Don't drive your kids to school. Let them ride a bike to school.
In England 8.3 million children travel to school every day. It is reported that only a small number of pupils cycle to school (under 2%), although one in three children would actually like to.
Experts say that to stay healthy, children need at least one hour of moderate (适度的) exercise every day. But only six out of ten boys and four out of ten girls get that. One of the reasons is that parents have developed a habit of driving their children to school when they could just walk or ride a bike to school.
Teachers often say that children who walk or ride a bike to school are more ready to listen to their classes, ask and answer questions in class than those driven by car, and the school journey is a good chance for children to learn about road safety and other life skills. Also, for many children, riding a bike is more fun than going to school by car.
Most parents know the benefits. Then what's stopping them from letting their kids ride a bike? Safety is the number one worry for them. But actually riding a bike is not as dangerous as parents think it is.
When you decide to buy a bike, you should be aware (意识到) that a bike that is too big or too small is dangerous. Don't try to get a bike that your child will “grow into”. Get the right size in good working order. Generally, 20 inch wheels are on bikes for 5-8 year old; 24 inch wheels are for 9-11 year old; 26 inch wheels are suitable for those over 11, and some older children should even take bikes with 28 inch wheels, but the main thing is that the bike fits your child.
1.This passage is mainly written for ________.
A.teachers whose students have asked their parents to drive them to school
B.children who have asked their parents to drive them to school
C.parents who drive their children to school
D.parents who drive to work
2.Which of the following benefits of cycling to school is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A.It will help children keep healthy.
B.It will make children more active in class.
C.It will make children feel freer.
D.It will be more fun for children.
3.Parents don't allow their children to ride a bike to school mainly because ________.
A.their children don't want to
B.they are worried about their children's safety
C.they don't know what size bike to choose
D.they haven't enough money to buy a bike
4.Generally, what size bike is suitable for a 10yearold child?
A.A bike with 20inch wheels.
B.A bike with 24inch wheels.
C.A bike with 26inch wheels.
D.A bike with 28inch wheels
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
Don't drive your kids to school. Let them ride a bike to school.
In England 8.3 million children travel to school every day. It is reported that only a small number of pupils cycle to school (under 2%), although one in three children would actually like to.
Experts say that to stay healthy, children need at least one hour of moderate (适度的) exercise every day. But only six out of ten boys and four out of ten girls get that. One of the reasons is that parents have developed a habit of driving their children to school when they could just walk or ride a bike to school.
Teachers often say that children who walk or ride a bike to school are more ready to listen to their classes, ask and answer questions in class than those driven by car, and the school journey is a good chance for children to learn about road safety and other life skills. Also, for many children, riding a bike is more fun than going to school by car.
Most parents know the benefits. Then what's stopping them from letting their kids ride a bike? Safety is the number one worry for them. But actually riding a bike is not as dangerous as parents think it is.
When you decide to buy a bike, you should be aware (意识到) that a bike that is too big or too small is dangerous. Don't try to get a bike that your child will “grow into”. Get the right size in good working order. Generally, 20 inch wheels are on bikes for 5-8 year old; 24 inch wheels are for 9-11 year old; 26 inch wheels are suitable for those over 11, and some older children should even take bikes with 28 inch wheels, but the main thing is that the bike fits your child.
1.This passage is mainly written for ________.
A.teachers whose students have asked their parents to drive them to school
B.children who have asked their parents to drive them to school
C.parents who drive their children to school
D.parents who drive to work
2.Which of the following benefits of cycling to school is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A.It will help children keep healthy.
B.It will make children more active in class.
C.It will make children feel freer.
D.It will be more fun for children.
3.Parents don't allow their children to ride a bike to school mainly because ________.
A.their children don't want to
B.they are worried about their children's safety
C.they don't know what size bike to choose
D.they haven't enough money to buy a bike
4.Generally, what size bike is suitable for a 10yearold child?
A.A bike with 20inch wheels.
B.A bike with 24inch wheels.
C.A bike with 26inch wheels.
D.A bike with 28inch wheels
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If you saw another kid ride her bike too fast around a corner and fall down, you might ride your bike more slowly on that turn.Yes, we humans are very sensitive to others’ mistakes.And the same is true for other animals.Animals mess up all the time.They might eat poisonous leaves, fall off a tree or let their prey(猎物) escape.By watching others fail, an animal can avoid making the same mistakes, thus improving its chance of survival.
Scientists believe that one part of the brain helps animals process information about others’ mistakes.Cells(细胞) in that part appear to become more active when a person sees someone else making a mistake.But researchers didn’t know whether individual cells in this part of the brain play different roles in discovering mistakes.
To investigate(调查) the brain’s response(反应) to mistakes in more detail, the researchers taught a game to two macaques, a type of monkey.One monkey could press a yellow or green button while the other watched.If the first monkey pressed the right button, the team gave both animals a treat.Every couple of rounds, the two monkeys switched roles.Meanwhile, the scientists watched individual cells in the animal’s brains.
When the first monkey messed up the game by pressing the wrong button, a group of cells in the second monkey’s brain fired.But if the second monkey also made the wrong choice during its turn, some of the cells in that group didn’t respond.Those unresponsive cells reacted specifically to mistakes made by others, not to the monkey’s own mistakes.
Scientists believe other parts of the brain also might help people process information about another’s mistakes.“You start to think about this other person and see things from his angle.” Ellen de Brujin, told Science News.She studies the brain at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands.
1.According to Paragraph 1, animals’ ability to learn from others’ mistakes______.
A.helps them to survive better
B.used to be ignored by humans
C.is being lost because of humans
D.ensures that they will never fail
2.From the game the scientists taught to two macaques, we can see ______.
A.animals can avoid the same mistakes
B.which part of the brain is more active
C.how the brain processes information.
D.how the brain responds to mistakes
3.In the experiment mentioned, those unresponsive cells are only sensitive to _____.
A.the same buttons
B.the monkey’s brain
C others’ mistakes
D.one’s own mistakes
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If you saw another kid ride her bike too fast around a corner and fall down, you might ride your bike more slowly on that turn. Yes, we humans are very sensitive to others’ mistakes. And the same is true for other animals. Animals mess up all the time. They might eat poisonous leaves, fall off a tree or let their prey(猎物) slip away. By watching others fail, an animal can avoid making the same mistakes, thus improving its chance of survival.
Scientists suspected that one part of the brain helps animals process information about others’ errors. Cells in that part appear to become more active when a person sees someone else making a mistake. But researchers didn’t know whether individual cells in this part of the brain play different roles in detecting errors.
To investigate the brain’s response to errors in more detail, the researchers taught a game to two macaques, a type of monkey. One monkey could press a yellow or green button while the other watched. If the first monkey pressed the right button, the team gave both animals a treat. Every couple of rounds, the two monkeys switched roles. Meanwhile, the scientists monitored individual cells in the animal’s brains.
When the first monkey messed up the game by pressing the wrong button, a group of cells in the second monkey’s brain fired. But if the second monkey also made the wrong choice during its turn, some of the cells in that group didn’t respond. Those unresponsive cells reacted specifically to mistakes made by others, not to the monkey’s own mistakes.
Scientists believe other parts of the brain also might help people process information about another’s errors. “You start to think about this other person and see things from his angle.” Ellen de Bruijn told Science News. She studies the brain at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands.
1.According to Paragraph l, animals’ ability to learn from others’ mistakes .
A. used to be ignored by humans
B. helps them to survive better
C. is being lost because of humans
D. ensures that they will never fail
2.The underlined word “detecting” in Paragraph 2 probably means “ ”.
A. correcting B. making C. drawing D. sensing
3.From the game the scientists taught to two macaques, we can see .
A. animals can avoid the same mistakes
B. which part of the brain is more active
C. how the brain responds to mistakes
D. how the brain processes information
4.In the experiment mentioned, those unresponsive cells are only sensitive to .
A. others’ mistakes B. the same buttons
C. one’s own mistakes D. the monkey’s brain
5.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Animals can learn from mistakes like human beings.
B. An interesting experiment by scientists surprised us.
C. Monkeys can avoid making mistakes by learning from us.
D. The brain cells are always sensitive to others’ information.
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When your kids were six or seven, you sent them to school. Did you ever wonder what goes through a teacher’s____as he or she tries to teach your kids? Did you ever wonder what the teacher____from you, the parents?
Parents can be____or suspicious. They can be of great help to the teacher____be in need of help themselves. Some teachers think parents are too____on their children. Here is____one teacher puts it. “I usually have the____of parents coming in and____me how much they care about the kids’ education and how they really____their kids. They tell me they stand and____them closely when they do their homework. Sometimes they____offer help with the kids’ lessons as if they were teachers. They check their school work, and are too sensitive to____. They blame the kids on everything having to do____school. When a parent asks me how his or her kid is getting on in my class, my answer usually is ‘Well, you know, he is____a good kid. He is fine in my class. Maybe you don’t have to be so____with your kid. ’Teachers want parents to know that they are professionals at____with children. They have____many children and even parents. Because of this, teachers can be____at educating children. Teachers are____that parents want their children to do well, but they know more about what children should be able to do at different ages and____.
1.A. heart B. mind C. soul D. spirit
2.A. reflects B. results C. benefits D. expects
3.A. effective B. attentive C. supportive D. positive
4.A. but B. or C. thus D. As
5.A. hard B. keen C. dependent D. crazy
6.A. where B. how C. when D. why
7.A. problems B. contracts C. accidents D. agreements
8.A. advising B. examining C. telling D. instructing
9.A. do with B. deal with C. make up D. give up
10.A. connect B. guide C. watch D. inspire
11.A. even B. already C. still D. merely
12.A. marks B. efforts C. pains D. words
13.A. at B. beyond C. in D. with
14.A. nearly B. really C. seldom D. hardly
15.A. satisfied B. careful C. strict D. cautious
16.A. working B. playing C. staying D. joking
17.A. fed B. observed C. attended D. greeted
18.A. pleased B. worried C. disappointed D. experienced
19.A. content B. doubtful C. aware D. suspicious
20.A. stages B. classes C. schools D. projects
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Your child is no longer a kid. He is now a teen. He wants to go to a big school. You don’t know which school to choose? Here’s how to choose a school for your teen who has special needs.
Decide on a public or private school. 1.There is one advantage to a private school that there will be fewer students per class so your kid gets more time and attention from his teacher.
2. Ask him where his friends are most likely going to go when school starts and whether he wants to go to the same school as his friends. You all are in the same boat so your goal is the same as theirs, to find the best school for their teen.
Ask members of your immediate family. Especially if you have relatives and close family members who are also dealing with the same situation. It will put you greatly at ease to know that their own teens are in a great school where your teen can go to as well. 3..
Lean towards a school where a uniform is required. Especially when the cost of tuition is expensive, it’s better to choose a school that requires their students to wear uniforms. 4.
Make a request for an appointment with the school principal. When you get a meeting, ask all your questions about your teen’s special needs.5.Finally, walk the school grounds and check out various facilities like the library, restrooms, locker rooms, activity areas, gyms, etc.
A. Think about location
B. Seek the advice of your teen
C. Ask your relatives right away
D. He’s going to look cute in it, too!
E. You can also go online to broaden your search
F. Then ask if you can observe a class in progress
G. A difference between thee two is how much money it will take.
高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析
My 11-year-old son and I rides bikes to and from his school every day. I accompany him on the 20-minute ride through Manhattan, drop him off and return at the end of day to pick him up. We always ride together; sometimes he leads; sometimes I do. And as we ride, we communicate the ways to minimize (使减少或缩小到最低限度) the dangers: Don’t go too fast, and watch out for doors suddenly swinging out from parked cars and jaywalking pedestrians, etc. Some friends worry about the risk of riding in traffic, but is there a better way to let my son know how to deal with traffic dangers?
But recently he requested me to start hanging back a half block or so. This way he could enjoy the feeling of riding on his own, with the security of knowing that I was nearby in case he needed me. This is healthy, of course, as my son needs space to develop independence in preparation for his inevitable (不可避免的,必然发生的) departure from home. However, that means soon he will want to ride to school on his own, and I will no longer have this wonderful routine. “Let your children go if you want to keep them.” I understand this and am trying to let my son go in age-appropriate phases, but I still suffer. It’s one of the most troubling experiences of parenthood — recognizing that your presence is becoming less welcome.
My dilemma as a husband mirrors the concern I feel as a parent. My wife has just left on a six-month mission to cover the situation in Libya. In the days leading up to her departure, we spoke openly about the possibility, however unlikely, that she might be killed. But while I influence her decisions, I do not control them. Finally, it was her decision. I know that letting go is the wisest path in this case too.
As we travel through life’s phases, we must let go of so much. And I don’t think it gets easier with practice. But maybe just accepting that eventually we will have to let go is the secret to living a full life.
1.Why does the writer accompany his son on his daily ride to school?
A.To build up his strength.
B.To teach his son to ride in traffic.
C.To tell his son the way to school.
D.To communicate more with his son.
2.Although he thinks his son’s request understandable, the writer ________.
A.is worried about his son’s safety
B.is angry for his son’s leaving alone
C.feels upset for being rejected by his son
D.feels sorry for not giving his son enough space
3.What does the writer’s wife do?
A.She is a soldier. B.She is a politician.
C.She is a media person. D.She is a businesswoman.
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A.Letting go. B.Father’s love.
C.Living a full life. D.Lessons from riding.
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Smarter Studying
How did you learn how to ride your bike? Someone probably gave you a few lessons and then you practiced a lot. 1. No one is born knowing how to study. You need to learn a few study skills and then practice them.
Pay attention: Good studying starts in class
When you pay attention in class, you are starting the process of learning and studying, Do you have trouble paying attention in class? Are you sitting next to a loud person? Is it hard to see the board? 2.
Good notes = Easier studying
3. Try your best to use good handwriting so you can read your notes later. It’s also a good idea to keep your notes and papers organized by subject.
4.
Waiting until Thursday night to study for Friday’s test will make a night no fun! It also makes it hard to do your best. We’re all guilty (内疚的)about putting things off sometimes. One of the best ways to make sure that doesn’t happen is to make a schedule of what to do.
Sleep tight(充分地)
So the test is tomorrow and you’ve followed your study plan, but suddenly you can’t remember anything! Don’t panic(恐慌). 5. Try to get a good night’s sleep and you’ll be surprised by what comes back to you in the morning
A. Plan ahead
B. Break it up
C. You can learn how to study in the same way.
D. Your brain needs time to digest(消化) all the information you’ve given it.
E. Be sure to ask your teacher for help if you’ve confused about something.
F. Start by writing down facts that your teacher writes on the board during the class.
G. Tell your teacher about any problems that are preventing you from paying attention.
高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析
听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
1.What will the man do this morning?
A.Drive the kids to school. B.Have a meeting. C.Meet the city leaders.
2.What is California’s main problem?
A.The price of water is too high.
B.The weather has been too rainy.
C.The winters have been too dry.
3.How much rain has fallen in the last two weeks?
A.Four inches. B.Nine inches. C.Ten inches.
4.What does the woman suggest they do in the end?
A.Travel to a famous desert.
B.Go skiing in the mountains.
C.Water the grass more often.
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Riding bikes has advantages __________ driving cars ________ many aspects.
A. above; in B. over; in C. on; on D. with; on
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You won’t be able to control everything your teens do when they drive, but you can teach them about the importance of vehicle safety.
Locking the door upon entering the vehicle.
Did your teens know they should lock the doors immediately upon entering the vehicle? 1.. Teach them to lock their doors, as this could guarantee their safety when they are pulling out of a dark parking lot or stopping at a red light.
Driving a safe vehicle
Your teens will buy their car one day. They probably don’t care what you consider to be a good color, or model, but you should teach them how to buy a safe car. Top safety features include electronic stability control, a rear view camera, side impact airbags, etc. 2..
Avoiding distractions
3.. So make sure they know that. Teenagers tend to think themselves unbeatable (无 以伦比的), but if you gently explain the risks of not focusing on the road, they may decide to quit this dangerous habit.
Staying calm
You need to show that you’re confident of your teens’ driving skills, even if your teens’ speeding up too fast or hitting the brakes too hard scares you. 4.. They will react much better to quiet comments than cold words.
5.
There’s something about being young and learning to drive that comes with a strong wish for speed. You might not be able to stop the occasional speeding ticket, but you can help them see the importance of following the rules and keeping themselves safe.
A. Respecting speed limits.
B. Presenting the traffic rules.
C. If your teens haven’t been taught this, then they probably won’t do so.
D. Instead of yelling and stressing out on such occasions, try your best to speak calmly.
E. Looking at phones or controlling the radio while driving could make your teens seriously injured or worse.
F. You want to keep your children safe, but you can’t always stop them from doing dangerous things.
G. These will help them better control the vehicle and offer protection in the event of an accident.
高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析