湖北省中考英语阅读理解提高训练19.docxVIP

阅读理解提高训练 19 A Are you carrying too much on your back at school? You ’re not alone. Back experts( 专家 ) in the USA are worried about that young students are having back and neck problems because they are carrying too much in their backpacks . “ It hurts my back when I run, ” said Ebelin Reyes, a student in Virginia. “It ’ s hard to get up the stairs with my backpack because it ’s too heavy. ” Students have to carry heavy backpacks on their backs for a whole week ’ s study. Ebelin is one of them. They have regular( 固定的 )backpacks with two straps( 带子 ) to carry them, but a number of students with heavy loads( 负担 ) have switched to rolling backpacks. The backpacks have wheels and can roll on the ground. Shirley Park ’ s backpack weighs 10 kilos, and she said, “I ’ ll change to a rolling backpack because I am starting to have back pain. ” How much is too much? Experts say that students should carry no more than 10% to 15% of their own body weight. A few students have had a good idea to lighten( 减 轻) the load: less homework. Lighten the load. Take home only the books the students need that day. (2) Wide straps are better. They can send out weight over your shoulders ( 肩 )and be sure to wear backpacks with two straps. (3) The heaviest things should be packed closest to the back. (4) Bend( 弯曲 ) both knees when you pick up the pack, don ’ t just bend over the waist( 腰 ). The main idea of the passage is about _______. A. the problems made by rolling backpacks the advantage of backpacks the best backpacks for students From what Ebelin Reyes and Shirley Park said, we know______. A. students like to carry heavy backpacks students have to do a lot of homework backpacks with wheels are bad for students students have no time to play because of heavy backpacks The underlined word“switch to ” means______. A. use for B. turn to C. catch up D. begin to use 4. According to the experts, it ’ s better for a student of 40 kilos to carry of ____ at most. A. 10 kilos B. 8 kilos C