题目内容
The new education system is said to be _______ to the successful development of the country.
A. apparent B. central C. allergic D. generous
B
【解析】
试题分析: A. apparent明显的,B. central中心的,C. allergic过敏的,过敏症的,D. generous大方的,慷慨的,句意:据说新的教育体系将是国家成功发展的中心。选B。
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It’s parents’ worst nightmare. Their child doesn’t come home one evening and is missing for several days.
When a 14-year-old boy from Atlanta, Georgia disappeared earlier this year, his mother turned to her Smartphone for clues using an app(应用程序) called Family Tracker that helped track his location.
“You can see where your loved ones are without having to call or bother them. ”said Roberto Franceschetti of LogSat, the creators of the Family Tracker, which has more than 100,000 users and is available worldwide.
Parents can track the location of their child on a map, send messages, and even sound an alarm on the phone in a long distance.
“We have an option for the sender to make a very unpleasant, noisy sound. It’s a loud alarm and we repeat that sound every two minutes until the person picks it up, ”he said.
Parents don’t need to own a Smartphone to track their children. The service is also accessible through the web, as long as the phone that is being tracked is running the app.
Family Tracker has an additional service that keeps records of all data from the app for a two-week period, which the company calls GPS breadcrumbs.
“With a subscription(预定), we keep all the locations where people have been on our servers. You can see where your kid has been for the past two weeks. You can find out where someone was at a certain time or when that person was at a specific place, ”Franceschetti explained.
“When somebody gets abducted(劫持), usually whoever does this throws the phone away or takes the battery out. We were hoping that our app would at least provide information on where the person was abducted or where they had been in the past. ”
But will these types of apps let out personal secrets?
“The advantages are huge compared to the disadvantages. Let’s not forget that the person always has to give initial permission—no one can be tracked unless they allow someone to do it. ”said Franceschetti.
【小题1】According to the passage, all of the following about “Family Tracker” are true EXCEPT that __________.
| A.it can help parents know where their children are |
| B.all parents don’t need to own a Smartphone to track children |
| C.parents can use all the services of the app for free |
| D.it has little to do with letting out personal secrets |
| A.The app will enjoy a great popularity in the future. |
| B.The loss of children won’t be a nightmare for parents any more. |
| C.The app will repeat the loud alarm continuously whenever parents track children. |
| D.The app can keep records of information for more than half a month. |
a. track location b. detect criminals c. send messages
d. protect privacy e. send remote alarm f. record information
| A.a, b, c, e | B.a, c, e, f | C.a, c, d, e | D.a, d, e, f |
Phys ed (physical education) is making a comeback as a part of the school core curriculum(核心课程),but with a difference. While group sports are still part of the curriculum, the new way is to teach skills that are useful beyond gym class. Instead of learning how to climb a rope, children are taught to lift weights, balance their diets and build physical endurance(忍耐力). In this way,kids are given the tools and skills and experiences so they can lead a physically active life for the rest of their life.
Considering that 15 percent of American children aged 6 to 18 are overweight, supporters say more money and thought must be put into phys ed curriculum. In many cases, that may mean not just replacing the old gym-class model with fitness programs but also starting up phys ed programs because school boards often "put P.E. on the chopping block (砧板), cutting it entirely or decreasing its teachers or the days it is offered," says Alicia Moag-Stahlberg, the executive director of Action for Health Kids. The difference in phys ed programs is partly due to the lack of a national standard. "Physical education needs to be part of the core curriculum," she added.
The wisdom of the new approach has some scientific support. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin have showed how effective the fit-for-life model of gym class can be. They observed how 50 overweight children lost more weight when they cycled and skied cross-country (越野)than when they played sports. The researchers also found that teaching sports like football resulted in less overall movement, partly because some reluctant(不情愿的)students were able to sit on the bench.
Another problem with simply teaching group sports in gym class is that only a small percentage of students continue playing them after graduating from high school. The new method teaches skills that translate to adulthood.
【小题1】According to the passage, what is usually taught in the old gym class?
| A.Lift weights | B.Climb a rope | C.Cycle | D.Have a balanced diet |
| A.Schools do not pay enough attention to P. E.. |
| B.Schools welcome P. E. but do not have time for it. |
| C.Schools put P.E. in the first place. |
| D.Schools cut down other subjects’ time for P. E.. |
| A.More teenagers are overweight. |
| B.Traditional group sports teaching is not effective. |
| C.Students need to learn some skills to help them lead a physically active life. |
| D.Phys ed programs need less money to support. |
| A.Two | B.Three | C.Four | D.One |
| A.The Phys ed teaches group sports. |
| B.The Phys ed provides more fitness programs. |
| C.The Phys ed teaches tools and skills which could be used in the future life. |
| D.The Phys ed has more support from the government. |