中国银行英语模拟试题

1/20中国2010年银行校园招聘笔试试卷(A)考试形式：闭卷考试时间：90分钟(14：00-15：30)PartⅠ(10minutes)1.Executivesofthepanyenjoyedan___B_____lifestyleoffreegifts，finewinesandhighsalaries.AexquisiteBestravagantCexoticDeccentric2.Ifyouwanttogetintothattunnel，youfirsthaveto____B__awayalltherocks.AhaulBrepelCdisposeDsnatch3.Somecropsarerelativelyhighyieldersandcoublebeplantedinpreferencetoothersto___A___thefoodsupply.AenhanseBcurbCdisruptDheighten4.AstronomersattheuniversitiesofCaliforniadiscoveredonofthemostdistant_____C__.AparadoxesBparadisesCgalaxiesDshuttles5.Manygreatscientists___D___theirsuccesstohardwork.AportrayBascribeCimpartDacknowledge6.ItisgenerallyknownthatNewYorkisacityforandacenterfor__D____oddbitsofinformation.A)veteransB)pedestriansC)victimsD)eccentricsperformancedidnotconfirmthis.A)certifyB)classify2/20C)clarifyD)notify8.Inspiteofthe___B___，itseemedthatmanyoftheinvitedguestswouldstillshowup.A)deviationB)controversyC)distinctionD)parison9.Therelativesofthosekilledinthecrashgottogethertoseek___C___.A)premiumB)repaymentC)pensationD)refund10.Atfirsteverythingwentwellwiththeprojectbutrecentlywehavehadanumberof___D___withthemachinery.A)disturbancesB)outputsC)setbacksD)distortions11.Thesignsetupbytheroad___A__driverstoasharpturn.A)alertsB)refreshesC)pleadsD)diverts12.Thedoctorsdon`t___C__thatthepatientwilllivemuchlonger.A)monitorB)manifestC)articulateD)anticipate13.Callyourdoctorforadviceifthe__C___persistformorethanafewdays.A)responsesB)signalsC)symptomsD)reflections14.Wefinditimpossibleto__C___withthelatestsafetyregulations.A)accordB)unifyC)obeyD)ply15.ProfessorSmithandProfessorBrownwill___A__inpresentingtheseriesoflecturesonAmericanliterature.A)alterB)alternateC)substituteD)exchange3/2016.Havinga(n)___D___attitudetowardspeoplewithdifferentideasisanindicationthatonehasbeenwelleducated.A)analyticalB)bearableC)elasticD)tolerant17.Noformofgovernmentintheworldis___A___;eachsystemreflectsthehistoryandpresentneedsoftheregionorthenation.A)dominantB)influentialC)integralD)drastic18.Inspiteofthe___A___economicforecast，manufacturingoutputhasrisenslightly.A)faintB)dizzyC)gloomyD)opaque19.ToooftenDr.Johnson’slectures__B____howtoprotectthedoctorratherthanhowtocurethepatient.A)looktoB)dwellonC)permeateintoD)shrugoff20.LocatedinWashingtonD.C.，theLibraryofCongresscontainsanimpressive____C__ofbooksoneveryconceivablesubject.A)flockB)configurationC)pileD)arrayPARTⅡ(5minutes)11.Garylosthisbikeontheplayground,thathisunclegavehimasabirthdaypresent.12342.Workhardinschoolmeansbeingsuccessfulonedayinthefuture.12343.Thosefarmersarenowbusyontheharvestofwheatrighetnow.12344.I'mwritingtoapologisetoyouforthemistakesihadmadethatday.12344/205.Allthepartentswishtheirchildrentobeeoneswithgoodmanner.6.Theboyissoshortthathischassmatesoftenmakejokesonhim.7.Youcanfindsomegoodsdviesaboutlearningenglishinthisbook8.IalwayskeepadictionarybesidesmewhenI'mreadingchinadaily.9.Herteacherswereallverysurprisedforherbadresuleintheexam.10.Allwhatyouhavetodoisdrawdirectlyontoblankfilmandthenrunthefilmthroughaprojector.PARTⅢcloze(10minutes)SomehistoriansaythatthemostimportantcontributionofDwightEisenhower’spresidency(总统任期)inthe1950swastheU.S.interstatehighwaysystem.Itwasa__62__project,easilysurpassingthescaleofsuchprevioushuman__63__asthePanamaCanal.Eisenhower’sinterstatehighways__64__thenationtogetherinnewwaysand__65__majoreconomicgrowthbymakingmerceless__66__.Today,aninformationsuperhighwayhasbeenbuilt—anelectronicnetworkthat__67__libraries,corporations,governmentagenciesand__68__.ThiselectronicsuperhighwayiscalledtheInternet,__69__itisthebackbone(主干)oftheWorldWideWeb.TheInternethadits__70__ina1969U.S.DefenseDepartmentputernetworkcalledARPAnet,which__71__AdvancedResearchProjectsAgencyNetwork.ThePentagonbuiltthenetworkformilitarycontractorsanduniversitiesdoingmilitaryresearchto__72__information.In1983theNationalScienceFoundation(NSF),__73__missionistopromotescience,tookover.ThisnewNSFnetwork__74__moreandmoreinstitutionalusers,mayof__75__hadtheirowninternalnetworks.Forexample,mostuniversitiesthat__76__theNSFnetworkhadintracampusputernetworks.TheNSFnetwork__77__becameaconnectorforthousandsofothernetworks.__78__abackbonesystemthatinterconnectsnetworks,internetwasanamethatfit.SowecanseethattheInternetisthewiredinfrastructure(基础设施)onwhichweb__79__move.Itbeganasamilitarymunicationsystem,whichexpandedintoagovernment-funded__80__researchnetwork.Today,theInternetisauser-financedsystemtyingintuitionsofmanysortstogether__81__an“informationsuperhighway.”62.A)conciseC)massiveB)radicalD)trivial63.A)behaviorsC)inventions5/20B)endeavorsD)elements64.A)packedC)suppressedB)stuckD)bound65.A)facilitatedC)mobilizedB)modifiedD)terminated66.A)petitiveC)exclusiveB)parativeD)expensive67.A)mergesC)relaysB)connectsD)unifies68.A)figuresC)individualsB)personalitiesD)humans69.A)andC)orB)yetD)while70.A)samplesC)originsB)sourcesD)precedents71.A)stoodbyC)stoodagainstB)stoodforD)stoodover72.A)exchangeC)switchB)bypassD)interact73.A)theirC)whenB)thatD)whose74.A)expandedC)attractedB)contractedD)extended75.A)whatC)theseB)whichD)them76.A)joinedC)participatedB)attachedD)involved77.A)moreoverC)likewiseB)howeverD)then78.A)WithC)In6/20B)ByD)As79.A)contextsC)messagesB)signsD)leaflets80.A)citizenC)amateurB)civilianD)resident81.A)intoC)overB)amidD)towardPartIVReadingprehension(ReadinginDepth)(60minutes)SectionAPassageOneQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Forhundredsofmillionsofyears,turtles(海龟)havestruggledoutoftheseatolaytheireggsonsandybeaches,longbeforetherewerenaturedocumentariestocelebratethem,orGPSsatellitesandmarinebiologiststotrackthem,orvolunteerstohand-carrythehatchlings(幼龟)downtothewater’sedgelesttheybeedisorientedbyheadlightsandcrawltowardsamotelparkinglotinstead.AformidablewallofbureaucracyhasbeenerectedtoprotecttheirprimenestingontheAtlanticcoastlines.Withallthatattentionpaidtothem,you’dthinkthesecreatureswouldatleasthavethegratitudenottogoextinct.ButNatureisindifferenttohumannotionsoffairness,andareportbytheFishandWildlifeServiceshowedaworrisomedropinthepopulationsofseveralspeciesofNorthAtlanticturtles,notablyloggerheads,whichcangrowtoasmuchas400pounds.TheSouthFloridanestingpopulation,thelargest,hasdeclinedby50%inthelastdecade,accordingtoElizabethGriffin,amarinebiologistwiththeenvironmentalgroupOceana.ThefigurespromptedOceanatopetitionthegovernmenttoupgradethelevelofprotectionfortheNorthAtlanticloggerheadsfrom“threatened”to“endangered”—meaningtheyareindangerofdisappearingwithoutadditionalhelp.Whichraisestheobviousquestion:whatelsedotheseturtleswantfromus,anyway?Itturnsout,accordingtoGriffin,thatwhilewehavedoneagoodjobofprotectingtheturtlesfortheweekstheyspendonland(asegg-layingfemales,aseggsandashatchlings),wehaveneglectedtheyearsspendintheocean.“Thethreatisfrommercialfishing,”saysGriffin.Trawlers(whichdraglargenetsthroughthewaterandalongtheoceanfloor)andlonglinefishers(whichcandeploythousandsofhooksonlinesthatcanstretchformiles)takeaheavytollonturtles.Ofcourse,likeeveryotherenvironmentalissuetoday,thisisplayingoutagainstthebackgroundofglobalwarmingandhumaninterferencewithnaturalecosystems.Thenarrowstripsofbeachonwhichtheturtleslaytheireggsarebeingsqueezedononesidebydevelopmentandontheotherbythethreatofrisingsealevelsastheoceanswarm.Ultimatelywemustgetahandleonthoseissuesaswell,oracreaturethatoutlivedthedinosaurs(恐龙)willmeetitsendatthehandsofhumans,leavingourdescendants7/20towonderhowcreaturesouglycouldhavewonsomuchaffection.52.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat____B____.A)humanactivitieshavechangedthewayturtlessurviveB)effortshavebeenmadetoprotectturtlesfromdyingoutC)governmentbureaucracyhascontributedtoturtles’extinctionD)marinebiologistsarelookingforthesecretofturtles’reproduction53.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“Natureisindifferenttohumannotionsoffairness”Line,Para.2)?DA)Natureisquitefairregardingthesurvivalofturtles.B)Turtlesarebynatureindifferenttohumanactivities.C)Thecourseofnaturewillnotbechangedbyhumaninterference.D)Theturtlepopulationhasdecreasedinspiteofhumanprotection.54.WhatconstitutesamajorthreattothesurvivalofturtlesaccordingtoElizabethGriffin?BA)Theirinadequatefoodsupply.B)Unregulatedmercialfishing.C)Theirlowerreproductivelyability.D)Contaminationofseawater55.Howdoesglobalwarmingaffectthesurvivalofturtles?DA)Itthreatensthesandybeachesonwhichtheylayeggs.B)Thechangingclimatemakesitdifficultfortheireggstohatch.C)Therisingsealevelsmakeitharderfortheirhatchlingstogrow.D)Ittakesthemlongertoadapttothehighbeachtemperature.56.Thelastsentenceofthepassageismeantto___C_____.A)persuadehumanbeingstoshowmoreaffectionforturtlesB)stressthateventhemostuglyspeciesshouldbeprotectedC)callforeffectivemeasurestoensureseaturtles’survivalD)warnourdescendantsabouttheextinctionofspeciesPassageTwoQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Therearefewmoresoberingonlineactivitiesthanenteringdataintocollege-tuitioncalculatorsandgaspingastheWebspitsbackasix-figuresum.Buteconomistssayfamiliesabouttogointodebttofundfouryearsofpartying,aswellasstudying,canconsolethemselveswiththeknowledgethatcollegeisaninvestmentthat,unlikemanybankstocks,shouldyieldhugedividends.A2008studybytwoHarvardeconomistsnotesthatthe“labor-marketpremiumtoskill”—ortheamountcollegegraduatesearnedthat’sgreaterthanwhathigh-schoolgraduateearned—decreasedformuchofthe20thcentury,buthasebackwithavengeance(报复性地)sincethe1980s.In2005,Thetypicalfull-timeyear-roundU.S.workerwithafour-8/20yearcollegedegreeearned$50,900,62%morethanthe$31,500earnedbyaworkerwithonlyahigh-schooldiploma.There’snoquestionthatgoingtocollegeisasmarteconomicchoice.Butalookatthestrangevariationsintuitionrevealsthatthechoiceaboutwhichcollegetoattenddoesn’tedownmerelytodollarsandcents.DoesgoingtoColumbiaUniversity(tuition,roomandboard$49,260in2007-08)yielda40%greaterreturnthanattendingtheUniversityofColoradoatBoulderasanout-of-statestudent($35,542)?Probablynot.Doesbeinganout-of-statestudentattheUniversityofColoradoatBoulderyieldtwicetheamountofineasbeinganin-statestudent($17,380)there?Notlikely.No,inthisconsumeristage,mostbuyersaren’tevaluatingcollegeasaninvestment,butratherasaconsumerproduct—likeacarorclothesorahouse.Andwithsuchpurchases,priceisonlyoneofmanycrucialfactorstoconsider.Aswithautomobiles,consumersintoday’scollegemarketplacehavevastchoices,andpeoplesearchfortheonethatgivesthemthemostfortandsatisfactioninlinewiththeirbudgets.Thisaccountsforthewillingnessofpeopletopaymorefordifferenttypesofexperiences(suchasattendingaprivateliberal-artscollegeorgoingtoanout-of-statepublicschoolthathasagreatmarine-biologyprogram).Andjustastwoautopurchasersmightspendanequalamountofmoneyonverydifferentcars,collegestudents(or,moreaccurately,theirparents)oftenshowawillingnesstopayessentiallythesamepriceforvastlydifferentproducts.Sowhichisit?Iscollegeaninvestmentproductlikeastockoraconsumerproductlikeacar?Inkeepingwiththeautomotiveworld’shottestconsumertrend,maybeit’sbesttocharacterizeitasahybrid(混合动力汽车);anexpensiveconsumerproductthat,overtime,willpayrichdividends.57.What’stheopinionofeconomistsaboutgoingtocollege?CA)Hugeamountsofmoneyisbeingwastedoncampussocializing.B)Itdoesn’tpaytorunintodebttoreceiveacollegeeducation.C)Collegeeducationisrewardinginspiteofthestartlingcosts.D)Goingtocollegedoesn’tnecessarilybringtheexpectedreturns.58.ThetwoHarvardeconomistsnoteintheirstudythat,formuchofthe20thcentury,____D____.A)enrollmentkeptdecreasinginvirtuallyallAmericancollegesanduniversitiesB)thelabormarketpreferredhigh-schooltocollegegraduatesC)petitionforuniversityadmissionswasfarmorefiercethantodayD)thegapbetweentheearningsofcollegeandhigh-schoolgraduatesnarrowed59.Studentswhoattendanin-statecollegeoruniversitycan__A______.A)savemoreontuitionB)receiveabettereducationC)takemoreliberal-artscoursesD)avoidtravelinglongdistances9/2060.Inthisconsumeristage,mostparents____D____.A)regardcollegeeducationasawiseinvestmentB)placeapremiumontheprestigeoftheCollegeC)thinkitcrucialtosendtheirchildrentocollegeD)considercollegeeducationaconsumerproduct61.Whatisthechiefconsiderationwhenstudentschooseacollegetoday?BA)Theiremploymentprospectsaftergraduation.B)Asatisfyingexperiencewithintheirbudgets.C)Itsfacilitiesandlearningenvironment.D)Itsrankingamongsimilarinstitutions.PassageThreeQuestions66to70arebasedonthefollowingpassage.HowmanypeopleintheworldspeakEnglishasafirstanativelanguage?Exactinformationonthispointisnotavailable,butanestimateof230millioncannotbeverywideofthemark.Ofthese,145millionlivetheUnitedStates,alittlelessthan55millionintheUnitedKingdom,andsomethinglike30millionintheBritishdominionsandcolonialpossessions.ItisevenmoredifficulttoarriveatafigurerepresentingthosewhospeakEnglishasasecondorauxiliarylanguage.AreasonablyconservativeconclusionwouldthusplacethetotalnumberofspeakersofEnglishbetween300millionand325million,aboutoneseventhoftheworld’spopulation.Ifonethinkssolelyintermsoftotalnumberofspeakers,itmustbeconcededthatsomeauthoritiesplaceChinese,thevariousIndiclanguages,andRussianaheadofEnglish,othersonlyChinese.BothChineseandIndic,however,aretermscoveringalargenumberofmutuallyunintelligibledialects;andthoughthenumberofspeakersoftheselanguagesmayseemimpressive,municationwithinthelanguageismuchmorerestrictedthaninEnglish.Totalnumbers,moreover,constitutebutonephaseofthematter.Thefactorofgeographicaldistributionisequally,possiblyevenmore,significant.Englishisspokenasafirstornativelanguageonatleastfourcontinentsoftheworld,Russianontwo,ChineseandtheIndiclanguageonone,Englishiswithoutquestiontheclosestapproachtoaworldlanguagetoday.Itgoeswithoutsayingthatnotwopersonseverhaveanidenticalmandoftheirmonlanguage.Certainlytheyhavenotpreciselythesamevocabulary.Thereareatleastminordifferencesinpronunciation:indeedthesameindividualwillnotpronouncehisvowelsandconsonantsinabsolutelyidenticalfashioneverytimeheuttersthem.Everyonepossessesinadditioncertainindividualtraitsofgrammaticalformandsyntacticalorder,constitutingthatpeculiarandpersonalqualityoflanguagewhichwetermstyle.Allofthisisimplicitinthewell-knownphrase,“Styleistheman”.Notwomenareidentical;notwostylesarethesame.Ifthisistrueofbuttwopersons,thepotentialofdifferenceresidentinalanguagespokenbymorethan200milliontrulystaggerstheimagination.66.Accordingtotheauthoritcouldbesaidthat___B____.[A]morepeoplespeakChinesedialectsthanEnglish[B]morepeoplespeakEnglishasanauxiliarylanguagethanasafirstlanguage10/20[C]aboutoneseventhoftheworld’spopulationspeaksRussian[D]morepeoplespeakEnglishintheUKthaninIreland67.Theextractimpliesthat____A____.[A]alittlelessthanhalfthenativeEnglishspeakersintheworldliveintheUnitedStates[B]the55millioninhabitantsoftheBritishIslesspeaklikethe30millioninhabitantsoftheex-Britishdominionsandcolonies[C]aboutonetenthofthetotalEnglish-speakingworldpopulationlivesinex-Britishdominionsandcolonies[D]itwouldcertainlybeanunderestimatetosuppose230millionpeoplespeakingEnglishasanativelanguage68.ThereasonwhyEnglishistheclosestapproachtoaworldlanguageisthat____A___.[A]ChineseandIndiclanguagesaremutuallyunintelligible[B]Chineseistooplextobeaworldlanguage[C]Russianisonlyspokenontwocontinents[D]therearemorenativespeakersofEnglishthanofanyotherlanguage69.Accordingtotheauthorthefactthatthesameindividualwillnotpronouncehisvowelsandconsonantsidenticallyeverytimeshowsthat_____C___.[A]everyonehastheirownliterarystyle[B]mutualintelligibilityisamyth[C]people’svocabulariesvary[D]notwopeoplespeakthesamelanguageinexactlythesameway70.Accordingtotheauthor,styleis____A____. [A]significantwhenitestoparingonlytwopeople [B]aquestionofgrammaticalandsyntacticalcorrectness[C]theparticularwayanindividualuseslanguage[D]astrangetypeoflanguagePassageFourQuestions71to75arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Tenyearsago,PierreOmidyar,asoftwareengineerworkinginCalifornia’sSiliconValley,beganthinkingabouthowtousetheinternetforatradingsysteminwhichbuyersandsellerscouldestablishagenuinemarketprice.Overalongholidayweekendhewrotetheputercode.Atfirst,atrickleofusersarrivedathiswebsite—includinghisgirlfriend,whotradedPEZcandydispensers.Bytheendof1995,severalthousandauctionshadbeenpletedandinterestineBaywasgrowing.Anditgrewandgrew.Fromthismodestbeginning,eBayhasbeeaglobalgiant,witharound150mregisteredusersworldwidewhoaresettobuyandsellgoodsworthmorethan$40billionthisyear.TheremarkabletaleofeBay’sgrowthpointstosomeimportantlessonsforanybusinesstryingtooperateonline—andtodaythatincludes,onewayoranother,mostfirms.Themercialopportunitiespresentedbyanexpandingglobalwebseemalmostlimitless.Butthepaceofchangeisrapid,andsoistheferocityofpetition.Tosucceed,firmsneedagility,anopenmindandtheabilitytoreinventthemselvesrepeatedly.Mostofall,theyneedtolistencarefullytotheircustomers,payingcloseattentiontowhattheydoanddon’twant.11/20Suchqualities,ofcourse,wouldbevaluableinanykindofbusiness.Yetforonlinefirmstheyarenotaluxury,butnecessaryformeresurvival.Thisistrueforavarietyofreasons.Theinternetisnotonlygrowing,butchangingrapidly—which,inturn,changestherulesofthegameforanybusinessrelyingonit.Thebarrierstoentryarestilllowparedwiththoseformostofflinebusinesses,whichmeansthatjustkeepingtrackofyourexistingrivalsisnotenough.Thesemaynotrepresentthegreatestpetitivethreattomorroworthenextday.Thatcouldefromanumberofdirections—afirminadifferenttypeofonlinebusiness;onethatdoesnotyetexist;orevenfromoneofyourowncustomers.Ontopofallthis,thebehaviorofmanyconsumersisconstantlychangingaswell,asindividualsdiscovernewwaystoshopandinteractwitheachotherviatheweb.Allthesefactorsmaketheinternetadangerousplacetodobusiness,aswellasonefullofpromise.eBay’shistorydemonstratesbothofthosethings.ItisprobablysafetosaythatnothinglikeeBaycouldhaveexistedwithouttheinternet—orcouldhavegrownsofast.Eventhoughtherehavebeensignsofthefirm’sblisteringpaceslowingabitinAmerica,itsmost“mature”market,thereremainvastopportunitiesoverseas,particularly,someargue,inChina.MegWhitman,eBay’schiefexecutive,believesthepanyisstillonlyatthebeginningofwhatitcouldachieve.71.Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?C[A]TointroducethefounderofeBayandhisgirlfriend.[B]TodemonstratehowcleverthefounderofeBayis.[C]ToshowhoweBaystartedandhasgrown.[D]TointroduceeBaytopeople.72.WhichofthefollowingbestsummarizesPierreOmidyar’sintentionwithregardtoeBay?B[A]Tosetupaglobalinternetbusiness.[B]Toallowpeopletofreelybuyandsellontheinternetatacceptableprices.[C]Tosetupamechanismontheinternettoallowpeopletotradeattruemarketprices.[D]Toseupabusinessmechanismforhisgirlfriend.73.WhichoftheseisitNOTnecessaryforapanysellingontheinternettodo?A[A]Havethemostpetitivepriceforeachoftheironlineproducts.[B]Beabletochangetosuittheprevailingmarketconditions.[C]Bepreparedtoconsideralloptionsandalternatives.[D]Haveagoodideaofwhattheircustomersdonotwant.74.Whatdoes“barrierstoentryarestilllowparedwiththoseformostofflinebusinesses”inparagraph3mean?A[A]Itiseasiertosetupaninternetbusinessthanaconventionalone.[B]Internettradeisgrowingfasterthantraditionalbusinesssector.[C]Itischeapertosetupaninternetbusinessthanatraditionalone.[D]paniesgenerallyprefertodobusinessonlineratherthanoffline.12/2075.Whydoesthearticleconcludethattheinternet“isadangerousplacetodobusiness”?C[A]Becausepaniesthatsellonlinemaybeunreliable.[B]Becausetherearenocontrolsondoingbusinessontheinternet.[C]Becausedoingbusinessonlineisunpredictable.[D]BecauseevenpanieslikeeBayhaveproblemsdoingbusinessonline.SectionB[A]Twelveyearsago,Lawlerrecalls,amemberofthestaffbroughtinanarticleaboutthedeclineinchildren'shealth:“Wesaid,‘Wehavethesekidsfivedaysaweek.Weshouldbeabletodosomething.’”Atthattime,Lawlerandhisstaffhadabasketballcourt,aplayingfield---andastudentbodythatdreadedthetwice-yearly1-mileruntomeasurefitness.Sotheyeliminatedthesemiannualcurse,requiringinsteadthateverystudentruneveryweek."Youwouldn'tbelievethelineoutsidethenurse'sofficewithkidsandtheirmedicalexcuses,"saysLawler.Butslowlythekidsgotoverit---andintoit.[B]JustasattitudesaboutPEandfitnessareshifting,however,eventhemostenlightenedteachersarefindingthemselvesobstructedintheirefforts.MoreandmoreschoolsarecuttingbackoreliminatingPEinstructionentirely.IllinoisistheonlystateinthenationthatrequiresdailyphysicaleducationforgradesK-12.ButeveninIllinois,schoolscangetwaiverstoreplacePEwithactivitieslikebandorchoir.Only8percentofU.S.elementaryschools6.4percentofmiddleschools,and5.8percentofhighschoolsprovidedailyphysicaleducationfortheentireschoolyear.Aquarterofallschoolchildrendon'tgetPEclassesatall.Indeed,onestudyindicatesthattoday'sgrandparentsaremoreactivethantheirgrandchildren--afactalmostcertainlytiedtothedoublingofoverweightchildrenoverthepast20years.[C]TheNapervilleschoolshavefitnesscenters,pletewithstationarybikesandaclimbingwall,in-lineskates,heart-ratemonitorsforeverykid,and--perhapsmostimportant--acoachingstaffwithasharedepiphanyaboutthelinksbetweenchildhoodobesityandphysicaleducation.[D]Buttherealvaluemaybeinshowingallchildren,includingthosewithoutathletictalent,thevalueoffitness.[E]Weletothe"newPE'---andnotaminutetoosoonforanykidwhohasbeenpickedlast,Consignedtorightfield,orleftdanglinghalfwayuptheclimbingrope.Theideaistogetawayfromthejockculture---fastest,strongest,mostathletic---andinsteadstartallkidsonaroadtolifelongfitness.Andthatstartswithnohumiliation.TheNaperville,Ill.,district,whereLawlerteaches,hasbeenhighlightedinagovernment-fundedbook,ActiveYouth,asamodelinpromotingphysicalactivityforchildren.[F]There'snodoubtthatschoolsaresqueezedfortimeandmoney.ParentswantelectiveslikeforeignlanguagesandmusicaswellasAPcourses,whichcountheavilyincollegeadmissions.Inaddition,teachersarestrugglingtoboostscoresonnationaltests,allatatimewhenschooldistrictsarefacedwithtightbudgets.Gymclassoftenlittlemorethandodgeballtobeginwith--istypicallythefirstsubjecttoget13/20thebudgetax.Evenrecess,apoorsubstitutefortruehealtheducation,canbepulledoutoftheday'smix.OneCaliforniaparentsaidteacherswouldcountfield-triptime---walkingtoamunitycenter,forexample---aspartofrequiredphysicaleducationtime.[G]Evenso,itwasn'tuntilfouryearsagothatLawlerrealizedhewaspushingsomekidstoohard.Itwastheheartmonitorsthatchangedhisthinking.Itturnsoutthekidswerealreadyworkingattheirmaximumaerobiccapacity,evenmanyoftheapparentslackers,buthecouldn'tdeterminethatjustbywatchingthem.He'dtrytomotivatethemtoworkharder.Afterthemonitorsshowedindisputablythattheywereworkinghard,hemadeseveralchangesintheprogram,includingswitchingfromamileruntoa13-minuterun.Thekidsnowknowthatdistanceandspeeddon'tmatter.Whetherthey'rewalking,running,in-lineskating,playingsoccer,orusingthefitnesscenter,whatmattersisthatthey'reinmotionlongenoughtokeeptheirheatrate"inthezone"---the145to166beatsperminutea12-year-oldneedsto