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1、江西省2012届高三英语二轮专项训练：阅读理解（63）AJeremy Wirick, 9, has been back in school for less than two months, but he has already hnd several asthma (哮喘) attacks. A recent attack happened on October 2, after he pushed himself too hard in gym class. Running, power walking, jogging and push-ups took their toll. When
2、 Jeremy got home an hour or two later, he was out of breath. He needed to use a nebulizer, a machine that helps send medicine quickly to the lungs, to get his breathing back to normal.Asthma attacks like Jeremy increase in September and October. More than six times as many asthma sufferers who are e
3、lementary-school age need hospital treatment in the fall as in the summer.Experts believe many factors can contribute to back-to-school asthma. Kids get together in close space, they start passing viruses around. A viral infection can cause an asthma attack. There are also certain fall allergies (过敏
4、症) that can cause attacks. Exercise is another common cause of an attack. Besides, the stress of school can make asthma worse.Parents can play a big role in helping kids with asthma start the school year right. Dawne Gees 10-year-old son, Alexander, has had asthma since he was a baby. Before the sch
5、ool year starts, she tells school workers in writing about her sons asthma.The Gees live in Kentucky, which has passed laws allowing students to carry their asthma medication (药物治疗) with them at school. Alexanders mom makes sure he has his inhaler (人工呼吸器) with him when he goes to school and that he
6、keeps it on hand at all times. In Delaware, where Jeremy lives, kids are allowed to carry their inhalers at school.The American Lung Association says that about 6.2 million American children suffer from asthma. Asthma is the chronic (慢性) illness that causes students to miss the most days of school.
7、There are many things that schools can do to help students control their asthma.1. The passage mainly deals with _.A. how to prevent and treat AsthmaB. what asthma is and its symptomsC. the side-effects asthma has on kidsD. the causes of asthma and its treatment2. By saying “Running, power walking,
8、jogging and push-ups took their toll” in Paragraph 1, the writer means that _.A. physical exercise affected their healthB. physical exercise gave them a deep thoughtC. asthma attacks made them like physical exerciseD. asthma attacks could be cured through physical exercise3. Which of the following s
9、tatements is NOT supported by the passage?A. Kids are likely to suffer asthma attacks in the fall.B. Stress can add to the risk of asthma attacks.C. Medical officials should be blamed for asthma attacks.D. asthma attacks will need necessary medical treatment.4. The passage lists many factors that ca
10、use asthma attacks except _.A. a viral infection B. unhealthy habits C. certain fall allergies D. physical exercise5. The following paragraph is probably going to talk about _.A. the effects asthma has on studentsB. a survey on students with asthmaC. tips on asthma for schoolsD. further understandin
11、g of asthmaB1Children start out as natural scientists, eager to look into the world around them. Helping them enjoy science can be easy; theres no need for a lot of scientific terms or expensive lab equipment. You only have to share your childrens curiosity. Firstly, listen to their questions. I onc
12、e visited a classroom of seven-year-olds to talk about science as a job. The children asked me “textbook questions” about schooling, salary and whether I liked my job. When I finished answering, we sat facing one another in silence. Finally I said, “Now that were finished with your lists, do you hav
13、e questions of your own about science?”2After a long pause, a boy raised his hand, “Have you ever seen a grasshopper (蚱蜢) eating? When I try eating leaves like that, I get a stomachache. Why?”3This began a set of questions that lasted nearly two hours.4Secondly, give them time to think. Studies over
14、 the past 30 years have shown that, after asking a question, adults typically wait only one second or less for an answer, no time for a child to think. When adults increase their “wait time” to three seconds or more, children give more logical, complete and creative answers.5Thirdly, watch your lang
15、uage. Once you have a child involved in a science discussion, dont jump in with “Thats right” or “Very good” These words work well when it comes to encouraging good behavior (行为). But in talking about science, quick praise can signal that discussions is over. Instead, keep things going by saying, “T
16、hats interesting” or “Id never thought of it that way before”, or coming up with more questions or ideas.6Never push a child to “Think”. It doesnt make sense, children are always thinking, without your telling them to. Whats more, this can turn a conversation into a performance. The child will try to find the answer you want, in as few words as possibl
