A recent research shows that physical activity(体育活动) may help students do better in their classes. The research comes because educators in some countries are reducing time for activities like P.E. class.
Researchers go over the results of fourteen studies. Twelve were from the United States, one from Canada and one from South Africa. The studies appeared between 2009 and 2013. They included more than 55,000 children, aged six to eighteen.
Thomas Singh, one of the researchers, says the studies showed a relationship between physical activity and scores on subjects such as math, English and reading. Ms. Singh offers some possible explanations (解释):
“ There are, first, physiological (生理的) explanations, like more blood flow, and so more oxygen (氧气) to the brain. Being physically active means there are more hormones（ 荷尔蒙） produced like endorphins ( 脑内啡). And endorphins make your stress level lower and your mood improved, which means you will perform better in class. Also, students who take part in organized sports learn rules and how to follow them. This could improve their classroom behavior and help them know what they should do.
All in all, the finding tells us that physically active kids are more likely to do better in school. Ms. Singh says schools should consider the finding before they cut physical education programs. What led the researchers to do the studies?
| A．Schools’cutting physical activity. |
| B．Their interest in physical activity. |
| C．The tests including about 55,000 children. |
| D．Kids’unsatisfying schooling performance. |
How many countries took part in the studies?
| A．14. | B．12 | C．2. | D．3. |
Which of the following is NOT one of the advantages of physical activity according to the passage?
| A．Getting more blood flow. |
| B．Better classroom behavior. |
| C．Feeling relaxed and refreshed. |
| D．Greater ability to organize activities. |
All students need to have good habits（好习惯）: When you have good study habits, you learn things quickly. You also remember them easily.
Do you like to study in the living room? This is not a good place because it is usually too noisy. You need to study in a quiet place, like your bedroom. A quiet place will help you only think about one thing, and you will learn better.
Before you begin to study, do not forget to clean your desk. A good desk light is important, too. You’ll feel tired easily if there is not enough light.When you have good study habits, you will.
| A．learn things quickly | B．remember things easily |
| C．think about one thing | D．both A and B |
The living-room is not a good place for study because it is too .
| A．quiet | B．noisy | C．good | D．clean |
You’ll feel tired easily if the light is .
| A．good | B．enough | C．bad | D．wonderful |
You should remember to before you study.
| A．clean the desk | B．tidy the room |
| C．turn on the light | D．go to the bedroom |
The best title（标题） for this passage（文章） is.
| A．Study in the bedroom | B．Good study habits |
| C．How to study | D．Desk light is important |
On New Year’s Eve, people in Italy throw out all the old things. So there are chairs , beds, clothes and plates in the street. In Spain, the new year comes in more quietly. In the evening people come together to the streets .Each holds a bag of grapes. When twelve o’clock comes, people start eating the grapes.
In Japan, people eat noodles on New Year’s Eve. This food is said to bring long life. Early the next morning, some families climb Mount Fuji. There they watch the first sunrise of the new year.This story is about New Year’s Eve in ______.
| A．Italy | B．Spain | C．Japan | D．All of the above |
People in Spain welcome New Year by _______ after twelve.
| A．eating grapes |
| B．eating noodles |
| C．throwing the old things |
| D．watching the sunrise |
People in both Spain and Japan ______ to welcome the new year.
| A．throw things away |
| B．get together |
| C．eat some food |
| D．climb a mountain |
Japanese climb Mount Fuji to ________ .
| A．look at the stars |
| B．look for New Year’s wishes |
| C．see the sun coming up |
| D．have a rest |
The people in ______ get long life from their New Year’s food.
| A．Japan | B．China | C．Spain | D．Italy |
阅读短文，根据短文内容判断正误，正确的写A, 错误的写B。
Paul and his wife are driving down a busy street. They stop at a crossing and a car pulls up beside them and it stops too. The driver rolls down his window.
“Excuse me, sir,” he says, “But can you please tell me where the main street is?”
“Sorry, sir,” answers Paul, “But we don’t have Main Street in this city.”
The fellow looks at Paul strangely and then rolls up his window and drives away.
Paul’s wife can’t stop laughing.
“What’s so funny now?” he asks her. She says, “He doesn’t ask you where Main Street is. He wants to know the main street of the city. Every city has a main street, right? Get it?”
“Now I do. But it’s too late.”Paul and his wife meet a driver at a crossing on a busy street.
The driver doesn’t know if there is a main street in the city.
Paul’s wife can’t stop laughing because her husband doesn’t know the way.
There is no main street in this city.
Paul understands the driver at last.
Every year thousands of young people in England finish school and then take a year off before they start work or go to university. Some young people go to other countries and work as volunteers (志愿者). Volunteers give their time to help people. For example, they work in schools or hospitals, or they do something helpful for the environment.
Pauline Jones, 18, lives in Cardiff, Wales. Next year she is going to university to study Chinese, but now she’s living in Belize. Pauline says, “I’m working with other people here to save the coral reefs (珊瑚礁) in the sea near Belize. The reefs here are beautiful, but if the sea water is very polluted, the coral will die. I’m helping to do research on the coral and the fish that live around the reefs. All over the world, coral reefs are dying. We need to do something about the problem before it’s too late.”
“I’m staying with a family here and I help do some housework. I don’t get any money, but that’s OK. I love my work here, and I’m learning a lot about the people of Belize—and myself! After I finish my work, I want to stay here for another three months. I want to travel around Belize and Central America.”Some young people from England _______ after they finish school.
| A．go to university abroad |
| B．spend one year abroad as volunteers |
| C．go to work for money |
| D．start work in schools or hospitals |
Pauline Jones, an eighteen-year-old girl, is living in _______ now.
| A．England | B．China | C．Belize | D．Cardiff |
Pauline Jones is _______ with other people.
| A．studying Chinese in a university |
| B．working to save the coral reefs |
| C．helping do some housework |
| D．doing some research in Wales |
From the passage, we know that the coral reefs ______.
| A．will die because of the pollution |
| B．are not as beautiful as before |
| C．cannot live without fish in the sea |
| D．will probably be sold for money |
Pauline Jones wants to_______after she finishes her work as a volunteer.
| A．stay there for another year |
| B．go back home to start work |
| C．learn about the people home |
| D．travel around Central America |
The Story of a Broken Bowl
Henry is a boy of nine. Three years ago he began to go to school. He studied hard and does well in his lessons. His parents like him very much.
Henry’s grandpa is a single man. But once he lost a leg in a traffic accident. And now he can’t work. He often tells the boy all kinds of interesting stories. Sometimes he makes a kite or a cage. And he teaches the boy how to catch the singing birds and how to give them food. The boy admires him very much and always stays with him when he’s free. But Henry’s mother didn’t like the old man. She always thought him useless and dirty, and didn’t let her son play with him but the boy didn’t listen to her. When they sat at table, she put some food on another table and filled a broken bowl with rice and porridge. The old man was very sad but he dared not say anything. Henry was angry with his mother about it. One day he saw a broken bowl on his way home. He picked it up and put it into his bag. His mother found it and asked, “ Why have you brought a broken bowl home, dear?” “ I keep it for you.” said Henry, “When you’re old like my grandpa, I’ll fill it with rice for you !” Having heard this, the woman began to cry. Since then she’s been good to the old man. His parents like Henry because _____________.
| A．He’s good to his grandpa |
| B．He’s a polite boy |
| C．He does well in his lessons |
| D．He’s learned to catch singing birds |
Henry admires his grandpa because ____________.
| A．he tells him a lot of interesting stories |
| B．he knows how to catch singing birds and give them food |
| C．he can make kites and cages |
| D．he’s very able old man |
__________, so she didn’t let her son play with him.
| A．The woman hated the old man |
| B．The woman hadn’t enough food to give the old man |
| C．The old man did nothing at home |
| D．The old man lost a leg in the traffic accident |
Henry brought the broken bowl home to _____________.
| A．play with it | B．frighten his mother |
| C．beat his parents | D．fill it with rice |
The woman was afraid _________, so she’s good to the old man.
| A．her husband wouldn’t love her |
| B．the police would know about it |
| C．her son would be bad to her when she was old |
| D．the old man wouldn’t leave her any money |