4．Sitting on a chair all day in school can make anyone want to move around．So.more and more teachers——青夏教育精英家教网——

4．Sitting on a chair all day in school can make anyone want to move around．So，more and more teachers are letting students have a ball．By sitting on exercise balls instead of chairs，teachers find students'posture （姿势） and attention improve．
Dottie Pownall，a fifth-grade teacher in West Virginia，USA，has been using balls as chairs since December 2008．"The students love them"，she says．Pownall took a survey of her students．She found that 80% of the students thought sitting on the balls helped them pay more attention to what they were learning．
The teacher，Pisa Witt，felt so strongly about the use of balls as chairs，she started Witt Fitt．This company encourages the use of the balls．And the company educates not only teachers but also students on how to use them．"Our products are used in 24states，three provinces in Canada，Puerto Rico （'波多黎各） and Japan，"says Witt．"Research shows that sitting on the balls makes them sit up straighter．You can slouch （低头垂肩地坐） on a ball，"says Witt，"but it feels awful．"Because the students are moving，their blood （血液） increases．That carries more oxygen （氧气 to the brain （大脑），so the kids have more energy and can focus longer．
"Furthermore，they're fun．"says Pownali．

46．What will happen if a student sits on a chair all day in school？The student willC．
A．pay more attention to his lessons
B．be fun
C．like to move around
D．sit up straighter
47．How long has Dottie Pownall used the balls？A
A．About three years．
B．Only one year．
C．In 2008．
D．Since he was a fifth-grade teacher．
48．In how many countries are the balls used as the students'chairs？A
A．Four．
B．Three．
C．Two．
D．One．
49．Teachers choose balls instead of chairs because sitting on balls helps the kidsD．
A．improve the students'posture and attention
B．slouch on the chairs
C．have fun
D．Both A and C are correct answers．
50．Which is better for kids to study in class，sitting on a chair or sitting on a ball？B
A．Sitting on a chair．
B．Sitting on a ball．
C．They are the same．
D．We don't know．

3．Laura Brent is a manager in an important company．She has three children-the eldest is 10，and youngest is three．"My job was only possible because my husband David was prepared to take my place and become a house husband，"she says．
More and more couples are finding this arrangement suits them better in today's world，where women are rising to the top of their careers faster and more easily than they did in the past．Many men，on the other hand，like the idea of staying at home and looking after the children．"My children see a lot more of me than I saw of my father when I was young，and I think it's better for them，especially for the boys，"says David．"It works just as well for Laura．"
"Now I can come home from a hard day at work，and immediately relax with the children，instead of having to do the housework and the cooking，"she says．
Is there anything David misses about going out to work？
"Not really．I suppose the worst thing about looking after children and doing the housework is not having a lunch break!It's a lot harder than most men think．"
36．How many people are there in Laura's family？D
A．2．    B．3．    C．4． D.5
37．Who does most of the housework in the family？B
A．Laura．    B．David．
C．The children．D．David's parents．
38．What does Laura usually do after coming back from work？C
A．Cook for the family．
B．Take children from school．
C．Take a good rest with the children．
D．Wash dishes and sweep the floor．
39．What does David think of his job at home？D
A．Hard．    B．Easy．    C．Boring． D．Fun
40．One of the reasons why men choose to stay at home is thatC．
A．children hate to stay with their mothers
B．men are better at looking after the children
C．women do better at work than they did before
D．children want their fathers to help them with the homework．

2．When we meet someone for the first time，we often would like to talk about ourselves．We just want to show the best to others．But why not listen？Sometimes，listening is better than talking．Then how to be a good listener？Here are a few suggestions：
◆Look at the speaker．It shows you are listening carefully．It's also a good way to"talk"to your friend with your eyes．
◆Don't cut in．Give your friend enough time to say what she or he thinks．Don't stop your friend's words．Even if you want to say something，you should wait till your friend finishes．
◆Try to understand．When you are listening，try to catch her or his feelings and ideas．It helps you know your friend better．And your friend will feel better about you．She or he may think you are the right person to talk with．
◆Show your ideas at the right time．"It's interesting．""What happened next？"…These are useful when you are listening．And you can give advice when your friend asks for it．
It's never too late to become a good listener．It can change your life and the lives of the people in your life．

根据短文内容，判断以下句子的正误．你认为正确的句子，请在答题卷相应空格内写"T"，错误的写"F"．
61．When we meet someone for the first time，we often would like to talk about
others．（F）
62．Looking at the speaker is impolite when you are listening．（F）
63．Though you want to say something，you should not cut in at once．（T）
64．To be a good listener，you should say nothing．（F）
65．Listening is better than talking sometimes．（T）．

1．Last fall a beaver moved into the small stream beside our house．He began taking down small trees right away．and in a couple of weeks our stream turned into a pond（水塘）．Every day，he added more to his dam（水坝）and to his house．We're sure you've all heard the saying，"as busy as a beaver"．Now，we understand this saying as we saw the work that this beaver did over a very short period of time．
We thought that would be the last of the beaver's busy activity as winter came．To our amazement，however，he started chewing（咀嚼）on a very large tree．The tree was over 18meters tall and around 1.5meters in diameter（直径）．We were amazed at the challenge this beaver was trying．All winter，he chewed and chewed．He had setbacks（挫折）as we faced major winter storms and ice-cold weather．But sure enough，when the weather allowed，he would come back and chew a bit more．
The beaver's first goal（目标）was to survive--to build．home for the winter．Working every day with that goal in mind，he successfully achieved that goal．But the large tree he started chewing on last fall was a future goal一he wanted the large tree to provide new food and branches（树枝）for the coming spring．Even with the setbacks he faced over the winter，he never gave up until he reached it．
Our beaver's experience reminds us that we need to set goals for tomorrow．Sometimes just surviving seems to take up all of our time．But，if you do just a little bit when time allows and stick to your future goal，you will achieve it．
When faced with setbacks，have your goal in heart and don't let the setbacks stop you．Keep chewing like the beaver，and you will achieve your goal in the end．

23．What is the purpose of the beaver's chewing on the large tree？C．
A．To provide more food for the winter because of the snow．
B．To add more branches to his dam and his house
C．To prepare new food and branches for the coming spring．
D．To keep working every day with a goal in mind．
24．Here is．paragraph（段）"When spring arrived，we went down to see the beaver's progress．The tree was about to fall．Our beaver had almost completely chewed around and through the whole tree．"According to the passage，it should be putC．
A．between paragraph I and paragraph 2
B．between paragraph 2and paragraph 3
C．between paragraph 3and paragraph 4
D．between paragraph 4and paragraph 5
25．The best title of this passage might beA．
A．Keep Chewing
B．Be Like the Beaver
C．As Busy as a Beaver
D．Set Proper Goals．

15．-Liu Xiang has announced the end of his sporting career．
- ．But I think he is still one of the greatest athletes in China．（　　）

	A．	Don't mention it		B．	That's such a pity
	C．	I can't agree more		D．	I'm afraid he couldn't

14．Jack is dishonest．He always some excuses for doing something wrong．（　　）

13．-Mr．Ma has gone to Guangzhou on business．
-Really？Do you know ？（　　）

	A．	who did he go with		B．	when he came back
	C．	how soon will he be back		D．	whether he went there by train

12． a year does your school have sports meeting？-Twice a year．（　　）

11．Peter didn't come to school this morning，did he？- ，he was ill in bed．（　　）

Yes，he didn't

10．- I swim here？-Oh，sorry．Children swim alone here．（　　）

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