1 . It’s a beautiful fall day. Before we camp near the river, the children dashed along the water’s edge, leaping off the bank into the slow current, pushing through the mud. The scene is happily familiar. We’ve been coming to rivers since our daughters were babies. In the beginning we went to the wilderness because my husband and I loved it and selfishly wanted them to love it, too. Now we go because we can’t live without it.
According to a report released in February, teenagers in the U.S. are in the midst of an alarming mental health crisis. A survey conducted in fall 2021 found that 30% of teen girls have seriously considered suicide, a jump of 60% in the past decade. Boys are struggling, too. The CDC report calls for greater school involvement in supporting at-risk kids, better access to mental-health services and higher standards for health education. As the mother of two teenage girls, these statistics are terrifying. What can we as parents do?
For our family, the answer has always been nature. After they started school, wilderness trips became our way of disconnecting from our digitized lives, and reconnecting with each other ourselves and the natural world. What began as a family experiment was now a cornerstone in our parenting philosophy: a way of raising healthy, curious, kind, resilient (对困境有承受力的) kids in an increasingly messy world.
I’ve seen firsthand how even a few nights out a few times a year have taught our daughter valuable life skills like cooperation, compassion, resilience, problem-solving and adaptability, which is relevant to everything we do in life.
Will our strategy work? We’re still in the thick of the experiment, so it’s too soon to tell. All we can do is pay attention, keep talking, keep trying and keep going.
1. What might be the initial reason for the couple to take their daughters to nature?| A．They loved going to the wilderness. |
| B．Their daughters liked camping. |
| C．It was a beautiful day for an outing. |
| D．It started as a family experiment. |
| A．Americans are suffering mental crisis. |
| B．Girls tend to be more helpless than boys. |
| C．The findings have aroused social concern. |
| D．No mental-health services could be accessed. |
| A．Why she loves taking her daughters to the wild. |
| B．What they experience in the outdoor adventures. |
| C．How the daughters’ growth has been transformed. |
| D．How the daughters balance schooling and recreation. |
| A．How to play in the wild. | B．How to be positive. |
| C．How to conquer nature. | D．How to see connections. |
2 . It’s important for you teenagers to know how to save money. You know that the money you save can be for rainy days and be used to pay through your college education. If you think it’s a difficult task and don’t know how to do it, please do as the followings.
My dad always tells me that if one doesn’t respect money, it will never respect you. Hence, it’s important that you keep a record of your daily expenses. Make it a habit to write down all that you have spent. And when you find out the total expenses at the end of the month, you will realize what you have spent more money in doing.
Open a savings account
Opening a savings account is a better way to save money. You can set a goal; say (for example), the money is for a new notebook or for college, and then save, until you have enough money to buy a notebook or until you go to college.
Do not carry much cash
Do you have the habit of not leaving a store without buying anything? The only way to stop that is carrying less money around with you. Go to the store with the minimum amount of money, which will not even help you buy a drink.
Save the changes
Save the changes that you get back. If you have gone to a shop to buy something and get back some changes, then do not spend them.
Follow these tips above, and thus you can save a lot of money. And surely, they’ll help you to be more responsible in your life.
| A．Keep a record of your daily expenses |
| B．In a few days, you’ll get rid of this habit |
| C．Instead, you can save them in your piggy bank |
| D．By that time, you will realize the importance of saving money |
| E．Saving money builds your financial power and personal freedom |
| F．Next month, you will automatically try and save more in that part |
| G．Nowadays in the developed and developing countries, people are all working for the sake of earning money |
3 . When I was in my fourth year of
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John answered, “well, I like tennis, but you told me that you believed in me, and that you thought I could do well in
From then on, I often remember my student’s
| A．discussion | B．suffering | C．friendship | D．teaching |
| A．boring | B．interested | C．anxious | D．confused |
| A．encouraged | B．disagreed | C．regretted | D．continued |
| A．because | B．when | C．even though | D．as if |
| A．goal | B．reaction | C．event | D．impact |
| A．tired | B．willing | C．ashamed | D．fond |
| A．ordered | B．accepted | C．hated | D．protected |
| A．late | B．lately | C．latest | D．later |
| A．prizes | B．companies | C．inventions | D．ideas |
| A．help | B．notice | C．play | D．include |
| A．special | B．good | C．wonderful | D．beautiful |
| A．schedule | B．plan | C．trap | D．track |
| A．reply | B．effort | C．goal | D．lesson |
| A．buy | B．read | C．share | D．collect |
| A．trust | B．report | C．admit | D．record |
4 . Everyone has “down days”. Maybe it’s because of the bad weather, or the disappointing grades on a difficult test, and some days teenagers just act uninterested in life or school. But these symptoms(症状) often pass quickly, as teens move on to new school subjects, or meet with friends to prevent themselves from thinking what troubles them at the moment. But if a teenager displays symptoms of sadness for more than two lasting weeks, it might point to something serious.
As teenagers develop, they push new boundaries(边界), complain about rules and look for more free rights from their parents. According to the online Health Guide on Adolescent Development, parents must be lasting figures in their teenagers’ life, providing safe boundaries for teens to grow, even if the teenagers act like these boundaries are unwanted.
Parents need to provide rules, while also remaining flexible(灵活的) and respectful of the growing teens’ need for freedom. For example, teenagers will often feel frustrated, embarrassed, and even angry that thought they want freedom, they still need to ask their parents for an agreement to go to a friend’s house, or need their mothers to take them to school.
The US Department of Education says that parents should respect and support their teen’s choices as long as those choices won’t have long-term harmful effects. For example, even if a parent doesn’t enjoy the music his or her teen listens to, it’s unlikely that the choice of music will prevent that teen from entering a good college, or lead to health problems. However, if that teen is drinking alcohol and driving, parents must get through strict punishments to teach that there are bad results for poor choices that come with increased freedom.
1. Why do teen’s feelings of bad days usually disappear quickly?| A．Their teachers help them. |
| B．They take some medicine. |
| C．Their parents talk with them. |
| D．They change their attention. |
| A．Freedom must be given at anytime. |
| B．Teens are mad at being controlled. |
| C．Teens need both freedom and proper rules. |
| D．Rules must be absolutely strict for teens. |
| A．Support their helpful hobbies. | B．Tell them which college to attend. |
| C．Cancel their after-school activities. | D．Get them away from singing pop songs. |
| A．How to Be With Growing Teens |
| B．Causes of Teens’ Sadness |
| C．Teens’ Worries About Strict Rules |
| D．The Importance of Making Friends With Teens |
5 . Two years ago, my wife Carol and I decided that children's education would not be complete without some grounding in modern computers. To this end, we
As you can imagine, I was
After few days of
| A．carried | B．took | C．bought | D．borrowed |
| A．using | B．designing | C．playing | D．spending |
| A．such as | B．as a result | C．in search of | D．except for |
| A．disappointed | B．pleased | C．moved | D．depressed |
| A．never | B．even | C．seldom | D．most |
| A．If | B．When | C．Unless | D．Though |
| A．satisfied | B．relaxed | C．concerned | D．relieved |
| A．cheer up | B．calm down | C．watch out | D．give in |
| A．as | B．like | C．for | D．of |
| A．dining | B．washing | C．living | D．reading |
| A．embarrassed | B．amazed | C．thrilled | D．excited |
| A．notice | B．miss | C．inspect | D．monitor |
| A．differences | B．jokes | C．stories | D．truths |
| A．investigation | B．track | C．consideration | D．hesitation |
| A．invention | B．excuse | C．evidence | D．wonder |
| A．slightly | B．truly | C．partly | D．possibly |
| A．brave | B．honest | C．diligent | D．careful |
| A．forbid | B．prevent | C．encourage | D．advise |
| A．left | B．filled | C．equipped | D．loaded |
| A．thankful | B．responsible | C．hopeful | D．anxious |
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As the Internet becomes the more and more popular, some students can’t help play online games or chatting. It was not only a problem of wasting time, but also a seriously problem which does harm to their health. Which teachers should do first is to find out what makes them addicting to computer games. Lack of love from his parents? Poor test scores? Parents can have a heart-to-heart talk with them. Secondly, teacher should help them build up their confidence but make them interested in studies. Thirdly, find something else for them to do instead playing computer games.
7 . Today, we are told , children don’t spend enough time in the fresh air. Many of them are addicted to a screen either on a computer or a TV—they seem to be living in a virtual world. They have lost touch with nature.
But now 400 organizations in the UK, from playgroups to the National Health Service, are encouraging children to have some “wild time”. They want kids to swap at least 30 minutes of watching TV or playing computer games for time playing outside. Activities such as building dens, climbing trees, rummaging for conkers and playing hide and seek are just some of the things kids can do. Even if they live in a city, they can go on adventures in the garden or the park.
Children often need a helping hand from mom and dad. They need to be shown what to do and where to go. Andy Simpson from National Health Service says, “We want parents to see what this magical wonder product does for their kids’ development, independence and creativity., by giving wild time a go”.
So despite the complicated world that young people grow up in now, it seems that going back to basics and experiencing “nature’s playground” is what modern children need. David Bond from Project Wild Thing says, “We need to make more space for wild time in children’s daily routine, freeing this generation of kids to have the sort of experiences that many of us took for granted”.
This might sound a bit old fashioned to you or maybe, like me, it’s made you think about sticking on your boots, getting outdoors and relieving your childhood. There’s no age limit on enjoying yourself!
1. What’s the best title of the text?| A．Wild time for children |
| B．Benefits of wild time |
| C．More space for children |
| D．Adventures of children |
| A．building dens | B．climbing trees |
| C．playing hide and seek | D．watching TV |
| A．wild time is hard to design |
| B．wild time is beneficial for children |
| C．parents know the importance of wild time |
| D．parents like keeping their children indoors |
| A．Modern children need wild time. |
| B．Adults value outdoor activities. |
| C．The present world is complicated. |
| D．This generation of kids have no freedom. |
8 . Every year in America, highschool students who want to go to college take a national examination called the Scholastic Aptitude Test, or SAT in a shortened way. Their score is an important factor in determining which colleges will admit them or whether any will be admitted at all. The Scholastic Aptitude Test measures one’s mathematical ability and use of the English language. Traditionally, the English part involved grammatical questions and paragraphs that test reading comprehension.
But the SAT folks have added a single question, to be answered in an essay, handwritten on the spot. That’s an interesting way to test writing ability, but content aside, have you ever seen young people’s handwriting lately? Or anyone’s for that matter, in this age of computer keyboards? Students write numbers and sign their names on bank checks. They scribble class notes in what can generously be described as the written word.
Yet today’s kids are asked to write, thoughtfully and clearly, for several minutes on this SAT Test. Good luck to the text scorers who must work out difficultly the scrawl (潦草的字迹) of young people who’ve been typing on computers since the age of three! Teachers insist that good handwriting can not only help one’s score on the SAT, but also, later on in life, impress potential employers. And don’t forget, we all have to turn to handwriting from time to time, as computers go down when power goes out.
Then how to improve the handwriting? Well, with a few simple steps you can improve your handwriting.
Position the pen. You should hold the pen between the forefinger and the thumb, then rest it near the first knuckle (指节) of the middle finger. The rest of your fingers should be curled (卷曲) under your hand and your hand should remain relaxed.
Evaluate your writing. Make changes to your letters till you like how they look.
Take your time. Speed is bound to make your writing messylooking.
Practise. Practise it a lot; it’s not enough to do it once and hope for the best. It has to be something you work at to make great improvements.
1. The underlined word “scribble” in Paragraph 2 probably means “______________”.| A．write quickly and roughly |
| B．type simply and correctly |
| C．paint clearly and neatly |
| D．describe properly and well |
| A．can pass the SAT |
| B．can develop good characters |
| C．can impress their classmates |
| D．can get more job opportunities |
| A．Practising writing a lot. |
| B．Writing as fast as you can. |
| C．Relaxing your hand when holding the pen. |
| D．Changing your letters till you like how they look. |
| A．writing seems to be very important in the SAT |
| B．those who will go to college have to take the SAT |
| C．students should practise handwriting more often |
| D．kids don’t know how to write in the computer age |
