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ForCanaanElementary'ssecondgradeinPatchogue,N.Y.,todayisspeechday,andrightnowit'sChrisPalaez'sturn.The8-year-oldisthejokeroftheclass.Withshiningdarkeyes,heseemslikethekindofkidwhowouldenjoypublicspeaking.

Buthe'snervous."I'mheretotellyoutodaywhyyoushould…should…"Christripsonthe"-Id,"apronunciationdifficultyformanynon-nativeEnglishspeakers.Histeacher,ThomasWhaley,isnexttohim,whisperingsupport."...Votefor...me…"Exceptforsomestumbles,Chrisisdoingamazinglywell.Whenhebringshisspeechtoaniceconclusion,Whaleyinvitestherestoftheclasstopraisehim.

Asonofimmigrants,ChrisstartedlearningEnglishalittleoverthreeyearsago.Whaleyrecalls(回想起)howatthebeginningoftheyear,whencalledupontoread,Chriswouldexcusehimselftogotothebathroom.

LearningEnglishasasecondlanguagecanbeapainfulexperience.Whatyouneedisagreatteacherwholetsyoumakemistakes."Ittakesalotforanystudent,"Whaleyexplains,"especiallyforastudentwhoislearningEnglishastheirnewlanguage,tofeelconfidentenoughtosay,'Idon'tknow,butIwanttoknow.'"

Whaleygottheideaofthissecond-gradepresidentialcampaignprojectwhenheaskedthechildrenonedaytoraisetheirhandsiftheythoughttheycouldneverbeapresident.Theanswerbrokehisheart.Whaleysaystheprojectisaboutmorethanjustlearningtoreadandspeakinpublic.Hewantsthesekidstolearntoboast

(夸耀)aboutthemselves.

"Boastingaboutyourself,andyourbestqualities,"Whaleysays,"isverydifficultforachildwhocameintotheclassroomnotfeelingconfident."1.WhatmadeChrisnervous?A.Tellingastory.B.Makingaspeech.C.Takingatest.D.Answeringaquestion.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"stumbles"inparagraph2referto?A.Improperpauses.B.Badmanners.C.Spellingmistakes.D.Sillyjokes.3.WecaninferthatthepurposeofWhaley'sprojectisto_________.A.helpstudentsseetheirownstrengthsB.assessstudents'publicspeakingskillsC.preparestudentsfortheirfuturejobsD.inspirestudents9loveforpolitics4.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesWhaleyasateacher?A.Humorous.B.Ambitious.C.Caring.D.Demanding.2、Someeducatorstoldusthatmoreyearsofschoolcouldhelpstudentsgethigherscoresonintelligencetests.Thatwasafindingofastudyofteenagemalesinsomecountries.Now,anotherresearchshowsthatphysicalactivitymayhelpstudentsdobetterintheirclasses.Theresearchcomesaseducatorsinsomecountriesarereducingtimeforactivitieslikephysicaleducation.Theyareusingthetimeinsteadforacademic(學術的)subjectslikemathandreading.Thestudiesappearedbetween2008and2014.Theyincludedmorethan55,000children,aged6to18.AmikaSingh:"Accordingtotheresultsofourstudy,wecanconcludethatbeingphysicallyactiveisbeneficialtoacademicperformance.Thereare,first,Physiologicalexplanations,likemorebloodflow,andsomoreoxygentothebrain.Beingphysicallyactivemeanstherearemorehormones(荷爾蒙)Producedlikeendorphins(內啡肽).Andendorphinsmakeyourstresslevellowerandyourmoodimproved,whichmeansyoualsoperformbetter."Also,studentstakingpartinorganizedsportslearnrulesandhowtofollowthem.Thiscouldimprovetheirclassroombehaviorandhelpthemkeeptheirmindontheirwork.Thestudyleavessomequestionsunanswered,however.MsStashsaysitisnotpossibletosaywhethertheamountorkindofactivityaffectedthelevelofacademicimprovement.Thisisbecauseofdifferencesamongthestudies.Theresearcherssaidtheyfoundonlytwohigh-qualitystudies.Theyneededmorehigh-qualitystudiestoconfirm(證明)theirfindings.Theyalsopointedoutthat"resultsforotherpartsoftheworldmaybequitedifferent".Still,thegeneralfindingwasthatphysicallyactivekidsaremorelikelytodobetterinschool.MsSinghsaysschoolsshouldconsiderthatfindingbeforetheycutphysicaleducationprograms.Herpaperon"PhysicalActivityandPerformanceatSchool"ispublishedintheArchivesofPediatricandAdolescentMedicine.1.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat_______.A.aresearchonphysicaleducationhasbeendonebytheresearchersB.thereisapossibilitythatphysicalactivityleadstohighergradesC.theamountorkindofactivitydirectlyaffectsacademiclevelD.theresearchshowsthatthechildrenaged6to18don9tdosports2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Beingmentallyactiveisgoodforacademicsubjects.B.Themorehormonesyouhave,themorestressedyouwillget.C.Theresearchershavefoundmanyhigh-qualitystudiestoprovetheresearch.D.Theeducatorsinsomecountriesthinkstudies,notexercise,meanmuchtostudents.3.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph6probablymeans_______.A.goodmarksresultfromhigh-qualitystudy B.findingsareprobablydifferentindifferentareasC.physicalactivitywillspreadallovertheworld D.academicperformancedependsonthesurroundings4.What'sthepurposeofwritingthepassage?A.Tocallourattentiontothesportsatschool. B.Tointroducealltypesofphysicalactivities.C.Torepresenttheacademicperformance. D.Toimprovestudents'health.3、Goodhealthandfitnessareimportanttous.①_______However,justafewminutesofexerciseadaycanactuallyimproveone'shealth.Whetherit'sasimplefive-minutewalkoralonghikeinthewoods,exercisecanbegoodforyouinmanyways.Herearesometipstohelpyougetfitandhealthy.②_______Short-termgoalsareeasytoachieve.Long-termgoalswilltakeyououtofyourcomfortzone.Forashort-termgoal,youshoulddrinkonegreendrinkeveryday.Along-termgoalwouldbetotrainfora5Krunoranevenmoredifficulttask.Getsupportfromotherpeople.Reachingouttootherswhosharesimilargoalswillhelpyoureachyourgoalsfaster.JoinaWeightWatchersgrouporalocalwalkorrunningclubinyourarea.③_______Findanonlineweightlossforum(論壇)forsupport.Workoutwhileyou'redoingsomethingelse.Anyactivitythatrequiresyoutomoveyourbodyisconsideredaworkout.④_______Walkaroundintheroomwhileyou'rewatchingTV.Youcanalsorunonthetreadmill(跑步機)whilereadingsomenews.⑤_______Eightglassesofwateradaywillkeepyouhealthyandhelpyoutakeoffweight.Alwayscarryawater-filledbottleonhandifyourunoutdoors.Chooseabalancedmealwhenorderingtakeoutordiningout.Youcanchoosewhatkindsoffoodyoueat.Whenyoudineoutorgettakeout,choosehealthyfood.Ifyou'reouthavingbeef,choosevegetablesorasaladonyoursideinsteadoffriesormashedpotatoes.A.Drinkandeathealthily.B.Joinagymortakeayogaclass.C.Setshort-termandlong-termgoals.D.Tryyourbesttoachieveyourgoals.E.Turntootherpeopleforhelpwhennecessary.F.Dotheactivitiesthatyoucandoatthesametime.G.Butmanypeoplefeelthere'sjustnotenoughtime.4、假設你叫李華,是一家英文雜志社的心理詢問師。某中學生小王給你寫信,提到自己偏胖,想節食減肥,征求你的看法。請你給她回一封信,談談你對該問題的見解。內容要點如下:1.健康比美麗更重要;2.學生要以學習為主,不要過于留意外貌和在意別人的看法;3.可通過多熬煉保持健康,還要變更不良的飲食習慣;4.健康的心態也很重要。留意:1.短文必需包含全部的內容要點,可適當發揮;2.詞數100個左右(信的格式和開頭已給出,不計入總詞數)。參考詞匯:心態stateofmindDearXiaoWang,Ihavereceivedandreadyourletter,inwhichyoumentionedthatyouwantedtoloseweightbydieting._______________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua答案以及解析1答案及解析：答案：BAAC解析：1.B細微環節理解題。從第一段中"...todayisspeechday,andrightnowit'sChrisPalaez'sturn"可以確定答案為B。2.A詞義揣測題。從其次段其次句可以看到Chris在should—詞上的反復可知答案為A項:，3.A推理推斷題。從最終一段的內容"夸自己和自己最好的品質對一個進教室而沒自信的孩子來說是很難的"可知：這個活動的目的就是要幫助學生看到自己的優點。4.C推理推斷題。從其次段中對孩子遇到困難時的關切和第四段以及第五段所實行的行動是為提高孩子的自信的措施可看出Whaley是很關切人的。2答案及解析：答案：BDBA解析：1.B主旨大意題。依據第一段最終一句可知，另外一項探討顯示體育活動可以幫助學生在課堂上表現得更好，能夠取得更好的成果。文章對這一探討發覺綻開了具體說明。故B項正確。2.D推理推斷題。依據其次段前兩句可知，正是因為一些教化者正在削減體育教化的時間，而把更多的時間用在了專業'性更強的數學或閱讀等學科，人們才進行了這項探討。故D項正確。3.B句意理解題。依據畫線句前兩句可知，探討人員認為他們只進行了兩次高質量的探討，還須要更多的探討來證明這個理論?；蛟S在其他地方的探討會得出不同的結果。故