2013年高考英语二轮专题训练 阅读理解60天二七.docVIP

2013年高考英语二轮专题训练 阅读理解60天（27） READING COMPREHENSION Directions： Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A，B，C and D.Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage. A Too cold for recess? School policies vary as much as temps When is it too cold for schoolchildren to go outside for recess（课间休息）? The answer varies widely based on where a school is located and what the kids are used to. Consider: One northern Minnesota school says it has to be 15 below zero before kids are kept inside. But in areas along the East Coast, temperatures below 35 to 40 degrees could keep kids inside. Canceling recess because of the cold is no small issue considering that much of the USA is trembling through what may be its coldest winter in a generation, according to AccuWeather. There is no national temperature standard for when to keep kids inside during the winter months, the U.S. Department of Education says. Decisions are made at the local level, either by principals or school districts. Consequently, policies are all over the map: ? In International Falls, Minn., the self-described Icebox of the Nation, where the average high temperature in January is 13 degrees, Falls Elementary School Principal Jerry Hilfer says, if its 15 below (or warmer), they go out, no matter what. At 20 below, it gets iffy, he adds. ? In Wicomico County, Md., principals typically keep children indoors when temperatures drop below freezing, or if its raining or snowing, says Susan Jones, the school systems director of elementary education. Thats the bottom line, says Curtis Twilley, principal of Pemberton Elementary School in Salisbury, Md. Twilley says students get little exercise when recess stays indoors. At Pemberton Elementary, the students will typically play board games or computer games in a classroom because the schools