Sittingonachairalldayinschoolc-优题课

Sitting on a chair all day in school can make anyone want to move around. So, more and more teachers are letting students have a ball. By sitting on exercise balls instead of chairs , teachers find students’ posture and attention improve.
Dottie Pownall, a fifth-grade teacher in West Virginia, USA, has been using balls as chairs since December 2008. “The students love them”, she says. Pownall took a survey of her students. She found that 80% of the students thought sitting on the balls helped them pay more attention to what they were learning.
The teacher, Pisa Witt, felt so strongly about the use of balls as chairs, she started Witt Fitt. This company encourages the use of the balls. And the company educates not only teachers but also students on how to use them. “Our products are used in 24 states, three provinces in Canada, Puerto Rico and Japan,” says Witt, “ Research shows that sitting on the balls makes them sit up straighter. You can slouch(低头垂肩地坐)on a ball,” says Witt, “but it feels bad.” Because the students are moving, their blood increases. That carries more oxygen to the brain , so the kids have more energy and can pay attention longer.
“Besides, they’re fun.” says Pownall.
What will happen if a student sits on a chair all day in school? The student will_________.

A．pay more attention to his lessons

B．be fun

C．like to move around

D．sit up straighter

In how many countries are the balls used as the students’ chairs?

A．Four.

B．Three.

C．Two.

D．One.

Teachers choose balls instead of chairs because sitting on balls helps the kids _________.

A．improve the students’ posture and attention

B．slouch on the chairs

C．have fun

D．Both A and C are correct answers

Which is better for kids to study in class, sitting on a chair or sitting on a ball?

A．Sitting on a chair.	B．Sitting on a ball.
C．They are the same.	D．We don’t know.

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If you travel in New Zealand, you may find some very interesting things. It is called “New Zealand Four Strange Things”.

	Have you ever seen that cows are lined up? New Zealand is so large. It is impossible for people to milk cows by hand. So the farmers trained the leading cow to take the cows to the milking station twice a day. The leading cow has a sensor（传感器）on its head. When it is time for milking, the sensor warns the leading cow to take the lead.
	Horses are mainly raised for viewing（观赏）and racing, so the coat color is very important. Wearing sunscreen（防晒）clothes on horses can avoid the harm from the sun. The clothes on horses are filled with weights that are the same weight of the rider. When the weights are replaced by the rider during the race, “________” just like the sportsman running with sandbags.
	Sheep in New Zealand used to have tails. Because they poop（排便）when they’re born, grass flies are interested in them. Grass flies lay their eggs in the tails of the baby sheep, causing illness and death. Then people tie their tails. As time passes, the sheep become tailless. This improves the survival rate（成活率）.
	New Zealand’s alpacas（羊驼）were introduced from South America. They are quite different from two-humped camels（双峰驼）. An alpaca weighs about 55 kg to 65 kg. Its shape is like a sheep. Only one grown-up male（雄性）alpaca can be found in each group. It is the leading one. Alpacas are gentle, clever and human.

1. Why do the cows in New Zealand stand in line?

A．	Because the cows want to eat grass.	B．	Because the cows are ready for milking.
C．	Because the cows used to do so.	D．	Because the leading cow asks them to do so.

2. Which of the following can be put in “________”?

A．	the horses will be used to running with weights	B．	the horses can run faster than before
C．	the horses won’t be able to run	D．	the horses will not be used to running

3. How do people make sheep’s tails become tailless?

By cutting them.

By tying them.

By pulling them.

By pushing them.

4. How much does an alpaca weigh?

A．	About 30 kg to 40 kg.	B．	About 40 kg to 50 kg.
C．	About 50 kg to 60 kg.	D．	About 55 kg to 65 kg.

5. Which is the best title for this article?

A．	Travel in New Zealand	B．	Cows, Horses, Sheep and Alpacas
C．	New Zealand Four Strange Things	D．	Animals in New Zealand

East Daily January 5, 2022, Wednesday

THEY NEED YOUR HELP

This is the chance for you to help those less lucky members. We suggest you give help to the following organizations.

Orphan（mL）House

Children’s toys, books and clothes are needed here. Also we are looking for friendly families who would like to take our children into their homes for a few hours as guests.

If possible, please phone Mrs. Liu at 88776655.

Street Food

In very cold weather, it is no fun being homeless and hungry. We give hot food to at least one hundred people every night. We need new cookers（炊具）. Please give us a hand.

If possible, please phone 88775566.

Youth Club

Have you got an unwanted chair or a CD player? We need them to work in our meeting room! Please call the secretary. Phone number: 88667755.

We’ll be happy to collect anything you can give us. Thank you!

Night Shelter（庇护所）

We offer a warm bed to anyone who has nowhere to go. Although a bed is not expensive, we do not have enough money to pay for enough beds. If you would like to support us some, please send money to us at 15, Landong Street Office. Phone number: 88557766.

1. The passage appeared in the newspaper in the season of ________.

spring

summer

autumn

winter

2. The people who can offer a kind family to an orphan for a few hours may call ________.

88667755

88776655

88775566

88557766

3. To give hot food to so many homeless and hungry people every night, Street Food would like to have ________.

toys and books

new cookers

beds and chairs

CD players

4. People can send their money to Night Shelter ________.

A．	to buy enough beds	B．	to buy some hot food
C．	to get toys and clothes	D．	to take unwanted things

5. Reading the passage, you might like to help these organizations which work for ________.

A．	Mrs. Liu	B．	Landong Street Office
C．	less lucky members	D．	the secretary of Youth Club

根据对话内容，选出5个最佳选项补全对话，并将其字母标号在答题卡上涂黑。其中有一项是多余的。

A: Hello, Bob. The summer vacation is coming. ___1___

B: No, I don’t. Would you please give me some advice?

A: What about doing housework with your family?

B: ___2___ What can we do?

A: ___3___ For example, we can cook dinner and do the dishes.

B: It sounds great. ___4___

A: Of course you can! Doing housework is so meaningful.

B: Yes, we can share the housework with our family members.

A: I agree. Besides, ___5___

B: Let’s do it.

A: OK

A. There is so much we can do.

B. I don’t like doing housework.

C. doing chores will make us happy and relaxed.

D. And I can clean the rooms.

E. That’s a good idea.

F. Do you have any plans?

Several large companies have begun creating paper bottles to replace glass and plastic ones.

A company called Paboco has been working with many large companies to develop paper bottles. These companies are creating their own bottle designs.

Clearly, one of the biggest challenges is keeping a paper bottle from leaking (渗漏). The inside of the bottle needs a special liner (衬层) to make sure the liquid doesn’t leak through. Many companies are lining their bottles with thin plastic.

Though bottle makers may say this liner can be removed and recycled, many recycling programs don’t have the right machines to deal with these liners.

A Danish beer company called Carlsberg is working with Paboco on a paper bottle called the “Green Fiber Bottle”. Now the bottle uses a plastic liner. In the future the company hopes to use a “bio-plastic (生物塑料)” that will break down naturally over time.

But even without the plastic, paper bottles aren’t perfect. Most paper bottles use wood pulp (木浆). That could lead to the loss of forests.

Frugalpac, a company from the United Kingdom, has created bottles made of recycled paper, so no trees need to be cut down. Frugalpac still uses plastic liners, though.

But with so many companies working towards the same goal, we will see more paper bottles on store shelves in the near future.

根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。

1. One of the biggest challenges of using paper bottles is _________.

A．	how to use few liners
B．	how to make perfect liners
C．	keeping the plastic bottles from breaking down
D．	keeping the paper bottles from leaking

2. What does the underlined word “Frugalpac” refer to?

A．	A Danish milk company.
B．	A Danish beer company.
C．	A company from the United States of America.
D．	A company from the United Kingdom.

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．	A company called Paboco has been working to develop paper bottles alone.
B．	Many paper bottles have thin plastic inside.
C．	It’s impossible to remove and recycle the liners of paper bottles.
D．	The loss of forests leads to the use of wood pulp in most paper bottles.

4. What’s the main idea of this passage?

A．	Paper bottles are not perfect.
B．	Bottles are made of recycled paper.
C．	Some companies work to develop paper bottles.
D．	Some companies work to develop glass and plastic bottles.

During ancient times in China, children didn’t have any smartphones, iPads or computers to have fun. Instead, they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood. Let’s take a look.

Stone balls During the Qing Dynasty, kicking a stone ball around was a popular sport in the northern part of China, and it was often played in winter to keep warm. Stones were carved (雕刻) into small balls and kicked along with feet.

Flying kites Kites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made of wood, instead of paper. Nowadays, the three most famous kites are the Beijing kite, Tianjin kite, and Weifang kite. And they are quite different from each other. For example, the swallow-shaped kite is a well-known Beijing style.

Hide-and-seek Hide-and-seek is a traditional game for children, popular around the nation. There are two ways to play: covering a child’s eyes while other kids run around to enjoy themselves or, more commonly, one child must try to find other players who hide.

Watching shadow plays The closest thing to watching a film or television for fun during ancient times was going to see a shadow play. Folk artists use puppets (木偶) behind the screen to show all kinds of shadows, telling stories with music. During the Qing Dynasty, shadow play art reached its top, and was shown for each important occasion.

根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。

1. What were the earliest kites made of according to the passage?

Paper.

Stone.

Bamboo.

Wood.

2. How many children’s games are mentioned in this passage?

Three.

Four.

Five.

Six.

3.What does the underlined word “occasion” probably mean in Chinese?

海洋

场合

机会

目标

4. What is the best title of the passage?

A．	Children’s Games in Ancient China.
B．	Children’s Games in Smart Phones, iPads or Computers.
C．	Kicking Stone Balls in Ancient China.
D．	Playing Hide-and-Seek in Ancient China.