Not all teenagers do well at school but why i...

Not all teenagers do well at school but why is that? There are plenty of theories—poverty, IQ., family background. 1.

A recent study in the U．S. found that over half of all high school students do not study hard. 2. A report from the U．K. shows that nearly a third of students do not complete their education because they don’t think their schooling is collected to the kind of work they will do in the future.

How can teenage students study harder? 3. His research suggested that a new model of schooling was needed—a model that connects what students are learning to their own plans for their future.

4. About 80 percent of the courses in the Studio School are done not through sitting in classrooms but through real­life.

Studio schools are smaller than traditional schools. Each student has a “personal coach” who helps him or her make a plan to achieve their learning goals. By having more practical goals, students become more determined to do well at school.

Mulgan says Studio Schools are based on a simple idea. 5. This simple idea is spreading. From just one school in 2010, Studio Schools had grown to more than 40 by 2014.

A.Mulgan helped create the Studio School.

B.Researchers also discovered some other reasons.

C.Researchers think some students are not active in schools.

D.They put teamwork and practical projects at the heart of learning.

E.Geoff Mulgan believes the solution lies in making learning more practical.

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When we were little kids, we knew about traffic lights. The color red means stop, the color green means go and the color yellow means slow down or show some caution (小心). But why are these colors used for traffic lights? Why couldn't they be colors like blue, brown or orange? Here is the history of the colors for traffic lights.

Well, it's important to know that before there were traffic lights for cars, there were traffic signals (信号) for trains. At first, railway companies used red to mean stop, white to mean go and green to mean caution. But train drivers had a few problems with the color white meaning go. They could easily mistake stars at night for the signal to go. So railway companies moved to the color green to mean go, and the color yellow to mean caution.

The color red has a lot to do with danger. Red is the color with the longest wavelength (波长), so it can be seen from a greater distance than other colors. The color yellow is used to mean caution because it has a little shorter wavelength than red, but not as short as green.

Believe it or not, yellow was once used to mean stop. Back in the 1900s, some stop signs were yellow because they were easier to see in poorly-lit areas. But people once again used red to mean stop after more highly reflective (反光) materials were developed. Since yellow can be seen well at all times of the day, school zones and school buses continue to be painted yellow.

Traffic lights really came a long way.

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1.The earliest traffic signals were for trains.

2.The color blue was once in early traffic signals.

3.The color green can be seen from a greater distance than other colors.

4.Back in the 1900s, yellow was used to mean stop.

5.School buses are painted yellow because this color can be seen at all times of the day.

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A high school history teacher once told us, "If you make one close friend in school, you will be the most lucky. A true friend is someone who stays with you for life." Experience teaches that he is right. 1.

To most of us, friendships are considered very important, but we need to make it clear in our minds what kinds of friendship we want. You may ask yourself the following questions.2. Do we want to share ourselves or do we want to walk on surface?

For some people, many friendships on the surface are quite enough and that's all right.3. It's whether or not our expectations are the same as our friends' expectations. If so, the sharing of personal experiences including our tears as well as our dark dreams is the surest way to deepen friendships.

4. The greatest is to expect too much too soon. Deep relationships take time. Another "main difficulty" is the selfishness(自我中心；任性)to think one "possesses(控制)" the other, including his time and attention. In fact, friendships require actions in return.5. Finally, there is a question of taking care of. Unless you spend reasonable time together, talking on the phone, writing letters, doing things together, friendships will die away.

A.Good friendship is just not easily formed.

B.We should understand why we need friends.

C.Are they to be close or kept at arm's length?

D.What are some of the difficulties of friendship?

E.In other words, you must give as much as you take.

F.But at some point we need to make sure one thing.

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New research shows the number of suicide（自杀）is increasing among young people. Between 2007 and 2015, the number of U. S. teenagers who visited hospitals because of suicidal thoughts or ideas doubled. In 2007, the number of visits was 580,000; by 2015, that number had increased to 1.12 million, reports CNN.

The fact that so many young people fight with depression （沮丧） and suicidal thoughts every day is shocking. But new research may allow us to look into the differences between the development of depression in boys and girls.

Researchers found that there are big differences between the development of depression for boys and girls. Girls seemed to develop depression at a faster speed and hit the highest levels of depression at an earlier age. For boys, the most rapid increase of depression happened at age 16. 4, while girls' biggest increase came at 13. 5 years.

There's no exact answer for these differences. But expert Arash Emamzadeh says that a general increase in depression during teenage time is possibly "because teenagers face many changes during this period such as puberty(青春期) , school transition(过渡) and forming friendships. "

As for girls experiencing depression at an earlier age, Emamzadeh writes, "One possible explanation for this difference is the earlier puberty in girls compared with boys. "

Finding a solution is not easy. However, if schools, parents and teenagers make efforts at the same time, things will certainly be better. Students in schools need to be helped to deal with problems both in their daily lives and study. Less stress is supposed to be put on teenagers' shoulders by parents. Proper communication between teenagers and parents is necessary. Teenagers should keep optimistic and look on the bright side of life.

1.How many teenagers with suicidal thoughts are there in the U. S. by 2015?

A.1.120,000. B.1, 700,000. C.580,000. D.540,000.

2.What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word "optimistic" in the last paragraph?

A.健康的 B.沮丧的 C.乐观的 D.理性的

3.Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A.There are big differences in the development of depression in boys and girls.

B.Boys reach the highest level of depression 2. 9 years earlier than girls.

C.Teenagers' depression increases probably because they face many challenges.

D.The reasons why there are differences in depression between boys and girls are not clear.

4.The writer's opinion to deal with teenage depression is that ____________.

A.nothing should be done because the problem will disappear itself

B.more subjects need to be there in school so that students have no time to think about their lives and friendships

C.teenagers should try to solve the problems by themselves in order to improve themselves

D.schools and families should work together to make things better and better

5.The purpose of the passage is ________________.

A.to tell people the teenage suicide and the possible solutions

B.to tell people the difference of the depression in boys and girls

C.to tell people why girls develop depression earlier and faster than boys

D.to tell people the suicide in teenagers is not that serious

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Everyone, likes to feel that he or she is special. Unfortunately, many of us grow up believing that we’re not special at all. We wish that we could be better at sports or more attractive. We wish we had nicer clothes or more money. Like the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, or the Cowardly Lion from The Wizard of Oz (《绿野仙踪》), we believe we’re not good enough just as we are. In the movie, the Scarecrow wishes that he had a brain. The Tin Man wishes he had a heart, and the Lion wants courage. In the end, each of them realizes that he already has what he needs.

Most parents want us to be the best we can be. They sometimes try to encourage us to do better by comparing us to others. They mean well, but the message we often get is that we’re not good enough. We begin to believe that the only way we can be special is by being better than someone else, but we are often disappointed. There will always be someone out there who is better than we are at something. There are plenty of people around who may not be as smart as we are but who are better at sports. Or they may not be as good-looking, but they have more money. It is impossible for us to be better than everyone else all the time.

Like the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion, we all want what we believe will make us better people. What we don’t realize is that often we already have inside us the very things that we seek. Parents sometimes forget to tell us that we are special, that we are good enough just as we are. Maybe no one told them that when they were growing up, or maybe they just forgot. Either way, it’s up to us to remind them from time to time that each of us, in our own way, is special. What we are ... is enough.

1.Parents often ____________ to encourage us to do better .

A.read us The Wizard of Oz B.compare us to others

C.buy us plenty of things D.tell us we are common

2.The writer of this article wants to tell us that _____________.

A.the Cowardly Lion doesn’t have courage

B.smart people are more special than others

C.it is important to be better than everyone else

D.we are all good enough just the way we are

3.This article was most probably written by a_________________.

A.patent B.teacher C.teenager D.sportsman

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隐藏的天赋

There is a young boy called Bill in my class who has a hard time saying certain words. Sometimes, kids make fun of him. Sometimes, he'll say the same word twice or he'll stutter(结巴). He's very shy and doesn't say much.

One day, there was a sign on the wall asking people to try out for the school play. We looked and saw Bill's name on the list. We wondered how he could possibly be in a play with his speech problem.

The rehearsals(排练)went on for weeks, and finally the time for performance arrived. Bill got on stage and spoke his first lines. He stuttered terribly. Then, the most amazing thing happened. When the music started, he began to sing. It came out perfectly. He had a beautiful voice and not a single stutter. Bill was a different person when he sang.

The next day at school, everyone congratulated Bill. He explained to us that it's common for people who stutter to be able to sing perfectly well. Science doesn't know why, but it's a fact.

We learned more than just a scientific fact that day. We learned that everyone has things they can't do, and things they can do. We all have to be understanding of that. As for Bill, he still stutters. But sometimes when he has a hard time giving an answer in class, he just stops and sings the answer. That's always the highlight of the class.

1.Whose story is this article about?

A.The writer's. B.Tom's. C.Bill's. D.Head teacher's.

2.Why do the students think Bill can't attend the play?

A.He has speech problem. B.He has no time.

C.He has no talent. D.He　 doesn't like the school play.

3.How did the students think of Bill's performance?

A.Bad. B.Exciting. C.Boring. D.Perfect.

4.Which of the following can show the main idea of the text?

A.Think twice before acting. B.Everyone has his advantages.

C.Everyone is equal. D.Seeing is believing.

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Find a Job This Summer

This summer there are things that students can do to earn some pocket money or to help others. Also, many programs are offered by provincial government and its partners to help students find summer jobs. Here are a few ideas.

Deliver Newspapers

Teenagers can deliver newspapers—usually you ride a bike around a neighborhood and leave the newspaper at each house. Normally you have to have your own bike—and you have to get up early too, because people want their newspapers to read with their breakfast. If you are 15-18 and return to school this fall, you can find jobs of this kind.

Wash Cars

It's crazy for adults to drive to an expensive car wash when they can get a teenager to do the job for less money. Wash the car well and carefully and people will want you to do it again. Then you've got customers!

Give Older People a Hand

Lots of older people are happy for teenagers to help them carry their shopping or do small　 things for them, like washing or keeping them company (陪伴). You earn money or not, and people in the neighborhood get your help.

Job Programs

If you are a student living in certain communities of the province, you are lucky. There are programs that provide four weeks of paid jobs along with training. After that, you can start and run your own summer business, and you have a chance of winning awards of up to $1000. Go to the government website to learn more about these programs. People under 25 could build skills, find a job or start businesses all year round.

They are all great ideas. Just choose one of them to make some money. Then spend it or save it. But don't forget it's important always to tell an adult where you are going.

1.What is special about Deliver Newspapers?

A.It requires one to get up early. B.It needs patience and strong body.

C.It offers help to neighbors. D.It gives training before work.

2.Which one provides training?

A.Deliver Newspapers. B.Wash Cars. C.Give Older People a Hand. D.Job Programs.

3.What can you learn from the passage?

A.It's hard for teenagers to find jobs. B.The elders don't want help from teenagers.

C.Washing cars is the best choice for teenagers. D.Whatever you want to do, safety comes first.

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Like many words, "smart" has lots of meanings.

For example, "smart" can describe a well-dressed person. We can also use "smart" as a verb, meaning "to feel pain". But the most usual meaning of "smart" is "to be very good at learning and understanding things". So when students do well at school and get good grades, we say they are "smart".

Being smart, however, goes out of classrooms. People can be smart in different ways. If they have been in school for many years and have learned a lot, people may call them "book-smart". Such people often know the names of great thinkers, scientists and other famous people in history. They know facts and information that other people don't know. However, sometimes such people are not smart when it comes to life skills. Then, people who are good at solving life problems are "street-smart". They may not have read many books, but they have the ability to use their experience.

Then, it may surprise you that "getting smart" is not good. "Getting smart " means "being rude or impolite". It's very common to hear parents say to their children, "Don't get smart with me." And that's not the only "smart" expression that can get you into trouble. We often use "smart" with "off" together. In class, there is a student who has a really smart mouth. He gives the teacher smart answers in class too many times. The teacher may say, "Do not smart off in class!"

1.If you cut yourself and it hurts a lot, you can say, "_______!"

A.I'm book-smart B.I'm street-smart

C.That really smarts D.I have a smart mouth

2.Why aren't book-smart people smart sometimes?

A.Because they haven't read many books.

B.Because they have a really smart mouth.

C.Because they don't get good grades at school.

D.Because they sometimes can't solve life problems.

3.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?

A.Leave me alone. B.Don't be rude to me.

C.It's none of your business. D.Don't pay attention to me.

4.What's the best title for the passage?

A.When to use "smart" B.Learning to be smart

C.Is being smart good or not? D.Different meanings of "smart"

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You draw, you paint, or you do sculptures. It doesn’t matter—everyone is an artist!

1.What do Jane and Kayla argue（争辩）about？

A.Whether everyone is an artist. B.Whether children should learn art.

C.Whether artists make much money. D.Whether people like visiting museums.

2.The underlined word "it” in THE CASE FOR refers to 　　　　 .

A.going to famous museums posting B.posting photographs online

C.drawing pictures of friends D.making friends by drawing

3.How can we become artists according to Kayla？

A.Go to art museums from time to time. B.Stay in an art school for six years.

C.Devote ourselves to art study and practice. D.Try to get our sculptures displayed.

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Are you good with money? Do you get pocket money from your parents or do you work to make money? Read on to find out about British teenagers and their money!

Pocket money

Most teenagers in Britain receive pocket money from their parents. They might have to do some housework to get pocket money, including cleaning, cooking, washing dishes and so on.

Part-time work

A part-time job is a choice for teenagers who don’t have pocket money or who want to get extra money. About 15% teenagers have a job. Only children over the age of 13 can work. Popular part-time jobs for teens include babysitting, delivering（递送）newspapers, restaurant work and shop work. Children in Britain can work two hours a day at the most on a school day but not during school hours. During weekends and school holidays, they can work longer hours.

Bank accounts（账户）

Some children and teenagers have a bank account. There is no age limit at which you can open a bank account, but a bank manager can decide whether to open an account for a child or a young person. Parents can put pocket money directly into their child’s bank account. Most banks have a prepaid bank card designed for young people.

Mobile apps

Many companies have made mobile apps for children, including GoHenry, Osper and Gimi. Parents can add money to their children’s accounts and check to see how the money is spent. Children can choose to save their money or spend it using a card. The apps suggest that kids from 8 to 13 can use the cards.

So, many teenagers are getting experience working part-time, dealing with banks and deciding whether to save or spend their money. These are all steps towards becoming a financially independent （经济独立的） person and making and looking after your own money.

1.How can British teenagers get their pocket money?

A.By doing homework. B.By doing housework.

C.By opening accounts. D.By using mobile apps.

2.To get extra money, British teenagers over 13 can___________.

A.work in shops two hours a day during weekends

B.help to take care of babies during school hours

C.deliver newspapers for three hours on school days

D.work in restaurants every day as long as they wish

3.What does the author think of the bank accounts and mobile apps for children?

A.They may help parents save their children’s money.

B.They may help kids learn to look after their money.

C.They might prevent children getting extra money.

D.They might get kids used to spending extra money.

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A.How to get along well with the bank managers.

B.How to deal with bank accounts and mobile apps.

C.How British teenagers work part-time to make money.

D.How British teenagers make and manage their money.

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