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【题目】In the US, elementary and middle schools are advised to give students two and a half hours of physical activity a week. That is what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Heart Association recommend. They say high schools should provide about four hours of physical activity each week.

Yet many schools across the country have reduced their physical education programs. Criticism of the cuts has led in some places to efforts to give students more time for exercise, not less. The future health of Americans may depend on it. A study reports that life expectancy has fallen or is no longer increasing in some parts of the United States. The situation is worst among poor people in the southern states, and especially women. Public health researchers say it is largely the result of increases in obesity,smoking and high blood pressure. They also blame differences in health services around the country.

In 2006, a study found that only 4% of elementary schools provided daily physical education all year for all grades. This was true of 8% of middle schools and 2% of high schools. The study also found that 22% of all schools did not require students to take any P. E. One problem for P. E. teachers is that schools are under pressure to put more time into academic subjects.

Also, parents may agree that children need exercise in school. Yet many parents today still have bad memories of being chosen last for teams because teachers favored the good athlets in class.

But experts say P. E. classes have changed. They say the goal has moved away from competition to personal performance, as a way to build a lifetime of activity. These days, teachers often lead activities like weight training and yoga.

Some parents like the idea of avoiding competitive sports in P. E. class. Yet others surely dislike that idea. In the end,schools may find themselves in a no-win situation.

【1】The best title of the passage is __________.

A. Physical education aims for active lives

B. The future health of Americans

C. 22% of all schools in the US don't require students to take any P. E.

D. Avoid competitive sports in P. E.

【2】Which statement is TRUE?

A. High schools in the US should provide fewer hours of physical activity than that in elementary and middle schools.

B. Not all schools in the US have reduced their physical education programs.

C. 22% of all schools in the US require students to take any P. E.

D. 8% of middle schools provide daily physical education all year for all grades now.

【3】The reason why the author gives Paragraph 3 is __________.

A. to explain schools are under pressure to put more time into academic subjects

B. that students don't like P. E. classes at all

C. to support his opinion in Paragraph 2

D. to explain why life expectancy has fallen in some parts of the US

【4】Paragraph 4 implies __________.

A. parents may agree that children need exercise in school

B. P. E. teachers lay particular stress on competition

C. many parents didn't like P. E. class when they were young

D. many students spent more time on academic subjects

【5】The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means __________.

A. schools will go on reducing their physical education programs

B. schools must listen to different opinions from different parents

C. schools will think much of life expectancy

D. schools will be trapped in failure or disappointment

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】C

【4】B

【5】D

【解析】

【1】主旨大意题。主要根据文章倒数第二段可知。

【2】事实细节题。A项根据第一段信息可知为错误说法;B项根据第二段第一句Yet many schools across the countryhave reduced their physical education programs. 可知正确;C项根据第三段第三句The study also found that 220/0 0f allschools did not require students to take any P. E. 可知为错误信息;D项时间不正确。

【3】推理判断题。此段目的在于支持前面的观点。

【4】推理判断题。体育教师注重竞技体育的培养。

【5】猜测词义题。no-win adj. 不能取胜的,取胜无望的。

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【1】When choosing her high school, Mrs. Obama .

A.was willing to meet challenges

B.was pushed to make a choice

C.failed to find an ideal school

D.wanted to study law

2By mentioning Oprah’s example, Mrs. Obama wanted to tell graduates .

A.to start as a news reporter

B.to work hard to get promoted

C.to be brave enough to risk failing

D.not to waste time doing what they dislike

3What do we know about Mrs. Obama from the text?

A.This was the first time she gave a speech to graduates.

B.She complained about her school life in her speech.

C.She is a graduate of Tennessee State University.

D.She is enthusiastic about public service.

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A.show how Mr. and Mrs. Obama overcame difficulties.

B.encourage graduates to face their future lives bravely.

C.tell graduates that failure is a part of their lives and careers.

D.to call on graduates to focus on public service.

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D. His family business failed.

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