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.

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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.

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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）.

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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.

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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】

试题分析：还在为帮助孩子做好返校准备而苦恼吗？这篇文章将给你推荐一些和孩子一起进行的活动，不仅可以帮助他们做好返校准备，也可以节约钱，更重要的是有助于培养亲子关系。

1.A 推理判断题。根据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可知选择A，既有趣又环保。

2.D 细节理解题。根据第一个活动中的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可知选择D。

3.D 细节理解题。根据最后一个活动介绍中的A walking school bus is groups of children walking to school with one or more adults.可知，选择D，由一个及一个以上家长陪同。

4.细节理解题。根据最后一段的We hope these activities will help you and your kids可知，这是写给父母的，故选择B。

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