Liu Xingwu, a primary school math teacher in Shiqian County, Southwest China’s Guizhou Province, usually goes to play basketball with his colleagues on the school’s rooftop playground instead of going straight home, as he used to do,
Liu started working at the school last autumn, which was established in 1996. Located in an old area of the county, and with a shortage of fund, it was hard for the school to increase its sports fields.
All 2, 600 students had to take their PE classes in the open space next to the teaching building before. What’s more, all collective activities were also held there before.
According to Gan Youjun, a PE teacher who has worked at the school for eight years, with all the students taking PE at the same time, they all had to cluster together, and as a result, there was no enough space for educational activities.
“Things changed this year. A public welfare foundation (福利基金会) in Shanghai and several other companies in Shanghai donated 590, 000 yuan to help us build a playground,” said school headteacher Zhang Yi. Zhang and his partners decided to build a rooftop playground because there was no other available (可用的) land, and they started the construction this summer vacation. The playground, containing two basketball courts, a football field, a plastic running track and a badminton court, as well as a throwing zone, came into use this September.
“The playground not only broadens the school’s sports facilities (设施), but also provides more fitness facilities for students and teachers, ”Zhang said. Liu usually plays basketball for one hour after school, “It makes me feel relaxed and ensures a better performance in class,” he said. In addition, Gan also found that his students’ interest in PE is much higher than before, since they now have better conditions and facilities.
4. What enabled the school to build a new playground?
A.A large piece of available land. |
B.A large donation from Shanghai. |
C.The headteacher and his partners’ donation. |
D.The goal of making students much healthier. |
5. What does the underlined word “cluster” in paragraph 4 mean?
A.Crowd. | B.Run. | C.Grow. | D.Pull. |
6. What can be inferred about the new playground from the last paragraph?
A.It will fall out of use some day. |
B.It limits students’ after-school life. |
C.It will increase the school’s daily expenses. |
D.It’s of great benefit to both teachers and students. |
7. What is the best title for the text?
A.PE is very important to students |
B.Welfare foundation funds a primary school |
C.New playground does much good to a primary school |
D.More kids are inspired to take part in sports in Guizhou |