Addyson Moffitt is an 8-year-old from Kansas City, Missouri, Maurine Chelagat is a 9-year-old from a village in Kenya called Bartabwa. It might not seem as if the girls have much in common, but when they met at a dinner two years ago, in Kansas City, they instantly hit it off. ''We had this one little red ball to play with,'' Addyson told others. ''We didn't have any electronics or phones, no iPads or TV. It was just us playing.''
The dinner was hosted by the nonprofit group World Vision International. In some parts of the world people must walk several miles each day to collect water from a stream or another water source. Often, the water is polluted, World Vision builds wells, pipelines, and rain catchers in these communities. Addyson was at the dinner because her family supports World Vision. Maurine was there because her village been without clean water. World Vision fixed that by building a water station there. Addyson was inspired by Maurine. "People helped Maurine so she could have clean water, and kids are dying because they don't have. Races are one way World Vision raises money to pay for its water projects. Runners pledge to run a have it, "she says. ''I want to help.''
Races are one way World Vision raises money to pay for its water projects. Runners pledge to run a race, often a 26-mile marathon or 13-mile half marathon. They ask people to support them by donating to World Vision. Addyson decided to run the 2017 Kansas City Half Marathon for World Vision. At age 7, she was one of the youngest-ever runners in the race, and had to get special permission to participate.
Addyson spent four months training with her parents, waking up before 6 a.m. to run. Meanwhile, she started fundraising. She carried a jug of water around her neighborhood, to park conversation about World Vision's work, She bused tables at a restaurant for tips. She asked friends to make donations as birthday presents. By October 2017, when Addyson ran the race, she'd raised more than $20,000. She's the youngest person in World Vision history to raise more than $10,000. In 2018, she ran again-and raised $36, 000. But Addyson's work is not finished. "My goal is for every kid to have clean water," she says.
1. What does the underlined phrase "hit it off" in the first paragraph mean?A.had a quarrel | B.did homework together |
C.played jokes on each other | D.got along well with each other |
A.They met each other only by chance. |
B.Both of their villages are in need of clean water. |
C.They both were invited by World Vision International. |
D.Addyson wanted to help Maurine through World Vision. |
A.Addyson tried her best to raise money. |
B.Addyson trained hard to run Half Marathon. |
C.World Vision held many races to raise money. |
D.Addyson had donated lots of money to World Vision. |
A.brave | B.caring | C.understanding | D.grateful |
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【推荐1】As the lyrics to Taylor Swift’s hit song “Bad Blood” go: “Cause, baby, now we got bad blood. You know it used to be mad love.” It’s a song about falling out of friendship, but to 14-year-old Hallie Barnard, who was born with a rare blood disorder, the song holds a much deeper meaning.
At just 15 months old, Barnard was diagnosed (诊断) with Diamon Blackfin Anemia, or DBA, and she spent most of her life in and out of the hospital. The Swiftie said she relied on the singer to bring her joy.
The only way to survive DBA is with a bone marrow transplant (骨髓移植) and Barnard was desperate for one. But she knew thousands of other patients are, too. So, a few years ago, she decided to do something about it, creating her own foundation: Hallie’s Heroes. “It started selfishly as just trying to save my life, but then we realized there were so many other children out there that needed a bone marrow transplant,” she said. “So, so far we’ve tested 8,000 people and found over 300 matches.”
After a 9-year wait, Barnard got her own match — through her own foundation. But more obstacles stood between her and normal life as a kid. The blood disorder led to a cancer diagnosis: osteosarcoma. She received surgery to cut the cancer out of her leg at MD Anderson in Houston.
The recovery was difficult, but Hallie said she stayed hopeful. “My survival instinct (本能) just kicked in. I was trying to do anything that I could to survive. So, of course, it was scary but in my mind, I was just thinking that I wanted to be at my sister’s future weddings. I wanted to play games and run again,” she said.
Her survival instinct —combined with Taylor Swift―helped her through her operation, where doctors cut her cancer out, and reattached her foot and ankle to her upper leg to work as a knee.
1. Why does the author mention Taylor Swift’s song “Bad Blood”?A.To stress the power of music. |
B.To introduce the topic of the text. |
C.To show Taylor Swift’s popularity. |
D.To state Taylor Swift’s song is a hit. |
A.To raise money for her heroes. |
B.To treat her rare blood disorder. |
C.To help other children with DBA. |
D.To have an operation for her cancer. |
A.Strong-minded and selfish. | B.Hard-working and patient. |
C.Kind and optimistic. | D.Outgoing and helpful. |
A.Bad Blood Inspired a Little Girl |
B.Hallie’s Heroes: a Useful Foundation |
C.Taylor Swift: a Popular Singer with Teens |
D.A Cancer Survivor Helped Others Find Matches |
【推荐2】"I didn't hear them call my name," explained Shelley Hennig to Active Teens (AT) as she talked about that exciting moment on national television when she won the honor of Miss Teen USA 2004. "Are you ready?" is what she heard. Then she said, "I shook my head no, and then they said ‘yes’ and it was announced again."
It was four days after that life changing moment for the seventeen-year-old high school student from Destrehan, Louisiana----she was still on cloud nine.
"I was so shocked! I never believed that it could actually really happen." Present in the audience(观众)that day were: her mother and father, older brother, her friends, and her dance teacher.
Understanding why members of her family and her friends would be there, AT asked why her dance teacher had traveled so far to see her compete (比赛)."She's always been my role model.I've danced with her since I was six. She's been through so many difficulties and came through them all. I've learned to get over bad life's experiences and learned how to move on because of her."
One of those bad life's experiences for Shelley happened three years ago when her brother Brad was killed in a drunk driving accident. He was 18. She found writing helped her get through the rough days. She said, "I write a lot about my brother. I write a lot, a lot, a lot...”
As Miss Louisiana Teen, she traveled around the state speaking to teens (青少年) about the dangers of drinking and driving. In her role as Miss Teen USA, Sheiley will continue to speak to youth about safe driving, in addition to many other things to help the youth.
When AT asked Miss Teen USA if she had any advice for our readers, she said, "Don't let anyone change you. Hang out with people that make you feel good about yourself. That way, it is easy to be yourself."
1. What do the words “on cloud nine” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A.frightened | B.very happy |
C.troubled | D.very angry |
A.strict | B.friendly |
C.determined | D.experienced |
A.1. | B.2. |
C.3. | D.4. |
A.She visited drunken drivers. |
B.She made speeches on safe driving. |
C.She gave dance performance. |
D.She helped other teens with their studies. |
A.Meet friends whenever possible. |
B.Be yourself with the support of friends. |
C.Go easy on yourself and others. |
D.Have a good role model. |
【推荐3】Jake was a nine-year-old boy of an orphan’s home (孤儿院), one of ten children supported by what contributions the home could secure on a continuous struggle. There was very little to eat, but at Christmas there always seemed to be a little more than usual, and the home seemed a little warmer. It was a time for more than usual enjoyment, but more than this, there was an orange.
At Christmas time, each child received an orange; the only time of year that such a rare item was provided, and it was coveted (垂涎) by each child like no other thing they ever possessed. They would save it for several days, admiring it, feeling it, loving it, and contemplating the moment when they would eat it. Truly, many of them would wait until New Year’s Day or later to eat it.
This Christmas Day, Jake had disobeyed the regulations of the orphan’s home in some manner and his punishment was loss of the orange privilege. After a year of waiting for this rare occasion, and this most desired of all rewards, it was to be denied. Jake spent the Christmas Day empty and alone. It even seemed that the other children didn’t want to associate with a person who didn’t have an orange. Night time arrived and this was the worst time of all for Jake; he could not sleep. Silently, he cried, mostly because he didn’t have an orange like the other kids.
A soft hand placed on Jake’s shoulder shocked him momentarily and an object was quickly pressed into his hands. The donor disappeared into the dark of the room, leaving Jake with what he did not immediately identify as an orange. Not a regular run-of-the-orange, but one from parts of nine other oranges. Nine other highly prized oranges that would, of necessity, be eaten this day instead of several days hence.
1. What can we learn from the first paragraph?A.The orphan’s home was a rather warm place. |
B.Jake lived a hard life in the orphan’s home. |
C.Children in the orphan’s home enjoyed themselves. |
D.The orphan’s home was devoted to ensuring children’s safety. |
A.Thinking about. | B.Forgetting about. | C.Preparing for. | D.Showing off. |
A.He disliked to eat oranges. | B.He preferred some other fruits. |
C.He broke the rules of the orphan’s home. | D.He missed the chance to get one. |
A.Curious. | B.Frightened. | C.Upset. | D.Surprised. |
【推荐1】According to a 2010 report, up to 14 million tons of plastic(塑料) from 192 nations went into the sea that year. That’s more than twice the weight of the Pyramid of Khufu (胡夫金字塔). Plastics stay forever in waterways and the oceans, and sea animals. An amount of (大量的) plastic is harmful to sea animals. Much plastic trash(垃圾) is washed up on the shore, which does harm to the environment.
Angela Haseltine Pozzi didn’t like seeing that on the beach near her home in Bandon. She wanted to call on her community to clean it up. So she started an organization called Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea. Since 2010, more than 10,000 volunteers have collected 21 tons of trash from Oregon’s 482 kilometers of shoreline. Using plastic from the beach cleanup, Ms. Pozzi and her staff and many volunteers create sculptures of sea animals.
Ms. Pozzi gives credit to everyone who helps. However little it is, their effort is highly thought of. Some people have picked up the plastic, and others have sorted the items by color. Still others have washed each piece of plastic trash. Ms. Pozzi is responsible for the detail work. More than 70 works of art have been created. Four travelling exhibits have displayed the sculptures in more than 18 places. Most sculptures are about 19 feet tall and take from six months to a year to complete. One of the first is Henry the Giant Fish, a 15footlong fish made of used bottle caps, toys and lighters, which received a great honor.
The Washed Ashore sculptures, hopefully, will make people aware of how so much plastic ends up in the oceans. Now, the Washed Ashore team is working on a sculpture of a dolphin, with plans for more sculptures. "Until we run out of plastic on the beach, the work will continue." Ms. Porzzi says.
1. Why is the Pyramid of Khufu mentioned in paragraph 1?A.To present the harm of the trash. |
B.To show the amount of the plastic. |
C.To describe the shape of the sculpture. |
D.To prove the popularity of the Pyramid |
A.Praises.. | B.Trusts. |
C.Organizes. | D.Influences |
A.The first sculpture needs improvement. |
B.The plastic on the beach will be used up. |
C.More plastic has entered the ocean since 2010. |
D.Teamwork leads to the success of the sculptures. |
A.Art to Save the Sea |
B.Trash on the Shore |
C.Special Sculptures on Display |
D.Ms. Pozzi,a Talented Artist |
【推荐2】Nikole Evans is 16 years old, but she has already been a volunteer and peacemaker for a number of years. In her opinion, young people can share their feelings about violence freely. In order to help the young have a right idea about violence, she created www.y2kyouth.org. two years ago, which now covers issues that young people care about from race and religion to overpopulation.
Evans grew up in a lowincome area of Kennewick, a town in southeastern Washington State. Since early childhood, she has played with children from Nigeria, Ukraine, Mexico, Bosnia, Kosovo, and so on. She has always been a natural peacemaker, working as a volunteer for local nonprofit organizations.
Evans has spent hundreds of hours in the community working as a camp volunteer for disabled youth, stocking shelves at the food bank, cleaning up yards for old people and playing games with people at a nursing home.
Evans also helps set up programs aimed at creating safe schools and preventing youth violence. She now uses her technological skills to develop “Youth Speak Out”, in which she shares her thoughts on the topics of violence, religions, wars and poverty. With her unbelievable determination, she teaches others how to use the Web to support peace.
Evans has become a role model for other kids, encouraging them to take action and help others. For this and all her other efforts, she has been honored at the United Nations. She often says, “The more of us that are helping others, the better our world will be.”
1. What is Evans’ purpose of setting up www.y2kyouth.org.?A.To warn people about the harm of overpopulation. |
B.To call on young people to do volunteer work. |
C.To help young people have a right idea about violence. |
D.To improve young people’s sense of safety. |
A.every child in Evans’ neighborhood likes her |
B.most people in Kennewick live a very rich life |
C.Evans mainly does volunteer work for nonprofit organizations |
D.Evans played with kids from many other countries when she was young |
A.不盈利的 | B.不匮乏的 | C.不停息的 | D.免费的 |
A.Evans’ parents are very proud of her | B.“Youth Speak Out” only talks about violence |
C.Evans is the most famous teenager in America | D.what Evans has done is respected by people |
【推荐3】Eradajere Oleita thinks she may have a partial solution for two of our county’s longstanding problems: garbage and poverty. It’s called the Chip Bag Project. The 26-year-old student and environmentalist from Detroit is asking a favor of local snack lovers: Rather than throw your empty Chip bags in the trash, donate them so she can turn them into sleeping bags for the homeless.
Chip eaters drop off their empty bags from Doritos, Lay’s, and other favorites at two locations in Detroit: a print shop and a clothing store, where Oleita and her volunteer helpers collect them. After they clean the chip bags in soapy hot water, they slice then open, lay them fat, and iron them together.
It takes about four hours to sew a sleeping bag, and each takes around 150 to 300 chip bags, depending on whether they’re single-serve or family size. The result is a sleeping bag that is “waterproof, lightweight, and easy to carry around,” Oleita told the Detroil News.
Since its start in 2020, the Chip Bag Project has collected more than 80,000 chip bags and, as of last December, created 110 sleeping bags.
Sure, it would be simpler to raise the money to buy new seeping bags. But that’s only half the goal for Oleita — whose family moved to the United States from Nigeria a decade ago with the hope of attaining a better life — and her fellow volunteers. “We are committed to making an impact not only socially, but environmentally,” she says.
And, of course, there’s the symbolism of salvaging bags that would otherwise land in the trash and using them to help the homeless. It’s a powerful reminder that environmental injustice and poverty often go hand in hand. As Oleita told hourdetroit com: “I think it’s time to show connections between all of these issues.”
1. What is the purpose of the Chip Bag Project?A.To make donations for the homeless. |
B.To deal with garbage and sleeping bags. |
C.To stop pollution caused by snack lovers. |
D.To protect the environment and reduce poverty. |
A.By turning to chip eaters. |
B.By producing chip bags. |
C.By purchasing snacks. |
D.By cooperating with the poor. |
A.Sewing. | B.Designing. |
C.Emptying. | D.Recycling. |
A.Devoted and creative. | B.Determined and honest. |
C.Ambitious and humorous. | D.Caring and independent. |
【推荐1】Rescuers in Jersey said on Sunday after an all-night search that there was no hope of survivors from an explosion that flattened a three-story apartment block. At least three people were confirmed killed in the accident early Saturday in the Channel island’s port capital St Helier, following a suspected gas leak. “We have three confirmed deaths and it’s fair to say we expect to find more,” police chief Robin Smith told a news conference, saying that around 12 residents remained unaccounted for. “It is with sadness that I am confirming that the search-and-rescue operation has been moved to a recovery operation,” he said.
The phase involved a “painstaking search of the debris” which could take weeks, Smith said, adding that a gas leak was the ‘likely” cause. Aided by sniffer dogs and experts from southern England, Jersey emergency workers had searched the rubble (瓦砾)overnight.
Fire chief Paul Brown confirmed that firefighters were called out to investigate the smell of gas on Friday evening, more than seven hours before the explosion. But in vain. He admitted that something had gone “horribly wrong”, considering the subsequent disaster, but insisted that Jersey islanders could still have confidence in his service. Jersey’s gas supplier, Island Energy, said it was working with the fire service to understand what happened.
Like many others in St Helier, Jersey’s Chief Minister Kristina Moore said she was awoken by the explosion. “Across the island you could hear this extraordinary sound,” she told the BBC. “It’s unthinkable news, so we’re all absolutely shocked and really worried about the people who are involved and about those whose lives have been lost.”
The incident caps a tragic week for Jersey, a British Crown dependency not part of the United Kingdom, whose economy relies on banking, tourism and fishing. “We must call on the collective strength of the island community,” Moore said.
1. What’s the possible cause of the accident?A.The gas leak. | B.The gas supplier. |
C.The recovery operation. | D.The unexpected explosion. |
A.Rescuing the dead. | B.Searching the rubble. |
C.Searching for the debris. | D.Working with fire service. |
A.He had predicted the explosion hours before it. |
B.The fire service was investigating the explosion. |
C.People lost confidence in the island’s fire service. |
D.The fire service was partly responsible for the accident. |
A.Panicked and frightened. | B.Relieved and hopeful. |
C.Astonished and concerned. | D.Fearful and sorrowful. |
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CHICAGO, Illinois -- Students shouted, hugged and cried tears of joy recently as they played with certified therapy dogs (获得认证的治疗犬) at Lane Tech College Prep, an activity designed as a break from the demands of preparing for final exams.
This is the second year the dogs and volunteers have been brought into the school from Chicago-based Canine Therapy Corps to provide much-needed relief for stressed or anxious kids.
“It's stressful around finals time,” Assistant Principal Sarah Hanly said, adding that this week students are turning in final projects, reviewing and studying for next week's exams.
It seemed to do the trick. Shouts and cheers went up from a group of students as they met Waffles, an 85-pound dog, and rushed to put their hands on his fur.
Junior Sophie Cohen sat next to Waffles, petting him and chatting with her friends and Waffles' owner. She said she had just been talking to her friend about how stressed out she was over finals. “Just the idea of having a dog in school is good because the school environment is just about stress,” she said. “And then here is this dog. You get a break.”
Monica Synecky, Waffles' owner and a volunteer with Canine Therapy Corps, said she often takes her dog to visit high school students around finals time. “This age group benefits really well from just the presence of Waffles or other certified therapy dogs,” she said.
Therapy dogs must be properly trained and pass a test before they become certified, said Ann Davidson, operations manager at Canine Therapy Corps.
“Taking breaks is one of several tools students can use to manage stress or anxiety,” said Jacqueline Rhew, a registered clinical professional consultant. Rhew also said, “Trained dogs help students put academic stress into perspective.” When students don't properly manage stress, it can turn into troubling anxiety.
Juniors Jennifer Giraldo and Anastasia Ramirez hugged and laughed as they took turns with their classmates, giving Luna, a Portuguese water dog, commands to sit, lie down and roll over. “I was stressing all third and fourth periods, and then people were talking about the dogs,” said Ramirez, who decided to wait in line with Giraldo to see the dogs herself. “Now I feel better.”
1. How did the students feel when they met the dogs?A.Calm. |
B.Sad. |
C.Excited |
D.Tired |
A.She suffered great pressure in school. |
B.She was glad that Waffles could help. |
C.She was a registered clinical consultant. |
D.She founded Canine Therapy Corps. |
A.Indoor cats can greatly reduce students' stress. |
B.Students' stress is gradually disappearing. |
C.Students can handle stress with different tools. |
D.Dogs help students shoulder responsibility. |
A.Therapy dogs ease students' stress before exams. |
B.Therapy dogs improve students' mental health. |
C.Therapy dogs prepare students for challenges. |
D.Therapy dogs work as volunteers in school. |
【推荐3】Chinese billionaire Jack Ma, the co-founder of the online retail giant Alibaba, said he is donating 500,000 testing kits and 1 million masks to the United States to fight the spread of coronavirus (冠状病毒). The China-made protective gear and test kits took off from Shanghai's airport in a chartered (包租的) cargo plane Monday morning, and will be handed over to the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) when they arrive.
The Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation have donated much-needed materials to areas suffering in the epidemic (泛滥) over the past few weeks, including Japan, South Korea, Italy, Egypt, Iran and Spain, according to a tweet (推文) from the Jack Ma Foundation on Friday.
Ma said the outbreak presents “a huge challenge to all humankind in a globalized world,” and that he has drawn from his own country's experience that quick and accurate testing as well as protective equipment for medical personnel are most effective in preventing the spread of the virus.
The past experience shows us that if we take it very seriously and are positive, we surely have the ability to kill out the virus.
Now it is as if we were all living in the same forest on fire. As members of the global community, it would be irresponsible of us to sit on the fence, panic, ignore facts or fail to act. We need to take action now!
1. Jack Ma has sent much-needed materials to the countries except .A.the USA | B.Iran | C.North Korea | D.Italy |
A.Long-term testing and protective equipment for medical personnel. |
B.Proper testing and protective equipment for doctors and nurses. |
C.Taking medicines immediately and staying at home. |
D.Correct labeling to the virus and staying at home. |
A.The forest where we are living is on fire. |
B.We are all facing the same trouble of coronavirus. |
C.We are irresponsible to take action to overcome the virus. |
D.All of us are the members of the globe and it is easy to overcome the virus. |
A.Jack Ma is one of the founders of the online retail giant Alibaba. |
B.The protective equipment will be handed over to the CDC. |
C.Jack Ma has just donated much-needed materials to the countries in Asia, America, and Europe. |
D.If we take the virus seriously, we are able to solve the problem of coronavirus. |
【推荐1】The food delivery industry now is a hotly competitive business, attracting the world's biggest moneybags such as Amazon, Alibaba and Soft-Bank. Balancing the needs of diners, cooks and couriers(快递员)is complicated. Most new companies lose money. Yet they have received more than $30bn from venture capitalists (投资家)in the past five years. And they are likely to get more.
The food-delivery business can be divided into two camps: mostly profitable veterans(老牌公司)and loss-making newcomers. The veterans, founded at the start of the century, are led by publicly traded Grubhub in America, and Just Eat and Takeaway in Europe. They account for the largest share of the market, offering customers online access to restaurants. Their relatively simple business model, in which they take a cut of the bill from the restaurants, has enabled Grubhub and Just Eat to turn a profit for years. Takeaway makes money in its home market of the Netherlands.
The newbies, born more recently, have turned a once-tidy business into a food fight. For most of them, delivery is their core business, so they share their cut of the bill with riders as well as restaurants. This substantially broadens the market to restaurants but profit suffers.
The only mouthwatering aspect of the delivery business is its potential size. According to Bernstein, a brokerage(经济公司),almost a third of the global restaurant industry is made up of home delivery, takeaway and drive-throughs, which could be worth $l tm by 2023. In 2019 delivery amounted to $161bn, leaving plenty of room for online firms to expand.
Yet it is by no means clear if anyone can make money by delivering meals. In fact, the economics may be even worse. Delivery businesses have ways to cut their losses. One is to diversify further, by delivering groceries, flowers, booze, and even people, as well as meals. Another is to provide cheaper meals by centrally supplying ingredients to restaurants. In the dog — eat — dog world of food delivery, it will still be hard.
1. How can the veterans make a profit?A.They get lots of support from capitalists. |
B.They offer customers great convenience. |
C.They draw a part of profit from restaurants. |
D.They balance the complicated needs successfully. |
A.Massive profits. | B.Development prospect. |
C.Satisfying service. | D.Efficient management. |
A.Positive. | B.Definite. | C.Uncertain. | D.Confident. |
A.Delivery businesses balance some complicated needs. |
B.Meal delivery attracts the world's biggest moneybags. |
C.The two camps of delivery businesses compete fiercely. |
D.The food-delivery business is anything but a tasty business. |
【推荐2】As the summer holiday has begun, four famous "Made in China” movies of different types will be on show on the big screen.
Wolf Warriors Ⅱ
To military fans that prefer films rich in thrill and tension, Wolf Warriors Ⅱ might be a must-see this summer.
Directed by Wu Jing, who was also a martial(军事的) arts star, the film will he on show on July 28. The film also stars actor Wu Gang, who became popular because of a role in the hot TV drama In the Name of People in the spring of 2017.
Dahufa
Most people believe cartoon films are for children. Yet the film Dahufa is China’s first animated movie labeled “PG-13”.
The story is about a short martial arts master who was horn to safeguard the fictional Yiwei State. In the film, this little master goes to rescue the nation's crown prince in a town populated by peanut-headed humanoids(类人生物).
Tea Pets
3 D animated movie Tea Pets will say hello to young audiences on July 21. The film is director Gary Wang's new movie after the 2016 animation Little Door Gods.
Inspired by tea pets, elegant figures usually placed on tea dishes, the movie is also rooted in traditional Chinese culture and myths.
The Founding of an Army
Starring a group of young leading actors, the film is dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the establishment of the Peopled Liberation Army. It is also the third work of the “Founding of New China” trilogy(三部曲). The movie will be played in the Chinese mainland on July 28 and in Hong Kong and Macao on August 3.
1. How might the audience feel while watching Wolf Warriors Ⅱ?
A.Interested | B.Excited | C.Confused | D.Frightened. |
A.Wolf Warriors Ⅱ | B.Dahufa |
C.Tea Pets | D.The Founding of an Army |
A.To rescue the nation's crown prince in a town. |
B.To memorize traditional Chinese culture and myths. |
C.To make an excellent movie for children around the world. |
D.To celebrate the foundation of the People’s Liberation Army. |
Why are students attracted to the gap-year concept? According to new survey data from Karl Haigler and Rae Nelson, education-policy experts and co-authors of The Gap-Year Advantage, the most common reason for this is to avoid burnout. “I felt like I was focused on college as a means to an end,” says Kelsi Morgan, an incoming Middlebury College freshman who spent last year interning for a judge in Tulsa, Okla., and teaching English at an orphanage in the Dominican Republic. The hope is that after a year out of the classroom, students will enter college more energized, focused and mature. That can be an advantage for colleges too. Robert Clagett, dean of admissions at Middlebury, did some research a few years ago and found that a single gap semester was the strongest predictor of academic success at his school.
Most experts recommend securing a spot in college before taking a gap year and warn against using the time off to lengthen your resume. “Most admissions folks can see right through that,” says Jim Jump, the academic dean of St. Christopher’s School in Richmond, Va. But for students like Lutz, who, after getting rejected from five Ivies, decided to take time off, a gap year can help focus interests. Lutz now plans to apply mostly to non-Ivies that have strong marketing programs. “This experience has really opened my eyes to the opportunities the world has to offer,” she says.
But at least one education expert doesn’t want schools spreading the gap-year message. In a study that followed 11,000 members of the high school class of 1992 for eight years after graduation, Stefanie DeLuca, a sociology professor at Johns Hopkins University, found that, all things being equal, those who delayed college by a year were 64% less likely to complete a bachelor’s degree than those who didn’t. DeLuca did not say whether these students voluntarily started college late, but at the very least, her work indicates that taking a gap year doesn’t guarantee success. “I’m not going to say that time off does not have benefits,” says DeLuca. “But I think we should not be so enthusiastic.”
1. The students take gap years mainly because ______.
A.they want to be more unusual |
B.they want to refresh themselves |
C.some experts advise them to do so |
D.their parents think it good for them |
A.energetic | B.relaxed |
C.practical | D.enthusiastic |
A.students should think twice before taking gap years |
B.taking gap years enables students to achieve success |
C.schools should encourage their students to take gap years |
D.taking gap years increases students’ chances of getting a good job |
A.Sceptical. | B.Positive. |
C.Disapproving. | D.Objective. |