Is Being Active Helpful for Better Grades?

For some students, getting better grades can seem like an impossible task sometimes. With the challenges of school, just paying attention in class or studying hard isn't always enough. But what if there were other ways for students to improve their grades? For parents and students who have ever wondered if this is possible, now you can rest easy. Research suggests that a person who likes doing activities can improve their grades.

Scientists think that those students who are active are not just exercising their bodies, but also exercising their brains. In turn, they can be able to improve their grades at school.

In the most recent study, researchers found that when children played for half an hour each day, they were better at organizing their schoolwork as well as doing project work and learning traditionally ‘difficult’ subjects, such as maths.

What does this mean for children who aren't active? Researchers think that if kids don't get enough activities, they are going to be at a disadvantage when it comes to school performance.

In the research experiment, a group of children skipped with ropes, played basketball and did a number of other games or exercises. Another group of children didn't do any activities. They took part in testing both before the experiment and after the experiment. Testing was mainly for maths and reading skills. Results showed that the children in the activity group did better on the tests than those who had no activity.

All work and no play will not only make Jack a dull (遲鈍的) boy, but will also negatively (消極地) affect his grades in school, according to a new study published in the Journal of Pediatrics.

Parents complain children today are actually less active and they always worry about their grades. Dr.Belton, an expert, she said: " If you’d like to see your kids do better in school, have them close their books, set down their pencils and go outside to play."

1.What does the expression "rest easy" in Paragraph I probably mean?

A. Stop worrying B. Keep changing

C. Avoid going D. Continue learning

2.What does the writer want to tell us?

A. Doing more homework can get better marks.

B. All work and no play can do better on testing.

C. Being active can do better on school subjects.

D. Spending more time on exercise can have a better body.

3.To help children get better grades, parents should ______.

A. ask the researchers for help.

B. encourage them to do more activities.

C. help them to organize their schoolwork.

D. let them solve problems by themselves.

Tips for Keeping Your Body Healthy

It is not common for the human body to sit for a long time in the old days. But now sitting for a long time every day is common. Sitting for a long time is dangerous for your health. You can hurt your arms and your neck.1.

People who work in offices often have health problems. People who travel many hours on planes often say they feel bad at the end of a long trip. The following tips can help you if you don’t want any problems.

Sit correctly. Keep your back straight and your feet on the floor. It is very necessary to have a comfortable chair. 2..

Take breaks often. Don’t sit for more than thirty minutes.3.). Having a break can help you do more work in the day.

4.. Water cleans your body and keeps healthy. It’s good for you and gives you energy. But please don’t drink lots of coffee or tea.

Move your body. Stretching (拉伸) is a simple and quick way of moving your body while you are sitting down. Stretch your arms, your hands and your shoulders.5..

A. You can also hurt your back

B. Drink water

C. Stand up and have a break

D. Don’t stretch a lot if it hurts

E. The chair can help you sit correctly

Jambo’s Story

In 1986, a video of a frightening event involving a gorilla (大猩猩) and a boy was watched by millions of people around the world. The video is still popular on the Internet today, changed people’s opinions of gorillas forever.

On 31 August, 1986 a couple took their two young sons to Jersey Zoo. When the family arrived, they went to see the gorillas straight away. The father noticed that the children were too small to see the animals, so he picked up his five-year-old son, Levan, and put him on the top of the wall. Then he turned round to pick up his other son.

When the father turned back, Levan had disappeared. The boy had fallen off the wall, into the gorilla area. The parents looked down and saw that their son was lying on the ground, about four metres below them. He wasn’t moving.

Levan’s father tried to climb down into the wall to save the boy, but he was stopped by the other zoo visitors. Slowly, the gorillas came closer to Levan. A large crowd of people had come to see what was happening. Everyone was shouting. They were scared that gorillas might seriously hurt the boy.

Jambo, a 200kg male gorilla, got to Levan first. He moved carefully around Levan. He softly touched his back. Then he sat down between Levan and the other gorillas. When he saw that a young gorilla had come too close, Jambo stood up and did not let him pass. His message to the other gorillas was clear,”Don’t touch him!” He pulled lightly of Levan’s clothes and after a while Levan opened his eyes and started to cry.

Jambo ran away and his gorilla family followed him. Some time later, zookeepers saved Levan. He had broken several bones in the fall, and had seriously hurt his head, but he was alive. A man had filmed everything and millions of people around the world watched the video on the news.

Jambo! People had always thought that gorillas were dangerous animals, but the video changed their minds. Soon letters, cards and even boxes of bananas arrived for him at the zoo. Jambo died in 1992, but people built a statue (雕像，塑像) at the zoo to remind the world of this wonderful animal.

1.Is the video still popular on the Internet today?

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2.How old was Levan in 1986?

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3.What did Jambo do when a young gorilla had come close to Levan?

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4.Who saved Levan after Jambo and his gorilla family ran away?

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5.Why did people build a statue for Jambo at the zoo?

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題目①

假如你是李華，你們學校將組織參觀首都博物館的活動。你打算邀請你們班交換生Tony參加。請用英語寫一封電子郵件，告訴他集合的時間和地點，活動的內容，以及需要做什么準備。

提示詞語：school gate, picture, history, pen, notebook

提示問題：

●When and where will you meet?

●What will you do in the museum?

●What do you advise Tony to prepare for the visit?

Dear Tony,

How is it going?

I am writing to invite you to visit the Capital Museum in Beijing. ____________

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I’m looking forward to your early reply.

Yours,

Li Hua

題目②

假如你是李華，你們學校組織了一次以”你快樂，我快樂”為主題的慈善義賣活動（a charity sale）來幫助社區(qū)有困難的人。請你用英語寫一篇短文給某英文網站投稿，談談你在這次活動中做了什么，幫助了誰，以及你的感受。

提示詞語：sell, buy, toy, picture, book, playground, community, proud

提示問題：

●What did you do?

●Who did you help?

●How do you feel?

At my school, we had a charity sale last week. ______________________

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________ TV drama You Who Came From the Stars tells a love story between a 400-year-old alien and ________ attractive human girl.

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

— Can I use your notebook computer this afternoon? ________ is under repair.

— No problem.

A. My B. Mine C. Me D. I

It is better to travel 10，000 miles than to read 10，000 books， so it’s important to have real ________ with languages， cultures and societies.

A. communication B. experience C. knowledge D. influence

— Would you like to order the two robots?

— Yes, one is to help me with my homework, and ______ is for my mother to do housework.

A. another B. the other C. other D. others

Just like weather, life _________ be beautiful all the time.

A. mustn’t B. needn’t C. can’t D. wouldn’t