Thousands of teenagers will be able to move to a new wave of “studio schools” at
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Thousands of teenagers will be able to move to a new wave of “studio schools” at the age of 14 to improve their chances of finding a job in UK. Twelve new-style schools are open to act as a bridge to the workplace and cut the number of NEETs.
Under plans, schools will operate longer days and work outside standard school terms.
Each teenager will be expected to spend between four hours and two days a week on work placements with business related to the school and a personal coach will be sent to the teenagers to act as a school “line manager”.
The reforms (改革) are put forward because of the fears that too many teenagers are finishing full-time education at present but they are short of the skills needed to succeed in the workplace. According to a recent report, more than two thirds of employers (雇主) believe school and college leavers have less important employability skills, while 55% say they are unable to manage their time or daily routine. And the number of NEETs who are not in education has hit a record high, with almost one-in-five young people being left without a job or a training place.
The Department for Education will tell the public the building of 12 studio schools – providing for around 3,600 teenagers – in areas such as Liverpool, Stevenage, Stock-on-Trent and Fulham, west London. Each one will be connected to the local employers. Under plans, teenagers will be able to move out of ordinary schools to attend them between the ages of 14 and 19.
The government said all subjects would be taught “through projects, often prepared with employers” – with rules such as science being connected directly to local engineering companies or hospitals. Schools will operate a longer day to give teenagers a better understanding of the needs of the workplace. Along with their studies, students will carry out work placements for four hours a week, rising to two days a week of paid work for those aged 16 to 19. They will also get the chance to take professional qualifications (专业资历) connected directly to the needs of local employers.
小题1:According to the passage, NEETs refer to those who ______.| A．often miss classes from studio school | | B．prefer studio schools to ordinary schools | | C．refuse to take any part-time job after school | | D．are not in education, employment or training |
小题2:Compared to ordinary schools, studio schools will offer the young more ______.| A．skills to finish full-time education | | B．personal coaches to help with the work | | C．chances to get future jobs with job training | | D．jobs to make money without going outside |
小题3:What makes the government decide to build studio schools?| A．The worry about educated teenagers short of working skills. | | B．The doubt about whether full-time education is perfect. | | C．The decision to solve the problems of unemployment. | | D．The increasing number of teens who drop out early. |
小题4:What can be the best title for the passage?| A．Studio schools are popular in UK at present. | | B．More NEETs will find jobs from Studio schools. | | C．Teenagers will get jobs without full-time education. | | D．Studio schools are built to improve teens’ employability skills. |
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答案
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:D |
解析
试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了许多的青少年在14岁能够搬到新一波的“工作室学校”来提高他们在英国找工作的机会。十二个新型学校作为通向工作场所的桥梁,同时这也将减少尼特族的数量。
小题1:细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句话 the number of NEETs who are not in education has hit a record high, with almost one-in-five young people being left without a job or a training place.得知，故选 D。
小题2:细节理解题。根据第三段得知，故选 C。
小题3:推理判断题。根据第四段第一句话 because of the fears that too many teenagers are finishing full-time education at present but they are short of the skills needed to succeed in the workplace.得知，故选 A。
小题4:主旨大意题。根据英国政府建立 studio school 是为了给接受过教育但缺乏工作技能 的毕业学生提供相应的劳动技能培训，从而帮助他们适应新的工作岗位，故选 D。 |
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In China, parents often tell their kids not to waste food. However, it"s reported that a lot of food is wasted in restaurants every day.
Many people say when they eat out, they usually order a lot of dishes and they can"t eat them up. One person in Chengdu, Sichuan Province says he takes away the leftovers. "Usually we"ll have some leftovers after meals, because when I invite friends to eat out, I don"t know how much they can eat, so I order lots of dishes to make sure everybody has enough food."
While another person in Fuzhou, Fujian Province says she never packs what is left on the dining table. "What I usually experience during eating out is a big meal. I seldom take away the leftovers because we often have other activities after the meals, and it"s not convenient to take the leftovers. And when no one suggests taking away leftovers, I won"t do so."
Some people say they only take away leftovers when they eat out with family, but not if they eat with friends or colleagues (同事).
Food waste means washing money as well as wasting precious resources (宝贵资源). When food is thrown away, it becomes rubbish and can be harmful to the environment.
We should realize how important it is to save food. It"s wise to order proper food for our meals. If there"re leftovers, it"s better to take home. To save food, we should start with ourselves and start from now.
小题1:_________food is wasted in the restaurants of our country every day. | A．Little | B．Many | C．Few | D．Much |
小题2:The underlined word "leftovers" means________ in Chinese.小题3:Which of the following is not mentioned?| A．They wan to give the leftovers to the servers. | | B．The person never packs what is left on the dining table. | | C．The leftovers can be harm to the environment. | | D．Some people only take away leftovers when they eat out with family |
小题4:From the passage, it"s necessary for us to________ when we eat out.| A．pack our favorite food | | B．invite our friend for dinner | | C．throw the leftovers away | | D．order proper food for our meal and finish all on our plates |
小题5:The best tile of this passage is__________ | A．Washing Money | B．Saving Food | C．Throwing Away Leftovers | D．Saving Money |
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When we got to the hospital, we found Dad still coughed a lot, but his smile was as sure as ever. It was another attack of pneumonia(肺炎). My husband and I stayed with him for the weekend, but we had to go back to our jobs on Monday. Local relatives would help Dad get home from the hospital and look after him. But I wanted to let him know that we also cared about him. even when we weren"t with him.
Then I remembered a family tradition （传统）when our children were small. Before leaving their grandparents" home after a visit, each child would write a love note to their grandparents. For days, their grandparents would smile as they read these notes of love.
So when I cleaned Dad"s kitchen and made the bed for him, I wrote some notes. Some were like this, "Dad, I put the food in the fridge. " Some expressed my love, "Dad, I hope you will sleep well in your new bed. " Most notes were put downstairs where he would stay for several weeks when he was ill. But I put one note upstairs under his pillow(枕头), "Dad, if yon have found this note, you must be feeling better. We are so glad!"
"These notes helped improve his health. Several weeks later, in one of our regular phone calls, I asked Dad how he was doing. He said, "Pretty good. I just found your note under my pillow upstairs!
根据短文内容填空，每空填一词。
小题1:The writer"s father was sent to the ________ , so her husband and she stayed with him on that _______ .
小题2:Local relatives would help the write’s father to _____ home from the hospital and look _____ him
小题3:It was _______ for the writer’s children to write love ________ to their grandparents.
小题4:The notes only ______ the writer’s love but helped to improve her father’s ________ .
小题5:After _______ weeks , the writer was glad to find that her father felt much ______ on the phone . |
Last Saturday night Jenny was walking through a mall in London , texting on her phone. She wasn’t watching where she was going , so she fell into a sewer (下水道) and got trapped. Luckily she didn’t hurt badly. She quickly climbed out and walked away. But her accident was caught on a mall camera. Then someone posted it on YouTube. The video was viewed almost 2 million times and received national attention. Jenny was angry with this, but she learned a deep lesson: Texting while walking is dangerous. This time I just fell into a sewer. Next time I didn’t know what would happen. Maybe I would be knocked down by a car or something else. It was horrible.
Jenny may be famous for her mistake. After that, she was laughed at by her friends and workmates. She regretted what she had done. But it was too late. However, she wasn’t the only one who got into trouble while texting on the phone. In 2008, more than 1000 Englishmen visited hospital for similar reasons. They were walking and texting or talking on the phone. Suddenly a wall appeared! Or a hole or something like that got in the way. There were cuts, bumps, broken bones and even worse result happened on them.
So we must be careful when we are walking. Don’t send messages or talk with somebody on the phone while walking. Or you may hurt yourself and become another Jenny in the future.
小题1:The story happened in ______ last Saturday night.| A．China | B．America | C．England | D．Canada |
小题2:Jenny’s accident received national attention because______.| A．she posted the accident video on YouTube | | B．her accident was caught on a small camera | | C．her accident video was on TV | | D．her accident video on YouTube was viewed almost 2 million times |
小题3:The underline word “regretted” here means ______.小题4:In 2008 ,______ had the similar accident like Jenny and visited hospital in her country. | A．nobody | B．a few people | C．many people | D．millions of people |
小题5:What’s the best title of this passage?| A．An Unforgettable Lesson | | B．A Horrible Accident | | C．Texting on the Phone While Walking | | D．Don’t Send Message While Walking |
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In the modern society, the traffic problem has become more and more serious, which has aroused(引起) wide public concern（关心）, especially in the rush hour , at some time or other, people would rather walk on the street than drive the car, and the line people waiting for the bus can be as long as 10 meters. Because a great number of office workers go to work and go off work at the same time, most private cars and buses are on the roads at the same time, which of course leads to traffic jams(交通堵塞).
But how to solve it? As far as I’m concerned, for one thing, the government should build more roads to meet the needs of cars; for another, we should call for people to take a bus instead of driving their own cars. At times, we can also ride bikes to go to work or visit somewhere. Not only do we strengthen ourselves in this way, but also we protect the environment. In a word ,if all of us take actions to solve it, I believe there will not be a word named traffic jam .
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| 小题1: has become more and more serious.
| The government should build 小题2: .
| Traffic jams mostly happen in 小题3: .
| We should call for people to 小题4:. or ride a bike sometimes instead of driving their own cars.
| If all of us take actions to solve it, I believe there will not be a word named 小题5: .
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Small talk is a good way to kill time and make friends. If you travel to other countries, do you know what to say to small talk with local people?
In Britain the best topic is the weather. British changes quite often. It’s a safe topic. You can start small talk simply by saying “It’s a lovely day today, isn’t it?” the weather, it’s good to talk about gardens with English people. For example, you could say, “Those roses look really beautiful, ?” English people love their pets. So it’s also nice to begin with “What a lovely ! What’s its name?”
In America, people like to talk about sports, Amecican football and basketball. They also talk about clothes by saying “It’s a nice shirt! Where did you get it?” The weather is a topic there, too.
Of course, you should avoid a lot of topics during small talk in western countries. Don’t ask people “How old are you?”. Age is usually secret , for women. ask “How much money do you make?” It makes people uncomfortable. Don’t ask strangers whether they have a girlfriend boyfriend. Politics(政治) and religion(宗教) is not a good topic for two people who have just met, either.
小题1:A. end B. start C. speak
小题2:A. weather B. people C. food
小题3:A. Besides B. Except C. But
小题4:A. isn’t it B. aren’t they C. don’t they
小题5:A. picture B. dog C. boy
小题6:A. the same as B. so that C. such as
小题7:A. safe B. dangerous C. hard
小题8:A. extremely B. especially C. exactly
小题9:A. Never B. Usually C. Please
小题10:A. with B. and C. or |
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