Sitting on exercise balls brings more than a smile to students and teachers.
Some fourth-graders at Conrad Weiser West Elementary School in Womelsdorf love their new chairs-—probably because they're not really chairs at all.
The kids are sitting on the air-filled balls. But different from those just for exercise, these have small legs that keep them from rolling. 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 using exercise balls instead of common chairs, teachers find students' posture(姿势) and attention improved.
Dotti Pownall, a fifth-grader teacher in West Virginia, 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 percent, thought sitting on the balls helped them concentrate(专注) better:
"Besides, they’re fun,b" says Pownall.
According to WittFitt,b a company that has sold balls to more than 200 schools, they can improve kids' posture and classroom behavior.
Exercise ball chairs are getting popular in classrooms, from preschool to college. Some adults (成人) even use them at work.
Lisa Witt felt so stro
ngly about the use of balls as chairs that she started WittFitt. She said the company not only encourages the use of balls but also educates teachers and students on how to use them. "We sell balls in 24 s
tates in America, three provinces in Canada and Japan." says Witt.Sitting on exercise balls can______.
| A．improve students' attention | B．make students smarter |
| C．keep students moving around | D．help students become fit |
According to the passage, the company WittFitt______.
| A．began to produce balls in 2008 | B．sells balls in 24 countries |
| C．was set up by Lisa Witt | D．is famous around the world |
It can be seen from the passage that ______.
| A．exercise balls have no legs | B．Pownall works as a teacher |
| C．students hate exercise balls | D．exercise balls are filled with sand |
The passage mainly tells us about______.
| A．the shape of exercise balls | B．the use of exercise balls |
| C．the number of exercise balls | D．the inventor of exercise balls |
I had little in the way of money when I took this job in Ft. Lauderdale. One noon, I felt very hungry, so I sat outside at a little park and had a small piece of bread, ate half with a glass of water. I was OK with that. I thought about my work and enjoyed the sun, birds and people, taking out any problems I had.
A tall man walked to me who was not dressed well and began a conversation about little things. I always dressed clean and neat well. So he thought I had money. He said, “Could you please give me some money?”
I said, “I don’t have any.”
He kept on asking, and I said, “I really don’t have any.”
He then became sarcastic and said, “I know the persons like you, you wouldn’t give anybody anything.”
That made me mad. I became angry because he doubted me. I looked at him and gave my wallet to him, “Look in my wallet.”
He then said “sorry” to me and opened his wallet and said, “Here I will give you some.”
I looked at him in surprise and said, “No, thank you.” Then I walked away.
It’s good to remember that people can always surprise you.
根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出正确选项，并将所选答案涂到答题卡的相应位置上。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）The story happened ___________.
| A．in the writer’s workplace | B．in the park |
| C．in the factory | D．in the office |
The tall man came to the writer to ___________.
| A．ask some money | B．have a conversation |
| C．give him some money | D．laugh at him |
The underlined word “sarcastic” means ___________ in Chinese.
| A．兴奋的 | B．犹豫的 |
| C．知足的 | D．挖苦的 |
The writer was mad at the tall man because___________.
| A．he wasn’t clean and neat |
| B．he wasn’t dressed well |
| C．he gave some money to him |
| D．he doubted him |
From the passage, we know___________.
| A．the tall man was very rich |
| B．the writer was very rich |
| C．men can not be judged (判断) by their looks |
| D．the writer didn’t want to give any money to the tall man |
A report in a newspaper says that school accidents，such as food poisoning（食物中毒），fires，electricity and traffic，kill more primary and middle school students than anything else．So we must learn how to protect ourselves better．Here are some tips for keeping safety in mind every day．
On our way home or to school：Wait for the green traffic light，and look left and right before we cross the road．We’d better wear bright-color clothes，so the drivers can see us easily．Don't believe strange people in the street．
At school: When students around us begin to push each other，we need to stand still and try to hold onto something，or stay in a corner until the crowd leaves．If we fall down in a moving crowd，use both hands to cover the head．Lean to one side，curl up（蜷缩） our body and bend（使弯曲） the legs．
In a fire：Stay calm．Leave the classroom quickly under the directions of the teachers．Smoke can be more dangerous than fire，so use a piece of cloth to cover our mouth and nose．What will we do if the clothes burn? Remember not to rum Drop and fall to the ground．Then roll! It will make the fire go out．
For eating: Wash fruits carefully before eating them．Check the expiration dates（保质期） on the packages of the snacks，and if it look or smell bad，don’t eat it．
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On the way |
◆Wait for the green light，look both sides before we ◆Wear bright colors． ◆Don’t believe |
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◆It’s ◆We’d better cover our head with both hands，leaning to one side，curling up our body and |
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◆Stay calm Follow the teachers’ ◆Cover our mouth and nose by ◆Drop to the ground and roll over and over to put out the fire． |
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◆Wash fruits carefully before we eat them． ◆Check the expiration dates．Don’t eat the food that |
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To make the students know the tips to be protected from |
Have you ever dreamed about sending a letter to yourself or your friends in the future? While express mail represents high speed，there is another type of mail appearing in China as a new business--future mail．
"The letter should be sent next ' Mother's Day’ and not a day earlier!" Lin Xiaofan，a senior high school student in Hefei，instructs one of the companies offering the service．
Lin Xiaofan wrote the letter to her mother in advance to express her love to her mother for next Mother's Day．
"Offering this service makes people slow down and let them understand the meaning of 'time' in another way，" said Zheng Zhimin，manager at a "future mail" company in Hefei． Zheng thinks "future mail" letters are "reminders of care，friendship and love"．
While "future mail" is becoming more and more popular，some people are wondering what will happen if the postal address changes or if the company goes broken before the letters arrive．
Zheng said customers are glad to complete an acceptance form and make an assessment（评估） so they can be compensated（赔偿） if their letters or goods are lost or damaged．
Most of the business' customers are college students and young white-collar workers．Psychologists said young Chinese might have a new way to express their feelings through this service．
"Most people put their hopes and wishes in the letter so they can experience the connection between the past and the present while they receive the letter．It can help people re-understand the meaning of 'time' ，" said Wang Kaiyu，a sociologist in Anhui Province．
Express mail is a（n） ____ way to send your letters．
| A．slow | B．fast |
| C．impossible | D．ancient |
____ are interested in future mail service now．
| A．College students | B．Blue-collar workers |
| C．Old people | D．Young children |
Through the future mail service，people can ____．
| A．forget friendship | B．show feelings |
| C．misunderstand "time" | D．make an assessment |
According to the passage，future mail is ____．
| A．dangerous | B．expensive |
| C．difficult | D．safe |
You had better use future mail if you want to____．
| A．save money from sending express mail |
| B．send a birthday gift to your friend quickly |
| C．talk with your e-friends about your life freely |
| D．express your wishes for your father's next birthday |
Water pollution happens when waste things from many areas are thrown into rivers，lakes and seas．
Agriculture
To get more food，farmers use large amounts of chemicals（化学制品）．When the chemicals are not completely used by the plants，they are washed away by the rainwater into rivers， lakes and seas， which pollute both surface water and underground water．
Factories and industries often release poisonous chemicals into seas，rivers or lakes，which is quite bad for Mother Nature．An example of industrial sea pollution happened in Japan in the 1950s．A local factory had poured waste water with mercury（水银） into the Minamata Bay for 20 years．Tuna fish in the bay took in the mercury and people ate the tuna．Many children were born with birth deformities（畸形）．As a result，people lost their hearing and sight，and thousands of people died in the end．
Sea transportation
When ships transporting oil get damaged on the way，oil spillage（溢出） happens．One major disaster was the Exxon Valdez oil spill．An oil tanker sank off Alaska in1989 and leaked（泄漏） oil into the ocean．To save cost，some ships also poured unwanted oil from their engine rooms into the sea，thus polluting the oceans．
Home activities
If the waste from the washing of clothes and dishes are not treated and poured into the sea，they will do harm to the sea life． Some diseases may also spread．Sometimes，rubbish is dumped into the sea．Farmers use large amounts of chemicals to____．
| A．have more food | B．release poison |
| C．save planting cost | D．plant more crops |
From the example in Paragraph 3，we learn that____．
| A．eating tuna fish is sometimes a great danger |
| B．water pollution is a serious problem in Japan |
| C．factories and industries should be closed in Japan |
| D．water pollution can do great harm to people's health |
The underlined word "release" probably means ____．
| A．释放 | B．吸收 | C．生产 | D．运用 |
What is the best title for the passage?
| A．Industrial water pollution |
| B．Agriculture water pollution |
| C．Reasons for water pollution |
| D．Ways to solve water pollution |
"An Englishman，even if he is alone，forms an orderly queue of one，" wrote a famous British author，George Mikes．While this sounds funny，it's a popular English stereotype（刻板印象）．From the supermarket to the subway，queues are a common sight on the streets of Britain．
Here in China，queues are normal，too．It is a part of everyday life．People queue most of the time，from buying tickets in the cinema to waiting for seats at a restaurant．But in certain situations，you'll find yourself in the middle of a rushing crowd，such as getting onto the subway．Even away from the busy subway platform，queues are different．
One day I was standing in line at the supermarket．I left a small space in front of me．Within seconds，a girl walked by and took her place in that small space．I was surprised at first，but later I found these experiences very interesting．It is with these small，everyday differences that I get to live and learn in a new culture．
Back in Britain，the person spends about six months of their life waiting in a queue，according to the auction site MadBid．To pass the time，maybe they tell themselves the famous proverb．．Good things come to those who wait．
From the passage，we know that the English are famous for
| A．being rude and loud |
| B．traveling on subways |
| C．forming an orderly queue |
| D．standing in line at the supermarket |
How did the writer feel when the girl jumped the queue?
| A．From annoyed to calm． |
| B．From calm to angry． |
| C．From surprised to interested． |
| D．From shocked to angry． |
The passage is mainly about ____．
| A．comparing queuing in two cultures |
| B．praising the English for good manners |
| C．calling on people in China to queue more |
| D．explaining why people rush in some situations |
Where would you most probably read this passage?
| A．Novel． | B．Poster． |
| C．Newspaper． | D．Science magazine． |
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