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Young people and older people do not always agree with each other. They sometimes have different ideas about living, working and playing. But in one special program in New York State, adults (成年人) and teenagers live together in a friendly way.

Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and enjoyment in work. Some teenagers work in the woods or on the farms near the village. Some learn to make things like tables and chairs and to build houses. The adults teach them these skills.

There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too. During the free hours some of the teenagers learn photo-taking or painting. Others sit around and talk or sing. Each teenager chooses his own way to spend his free time.

When people live together, rules are necessary. In this program, the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. They talk about it and ask, “Why did it happen? What should we do about it?”

One of the teenagers has something to say about the experience, “You stop thinking only about yourself. You learn how to think about the group.”

1. In one special program in New York, young and older people ______.

2.Living together, ________.

3.The last paragraph shows that the teenager thinks his experience in the program is _______.

4.The best title for the passage is _______.

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Young people and older people do not always agree with each other. They sometimes have different ideas about living, working and playing. But in one special program in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in a friendly way.

Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and enjoyment in work. Some teenagers work in the woods or on the farms near the village. Some learn to make things like tables and chairs and to build houses. The adults teach them these skills.

There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too. During the free hours some of the teenagers learn photo-taking or painting. Others sit around and talk to sing. Each teenager chooses his own way to spend his free time.

When people live together, rules are necessary. In this program the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. They talk about it and ask, “Why did it happen? What should we do about it?”

One of the teenagers has this to say about the experience: “You stop thinking only about yourself. You learn how to think about the group.”

1.In one special program in New York State, young and older people_______.

2.Living together, _________.

3.The last paragraph shows that the teenager thinks his experience in the program is _________.

4.The best title for the passage is ________.

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Young people and older people do not always agree. They sometimes have different ideas about living, working and playing. But in one special program in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in a friendly way.

　Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and fun in work. Some teenagers work in the forests or on the farms near the village. Some learn to make things like tables and chairs and to build houses. The adults teach them these skills.

　There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too. During the free hours some of the teenagers learn photo-taking or drawing. Others sit around and talk or sing. Each teenager chooses his own way to pass his free time.

　When people live together, they should have rules. In this program the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. They talk about it and ask, “Why did it happen? What should we do about it?”

　One of the teenagers has said something about it, “You have to stop thinking only about yourself. You learn how to think about the group.”

1. In one special program in New York State, young and older people_______.

A. don’t work well together     B. teach each other new ways of building houses

C. are friendly to each other　D. spend eight weeks together, working as farmers

2.All the members work some time every day mainly to________.

A. lead a busy life                    B. find useful things and pleasure in work

C. get used to the life on the farms   D. learn new skills of farming

3.Living together, ________.

A. the teenagers don’t have to obey the rules

B. the members have to obey the regulations the adults make

C. the members have no free time but on weekends

D. the members should not break the regulations they make together

4.The best title for the passage is________.

A. The Rules of Living Together    B. Teenagers and Adults Together

C. Life in New York State              D. Free Hours in the Special Work Group　

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Young people in the United States do not have a strong understanding of the world and their place in it.

Two U．S.­based groups，the Council on Foreign Relations and the National Geographic Society，commissioned an online survey earlier this year.They wanted to know what young people educated in American colleges know about geography，U.S.foreign policy，recent international events，and economics.

The survey was given to over 1,200 Americans between the ages of 18 and 26，all of them presently attending，or having previously graduated from，a 2­ or 4­year college or university.

The average test score，out of 75 total possible answers，was 55 percent.The study identifies a few important problems.For example，only 30 percent knew that the only part of the U．S.government that can declare war is Congress.Only 60% of those taking the survey could identify Brazil on a world map.

Part of the problem，argue the organizers of the survey，is the Internet.They say it is becoming harder to find high­quality information about world events among all the fake news and trivia(琐事)which swamp(淹没)the Web.Forty­three percent of those questioned said they read about the news on Facebook.

Another problem is that most college courses do not require students to learn about international issues.If such information is not required，Richard Haass from the Council on Foreign Relations said，then the United States could have leaders like Gary Johnson.He was a recent presidential candidate who did not know about the Syrian city of Aleppo when a reporter asked him about it.

The survey results were not all bad.The young people also demonstrated a good understanding of climate change and renewable energy.And the majority of them said that international issues were becoming more important to them.

Haass says these findings suggest the need to find ways to get good information to students，both in school and online.To help，the Council on Foreign Relations is creating a new program called CFR Campus，designed to help build knowledge about global issues.

1.What can we learn about the survey?

A.All the participants were recent university graduates.

B.It was given to over 1,200 American people aged from 18 to 26.

C.Its aim is to figure out what the young people know about America.

D.It was an online survey conducted by two US universities.

2.According to the survey，what topic did the young Americans understand best?

A.Environmental matters.

B.Geographic information.

C.Foreign relations.

D.Government organizations.

3.In which column of a newspaper could we find this article?

A.Economics.

B.Entertainment.

C.Education.

D.Politics.

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Perhaps every older generation since ancient times has complained about young people, and today is no different. Isn’t it obvious that kids these days are self-absorbed social network addicts?

However, this summer, my impression of today’s kids has been restored by the story of Rachel Beckwith. She could teach my generation a great deal about maturity (成熟) and unselfishness — even though she’s just 9 years old, or was when she died on July 23.

At age 5, Rachel had her long hair cut off and sent to Locks of Love, which uses hair donations to make artificial hair for children who have lost their own hair because of cancer or other diseases. After that, Rachel announced that she would grow her hair long again and donate it again. And that’s what she did.

Then when she was 8 years old, her church began raising money to build wells in Africa through an organization called “charity: water”. Rachel was astonished when she learned that other children had no clean water, so she skipped her ninth birthday party. Rachel set up a birthday page on the charity: water website with a target of $300. Instead of presents, she asked her friends to donate $9 each to charity: water. Finally Rachel raised only $220 — which had left her just a bit disappointed.

Then, on July 20, a serious traffic accident left Rachel critically injured. Church members and friends, seeking some way of showing support, began donating on Rachel’s birthday page — charitywater.org/Rachel — and donations reached her $300 goal, and kept rising.

When it was clear that Rachel would never regain consciousness, the family decided to remove the life-support machine. Her parents donated her hair for the final time to Locks of Love, and her organs to other children.

Word spread about Rachel’s last fund-raiser (募捐行动). Contributions poured in, often they donated $9. The total donations soon topped $100,000, then $300,000.

This is a story not just of one girl, but of a young generation of outstanding problem-solvers working creatively.

1.Which of the following is TRUE of Rachel?

2.The underlined word “skipped” in Paragraph 4 probably means “________”.

3.According to the text, Rachel set up the birthday page to ________.

4.How does the author feel about the young generation now?

5.What would be the best title for the text?

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Older sister Maria always wanted to be a doctor. She finished medical school with top grades and glowing references. So I wasn’t surprised when she landed a dream job as a consultant in Australia.

A. found　　 B. created

C. arrived at　　 D. quitted

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Old age may not sound exciting. But recent findings offer good news for older people and for people worried about getting older.

Researchers found that people become happier and experience less worry after they reach the age of fifty. In fact, they say by the age of eighty-five, people are happier with their life than they were when they were eighteen years old.

The findings came from a survey of more than three hundred forty thousand adults in the United States. The Gallup Organization questioned them by telephone in two thousand eight. At that time, the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five.

The researchers asked questions about emotions like happiness, sadness and worry. They also asked about mental or emotional stress.

Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study. His team found that levels of stress were highest among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five.

The findings showed that stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties.

Happiness was highest among the youngest adults and those in their early seventies. The people least likely to report feeling negative emotions were those in their seventies and eighties.

The study also showed that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older. However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men.

The findings appeared in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Researchers say they do not know why happiness increases as people get older. One theory is that, as people grow older, they grow more thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotions. They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences.

Professor Stone says the emotional patterns could be linked to changes in how people see the world, or maybe even changes in brain chemistry.

The researchers also considered possible influences like having young children, being unemployed or being single. But they found that influences like these did not affect the levels of happiness and well-being related to age.

1. What is the report about?

A．The relationship between happiness and age.

B．The influence between happiness and unemployment.

C．The tendency between family and health.

D．The expectation between age and children.

2.Suppose John is 90 years old and Mike is 24, which of the following is True about them according to the research?

A．John is happier and more energetic than Mike.

B．Mike is happier but weaker than John.

C．John is more sad and worried than Mike.

D．Mike is more worried and depressed than John.

3. One of the possible reasons why the older one gets, the happier one becomes is that _______.

A．they have had enough bad experiences

B．they become more grateful about the things they own

C．they have found it easy to forget their pains and pressures

D．they have lost their ability to control themselves

4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Having young children affects the levels of happiness of the old.

B．Emotional patterns can change the physical structures of human’s brains.

C．It’s reported that women at all ages are happier than men.

D．Why happiness increases as people get older is still an unsolved mystery.

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Old age may not sound exciting.But recent findings offer good news for older pepole and for people worried about getting older.

Researches found that people become happier and experience less worry after they reach the age of fifty.In fact,they say by the age of eighty—five,people are happier with their life than they were when they were eighteen years old.

The findings came from a survey of more than 340,000 adults in the United States.The Gallup Organization questioned them by telephone in 2008.At that time,the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty—five.The searches asked questions about emotions like happiness,sadness and worry.They also asked about mental or emotional stress.

Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study.His team found that levels of stress were highest among adults  between the ages of twenty—two and twenty—five.The findings showed that stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties.Happiness was highest among the youngest adults and those in their early seventies.The people least likely to report feeling negative emotions were those in their seventies and eighties.

The study also showed that men and women had similar emotional patterns as they grew older.Hower,women at all ages reported more sadness,stress and worry than men.Researchers say they do not know why happiness increases as people get older.One theory is that,as people grow older,they grow more thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotion .They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences.

The researchers also considered possible influences like having young children,being unemployed or being single.But they found that influences like these did not affect the levels of happiness and well—being related to age.

1. How did the researchers find older people happier?

A.They did a series of experiments.

B.They made a written survey about the old people.

C.They interviewed people of different ages face to face.

D.They telephoned people between the ages of 18 and 85.

2.When do people feel happier according to the passage?

A.In their twenties         B.In their fifties

C.After their seventies      D.When they were born

3.Which one is NOT related to the happiness of old people?

A.Less stress            B .Away from working

C.Controlling of emotions  D.More thankfulness

4.Which is the best title for the passage?

A.No Worrying about Getting Older

B.Older Men are Happier than Older Women

C.The Factors Affecting the Happiness of Old people

D.For Lots of people,Getting Older Means Getting Happy

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Old age may not sound1._______ (excite).But recent findings provide good news for older people and for people 2._______ (worry) about getting older.

The findings came from 3.______ survey of more than 340,000 adults in the United States. The Gallup Organization questioned 4.______ by telephone in 2008.At that time, the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five.

The researchers asked questions about emotions like happiness, 5.________(sad) and worry. They also asked about mental or emotional stress. The research team found that levels of stress were 6.________ (high) among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five. Stress levels dropped7._______ (sharp) after people reached their fifties.

Happiness8._______ highest among the youngest adults and those9._______ their early seventies. The study also showed that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older. 10.______ , woman at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men.

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Old age may not sound1._______ (excite).But recent findings provide good news for older people and for people worried about2.　　　　 (get) older.

The findings came from3._______ survey of more than 340,000 adults in the United States. The Gallup Organization questioned4.________ by telephone in 2008.At that time, the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five.

The researchers asked questions about emotions like happiness, 5._______(sad) and worry. They also asked about mental or emotional stress. The research team found that levels of stress were 6.________ (high) among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five. Stress levels dropped 7.______ (sharp) after people reached their fifties.

Happiness 8._______ highest among the youngest adults and those9.________ their early seventies. The study also showed that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older. 10.______ , woman at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men.

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