May is National Bike Month. a month-long event trying to get couch potatoes outside, cars off the roads and subway trains empty. It encourages everyone to get back onto their bicycles to enjoy riding a bike an often as they can during the month (and hopefully longer). May in the beginning summer and warm weather, so why not start right away and enjoy sunshine!
Ride Out to Protect the Environment
Bike month helps everyone make their efforts to improve theenvironment. If you’rebiking to school, you are helping bring down the air pollution. It is the most common form of pollution andby getting your family to stop driving and start riding a bike, you can do your part in improving the air quality.
Count Down Those Calories
Cycling isn’t just good for theenvironment; it’s good for you too. Riding a bicycle burns calories and helps keep you healthy. It not only improves your physical health, but also your mental state of mind. It can really help you be a happier person.
Share the Sunny Summer
So get into that shed, and take out your old bike. Paint the bike blue. Put on a nice coat. Load up a number of songs. Invite a group of friends to get on the bikes and ride this May! Be a fun-in- the-sun child! Enjoy yourself!
The second paragraph mainly tells us that riding bicycles .
| A．improves our physical health |
| B．does good to the environment |
| C．changes our mental slates of mind |
| D．helps us enjoy the sunny spring |
You’re likely to read the article in the section of a magazine.
| A．history | B．geography |
| C．sports | D．food |
The writer writes the article to .
| A．advise people to lose more weight |
| B．ask people to repair and paint the old bikes |
| C．preventpeople from staying at home watching TV |
| D．makepeople realize the advantages of riding bicycles |
It’s fun to receive presents. It also feels good to give to others. So what’s the best way to budget(预算) your money, shop wisely and spend the least money if possible?
Susan Beacham, from a company that teaches money-management skills to kids, gives us some good advice.
“My first tip is to make a list and check it twice,” says Susan. She suggests that kids talk with their families about whom to include in their gift giving and how much to spend. Start by writing down names. Then put a dollar amount next to each name and add it up. Do you have enough money? If not, make changes. And don’t forget—not everyone needs a store-bought gift. Susan points out that some of the best presents are free. Add to your list the names of people you want to give gifts of “time and talent”.
The best gifts don’t cost a thing. Kids can give “time or talent”, says Susan Beacham. Here are some of her top gift ideas.
·For the elder members of your family, do something for them, such as cleaning houses and washing clothes.
·For a friend, create a work of art, like a poem, a drawing or a necklace.
·For teachers, write a note telling her how special she is to you.
·For the people who live around you, show that you care by volunteering. Find out who needs your help and what you can do. Giving your time to help others may end up being the best gift of all!
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It’s fun to receive and give presents. Shopping wisely can some money. Susan Beacham
kids to make a list and check it first. And she also points out some best presents are the ones which are not
from shops. For parents, kids can do some
as gifts. For teachers, kids can write a note telling them how special they are. For friends, kids can give them something they themselves create. For people
around, kids can spend some time helping those in need which can be the best gift.
The following points are provided for you to think of your life and you are expected to be a better one.
·Get to know yourself.
Discover the real you. Don’t accept the role which doesn’t belong to you. You have your own path to follow. Be your own independent person. Refuse extra pressure that makes you into a role you dislike.
·Own your power.
Accept full responsibility(责任) for your life. Don’t live as a sheep or a victim. Stop giving away your power. You must accept that you’re the creator(创造者) of your life and that no one is coming to rescue(解救) you.
·Find your voice.
Build your courage to express yourself. Speak your truth. You deserve to be heard. Ask for what you want. You can’t expect others to be mind-readers. You teach others how you want to be treated.
·Keep your heart open.
How badly you may have been hurt before. Keep your heart open. You are stronger than you think. You are here to express love, not to live in the fear.
·Become wise.
Keep learning and growing. In the long run, if you are wise, you can meet your own needs and also can help others.
To be yourself
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| Get to know yourself. |
·Discover the real you. ·Follow your own mind. ·Don’t |
| Own your power. |
·Accept full responsibility. ·Stop giving away your power. · |
| Find your own voice. |
·Express yourself truly. ·Don’t be |
| Keep your heart open. |
·Don’t keep your heart |
| Become wise. |
·Keep learning and growing. ·Help others with your |
“In my day, we had to walk a mile to school—uphill, both ways.” That may sound like an old joke. Today, only 13 percent of kids walk to school, down from 66 percent 30 years ago.
Studies show that fewer children are walking and biking to school, and more children are at risk of becoming overweight. Changing behaviors of children and parents require creative ways that are safe and fun.
A walking school bus can be both.
It works like a bus, picking up ‘passengers’ along the way at designated(指定的) ‘bus stops’ except everyone is walking!
The Walking School Bus works as a supervised group of children walking to and from school along a safe and enjoyable set route. There are at least two parents in a group. One parent ‘drives’ at the front of the bus, while the other parent supervises at the back. The same of different supervisors go with the children to and from school. Additional(增加的) parents may be needed depending on the walking environment.
The ‘bus’ can go as often as parents want to ‘drive’ it and children want to use it. This means that it can even work as little as one morning or afternoon each week. All children are welcome to join the bus even if their parents cannot be drivers. And the service is free.
Socially, it’s great because the children meet other children, otherwise they would only know by sight.
“My children have formed some good friendships because of the Walking Bus. The parents get to know other parents too!” a parent said. “From our experience of the Walking Bus, it has only been a meaningful thing. It gets all of us walking more and the children do not complain about walking like they used to. ”
Some kids said compared to walking school bus, it’s boring in a car when they were asked why not get into a car.
Besides these, it might have a good effect on heavy traffic.
| A．66 percent. | B．13 percent. | C．30 percent. | D．53 percent. |
| A．controlled | B．explored | C．required | D．improved |
| A．make more friends | B．reduce the risk of being overweight |
| C．exercise more | D．complain about walking |
| A．A new way to exercise | B．A new school bus |
| C．A walking school bus | D．Parents’ driving school bus |
Whatever the situation, you need to understand gestures(手势). Many gestures that we use are universal(通用的). Some of them can create wrong meanings to others. Using the wrong gesture could get you into trouble when you communicate with foreigners. Be careful with these gestures：
The ‘thumb up’ sign—In Italy, Germany and Greece, this sign simply means the number one. In Russia the meaning of this expression is ‘good’ or ‘well done’. In Egypt and Iraq, it means perfect or very good. It is widely used between people. But in Iran it is traditionally an obscene(不正经的) gesture.
The ‘OK’ sign—Often used to mean agreement, but it is considered rude in Brazil, southern Italy, Germany and Greece. In Japan, this gesture is a sign of money. In southern France it is used to show that something is worthless.
The victory sign—With the index finger and middle finger rose to form a V. It means victory or peace. Be careful about using it in Britain, however, if the palm is facing toward you, the gesture is considered obscene.
Snapping your fingers(打响指)—Some might use this gesture to get someone’s attention. In France and Belgium it sends a bad message. You would never snap your fingers to get a waiter’s attention.
Hands in the pockets—This is commonly seen in daily life. In Finland, Sweden, France, Belgium, Indonesia and Japan, putting your hands in your pockets would be considered impolite in a business meeting.
The meaning of gestures is not universal. Use these tips to prevent a cultural misunderstand. When in doubt, the best advice would be to ‘keep your hands to yourself.’
| A．In Italy. | B．In Russia. | C．In Egypt. | D．In Iran. |
| A．you can use the ‘OK’ sign |
| B．you can’t put your hands in the pockets |
| C．you can’t snap your fingers |
| D．you can use your fingers to form a V |
| A．The ‘OK’ sign. | B．The victory sign. |
| C．Snapping your fingers. | D．Hands in the pockets. |
It may be the happiest place on Earth, but the Magic Kingdom has become a little more restrictive(限制的) for the children hoping to enjoy Disney’s US parks on their own. Beginning on March 23 of this year, anyone under the age of 14 must go there with someone over 14. If a worker who works at the front gates sees a child who looks younger than 14 without a person who looks older than that, he will have a talk with the tourist. If he is sure the tourist is under 14, his parents will be contacted to pick them up.
Before this, Disney did not have any age restrictions(限制) for tourists. The new rule was set up after Disney conducted a survey of its tourists and contacted various child welfare association(福利机构). They both thought it was necessary to have the age requirement. The American Red Cross suggested that 14 is the minimum(最小的) age for babysitters(保姆).
News of the age restriction comes nearly a week. A child on vacation with his father and mother fell into a pool and died at Disneyland Pop Century Resort(度假村). Anthory Johnson was swimming in the hotel pool with a group of children including his little brother and a cousin at about 9:30 pm when the accident happened. Witnesses said the teen was playing in the water on Sunday evening without family members. A cousin found him under water around 9:10 pm and told others in the group who pulled him out of water. Orange Country Sheriff’s officials said after Anthony was taken to nearby hospital, he died several days later.
| A．By contacting with his parents. |
| B．By seeing if the child comes on his own. |
| C．By seeing if the child comes with his parents. |
| D．By looking at the child’s appearance and talking with him. |
| A．14 is the minimum age for babysitters. |
| B．Children like to play in Disney’s US parks with their parents. |
| C．Tourists think it’s necessary to have the age requirement. |
| D．A child on vacation with his parents died in a pool at Disney’s Pop Century Resort. |
| A．The happiest place for children. |
| B．A new rule of age requirement about children who go to Disneyland. |
| C．A survey of age requirement about children who go to Disneyland. |
| D．A child who fell into a pool and died at Disneyland. |