You can’t emphasize more of the importance of physical education in the schools. Starting next year, most provincial-level regions in China will increase the weighting of physical education in the high school entrance exam, or zhongkao, the Ministry of Education said on Monday.
Director of the ministry’s department of physical, health and arts education Liu Jianjun said PE tests are currently mandatory(强制性的) in the zhongkao in all provincial-level regions, with scores ranging from 30 to 100 points. Based on recent reports the ministry received from local education authorities, most regions plan to significantly increase PE scores in the zhongkao next year, which marks an important development in reforming the evaluation of school physical education, he said.
In late October, Yunnan province increased the zhongkao scores for PE from 50 to 100 points, starting from the fall semester this year, the provincial education department said. It was the first provincial-level region to give PE and the three major subjects—Chinese language, mathematics and English—equal importance in the zhongkao.
The tests are conducted in every semester of middle school and are not intended to differentiate students, the education department said. The department does not encourage students to take after-school cram(塞进的) courses for PE. If they take PE courses seriously, exercise regularly and actively participate in sports competitions, they will achieve high scores in PE, it said.
China’s traditional idea of schooling puts more emphasis on academic education than physical education, and schools often treat PE as less important by not offering enough PE courses. It is also common for teachers in major subjects, such as Chinese language, mathematics and English, to use class time set aside for PE for their own subjects.
4. According to the article, why will the weighting of physical education in the zhongkao be increased?
A.Because it is welcome among students and teachers. |
B.Because most Chinese have changed their traditional ideas. |
C.Because physical education is more important than other subjects. |
D.Because reforming the evaluation of school physical education is very important. |
5. According to the education department, how could students get high scores in PE in the zhongkao?
A.They needn’t take PE courses seriously. |
B.They have to do sports regularly and actively. |
C.They only need to take part in the sports which they are interested in. |
D.They should be encouraged to take after-school cram courses for PE. |
6. Traditionally the idea of schooling in China does NOT include
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A.all the courses should be treated equally |
B.schools needn’t have enough PE courses |
C.PE classes should be set aside for other major classes |
D.academic education is more important than physical education |
7. We can find this article in a
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A.map | B.guidebook | C.newspaper | D.novel |