READING COMPREHENSION
Directions： Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A，B，C and D.Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.
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Too cold for
recess? School policies vary as much as temps
When is it too cold for schoolchildren to go outside for recess（课间休息）? The answer va ries widely based on where a school is located and what the kids are used to.
Consider: One northern Minnesota school says it has to be 15 below zero before kids are kept inside. But in areas along the East Coast, temperatures below 35 to 40 degrees could keep kids inside. Canceling recess because of the cold is no small issue considering that much of the USA is trembling through what may be its coldest winter in a generation, according to AccuWeather.
There is no national temperature standard for when to keep kids inside during the winter months, the U.S. Department of Education says. Decisions are made at the local level, either by principals or school districts.
Consequently, policies are all over the map:
