Have you ever played the video dance game? Now such games are used to help lose weight!
　　Like many other teenage boys, Jones loved sports. But at 5 feet, 175 pounds, he found his weight a trouble. His doctor wanted him to lose 50 pounds so that he may catch up with the football game by the end of summer.
　　Jones chose the popular dance Revolution video game at home to increase his activity. He had lost about 10 pounds by changing his diet. Now, after two weeks playing the game, he has lost another 10!
　　The health study is being done by an insurance(保险) company, which hopes that game will lead to better health and lower costs. “Obesity claims(肥胖索赔) last year cost us $77 million. We have to cut those costs”, said a member of the insurance group. The company provides a game console(游戏主机), a dance mat and software for the six-month, $ 60,000 study.
　　The study is more than commercial thing of an insurance company. It is widely supported by physical education and health professionals.
　　In West Virginia, 43% of the nearly 6,000 children examined for heart disease risk were considered over-weighted; more than 25% were too fat. “We are in a crisis of childhood obesity not only in West Virginia but in America,” said a researcher.
　　Researchers are looking at the potential for improving effects by using the game. A teacher in West Virginia has been using the video game in her classes since last fall. She reported that the game does improve heart health as well as eye-hand coordination, and her students take the video game as a great alternative to jumping rope or ball games.
　　The US Education Department is putting the game in 20 schools to control childhood obesity. Well, are you going to try such a game to dance away your extra weight?
　　52. Jones’ main problem was that _____.
　　A. he was too short 　　　　　　　　　　　B. he was over-weighted
　　C. he lacked the skill in football　　　　     D. he didn’t keep a healthy diet
　　53. The underlined part is trying to tell us _____.
　　A. the study is more important than the money of the insurance company
　　B. the study is only an insurance company’s business
　　C. the study involved many insurance companies
　　D. it’s not only the insurance company that is concerned about the study
　　54. It can be inferred that _____.
　　A. in West Virginia 25% of the children were too fat
　　B. the government and society think highly of the game
　　C. the teacher is a success in using the video game
　　D. the US Education Department is promoting the game all over the country
　　55. The most suitable title for the passage is ______.
　　A. Dance Away Your Weight 　　　　　　　B. Play the Video Dance Game
　　C. Solve the Problem of Obesity 　　　　    D. A Magic Video Dance Game
                      

The government managed to host the 2008 games. The general aim is for Beijing to have the same environmental standards as Pairs, London or Washington by 2008.

Hundreds of millions of dollars will be spent to pipe natural gas to the city’s home, taking away dirty coal burning gradually while 60 000 buses will be changed to liquefied gas.

The money will also be used relocating the polluting factories and building green belts. By 2008 around 90 percent of Beijing’s waste will be treated, compared to only 40 percent at present.

Olympic officials realize the city has a long way to go to match the environmental standards of such cities as Pairs, Toronto, Istanbul and Osaka.

City officials have already announced that around 50 large projects as being dealt with to improve traffic congestion(拥挤) and cut down pollution. They include construction of Beijing’s first light railway, a 40. 5-kilometer line which is expected to be completed in 2005.

Beijing plans to build an 82. 55-kilometer-long subway to add to existing 53 kilometers. Nine major roads will be rebuilt or widened.

Beijing also plans to build a 70-meter-wide green belt along the waterways to protect water quality as well as increase the green areas.

1. The government will pipe natural gas to the city’s homes in order to 　　　　　　   .

A. solve the problem of being short of fuel

B. bring down the cost of daily life

C. reduce the pollution of our capital

D. keep up with the development of modern society

2. The underlined word “relocating” in this report(Paragraph 4) means 　　　　　　   .

A. removing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. pulling down

C. rebuilding　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. dealing with

3. From the last three paragraphs we know that 　　　　　　   .

A. lengthening the existing 53-kilometer subway is among the 50 large projects

B. the length of the subway will be up to 135. 25 kilometers in 2005

C. a 40. 5-meter-long line will be added to Beijing’s first light railway

D. a 70-meter-wide green belt will supply us with enough water

4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. The environment of London is better than Toronto.

B. In the first paragraph the underlined part means a modern and advanced capital.

C. Beijing is badly polluted mainly by coal burning.

D. Liquefied gas is more expensive than petrol.

So long as teachers fail to distinguish（区别, 辨认） between teaching and learning, they will continue to undertake to do for children that which only children can do for themselves．Teaching children to read is not passing reading on to them．It is certainly not endless hours spent in activities about reading．Douglas insists that“ reading cannot be taught directly and schools should stop trying to do the impossible”．

　  Teaching and learning are two entirely different processes．They differ in kind and function．The function of teaching is to create the conditions and the climate that will make it possible for children to devise the most efficient system for teaching themselves to read．Teaching is also public activity．It can be seen and observed．

　  Learning to read involves all that each individual does to make sense of the world of printed language．Almost all of it is private, for learning is an occupation of the mind, and that process is not open to public observation．

　  If teacher and learner roles are not interchangeable ,what then can be done through teaching that will aid the child in the quest（探索）for knowledge? Smith has one principal rule for all teaching instructions．“Make learning to read easy, which means making reading a meaningful, enjoyable and frequent experience for children．”

When the roles of teacher and learner are seen for what they are, and when both teacher and

learner fulfill them properly, then much of the pressure and feeling of failure for both is eliminated（除去, 剔除）．Learning to read is made easier when teachers create an environment where children are given the opportunity to solve the problem of leaning to read by reading．

The problem with the reading course as mentioned in the first paragraph is that _______．

       A．it is one of the most difficult school courses　     

       B．students spend endless hours in reading

       C．reading tasks are assigned with little guidance　

       D．too much time is spent in teaching about reading

The teaching of reading will be successful if _______________．

　　A．teachers can improve conditions at school for the students

　　B．teachers can enable students to develop their own way of reading

　　C．teachers can devise the most efficient system for reading

　　D．teachers can make their teaching activities observable

According to the passage, learning to read will no longer be a difficult task when ______________．

       A．children become highly motivated　　        

       B．teacher and learner roles are interchangeable

       C．teaching helps children in the search for knowledge　

       D．reading enriches children’s experience

The main idea of the passage is that ______________．

　　A．teachers should do as little as possible in helping students learn to read

　　B．teachers should encourage students to read as widely as possible

　　C．reading ability is something acquired rather than taught

D．reading is more complicated than generally believed