题目内容
19.If you happen to be near Ocean Avenue Elementary in Portland,Maine,you might see Paige Marchand walking to school.According to Portland TV station WCSH,Paige is part of a"walking school bus"---a group of kids who walk to school together every day.A parent comes along to act as a driver of sorts,to make sure the kids walk safely.But the kids look out for each other,too.
"Sometimes,they'll pick one person to go ahead of everybody and then just stop at each crossing,waiting for everybody to catch up.Everyone is excited,"Paige told WCSH reporter Chris Rose.
This Wednesday morning was October 5th,2011.That morning,more than 3,700schools across the country participated in International Walk to School Day.The goal is to get more kids walking every day-like Paige-so long as there's a safe route to and from school.
"The only walking a lot of students do is to walk from the classroom to the door of their parents'car,"said Paul Holman,a physical education teacher at Spence Elementary in La Crosse,Wisconsin."It's great exercise.And it'll help you get fit instead of fat.We let the kids know that walking is a start."
Forty years ago,approximately half of all kids walked to school,according to people who keep track of such statistics.Today,that number is reportedly down to around 13 percent.International Walk to School Day is trying to reverse that trend.
When it started 14 years ago in Chicago,Illinois,it was known as"National Walk Our Children to School Day."But within a few years,it went international,and today millions of kids in all 50 states and a number of other countries participate.
Last week,Spence students took part in a regional"Walk to School Challenge"‖to celebrate the day.Kids who have to take buses to school were able to participate.They did their walking inside the school's gym.
"I like to walk in school,"Spence student Cowan Reuter told Anderson.The school with the highest participation rate got a special trophy(奖杯),according to the Tribune.The name of the trophy?"The Golden Shoe."
41.The group of kids who take part in the"walking school bus"D.
A.have to walk to school alone
B.have to take a bus to school
C.have a teacher to look after them
D.enjoy waking to school
42.According to Paul Holman,the walkB.
A.aims to get kids to lead a green life
B.is good for kids'physical health
C.is enough for kids'daily exercise
D.doesn't need to be done every day
43.The underlined word"reverse"in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to"C".
A.examine
B.appreciate
C.change
D.report
44.International Walk to School Day started inA.
A.1997
B.2001
C.2007
D.2011
45.We can learn from the passage that the"Walk to School Challenge"C.
A.was an internationally famous activity
B.was organized for kids walking to school
C.was actually held inside a school
D.awarded the winner a golden shoe.
分析 本文介绍了国际步行学校的活动,目标是让更多的孩子每天步行.
解答 41.D.细节理解题.根据最后一段的句子"I like to walk in school,""Spence student Cowan Reuter told Anderson."可知参加"walking school bus"活动的孩子喜欢步行上学.故选D.
42.B.细节理解题.根据第四段的句子"It's great exercise.And it'll help you get fit instead of fat.We let the kids know that walking is a start."可知Paul Holman认为步行对孩子的身体健康有好处.故选B.
43.C.词义猜测题.根据第四段的句子"Today,that number is reportedly down to around 13 percent."可知据报道步行的学生的数量下降了13%,所以International Walk to School Day正在改变这个趋势.reverse意思是"改变".故选C.
44.A.细节理解题.根据第三段的句子"This Wednesday morning was October 5th,2011."可知文章是2011年写的,还有根据第六段的句子"When it started 14 years ago in Chicago,Illinois,"可知International Walk to School Day开始于于1997年.故选A.
45.C.细节理解题.根据最后一段的句子"I like to walk in school,"Spence student Cowan Reuter told Anderson.The school with the highest participation rate got a special trophy,"可知"Walk to School Challenge"是在学校举行的.故选C.
点评 本篇文章主要是细节理解方面的题型,需要考生通过跳读迅速找到对应的句子进行详细理解,句子的理解可以结合上下文意思,通过逻辑推理得到.
A. | temporary | B. | complex | C. | accurate | D. | efficient |