【中考英语阅读题库】校园生活：Stay active in school

StayactiveinschoolHaveyoueverwonderedwhatPEclassesarelikeinothercountries?InChina,PEtestsarerequiredtograduatefrombothmiddleschoolandhighschool.TogetgoodgradesonthePEtests,Chinesestudentswillneedtopracticerunningaswellasdoingsit-upsandpull-ups（引体向上）.However,thisisnotthewaythatPEclassesworkinUShighschools.Inmyhighschool,wearerequiredtotaketwosemestersofPEtograduate.WeplayrealsportsduringPEclasses,suchasbasketballandvolleyball.TherearealsosomeothertypicalAmericansportsthatweoftenplay,suchaskickballanddodgeball（躲避球）.Ididn'tknowtherulesofkickballanddodgeballcOmaIfirsttotheUS.Theteacherallowedmetositonthesidelinesandwatchhowotherstudentsplayeditinordertoletmefigureouttherules.WealsolearnsomeusefullifeskillsinPE.Lastyear,IlearnedhowtodoCPR（心肺复苏），whichisalife-savingskill.Wewerealsotaughthowtoprovidefirstaidtosomeonewhoischoking（窒息）.TheseskillsarealargepartofthefinalgradeforthePEclassinmyhighschool.Self-defense（自卫）istaughtinPEclassaswell.Thisincludessometaekwondo（跆拳道）andkarate（空手道）skills,aswellasChinesekungfu.Itispractical.IpreferPEclassesintheUStotheonesinChina.Ithinktheyaremorefunanduseful.Whatdoyouthink?Hello,I'mZhengYishifromShanghai.I'm15yearsold.IstudyatWalshJesuitHighSchoolinCleveland,Ohio,US.Ilikereading,travelingandlisteningtomusic.I'mgladtosharemyexperiencewithyou.Choosetheanswer:WhatdoweknowabouthighschoolPEclassintheUS?Itisnotrequiredtograduate.Studentsdon'ttakeitseriously.StudentsplaymanydifferentgamesinPEclass.ItisthesameasChinesePEclass.Theauthorlearnedtherulesofkickballanddodgeballthrough.ateacher'sexplanationwatchingothersplayplayingthesportherselfwatchingonlinevideosWhichofthesethingsdidtheauthorNOTlearnaboutinPEclass?Howtoplaysports.Life-savingskills.Self-defenseskills.HowtotreatsportsinjuriesThestoryiswrittentoA.introducetheauthor'sfavoritesportsexplainwhatUSPEcla