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1、2014届高考英语一轮复习自选训练 阅读理解36All across the country, kids are heading back to school. Despite advice from the nations secretary of health and human services, recess(课间休息) and physical education have in many schools been cut back or canceled. While most of kids are eager to catch up with friends, the gene
2、ral feeling is that “playtime is over.”Summer vacation does offer most children a bit of free playtime the sort that leads to physical activity and self-organized play, often in short supply during the school year. Still, its not enough. Playtime shouldnt be limited to summer vacation: its important
3、 all year. For most American children in the past, “going out to play” was the norm. Today, according to a University of Michigan study, children spend 50 percent less time outside than they did just 20 years ago. There is a direct line between lack of play and some frightening public health and soc
4、ial trends: tragic statistics for obesity(肥胖), 4.5 million children diagnosed with attention deficit disorder(ADD) (儿童多动症), an increase in childhood depression and classroom behavioral problems, and an inability to interact well with peers.Just an hour a day of active play running, chasing, games li
5、ke dodge ball can provide intense skill learning. Physical activity is known to lessen the symptoms of mild attention deficit disorder, and reduces the risk of childhood obesity. Active kids can perform better academically in the long term.We should be aware of how important play is to ones developm
6、ent. Even a play-deprived social mammal(哺乳动物) like a rat or monkey will become unable to tell friend from enemy, and poor at handling stress when it enters adulthood. My studies of young murderers revealed that most had lacked normal, developmentally appropriate play as children and pre-adolescents.
7、 Play is fun, but ultimately it is also useful. The smarter the animal, the more they play. For humans, play refreshes us because it gets us in touch with our core selves and the joy of life.I feel sad about the kids who have given up on play for another nine months. Their devaluation of play is a t
8、ragic loss for them and for our society.1. Children lacking playtime may have the following problems EXCEPT_. A. to become fat B. to suffer from depression C. to fail to get along well with others D. to murder their peers2. Active play is beneficial to children because _. A. it inspires children to
9、catch up with their friendsB. it is the best way to cure children with obesity C. it helps children to improve academic achievementD. it can teach children to tell friend from enemy3. “A play-deprived social mammal” refers to an animal that_. A. has lost chance to play B. requires enough playtimeC.
10、enjoys playing very much D. knows the importance of play4. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. The article was written before the summer vacation. B. American children lack playtime during the school year. C. Schools give children more playtime in the new semester. D. Children with ADD sho
11、uld play less than normal children.5. Which of the following will be the best title? A. Summer Vacation is over B. What Playtime Brings to Children C. Lack of Play Leads to ProblemsD. Let the Children Play参考答案 1-5 D C A B D*结束链接2（2012江苏卷）Franz Kafka wrote that a book must be the ax (斧子) for the froz
12、en sea inside us. I once shared this sentence with a class of seventh graders, and it didnt seem to require any explanation.Wed just finished John Steinbecks novel Of Mice and Men. When we read the end together out loud in class, my toughest boy, a star basketball player, wept a little, and so did I
13、. Are you crying? one girl asked, as she got out of her chair to take a closer look. I am, I told her, and the funny thing is Ive read it many times. But they understood. When George shoots Lennie, the tragedy is that we realize it was always going to happen. In my 14 years of teaching in a New York
14、 City public middle school, Ive taught kids with imprisoned parents, abusive parents, irresponsible parents; kids who are parents Along with Of Mice and Men, my groups read: Sounder, The Red Pony, Lord of the Flies, Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth. The students didnt always read from the expected point
15、 of view. About The Red Pony, one student said, its about being a man, its about manliness. I had never before seen the parallels between Scarface and Macbeth, nor had I heard Lady Macbeths soliloquies (独白)read as raps (说唱) , but both made sense; the interpretations were playful, but serious. Once introduced to Steinbecks writing, one boy went on to read The Grapes of Wrath and told me repeatedly how amazing it was that all these people hate each other, and theyre all white. His historical view was broadening, his sense of his own country deepening. Year af
