No more heavy school bags for Indian students

甘肅山丹縣第一中學 王發珍

聽力掃障

1.approve v.批準

2.in accordance with依照

3.denounce v.譴責

4.spine n.脊柱

5.federal adj.聯邦制的

掃碼聽測

Ⅰ.聽力理解

聽下面一段錄音并閱讀3個簡短的陳述，根據錄音內容判斷這些陳述是否符合所聽內容，考查重點是學生對意義的理解能力和信息獲取能力。

In this section， you will hear a passage.After you hear the passage， decide whether each of the statement is correct（A）， incorrect（B） or not mentioned （C）.

1 2 A B C A B C Children in Classes 1 and 2 will not do any homework.For students in Class 4，the schoolbags shouldn't weigh more than 5 kilograms.3Heavy schoolbags can result in children's poor performance in study.A B C

Ⅱ.聽寫練習

一邊聽錄音一邊閱讀以下文字材料，這些文字材料不是錄音的全部內容，而是以提綱、摘要、筆記、圖表等形式再現的錄音的主要內容，需要補全的內容一般是錄音中的關鍵信息。注意每空一詞。

No more heavy school bags for Indian students

Indian government said that the weight of children's bag should depend on their 1______._.Students in Classes 1 and 2 would carry 2._______books home.Heavy schoolbags made children suffer from mild 3._______pain，so the Indian state of Maharashtra require that a school bag should weigh no more than 4._______percent of a kid's body weight.Therefore，many schools have begun to use white boards and 5._______in classes.

文本解說

目前，背負沉重的書包給很多孩子的身體帶來了不良影響。為了幫助孩子們解決因書包過重帶來的煩惱，印度政府推出一項新規：書包的重量要依照孩子們的年齡來確定。

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Indian officials recentlyapprovedweight guidelines for children's school bags.

The central government said the weight of the bag shoulddepend onthe age of the child.Iturgedall Indian states to set limitsin accordance withthe new guidance.

Indian officials havedenouncedschools for making students carry heavy school bags and giving young children homework.

Under the guidelines，no homework would be given to children in Classes 1 and 2.This willensurethat the youngest students have no books to carry home.

For students in Classes 3 to 5，the weight of a school bag would never be more than three kilograms.And bags would never weigh more than five kilograms for students in Class 10.

The Indian government noted studies that show how a heavy load canaffectstudents'soft and developingspines.

One study by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India found that 68 percent of young children might suffer from mild back pain.The mild pain can develop into long-term back pain and affect bones of the spinal column.

The study involved more than 2，500 children between the ages of 7 and 13.It found that more than 88 percent of children carried more than 45 percent of their body weight on their backs.

Rashmi Tapke is a mother of two children in Mumbai.She said heavy school bags reflect poor planning.

She supports thefederalweight limits.She added， “If they （schools） plan， they can repeat the subjects taught and thus reduce the load.My kids find it difficult to carry so many books.”

Mumbai is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra.The state requires that a school bag's weight should be no more than 10 percent of a child's body weight.Many schools there have started using white boards and projectors in classes.This has reduced the number of books to be carried to school.

But in large parts of rural India，children still have to walk great distances，weighed down by heavy school bags.

Rajinder Shukla's daughter attends school in Uttar Pradesh state.He said she has to bring about 4 to 5 kilograms of books in her school bag and also carry her lunch box and water bottle in a separate bag.

Language Study

Ⅰ.Important vocabulary in the text

1.depend on取決于

2.urge v.敦促；竭力主張

3.ensure v.確保

4.affect v.影響

5.suffer from遭受

Ⅱ.Complete the following sentences in correct forms with the vocabulary given above.

1.Listening to the loud music for a long time can seriously _______our hearing.

2.To _______every student can be interested in her class，the young teacher designed different kinds of class activities.

3.Although he _______a bad cold，he still came to help me without hesitation.

4.All the students are _______to do more reading instead of watching TV.

5.Whether you want to do the task will_______ yourself.