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It is natural for young people, at times, to blame their parents for most of the misunderstandings between
them. They have always complained that their parents are out of touch with modern ways; that they do not
trust their children to deal with crises; that they talk too much about certain problems, and that they have no
sense of humor, at least in parent-child relationships. I think it is true that parents often look down upon their
teenage children and also forget how they themselves felt, when young.
For example, young people like doing things without careful consideration: it is one of their ways of
showing that they can accept a challenge. Older people worry more easily: most of them plan things ahead, at
least in the back of their minds, and do not like their plans to be upset by something unexpected.
So my advice to you is this: when you want to borrow the family car or get your mother to mend
something for you, you will have better success if you can possibly ask in advance.
Young people often annoy their parents with their choices in clothes and hairstyles, in entertainers and
music. This is not the main reason. They feel cut off from the adult world. So they create a culture and society
of their own. Then, if it turns out that their music and entertainers, or vocabulary, clothes and hairstyles annoy
their parents, this gives them additional enjoyment. They feel they are better, at least in a small way, and they
are leaders in style and taste.
Sometimes you don"t obey because you do not want your parents to accept what you do. If they did
accept, it looks as if you are tricking your own age group. But in that case, you are supposing that you are the
underdog: you can"t win but at least you can keep your honor. This is a passive way of looking at things. It is
natural enough, after long years of childhood, when you were completely under your parents" control. But it
ignores the fact that you are now beginning to be responsible for yourself.
If you plan to control your life, co-operation can be part of the plan. You can impress others, especially
parents, with your sense of responsibility, so that they will give you the right to do what you want to do. |
| 1. According to the passage, all the following complaints are true EXCEPT that ______. |
A. parents have no sense of humor at all
B. parents are always behind the times
C. parents talk too much about certain problems
D. parents don"t believe their children can deal with crises |
| 2. What does the author suggest to young people to win support from their parents? |
A. Ignoring them.
B. Controlling them.
C. Entertaining them.
D. Cooperating with them. |
| 3. We can learn from the passage that ______. |
A. young people are not allowed to join adult society because they have their own culture
B. it is impossible for young people to get along well with older people
C. older people tend to forget what they felt when they were young
D. older people often lead the way in fashion |
| 4. The underlined word "underdog" in the 5th paragraph refers to a person who _____. |
A. keeps dogs as pets
B. seems less likely to succeed
C. likes to cheat his own age group
D. looks down upon others around him |
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| 1-4: ADCB |
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Some vacation is just around the corner. One of the best things you can possibly do is to start you own
club. It"s great fun especially if you are the sort of person who feels there"s never anything to do during the
school holidays.
The first thing you need to come up with is an idea for your club. 1 Pets, clothes, pop music or dancing
groups, sports, making things? The list is endless.
Next you need some friends to be in your club with you. 2 All you need is three or four other people
who are interested in the same thing as you.
3 You should all sit down somewhere together with lots of pieces of paper and write down every name
you can think up. That"ll keep you busy for ages.
At your first meeting you should make up a rule book. And the first rule should be no grown-ups or
little/big brothers or sisters! The best clubs are always secret!
Now you have just about everything you need, except membership cards. These are very important and
again you can spend a lot of time making them. 4 Why not leave some space for a photo of yourself? That
will make the membership card really look like it.
So there you are, get clubbing! Once you get started you"ll think of loads of more interesting things to do! |
A. That"s easy.
B. Enjoy your own club!
C. Invite a designer to join you.
D. What are you interest in?
E. Then you need to pick a name for your club.
F. Use a bright thick pen to make a special design. |
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General Airport Tips
Plan to get to the airport at least an hour early, or two during holidays and other busy times; this will
reduce the stress of the flight. If all goes well, you will have time to relax, shop for last-minute items, or
have a meal before the flight.
Flight Delays
Find out why your flight is delayed. Call the free call numbers. Find out if other airlines are experiencing
similar delays. If you believe the delay is due to something other than weather or air traffic problems, then
mention your suspicion (怀疑) and ask the airline agent to book you on the next available flight, either on the
same air-line or a competing one. This is called "Rule 240", and all airlines are required to do it. Use the lingo
(行话); ask,"Can you 240 me?" when speaking with an agent. They will know what you mean.
Flight Cancellations (取消)
If your flight is canceled, then make a reservation on the next flight to your destination. Usually, air-line
personnel will try to book everyone on their next flight out. Often they will put you on a competitor"s next
flight only if you request it. If on-time arrival is important to you, when you check flights through our
reservation system you can rate your choices based on their on-time arrival records. Be sure to also check the
weather conditions, as they often affect flight schedules. |
| 1. A person goes to the airport ahead of time mainly to _______. |
A. buy what he wants in the airport
B. have a good rest in the airplane
C. reduce the pressure of the flight
D. get on the airplane immediately |
| 2. If a person calls "Rule 240", he wants to _______. |
A. change for the ticket to the next flight
B. make sure the time for the next plane
C. know if other flights" delays happen
D. ask the reason for the plane delay |
| 3. After a flight cancellation, a passenger can_______. |
A. arrive at his destination on time
B. be arranged on a competing flight
C. make sure the weather is quite fine
D. reserve the next flight to your destination |
| 4. The purpose in writing this text is to________. |
A. show us how to get on a plane
B. tell us what to do before and after a flight
C. put forward suggestions for a flight
D. teach us actions before an emergency |
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It"s enough to give anyone an earache. Women spend an average of about five years on the phone during
their working lives, research has shown.
You won"t be surprised to learn that women spend 18 months longer than men on the phone-who only
chat for an average of three years.
Both sexes make and receive almost the same number of calls - 277,000 for men and 288,000 for women.
But women spend 13,500 more hours in total on their conversations.
More than half of those chats are work-related but people spend on average twice as long on a personal
call (10 minutes ) as on a business one.
Despite the explosion in mobile phone ownership, most people still prefer to use landlines, the poll (民意调查) found.
However, when people are tired of talking, the top excuse for getting a caller off the line is to say
"Someone"s at the door." Other favourites include "I"m cooking" and "I need to go to the toilet".
Eight out of ten phone users admitted not answering their phones on purpose if they did not want to speak
to the caller.
One in three people thought calls after 10 pm were unacceptable but a quarter of those polled said they did
not mind calls up to midnight.
Two-thirds admitted they had people in their address books who they should ring but never got round to
doing so.
Joseph Blass, managing director of telecom company Toucan, said, "As a nation, we love to chat on the
phone but it is quite astonishing when we look at the total number of calls we make in a lifetime." |
| 1. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE? |
A. Women spend about five years talking on the phone during their lifetime.
B. Women make and receive the same number of calls as men do.
C. On average, work-related calls are only half as long as personal calls.
D. Usually a call made by a man is longer than one by a woman. |
2. According to the poll, when someone on the phone says "Sorry, someone"s at the door", he or
she probably means ________. |
A. he/she is going to the toilet
B. he/she wants to stop chatting
C. he/she is too tired to talk any longer
D. he/she must go to open the door for someone |
| 3. From the text, we know that _________. |
A. calls around midnight are acceptable to some people
B. 80% of people always refuse to answer a phone call
C. people never ring the people in their address books
D. Joseph Blass was one of the people who were polled |
| 4. What Joseph Blass says in the last paragraph shows that _______. |
A. it"s no wonder that we all love to chat on the phone
B. people in many countries love to chat on the phone
C. people insist on often phoning their family and friends
D. the amount of time people spend on the phone was unexpected |
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Teamwork is just as important in science as it is on the playing field or in the gym. Scientific investigations (调查) are almost always carried out by teams of people working together. Ideas are shared, experiments are
designed, data are analyzed, and results are evaluated and shared with other investigators. Group work is
necessary, and is usually more productive than working alone.
Several times throughout the year you may be asked to work with one or more of your classmates.
Whatever the task your group is assigned, a few rules need to be followed to ensure a productive and
successful experience.
What comes first is to keep an open mind, because everyone"s ideas deserve consideration and each group
member can make his or her own contribution. Secondly, it makes a job easier to divide the group task among
all group members. Choose a role on the team that is best suited to your particular strengths. Thirdly, always
work together, take turns, and encourage each other by listening, clarifying, and trusting one another. Mutual
support and trust often makes a great difference.
Activities like investigations are most effective when done by small groups. Here are some more suggestions for effective team performance during these activities: Make sure each group member understands and agrees
to the task given to him or her, and everyone knows exactly when, why and what to do; take turns doing
various tasks during similar and repeated activities; be aware of where other group members are and what they
are doing so as to ensure safety; be responsible for your own learning, though it is by no means unwise to
compare your observations with those of other group members.
After you"ve completed a task with your team, make an evaluation of the team"s effectiveness-the strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and challenges.
| Title | Working together | | Theme | Effective performance needs highly cooperated 1 . | | Importance | Group work is necessary, and is often more productive than working 2 your own. | | General rules needing 3 | Keep an open mind to everyone"s 4 . Divide the group task among group members. 5 and trust each other. | | 6 | Understand and agree to the 7 task of one"s own. Do various tasks in 8 . Show concern for others to ensure safety. Take 9 for one"s own learning. Compare your own observations with those of others. | | Evaluating effectiveness | Analyze the 10 and weaknesses. Find out the opportunities and challenges. | | 阅读理解。 | A lot of us lose life"s tough battles by starting a frontal attack-when a touch of humor might well enable
us to win. Consider the case of a young friend of mine, who hit a traffic jam on his way to work shortly
after receiving an ultimatum (最后通牒) about being late on the job. Although there was a good reason for
Sam"s being late-serious illness at home-he decided that this by-now-familiar excuse wouldn"t work any
longer. His supervisor was probably already pacing up and down preparing a dismissal speech.
Yes, the boss was. Sam entered the office at 9:35. The place was as quiet as a locker room; everyone
was hard at work. Sam"s supervisor came up to him. Suddenly, Sam forced a grin and stretched out his
hand. "How do you do!" he said. "I"m Sam Maynard. I"m applying for a job, which, I understand, became
available just 35 minutes ago. Does the early bird get the worm?"
The room exploded in laughter. The supervisor clamped off a smile and walked back to his office. Sam
Maynard had saved his job-with the only tool that could win, a laugh.
Humor is a most effective, yet frequently neglected, means of handling the difficult situations in our lives.
It can be used for patching up differences, apologizing, saying "no", criticizing, getting the other fellow to
do what you want without his losing face. For some jobs, it"s the only tool that can succeed. It is a way to
discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialog may start a quarrel. For example, many believe that comedians
on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance than people in any other forum. | | 1. Why was Sam late for his job? | A. Because he was ill.
B. Because he was caught in a traffic jam.
C. He was busy applying for a new job.
D. Because he got up late. | | 2. The phrase "clamped off" in Paragraph 3 means ____. | A. burst into
B. tried to set up
C. tried to hold back
D. gave out | | 3. Which of the following statements can we infer from the passage? | A. Sam was supposed to come to his office at 8:30.
B. It wasn"t the first time that Sam came late for his work.
C. Humor is the most effective way of solving problems.
D. All people lose life"s battles for they are lacking in a sense of humor. | 最新试题
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