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When you're in school, the last thing you want to do is to work on weekends. There's homework to do, sports to play, fun to have. But our parents may persuade(劝说) us to find a job to earn money and get some life experience. When I was a teenager, I had to deliver the newspapers to people's homes. Then I got a Saturday job at a supermarket: putting everything in order on the shelves and working as a shopkeeper.
Today in the UK you can work from the age of 13 and many children have part-time jobs. It is almost seen as an adult ceremony. It's an independent experience. Teenagers agreed that it taught them valuable lessons about working and managing money with adults. So that's not a bad thing!
Some research suggests that not working on Saturdays or holidays may be harmful to one's later life. But recent statistics（数据统计）show 20％of the students have given up having part-time jobs in the past three years.
So does this mean British teenagers are now more afraid of hard work? Probably not. Some experts believe young people feel that going out to work hinders（阻碍） their performance in school, they are now under more pressure(压力) to study hard, get good grades and have a good job in the long run. However, proper part-time jobs are a great way to help young people learn the skills they need in the workplace. In fact, the key is to keep a balance between taking a part-time job and having enough time to study and rest.
Many young people actually want to work because it gives them a sense of freedom. A 13-year-old girl named Rachel works in a shop on Saturday. She told the BBC: I like my job because I'm making money and it helps me to talk to people confidently and work with others closely. It seems like a valuable thing to do on a Saturday morning.
1.When I was a teenager, I ___________at first.
A.had too much homework to do B.played sports with my good friends
C.delivered newspapers to people’s homes D.had a part-time job on Saturday
2.Who can have a part-time job in the UK?
A.Gavin a 14-year-old boy B.Aron an 11-year-old boy
C.Loretta a 12-year-old girl D.Victoria an 8-year-old girl
3.What makes some students give up part-time jobs ?
A.They are now more afraid of hard work.
B.Taking part-time jobs may be harmful to their later life.
C.Going out to work hinders their performance in school.
D.Taking part-time jobs isn’t a great way to help them learn skills.
4.Rachel likes her part-time job because ___________
① She can make some money.
② She can get good grades.
③ It helps her talk with people confidently.
④ It helps her get away from pressure.
A.①② B.③④ C.①③ D.②④
5.The writer’s purpose in writing the passage is___________
A.To introduce his own part-time job experience.
B.To encourage students to take a part-time job.
C.To tell students how to keep a balance between study and jobs.
D.To make a survey on part-time jobs.
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When you were at school, the last thing you probably wanted to do was spend your weekends going to work. There was homework to do, sport to play and fun to be had. But our parents probably advise us to find a job to make some pocket money and get some life experience. When I was a teenager I had a paper round: delivering newspapers to people's homes. I then turned to a Saturday job in a supermarket: putting the things on the shelves in order and working at the checkout.
Today in the UK you are allowed to work from the age of 13, and many children take up part-time jobs. It's a taste of independence. Teenagers agree that it teaches valuable lessons about working with adults and about managing your money. So, that's no bad thing!
Some research has shown that not taking on a Saturday or holiday job could be detrimental to a person later. A 2015 study by the UK Commission on Employment and Skills found that employer's（雇主） organizations criticized young adults because they were ill-prepared for full time work. And they were proved not having taken part-time work at school age. However, a recent report has shown that the number of school children in the UK with a part-time job has fallen by 20% in the past five years.
So, does this mean that British teenagers are now more afraid of hard work? Probably not. Some experts feel that young people think going out to work will influence their performance at school, and they are under more pressure now to study hard and get good exam results---and a good job in the long term. However, Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, told BBC News that "Proper part-time work is a good way to help young people learn skills that they will need in their working lives." It's all about getting the right balance between doing part-time work and having enough time to study and rest.
Many young people actually want to work because it gives them a sense of freedom. One 13-year-old girl called Rachel, who has a Saturday job in a shop, told the BBC that "I enjoy my job because I'm making money and it helps my confidence speaking to people and socializing with people I work with." That seems like something worth getting up for on a Saturday morning. Did you do a part-time job when you were at school?
1.According to the passage, teenagers probably prefer ________________________________________________________________________________ on the weekend.
A. doing homework to having fun with friends
B. playing sports outside to doing homework at home
C. having fun with their parents to playing sports outside
D. playing sports to delivering newspapers to people's homes
2.What does the word "detrimental" in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A. Harmful. B. Impossible. C. Important. D. Worthy.
3.According to the passage, Geoff Barton probably agrees that ________________________________________________________________________________ .
A. Teenagers like taking part-time jobs more than full-time jobs.
B. doing part-time jobs is more important than studying and resting.
C. taking up part-time jobs benefits teenagers' future working lives.
D. teenagers are under more pressure now to study hard and get good grades.
4.What's the writer's main purpose in writing the passage?
A. To call people's attention to the school children
B. To Criticize school children are out of control
C. To show school children dislike part-time jobs
D. To encourage school children to take part-time jobs
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What is the first thing you want to do when you see someone yawn（打哈欠）？You want to yawn, too! Yawning is contagious.
Scientists have found that all people yawn. Babies start to yawn even before they are born. The earliest yawn takes place when a baby is still inside its mother. When young children are about one year old, they start to yawn when they see others yawning. That’s why scientists seem to think yawning is contagious.
It’s no secret that yawning is contagious, but why do we yawn? Well, scientists are not really sure.
Some think we yawn because we feel bored. Recently scientists studied two groups of students between the ages of 17 and 19. One group watched music videos, and the other watched a boring color test. Scientists compared the numbers of their yawns and found that the color test group yawned more times than the video group.
Another reason for yawning has to do with breathing. Some scientists believe that when we are bored or tired, we breathe more slowly. As our breathing slows down, we cannot get rid of （去除）enough carbon dioxide, our bodies will tell the brains（大脑）to breathe deeply. The result is a big yawn.
In 2007, scientists suggested a new reason. They said that the reason why people yawned was to cool down their brains. These scientists found that people who were warmer than others yawned more often.
Scientists are still trying to find out why yawning happens and why it is so contagious. But they are only sure that when one person yawns, almost everyone else nearby wants to yawn, too.
1.The underlined word “contagious” in Paragraph 1 means _________.
A. helpful to our health
B. passing from one person to another
C. hard to understand
D. getting into one trouble after another
2.According to the scientists, people start to yawn when they are _______.
A. born B. one year old C. 17 or 19 years old D. inside their mothers
3.Which of the following are the possible reasons for yawning according to the passage?
①People yawn because they are bored
②People yawn to catch others’ attention
③People yawn to cool down their brains
④People yawn to get rid of carbon dioxide.
A. ①②③ B.②③④ C.①②④ D.①③④
4.We can probably read this passage in a ____________
A. storybook B. travel guidebook C. movie poster D. science magazine
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What is the first thing you want to do when you see someone yawn(打哈欠)? You want to yawn, too! Yawning is contagious.
Scientists have found that all people yawn. Babies start to yawn even before they are born. The earliest yawn takes place when a baby is still inside its mother. When young children are about one year old, they start to yawn when they see others yawning. That's why scientists seem to think yawning is contagious.
It’s no secret that yawning is contagious, but why do we yawn? Well, scientists are not really sure.
Some think we yawn because we feel bored. Recently scientists studied two groups of students between the ages of 17 and 19. One group watched music videos, and the other watched a boring color test. Scientists compared the numbers of their yawns and found that the color test group yawned more times than the video group.
Another reason about yawning has to do with breathing. Some scientists believe that when we are bored or tired, we breathe more slowly. As our breathing slows down, we cannot get rid of(去除) enough carbon dioxide (CO2) in our bodies. When there is too much carbon dioxide, our bodies will tell the brains (大脑) to breathe deeply. The result is a big yawn.
In 2007, scientists suggested a new reason. They said that the reason people yawned was to cool down their brains. These scientists found that people who were warmer than others yawned more often.
Scientists are still trying to find out why yawning happens and why it is so contagious. But they are only sure that when one person yawns, almost everyone else nearby wants to yawn, too.
1.According to the scientists, people start to yawn when they are .
A. born
B. inside their mothers
C. 17 or 19 years old
D. one year old
2.Which of the following are the possible reasons about yawning according to the passage?
People yawn because they are bored.
People yawn to catch others' attention.
People yawn to cool down their brains.
People yawn to get rid of carbon dioxide.
A. B. C. D.
3.We can probably read this passage in a _ _.
A. story book B. travel guidebook
C. science magazine D. movie poster
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—What do you want to do ____ those old boxes?
— To put things in when I move to the new flat(一套房间).
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These days, "What do you want to do when you grow up?" is the wrong question to ask children in the USA. The question should be: "What job are you doing now?" American companies are employing more and more young people as consultants（顾问）to evaluate（评估）products for child consumers. The 12-to-19 age group spends more than $100 billion a year in the USA. Specialist agencies help manufacturers ask kids about all the latest trends in clothes, food and other markets. One company, Teenage Research Unlimited, has groups of teenagers who give their decisions on products like jeans. Another company, dole Research Associated, holds two-hour meetings in a room called the "imaginarium". Children are encouraged to play games to get into a creative mood. They have to write down any ideas which come into their heads.
Some manufacturers prefer to do their own market research. The software company Microsoft runs a weekly "Kid's Council" at its headquarter in Seattle, where a group of school children give their decision on the latest products and suggest new ones. They are called young consultants. One 11-year-old consultant, Andrew Cooledge, told them they should make more computer games which are suitable for both boys and girls. Payments for the work are increasingly attractive. Andrew Cooledge was paid $250 and given some software. However, even if their ideas are valuable, the children will never make money. They cannot have the copyright to their ideas.
1.Do children of 12-to-19 age spend more than $100 billion every year in America?
____________________________________________________________________________________________
2.What do the specialist agencies do?
____________________________________________________________________________________________
3.The "imaginariun" is a place where children play games and try to find new ideas, isn't it?
____________________________________________________________________________________________
4.How often does Microsoft run a "Kid' Council" at its headquarter?
____________________________________________________________________________________________
5.What was Andrew paid for his job?
____________________________________________________________________________________________
6.What is your opinion about being a young consultant?
____________________________________________________________________________________________
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If you want to learn a new language, the very first thing to think about is why. 1. Or perhaps you’re interested in the books，films or music of a different country and you know how much it will help to have a good knowledge of the language.
Most people leam best in their own ways, but traditional classes are an ideal (理想的)start for many people. 2.It truly takes time to learn a language. You will have more success if you study more often, so try to develop a routine (例行程序). 3.
Many people may think they’ve so old that they give up learning a language. Yes, children do learn languages more quickly than adults, but some research has shown that you can learn a language at any age. 4.
Learning a new language is never easy. 5. And you’ll be amazed by the praise of some people when you say just a few words in their own language. Good luck!
根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通 顺、内容完整，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A.Do you learn it for your job or your studies?
B.It doesn’t matter if you haven’t got long enough time.
C.And learning is good for the health of your brain too.
D.They provide an environment to practice with the teacher’s help.
E.But the more hard work you do, the more progress you will make.
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Don’t you want to go to school? You could tell your parents you’re ill. But last Monday, students from Shanghai and Zhejiang had an even better excuse: a typhoon(台风)!
Typhoon Khanun hit East China on September 11. In Shanghai, all the school were closed the next day, Monday.
It was the first time that Shanghai had to close schools because of bad weather.
But some students still came to school that day. “ I didn’t get the notice that the school was closing,” said Shen Sheng, a Junior 2 student from Shanghai Aiguo School. “ But it was nice that we could play in school rather than study.”
The school kept Shen and other 20 students safe inside and let them play sports like table tennis.
But the storm wasn’t all fun games. Typhoon Khanun killed 14 people. In Zhejiang, it damaged about 8,000 houses. More than one million people had to be taken to safer places.
Every year, typhoons hit different places around the world. Most happen in July, August and September. This year 15 typhoons hit China. Khanun was the strongest. Typhoons bring strong winds and rains. The winds can blow away houses and cars. The rains are bad for farmers’ fields.
Typhoon also kills people. Earlier this month, Typhoon Talim hit East and Central China. It killed at least 124 people.
1.When was the first time that Shanghai had to close all the schools?
A. In August B. In July C. On Sep.11. D. On Sep.12.
2.Shanghai had to close all the schools that day because of _____.
A. bad traffic B. heavy rain C. Typhoon Khanun D. Typhoon Talim
3.What did Shanghai Aiguo School do with Shen Sheng and some other students when they still came to school that day?
A. They were kept safe inside and played sports like table tennis.
B. They were asked to go back home as quickly as possible.
C. They were sent back home by their teachers at once.
D. They still had classed in the classroom as usual.
4.What does the word “damage” in Paragraph 6 mean?
A.建造 B.损毁 C.伤害 D.装饰
5.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. If a typhoon hits, many students shouldn’t go to school or go out.
B. More than one million people were killed in Zhejiang that day.
C. Every year, 15 typhoons hit different places around the world.
D. Typhoons do a lot of harm to farmers’ fields and human beings.
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– Are you afraid of the snake?
– ________ It’s the last thing I want to see in the world.
A.It just depends. B.It’s up to you. C.Of course not. D.You bet!
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Some kids need to repeat a grade in school. This means if you’re in the _____grade, you have to do the third grade again next year _____ moving on to the fourth grade. Repeating a grade can be a(n) _____ thing, though, because you get another chance to complete your schoolwork. For example, a kid might have _____reading. Other kids might have been_______and absent (缺席的) for a long time, so they missed a chance to learn _____ they needed to learn.
If it’s you who _____repeat a grade, you might be thinking, “Is everyone really moving on without me?” Repeating a grade might make you sad, angry, or______. It can be stressful. You might be upset ______ you won’t be in class with all of your friends. You might feel_______about repeating a grade. You may think that people are talking about you or______you. You can be really hurt if someone makes fun of ______about repeating a grade.
Try talking _____ your mum or dad, a teacher, or a friend advisor when you’re having these feelings. School can be hard work, but there are strategies (策略) you can learn to help it go a little _____ for you. Set a goal for yourself and______ working toward it bit by bit. Ask for help if you need it, and you’ll get there!
1.A. first B. second C. third D. fourth
2.A. except B. besides C. for D. instead of
3.A. wrong B. right C. easy D. difficult
4.A. trouble B. fun C. practice D. secret
5.A. ill B. afraid C. healthy D. silly
6.A. much B. everything C. none D. anything
7.A. can B. can’t C. must D. mustn’t
8.A. neither B. all C. each D. both
9.A. so B. because C. but D. though
10.A. shy B. excited C. happy D. afraid
11.A. caring about B. looking after C. laughing at D. replying to
12.A. himself B. him C. yourself D. you
13.A. with B. for C. about D. against
14.A. worse B. better C. later D. earlier
15.A. stop B. give up C. keep D. make up