Sitting at a desk in a classroom all day can be pretty boring.
The teachers at Ward Elementary in Winston –Salem,North Carolina ,picked up on that and traded in their students’desks for exercise bikes as a part of their Read and Ride program!
The Read and Ride program began five years ago.One classroom has enough bikes for every student in any given class,and throughout the day teachers bring in their students to the room to ride them and read their books.
Even regular classrooms have one bike in the back of each room for students who just can’t sit still to use to help them burn energy in a good way.
Students love being more active!Teachers enjoy seeing students eager to read.Parents appreciate stronger,smarter children.Headmasters value this effective and cost-free program.“Riding exercise bikes makes reading fun for many kids who get frustrated(挫败的)when they read.Thus,they have a way to release that frustration while they ride,”said Scott Ertl,who started the program.“As we can see,everyone wants to promote literacy and lose weight!But many students who are overweight struggle with sports and activities since they don’t want to always be the last or lose with others watching on the playground.On exercise bikes,however,students are able to exert(发挥)themselves at their own level—without anyone noticing when they slow down or take a break.”
As it turns out,not only are the bikes helping the students burn calories,they’re also helping them learn better and stay focused.At the end of the school year the school analyzed testing data and found that students that spent more time reading and riding did more than twice as well on reading tests than their fellow students who spent the least time in the program.
1.Why did the teachers start the Read and Ride program?
A.To get the students out of the classrooms.
B.To make the students more active in sports.
C.To read effectively in an active way.
D.To help the overweight students keep fit.
2.According to Scott Ertl,riding exercise bikes___________.
A.is the least expensive way for exercise
B.call benefit overweight students in both ways
C.is the best way to build up students’ body
D.is a good way to avoid being watched by teachers
3.The program helps the students in the following ways except________.
A.help them learn better
B.reduce their reading difficulties
C.build up their bodies
D.improve their learning concentration
假定你是某国际学校学生李华。今年暑假将有15名英国学生来你校参加“游学”( Study Abroad)活动。学校现从学生中招募15个义务接待家庭。请你根据以下要点用英文给负责此项目工作的Mr. Dean写一封申请信。
你的家庭情况; 2.你家的居住条件及与学校的距离; 3.你家作为接待家庭的优势。
注意:1. 词数100左右; 2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯; 3. 信的开头和结尾已给出,但不计入总词数。
Dear Mr. Dean,
It is nice to learn that 15 students from Britain will come to our school for a Study Abroad program.
I’m looking forward to your reply.
Yours
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏词符号(/\),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;不按要求方式改的不给分!
2、只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Walter’s goal in life was become a successfully doctor. He knew he had to finish high school first, so he put his heart into his study —in particular, biology, chemistry, and maths. Because he worked hard at these subjects, Walter became good at it. However, Walter forgot that he needed to master some other subjects beside those he had been chosen. As a result, Walter fails both English and Latin in the end of the second school year. But he had to repeat these subjects and he was almost unable to graduate like planned. Walter learned a good lesson.
Do you like travelling? Staying 1. (health) while 2. (travel) can help to ensure your trip is a happy and enjoyable one. 3. you are travelling abroad, here are the tips you need to make your trip much 4. (easy):
Make sure you have got signed passport and visas. Also, before you go, fill in the emergency information page of your passport! Make two copies of your passport identification page. This will help a lot if your passport 5. (steal). Leave one copy at home with friends or relatives. Carry the other 6. you in a separate place from your passport.
Read the Public Announcements or Travel Warnings for the countries you plan to visit. Get yourself familiar with local laws and customs of the countries to 7. you are travelling.
Leave a copy of your itinerary(旅行日程) with family or friends at home so that you can be contacted in case of an emergency.
Do not accept packages from strangers. Do not carry too much money or 8. (necessary) credit cards. If we make enough 9. (prepare), we will succeed. Have 10. good time!
As China’s economy grows rapidly and more people choose to raise one child, it is very ____ for young men or young women to care for the aging(年纪大的)______. Young people always complain that they _______too much pressure with caring for the _______. How the aging people can be cared well is a _____topic in recent years. In my opinion, we, our government and our society can do _____ as follows: Firstly, our government should adopt more_____ measures to make the elders have enough pensions(养老金). Then the elders will_____that they can support themselves and needn’t _____their living expenses. Secondly, I think that every young people should take ____to care for their old parents. Young parents have taken great efforts to bring you ______. So when they get old, you should let your parents know _____ you care about them and you can do something for them. The most important is not to make your parents feel _____.
Thirdly, the whole society should be ______ elders’ activities. The society should provide necessary ______ for the elders to take part in activities. _____the activities, they can enjoy the happy time with their friends and other elders.
In conclusion, I want to ______ that elders are very important to our society. They have done ____ contributions to our society. When they grow old, they ______ more respect from us, especially youth. Let’s _______ more attention to elders’ life.
1.A. difficult B. urgent C. important D. easy
2.A. grandchildren B. grandparents C. children D. parents
3.A. put B. face C. produce D. create
4.A. youngsters B. children C. babies D. elders
5.A. hot B. warm C. cool D. nice
6.A. simply B. hardly C. completely D. smoothly
7.A. accurate B. immediate C. direct D. effective
8.A. hope B. feel C. fear D. doubt
9.A. think about B. worry about C. quarrel about D. talk about
10.A. advantage B. attempt C. requirement D. responsibility
11.A. up B. out C. in D. down
12.A. that B. how C. why D. when
13.A. happy B. guilty C. lonely D. lovely
14.A. in need of B. in honor o C. in favor of D. in memory of
15.A. time B. space C. plan D. permit
16.A. After B. By C. Through D. Before
17.A. note B. expect C. review D. promise
18.A. much B. negative C. passive D. considerable
19.A. deserve B. have C. take D. show
20.A. attract B. pay C. try D. Seek
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
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Outdoor activities for kids are fun and a learning experience for them as well as their parents. Kids are like pots of wet clay, whatever you teach them they will learn very quickly. So instead of giving them expensive video games, why not teach them and take part with them in some outdoor activities for kids. __2.__ It's in this age that you should introduce some fun creative activities that help them in the long run. Every fourth kid in America suffers from obesity, being obese invites a lot of health problems. Outdoor activities for kids prove to be a fun and splendid exercise that kids would love.
_3.__ In ancient times kids used to play outside and come home only at nights like cats. To get rid of the dullness,they played every game they ever saw or heard. These games were beneficial for their mind and body as they improved their creativity and gave them a healthy workout.
Water Balloons is one of the best outdoor games for children to play. To play this game you need a lot of balloons, two tubs and three or four water guns. Divide the kids in two equal groups and fill the balloons in water.__ 4._You have to throw it at your team member and he/she has to catch it and place it in a tub.
Pack your bags and head to the woods, camping can be a great way to spend some quality time with family and also see kids learn a lot of important things.__ 5.__They get to learn many things and also see the beauty of nature closely.
A.Outdoor activities for kids.
B.Don't get too far from your sight.
C.You can play passing the balloons with your team member.
D.Sunny days are perfect for some outdoor activities for kids.
E.Teach them how to organize a tent, lay beds and carry wood.
F.Camping is a getaway chance for your kids from their normal life.
G.Children in their growing stage have very sharp and focused minds.