Keeping your teenager out of the social media world is impossible. Whether we like it or not, our kids are growing up in a digital era- -and although that creates major opportunities, it also comes with some pretty big risks. We saw this firsthand when we asked a group of tweens and teens to give up their phones and social media for a week; it was as though we’d asked them to part with a limb.
A recent study of more than 10 ,000 six- to twelve-grade girls carried out by a nonprofit organization Ruling Our Experiences found that high school girls spend an average of six hours a day on social media. And the effect of too much logged-on time is clear. The study found kids who spend eight hours or more on technology per day are five times more likely to be sad or depressed. Adding to the pressure is that2 out of 3 high school girls report being asked to send a revealing photo to another person, and most of them report that they do send sexual texts and photos to each other.
Another study, carried out by Common Sense Media, found that girls use social media more than boys and are also more likely to experience negative consequences. Most of the girls investigated admitted that content posted online often makes them worry about their appearance or social status, while just a quarter of the boys said the same. An earlier study from the Pew Research Center’s Internet came to a similar conclusion: A third of 12- to 13-year-old girls who used social media believed their peers were mostly unkind to each other online , while only 9 percent of the boys agreed.
Of course, these differences don' t mean we shouldn’t have concerns about boys and the impact of digital overload or online bulling. In fact, other studies have shown that boys and girls can be equally damaged by social media. The most important thing is for teens to feel safe, online and in the real world alike.
1. What is the second paragraph mainly about?| A．The pressure of the high school girls logging-on. |
| B．The influence of too much logged-on time on high school girls. |
| C．Too much time spent on social media for high school girls. |
| D．The increasing population of the high school girls logging-on. |
| A．Exposed. | B．Interesting. |
| C．Funny. | D．Romantic. |
| A．Because the girls' social status is low. |
| B．Because the girls are mostly unkind to each other. |
| C．Because the girls use social media more than boys. |
| D．Because the girls pay more attention to their appearance. |
| A．Parents should keep teens out of the social media. |
| B．Parents keep teens feel safe online and in the real life. |
| C．It is time to worry about your teens and social media. |
| D．Boys and girls can be equally damaged by social media. |
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【推荐1】How Does the Media Influence People?
The media has both positive and negative influences on people. The media can make a person more aware of what is happening.
According to the Canadian Academy, some media messages have been linked to the cause of numerous health concerns.
The media influences the public by sharing news with an opinionated perspective. The personal values of media businesses impact the information shared. The reporters can add personal ideas to the stories they cover.
| A．Media is a major piece within society often linked to the social influence |
| B．Obvious problems exist there |
| C．Negative ideas found in movies, television, radio and advertisements are harmful to the youth |
| D．But an individual shouldn't make the choice for young people |
| E．But their opinions sometimes are arbitrary |
| F．On the other hand, it can twist the truth |
| G．Television will encourage people to take alcohol |
【推荐2】A recent survey conducted by the Pew Research Centre showed that a mere 16% of Americans think that a four-year degree course prepares students very well for a high-paying job in the modern economy. But technology also seems to be complicating the picture.
A paper published by a trio (三人小组) of Canadian economists, Paul Beaudry, David Green and Benjamin Sand, questions optimistic assumptions about demand for non-routine work and shows that since 2000 the share of employment accounted for by high-skilled jobs in America has been falling. This analysis supports the view that technology has come as a blow to employment. Skilled and unskilled workers alike are in trouble. Those with a better education are still more likely to find work, but there is now a fair chance that it will be unenjoyable. Those who never made it to college face being squeezed out of the workforce altogether. This is the argument of the techno-pessimists.
There is another, less pessimistic possibility. James Bessen, an economist at Boston University, finds that since 1980 employment has been growing faster in occupations that use computers than in those that do not. Partial automation can actually increase demand by reducing costs. But even though technology may not destroy jobs in all, it does force change upon many people.
In many occupations it has become essential to acquire new skills as established ones become out-of-date. Burning Glass Technologies, a Boston-based startup that analyses labor markets by obtaining data from online job advertisements, finds that the biggest demand is for new combinations of skills—what its boss, Matt Sigelman, calls “hybrid jobs”. The composition of new jobs is also changing rapidly.
A college degree at the start of a working career does not answer the need for the continuous acquisition of new skills, especially as career spans (持续时间) are lengthening. Vocational training is good at giving people job-specific skills, but those, too, will need to be updated over and over again during a career lasting decades. Vocational training has a role, but training someone early to do one thing all their lives is not the answer to lifelong learning.
Add all of this up, and it becomes clear that times have got tougher for workers of all kinds. A college degree is still a prerequisite (必备条件) for many jobs, but employers often do not trust it enough to hire workers just on the strength of that, without experience. In many occupations workers on company payrolls face the prospect that their existing skills will become outdated, yet it is often not obvious how they can gain new ones.
1. We can learn from the paper conducted by the Canadian economists that ____________.| A．employment has been shaken by technology |
| B．college degree is a necessity in career success |
| C．skilled workers are no longer required in most American industries |
| D．techno-pessimism paves the way for future technology development |
| A．increased demand can bring about cost reduction |
| B．progressive automation is beneficial to companies |
| C．technology advancement has a positive impact on most people |
| D．computer has always been an essential factor in employment |
| A．online job advertisements require a precise data analysis |
| B．acquisition of new skills is essential in current job market |
| C．the composition of new jobs is shaped by technology |
| D．Matt Sigelman predicts a bright future of job market |
| A．Lifelong Learning: an Economic Priority |
| B．Technology Revolution: the Way to Success |
| C．College Degree: a Guarantee for Career Change |
| D．Vocational Training: a Blessing for Job Seekers |
【推荐3】When I made the decision to quit my full-time employment, I never thought that I could get involved in an increasing global trend. I had to leave my relatively high-profile position for an unexpected move that hurt my pride and prevented me from getting promoted. Yet, I excused my departure by saying “I wanted to spend more time with my family”.
Curiously, after around two and a half years, my experience in what Americans refer to as “downshifting” has turned my excuse into an absolute reality. I have been transformed from a passionate advocate of Linda Kelsey’s “have it all” concept, which she has been promoting for the past seven years in the pages of She magazine, into a woman who is content to accept a little bit of everything.
I have discovered that abandoning the idea of “juggling your life” and adopting the alternative strategy of “downshifting” has benefits that go far beyond financial success and social status. Nothing could convince me to go back to the lifestyle Kelsey used to promote and which I had previously enjoyed: 12-hour workdays, tight deadlines, the terrifying pressure of office politics, and the demand of being a parent on “quality time”.
After the widespread layoffs (裁员) brought on by cost-cutting in the late 1980s, America started to move toward a simpler, less materialistic way of life as a response to the economic downturn. In America, simplifying one’s life is frequently done for financial reasons, but in Britain, at least among the middle class I know, we have different motivations for doing so. For the women of my generation who were encouraged to keep juggling, downshifting is not so much a search for a mythical (虚无的) good life—growing your own organic vegetables, and risking turning into one—as a personal recognition of your limitations.
1. What can we learn from paragraph 1?| A．The writer didn’t take pride in her original job. |
| B．Full-time employment is a new international trend. |
| C．The writer was eager to spend more time with her family. |
| D．The writer was forced to resign due to an external factor. |
| A．The writer abandoned her high social status for downshifting. |
| B．Downshifting allowed the writer to make her dream come true. |
| C．The writer changed her way of thinking through downshifting. |
| D．The writer accepted the concept of She magazine because of downshifting. |
| A．Settling for a bit of everything. |
| B．Choosing to live a simple life. |
| C．Adopting a busy and stressful lifestyle. |
| D．Staying away from a materialistic way of life. |
| A．It is never too late to pursue your dream. |
| B．Downshifting results in a more satisfactory and simpler life. |
| C．There is a difference between the American and British cultures. |
| D．People should adopt downshifting to search for mythical experiences. |
【推荐1】Smart devices have become an everyday part of our lives. A smart refrigerator can go above and beyond simply keeping our food cool.
A smart refrigerator is any refrigerator that’s equipped with a Wifi connection. It can share information about itself, be a real-time camera that lets users see what’s inside while at the supermarket, or act as a digital command center for the home. Some other things smart fridges are able to do include raising or lowering the temperature at the sound of your voice or with your phone, or helping you track the contents of your fridge so you don’t run into a milk shortage emergency.
Smart fridges can be particularly good at keeping food cool. It’s easier to adjust the temperature if it is higher than it should be because the door is left slightly open. This can make a difference in your energy bills and the quality and lifespan（寿命）of your food.
Many of the smart fridge’s features can also save you time when you’re rushing to get ready in the morning, or help you adjust your fridge when out of the house with a few taps on your phone screen. The people who will benefit most from a smart fridge are probably those who have children who might be using the fridge while parents are at work. It’s another way you can keep an eye on what’s going on at home when you’re not there. However, prices do tend to run higher than traditional fridges.
If you already have a food organizational system that’s working very well for you, and you are cool with the way your fridge is handling your food, then a smart fridge may not be worth it Contrarily, if the smart fridge’s features mentioned above sound like they would make your life easier, then one could be worth the extra money.
1. What can a smart refrigerator do?| A．Order food. | B．Record the contents inside. |
| C．Deal with emergency. | D．Share information with supermarkets. |
| A．convenient but power-consuming | B．child-friendly but noisy |
| C．time-saving but unsafe | D．energy-saving but expensive |
| A．A poster. | B．A magazine. |
| C．A novel. | D．A guide book. |
| A．The road to a smart home |
| B．Smart devices to make life easier |
| C．How smart are smart refrigerators? |
| D．Smart fridges—where are they leading us? |
【推荐2】American Airlines announced an agreement in mid-August to buy 20 supersonic Overture planes from Boom Supersonic, a US-based start-up company focused on the production of supersonic commercial aircraft.
The Overture is planned to transport between 65 and 80 passengers at speeds of over 1.7 times that of the speed of sound (235 km/h) — twice that of the fastest traditional commercial airplane on the market today.
The idea of riding aboard a plane at supersonic speeds might seem like a scary one; but, in fact, it might even be smoother than flying on a traditional airplane.
Most commercial airliners fly between 11.5 and 12 kilometers high in the sky, but the Overture will fly at about 18.29 kilometers by comparison. The higher a plane flies, the thinner the air is, resulting in less turbulence (颠簸).
As Lourdes Maurice, a mechanical engineer and advisor to Boom Supersonic, remarked about her supersonic flight on the Concorde, the Overture’s predecessor: “Climbing to 60,000 feet (about 18.29 km) was incredibly smooth. There was no turbulence. We knew we were flying supersonically, but our bodies didn’t give us any signs.”
Since the first supersonic flight by the US Air Force in October 1947 and the first commercial supersonic flight in 1976, the promise of supersonic flight has been an alluring goal; yet, the path forward has seen many obstacles. The biggest problem is that massive, powerful sound waves called “sonic booms” are created when an object breaks the sound barrier.
Similar to thunder, these sonic booms are difficult to ignore when flying over residential areas. Besides noise pollution, the use of supersonic aircraft has also been criticized for is huge fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, resulting in bans on supersonic commercial flights in many countries.
Since the last commercial supersonic flight of the Concorde in 2003, the dream of supersonic travel appeared dead. However, with improvements being made to supersonic plane designs and fuel efficiency, the dream could come back to life once more.
1. What do we know about the Overture?| A．It will fly as high as 1829 feet. |
| B．It will travel much faster than sound. |
| C．It will carry out the first supersonic flight. |
| D．It will fly at twice the speed of traditional planes. |
| A．Its flight altitude. | B．Its top flight speed. |
| C．Its carrying capacity. | D．Its ability to reduce turbulence. |
| A．Scientific | B．Inviting. | C．Demanding. | D．Essential. |
| A．Huge fuel consumption. | B．High development costs. |
| C．Excessive noise generation. | D．High greenhouse gas emissions. |
At this very moment around the world, athletes are stepping almost naked into freezing cold rooms. Why on Earth are they doing this? Because it’s supposed to help them feel better.
The treatment is called whole-body cryotherapy. Basketball star LeBron James, soccer great Cristiano Ronaldo, and boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. have all tried it. The therapy works like this. You take off everything but your underwear. Then you put on warm socks and gloves and step into a small room that looks sort of like a shower, except your head sticking 16% out the top. Once you’re locked in, air cooled to below -200°F(-129°C) fills the room. That’s way colder than Antarctica. You stay in for two to three minutes.
Advocates believe the extremely cold air helps muscles recover faster and reduces other body pain. After his first cryotherapy sessions, Phil Mackenzie, a professional rugby player, felt noticeably better. He told Scientific American, ‘I felt refreshed right away. My sleep was better’. Soon, he was using it four times a week. Those who promote cryotherapy make all sorts of wild claims about its benefits. Supposedly, that extremely cold air can increase focus, improve skin tone, make you happier, burn calories, slow aging, and much more.
Is there any evidence to back up these incredible claims? Nope. Several small scientific studies have looked at whether the therapy can improve muscle recovery after exercise, with encouraging results. But there just isn’t enough evidence to show that the therapy works. The benefits some people experience may just be the placebo effect. That’s when a patient’s expectation that a treatment will work leads to an improvement.
The US Food & Drug Administration has actually issued a warning about whole-body cryotherapy. It cautions that the liquid nitrogen used to cool the room may make it difficult to breathe. Frost bite is another potential risk, which is why participants wear gloves and socks.
What do you think? Is it a chance for a better athletic performance worth the risk?
1. What can we learn about the therapy according to the first two paragraphs?| A．The whole-body cryotherapy can help athletes recover. |
| B．The therapy has won popularity with only great athletes. |
| C．People need to wear gloves and socks after cold air fills the room. |
| D．People need to stay in a freezing small room with almost nothing on. |
| A．To explain a rule. | B．To support an idea. |
| C．To present a fact. | D．To make a prediction. |
| A．Many celebrities have received the therapy. |
| B．Extremely cold air is beneficial to people’s health. |
| C．The therapy may have psychological benefit to them. |
| D．Scientific studies have proved the effect of the therapy. |
| A．Favorable. | B．Cautious. | C．Tolerant. | D．Indifferent. |
【推荐1】Dr. Raint Mishor, of Georgetown University Hospital says many people believe it’s possible to become immune to colds. Unfortunately , that’s not the case . “ There are about 200 different viruses that cause the common cold and people think that once you get infected one time you develop immunity for the rest of your life . This is wrong . ‘‘She said .
There are many other common beliefs about colds that medical science doesn’t support. How many of us believe the main cause of the common cold is exposure to cold temperatures? Even some studies have shown that people get sick more frequently during the winter .
But Dr. Mishori says it is not because of cold weather. “ It’s because people tend to congregate and be together and the way the common cold virus is transmitted from one person to another is through handshake , through sneezing , or through coughing on one another.
While there is no actual cure for the common cold , Dr. Mishori says there are still a few things you can do to help reduce its duration and intensity . Though the medical community says Vitamin C does not help prevent colds , there is definitely some proof that it helps keep them from being as bad. “ So if you catch a cold and on day once you start taking about two grams of Vitamin C a day there is evidence that it might shorten the number of days that you will be suffering with these symptoms.” Dr . Mishori stated.
In addition , medical science sys honey and chicken soup are effective against colds. Especially honey .” There is increased evidence that it helps shorten the duration do the common cold sometimes even by two to three days particularly in children,” Dr. Mishori said. “ Chicken soup has anti-inflammatory properties so it helps reduce the duration of the cold but it also helps clear the mucus.
There’s also a common belief that you should “ feed a cold ant starve a fever.” Dr. Mishori says “ not necessary “. ‘ If you do have a cold and you don’t feel like eating anything it’s not going to hurt you bur you have to drink a lot and you can drink water or you can drink tea anything that gets fluids into your body , “ she said , “ That’s very important.”
So if drinking fluids is a good idea What about milk ? “ I will never give milk to a a child who has got bad phlegm. My son used to have that and he would throw up . “ Nadine Audrewy , the Hemmens kids’ grandmother , believes it’s not a good idea to give milk to a child who has a cold .
Well ,says Dr. Mishori ,maybe and maybe not .” Dairy products do not cause increased secretions but they can thicken the secretions,” she explained. ‘So it’s possible that discomfort is somewhat more enhanced when you drink milk , but obviously if you are a baby and its’s all you drink then you should not stop giving babies milk.
There are many other myths about colds that do not pass science muster . Doctors say the best advice is to continue using whatever works best for you . Even if it doesn’t make the cold better , it won’t make it worse either while you wait for the cold to just run its natural course.
1. According to the common belief “feed a cold and starve a fever”,people should______when catching cold.| A．drink a lot to get fluids into their body |
| B．have as much water and tea as possible |
| C．eat a lot even if they don’t feel like eating |
| D．starve themselves to a certain extent to kill the virus |
| A．they fail to develop immunity | B．they stay in cold weather |
| C．they transmit the virus themselves | D．they like to gather together |
| A．are not accepted as scientific | B．are not rational in a scientific sense |
| C．do not reach the scientific standard | D．do not draw scientific conclusions |
| A．Ways to reduce duration and intensity of cold. |
| B．Scientific discoveries on the basis of myths. |
| C．Effects of different food on overcoming cold. |
| D．The old myths and new facts concerning cold. |
【推荐2】The cub(幼兽)learned quickly. If he met mother hen he would become angry, remembering the pecks on his nose from his first day out of a cave.
Famine came again and for a while, neither mother or cub had anything to eat. Then one day, She-wolf brought home some meat! It was strange stuff, different from anything the cub had smelled or tasted before. And it was for him! Little could he know that his mother had taken the left fork by the stream, by the lair of the lynx(山猫巢穴), and stolen kitten. As he finished his meal, he heard his mother snarling(咆哮)in strange and terrible way. He shivered with fear.
The lynx was mad with anger at the loss of her child and she had tracked She-wolf to her cave.
In the glare of the afternoon light, the lynx crouched at the cave entrance. A coarse scream left no doubt what she meant to do. The cub and his mother were trapped!
The lynx threw herself inside the cave, and She-wolf leaped upon her.
Snarling and howling, the two mothers fought like crazy, the lynx pulling and tearing with her teeth and claws, She-wolf using her teeth alone.
Seeing his mother in such danger, the cub sank his teeth into the wild cat’s leg. Although he didn’t know it, this is probably what saved their lives. The lynx beat at the cub, tearing his shoulder, but he had slowed her down. After a brief, cruel fight, She-wolf put an end to her once and for all.
They had won, but at a price.
The cub licked his mother’s wounds. He knew she was weak and sick. For a week she never left the cave.
Then at last, her strength returned and she was ready to hunt again. This time, the cub went with her. She-wolf noticed a change in her child. He had complete faith in himself from their victory over the lynx. They had fought a wild cat and lived!
The cub now knew another law of the wild-eat or to be eaten: kill or to be killed.
1. What can be inferred about the cub from Paragraph 1 and 2?| A．A mother hen once attacked him. |
| B．He shared the meat with She-wolf. |
| C．The cub didn’t like the strange meat. |
| D．He could obtain meat secretly. |
| A．Fought. | B．Tracked. | C．Hid. | D．Trapped. |
| A．The lynx fighting with her teeth and claws. |
| B．The cub biting into the leg of the lynx. |
| C．The three being wounded seriously. |
| D．She-wolf using her sharp teeth. |
| A．Carefulness. | B．Strength. | C．Friendship. | D．Confidence. |
【推荐3】Nervous energy filled the air as we waited in front of the arrivals gate. This wasn't just any normal airport pick-up. My husband and I were among a group of people who were about to meet their adopted children for the first time.
Six months earlier, we received a call that a six-year-old boy called Saroo, from India, had been separated from his family and was available for adoption. The agency gave us a tiny passport picture of our little boy, and I cherished it as we waited to meet him.
The moment I spotted Saroo, time stood still. “My son,” I whispered as my eyes welled with tears. “I'm your mum.” Despite Saroo's broken English, we communicated using hands and expressions. Days later, we made the journey from Melbourne back to our home in Tasmania to get Saroo settled.
As weeks turned to months, his English started to improve with regular tutoring lessons. He told us his home had a dirt floor and no electricity. He said his oldest brother, Guddu, took him on a train, and when he woke up after a long time, Guddu was gone. That's how he ended up in Howrah, Kolkata, where he was placed in state care. It was so sad to hear that.
Whenever he told me something new, I wrote it down in a diary.
Over the years, I asked Saroo if he'd like to visit India and learn about his life before coming to Australia. “It's okay, Mum,” he'd say.
One day, my husband came home from work with some news. “Saroo has done something remarkable,” he started, explaining that for the past five years, Saroo had been trying to find his home village. Using my notes and the information we had about the first few years of his life, he'd managed to track down his village and birth place using Google Maps. I was astonished, but also felt happy he'd solved the mystery.
Soon, the media caught wind of the story and we were flooded with calls from across the world. The next year, 60 Minutes took us to India, where I met Saroo's birth mother, as part of a documentary. Later, a production company even approached us wanting to make a film about our lives. You never knew your impact on the world.
1. What did the couple go to the airport for?| A．To see off their son. | B．To go abroad to travel. |
| C．To meet their adopted child. | D．To fetch a mailed passport |
| A．He made no progress in English. | B．He used to live a very poor life. |
| C．He knew where his brother was. | D．He made a living by begging. |
| A．By seeking help from the police. | B．By making use of Google Maps. |
| C．By posting the notes on the media. | D．By going to India and asking local people. |
| A．annoyed | B．confused | C．lost | D．relieved |
| A．They regretted adopting Saroo. | B．They opened a film company. |
| C．Their story drew wide attention. | D．Their life was completely ruined. |
【推荐1】My mom was always a good driver. She never got a speeding ticket. One day while driving, she was so attracted by singing along to the radio that she didn't notice how close she was getting to a mailbox. Then with a bang, she hit someone's mailbox.
After realizing what she had done, she quickly exited the car to see the damage. The whole side mirror was off, and the mailbox was destroyed. My mom didn't know whose mail-box it was, but knew she must tell the owner. She walked up to the door, with her heart beating fast. She debated over and over whether she should ring that doorbell or just go to work and pretend that this had never happened.
Just then, an old lady opened the door, glancing at the tears down from my mom's face and at the destroyed mailbox. she understood exactly what had happened. So when my mom was trying to explain, the lady interrupted her and asked her if she would like to come in. My mom, unable to put any words together, simply nodded her head.
The lady told her not to worry about the mailbox, because it was an accident. My mom had been babysitting all summer long. so she offered to repay the lady. The lady refused, saying my mother would need that money for replacing the car's mirror. The lady also said that < she had been looking for an excuse to get rid of that mailbox, which, my mom knew, was really a kind excuse.The lady then brought out the best chocolate chip cookies and tea that my mom has ever had. My mom was grateful for the old lady's kindness. She helped my mom save money, for my mom had to give lots of her savings in order to fix her car.
When my mom told me this story, I couldn't believe it. My perfect mom hit a mailbox. She always yells at my sister for driving recklessly (鲁莽的)，but my sister has never hit a mailbox. I love this story, because it makes me know that we should be careful when driving.
1. What caused the accident?| A．Awful road conditions. |
| B．Extremely terrible weather. |
| C．Bad driving skills of the author's mother. |
| D．The absent-mindedness of the author's mother, |
| A．She knew what had happened. |
| B．She couldn't understand the explanation. |
| C．She was impatient with the author's mother. |
| D．She was very angry with the author's mother. |
| A．She was very wealthy. |
| B．She was also to blame. |
| C．She used to be the mother's workmate. |
| D．She felt a little sympathy for the author's mother. |
| A．Warm -hearted | B．Rude. |
| C．Responsible. | D．Generous. |
【推荐2】Bradley McConachie, a 33-year-old Australian is actually a student in international relations completing his PhD through Griffith University. He came to Beijing for a cooperative research at Beijing University two years ago. Such an academic life was colorful with a chance offered by the cultural exchanges project, “I'm in China".
Bradley was lucky to win the most "likes" for his photo story about his life in China and became one of 20 winners to visit locations by the project this summer. All the winners’ experiences were filmed to produce a reality show, My Chinese Working Day, which will be broadcast by mid-September.
Bradley was chosen to work as a recreational manager for a Chinese wedding. The film crew took them to many “amazing sites" and the staff at the resort taught them a lot about how to incorporate modern Chinese features while still keeping traditional customs.
“I would have to say two things stick out as the most memorable： the helicopter ride and talking with the staff at the hotel about how they organize weddings here in China," he said. That was Bradley's first time to be in a helicopter, and he was too absorbed with the “stunning" view of the coastline.
“I think it is so important to show other Australians the different landscapes China has to offer. I think so many Australians, when they think about China, imagine the historical sites of Beijing and the exciting things to see in Shanghai but have no idea about other beautiful places, like Sanya or the many other places people have been taken to in this TV series. It was nice to experience these little touches. I was happy to be a part of that experience!” Bradley said.
1. What made Bradley's life more colorful?| A．Obtaining his PhD. |
| B．The cultural exchanges project. |
| C．The research about Beijing University. |
| D．The interest in international relations. |
| A．He produced the reality show. |
| B．His life in China was interesting. |
| C．He was one of the top 20 winners. |
| D．He liked photo stories most. |
| A．Fantastic. | B．Confusing. |
| C．Agreeable. | D．Extreme. |
| A．It's difficult to produce moving TV series. |
| B．Beijing and Shanghai are historical sites. |
| C．Sanya is worth visiting for foreigners. |
| D．Many Australians know little about China. |
【推荐3】It is when Russell Lyons volunteered for the first time that he read "Goodnight Moon" to a class of San Diego preschoolers.And it wasn't reading-he'd memorized the book and was reciting it out loud. He was 4 then. Still, he said it felt good there, in front of the other kids, lending a hand. He wanted more of that feeling.
Thirteen years later, he's getting a lot of it. He's on a five-month road trip across America-not sightseeing, but volunteering.
The University City resident has spent time at an animal reserve in Utah, a women's shelter in St.Louis, a soup kitchen in New York, a retirement home in Tucson.This week he's in Los Angeles, at a program that supports disabled youth.
"I just like helping people and feeling that something I do is making a difference," he said. He resists the idea that his "Do Good Adventure" is all that unusual.Although it bothers him that the media often describe young people as lazy and self-centered, he still regards his trip as a chance to make a statement, too."About 55 percent of teens do volunteer work, higher than the rate for adults," he said, according to a study. "Not everybody knows that."
Of course, some teens do volunteer work because it looks impressive on their college applications.Lyons said he mentioned his trip on his applications. But charity work is a habit with him. Even before the cross-country trip, he was volunteering about 200 hours a year at various places.He's made sandwiches for homeless families in Washington D．C．and he's taught math to fifth-graders in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
He gets some of that drive from his mother, Lesley Lyons, who has been involved in nonprofits for much of her life.She was there when her son "read" to the preschoolers-a memory of hers "that will never go away".
1. How did Russell Lyons start as a volunteer?| A．By reciting a story for preschoolers. | B．By helping kids with homework. |
| C．By lending books to kids. | D．By giving a lecture. |
| A．Volunteering is an unusual adventure. |
| B．Young people are lazy and selfish. |
| C．Young people are willing to help others. |
| D．The rate of adults doing volunteer work is higher than that of teenagers. |
| A．Because he thinks it is necessary for college applications. |
| B．Because he thinks it has become a natural part of his life. |
| C．Because he thinks he likes the feeling of being praised. |
| D．Because he thinks he ought to keep his promise to Mom. |
| A．Lesley Lyons is too busy to look after her son. |
| B．Children are always important to their parents. |
| C．Lesley Lyons almost earns no money all her life. |
| D．Russell Lyons is greatly influenced by his mother. |
