturally | B．simply | C．easily | D．hurriedly |
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| 小题7: | | A．into | B．along | C．around | D．through |
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| 小题8: | | A．prices | B．signs | C． shelves | D．products |
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| 小题9: | | A．wines | B．vegetables | C．sweets | D．meat |
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| 小题10: | | A．impression | B．effect | C．thought | D．expression |
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| 小题11: | | A．Fresh | B．Important | C．Fast | D．Basic |
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| 小题12: | | A．when | B．unless | C．before | D．until |
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| 小题13: | | A．invited | B．encouraged | C．willing | D．ready |
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| 小题15: | | A．narrow | B．short | C．high | D．long |
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| 小题16: | | A．case | B．point | C．example | D．position |
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| 小题17: | | A．slow down | B．hurry up | C．walk down | D．come up |
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| 小题18: | | A．hand | B．eye | C．head | D．height |
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| 小题19: | | A．pay for | B．care for | C．look for | D．reach for |
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In the United States and several other countries, 2.5 million children play baseball in an organization called Little League. They play on teams in their hometowns. Their parents and other adults in the community coach or instruct them and serve as umpires to make sure that everyone follows the rules. Local businesses give money for the ball fields and the uniforms. Local teams compete against each other and the winners get to play teams that are more distant. Eventually, the top teams go to the Little League World Series.
One hundred years after Abner Doubleday invented baseball in Cooperstown, New York, in 1839, Little League got started in Pennsylvania. Three men started the game for neighborhood boys with a smaller playing field and fewer innings than adult baseball. Little League became popular after World War II when the game spread across the United States. By 1955 it was played throughout North America and within five years it had spread to Europe. Children’s baseball really caught on in Japan and Taiwan of China and teams from those areas won the World Series seven out of eight years. After this, the organization tried banning foreign teams from the World Series, but the ban came to an end after one year.
At first, Little League was only for boys aged nine to twelve. However, in 1974, the parents of girl baseball players brought a law suit. The courts ruled that Little League had to include both boys and girls. Later Little League added on softball and other games for teenagers up to age eighteen. Occasionally a Little Leaguer becomes a professional player. For example, Gary Carter went from Little League to play nineteen seasons in the Major Leagues, ten of them as an All-Star player. But, by and large, youngsters play baseball for fun and because their parents are proud of them.
小题1:The mothers and fathers of Little League players ______.| A．help run the games | B．travel in coaches | | C．give the teams money | D．play in the World Series |
小题2:In what year was Little League established?小题3:Why do most players take part in Little League?| A．To play in the Major League. | | B．To have fun and please their parents. | | C．They expect a profit from All-Star games | | D．They want to learn how to serve as umpires. |
小题4:What is true about players today?| A．Little League is only for neighbourhood boys. | | B．Girl players have to buy their suits. | | C．Girls and boys can participate to age eighteen. | | D．Children can only play until age twelve. |
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