Too cold for recess? School policies vary as much as temps
When is it too cold for schoolchildren to go outside for recess（课间休息）? The answer varies widely based on where a school is located and what the kids are used to.
Consider: One northern Minnesota school says it has to be 15 below zero before kids are kept inside. But in areas along the East Coast, temperatures below 35 to 40 degrees could keep kids inside. Canceling recess because of the cold is no small issue considering that much of the USA is trembling through what may be its coldest winter in a generation, according to AccuWeather.
There is no national temperature standard for when to keep kids inside during the winter months, the U.S. Department of Education says. Decisions are made at the local level, either by principals or school districts.
Consequently, policies are all over the map:
• In International Falls, Minn., the self-described "Icebox of the Nation," where the average high temperature in January is 13 degrees, Falls Elementary School Principal Jerry Hilfer says, "if it's 15 below (or warmer), they go out, no matter what." "At 20 below, it gets iffy," he adds.
• In Wicomico County, Md., principals typically keep children indoors when temperatures drop below freezing, or if it's raining or snowing, says Susan Jones, the school system's director of elementary education.
"That's the bottom line," says Curtis Twilley, principal of Pemberton Elementary School in Salisbury, Md. Twilley says students get little exercise when recess stays indoors. At Pemberton Elementary, the students will typically play board games or computer games in a classroom because the school's gym is occupied with other classes, he says.
• For schools in Marquette, Mich., which averages about 12 feet of snow per season, school officials acknowledge students are probably a little more prepared than those in some more mild climates.
1.Which of the following is not true according to the passage_________.
A. No national temperature standard is made for when to keep kids inside during the winter months
B. Susan Jones insists students get little exercise when recess stays indoors.
C. In Wicomico County, children are kept indoors when temperatures dip below freezing.
D. Mich has about 12 feet of snow per season on average.
2.Which place calls itself Box of Ice?
A. Wicomico County B. Marquette C.Salisbury D. Minn
3. Considering_______, canceling recess In USA because of the cold is a big issue.
A. different schools have different principles. B. much of the USA has very cold winter.
C. physical activity can boost student performance. D. decisions are made at the local level,
4.The underlined word iffy means _______.
A. uncertain B. surprising C. serious D. worse
5.What will be talked about next?
A. More school policies B. The reasons why school policies vary.
C. Measures to improve the situation. D. Necessities to improve the situation.
One day in my class，Maria shared her feelings about money，“Money worries me.I think I want to live without money because I hate it.I HATE MONEY.”We were all touched by Maria's words as they reminded us of the spiritual burdens that money managing can bring to us.After class I offered to help Maria deal with her financial problems.She hesitated to accept my offer，and I could see from the expression on her face that she was afraid of what it might involve.I quickly promised her that I wouldn't make her do more than she was able to.I told her frankly that I didn't enjoy managing my money any more than she did hers and wouldn't burden her with guilt，judgments，or impossible tasks.All I would ask her to do was to let me help her look at her fears and try to make some sense of them.
Maria still resisted my offer，and I can remember the excuses she gave me as they were the repeated complaints I had heard from so many people.“I'll never understand money，”she said.“My facts are meaningless.”“I don't deserve to have money.”“I never have enough.”“I have too little to manage.”“My financial position isn't worth looking at.”and the most devastating one of all，“I just can't do it.”
Going home that day，I couldn't get Maria out of my mind：her attitude conveyed the same negativity and fear that I believed annoyed many people.I was sure it was this attitude that prevented people from managing their money effectively.My counseling(咨询)has taught me that these anxieties are inseparably connected to our selfdoubts and fear for survival.Many of us are terrified of handling our money because we don't believe we can do it well，and to do it wrong would put our very existence at risk.
On a deeper level we know that money is not the source of life，but sense of worth drives us to act as if it were.It locks us up in selfdoubts and prevents us from tapping into the true source of our management power，our spirit.
1.The underlined word“devastating”in Paragraph 2 probably means ________.
A．convincing B．interesting C．shocking D．valuable
2.Maria's words moved the author and others because they were ________.
A．in the same financial trouble B．in the same financial condition
C．of the same family background D．of the same feeling over the issue
3.As for money managing，the author intended to tell Maria how to ________.
A．overcome her fears B．make wise decisions
C．avoid making mistakes D．learn the necessary skills
4.Maria wouldn't take the author's offer of help for fear of________.
A．being forced to share her money with others
B．having to do something beyond her reach
C．being found guilty of making impossible errors
D．showing her judgment about money
5.According to the author，people's anxieties about managing money result from their understanding of money as the only source of ________.
A．life B．values C．spirit D．power
完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各小题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Life is not always smooth. There was a man who had 36 numerous failures in his life. But he said, "One success is 37 for me!"
When he was five years old, his father died of illness without leaving him any 38 . Since then, his mother worked outside 39 he had to stay at home and take care of his siblings, He learnt cooking since then.
When he was fourteen, he dropped 40 and began his life of roving.
When he was eighteen, he married a girl, who, 41 , sold out all his properties and went back to her home several months after their marriage.
When he was twenty, he 42 his job from electrician to ferry staff to railway worker. All his jobs were 43 for him.
When he was thirty-five, misfortune again 44 on him. When he was driving across a huge bridge, the steel ropes along the edge of the bridge were broken and he fell into the river with his car. He suffered such severe injuries that he could no longer continue his 45 .
When he was 46 , he opened a gas station in a town. However, he 47 dispute(争端)because he beat his competitors 48 the billboard hanging problems.
When he was forty-seven, he 49 his second wife, which had 50 stricken his three children.
When he was sixty-six, he made a living by 51 his chicken-frying techniques to various restaurants in different places.
When he was seventy-five, he felt 52 to maintain his company, so he transferred his brand and patent to others. The new owner suggested giving him ten thousand stock shares as part of the purchasing price. But he 53 the suggestion. Later the price of the stocks of the company soared and he lost the chance of being a billionaire.
When he was eighty-eight, he achieved great success and became well-known to the whole world.
He was exactly the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Ha Lunde Sandoz. He often said, "People always complain about the bad 54 . Actually it is not bad at all. As long as you are 55 and confident all the time, you will have a good weather every day."
1.A. achieved B. undergone C. tried D. undertook
2. A. great B. important C. valuable D. enough
3. A. words B. money C. property D. families
4.A. while B. but C. when D. so
5. A. in B. out C. down D. up
6. A. meanwhile B. moreover C. however D. therefore
7.A. started B. took C. lost D. changed
8. A. fit B. tough C. unusual D. adequate
9.A. fell B. hit C. put D. rested
10.A. life B. major C. job D. education
11. A. forty B. thirty-five C. fifty-three D. seventy
12.. A. went through B. came into C. came about D. went against
13.A. contributing to B. judging from C. owing to D. leading to
14.A. changed B. married C. missed D. divorced
15.A. deeply B. highly C. generally D. thickly
16. A. learning B. promoting C. developing D. teaching
17.A. powerless B. depressed C. disappointed D. hopeless
18.. A. turned up B. turned to C. turned down D. turned in
19.. A. difficulties B. misfortune C. life D. weather
20.. A. hard-working B. brave C. cautious D. optimistic
—The weather isn't good enough for an outing，isn't it?
—Not in the least.We can't have ________ at this time of the year.
A．a worse day B．a nicer day
C．such bad a day D．so fine a day
I saw a boy in the supermarket yesterday, reminded me of my good friend.
A．that B．which C．where D．who
We all think it is Jack as well as his wife that for their son’s bad manners in public.
A．are to blame B．is to be blamed C．are to be blamed D．is to blame
