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【題目】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 sitting on exercise balls instead of chairs, teachers find students’ attention improve.

Peter, a fifth-grade teacher in West Virginia, the USA, has been using balls as chairs since December 2010. “The students love them”, he says. Peter took a survey of his students. He found that 80% of the students thought sitting on the balls helped them pay more attention to what they were learning.

The manager(經(jīng)理), Mary, felt so strongly about the use of balls as chairs, she encourages the use of the balls. She hopes not only teachers but also students know how to use them. “Our products(產(chǎn)品) are used in 24 states(州), three provinces(省) in Canada, Puerto Rico and Japan,” says Mary. “Research(調(diào)查) shows that sitting on the balls makes them sit up straighter,” says Mary, “but it feels not boring.” Because the students are moving, so the kids have more energy and can keep longer.

“Besides, they're fun.” says Peter.

【1】What will happen if a student sits on a chair all day in school? The student will _____.

A. pay more attention to his lessons

B. be fun

C. like to move around

【2】How long has Peter used the balls?

A. About six years.

B. Only one year.

C. 8 years.

【3】In how many countries are the balls used as the students’ chairs?

A. Four. B. Three. C. Two.

【4】Teachers choose balls instead of chairs because sitting on balls helps the kids_______.

A. improve the students’ posture and attention

B. slouch(沒精打采地坐著) on the chairs

C. Both A and C are correct answers.

【5】Which is better for kids to study in class, sitting on a chair or sitting on a ball?

A. Sitting on a chair.

B. Sitting on a ball.

C. They are the same.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】A

【4】A

【5】B

【解析】

試題分析：本文是一篇議論文。通過學(xué)生們坐在球上學(xué)習(xí)的積極作用論證了這一做法的有效性和實(shí)用性。

【1】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一句話Sitting on a chair all day in school can make anyone want to move around.“在學(xué)校里坐在椅子上太久了就想四處走動一下。” 可知答案選C。

【2】A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第一句中的 since December 2010“自從2010年12月份起”可知到現(xiàn)在大約6年了，故答案選A。

【3】A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。通讀全文可知這種balls在文中在這四個國家應(yīng)用：USA, Canada, Puerto Rico ('波多黎各) and Japan，故答案是A。

【4】A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文中的句子“He found that 80% of the students thought sitting on the balls helped them pay more attention to what they were learning.”可知，答案為A。

【5】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。通讀全文可知本文講的是坐在球上學(xué)習(xí)的好處，故答案B正和此意，所以答案選B。