Are you carrying too much on your back at school? I’m sure lots of children of your age will, say "Yes". Not only the students in China have this problem, but children in the United States also have heavy school bags.
Doctors are starting to worry that younger and younger students are having back and neck problems as a result of schools bags being too heavy for them.
"It’s hard for me to go upstairs with my bag because it’s so heavy, "said Rick Hammond, an 11-year-old student in the US.
Rick is among students who have common school bags with two straps(带子) to carry them, but many other students choose rolling(有滚轮的)bags.
But even with rolling bags, getting up stairs and buses is still a problem for children. Many of them have hurt their backs and necks because of the heavy school bags.
But how much is too much? Doctors say students should carry no more than 10% to 15% of their own body weight(重量).
Scott Bautch, a back doctor, said children under Grade 4 should stay with 10 % . But it is also important that older children don’t stay with over 15 %, because their bodies are still growing. "Children are losing their balance(平衡) and falling down with their school bags, "he said.
Parents and teachers are starting to tell children to only take home library books they will be reading that night. Some teachers are using pieces of paper or thin workbooks for students to take home.
One of the best answers is, as some children said, to have no homework at all!
【小题1】 From the passage we can know that      .

A.only children in China carry too heavy school bags
B.children in other countries don’t carry too heavy bags
C.both children in China and the US carry too heavy school bags
D.only children in the US carry too heavy school bags
【小题2】Children feel it hard for them to go upstairs because
A.they are too young
B.their school bags are too heavy
C.they don’t know how to go upstairs
D.their parents don’t always go upstairs with them together
【小题3】If a child carries a heavy school bag,        .
A.his back and neck will be hurt
B.his head and arms will be hurt
C.his hands will be hurt
D.his feet will be hurt
【小题4】According to the doctor, Scott Bautch, if a child in Grade 5 weighs(重) about 30 kilos, the school bag he carries should not be over               
A.5 kilosB.3 kilosC.5. 5 kilosD.4, 5 kilos
【小题5】Some students think the best answer to his problems is that             . .
A.they should have a little homework to do after they get home
B.their teachers had better not ask them to do any homework
C.they should only take home library books they will read that night
D. they should use thin workbooks instead of thick ones

Water, it’s a problem for the whole world. A bottle (瓶) of water may not seem like much to us,   1  it can help the people who live in drought-hit (遭受旱灾的) areas in China.
In the past few months, many places in southwest China have  2  a serious drought. There has been very little  3  since last autumn. More than 20 million people are   4  trouble finding safe drinking water.
After learning about the drought, many people around the country helped by   5   away water, money and other resources (资源) to the people there.
Last week, the Young Pioneers and the Communist Youth League in China called on (号召) each student to give one bottle of water to the drought-hit area. In Xi’an, 900 students bought over 100 bottles of water  6  their pocket money. They also wrote their   7  on the bottles. “I hope you get more rain there. I hope you are happy.”
A bottle of water isn’t much, but thousands of bottles will be very   8 . The serious drought has also made students   9  the importance of saving water. One student said, “I have decided to take a shower twice a week   10  every day to save water.”

【小题1】
A.unlessB.andC.butD.because
【小题2】
A.bought B.experiencedC.studied D.missed
【小题3】
A.rainB.windC.snowD.sunshine
【小题4】
A.causing B.makingC.havingD.bringing
【小题5】
A.drinkingB.givingC.gettingD.collecting
【小题6】
A.byB.inC.forD.with
【小题7】
A.plansB.notesC.wishes D.dates
【小题8】
A.relaxingB.beautifulC.boringD.helpful
【小题9】
A.thinkB.realizeC.miss D.regard
【小题10】
A.insteadB.instead ofC.exceptD.because of

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●Relax yourself.
Before you start to listen to something, You need to relax.
1                                           This will help you with your listening.
●Listen carefully to the first sentence.
2                                          For example, if eyou hear“Many shops in many parts of China have decided to take away all kinds of Japanese goods off their shelves, but some people say it’s not a good idea. Our reporter says…”,you know you will hear a piece of news, not a children’s story or a science report.
●Think when you’re listening.
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●Listen for important facts.
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You may hear some words that you don’t know. But don’t spend too much time on them.
5                                          But you can remember some words or sentences that you think are important, and you can use them when you’re answering the questions.

Do you still get free plastic bags from the supermarkets? Things have changed.

China has banned(禁止)free plastic bags in? shops and supermarketsand people have to pay for using plastic bags. The rule started on June 1st. It came because our country tried to make less litter. Making super-thin plastic bags has also been banned.

The Chinese once used about 3,000,000,000 plastic shopping bags a dayand they have caused pollution of the environment. The bags have become a main cause of plastic pollution because they are easy to break and people throw them away here and there. So the Chinese people are encouraged to bring their own bags for shop ping.

What kind of shopping bag is the best to bring? Some students in Chongqing have a good idea. They make their own shopping bags. They use old clothes to make cloth bagsand send them to their parents as presents. They also ask their parents and friends to use cloth bags instead of plastic ones. They think it is their duty to protect the environment.

根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。

1. People in China have to ?????? now.

A. throw plastic bags here and there

B. collect plastic bags in the street

C. pay for using plastic bags at shops and supermarkets

D. use free plastic bags at shops and supermarkets

2. China made this rule because plastic bags were bad for the ?????? .

A. environment????????????? ????????????? B. families????????????? ????????????? C. shops????????????? ????????????? D. supermarkets

3. The Chinese people are encouraged to bring ??????? for shopping.

A. no bags ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. free plastic bags

C. their own bags ????????????? ????????????? D. super-thin plastic bags

4.Some students in Chongqing ?????? .

A. ask their parents to make cloth bags

B. make cloth bags themselves

C. pick up plastic bags everywhere

D. buy cloth bags for their parents

5.What’s the main idea of this article?

A. Making super-thin plastic bags has been banned in China.

B. The bags have become a main cause of plastic pollution.

C. Some students in Chongqing begin to make their own shopping bags.

D. To protect the environmentfree plastic bags have been banned in China.

 

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