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核心必刷题六阅读理解——意图推断题
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day comes out. I hear him making sense of
friendship and its limits. This is the unexpected
(1月浙江) At the start of the 20th century,
and rare parental opportunity to hear more.
an American engineer named John El fret h Wa
at-
Many primary schools support walking
kins made predictions about life today. His pre-
school-bus routes(路线) , with days of regular,
dictions about slowing population growth,
mo
parent-accompanied walks. Doing just one of
bile phones and increasing height were close to
these a few times a week is better than nothing.
the mark.But he was wrong in one prediction:
It can be tough to begin and takes a little plan-
that everybody would walk 1
miles a day.
ning-running shoes by the front door, lunches
Today, in Australia, most children on aver
made the night before, umbrellas on rainy days
age fall 2, 000 steps short of the physical activity
and hats on hot ones—but it's certainly worth
they need to avoid being overweight. In the early
trying.
1970s,40
per cent of children walked to school,
24.Why does the author mention Watkins'pre-
while in 2010, it was as low as 15 per cent.
dictions in the first paragraph?
The decline is not because we have all be-
A.To make comparisons.
come lazy. Families are pressed for time, many
B.To introduce the topic.
with both parents working to pay for their
C.To support her argument.
house, often working hours not of their choo
D.To provide examples.
sing, living in car-dependent neighborhoods with
25.What has caused the decrease in Australian
limited public transport.
The other side of the coin is equally a d epri-
children's physical activity?
vation:for health and well-being, as well as lost
A.Plain laziness.
opportunities(机会) for children to get to know
B.Health problems.
their local surroundings. And for parents there
C.Lack of time.
are lost opportunities to walk and talk with their
D.Security concerns.
young scholar about their day.
26.Why does the author find walking with her
Most parents