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For more than six million American children, coming home after school means coming home to an empty house．Some deal with the situation by watching TV．Some may hide．But all of them have something in common．They spend part of each day alone．They are called latchkey children．They’re children who look after themselves while their parents work．And their bad condition has become a subject of concern．

Lynette Long was once the headmaster of an elementary school．She said, “We had a school rule against wearing jewelry．A lot of kids had chains around their necks with keys attachd. I was constantly telling them to put them inside shirts．There were so many keys, it never came to my mind what they meant．” Slowly, she learned they were house keys．

She and her husband began talking to the children who had them．They learned of the impact（影响） working couples and single parents were having on their children．Fear is the biggest problem faced by children at home alone．One in each three latchkey children the Longs talked to reported being scared.           Many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety．

The most common way latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding．It might be in a shower stall, under a bed in a closet．The second is TV．They’ll often play it at high volume．It’s hard to get statistics on latchkey children, the Longs learned. Most parents are slow to admit they leave their children alone．

1.The main idea about “latchkey children” is that they _______．

A．are growing in numbers

B．are also found in middle-class neighborhoods

C．watch too much television during the day

D．suffer problems from being left alone

2.Which sentence in the second paragraph is the topic sentence?

A．We had a school rule against wearing jewelry．

B．A lot of kids had chains around their necks．

C．I was constantly telling them to put inside their shirts．

D．They were house keys．

3.The main feeling these children have when they are at home by themselves is _______．

A．tiredness       B．freedom          C．loneliness                                D．fear

4.We may draw a conclusion that _______．

A．latchkey children enjoy having such a large amount of time alone

B．latchkey children try to hide their feeling

C．latchkey children often watch TV with their parents

D．it’s difficult to find out how many latchkey children there are

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For more than six million American children, coming home after school means coming home to an empty house. All of them have something 1. common. They spend part of each day alone. They are called latchkey children, who look after 2. (them) while their parents work.

Lynette Smith was once the headmaster of a school. She said, “We had a school rule against 3. (wear) jewelry. A lot of kids had chains around their necks with keys fastened. I was 4. (constant) telling them to put them inside their shirts. There were so many keys. It never came to my mind 5. they meant.” Slowly, she learned they were house keys.

She and her husband began talking to the children. Fear is the 6. (big) problem faced by children at home alone. One in each three latchkey children were scared. Many had nightmares and were worried about their own 7. (safe).

The most common way latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding. It might be in a shower still, under a bed, 8. in a closet. The second is TV. They’ll often play it at high volume. 9. Smiths learned it’s hard to get statistics on latchkey children. Most parents are unwilling 10. (admit) they leave their children alone.

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For more than six million American children, coming home after school means coming home to an empty house. All of them have something 1. common. They spend part of each day alone. They are called latchkey children, who look after 2. (them) while their parents work.

Lynette Smith was once the headmaster of a school. She said, “We had a school rule against 3. (wear) jewelry. A lot of kids had chains around their necks with keys fastened. I was 4. (constant) telling them to put them inside their shirts. There were so many keys. It never came to my mind 5. they meant.” Slowly, she learned they were house keys.

She and her husband began talking to the children. Fear is the 6. (big) problem faced by children at home alone. One in each three latchkey children were scared. Many had nightmares and were worried about their own 7. (safe).

The most common way latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding. It might be in a shower still, under a bed, 8. in a closet. The second is TV. They’ll often play it at high volume. 9. Smiths learned it’s hard to get statistics on latchkey children. Most parents are unwilling 10. (admit) they leave their children alone.

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For more than six million American children, coming home after school means coming home to an empty house. Some deal with the situation by watching TV. Some may hide. But all of them have something in common. They spend part of each day alone. They are called latchkey children. They’re children who look after themselves while their parents work. And their bad condition has become a subject of concern.

Lynette Long was once the headmaster of an elementary school. She said, “We had a school rule against wearing jewelry. A lot of kids had chains around their necks with keys attached. I was constantly telling them to put them inside shirts. There were so many keys, it never came to my mind what they meant.” Slowly, she learned they were house keys.

She and her husband began talking to the children who had them. They learned of the impact(影响) working couples and single parents were having on their children. Fear is the biggest problem faced by children at home alone. One in each three latchkey children the Longs talked to reported being scared. Many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety.

The most common way latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding. It might be in a shower stall, under a bed in a closet. The second is TV. They’ll often play it at high volume. It’s hard to get statistics on latchkey children, the Longs learned. Most parents are slow to admit they leave their children alone.

1. The main idea about “latchkey children” is that they _______.

A. are growing in numbers

B. are also found in middle-class neighborhoods

C. watch too much television during the day

D. suffer problems from being left alone

2.Which sentence in the second paragraph is the topic sentence?

A. We had a school rule against wearing jewelry.

B. A lot of kids had chains around their necks.

C. I was constantly telling them to put inside their shirts.

D. They were house keys.

3. The main feeling these children have when they are at home by themselves is _______.

A. tiredness       B. freedom      C. loneliness       D. fear

4.We may draw a conclusion that _______.

A. latchkey children enjoy having such a large amount of time alone

B. latchkey children try to hide their feeling

C. latchkey children often watch TV with their parents

D. it’s difficult to find out how many latchkey children there are

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For more than six million American children, coming home after school means coming to an empty house. 1.______ Some may hide. But all of them have something in common. They spend part of each day alone. They are called latchkey children. They are children who look after themselves while their parents work. 2.______

Lynette Long was once the headmaster of an elementary school. She said, “We had a school rule against wearing jewelry. A lot of kids had chains around their necks with keys attached. I was constantly telling them to put them inside shirts. There were so many keys. It never came to my mind what they meant.” 3._______

She and her husband began talking to the children who had them. They learned of the impact working couples and single parents were having on their children. 4.______ One in every three latchkey children the Logs talked to reported being scared. Many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety.

The most common way latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding. 5.________

The second is TV. They’ll often play it at high volume. It’s hard to get statistics(情况)on latchkey children, the Longs learned. Most parents are slow to admit they leave their children alone.

A. Slowly, she learned they were house keys.

B. But they don’t mind.

C. Fear is the biggest problem faced by children at home alone.

D. Some deal with the situation by watching TV.

E. Some go to their friends or their relatives.

F. And their bad condition has become a subject of concern.

G. It might be in a shower stall, under a bed or in a closet.

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For more than six million American children, coming home after school means 1.(come) to an empty house. Some deal with the situation by watching TV. Some may hang out outside.2.all of them have something in common. They spend part of each day alone. They 3.(call) latchkey children---they are children who look after themselves while their parents work. And their bad situation has become a subject of concern.

A headmaster of an elementary school said that there was a school rule against wearing jewelry. A lot of kids had chains around their necks with keys4.(attach). He was constantly telling them to put them inside shirts. There were so many keys5. he slowly learned were house keys.

He began talking to the children who had them. Then he learned the influence working couples and single parents were having 6. their children. Fear is the biggest problem faced by children at home alone. Many had nightmares and were worried about their own 7.(safe).

The most common way latchkey children deal with this is by hiding. It might be in a bathroom, under a bed 8.in a closet. The second is TV. They’ll watch it with the volume turned up high. Most parents don’t realize9.(it) effect on their children and most parents are slow to admit the fact10. they leave their children alone.

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More than one million children in the United States do not go to school．Instead, they learn at home．Most often, their parents are their teachers．Educational companies, libraries and the Internet provide many families with teaching materials．

Parents choose home schooling for several reasons．Some choose it because of their religious beliefs．Others say it provides more time for the family to be together．They say the home offers a better place for learning．Some parents believe home schooling avoids learning．Some parents believe home schooling avoids problems of national schools．Critics, however, say children need to attend school with other children．

All fifty American states and the District of Columbia permit home schooling．Some states do not require much preparation by parents or testing of children．Other states have more requirements for home schooling．Home schooling in the United States began when the country was established．In farm areas, people often lived far from a school．Widespread home schooling took place until about the middle of the nineteenth century．Then, in 1852, the state of Massachusetts passed the first law requiring children to attend school．

Over the years, the American public education system strengthened and grew．By the 1960s and 1970s, however, some Americans believed that traditional education was not helping their children．So a number of parents began home schooling．

Home schooling expert Linda Dobson says many people have helped the movement grow．She says many kinds of people have joined the movement．These include rich people and poor people．They represent many races, religions and political beliefs．Ms．Dobson says the number of home-schooled children has increased an estimated fifteen to twenty percent each year during the last fifteen years．

1.Teaching materials for home schooling do NOT come from _______．

A．parents                                    B．libraries

C．the Internet                               D．educational companies

2.Which of the following is one of the reasons why parents choose home schooling?

A．it makes parents and their children have less time together．

B．Some people have different religious beliefs from the others．

C．It can’t provide a comfortable place for children to be in．

D．There are too many students in a home classroom．

3.Home schooling was started in ________．

A．the 1960s                                            B．the 1970s

C．the 1850s                                       D．the 1776

4.Home schooling in the United States now is __________．

A．facing many difficulties             B．struggling

C．growing fast                      D．decreasing in large numbers

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The federal school lunch program for 30 million low-income children was created more than half a century ago to combat malnutrition(营养不良). A breakfast program was added during the 1960s, and both attempted to improve the nutritional value of food served at school.

More must be done to fight the childhood obesity(肥胖) epidemic, which has caused a frightening peak in weight-related disorders like diabetes, high-blood pressure and heart disease among young people. The place to start is schools, where junk food sold outside the federal meals program—through snack bars and vending machines—has pretty much canceled out the benefits of all those efforts.

Federal rules that govern the sales of these harmful foods at school are limited and have not been updated for nearly 40 years. Until new regulations are written, children who are served healthy meals in the school cafeteria will continue to buy candy drinks and high sodium(钠) snacks elsewhere in school.

Many states’ school districts have taken positive steps, but others are likely to resist, especially districts that sell junk food to finance athletic program extracurricular activities, and even copier expenses.

Those districts should take note of a study released in 2009 in West Virginia showing that the budgetary costs of switching from sodas to healthy drinks such as fruit juice, milk, and water were very little. Even if the switch costs money, so be it. The school should not be trading their students’ health to buy office supplies.

Over the last five decades, the obesity rates for adolescents have tripled. Unless there is decisive action, weight and inactivity-related disorders will bother a steady larger proportion of the work force and replace smoking as the leading cause of premature death.

1.According to this passage, ______ are to blame for the childhood obesity.

A. weight-related disorders

B. high calorie snacks

C. parents’ bad habits

D. unhealthy lunches and breakfast

2.Which is the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A. Federal governments deserve high praise for their school lunch program.

B. New regulations are badly in need of updating.

C. Children should be forbidden to buy snacks in school.

D. Federal rules encourage snacks outside the school program.

3.The passage is concerned mainly with ______.

A. Malnutrition in low-income children

B. The federal school lunch program

C. obesity at school

D. the nutritional value of food served at school

4.The tone of this passage is ______.

A. negative　　　　　 　 B. indifferent

C. optimistic　　　　　　 D. ironic

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HIGH-RISE APARTMENTS FOR RENT IN DOWNTOWN JACKSONVILLE’S SOUTHBANK COMMUNITY

Imagine coming home after work and feeling like you’re on vacation at a 5-star resort! Welcome to The Strand Southbank in downtown Jacksonville—where luxury meets comfort. Renting a luxury apartment at The Strand Southbank is a wise lifestyle choice. After your long day, you deserve to feel like you’re walking into a high-end luxury resort where you can truly relax. With activities geared towards life away from the office, our community comes alive when you come home. At The Strand Southbank, we foster (促进) resident friendships through frequent happy hours, book clubs and running groups. We free up your evenings by offering catered meals and food trucks on site. You have better things to do, like sitting on your balcony and taking in the views of downtown Jacksonville’s bridges lit up or smelling the salty air from the St. Johns River.

COMMUNITY AMENITIES (生活福利设施)

• Fully equipped fitness center with river views

• Business center with high-speed internet

• Controlled access garage parking

• Relaxing library with fireplace

• Frequent resident events and community activities

LOCATION

The Strand Southbank apartments are ideally located in downtown Jacksonville near the entertaining Riverwalk and the sparkling St. John’s River. Perfect for Jacksonville university students, these apartments are near popular Jacksonville schools including Jacksonville University, University of North Florida, and Florida Coastal School of Law. The Strand Southbank apartments are also conveniently near the Mayo Clinic.

DIRECTIONS

From I-10 take exit 350B toward San Marco Blvd. Merge onto Gary St. Turn left at FL-5/S Main St./ US-1. Turn right at Gulf Life Dr./Riverplace Blvd. The Strand Southbank is on the left.

From I-95, exit on Union Street and travel east. Turn left onto Riverplace Boulevard. The Strand Southbank is just ahead on your right.

1. What might encourage people to rent an apartment at The Strand Southbank?

A. The Strand Southbank is a 5-star holiday hotel.

B. Residents there can enjoy beautiful night scenes.

C. The Strand Southbank provides free internet access.

D. Residents there have better relationships than colleagues.

2.If you rent an apartment at The Strand Southbank, you _______.

A. may have easy access to some basic medical care

B. may choose to enter any Jacksonville school you like

C. are sure to spend a lot of time hanging around downtown

D. are likely to have trouble finding your way back from I-10

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American fathers ______ more than twice the amount of time with their children than they used to in years past, due to a sweeping new trend called "unemployment".

A.were spending B.spent C.are spending D.have spent

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