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1Studybysittingonaball

【2011•山东青岛】C

Sittingonachairalldayinschoolcanmakeanyonewanttomovearound.So,moreandmore

teachersarelettingstudentshaveaball.Bysittingonexerciseballsinsteadofchairs,teachersfind

students*posture（姿势）andattentionimprove.

DottiePownall,afifth-gradeteacherinWestVirginia,USA,hasbeenusingballsaschairs

sinceDecember2008,"Thestudentslovethem",shesays.Pownalltookasurveyofherstudents.

Shefoundthat80%ofthestudentsthoughtsittingontheballshelpedthempaymoreattentionto

whattheywerelearning.

Theteacher,PisaWitt,feltsostronglyabouttheuseofballsaschairs,shestartedWittFitt.

Thiscompanyencouragestheuseoftheballs.Andthecompanyeducatesnotonlyteachersbut

alsostudentsonhowtousethem.uOurproductsareusedin24states,threeprovincesinCanada,

PuertoRico（'波多黎各）andJapan,"saysWitt.''Researchshowsthatsittingontheballsmakes

themsitupstraighter.Youcanslouch（低头垂肩地坐）onaball/saysWitt,nbutitfeelsawful."

Becausethestudentsaremoving,theirblood（血液）increases.Thatcarriesmoreoxygen（氧气to

thebrain（大月齿），sothekidshavemoreenergyandcanfocuslonger.

"Furthermore,they'refun."saysPownali.

46.Whatwillhappenifastudentsitsonachairalldayinschool?Thestudentwill.

A.paymoreattentiontohislessonsB.befun

C.liketomovearoundD.situpstraighter

47.HowlonghasDottiePownallusedtheballs?

A.Aboutthreeyears.B.Onlyoneyear.

C.In2008.D.Sincehewasafifth-gradeteacher.

48.Inhowmanycountriesaretheballsusedasthestudents'chairs?

A.Four.B.Three.C.Two.D.One.

49.Teacherschooseballsinsteadofchairsbecausesittingonballshelpsthekids.

A.improvethestudents*postureandattentionB.slouchonthechairs

C.havefunD.BothAandCarecorrectanswers.

50.Whichisbetterforkidstostudyinclass,sittingonachairorsittingonaball?

A.Sittingonachair.B.Sittingonaball.

C.Theyarethesame.D.Wedon'tknow.

2.Bicycling

2010河北中考A

Moreandmorepeoplelikebicyclinganditisnosurprise.Itisfun,healthyandgoodforthe

environment.Maybethat'swhythereare1.4billionbicyclesandonly400millioncarsonroads

worldwidetoday.Bikescantakeyoualmostanywhere,andthereisnooilcost!

Getonabicycleandridearoundyourneighbourhood.Youmaydiscoversomethingnewall

aroundyou.Stoppingandgettingoffabikeiseasierthanstoppingandgettingoutofyourcar.

Youcanbiketoworkandbenefit（受益）fromtheenjoyableexercise

withoutpollutingtheenvironment.Youdon'tevenhavetoridealltheway.

Folding（折叠）bikesworkwellforpeoplewhoridethetrain.Justfoldthebikeandtakeit

withyou.Youcandothesameonanairplane.Afoldingbikecanbepackedinasuitcase.You

canalsotakeacommonbikewithyouwhenyoufly.Butbesuretolookforinformationby

gettingonairlinewebsites.Notallairlinesarebicycle-friendlytotravellers.

HealthBenefitsofBicycling:

Ithelpstopreventheartdiseases.

Bicyclinghelpstocontrolyourweight.

A15-minutebikeridetoandfromworkthreetimesaweekbumsofffivekilosoffatinayear.

Bicyclingcanimproveyourmood（心情）.

Exerciselikebicyclinghasbeenshowntomakepeoplefeelbetter,more

relaxedandself-confident.

Bicyclingishealthierthandriving.

56.Fromthepassage,weknowthatbicyclingisbecomingvery.

A.surprisingB.excitingC.expensiveD.popular

57.Whenyouareridingyourbicyclearoundyourneighbourhood,youmay.

A.pollutetheenvironmentaroundB.findsomethingyoudidn'tnotice

C.goeverywhereandusealittleoilD.getoffyourbikeandbegintowork

58.Ifyoutravelwithafoldingbike,youcanfolditand

A.getoutofthecarB.takeitontoatrain

C.putitinyourpurseD.goonairlinewebsites

59.Oneofthebenefitsfrombicyclingisthat

A.youcanfoldthebicycleB.youwillbefriendlytoothers

C.youwillbemorerelaxedD.youmaygetfatterandfatter

60.WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Bicyclingisenjoyableexerciseforpeople.B.Drivingcarsishealthierthanridingbikes.

C.Ridingabikepollutesyourneighbourhood.D.Commonbikesarewelcomedbyallairlines.

3AGreatMother

2009湖北黄冈A

Alittleboyinvitedhismothertoattend（出席）hiselementaryschoofsfirstteacher-parent

meeting.Tothelittleboy'sdismay（沮丧），hismothersaidshewouldgo.Thiswouldbethefirst

timethathisclassmatesandteachersmethismotherandhewasembarrassed（尴尬的）byher

appearance.Therewasasevere（严重的）scar（伤疤）thatcoverednearlythewholerightsideof

herfaced.Theboyneverwantedtotalkaboutwhyorhowshegotthescar.

Atthemeeting,thepeoplewereimpressed（留下深亥U的印象）bythekindnessofhismother

withthescar,butthelittleboywasstillembarrassedandhidhimselffromeveryone.However,he

couldhearclearlytheconversationbetweenhismotherandtheteacher.

“Howdidyougetthescaronyourface?”theteacherasked.

Themotherreplied,“Whenmysonwasababy,hewasinaroomthatcaughtonfire.

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Everyonewastooafraidtogoinbecausethefirewasoutofcontrol,butIwentin.AsIwas

runningtowardshisbed,IsawaburiningwoodfallingdownandIplacedmyselfoverhimtrying

toprotecthim.Iwasknockedtobeunconscious（无知觉的），butluckily,afiremancameinand

savedbothofus."Shetouchedtheburnedsideofherface.“Thisscarwillbeforever,butunitl

today,IhaveneverregretteddoingwhatIdid.^^

Whenthelittleboyheardthis,hecouldn'thelprunningtowardshismotherwithtearsinhis

eyes.Hehuggedherandfelthismotherwasgreaterthananyone.Heheldherhandtightlyforthe

restoftheday.

67.Theboy飞motherwasactually（事实上）.

A.uglyB.kindC.beautifulD.uglybutkind

68.Accordingtothepassage,thelittleboy.

A.didn'taskhermothertoattendthemeeting

B.wantedhermothertoattendthemeetingatfirst

C.didn'treallywanthermothertoattendthemeetingatfirst

D.wasn'tmovedbywhathermothersaid

69.Afterreadingthepassage,weknow.

A.thepeopleatthemeetingdidn'tliketheboy'smother

B.theboy'smotherwasbravebutfoolish

C.theboyhatedwhathismotherhaddone

D.weshouldrespectourparentswhatevertheyarelike

4PlasticBag,YouUseItNow

2008内蒙古包头B

Doyoustillgetfreeplasticbagsfromthesupermarkets?Thingshavechanged.

Chinahasbannedfreeplasticbagsatshopsandsupermarkets,andpeoplehavetopayfor

usingplasticbags.TherulestartedonJune1,2008.Itcamebecauseourcountrytriedtomake

litterless.Makingsuper-thinplasticbagshasalsobeenbanned.

TheChineseonceusedabout3,000,000,000plasticshoppingbagsaday,andtheyhave

causedpollutionoftheenvironment.Thebagshavebecomeamaincauseofplasticpollution

becausetheyareeasytobreakandpeoplethrowthemawayhereandthere.SotheChinesepeople

areencouragedtobringtheirownbagsforshopping.

Whatkindofshoppingbagisthebesttobring?SomestudentsinAnhuihaveagoodidea.

Theymaketheirownshoppingbags.Theyuseoldclothestomakeclothbags,andsendthemto

theirparentsaspresents.Theyalsoasktheirparentsandfriendstouseclothbagsinsteadofplastic

ones.Theythinkitistheirdutytoprotecttheenvironment.

1.PeopleinChinahavetonow.

A.throwplasticbagshereandthere

B.collectplasticbagsinthestreet

C.payforusingplasticbagsatshopsandsupermarkets

D.usefreeplasticbagsatshopsandsupermarkets

2.Chinamadethisrulebecauseplasticbagswerebadforthe.

A.environmentB.litterC.shopsD.supermarkets

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3.SomestudentsinAnhui.

A.asktheirparentstomakeclothbagsB.makeclothbagsthemselves

C.pickupplasticbagseverywhereD.buyclothbagsfortheirparents

4.Whafsthemainideaofthisarticle?

A.Makingsuper-thinplasticbagshasbeenbannedinChina.

B.Thebagshavebecomeamaincauseofplasticpollution.

C.SomestudentsinAnhuibegintomaketheirownshoppingbags.

D.Toprotecttheenvironment,freeplasticbagshavebeenbannedinChina.

5WorkingforYourDream

2011年江苏省南京B

Elenajoggedwithherdadinsomeemptylots（小块土也）attheedgeoftown.These

out-of-the-waylotsweregoodplacestojog.Butthelotswerefullofrocksandrubbish.

Oneday,Elenasawasignonthelots.Itsaid,“NewCityPark."Elenawasexcited.Maybe

theparkwouldhaveajoggingtrail!

Elenatoldherparentsaboutthesign.

“Ireadabouttheparkinthenewspaper,“saidElena'sfather."Thecitywantsvolunteers

tohelpcleanthearea.Thenthecitywillbuildasoccerfieldandaplayground.”

“Willtheybuildajoggingtrail?”Elenaasked.

“No，thepaperdidn'tmentionajoggingtrail.”

“Well,perhapsifIhelpcleanupthelots,they*11putinajoggingtrail,“saidElena.

OnSaturdayElenawenttothelots.Manyadultswereworkingthere.Somewerepickingup

rubbish.Someweremovingrocks.

wanttovolunteer,“Elenatoldaman.uWhatcanIdo?”

“Thisisnotajobforchildren,“saidtheman."You'dbettergohome.”

Elenalookedaround.Shecouldcarryrubbish.Shecouldmoverocks.Aladywaspullinga

bagofrubbish.Elenasawaboxofrubbishbags.Shetookanemptybag.

“I'11takethisbagtotheDumpster,saidElena."Here'sanewbag.”

“Thanks,»saidthelady."Keepthosenewbagscoming.”

Elenadraggedrubbishbags.Shetoldeveryoneshewasgladtohelpbuildthepark.She

explainedthatshehopedtheparkwouldhaveajoggingtrail.

Elenawenttotheareaeveryweek.Sooneveryoneknewherandshetoldeveryonehow

wonderfulajoggingtrailwouldbe.

Soonthevolunteersclearedthelots.Thecitycouldstartbuilding.Themayor（市长）gavea

speech.Heshowedadrawingofthenewpark.Hetoldthemaboutthesoccerfieldandthe

baseballdiamond.Therewouldbepicnictables.Therewouldbeaplayground.Theparkwould

evenhavebasketballcourts.Therewasnosignofajoggingtrail.

Themayorthankedthevolunteers.Thenheaskediftheyhadanysuggestions.Thevolunteers

saidtheywantedtobuildajoggingtrailaroundthepark.

TheytoldthemayorhowhelpfulElenahadbeenandhowshewantedajoggingtrail.The