题型：阅读选择 题类： 难易度：普通
江西省景德镇市乐平市2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末英语试题
Do you know what the body mass index（BMI, 体重指数）is? According to the National Health Service, BMI is a measure（测量方法）that uses your height and weight to work out if you are fit.
Some cities in China have included BMI in the PE test for the high school entrance examination, or zhongkao. For example, Beijing in 2021 announced that BMI officially became a subject of the PE test for the zhongkao. Chengdu and Shanghai have also started similar actions. BMI in cities like Xiamen, although not included in the zhongkao, still plays a role in regular PE tests.
Zhang Yanshu is a grade 8 student from Beijing Chaoyang Foreign Language School. He used to be overweight. "It was this summer that I decided to work on my BMI, " Zhang said. He started by running with his dad, and soon took a stamina（体能）course which trained him for different things like running, pull-ups and so on. "I think BMI and the events for the exam go well together. When I practice the events, my BMI gets better; when my BMI gets better, I feel more energetic（精力充沛的）doing the events. "
Zhang also paid much attention to his diet. "I ate brown rice instead of white rice, and chicken for meat most of the time, " he said. "It was for sure sad. " His BMI reached a normal level after four months of effort（努力）"My health and willpower（意志力）have seen a big improvement. "
Chen Kaifei, 14, also from Beijing said that BMI is also a problem for students who are too thin, and has caused some"figure anxiety（身材焦虑）"among students. "However, mostly I think it has a good influence, " Chen said. "Everyone has a better understanding of their body and health conditions, and I started to care about my diet and lifestyle every day, simply to keep my BMI at a good level. "
Mother's Day first began in America. A mother was very kind. After she died, her daughter wanted to remember her so she wanted to make a day for all the mothers. In 1913, America decided to make the second Sunday of May to be Mother's Day and every family had to put up a national flag to show their love to mothers. Later, it became an important festival to remember and praise(赞扬) all the mothers in the world.
In China, some people want to make our own Mother's Day. There is a famous story about Mother Meng. She loved her son very much and did a lot for her son. Chinese people think she was a great mother, so people want to make lunar(阴历的) April 2nd to be the day. Because Mother Meng's son——Mengzi was born on that day.
On Mother's Day, children often help their mothers do some cleaning and they also buy gifts for their mothers. Some mothers even go for a trip and have some other activities to celebrate this day.
Mother's Day
Countries | Dates | Specialties(特色) |
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