Question

     How do students spend their spare time after finishing their homework? Watch TV, play computer games, or go outside to relax? Here’s a good example.

     Tim and Kerry Meek are both teachers. They live in the UK with their two daughters: eleven-year-old Amy and nine-year-old Ella. Recently, the Meek family has become the focus of the whole country after they completed 100 different outdoor activities in one year.

     The Meek couple didn’t want their children to spend all their free time in front of the TV and become “couch tomatoes”. So about one year ago, the Meeks decided that watching TV and playing computer games were not permitted . Instead, they set 100 tasks for the two girls to do outside. Although Mr. and Mrs. Meek are not outdoor activity fans, they took part in all the activities to encourage their daughters. It turns out that the two sisters really had a good time joining activities.

     Every holiday and weekend, whether it’s sunny, rainy or snowy, the Meeks’ would set off to try the activities on their list, including hiking, sailing, climbing , skiing, and so on. The two little girls not only had a wonderful time, but also learned a lot of skills from the activities. They were even able to stand up in front of their school to give a talk for charity. “Our friends spend a lot of their free time doing things which are harmful to their health. Luckily, we’ve had the chance to experience something different.” Amy and Ella also helped their parents to draw up a new list of challenges for the next 12 months.

1.請用中文出現的詞語將下列句子補充完整，使句子意思連貫。

  As a student, you should do more outdoor exercises in order not to__________________.

2.Why did the Meeks become the focus of the UK?

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3.When did the Meeks go out to do the activities?

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4.請將穩中劃線句子翻譯成漢語。

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5.Please tell us what you have learned from this passage with two sentences in your own words.

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Answer 1

1.become/be a “couch potato”

2.Because they completed 100 different outdoor activities in one year.

3.Every holiday and weekend.

4.我們的朋友花了大量的業余時間做了對他們的身體有害的事情。幸運的是我們有機會體驗了與之不同的事情。

5.We should do more outdoor exercises to keep healthy/fit in our spare time.

  We can get a lot of skills /learn a lot from outdoor activities.