Question

How often do you exercise? A new study found that one third of the kids from 12 to 15 weren’t getting enough physical activity. The results were      about 800 kids.

Doctors suggested an hour or more of physical activity every day. According to the      , only 1 in 4 of the US kids exercised enough.

Few      in the survey met the doctors’ ideas about physical activity that raises the heart rate and makes people become     . However, most of those kids said they did less than an hour of exercise the week before. Overall, about 25%     they got an hour of that kind of hard exercise every day. Kids     reported they usually did most of the activities outside of school gym class----       for boys and running for girls.

The study found that       teens were less active than normal-weight girls and boys. Overweight girls were kind of less active than normal-weight girls,       levels were similar among overweight and usual-weight boys. The study also said that the obesity rate for children aged 2 to19       17%, or about 12.5 million kids.

“There’s always room for improvement,” said Tala Fakhouri,     was the lead writer of the report. She also said the results provided useful information to       fitness campaigns such as Let’s Move, which was started by the First Lady Michelle Obama in 2010. To encourage kids to eat right and get in shape, the First Lady      schools and held exercise events. She also called on schools to offer regular     classes.

Fakhouri suggested kids who got physical education at school may get     grades. She said schools could do more to help by not cutting rest and giving kids more time for physical activity.

1.A. depended on   B. kept on      C. set up       D. helped with

2.A. work       B. study       C. lesson       D. subject

3.A. adults     B. boys       C. girls       D. kids

4.A. thinner    B. heavier      C. stronger      D. weaker

5.A. said      B. told       C. spoke       D. talked

6.A. too        B. also       C. hardly       D. either

7.A. chess      B. painting      C. basketball      D. singing

8.A. overweight    B. thin       C. tall        D. short

9.A. and      B. so       C. or       D. but

10.A. were     B. was       C. had       D. did

11.A. which    B. what       C. this       D. who

12.A. ask for     B. agree on      C. help with      D. talk about

13.A. built      B. went       C. visited          D. travelled

14.A. English    B. gym      C. math       D. physics

15.A. less      B. lower       C. better           D. worse

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.B

11.D

12.C

13.C

14.B

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：一项新的研究发现，三分之一的12到15岁的孩子从没有获得足够的体育活动。研究发现，超重的青少年不如正常体重的女孩和男孩活泼。青少年应得到足够的锻炼。

1.A考查动词短语及语境理解。句意：结果依靠800个孩子。depended on 依靠；kept on保持；set up建立；helped with帮助。根据句意可知该选A。

2.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：根据这项研究，美国的四个孩子中只有一个有足够的锻炼。 work工作；study 学习；lesson课；subject科目。联系上文中A new study found that one third of the kids from 12 to 15 weren’t getting enough physical activity.可知该选B。

3.D考查名词及语境理解。句意：在调查中的少数孩子遇到医生的关于身体活动提高心率使人更强壮的理念。Adults成人；boys 男孩；girls女孩； kids孩子们。联系上文中According to the 37 , only 1 in 4 of the US kids exercised enough.可知该选D。

4.C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：在调查中的少数孩子遇到医生的关于身体活动提高心率使人更强壮的理念。Thinner较瘦的；heavier较重的；stronger较强壮的；weaker较虚弱的。根据句意结合语境可知该选C。

5.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：总约25%的说每天锻炼一小时。said说； told告诉；spoke 讲；talked谈话。联系后面的they got an hour of that kind of hard exercise every day.可知该选A。

6.B考查副词及语境理解。句意：孩子还说他们通常做学校体育课外的大部分活动。Too也，常用于肯定句末；also也，常用于肯定句中；hardly几乎不；either也，常用于否定句末。所以选B。

7.C考查名词及语境理解。句意：男孩打篮球，女孩跑。chess 棋；painting 绘画；basketball 篮球；singing唱歌。联系并列成分and running for girls可知该选C。

8.A考查形容词及语境理解。句意：研究发现，超重的青少年不如正常体重的女孩和男孩活泼。 Overweight超重；thin瘦的；tall高的；short矮的。联系than normal-weight girls and boys.可知该选A。

9.D考查连词及语境理解。句意：超重的女孩不如正常体重的女孩活跃，但是男生体重超重通常是相似的。 And和； so所以；or或者； but但是。空白前后句之间是转折关系，所以选D。

10.B考查动词及语境理解。句意：研究还指出，年龄在2到19的儿童肥胖率是17%。Were是；was是，适用于第一人称单数和第三人称单数；had有；did做。联系前半句The study also said that the obesity rate可知该选B。

11.D考查关系代词及语境理解。句意：“总是有改进的余地，”该报告的主要作者塔拉说。Which哪一个；what 什么； this这；who谁。先行词Tala Fakhouri在定语从句中作主语可用who代替，所以选D。

12.C考查动词短语及语境理解。句意：她还说，结果有助于健身活动如提供有用的信息。ask for要求；agree on同意；help with帮助；alk about谈论。根据句意结合语境可知该选C。

13.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：第一夫人参观了所有学校。Built建造；went 去；visited参观；travelled旅行。根据句意结合语境可知该选C。

14.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：她还呼吁学校提供定期的体育活动。English英语；gym体育；math数学；physics物理学。根据句意结合语境可知该选B。

15.考查形容词及语境理解。句意：孩子在学校受体育教育可以获得更好的分数。less较少的； lower 较低的；better更好的；worse更糟的。根据句意结合语境可知该选C。

考点：日常生活类短文。