Are you carrying too much on your back at school? I’m sure lots of children of your age will say “Yes”. Not only the students in China have this problem, but children in the United States also have heavy school bags.
Doctors are starting to worry about young students’ back and neck because their school bags are too heavy for them.
“It’s hard for me to go upstairs with my heavy bag,” said Rick Hammond, an ll-year-old student in the USA.
Rick is among students who have school bags with two straps(带子),and many other students choose rolling(有滚轮的) bags.
But even with rolling bags ,getting upstairs is still a problem for children .Doctors say students should carry no more than 10% to 15% of their own body weight (重量)。
Scott Bautch, a back doctor, said children under Grade 4 should carry no more than 10% of their weight and older children shouldn’t stay with over 15% , because their bodies are still growing.
Teachers and parents should do some things to help children. And the best answer is to have less homework!From the passage we cam know that .
A.only children in China carry too heavy school bags. |
B.children in other countries don’t carry too heavy bags. |
C.both children in China and the USA carry too heavy school bags. |
D.only children in the USA carry too heavy school bags. |
Children feel it hard for them to go upstairs because .
A.they are too young. |
B.their school bags are too heavy. |
C.they are too heavy. |
D.their parents don’t always go upstairs with them. |
If a child carries a heavy school bag, .
A.his back and neck may be hurt. |
B.his head and arms may be hurt . |
C.his hands may be hurt . |
D.his feet may be hurt . |
According to the doctor, Scott Bautch, if a child in Grade 5 weighs about 30 kilos, the school bag he carries should not be over .
A.5 kilos | B.3 kilos | C.5.5 kilos | D.4.5 kilos |
Some students think the best answer to this problem is that .
A.they should have a little homework to do after they get home |
B.their teachers had getter not ask them to do any homework |
C.they should only take home the books they will read that night. |
D.They should use thin books instead of thick ones. |
Do teenagers in small villages do chores at home? How about the teenagers in big cities? Here is a survey. We asked 4,000 teenagers in China several questions. Half of them come from big cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.The others are from small villages. We made a diagram of the result of our survey. Let’s have a look at it.We found out that teenagers from small villages do more chores than those from big cities. Maybe it is because they live a harder life. Our advice to parents in big cities is that parents should give their children some chores to do. Doing chores teaches teenagers to take care of themselves.
Chores |
2000 teenagers in small villages |
2000 teenagers in big cities |
Take out the trash |
1600 |
1000 |
Sweep the floor |
1200 |
850 |
Make the bed |
1400 |
750 |
Do the dishes |
1100 |
600 |
Fold the clothes |
900 |
1500 |
They surveyed ______ teenagers from small villages.
A.1,000 | B.2,000 | C.3,000 | D.4,000 |
There are 1,000 teenagers from the cities who ______.
A.take out the trash | B.do the dishes |
C.make the bed | D.fold the clothes |
Fewer than ______ teenagers in big cities sweep the floor and make the bed.
A.500 | B.1,000 | C.1,500 | D.2,000 |
The number of teenagers ______ in big cities is bigger than that in small villages.
A.making the bed | B.taking out the trash |
C.folding the clothes | D.doing the dishes |
Why did they make the survey?
A.Because they don’t want teenagers in China to do chores at home. |
B.Because they thought it’ll help teenagers to take good care of themselves to do chores at home. |
C.Because they wanted to know if(是否) teenagers in China do chores at home. |
D.Because they thought it’s not necessary for teenagers to look after themselves. |
Once a train stopped at a small station. A man look out of the window and saw a woman. The woman was selling cakes near the train. Some people from the train were buying the cakes. The man felt hungry. He wanted to buy some cakes, but the woman was far from him. He didn't want to get off the train because it was raining outside.
Suddenly he saw a boy. The boy was playing near the train. He was not far from him. "Come here, boy!"The man said, " Could you help me to buy some cakes?" "Certainly! How many cakes do you want?" asked the boy." Two cakes. One is for me, and one is for you." said the man. Then he gave the boy five yuan. The boy ran away quickly.
A few minutes later(....之后), the boy came back. He was eating a cake. He gave the change (找的零钱)to the man and said, " There was only one cake left(剩下的).
根据短文内容判断句子,正确的填(T)错误的填误(F)A woman was selling cakes in the train.
The man wanted to buy some cakes because he was hungry.
The woman was standing very near from the man.
The boy bought one cake because there was only one left.
The man didn't eat anything.
Many children go to the zoo on October 4 to see elephants, monkeys and tigers because that day is World Animal Day.
Now, more children like animals and want to make friends with them. In the zoo, they learn about animal life. They don’t need to go out to show their love of animals. They have pets at home.
Mark is a middle school student. He has a black cat. He gives it milk to drink and meat to eat. The cat is his true friend. Jane is also a middle school student. She has two tortoises. They are as big as her hand. Every day, she changes the water for them. She likes to watch them.October 4 is______.
A.World Water Day | B.World Air Day |
C.World Animal Day | D.World Children Day |
Lots of kids like to go to the zoo because they want to______.
A.feed animals |
B.learn how to look after animals |
C.learn about animal life |
D.play games in the zoo |
Mark’s pet may be a______.
A.cat | B.dog | C.tortoise | D.fish |
Which of the following is NOT true?
A.More and more children like to make friends with animals these days. |
B.Mark’s pet likes to drink milk. |
C.Jane likes to look after her pets and watch them. |
D.Children must go to the zoo to show their love of animals. |
How big are Jane’s pets?
A.I don’t know. | B.As big as her hand. |
C.Medium size. | D.Very small. |
TV Programs
Channel (频道)1 Channel 2
18:00 Around China 17:45 computer today
18:30 Children’s programs 18:10 Foreign arts
19:00 News 18:30 English classroom
19:30 Weather report 19:00 Animal world
19:40 Around the world 19:25 China 99
20:10 TV play: sisters 20:20 Sports
21:00 English for today 21:00 TV play: Guo Lanying
21:15 Popular music 21:45 English news
21:55 Talk show 22:05 On TV next week If you want to watch a football game the best program for you would be ___
A.TV play | B.Sports |
C.Around the world | D.Talk show |
The program of ____ will let you know much about western(西方的) countries.
A.Sisters | B.Around China |
C.Around the world | D.On TV next week |
If you want to know something about tigers, elephants and monkeys, the best program for you is _____
A.Around China | B.Animal world |
C.TV play | D.Foreign arts |
English classroom is a program that ______
A.let you know something about classroom |
B.tells you something about students |
C.let you know something about school life |
D.teaches you English |
At 21:00 , we can watch at Channel 1 .
A.Around China | B.English for today |
C.English news | D.Foreign arts |
Dear Lin Xin,
Thank you very much for your e-mail! I love fall, too. In Canada, we have a holiday called Thanksgiving Day in fall. Family members(成员) always celebrate it together. People often eat turkey and pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving Day. On that day, I usually go to my grandparents’ house. My uncles, aunts and their children are there, too. We all enjoy ourselves on that day.
In Canada, Thanksgiving Day is in early October. In the USA, they celebrate Thanksgiving Day in late November.
I remember your birthday is in September. Have a good time on your birthday, Lin Xin! On my birthday this year, I had a cake with thirteen candles. Everyone sang the song “Happy birthday”. Then I blew out the candles! Do you have a cake for your birthday?
Your friend,
Tom Where does the writer usually celebrate Thanksgiving Day?
When do people in Canada celebrate Thanksgiving Day?
How old is the writer this year?
从短文中找出与下面的句子划线部分意思最相近的短语。
We all enjoy ourselves on that day.Everyone sang the song “Happy birthday”. (改为一般疑问句)