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【题目】 Nearly half of elementary and high schools in the US use the Presidential Fitness Test. It checks kids’ fitness levels. Students are tested at least twice a year. In 1956, US President Eisenhower created the test, and it has been a tradition in schools since 1966.

There are five activities in the test: sit-ups(仰卧起坐), push-ups(俯卧撑), sit and reach, endurance run(耐力跑) or walk and shuttle run(折返跑). Students who get scores at or above 85 percent on all the activities can get a Presidential Physical Fitness Award.

The test encourages students to live a healthy and active life. Students taking the test are really testing their limits, according to the US National Association for Sport and Physical Education.

China has a similar test: the physical education(PE) test. Beginning at the age of 7, students in China are tested twice a year to check if they are healthy and strong. They also finish activities like the endurance run, sit-ups and the shuttle run.

However, unlike students in the US who get awards, Chinese students get points in PE tests. The highest score is 100.For junior school students, the PE test is more important because it is 30 to 40 points in the entrance exam for senior high school.In order to get a good score, most students begin to prepare for the test in their junior one year.

Name	Presidential Fitness Test in America	Physical Education Test in China
Background	It has a long 【1】, which goes back to the nineteen sixties. It is done twice a year. It is not 【2】 for every school to use it.	It is organized by the local educational department. It is held once a school term. All the students 【3】 those who are disabled must take the test.
Content	There are 5 fixed activities. Everyone who gets scores at or above 85 percent on all the activities can get an award.	Some activities may be changed every year, yet most remain the same. Students try to get the 【4】 marks, which are30 to 40 points in the entrance exam for senior high school.
【5】	Through the test, students are encouraged to live more healthily and actively.	The students are tested to see whether they are healthy and strong or not.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】history

【2】necessary

【3】except

【4】full

【5】Purpose/ Reason

【解析】

本篇文章主要是讲美国的健康测试和中国的体测。美国的健康测试项目有：俯卧撑，仰卧起坐，坐位体前屈，耐力跑，折返跑。在所有项目中，获得85分及以上的学生可以获得总统的身体健康奖。而中国的体侧项目有：耐力跑，仰卧起坐，折返跑。体侧分数对于中考和高考的学生来说是很重要的，它占据30到40分。

【1】根据“In 1956, US President Eisenhower created the test, and it has been a tradition in schools since 1966.”可知1956年，美国总统艾森豪威尔创立了这项考试，所以历史悠久，再结合表格中“a long”可知此处缺名词，所以是“history”，故答案为history。

【2】根据“Nearly half of elementary and high schools in the US use the Presidential Fitness Test.”可知不是所有的学校都必须用这个，故答案为necessary。

【3】根据文中“Beginning at the age of 7, students in China are tested twice a year to check if they are healthy and strong.”可知是中国的学生每年要接受两次测试，以检查他们是否健康和强壮，结合表格“All the students ___3___ those who are disabled must take the test.”可推测出此处是除残疾人外，所有的学生都必须参加考试，所以此处是“除了”，故答案为except。

【4】根据“The highest score is 100…for senior high school”可知满分是100分，体育考试是高中入学考试的30到40分，所以此处是满分，故答案为full。

【5】根据表格中“Through the test, students are encouraged to live more healthily and actively.”，“The students are tested to see whether they are healthy and strong or not.”可知鼓励学生过健康和积极的生活和检查他们是否健康和强壮，可推测出此处是目的或者原因，此处需大写，故答案为Purpose/ Reason。