Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one Word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully before making your choices.Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Physical activity does the body good, and there's growing evidence that it helps the brain too.Researchers in the Netherlands report that children who get more exercise, whether at school or on their own. 26 to have higher GPAs and better scores on standardized tests.In a 27 of 14 studies that looked at physical activity and academic 28 , investigators found that the more children moved.the better their grades were in school, 29 in the basic subjects of math, English and reading.
The data will certainly fuel the ongoing debate over whether physical education classes should be cut as schools struggle to 30 on smaller budgets.The arguments against physical education have included concerns that gym time may be taking away from study time.With standardized test scores in the U.S. 31 in recent years, some administrators believe students need to spend more time in the classroom instead of on the playground.But as these findings show,exercise and academics may not be 32 exclusive.Physical activity can improve blood 33 to the brain, fueling memory,attention and creativity,which are 34 to learning. And exercise releases hormones that can improve 35 and relieve stress, which can also help learning.So while it may seem as if kids are just exercising their bodies when they, re running around, they may actually be exercising their brains as well.
A.attendance
B.consequently
C.current
D.depressing
E.dropping
F.essential
G.feasible
H.flow
I.mood
J.mutually
K.particularly
L.performance
M.review
N.survive
O.tend
答案解析：
26.根据原文“children who get more exercise, whether at school or on their own...to have higher GPAs and better scores on standardized tests”，这里表达的是“更经常锻炼的孩子往往有更高的平均绩点和更好的标准化考试成绩”。“tend to do sth.”是固定搭配，意为“倾向于做某事，往往做某事”，所以选O。
27.根据原文“In a...of 14 studies that looked at physical activity and academic...”，这里说的是“在一项对14项研究的……中，这些研究关注的是身体活动和学业……”。“review”有“回顾，评审，综述”的意思，“a review of...”表示“对……的回顾/综述”，符合语境，所以选M。
28.根据原文“physical activity and academic...”，结合前文提到研究关注身体活动和与学业相关的成绩等方面，这里应该是“学业表现”。“performance”有“表现，业绩”的意思，“academic performance”即“学业表现”，所以选L。
29.根据原文“the better their grades were in school,...in the basic subjects of math, English and reading”，这里是在进一步强调在数学、英语和阅读这些基础学科中成绩更好，“particularly”意为“特别，尤其”，用于强调特定的情况或方面，符合语境，所以选K。
30.根据原文“The data will certainly fuel the ongoing debate over whether physical education classes should be cut as schools struggle to...on smaller budgets”，这里说的是学校在努力用更少的预算来“维持”。“survive”有“生存，存活，维持下去”的意思，“struggle to survive on...”表示“努力靠……维持下去”，符合语境，所以选N。
31.根据原文“With standardized test scores in the U.S....in recent years, some administrators believe students need to spend more time in the classroom instead of on the playground”，结合后文说一些管理者认为学生应该更多待在教室而不是操场，可推测是美国标准化考试成绩在“下降”。“dropping”是“drop”的现在分词形式，“drop”有“下降，降低”的意思，“with...doing”结构表示伴随状态，所以选E。
32.根据原文“But as these findings show, exercise and academics may not be...exclusive”，结合前文提到有人认为锻炼占用学习时间，但研究发现并非如此，这里表达的是锻炼和学业可能并非“相互排斥”。“mutually”意为“相互地，彼此地”，“mutually exclusive”是固定短语，意为“相互排斥的”，所以选J。
33.根据原文“Physical activity can improve blood...to the brain”，这里说的是身体活动可以改善大脑的血液“流动”。“flow”有“流动，流淌”的意思，“blood flow”即“血流，血液流动”，所以选H。
34.根据原文“fueling memory, attention and creativity, which are...to learning”，这里表达的是记忆力、注意力和创造力对学习是“必要的”。“essential”意为“必要的，必不可少的”，“be essential to...”表示“对……是必要的”，所以选F。
35.根据原文“And exercise releases hormones that can improve...and relieve stress, which can also help learning”，这里说的是锻炼释放的激素可以改善“情绪”并缓解压力，从而有助于学习。“mood”意为“情绪，心情”，“improve mood”表示“改善情绪”，所以选I。
