Everybody says that youth is the best time for our lives. Being young means romance, love and new discoveries, but it is also the most difficult time, because you have to make some very important decisions, which will influence your future life.
Things are not easy nowadays even for adults, but for teenagers, Who have to find their own place in society, it’s even difficult. It is necessary not only to adapt to society, but also to be confident of your position in five, ten or even twenty year’s time.
For the future it is important to have a good nob. In order to get a really good job, you have to be well educated.
Emotional problems for young people can be very important, too. The first teenager problem is that “nobody understands me”. Some parents often continue to treat their children as little children when they are starting to consider themselves to be adults.
There are also some global problems. Young people in all countries are facing these problems. Let’s start with smoking. According to studies, at the age of 16, almost 72% of all boys and 37% of all girls in Russia have already tried smoking. Smoking is not a natural need.It’s just that teens try it when they want to appear to be more like adults.
Drugs are also a serious problem. Students know the names of drugs well enough. 32% say they have tried drugs at least once, mainly because they were having fun, their friends influenced them to, they wanted to relax or they wanted to seem “cool”. That’s too bad.
So, you see, problems do happen and they can’t be ignored. We should pay much attention to them.The author doesn’t think that youth is ________________.
| A．the best time of our lives |
| B．the most difficult time of our lives |
| C．the time to make some important decisions |
| D．the time to get a job |
When young people enter the teenage period, ___________.
| A．they are seldom understood by others |
| B．they become confident of their position |
| C．they still seem little in some parents’ eyes |
| D．They still consider themselves to be children |
The underlined word “ignore” means “________” in Chinese.
| A．理解 | B．理睬 | C．忽视 | D．发现 |
Which of the following is not a reason why many students try drugs?
| A．They consider it to be a natural need. |
| B．Their friends advise them to do so. |
| C．They wish to be “cool”. |
| D．They want to relax themselves. |
News 1 A big surprise! Mo Yan has become the first Chinese national to win the Nobel Prize in Literature(文学). When he heard the news, he said he was overjoyed and scared. But do you know Mo Yan is a pen name that means “Don’t Speak”? His real name is Guan Moye. |
News 2 There is a new “star” in the sky! On October 25th, 2012, China successfully sent another Man-made satellite into space in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. It was the 16th satellite of the Beidou system. It will start providing navigation (导航) services for China by the end of this year. In all, the system will have 35 satellites. |
News 3 Have you heard that crazy new song “Gangnam Style”? It’s blowing up right now! Now it is the No. 1 song on iTunes in more than 30 countries. That song is everywhere. It’s online! It’s on TV! It’s on the radio! You can’t escape Gangnam Style! |
News 4 A powerful earthquake has hit Pakistan, sending aftershocks (余震) through northern Pakistan, India and Afghanistan. A building in Pakistan’s capital has fallen down and more than a hundred people are trapped underneath (被困在下面). It’s believed that over 18,000 people have lost their lives and over 40,000 have been injured. The search continues for those still alive. |
Mo Yan is the __________ Chinese national to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
| A．first | B．second |
| C．third | D．fourth |
When Mo Yan heard the news, he was very______.
| A．happy and scared | B．worried |
| C．comfortable | D．enjoyable and unforgettable |
Which of the following about the new “star” is TRUE?
| A．It was sent up at the beginning of 2012. |
| B．It was the 17th satellite of the Beidou system. |
| C．It was sent up in southeast China’s Sichuan Province. |
| D．It will start providing navigation services. |
“Gangnam Style” that is blowing up right now is ______.
| A．a popular novel | B．a crazy new song |
| C．a latest picture | D．a beautiful scene |
How many people died during the earthquake?
| A．About 58,000. | B．Less than 18,000. |
| C．More than 18,000. | D．Over 40,000 |
We can see them every day, on every street corner, on every construction site (建筑工地) in cities. They work day and night in the terrible working conditions and weather. They build the roads, the theaters, the cinemas, and the supermarkets. They’re China’s migrant workers.
More than 140 million workers have left their homes to look for job in cities. They hope to be rich, but they realize they have many problems making money. And one of the problems is the pride and discrimination (歧视) from the people in cities.
When night falls, I can see the sad faces of the migrant workers everywhere. You can see them playing cards along the streets. Many are living far away from where they are.
I can sometimes feel their pain, knowing exactly what it feels like to live so far away from home in a city where I walk a different walk and talk a different talk.
Yes, they dress differently and speak differently. Different habits, but they work hard. The people in cities regard them as outsiders, and most governments refuse to give them medical care and public schooling for their children.
So many things need to be changed. The first is discrimination! They may not make as much money as some people in cities, they may not have everything we have, but they are honest. They are very important and necessary to China’s economic development and have become an important force for the change of Chinese society. They’re building the new China. So we should help them with our hands.The writer thinks __________ are building the new China.
| A．the factory owners of China |
| B．the business men and women |
| C．the migrant workers of China |
| D．the people in Chinese cities |
Which is the best title for the third and fourth paragraph?
| A．Morning forward |
| B．The discrimination from the people in cities |
| C．How to make more money |
| D．A lonely life |
The words “migrant workers” mean __________.
| A．房地产开发商 | B．IT业人才 |
| C．农民工 | D．下岗工人 |
Which one is WRONG about China’s migrant workers?
| A．They should be helped by us. |
| B．More than 1.4 billion migrant workers have been in cities. |
| C．They are not welcomed by the people in cities. |
| D．They are refused to give medical care by the governments. |
What does the report mainly tell us?
| A．Though migrant workers work hard, their condition is bad. |
| B．The condition of the migrant workers needs to be changed. |
| C．The people in cities aren’t polite to the migrant workers. |
| D．China’s development only depends on the migrant workers. |
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Every place offers the possible dangers for getting hurt, even staying at work. We may face dangers like walking into desks or chairs, receiving unexpected cuts from a paper knife and so on. Industrial jobs have similar and more dangers like getting body parts hurt by machines or falling from a height.
No one wants to get hurt. Some accidents are avoidable(可避免的). Most accidents happen because of common things seen every day—an open desk drawer, a chair pulled out too far, water on the floor and so on. We slowly get used to these things we see every day and never think about what they could possibly become in the future.
Think about the following to prevent dangers to yourself and others:
1. If there is something you see and know may become a danger for yourself or others, do something about it. Close a desk drawer, clean up or put a sign over the water, turn off the power before leaving, and so on.
2. Get extra persons’ help and support on a task that is too hard for a single person.
3. Study the situation and think what could possibly happen and change if necessary. Do it before something happens and you won’t have to say some day, “ I should have… How sorry I feel…”
To use an old phrase “ Safety is everyone’s duty.” Looking down on it could lead to being hurt. Keep the rule in mind every day “ Everyone wants to go home in the same condition they came to work in –or better.”
Title: at Work
| There are some dangers like tripping, unexpected |
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| 1. Most accidents are 2. Get used to |
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| Safety rules |
1. Turn off the power before you 2. Get extra persons’ help and support if the task is too difficult for you to finish on your 3. Make some |
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Safety on the job is |
The city of Yangzhou came into being at the Spring and Autumn Period ( about 500 AC ).As the key transportation link at joint (连接处) place of the Great Canal（运河）( Beijing-Hangzhou) and Changjiang (Yangtze River), Yangzhou has been from the Sui Dynasty (600 AD.) an economically rich city, and then reached its top in the Tang Dynasty. At that time, Yangzhou was a famous port and one of few biggest cities in East Asia.
With the improvement of the local economy and easy transportation way, there happened in the history a special local culture, which has an important place in Chinese culture. Many famous men of letters, poets, artists, scholars (学者), statesmen, scientists and national heroes in the history were born in, lived in or had connection with Yangzhou. Li Bai, one of the greatest Chinese poets visited and stayed in Yangzhou several times in his life and one of his famous poems about Yangzhou has been so popular that Chinese of all ages can sing it and has become a symbol of Yangzhou . Zheng Banqiao, a famous Chinese painting painter in the Qing Dynasty heading a group called “Eight Eccentrics”, had strongly influenced Chinese paintings. Wang Zhong and Yuan Yuan and some other scholars formed school of Yangzhou Scholars and achieved great success in the study of classic Chinese and writing. Zhu Ziqing, one of most famous modern Chinese writers and scholars, had always been proud of himself as a native of Yangzhou and thanked the city for being nourished (养育) by its rich culture. Quite a few other names you may come across frequently (频繁地) in the study of Chinese culture and history have connection with Yangzhou. Yangzhou was so attractive and important that many Chinese emperors in history had come specially to visit or check the city. Emperor Suiyang, who ordered to cut the Great Canal so that he could come more easily and quickly, died on his last trip to the city and buried (埋葬) here. Emperor Qianlong had come all the way from the north and visited the city nine times.Which of following sentences is NOT right according to this passage?
| A．Yangzhou joined the Great Canal (Beijing-Hangzhou) and Changjiang (Yangtze River). |
| B．In the Tang Dynasty Yangzhou was a famous port and one of few biggest cities in Asia. |
| C．Emperor Suiyang was buried in Yangzhou. |
| D．Emperor Qianlong visited Yangzhou nine times. |
We can infer（推断）the poem mentioned in this passage by Li Bai is _______.
| A．《黄鹤楼送孟浩然之广陵》 | B．《望庐山瀑布》 |
| C．《静夜思》 | D．《赠汪伦》 |
Who influenced Chinese paintings a lot according to this passage?
| A．Zheng Banqiao | B．Zhu Ziqing |
| C．Wang Zhong | D．Li Bai |
What’s the best title of the passage?
| A．Yangzhou：An Economically Rich City |
| B．Yangzhou：An Easy Transportation City |
| C．Yangzhou：A Historical Culture City |
| D．Yangzhou：A Famous Tour City |
Once there was a forest where all the animals lived happily together. One day a family went to spend the day in the forest, and the son left his socks there. After the family left, a bear came by, found the socks, and decided to try them on. They fit so well, and he liked them so much that he wouldn’t take them off.
All the animals talked about the bear’s new look. Soon, in that forest, there began appearing squirrels in shirts, rabbits in shoes, and even rats wearing hats! The forest doctor shook his head, telling animals, “This can’t be good. Animals don’t need clothes!” But no one listened to him. They said he was just out of fashion.
However, it wasn’t long before the first results of fashion-fever came. Several times the squirrel caught his shirt on trees, stopping him in mid-jump and sending him falling to the ground from a tree. The rat couldn’t go into his hole without taking off his hat first. Even the bear, because of his socks, slipped from the river rock and almost killed himself.
When the animals came to see the doctor, he gave them all the same advice, “Take off those clothes before one day they’re going to kill you.” Those who listened to the doctor’s advice stopped having accidents. And the animals realized that they didn’t need clothes at all. Starting to wear them had been very dangerous, and they had only done it to make others admire them, and to get attention.______ found the socks and tried them on.
| A．The son | B．The bear |
| C．The rabbit | D．The rat |
From the story we can know that______.
| A．the family had a good time with the bear |
| B．the animals didn’t like the bear’s new look |
| C．the squirrel couldn’t go into his hole with his hat on |
| D．the forest doctor told the animals not to wear clothes |
Which of the following can explain the underlined sentence “it wasn’t long before the first results of fashion-fever came”?
| A．Soon the animals had accidents because of the clothes |
| B．Soon the animals had a fever because of the clothes |
| C．Soon the animals became healthier in the warm clothes |
| D．Soon the animals enjoyed wearing clothes very much |
The story is written to tell us______.
| A．helping others is helping yourself |
| B．we should be careful in the forest |
| C．things that fit yourself are the best |
| D．animals must be looked after well |