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' posture (姿势) and attention improve.

Dottie Pownall, a fifth-grade teacher in West Virginia, USA, has been using balls as chairs since December 2008. "The students love them", she says. Pownall took a survey of her students. She found that 80% of the students thought sitting on the balls helped them pay more attention to what they were learning.

The teacher, Pisa Witt, felt so strongly about the use of balls as chairs, she started Witt Fitt. This company encourages the use of the balls. And the company educates not only teachers but also students on how to use them. "Our products are used in 24 states, three provinces in Canada, Puerto Rico ('波多黎各) and Japan," says Witt. "Research shows that sitting on the balls makes them sit up straighter. You can slouch (低头垂肩地坐) on a ball," says Witt, "but it feels awful." Because the students are moving, their blood (血液) increases. That carries more oxygen (氧气 to the brain (大脑), so the kids have more energy and can focus longer.

"Furthermore, they're fun." says Pownali.

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                         D. sit up straighter

2.How long has Dottie Pownall used the balls?

A. About three years.                       B. Only one year.

C. In 2008.                                 D. Since he was a fifth-grade teacher.

3. In how many countries are the balls used as the students' chairs?

A. Four.        B. Three.           C. Two.         D. One.

4. Teachers choose balls instead of chairs because sitting on balls helps the kids___________.

A. improve the students' posture and attention         B. slouch on the chairs

C. have fun                                    D. 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.    D. We don't know.

 

根据所给中文完成句子翻译
【小题1】在回家得路上，我偶然遇上了好朋友。
On my way home, I met my good friend  _______  .
【小题2】他喜欢说不喜欢写.He _______ speaking to ________. 
【小题3】Jim _________(长得象) his mother. They are both clever and a little shy.
【小题4】老师让我们上课别说话  The teacher asked us  _________talk in class.
【小题5】一定要让他准时还书 __________that he can return the book on time. 
【小题6】当我看到她们时，她们正在喂马。
They  _________________________ the horses  when I saw them
【小题7】雨天使我难过。
【小题8】如果我是一只小鸟，我就能飞。
【小题9】Lucy学习英语已经五年了。
【小题10】这本书是白岩松写的。
【小题11】在最近的几年里，我的生活变化很大。

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Now，please look at this picture．This girl is my sister．Her name is Sally! She is l3 years old．She is in Class Two，Grade Seven．This boy is aunt’s son．He is my cousin．His name is Jeff．He is an English boy．He is 12 years old．His mother is my aunt．My aunt and uncle are both teachers．This jacket is Jeff’s．Its color is black．You Can see a green pencil case，a blue notebook on the chair．My sister, Jeff and I and in the same school．

1.How old is Sally?

2.将划线部分句子译成汉语：

3.What color is Jeff's jacket?

4.Are Jeff’s mother and father teachers?

5.Where are the green pencil case and the blue notebook?

 

 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' posture (姿势) and attention improve.

Dottie Pownall, a fifth-grade teacher in West Virginia, USA, has been using balls as chairs since December 2008. "The students love them", she says. Pownall took a survey of her students. She found that 80% of the students thought sitting on the balls helped them pay more attention to what they were learning.

The teacher, Pisa Witt, felt so strongly about the use of balls as chairs, she started Witt Fitt. This company encourages the use of the balls. And the company educates not only teachers but also students on how to use them. "Our products are used in 24 states, three provinces in Canada, Puerto Rico ('波多黎各) and Japan," says Witt. "Research shows that sitting on the balls makes them sit up straighter. You can slouch (低头垂肩地坐) on a ball," says Witt, "but it feels awful." Because the students are moving, their blood (血液) increases. That carries more oxygen (氧气 to the brain (大脑), so the kids have more energy and can focus longer.

"Furthermore, they're fun." says Pownali.

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                         D. sit up straighter

2.How long has Dottie Pownall used the balls?

A. About three years.                       B. Only one year.

C. In 2008.                                 D. Since he was a fifth-grade teacher.

3. In how many countries are the balls used as the students' chairs?

A. Four.        B. Three.           C. Two.         D. One.

4. Teachers choose balls instead of chairs because sitting on balls helps the kids___________.

A. improve the students' posture and attention         B. slouch on the chairs

C. have fun                                    D. 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.    D. We don't know.

 

All over the world ,people have cut down millions and millions of trees . Did you know many kinds of animals and plants are now disappearing ? In particular , trees are very important 1. Because they produce oxygen (氧气) and control（控制）the climate .

Now , many people are beginning to take these problems seriously . They are making wind generators (发动机) and planting new trees . There is a group in our class that picks up the garbage at school . Whether the weather is hot or cold we always do it . 2. I think we are setting a good example to everyone else.

I hope , in the future , the sky can be clearer , the water cleaner , and the land greener . Then both people and animals can have a greener Earth .