题目内容
7.Love to sink into your chairs and relax when you get to school?Then you will not be happy to hear that schools all over the world are seriously considering exchanging traditional desks for ones with no seats at all-Yes,that means you will be encouraged to stand through those already too long math and science lessons!Why would anyone even think of putting kids to such cruelty?Experts say it improves their health and helps fight obesity.While that may seem a little far-fetched (牵强的) the officials at the few schools around the world seem to agree.Among them are educators from the College Station Independent School District in Texas,who recently completed a week-long experiment involving 480students across three elementary schools.The 374kids that agreed to participate in the study were provided a device that helped record step count and calorie consumption over the entire period.
All 25teachers involved in the study reported that students appeared to be more alert and concentrate better,when allowed to stand.The one thing that did surprise the researchers was that younger kids were more willing to stay standing than kids in higher grades.They believe this may have something to do with the fact that after years of being asked to"sit still",older kids have a harder time adjusting to this unexpected freedom.
American schools are not the only ones reporting success with stand-up desks.Four Catholic schools in Perth,Australia,which have been testing them since October 2013,have seen similar results.In May 2014,Grove House Primary School in Bradford,West Yorkshire,became Europe's first test one,with a seven-week trial that involved the use of desks made by Ergotron in their fifth-grade classrooms.While official results are not out yet,early reactions from both teachers and students,have been extremely encouraging.
The findings of these studies and others done previously,all seem to mean that allowing kids to move around in classrooms is a win-win for students and teachers-it helps kids get healthier and provides educators with a more engaged audience.
32.The students may be unhappy becauseC.
A.they have to exchange desks with each other
B.the officials show no sympathy to them at all
C.there are no seats for them to sit in class
D.they have to exchange traditional desks for ones with no seats
33.Older students may not like stand-up desks becauseC.
A.they are cleverer than younger students
B.they are easily tired of standing long
C.they have formed the habit of sitting
D.they do badly in class while standing
34.What is most likely to be the result of the seven-week trial?B
A.The standing desks can't be used at all.
B.It is good for students to use stand-up desks.
C.More tests should be done in other schools.
D.The students are different in personality.
35.Why do the teachers like the standing desks?D
A.Because the educators can draw the students'attention.
B.Because the teachers can keep the students healthy.
C.Because the students can have a walk in the classroom.
D.Because the standing desks can keep the students concentrated.
分析 文章为说明类,介绍教育专家在学校实施一项调查,让学生站着上课,有利于学生健康,收到较好的反应.
解答 CCBD
32.C 考查细节题. 根据第一段第二、三句"schools all over the world are seriously considering exchanging traditional desks for ones with no seats at all-Yes,that means you will be encouraged to stand through those already too long math and science lessons!".说明教室没有座位坐,学生要站着上课.故选C.
33.C 考查细节题.根据第三段They believe this may have something to do with the fact that after years of being asked to"sit still",older kids have a harder time adjusting to this unexpected freedom.可知,年纪稍大的孩子由于多年坐着的习惯,所以不喜欢这种站着上课的桌子,故选C.
34.B 推理判断题. 第五段最后一句"The findings of these studies and others done previously,all seem to mean that allowing kids to move around in classrooms is a win-win for students and teachers-it helps kids get healthier and provides educators with a more engaged audience."这些研究和之前的研究发现让学生在教室走动对老师和学生来说是双赢的.选B.
35.D 推理判断题.根据第三段All 25teachers involved in the study reported that students appeared to be more alert and concentrate better,when allowed to stand.和最后一句it helps kids get healthier and provides educators with a more engaged audience.可知老师们喜欢这种桌子是因为学生们上课更专心,注意力更集中.故选D.
点评 考查文化教育类短文阅读.涉及到细节比较多,解答此类试题首先要弄清题目和每一个选项的含义,然后按题目要求寻找与之相关的细节,正确估计答案来源.同时要注意题目和文章中的暗示作用,特别注意辨别各种信息,确认各种信息.
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