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AreSportsBadforYou?

[Pre-reading______________________________

Thinkaboutthefollowingquestions.

1.Whoisafamoussportsstarinyourcountry?

2.Whyisheorsheastar?

3.Isthispersonagoodexampleforyoungpeople?

Whyorwhynot?

■VocabularyPreview____________________

Writetheletterofthewordorphrasewiththesamemeaningastheunderlinedword.

A.makestrongerE.beliefsapersonfollowsinlife

B.boldandactive;readytofightorattackF.havingagoodbodyandmind

C.let;permitG.bad

D.OKH.result;consequence

1.Youshouldexerciseeveryday.Ilishealthyforyou.

2.Takingtennislessonshadabigeffectonmyplaying.

3.Sheisaveryaggressiveplayer.Shealwaystrieshardtowin.

4.Afteralesson,youshouldpracticetoreinforcewhatyoulearned.

5?Itisneveracceptabletohitanotherplayer.

6.Ifyouthinknegativethoughtsbeforethegame,youwilllose.

7.Honestyandhardworkarevalueseverybodyrespects.

8.Hisparentsdidnotallowhimtojointheschool'ssoccerteam.

|ReadingComprehension

Peoplethinkchildrenshouldplaysports.Sportsarefun,andchildrenkeephealthywhile

playingwithothers.However,playingsportscanhavenegativeeffectsonchildren.Itmayproduce

feelingsofpoorself-esteemoraqeinssicebehaviorinsomechildren.Accordingtoresearchonkids

andsports,40millionkidsplaysportsintheUS.Ofcourse,18millionsaytheyhavebeenyelledat

orcallednameswhileplayingsports.Thisleavesmanychildrenwithabadimpressionofsports.

Theythinksportsarejusttooaggressive.

Manyresearchersbelieveadults,especiallyparentsandcoaches,arethemaincauseoftoo

muchaggressioninchildren'ssports.Theybelievechildrencopyaggressiveadultbehavior.This

behavioristhenfurtherreinforcedthroughbothpositiveandnegativefeedback.Parentsand

coachesarepowerfulteachersbecausechildrenusuallylookuptothem.Oftentheseadultsbehave

aggressivelythemselves,sendingchildrenthemessagethatwinningiseverything.Manyparentsgo

tochildren'ssportingeventsandyellinsultsatotherplayersorcheerwhentheirchildbehaves

aggressively.Aswell,childrenareeventaughtthathurtingotherplayersisacceptableorarepushed

tocontinueplayingevenwhentheyareinjured.Inaddition,themediamakeviolenceseemexciting.

Childrenwatchadultsportsgamesandseeviolentbehaviorreplayedoverandoverontelevision.

Asasociety,wereallyneedtofaceuptothisproblemanddosomethingaboutit.Parentsand

coachesshouldactasbetterexamplesforchildren.Theyalsoneedtoteachchildrenbettervalues.

Theyshouldnotjustcheerwhenchildrenwinoractaggressively.Theyshouldteachchildrento

enjoythemselveswhethertheywinornot.Itisnotnecessarytoknockyourselfouttoenjoysports.

Winningisnoteverything.Inaddition,childrenshouldnotbeallowedcontinuetoplaywhenthey

areinjured.Ifadultsallowchildrentoplaywheninjured,thisgivesthemessagethathealthisnotas

importantaswinning.Ifwemakesomebasicchanges,childrenmightlearntoenjoysportsagain.

，Choosethebestanswer._____________________________________________

1.Whatisthemainideaofthisreading?

A.Childrenoftenbecomeliketheirparents.

B.Childrenneedtoplaysportsinschool.

C.Playingsportsmayhavenegativeresults.

D.Somesportscancausehealthproblems.

2.Howmanychildrensaidtheyhadsomenegativeexperiencewhenplayingsports?

A.Allofthechildren

B.Morethanhalfofthechildren

C.Lessthanhalfofthechildren

D.About10%ofthechildren

3.Whichisdescribedasthemaincauseofmoreaggressiveplaying

A.AdultsB.Childrenwithlowgradesinschool

C.NewrulesinsportsD.Otherplayers

4.Whatdoesthewritersuggest?

A.Aggressivesportsshouldnotbeshownontelevision.

B.Childrenshouldnotplaysportsuntilhighschool.

C.Coachesshouldberequiredtostudychildpsychology.

D.Parentsshouldteachchildrentoplaysportsforfunandexercise.

5.WhatwouldprobablyNOTbedonewhenufacinguptoaproblem”?

A.IgnoringtheproblemB.Findingthereason

C.AdmittingthereisaproblemD.Lookingforasolution

IdiomaticExpressions.___________________________________________________

Findtheseidiomsinthereading.

call(someone)namestoinsultorabusesomeonewithwords漫罵某人

Itisnotnicetocallpeoplenames.

overandoveragainandagain;manytimes一遍又一遍

Shetoldhimoverandovernottodothat.

Knockyourselfouttotrysohardyoubecomeexhausted使自己精疲力竭

Don'tknockyourselfout!Thisisafootballmatch,notawar!

Fillintheblanks.Useeachoftheaboveidiomsonce.Changetheformofthewordsif

needed.

1.EvenifImyself,Tilnevergetan"A"inmath.

2.Inschool,childrenusedtoherlike“MopTop”or"PoodleHead”becauseofhercurly

hair.

3.Thisherfavoritebook.Shelikestoreadit.

Summary

Fillintheblankswiththecorrectwords.

Acceptableaggressivecallednameseffectshealthymain

Sportsanbe1.forchildren,butsomethingtherearealso.

negative2fromsports.Forexample,childrenwhodon'tplay

wellmaybe3.oryelledat.Parentsandcoachessometimes

alsoteachchildrenthat4.playisOKinsports.Becauseof

this,childrenmaythinkitis5.tohurtothersinsportsandin

lifeaslongastheywin.Parentsneedtoteachchildrenthatthe

6.thingistohavefunratherthanfocusjustonwinning.

.Discussion

■Discussthefollowingquestions.

1.Howoldwereyouwhenyoufirstplayedacompetitivesport?

2.Haveyoueverbeenhurtplayingasport?Howoldwereyouatthetime,andwhathappened?

3.Whatsport,ifany,didyouplayinhighschool?

JWriting

Writeyourownshortparagraphbyansweringthequestionsbelow.

PlayingSports

Example

(1)Whichsportsarepopularinhigh^^A

Footballandbasketballarepopular

schoolinyourcountry?sportsinhighschoolintheUS.My

(2)Whatwasyourhighschoolteam'sschoofsteamwasthePanthers.Our

footballteamwasverygood,butour

name?

basketballteamwasn't.Ididn'thave

(3)Wasyourschoofsteamverygood?anyfriendsoneitheroftheseteams.I

(4)Didyouknowanyoneontheteam?didn'tplaysportsinhighschool.

(5)Didyouplayontheteam?

VocabularyReview

A.Choosethebestwordtofillintheblank.

1.Heworkingallnighttofinishtheproject.

A.calledhimnamesB.figuredhimoutC.gotridofhimD.knockedhimselfout

2.The______thingtorememberistoremaincalmduringafire.

A.acceptableB.mainC.negativeD.powerful

3.Herparentstriedtoteachhergood_____.

A.effectsB.problemsC.valuesD.winning

4.Theanimalwillnotattackyou.Itisnot______.

A.aggres