Question

There’s always a lot to do to get the kids ready to go back to school, let alone trying to get them excited about the idea. To help your kids get ready, save a few dollars in the process and have some fun with them in the dying days of summer, try a few of these fun filled activities.

*********************************************************************************

UP-CYCLING

Every student needs school supplies. But a lot of what they need is already littering around your house. If you don’t have reusable school supplies at home, you might have the materials to make them.

Try up-cycling with your kids and change old or useless products into new ones.

Here are a few ideas to get you started:

●Sew blue jeans into pencil cases.

●Turn shoeboxes into arts storage boxes.

●Use an old belt as a books belt.

●Wrap book covers in old posters.

Up-cycling is a great way to develop artistic talent and creative thinking in your children.

*********************************************************************************

PLAN TO PACK AHEAD

Most teachers and schools reward green behavior among students. To help your kids stay green, be sure to have these items on hand so you can pack them litter-less lunches.

Here’s what you need:

●Reusable lunch containers.

●A firm lunchbox and thermos（水瓶）.

●Reusable napkins（餐巾）.

*********************************************************************************

MAP IT OUT

Across the country, kids are thinking about how they’ll get to school. Do I walk? Do I bike? Either way, avoid driving them if at all possible.

Kids need to stay active and want to connect with other local kids on the way to school. Help your children map out their route or get them involved with a local walking school bus. A walking school bus is groups of children walking to school with one or more adults.

*********************************************************************************

We hope these activities will help you and your kids get ready for the new school year, and that you’ll have some fun in the process. Last but not least, some activities may require encouragements … may we suggest some organic chocolate ice cream.

1.What do the suggested activities have in common?

A. Having fun and saving green.

B. Saving money and obeying school rules.

C. Offering food and training skills.

D. Bringing teachers together and saving money.

2.The activities of UP-CYCLING bring benefits of ___________.

a. making old products into creative school supplies

b. making friends with local kids on the way to school

c. bringing fun of cooperation between parents and kids

d. packing litter-less lunches to school

e. developing kids’ artistic talent and creative thinking

A. a, c, d B. b, c, d

C. b, d, e D. a, c, e

3.Which of the following is TRUE about the MAP IT OUT activity?

A. Parents are forbidden to be involved in the activity.

B. Children can learn to read a map and take a correct school bus.

C. Parents are expected to drive their kids to school if possible.

D. Children walk to school together accompanied by one or more adults.

4.The passage is most probably intended for ___________.

A. teachers B. parents C. children D. headmasters

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.D

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：還在為幫助孩子做好返校準備而苦惱嗎？這篇文章將給你推薦一些和孩子一起進行的活動，不僅可以幫助他們做好返校準備，也可以節約錢，更重要的是有助于培養親子關系。

1.A 推理判斷題。根據Try up-cycling with your kids and change old or useless products into new ones.、Most teachers and schools reward green behavior among students、Either way, avoid driving them if at all possible以及第一段的have some fun with them可知選擇A，既有趣又環保。

2.D 細節理解題。根據第一個活動中的Try up-cycling with your kids and change old or useless products into new ones.以及Up-cycling is a great way to develop artistic talent and creative thinking in your children可知選擇D。

3.D 細節理解題。根據最后一個活動介紹中的A walking school bus is groups of children walking to school with one or more adults.可知，選擇D，由一個及一個以上家長陪同。

4.細節理解題。根據最后一段的We hope these activities will help you and your kids可知，這是寫給父母的，故選擇B。

考點：考查說明文閱讀