Beijing retiree Yang Hua was devoting a lot of his time to staying fit by completing his favorite exercises. But, according to his doctors, his routine may have done more harm than good—he recently suffered an illness because he was exercising the wrong way.

“Many people today still do not know how to exercise in scientific ways. As a result, they do not gain from the exercises and in fact may even hurt themselves, said Yang Zeyi, an executive board member of the Asian Council of Exercise and Sports Science.

Health experts said that a cardiopulmonary(心肺的) exercise test is necessary for middle-aged and  senior citizens  and those with special conditions. The test helps those engaging in exercise know whether their routines(惯例) are safe. It also can find potential unhealthy changes to exercisers' organs and provide suggestions to get fit by conducting real-time and continuous measurement of blood pressure and other physical parameters. The test can also analyze the maximum functioning of which the cardiopulmonary system is capable.

In the past, Yang would not think of creating an exercise plan because of his physical condition.

“I liked to do exercises in the evening but experts told me that the high-strength exercises at night would be harmful to my health. They advised me to choose some easy exercises such as walking and to limit the length of time I exercise,”he said. Sun Kanglin, Director of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Sports, said, “Exercisers should choose a proper routine and length of time to engage in the activity according to their age, physical condition and profession. It's important to give scientific directions to today's exercisers.”

He said Beijing's 18 districts and counties all have physical monitoring stations where people could get suggestions on how to exercise.

“The number of such stations will increase to more than 100 in the future and they will be able to regularly monitor citizens’ physiques. They will also publish statistics for the public,” he said.

67. Yang Zeyi said                             .

A. people will hurt themselves when exercising

B. middle-aged should not exercise

C. people gain nothing because they exercise

D. many people have no scientific ways of exercising

68. The underlined words in the paragraph 3 means                  

 A. old people                         B. people in high position  

C. people who have much money          D. people who have knowledge

69. It can be inferred that                         .

 A. Yang Hua has never exercised.  

B. Yang Hua knew how to exercise scientifically

 C. Yang Hua has done no harm by exercising

 D. Yang Hua must be an old man

70. From the passage we know                           .

A. today’s exercisers know how to exercise in a scientific way

 B. we should exercise according to our ages and physical condition

 C. exercise tests are not necessary.

 D. the number of exercisers will increase

    On the outside Betsy Lueth’s school looks like any other in Minneapolis. Yet inside, it is

Yinghua Academy, a public school where elementary(小学)students study subjects ranging from

math to American history in Chinese.

    Yinghua, the first such immersion(沉浸式)program in the Midwest is on the leading edge of

a movement that in recent years has seen Chinese language programs spread rapidly throughout the U.S.

The idea behind Yinghua is to introduce kids to the language and culture as early as possible ideally, before age 12. kindergarteners and first graders are taught in Chinese and a single period of English is introduced in second grade. By sixth grade, kids are learning half in English and half in Chinese, with the expectation of fluency in both. In Yinghua’s classrooms, the walls are covered not with ABCs but with pictures and Chinese characters.

There are many challenges at Yinghua. Most teachers come from Taiwan or mainland China, and cultural misunderstandings are very common. Lueth’s teachers are learning to be tolerant of local customs –as well as a lot more parental input than they are used to. “In China, teachers are respected. They are not questioned,” says Luyi Lien, Yinghua’s Taiwan-born director. “In America, parents are more expressive of their opinions.”

Research has shown that in the long run, immersion programs can provide benefits, including more flexible, creative thinking. Though students from the programs fall behind for a few years in English, by fifth grade they perform as well as or better than their monolingual(单语言)peers on standardized reading and math tests. For multicultural families, the psychological help can also be important. Lueth , a former teacher, co-founded the school as a way to expose her adopted Chinese daughter Lucy to her native culture. Lucy used to be annoyed when cousins asked why her skin color was different from theirs; before she started at Yinghua, she resisted exploring anything related to China. Now, Lueth says, Lucy proudly answers her cousins, “Yeah ,I was born in China.”

60.Yinghua is different from other schools in Minneapolis in the way that        .

       A.it offers subjects to students mostly in Chinese

       B.its language program is popular in the U.S.A

       C.kids there begin to learn Chinese at the age of 12

       D.its students learn subjects half in English and half in Chinese

61.One of the challenges at Yinghua is that       .

       A.most parents do not respect its teachers

       B.teachers need to get used to the local culture

       C.its students are mostly from nontraditional families

       D.there is misunderstanding between teachers and students

62.We can learn from the last paragraph that immersion program        .

       A.enables students pass tests more easily

       B.benefits students in learning psychology

       C.helps some students accept the local customs

       D.contributes to the better development of students

63.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

      A.Teachers in Yinghua have difficulty in understanding the local culture.

       B.Parents are discouraged to speak out their opinions of the school in Yinghua.

       C.The students in Yinghua are expected to speak English and Chinese fluently.

       D.Yinghua is the first school in the USA to introduce Chinese culture to students.

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