Are you carrying too much on your back at school? You’re not alone. Back experts(专家) in the USA are worried about that young students are having back and neck problems because they are carrying too much in their backpacks .
“It hurts my back when I run,” said Ebelin Reyes, a student in Virginia. “It’s hard to get up the stairs with my backpack because it’s too heavy.” Students have to carry heavy backpacks on their backs for a whole week’s study. Ebelin is one of them. They have regular(固定的)backpacks with two straps(带子) to carry them, but a number of students with heavy loads(负担) have switched to rolling backpacks. The backpacks have wheels and can roll on the ground. Shirley Park’s backpack weighs 10 kilos, and she said, “I’ll change to a rolling backpack because I am starting to have back pain.”
How much is too much? Experts say that students should carry no more than 10% to 15% of their own body weight. A few students have had a good idea to lighten(减轻) the load: less homework.
Doctor’s suggestions:
Lighten the load. Take home only the books the students need that day.
(2) Wide straps are better. They can send out weight over your shoulders (肩)and be sure to wear backpacks with two straps.
(3) The heaviest things should be packed closest to the back.
(4) Bend(弯曲) both knees when you pick up the pack, don’t just bend over the waist(腰).The main idea of the passage is about _______.
| A．the problems made by rolling backpacks |
| B．the advantage of backpacks |
| C．the best backpacks for students |
| D．how to lighten students’ backpacks |
From what Ebelin Reyes and Shirley Park said, we know______.
| A．students like to carry heavy backpacks |
| B．students have to do a lot of homework |
| C．backpacks with wheels are bad for students |
| D．students have no time to play because of heavy backpacks |
The underlined word “switch to” means______.
| A．use for | B．turn to | C．catch up | D．begin to use |
According to the experts, it’s better for a student of 40 kilos to carry a backpack of ____ at most.
| A．10 kilos | B．8 kilos | C．6 kilos | D．7 kilos |
If students follow the doctor’s suggestions, they______.
| A．may do less homework |
| B．may feel their backpacks are lighter |
| C．can learn how to enjoy themselves |
| D．will know why to wear heavy backpacks |
Seven years ago, Starbucks closed a shop in Beijing’s Forbidden City after a well-known TV host talked about if the US coffee fits into the old Chinese building.
Five years later, Starbucks seemed to regain its confidence(自信). It opened a shop beside Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou with more than 1,600 years of history. People started to talk about it online. They were not sure if the coffee business would do bad to this old temple(庙).
Some people still think that the Starbucks shop should not be opened near temples. They think it is not only a coffee shop, but a cultural invasion(文化侵略). Let us take a look at the practices in other countries. In the Forbidden City of South Korea, Gyongbokkung Palace(景福宫), there are no food or drink stores, except the food-selling machine at the gate. In Japan, the place of interest may be taken away from the list of country’s treasure if it brings in modern shops.
However, many old sights in China try to look for a balance(平衡) between traditions and business. As for Nanjing, the Starbucks shop near the Confucius Temple has been there for years. Visitors are used to enjoying the sights and the coffee at the same time. The shop here plans to meet the need of growing numbers of foreign and younger Chinese visitors. There may be more win-win deals in the future like this.
| A．How Starbucks has grown. |
| B．Starbucks and temples. |
| C．What Starbucks makes. |
| D．Traditions and business. |
| A．A Starbucks shop closed in Beijing’s Forbidden City. |
| B．Starbucks opened a shop beside Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou. |
| C．Starbucks opened a shop beside the Confucius Temple in Nanjing. |
| D．A Starbucks shop closed in Gyongbokkung Palace. |
| A．Starbucks is sure to bring bad to old temples a lot and changes them. |
| B．People think Starbucks is only a coffee shop and it has nothing bad. |
| C．In South Korea, there are many coffee shops in Gyongbokkung Palace. |
| D．In Japan, places may be out of the list of country’s treasure for modern stores. |
| A．They try to keep all the business shops away from the old sights. |
| B．They try to open business shops without doing bad to old sights. |
| C．They try to open more business shops to make more money. |
| D．They try to keep in the list of country’s treasure without opening shops. |
| A．恢复 | B．得到 |
| C．反复磨练 | D．失去 |
| A．None. | B．20 yuan. |
| C．40 yuan. | D．60 yuan. |
| A．A 29-centimetre-long plane with wings and a body. |
| B．A plane which needs to be thrown before taking off. |
| C．A plane made all by parents. |
| D．A plane made of paper and cloth. |
| A．26 November. | B．25 November. |
| C．20 November. | D．28 November. |
| A．The most interesting design. |
| B．The best looking plane. |
| C．The plane flying the farthest. |
| D．The plane flying the longest time. |
| A．In a dictionary. | B．In a story book. |
| C．On a notice board. | D．In a library. |
What is a museum? A museum is a good place to keep old and beautiful things. A museum may be a place to learn about science and a place to find out about art or people or animals.
What is inside a museum? Some museums have old cars and airplanes. Many museums have pictures and statues(雕塑). Others have rocks and old bones. One museum even has a real old street inside. It has shops and people’s statues doing business. It looks so real that one might feel that he was back to the old time.
Many cities have museums. Some very small towns have museums, too. Indianapolis has a children’s museum. Children do not have to pay to get in. Children often go to the museum. They like to look at the dinosaur(恐龙) bones. They see a white bear ten feet tall.
On Saturdays, Indianapolis children can hear talks about animals and trees. They see movies. They take hikes. They even learn to make things there.What is Not true about a museum?
| A．It’s a good place to do some shopping. |
| B．People can learn about the history of a place there. |
| C．People can learn about science there. |
| D．It’s a good place to learn about art. |
People can Not __________ in a museum.
| A．see movies | B．listen to talks |
| C．make things | D．play with bears |
In Indianapolis _______________.
| A．there is only one museum for children |
| B．it’s free for children to visit the children’s museum |
| C．people do not have to pay to visit the children’s museum |
| D．museums are all the same |
In the children’s museum in Indianapolis, children like to see ___________.
| A．the dinosaur bones | B．all old bones |
| C．old streets | D．airplanes |
The main idea of the passage is that____________.
| A．old cars and airplanes are kept in museums |
| B．animals and trees are found in museums |
| C．there are all kinds of museums |
| D．children like museums |
Life in Britain today
Food
British people like good food, and more than half of them go to a restaurant every month. Fast food is also very popular---30% of all adults have a burger every three months, but 46% have fish and chips!
Sports
British people don’t do a lot of sport. Only 17% of people go swimming every week. 9% go cycling and 8% play golf. Only 6% people play football (but 32% go to watch it).
Cinema and TV
Films are very popular in Britain, and about 60% of people between 15 and 24 go to the cinema every month. At home, men watch TV for about three hours every day—half an hour more than women.
Holidays
British people love going on holidays. Most of these holidays aren’t in the UK---27% are in Spain, 10% are in the U.S, and 9% are in France. Maybe this is because the weather in Britain is terrible!The favourite food in Britain is _____________.
| A．burgers | B．fish and chips |
| C．vegetables | D．fish |
17% of British people ____________ every week.
| A．go swimming | B．play golf |
| C．play football | D．go cycling |
British women watch about _____________ of TV every day.
| A．2 hours | B．3 hours |
| C．2.5 hours | D．4 hours |
Their favourite country for a holiday is _______________.
| A．the USA | B．France |
| C．Britain | D．Spain |
The weather in Britain _______________.
| A．is very good | B．isn’t very good |
| C．is too hot | D．is not mentioned(提及) |
I am a mother of two children. Like many other parents, I worry that my children watch too much TV. Why? First, there are lots of bad programmes on TV. They may learn from them. Second, watching too much TV is bad for their eyes. Many students wear glasses because they watch TV for long hours. Third, watching too much TV makes children think little. I think it is very important for children to read some books. Reading books makes children think more. When I tell this to my children, they just don't listen to me. So I decide to sell the television set. Maybe it is a good idea.
| A．Because they study too hard. |
| B．Because they read many books. |
| C．Because they watch too much TV. |
| D．Because they have a pair of glasses. |
| A．An interesting story. | B．A mother's worry |
| C．Bad programmes on TV | D．Don't read books. |