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Play, often _______ as an activity for young children, is still important in the social development of teenagers.

A. to see         B. seeing                 C. to be seen    D. seen

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Play, often ______ as an activity for younger children, is still important in the social development of teenagers.

A．to see            B．seeing            C．seen             D．to be seen

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Play, often seen as________activity for kids, is still important in______development of teenagers.

A. the; the          B. an; the      C. an; 不填     D. the; 不填

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Play time is in short supply for young children these days and the lifelong consequences for developing children can be more serious than many people realize.

An article in the most recent issue of the American Journal of Play details not only how much children’s play time has declined, but how this lack of play affects emotional development, leading to the rise of anxiety, depression, and problems of attention and self control. “Since about 1955, children’s free play has been continually declining, at least partly because adults have applied ever-increasing control over children’s activities.” says the author Peter Gray, Ph. D, Professor of Psychology at Boston College.

We can describe the unstructured freely-chosen play as a testing ground for life. It provides critical life experiences without which young children cannot develop into confident and competent adults. So kids need more of it, not less. Because play is how young children learn important social and emotional skills such as sharing, cooperating, communicating, and empathizing. It helps them develop fit bodies, strong minds, and brave hearts, so they can take on new challenges and risky situations.

Gray’s article is meant to serve as a wake-up call regarding the effects of lost play. We must know that lack of childhood free play time is a huge loss that must be paid attention to for the sake of our children and society. But parents who keep a lookout over and disturb their children’s play are a big part of the problem. It is hard to find groups of children outdoors at all, and, if you do find them, they are likely to be wearing school uniforms and following the directions of coaches while their parents dutifully watch and cheer.

Actually, when children are in charge of their own play, it provides a foundation for their future mental health as older children and adults. Play gives children a chance to find and develop a connection to their own self-identified and self-guided interest. It is through play that children first learn to make decisions, solve problems, improve self-control, and follow rules. Play helps children make friends and learn to get along with each other as equals. Most importantly, play is a source of happiness.

When parents realize the major role that free play can take in the development of emotionally healthy children and adults, they may wish to reassess the priorities ruling their children’s lives. The needs for childcare, academic and athletic success and children’s safety is important. But perhaps parents can begin to identify small changes——such as openings in the schedule, backing off from quite so many supervised (有监督的) activities, and possibly slightly less keeping watch on the playground that would start the slow returning to the direction of free, imaginative-directed play.

1.What do we know from the first two paragraphs?

A. The rise of children’s anxiety is more serious than people realize.

B. Lack of play time leads to kids’ unhealthy emotional development.

C. More young children are suffering from depression due to free play.

D. Playing too much leads to problems of kids’ attention and self control.

2.According to Peter Gray, unstructured freely-chosen play _______ .

A. is full of challenges and risky situations

B. should be balanced with adult-directed activities

C. does harm to children’s confidence and competence

D. has good effect on children’s social and emotional skills

3.The article is intended for ____________.

A. parents B. teachers

C. coaches D. children

4.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A. Do Children Need More Self-guided Play?

B. Are Children Interested in Guided Play?

C. Can Children Guide Themselves?

D. Are Children’s Problems Serious?

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For the love of reading

The importance of nurturing (培养) young children as readers has become more and more apparent. 1.

Read aloud.

A six-year study found reading aloud to children every day puts them almost a year ahead of children who do not receive daily read-alouds. It is a way to bathe children in the power of the written words. Using texts above the children’s levels gives them the chance to hear high-level vocabulary and absorb complex language structures. 2.

Encourage close reading from the youngest age.

We can do this by asking them questions. Use picture book illustrations to strike up deeper questions and conversations. Ask questions you don’t know the answers to so that children will be able to answer in ways that reflect their own ideas.

3.

Entering the world of stories and knowledge should feel like an exciting discovery process. Create visual ways to track the journey. From a reading minute tracker to a “words we learned” or “our big ideas” chart, we can use these visuals to pause for “hip hip hooray (欢呼)” moments.

Honor each child’s unique identity.

Children become great readers by finding connections as they read. 4.“I notice you like books where animals are the main characters.” “I notice you like books where girls are strong characters.” Even the youngest child will begin to recognize that each person’s reading choices matter.

5. A child who sees reading as a lifelong, constant companion is more likely to have a lifetime of success.

A. Make the journey a celebration.

B. Hand them a pen when it is necessary.

C. All in all, young children can read early and should be reading all year.

D. Name what you notice about why a child is drawn to a text.

E. Here are four ways to help your child become a reader.

F. The child builds the knowledge that is necessary for being a reader.

G. Reading aloud below their levels also allows them to relax and enjoy beloved texts.

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I am an active playgoer and play-reader, and perhaps my best reason for editing this book is a hope of sharing my enthusiasm for the theater with others. To do this I have searched through dozens of plays to find the ones that I think best show the power and purpose of the short play.

Each play has a theme or central idea which the playwright(剧作家) hopes to get across through dialogue and action. A few characters are used to create a single impression growing out of the theme. It is not my intention to point out the central theme of each of the plays in this collection, for that would, indeed, ruin the pleasure of reading, discussing, and thinking about the plays and the effectiveness of the playwright. However, a variety of types is represented here. These include comedy, satire, poignant drama, historical and regional drama. To show the versatility(多面性) of the short play, I have included a guidance play, a radio play and a television play.

Among the writers of the plays in this collection, Paul Green, Susan Glaspell, Maxwell Anderson, Thornton Wilder, William Saroyan, and Tennessee Williams have all received Pulitzer Prizes for their contributions to the theater. More information about the playwrights will be found at the end of this book.

To get the most out of reading these plays, try to picture the play on stage, with you, the reader, in the audience. The houselights dim(变暗). The curtains are about to open, and in a few minutes the action and dialogue will tell you the story.

1.What do we know about the author from the first paragraph?

A.He has written dozens of plays. B.He has a deep love for the theater.

C.He is a professional stage actor. D.He likes reading short plays to others.

2.What does the author avoid doing in his work?

A.Stating the plays’ central ideas. B.Selecting works by famous playwrights.

C.Including various types of plays. D.Offering information on the playwrights.

3.What does the author suggest readers do while reading the plays?

A.Control their feelings. B.Apply their acting skills.

C.Use their imagination. D.Keep their audience in mind.

4.What is this text?

A.A short story. B.An introduction to a book.

C.A play review. D.An advertisement for a theater.

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Getting active in midlife could be as good for you as starting young when it comes to reducing the risk of an early death, researchers have suggested. But experts say the study also shows that the benefits fade once exercise declines.

“If you maintain an active lifestyle or participate in some sort of exercise from youth to middle age, you can reduce your risk for dying,” said Dr. Pedro Saint-Maurice, the lead author of the research. “If you are not active and you get to your 40s - 50s and you decide to become active, you can still enjoy a lot of those benefits.”

The study was based on data from more than 300,000 Americans aged 50 - 71 who undertook a questionnaire(问卷) in the late-1990s. They were asked to recall the extent of their moderate to vigorous leisure exercise at different stages of their life. Researchers then used national records to track who died in the years up to the end of 2016. After taking into account factors including age, sex, smoking and diet, the team found that those who were exercising into middle age had a lower risk of death than those who had never carried out any leisure exercise. However, when the team looked at different patterns in the way people were active over their life, it found a surprise.

Men and women who started exercising at the age of 40 - 50 reduced their risk of death from any cause by about 35%. The benefit was similar to that seen for people who reached and maintained similar activity from their teens or 20s onwards.

However, the study found that the protective effect of exercise did not last forever. People whose levels of leisure exercise decreased by middle age had no difference in the risk of an early death to those who had always been couch potatoes. “If you have been active and you slowly decrease your exercise participation as you age, you lose a lot of the benefits that we know are associated with exercise,” Saint - Maurice said.

But the study has limitations, including that it is based on individuals recalling how active they were many years before. What’s more, the research looked only at death records, not other aspects of health such as levels of sickness and disease. Nonetheless, he said, the message was positive. “This adds to the growing body of evidence about the importance of physical activity and exercise across he life course, and indicates that it is never too late to start.”

1.Which of the following is TRUE about the study?

A.The study took about two decades to complete.

B.The study involved around 30,000 elderly Americans.

C.Questionnaires and interviews were the sources of data.

D.The participants in the study took regular physical exercise.

2.According to the passage, what does “a surprise” (Para.3) refer to?

A.The earlier you exercise, the greater your health benefits will be.

B.Participating in exercise from youth to middle age benefits one’s health greatly.

C.The benefit of getting active in midlife is similar to that of starting young.

D.The benefits of exercising in midlife will decline once you stop exercising.

3.It can be inferred from the passage that _________.

A.an active lifestyle will not necessarily bring positive health benefits.

B.participants’ memories may affect the reliability of the study result

C.people exercising from their teens can maintain health forever

D.women benefit more from vigorous exercise than men do

4.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A.Exercise has its limitations, studies show

B.Getting active when young, experts suggest

C.Health benefits fade with age, doctors warn

D.Never too old to start, researchers say

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The Song Dynasty(960-1279) is often referred to as the Chinese Renaissance(文艺复兴). For about three and a quarter centuries, under its rule, China enjoyed a period of economic growth with great artistic and intellectual achievements.

One of the most important factors in the Song Renaissance was the printing press which made for a rebirth of classical Confucian learning. By the 10th century,printers were producing a large number of copies of the classical Confucian texts. With this increase in the production of books, education spread and became widely available.

Printing also had its greatest influence on the Chinese political system. In the Song Dynasty, govemment examinations became the most important way to political power in China. For almost 1,000 years, China was govemed by men who had done very well in examinations. Thousands of students studied for the exams, and thousands of inexpensive books were required. Without printing, such a system would not have been possible.

The Song period was also the golden age of Chinese painting. Emperor Huizong(1101-1125) was a talented painter who encouraged the arts. A royal painting academy was created and many fine artists were supported. The period is best known for nature subjects and landscape paintings. Guo Xi used perspective in his paintings and The Quict Valley is one of his best-known works. One of the greatest landscape painters of the period was Fan Kuan. His masterpiece, Travelling among Mountains and Gorges, is one of the most famous Chinese paintings. Completed around the year 1000, it was inspired by the power of nature and the relative insignificance of humans.

1.When was the Chinese Renaissance?

A. Immediately after the Renaissance in Europe.　　 B. During the Song Dynasty.

C. At the time of Confucius.　　 D. in the year 1,000.

2.What contributed to spreading the ideas of Confucius?

A. The spread of education to the middle classes.

B. People’s new interest in classical texts.

C. The development of painting.

D. The printing press and a wide availability of books.

3.How did people become politicians at the time?

A. Only members of the wealthy class could go into politics.

B. A small number of powerful families ran the country.

C. Only members good at painting were supported by the royalty.

D. There was a special exam system to select politicians.

4.From the passage we can know the painter of Travelling among Mountains and Gorges is ＿＿＿．

A. Guo Xi

B. Emperor Huizong

C. Fan Kuan

D. Confucius

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The Song Dynasty(960-1279) is often referred to as the Chinese Renaissance(文艺复兴). For about three and a quarter centuries, under its rule, China enjoyed a period of economic growth with great artistic and intellectual achievements.

One of the most important factors in the Song Renaissance was the printing press which made for a rebirth of classical Confucian learning. By the 10th century,printers were producing a large number of copies of the classical Confucian texts. With this increase in the production of books, education spread and became widely available.

Printing also had its greatest influence on the Chinese political system. In the Song Dynasty, govemment examinations became the most important way to political power in China. For almost 1,000 years, China was govemed by men who had done very well in examinations. Thousands of students studied for the exams, and thousands of inexpensive books were required. Without printing, such a system would not have been possible.

The Song period was also the golden age of Chinese painting. Emperor Huizong(1101-1125) was a talented painter who encouraged the arts. A royal painting academy was created and many fine artists were supported. The period is best known for nature subjects and landscape paintings. Guo Xi used perspective in his paintings and The Quict Valley is one of his best-known works. One of the greatest landscape painters of the period was Fan Kuan. His masterpiece, Travelling among Mountains and Gorges, is one of the most famous Chinese paintings. Completed around the year 1000, it was inspired by the power of nature and the relative insignificance of humans.

1.When was the Chinese Renaissance?

A.Immediately after the Renaissance in Europe. B.During the Song Dynasty.

C.At the time of Confucius. D.in the year 1,000.

2.What contributed to spreading the ideas of Confucius?

A.The spread of education to the middle classes.

B.People’s new interest in classical texts.

C.The development of painting.

D.The printing press and a wide availability of books.

3.How did people become politicians at the time?

A.Only members of the wealthy class could go into politics.

B.A small number of powerful families ran the country.

C.Only members good at painting were supported by the royalty.

D.There was a special exam system to select politicians.

4.From the passage we can know the painter of Travelling among Mountains and Gorges is ＿＿＿．

A.Guo Xi

B.Emperor Huizong

C.Fan Kuan

D.Confucius

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The old man __________ in Tibet for two years as a volunteer teacher；it is an experience he  often mentions.

A．served           B．serves            C．is serving          D．has served

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