Phys ed is making a comeback as a part of the school core curriculum. but with a

       Phys ed （physical education） is making a comeback as a part of theschool core curriculum（核心课程）， but witha difference．Whilegroup sports are still part of the curriculum, the new way is to teach skillsthat are useful beyond gym class．Instead oflearning how to climb a rope, children are taught to lift weights, balancetheir diets and build physical endurance（忍耐力）．In this way，kids aregiven the tools and skills and experiences so they can lead a physically activelife the rest of their life．

       Considering that 15 percentof American children 6 to 18 are overweight, supporters say more money andthought must be put into phys ed curriculum．In many cases, that may mean not just replacing the old gym-classmodel with fitness programs but also starting up phys ed programs becauseschool boards often "put P．E．on the chopping block（砧板）, cutting it entirelyor decreasing its teachers or the days it is offered," says AliciaMoag-Stahlberg, the executive director of Action for Health Kids．The difference in phys ed programs ispartly due to the lack of a national standard．"Physical education needs to be part of the corecurriculum," she added．

       The wisdom of the newapproach has some scientific support．Researchers at the University of Wisconsin have showed howeffective the fit-for-life model of gym class can be．They observed how 50 overweight childrenlost more weight when they cycled and skied cross-country （越野）than when they playedsports．The researchers alsofound that teaching sports like football resulted in less overall movement,partly because some reluctant students were able to sit on the bench．

       Another problem with simplyteaching group sports in gym class is that only a small percentage of studentscontinue playing them after graduating from high school．The new method teaches skills thattranslate to adulthood．

1.Accordingto the passage, what is usually taught in the old gym class?

       A．Lift weights                                      B．Climb a rope    

       C．Cycle                                          D．Have a balanced diet

2.Whatdoes Alicia Moag-Stahlberg mean by saying “some school boards put P．E．on the chopping block”?

    A．Schools donot pay enough attention to P．E．．

    B．Schoolswelcome P．E．but do not have time for it．

    C．Schoolsput P．E．in the first place．

    D．Schoolscut down other subjects’ time for P．E．．

3.Which isNOT the reason to carry out phys ed programs according to the passage?

    A．Moreteenagers are overweight．

    B．Traditionalgroup sports teaching is not effective．

    C．Studentsneed to learn some skills to help them lead a physically active life．

    D．Phys edprograms need less money to support．

4.How manyproblems are mentioned in the passage with simply teaching group sports?

    A．Two               B．Three             C．Four               D．One

5.What’sthe difference between the come-back phys ed and the ordinary gym-class model？

    A．The Physed teaches group sports．

    B．The Physed provides more fitness programs．

    C．The Physed teaches tools and skills which could be used in the future life．

    D．The Physed has more support from the government．

试题答案

【答案】

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.A

5.C

【解析】略