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3.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 374 kids that agreed to participate in the study were provided a device that helped record step count and calorie consumption over the entire period.
All 25 teachers 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.According to the first paragraph,what may make the students at school unhappy is thatC.
A.they have to exchange desks with each other
B.they have to exchange traditional desks for ones with no seats
C.there are no seats for them to sit in class
D.the officials show no sympathy to them at all
33.According to the teachers,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 文章介绍了一种新型让学生站着上课的课桌,既能保持学生健康又能使学生集中注意力提高课堂效率,很受师生欢迎.

解答 32.C.细节理解题.由第一段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可知,教室没有座位,学生们要站着上课,故选C.
33.C 细节推理题.根据第三段They believe this may have something to do with the fact that after yearsof being asked to"sit still",older kids have a harder time adjusting to this unexpected freedom.可知年龄较大的孩子们由于多年的坐着的习惯,所以不喜欢这种站着上课的桌子,故选C.34.B 细节推理题.根据第一段Experts say it improves their health and helps fight obesity.第三段All 25teachers involved in the study reported that students appeared to be more alert and concentrate better,when allowed to stand.第四段American schools are not the only ones reporting success with stand-up desks.和最后一段内容可知使用这种桌子对学生有好处.故选B.
35.D 推理判断题.根据第三段All 25 teachers 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 本篇文章难点在推理判断题上.推理判断题要以表面文字为前提,以具体事实为依据进行推理,做出判断.这种推理方式比较直接,考生只要弄清事实,即可结合上下文推断出合理的结论.

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