2021學(xué)年向明中學(xué)高三第一學(xué)期期中考試高三年級(jí)英語(yǔ)試卷

2021學(xué)年第一學(xué)期向明中學(xué)期中考試

高三年級(jí)英語(yǔ)試卷

（考試時(shí)間：120分鐘，滿(mǎn)分150分）

命題人馮梅、瞿曄華審題人蔡婷婷

I.ListeningComprehension（25%,第1-10題,每題1分；第11-20題,每題1.5分）

PartAShortConversations

Directions:InPartA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswill

bespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossible

answersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Thisafternoon.B.Thismorning.C.Tomorrow.D.Nextweek.

2.A.Awaiter.B.Ashopassistant.C.Acashier.D.Apostman.

3.A.11.B.3.C.7.D.8.

4.A.Atacinema.B.Atanairport.C.Atahotel.D.Atarailwaystation.

5.A.Theyhadbetternotgoout.B.Togetsomeyogurtisagoodidea.

C.It'stoocoldtowalkinthesnow.D.Heprefersmilktoyogurt.

6.A.Sheasksthemantoopenthewindow.B.Itiscoldinside.

C.Shedoesn'twanttoopenthewindow.D.Sheprefersthefreshair.

7.A.Momdoesn'tHkewine.B.They?vealreadygotplentyofwine.

C.Theyaregoingtobuywhattheyneed.D.They'vegotenoughfoodfbrtheparty.

8.A.Theboydoesn'thavetocleanthescreenofhiscomputer.

B.There'snotenoughtimefortheboytocleanboth.

C.Thedeskissuchamessandneedscleaning.

D.Theboy'smotherwilldothecleaningforhim.

9.A.Touched.B.Amused.C.Annoyed.D.Bored.

10.A.Theycan'tspeakEnglish.B.Themicrophonedoesn'tworkwell.

C.Theyarenotfamiliarwithhistopic.D.Thespeakerisspeakingtoofast.

PartBPassages2

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation.Aftereach

passageorconversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassageandtheconversationswillbe

readtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefour

possibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyou

haveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage,

11.A.Inthe1690s.B.Inthe1860s.C.Inthe1890s.D.Inthe1960s.

12.A.Tobepaidmorethantheirmalecolleagues.

B.Tobegiventhesamechancetosucceed.

C.Towinrespectfromtheirmalecolleagues.

D.Togetpromotedmorequicklythantheirmalecolleagues.

13.A.Women'sabilitytodoimportantjobs.

B.Howtohavemorefreedom.

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C.Concreteissuesaswellasattitudesandbeliefs.

D.Howtocontributetothecommunities.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage,

14.A.Torecallhisownchildhood.

B.Tohelphischildrenbecomemoremature.

C.Tospoilthemonpurpose.

D.Tomakeupforhispitythathedidn'thaveitinhischildhood.

15.A.Theytakepossessionsandsupportfromtheirpeersforgranted.

B.Theyareresponsibleforbuildingthelifethattheirparentsdesire.

C.Theyarewillingtosupporttheirpeersifnecessary.

D.Theybecomemorematureandresponsible.

16.A.Toloveandprovideforchildren.

B.Tohelpchildrenbecomekindandresponsible.

C.Tohelpchildrengetwhattheyneed.

D.Tohelpchildrenmeettheirgoals.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Heisconfirminghisflightreservation.

B.Heisbookingahotelfornextweek.

C.Heismakingareservationforaflight.

D.Heischanginghisflightschedule.

18.A.Tocutlosses.B.Tosavemoney.

C.TohaveawindowseatD.Tohavetheticketmailed.

19.A.OnMay19th.B.OnMay15ih.C.OnMay20ih.D.OnMay21sl.

20.A.Hesavedaboutfiftydollarsontheticket.

B.Hewillpickuptheticketbyhimself.

C.Hecangettheticketatthreeo'clock.

D.Hisseatisbythewindow.

II.GrammarandVocabulary(30%,第21-30題,每題1分；第31-40題,每題2分)

SectionA

TheIndustrialMonopolyandItsDecline

UponthecompletionoftheIndustrialRevolutionby1850Englandbecametheworkshopofthe

world.Thepopulationwentonincreasingrapidly,ifnotasrapidlyasbefore,reaching41millionby

1900.Bigtownsgrowbigger.Productionandexportofbothtextilesandheavyindustriesreachednew

highlevels.

Aftertheabolitionofthecornlaw,otherformsofprotection____21(drop)oneafteranother.

Forinstance,theNavigationActsandprotectivetariffsonhundredsofarticles.By1860greatBritain

waswellontheroadtofreetrade.Certainly,thiswasaggressiveincharacter.WhileBritainopenedher

ownportstoFreeTrade,shedemandedopenportsinothercountries____22economicpressure

andnavalstrength,thus____23(extend)foreignmarketsandincreasingdemandsforBritish

goods.

Itwasintheboomthatcollapsedin1873whentherewasgreatanxiousconcernaboutboth

marketsandmaterials____24Mid-Victorianprosperityreacheditspeak.Thefactthattherewas

aretardationinthenationalrateofgrowthtobelowtwopercentperyearwasevenhardertobearwith

thegrowthratesofcompetitorssuchasAmericaandGermanyrising.

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Arableandmeatproducingfarmersfeltthefullweightofforeigncompetitionbetween1870and

1900.Inindustry,___25therewerenewformsofpowerandatrendtowardbiggerplants,and

26____(impersonal)organization,therewasasimilarsituation.Britainwasneverasstrongoras

innovatoryintheageofsteel____27intheearlyageofiron.By1896Britishsteeloutputwas

lessthan____28ofeithertheUnitedStatesorGermanyandthetextileindustrywasdeclining

absolutely.Withitsformereasyadvantageinworldmarkets___29(lose),bothopinionand

governmentpolicylostfaithinthemeritsoffreetrade.Duringyearsofeconomicchallengeathome,

capitalexportsgreatlyincreased,untiltheyreachedafigureofalmost￡200000000everyyearbefore

1914,andinvestmentincomepouredintoimproveadversebalance(貿(mào)易逆差)ontradeaccounts.

Duringthelast20yearsofpeacebefore1914whenBritain'sroleasrentierwasatitsheight,

internationalpricesroseagain,continuingtorise___30aftertheendofWorldWarI.

SectionB

A.preciselyB.statisticalC.genderD.enrolledE.restrictionF.spotted

G.frankH.executeI.identifiedJ.confidenceK.dramatically

FemaleGrandmaster-HouYifan

Evenbythestandardofchessgeniuses,HouYifanstoodout.Itwasn'tsomuchthewayshe

playedthegame____31withanaggressivebutflexiblestyle.Itwasthatshewasagirl.Thirteen

yearsaftershebecameaGrandmaster,attheageoffourteen,peoplestillmentionedtwobighairpins

thatusedtopinbackherbobbedhair."Ineverfelt____32orlimitations,shetoldmerecently

fromherhomeinShenzhen,China,wheresheisaprofessoratShenzhenuniversity'sFacultyof

PhysicalEducation.

“Myparentsnevertoldmethatasagirlyoushoulddothisorthat,“shesaid."Teachersnever

shapedmyviewsinthatway."Thesedaysherhairfallstohershouldersandblackcat5s-eyeglasses

frameherface.ShespeaksEnglishquicklyand___33.Sheistheonlywomanamongthe

hundredbestchessplayersintheworld.

Chessisnotlikebasketballorsoccer.Menandwomenfaceoneanotheronequalterms,andno

onecantellthe____34ofaplayerfromthemovesonascorecard.Still,oftheseventeen

hundredandthirty-twoGrandmastersintheworld,justthirty-eightarewomen.Muchofthisgapstems

fromhowmanywomencompeteversusthenumberofmenwhodo:aroundsixteenpercentof

tournamentplayersare____35asfemaleandmostofthemarechildren.Asapurely

____36matter,youwouldexpectfew,ifany,womenattheextremeoftherankings.Still,this

appearstobeanincompleteexplanationoftheinequalityatthetopofthegame,aboutwhichHouis

____37.“Youcannotdenyit,youcannotpretenditdoesn*thappen,“shetoldme,oftheabsence

ofwomenfromchesshighestechelon(梯隊(duì)).Foryears,shehasbeentheonlyonewhostoodachance.

Houwasbornin1994inXinghua,asmallcitynearChina'scoast.Asachildshe___38achess

setinashopwindowandlikedtheshapesofthepieces.Whenshewasfive,shestartedplayingthe

gamewithotherkidsatthehomeofachessteacherandshowedenoughtalentthatherparents

___39herayearearlyinthelocalschoolwhichhadachessprogram.Sheandherclassmates

wouldconsultalargechessdictionaryandwriteoutthefirstfewmovesoffamousopeningsonasheet

ofpaper.Thentheywouldsetuptheirboards,dutifully____40theircopiedinstructionsand

launchtheirwildattacks.

ShemovedtoShandongwithhermotherandattendedchessclasses.Twoyearslater,shejoined

thenationalteamandwonthegirlsundertenchampionshipin2003.Inthenextyear,shefinishedboys

undertentournamenttiedforfirst.

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III.ReadingComprehension（45%,第41-55題，每題1分；第56-70題，每題2分）

SectionA

Organizationsandsocietiesrelyonfinesandrewardstocontrolpeople'sself-interestforthesake

ofthecommongood.The____41ofaticketkeepsdriversinline,andthepromiseofabonus

inspireshighperformance.Butincentives（刺激）canalso____42,discouragingtheverybehavior

they'remeanttoencourage.

Agenerationago,RichardTitmussclaimedthatpayingpeopletodonateblood____43the

supply.Economistsweresuspicious,pointingoutalackofexperimentalevidence.Butsincethen,new

dataandmodelshaveboostedaseachangeinhoweconomiststhinkaboutincentives——showing,

amongotherthings,thatTitmusswasrightsooftenthatbusinessesshould____44.

Experimentaleconomistshavefoundthatofferingtopaywomenfordonatingblood____45

thenumberwillingtodonatebyalmosthalf,andthatlettingthemcontributethepaymenttocharity

____46theeffect.Dozensofrecentexperimentsshowthatrewardingself-interestwitheconomic

incentivescanbackfirewhenthey____47whatAdamSmithcalled"themoralsentiments（道德

情操）Thepsychologyisnotunderstoodbyblackboardeconomists,butitwillbenosurpriseto

peopleinbusiness:Whenwetakeajoborbuyacar,wearenotonlytryingtogetstuff——wearealso

tryingtobeacertainkindofperson.Peopledesiretoberespectedbyothersandtobeseenasmoral

and____48.Andtheydon'twanttobetakenforfools.Rewardingblooddonationsmaybackfire

becauseitsuggeststhatthedonoris____49interestedinbeingselflessandhelpfulthanin

makingadollar.Incentivesalsorunintotroublewhentheysignalthattheemployermistruststhe

employeeoris____50.Closesupervisionofworkerscoupledwithpayfor____51is

textbookeconomics——andaprescriptionformakingemployeesunhappy.

Perhapsmostimportant,incentivesaffectwhatouractionssignal,whetherwe'rebeing

self-interestedorcivic-minded,manipulatedortrusted,andtheycanimply——sometimeswrongly——

whatmotivatesus.Finesorpubliccriticismthat____52ourmoralsentimentsbysignalingsocial

disapproval（thinkoflittering）canbehighlyeffective.Butincentivesgowrongwhenthey____53

orcutdownourmoralsensibilities.

Thisdoesnotmeanit'simpossibletoappealtoself-interestedandmoralmotivationsatthesame

time--justthateffortstodosooftenfail.____54,policiessupportsociallyvaluedendsnot

onlybycontrollingself-interestbutalsobyencouragingpublic-spiritedness.Thesmalltaxonplastic

grocerybagsenactedinIrelandin2002thatresultedintheirvirtualeliminationappearstohavehad

suchaneffect.Itpunishedoffendersmonetarilywhileconveyinga____55message.Carryinga

plasticbagjoinedwearingafurcoatinthegroupofanti-socialanachronisms（不合潮流的人或物）.

41.A.causeB.threatC.expenseD.desire

42.A.backfireB.fuelC.slideD.download

43.A.stimulatedB.producedC.enhancedD.reduced

44.A.tellapartB.closedownC.setasideD.takenote

45.A.increasesB.expandsC.decreasesD.counts

46.A.reversesB.strengthensC.createsD.ruins

47.A.raiseB.requireC.destroyD.promote

48.A.qualifiedB.dignifiedC.satisfiedD.justified

49.A.moreB.betterC.muchD.less

50.A.greedyB.generousC.diligentD.impersonal

51.A.employmentB.performanceC.spiritsD.job

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52.A.fightagainstB.combinewithC.comparetoD.appealto

53.A.offendB.evaluateC.disagreeD.process

54.A.LuckilyB.VirtuallyC.EventuallyD.Ideally

55.A.significantB.consciousC.moralD.sensible

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheone

thatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

Manypeoplebelieveit'spossibletobecomeimmunetocolds.Unfortunately,Dr.RanitMishori,

ofGeorgetownUniversityHospital,says,that'snotthecase.4tThereareabout200differentviruses

thatcausethecommoncoldandpeoplethinkthatonceyougetinfectedonetimeyoudevelop

immunityfortherestofyourlife.Thisiswrong,“shesaid.

Therearemanyothercommonbeliefsaboutcoldsthatmedicalsciencedoesnotsupport.How

manyofusbelievethemaincauseofthecommoncoldisexposuretocoldtemperatures?Evensome

studieshaveshownthatpeoplegetsickmorefrequentlyduringthewinter.ButDr.Mishorisaysitis

notbecauseofthecoldweather.“It'sbecausepeopletendtocongregateandbetogetherandtheway

thecommoncoldvirusistransmittedfromonepersontoanotheristhroughhandshake,through

sneezing,orthroughcoughingononeanother."

Whilethereisnoactualcureforthecommoncold,Dr.Mishorisaystherearestillafewthings

youcandotohelpreduceitsdurationandintensity.ThoughthemedicalcommunitysaysVitaminC

doesnothelppreventcolds,thereisdefinitelysomeproofthatithelpskeepthemfrombeingasbad.

Inaddition,medicalsciencesayshoneyandchickensoupareeffectiveagainstcolds.Especially

honey."Chickensouphasanti-inflammatorypropertiessoithelpsreducethedurationofthecoldbutit

alsohelpsclearthemucus"，Dr.Mishorisaid.

There*salsoacommonbeliefthatyoushould“feedacoldandstarveafever."DrMishori

says...notnecessarily.^^“Ifyoudohaveacoldandyoudon'tfeellikeeatinganythingit'snotgoingto

hurtyoubutyouhavetodrinkalotandyoucandrinkwaterorteaanythingthatgetsfluidsintoyour

body,,,shesaid."That'sveryimportant.^^

Therearemanyothermythsaboutcoldsthatdonotpassscientificmuster.Doctorssaythe

bestadviceistocontinueusingwhateverworksbestforyou.Evenifitdoesn'tmakethecoldbetter,it

won'tmakeitworseeither-whileyouwaitforthecoldtojustrunitsnaturalcourse.

56.Accordingtothecommonbelief4tfeedacoldandstarveafever”,peopleshould

whencatchingcold.

A.drinkalottogetfluidsintotheirbodyB.haveasmuchwaterandteaaspossible

C.eataloteveniftheydon'tfeellikeeatingD.starvethemselvestoacertainextenttokillthevirus

57.Medicalexpertsfindthatpeoplecatchcoldbecause.

A.theyfailtodevelopimmunityB.theystayincoldweather

C.theytransmitthevirusthemselvesD.theyliketogathertogether

58.Inthelastparagraph,thesentence“Therearemanyothermythsaboutcoldsthatdonotpass

scientificmuster“meansthatmanyothermythsregardingcolds.

A.arenotacceptedasscientificB.arenotconvincingenough

C.donotdrawscientificconclusionsD.arerejectedbythepublicwithacommonsense

59.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

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A.WaystoreducedurationandintensityofcoldB.Scientificdiscoveriesonthebasisofmyths

C.EffectsofdifferentfoodonovercomingcoldD.Theoldmythsandnewfactsconcerningcold

（B）

Youknowit'sfuntotakeinthewinecountry（葡萄號(hào)酉產(chǎn)區(qū)）sights.Buthaveyouthoughtabout

tryingtheheights?

Whetheryou'rezoomingdownaziplineorfloatingthroughtheairinahot-airballoon,thereare

quiteafewwaystoexperiencethehighlifeinwinecountry.

Herearethreeoptionsrangingfromthrilltochill.

1.Up,upintheair:Multicoloredhot-airballoonsdottingablueskyareasignatureofwinecountry

andyoucanbepartofthepicture-postcardscene.Severalcompaniesofferballoonflights,including

NapaValleyAloft,whichlaunchesfromtheVMarketplaceinYountvilleandhastwoalternate

launchingplacesifit'sfoggy.Beawarethisisabird's-eyeviewforearlybirds.Flightslaunchjustafter

dawnwhenwindsarecalmestandtemperatureslowest.Pricesstartat$220forarideinagondola（吊

籃）thatholdsupto14peoplefollowedbyanoptional$20Champagnebreakfast.Bookinginadvance

recommended,especiallyinthehighseasonsofsummerandfall.

2.Zip-n-sip:InPasoRobles,thegrape-growingareaalongCalifornia'sCentralCoastthatwasfeatured

inthepopular2004buddymovie,“Sideways,"MargaritaAdventureshasziplinesthatwillhaveyou

whizzingoverforests,canyonsandvineyards.Thetourconcludeswithoptionaltastingsatneighboring

AncientPeaksWinery.Ticketsare$109onweekdays,$119onweekendsandholidays,$89foryouth

under18atalltimes.Detailsat.

3.Glideinagondola（纜車(chē)車(chē)廂）:Forabriefbutlovelytimealoft,ridetheaerialtramatSterling

VineyardsinCalistoga.Yougetasmoothrideupatree-studded（樹(shù)林密布的）hillandaregreetedat

thetopwithaglassofwineasyoubeginaself-guidedtourofgalleriesandoverlooks.Finishwitha

wineandfoodpairingontheSouthTerracewhichhassweepingviewsoftheNapaValley.Open

Monday-Friday10:30am-5pm,weekends10am-5pm.Admissionstartsat$29,withadditionalfees

forfoodpairings,andticketscanbebookedthroughhttp://www.SterIingV.

60.Inwhichcolumnofamagazinecanyoufindthearticle?

A.GeographyandPeopleB.CityBeats

C.FoodandEntertainmentD.Travel

61.Whatcanyoulearnfromthefirstoption?

A.VMarketplaceinYountvilleistheonlyspotfbrthelaunchofballoonflights.

B.Viewingbirdsisalsoanimportantpartoftheflight.

C.Balloonflightswillnotstartuntilthesunsets.

D.Weatherplaysacriticalroleinballoonflights.

62.WhichofthefollowingisTrue?

A.Bookinginadvanceishighlyrecommendedforallofthethreeoptions.

B.Ticketscanbeboughtthroughtheirrespectivewebsites.

C.Touristscanhavechoicestotastewineinanyoftheoptions.

D.Thereisaspecialofferforchildreninallofthethreeoptions.

（C）

TheUSInstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineers（IEEE）recentlyaskedscientists,lawyers,

socialscientistsandotherexpertstoconsidersomeoftheseethicaldimension.Togivetwoexamples:

onprivacy,asweletmorelisteningdevicesintoourhomes,howdowepreventthedatatheycollect

fallingintothewronghandsthroughhacking（黑客）orsimplybeingsoldbetweencompanieswithout

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usreceivinganymoney?Anotherexample:mixedreality,includingvirtualreality,willbecome

pervasiveinthenextfewyears.AswemovefromheadsetstowhattheIEEEcommitteedescribesas

°moredelicatesensoryenhancements"wewillusetechnologytoliveinanillusoryworldinmany

aspectsofourlives.Howdowebalancetherightsoftheindividual,controloverourvirtualidentity,

andtheneedtoliveandinteractonaface-to-facebasiswhilebeingempoweredtoliverichlivesin

mixedreality?

Thereis,ofcourse,alwaysatensionbetweeninnovationandregulation.Butitcanoftenseemthat

giantstepsaretakenintechnologywithminimalpublicdiscussion.Taketheself-drivingcar:although

itmaybesaferthanhumandriversandislikelytosavemorethanamillionlivesayearworldwide,it

willalsotakejobsfromdrivers,trafficpolice,sign-makers,car-repaircompanies,carmakersandmore.

Isthisabargainwewanttomake?Intakingthatdecision,havewegiventhoughttoacarthatknows

everywherewego,decidesroutes,perhaps,basedonpaidadvertisementfromshopsalongthe

way---andlistensandseeseverythingwedoonboard?Whatwillhappentothatdataandcanitbekept

safe?

Additionally,whilesomeworryabouttheuncommon"trolleyproblem"ofwhomthecarshould

choosetohitinastrangeaccident-anoldladyoramotherandbaby-perhapsthemorefrequent

issuewillbehowwefindoutwhatthealgorithm(運(yùn)算程序)wasthinkingatthetimeofanaccident,

becauseAis(ArtificialIntelligence)areself-learninganddevisetheirownstrategies.

Similarconcernsareemergingovertheinternetofthings.Robotvacuum-cleanersalreadyplot

cleaningcyclesusingcomputer-aidedvisionthat,forsomemodels,isrelayedtotheirmanufacturers.

Asmorethingsathomebecomeconnected,theywillbehackableandthedatatheycollectsaleable.It's

timeforsomemessy,democraticdiscussionsaboutthefutureofAL

63.Twoexamplesinparagraph1areusedto.

A.shedsomelightonhackinginourmodemlife

B.leadthereadertothinkofethicalissuesbroughtbyhi-tech

C.leadinthefollowingexampleconcerningtheself-drivingcar

D.listtheexistingproblemsthatcaughttheattentionofexperts

64.Theword“pervasive“inparagraph1probablymeans"

A.intelligentB.powerfulC.widespreadD.skillful

65.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.innovationshouldbeaccompaniedbyguidelinestorelievetension

B.moregiantinnovativestepswillleadtofewerpublicdiscussion

C.disadvantagesoftheself-drivingcarwilloutweighitsadvantages

D.artificialintelligencefailstohaveapromisingandbrightfuture

66.Inthepassage,theauthorintendsto.

A.exposesomeunderlyingproblemsinhigh-technology

B.callonprofessionalstoenforcelawandorder

C.illustrateAFsabilitiesinself-devisingandself-learningstrategies

D.displayourinter-connectedcomputer-aidedlifeinfuture

SectionC

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthesentencesgivenbelow.Eachsentencecanbe

usedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

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A.Thenewmethodteachesskillsthattranslatetoadulthood.

B.Whilegroupsportsarestillpartofthecurriculum,thenewwayistoteachskillsthatareuseful

beyondgymclass.

C.Researchshowsthatfitkidslearnbest,andthatexercisehasapositiveimpactonbrainchemistry

andfunction.

D.Healthandphysicaleducationprovidesstudentswiththeknowledge,skillsandattitudenecessary

tocreateandmaintainahealthylifestyle.

E.Theyobservedhow50overweightchildrenlostmoreweightwhentheycycledandskiedcross-country

thanwhentheyplayedsports.

F.Consideringthat15percentofAmericanchildrenaged6to18areoverweight,supporterssay

moremoneyandthoughtmustbeputintophysedcurriculum.

Physed(physicaleducation)ismakingacomebackasapartoftheschoolcorecurriculum,but

withadifference.67Insteadoflearninghowtoclimbarope,childrenaretaughttolift

weights,balancetheirdietsandbuildphysicalendurance.Inthisway,kidsaregiventhetoolsand

skillsandexperiencessotheycanleadaphysicallyactivelifetherestoftheirlife.

_68Inmanycases,thatmaymeannotjustreplacingtheoldgym-classmodelwith

fitnessprogramsbutalsostartingupphysedprogramsbecauseschoolboardsoften"putP.E.onthe

choppingblock,cuttingitentirelyordecreasingitsteachersorthedaysitisoffered,"saysAlicia

Moag-Stahlberg,theexecutivedirectorofActionforHealthKids.Thedifferenceinphysedprograms

ispartlyduetothelackofanationalstandard."Physicaleducationneedstobepartofthecore

curriculum/'sheadded.

Thewisdomofthenewapproachhassomescientificsupport.ResearchersattheUniversityof

Wisconsinhaveshowedhoweffectivethefit-for-lifemodelofgymclasscanbe.69

Theresearchersalsofoundthatteachingsportslikefootballresultedinlessoverallmovement,partly

becausesomereluctantstudentswereabletositonthebench.

Anotherproblemwithsimplyteachinggroupsportsingymclassisthatonlyasmallpercentageof

studentscontinueplayingthemaftergraduatingfromhighschool.70.

IV.Summary(10%)

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizeinnomorethan60wordsthemainideaofthe

passageandhowitisillustrated.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

TheBenefitsofBeingBilingual

Atoneti