A child will not feel comfortable playing field on a cold winter’s day. But school sport helps children in their academic studies in years to come. The researchers said other activities such as music or religious activities were not as beneficial for attention as taking part in a games lesson.  The difference in academic ability was noticeable even at age ten, with those who had taken in sports since the start of junior school faring better than those who hadn’t. 

The Canadian study looked at children aged six and then ten. Professor Linda Pagani said: “We worked with information provided by parents and teachers to compare kindergarteners' activities with their classroom activities as they grew up. By the time they reached the fourth grade, kids who played structured sports were clearly better at following instructions and remaining focused in the classroom. There is something special to the sporting environment - perhaps the sense of belonging to a team to a special group with a common goal - that appears to help kids understand the importance of respecting the rules and honouring responsibilities.”

Researchers began studying 2,694 Canadian children around the age of six, with teachers filled in questionnaires about their behaviour in school. Meanwhile, the children’s parents were interviewed by phone or in person about their home life. The exercise was the repeated four years later to test what effect the behaviour had.

Prof Pagani said: “We found children who had better behaviour in the kindergarten class were more likely to be involved in sport by age ten.  Nonetheless, we found those children who were specifically involved in team sports at kindergarten scored higher by the time they reached the fourth grade.” The researchers believe sporting activities and attention skills go hand in hand. Prof Pagani added: “The results should be encouraging for schools looking to cut childhood obesity rates and low attainment in schools.”

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1.If children take part in school sports, they will do better in ______.

A singing

B acting

C studying

D running

解析：选C。C。推理判断题。根据第一段第二句的But school sport helps children in their academic studies in years to come可以得知，学校体育有助于学生的学习。

2.What did the researcher focus on in their research?

A The classroom activities.

B The kindergartens' teachers.

C The kindergartens' location.

D The time spent in classrooms.

解析：选A。A。细节理解题。根据第二段第二句的We worked with information provided by parents and teachers to compare kindergarteners' activities with their classroom activities可以得知研究者主要关注幼儿园儿童在班级上的活动。

3.What is special in the sporting environment?

A The sense of direction.

B The respect of the rules.

C The need of academic.

D The winning responsibilities.

解析：选B。B。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句的that appears to help kids understand the importance of respecting the rules and honouring responsibilities可知在体育环境中学生学会了遵守规则。

4.The third paragraph mainly tells us _____.

A how scientists carried out the research

B what parents did to improve their children

C when exercise should be repeated again

D where children’s parents were interviewed

解析：选A。A。主旨大意题。根据第三段第一句的with teachers filled in questionnaires about their behaviour in school可知该段主要是讲述的该研究是实施方法。

5.From Prof Pagani said in the last paragraph, we can know _____.

A the research will be very beneficial

B children will behave worse in kindergartens

C schools will face low attainment

D team sports will be reduced at kindergartens

解析：选A。A。推理判断题。根据文章最后一段最后一句的“The results should be encouraging for schools looking to cut childhood obesity rates and low attainment in schools可知该研究会非常有益。