Question

    Are you carrying too much on your back at school? You’re not alone. Back experts in the United States are worried that young students are having back and neck problems as a result of carrying too much in their back-packs.

    “It hurts my back when I run.”said Oberlin Reyes, a student in Virginia. “It’s hard to get up the stairs with my backpack, because it’s too heavy.”

    Oberlin is among the students whose backpacks were overweighed in a recent study.

    They had regular backpacks with two straps to carry them, but a number of students with heavy loads had switched to rolling backpacks.

    Shirley Park, whose backpack weighed 10 kilograms, said she changed to a rolling backpack because she was starting to have back pain.

    How much is too much? Experts say students should carry no more than 10 to 15 percent of their own body weight.

    A few students had one suggestion to lighten the load: less homework.

    P.S.

    Doctor’s suggestions:

    （1）Lighten the load. Clean out binders and take home only the books you need that night.

    （2）Wide straps are better. They send out the weight over your shoulders more evenly. And be sure to wear both straps rather than hang the pack over one shoulder.

    （3）Pack smart. The heavier things should be packed close to the back.

    （4）Bend both knees when you pick up the pack, and don’t just bend over at the waist.

1. ___________ is the main idea of the text.

    A. The problems of backpacks is worth studying

    B. The problem made by heavy backpacks

    C. What is the best backpack for a student

    D. How to make students’ backpacks light

2. According to Oberlin Reyes and Shirley Park, we know ___________.

    A. students have to do much homework

    B. students have to carry heavy backpacks

    C. backpacks without wheels are bad for students

    D. too much homework leaves students no free time

3. The expression“switched to”in the text perhaps means __________.

    A. started to use                                 B. turned on

    C. caught up                                      D. used for

4. According to the passage, it’s better for a student of 40 kilograms to carry a backpack of ___________ at most by the words of experts.

    A. 10kg                 B. 8kg                   C. 6kg                   D. 7kg

5. If students follow the doctor’s suggestions they ____________.

    A. may lighten their backpack

    B. can learn how to help themselves

    C. may feel their backpacks are lighter

    D. will know how to wear backpacks

Answer 1

D B A C C