Many of today’s parents fondly remember childhood days spent playing outdoors. When children make mud pies and observe ants, it may seem like just fun and games, but the truth is the outdoor play is an important part of growing up healthily. The National Association for the Education of Young Children reports that outdoor play reduces (make…less) stress and restlessness in children and improves their attention.

Outdoor play is the perfect way to fight against the childhood’s obesity(being fat).Research shows that children who play outdoors are more fit and thin, according to the National Center for Physical Development and Outdoor Play. Children who spend time outside on a regular basis also have healthier immune (免疫) systems. And playing outdoors is a good way to get enough vitamin D.

Playing outside enables children to relax , reduces tension(紧张)and helps them solve problems. When children play outdoors, they learn to share and cooperate (work together) with one another. Kids who feel confident outdoors are likely to become able clever adults.

The outdoors is a giant laboratory for learning that improves creative thinking and problem solving. Researchers have found that children learn best when their body, mind and spirit are involved (牵连的), and this appears in outdoor play. Outside activities develop all five senses, which create a powerful learning environment. The outdoors also lets children have the chance to explore (探究), experiment, form questions and create their own ideas about how the world works.

Although there are the many advantages of outdoor play, time spent outside has been reduced for many of today’s children. Kids today spend much more time in front of electronic media than children a generation (代) ago. The lack of outdoor play is tied to the childhood widespread obesity. And experts predict that the situation is so serious that this generation will have much trouble when they grow up. To get kids involved with the outdoors, encourage them to collect rocks, fly kites, climb trees, garden, camp, swim, go fishing, watch birds and butterflies or play games with other children.

1.Why don’t the children play outdoors nowadays?

A. Because their parents prevent them from going out.

B. Because they spent time on computers and so on.

C. Because their parents want to make them indoors.

D. Because they do not know what to do outsides.

2.According to the article, most children face the problem of __________________.

A. telling the truth B. lacking learning environment

C. being too fat D. solving problems quickly

3.The outdoors is considered a giant laboratory because children can_________________.

A. learn to share and cooperate with one another

B. have healthier immune systems with vitamin D

C. improve their attention by playing with friends

D. get the chance to explore and create ideas

4.Which would be the best title for the passage?

A. Value of Outdoor Play

B. Reason of Staying Inside

C. Ways of Playing Outdoors

D. Methods of Teaching Children

Your weight has been important since the moment you were born. Maybe you even know what your birth weight was. Most newborns weigh between 6 and 9 pounds, but some may weigh more and some less. But very quickly, a baby gains weight and everyone is glad about that because it means the child is growing bigger and stronger.

As you get older, your weight is still important. It's something your parents and doctor will probably keep an eye on. When you go for a checkup, the doctor often will record your height and weight and compare it with what it was the last time you came in. The doctor wants to check whether you have a healthy weight because weighing too much or too little can be a problem.

But these days, being overweight is more common than being underweight. In the last 30 years, a growing number of kids and teenagers have developed weight problems. Today, 1 out of 3 kids and teens between the ages of 2 and 19 are overweight. Many grown-ups understand what it's like to have weight problems, since 2 out of every 3 adults (成年人) are overweight..wfsqzkss.

For kids and adults, weighing too much can lead to illnesses and health problems. And a kid who is overweight might be made jokes on or find it hard to keep up with friends on the playground. When people talk about being overweight, they mean that someone has more body fat than is healthy. Everyone has some body fat, but extra (多余的) fat can influence someone's health and ability to walk, run, and get around, as well as how the person looks and his or her self-respect.

1. Why is everyone happy hearing a baby become fatter?

A. The baby is growing healthily.

B. The parents are rich enough.

C. The mother has enough milk.

D. The family is in good situation.

2. The doctor compares your height and weight in order to __________.

A. complete a check item

B. see if you have a healthy weight

C. know about your living habits

D. set up your checkup book

3. Which group has the largest number of people with overweight problems?

A. Babies. B. Kids. C. Adults. D. The old.

4. What is the last paragraph mainly about ?

A. Importance of keeping weight.

B. Ways to avoid becoming overweight.

C. Reasons for getting overweight.

D. Bad influence of being overweight.

The Board Meeting had come to an end. Bob started to stand up and knocked into the table, spilling his coffee over his notes. “How embarrassing! I am getting so clumsy in my old age.”

Everyone had a good laugh, and soon we were all telling stories of our most embarrassing moments. It came around to Frank who sat quietly listening to the others. Someone said, “Come on, Frank. Tell us your most embarrassing moment.”

Frank laughed and began to tell us of his childhood. “I grew up in San Pedro. My Dad was a fisherman, and he loved the sea. He had his own boat, but it was hard making a living on the sea. He worked hard and would stay out until he caught enough to feed the family. Not just enough for our family, but also for his Mom and Dad and the other kids that were still at home.”

He looked at us and said, “I wish you could have met my Dad. He was a big man, and he was strong from pulling the nets and fighting the seas for his catch. When you got close to him, he smelled like the ocean. He would wear his old canvas, foul-weather coat and his bibbed overalls. His rain hat would be pulled down over his brow. No matter how much my mother washed them, they would still smell of the sea and of fish.”

Frank’s voice dropped a bit. “When the weather was bad he would drive me to school. He had this old truck that he used in his fishing business. That truck was older than he was. It would wheeze and rattle down the road. You could hear it coming for blocks. As he would drive toward the school, I would shrink (畏缩) down into the seat hoping to disappear. Half the time, he would slam to a stop and the old truck would belch (喷出) a cloud of smoke. He would pull right up in front, and it seemed like everybody would be standing around and watching. Then he would lean over and give me a big kiss on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing for me. Here, I was twelve years old, and my Dad would lean over and kiss me goodbye!”

He paused and then went on, “I remember the day I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his usual big smile. He started to lean toward me, but I put my hand up and said, “No, Dad.” It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way, and he had this surprised look on his face. I said, “Dad, I’m too old for a goodbye kiss. I’m too old for any kind of kiss.” My Dad looked at me for the longest time, and his eyes started to tear up. Then he turned and looked out the windshield. “ You’re right,” he said. “ You are a big boy....a man. I won’t kiss you anymore.”

Frank got a funny look on his face, and the tears began to well up in his eyes, as he spoke. “It wasn’t long after that when my Dad went to sea and never came back. It was a day when most of the fleet (船队) stayed in, but not Dad. He had a big family to feed. They found his boat adrift with its nets half in and half out. He must have gotten into a strong wind and was trying to save the nets and the floats.”

I looked at Frank and saw that tears were running down his cheeks. Frank spoke again. “Guys, you don’t know what I would give to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek…to feel his rough old face… to smell the ocean on him… to feel his arm around my neck. I wish I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told my Dad I was too old for a goodbye kiss.”

1.When his father drove him to the school, Frank would shrink down into the seat hoping to disappear because ________.

A. he was ashamed of his father’s old truck

B. he thought he was old enough to go to school alone

C. he didn’t want his schoolmates to see his father

D. he hated the way his schoolmates stared at his father

2.In Frank’s eyes, when his father said “You are a big boy… a man.”, he probably felt ________.

A. disappointedB. hurtC. excitedD. proud

3.According to the story we can conclude that Frank’s father ________.

A. was quite confident in his skills in fishing

B. loved his children but hardly expressed it

C. seldom gave up faced with challenges

D. was full of devotion to his family

4.By saying the sentence “I wish I had been a man then…”, Frank meant ________.

A. he was fed up with his father kissing him goodbye

B. he deeply regretted what he had done to his father

C. he was then too young to refuse a goodbye kiss

D. he hoped that his father would forgive him

5.Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?

A. The Smell of the Ocean

B. We All Need Love

C. A Goodbye Kiss

D. Father’s Embarrassment

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