Everyone has a name and it is said that the name is important for the whole life of the person.
Other than the sex difference, the other significant difference of children’s names is between modern and traditional names.
Modern names are more popular now than before. Many parents are making progress towards the uniqueness they want to bring to their kids. However, some parents don’t care for the modern names because they are difficult to pronounce and surprisingly harder to spell.
Picking a name for a child is parents’ advantage and duty. Do try to pick a good name for your kid, which will influence him or her greatly.
| A．Choose a powerful name for your kid. |
| B．A traditional name is one that is broadly known. |
| C．It’s also rather difficult to be remembered by others. |
| D．A child may discover he’s not the only “John” in a class. |
| E．Naming a child actually depends on the parents’ intention. |
| F．Many children have childhood names given by their parents. |
| G．Therefore, picking one name for a child is anything but simple. |
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【推荐1】Maggie Perkins had been working as a teacher in Georgia for nearly five years before she decided to “quietly quit” her job. The decision didn’t mean leaving her position, but rather limiting her work to her contract(合同) hours, nothing more and nothing less.
Perkins joins a larger online community of workers who have been sharing their experiences on TikTok. But as “quiet quitters” defend their choice to take a step back from work, company managers and workplace experts argue that although doing less might feel good in the short term, it could harm their career and their company in the long run.
In the wake of the global pandemic and the following Great Resignation, employees began to reimagine what work could look like. Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace report in June found job dissatisfaction being at an all-time high. Disengaged(工作不投入的) workers cost the global economy about $7.8 trillion in lost productivity.
But with worries of an economic slowdown, and falling worker productivity, Johnny C. Taylor Jr., president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, warns that anyone who tells their business leader they are a quiet quitter is likely not to have a job for very long. He says companies have become sensitive to worker burnout, especially for employees who are working from home.
Gergo Vari, CEO of the job board Lensa, suggests another choice for quiet quitting: “loudly persisting(坚持)” . That is, allowing employees to speak up about how their organization can serve their goals. “When you loudly persist, you have a sense of belonging and have a share in where the company is going,” he says.
Career coach Allison Peck says she views “quiet quitting” as a sign of employees not connecting to their work or managers. Her career advice for quiet quitters is to take even braver action. “Finding a new job, manager, team, or company that better fits you can improve your attitude towards work,” she says.
1. What will “quiet quitters” do in real life?| A．They quit their jobs. | B．They work part-time. |
| C．They hate their jobs. | D．They refuse extra work. |
| A．A global economic loss. | B．Less competition at work. |
| C．Conflicts between colleagues. | D．A shortage of labor on the market. |
| A．Those working at home. | B．Those taking several jobs. |
| C．Those just returning to offices. | D．Those sticking to their duties. |
| A．Find a more suitable job. | B．Improve their work efficiency. |
| C．Get along with their colleagues. | D．Speak up about their demand for the company. |
【推荐2】Recently, I was talking with a friend of mine about a mutual (有相同关系的) friend of ours. "I wish I could be like Jenny. She always seems so happy. I'm mot joking; I honestly think she has the perfect life," said my friend.
If you were to look at the Instagram account of Jenny, you would indeed see what looks like the perfect life.
However, despite the enviable content of her Instagram, I learned through conversations with this girl that it was. all carefully handled. Everything was put together to maintain the public image that she was a happy-go-lucky, carefree (无忧无虑的) girl. When she was sad or upset, there was no indication of these emotions on her Instagram.
In fact, we all choose our online media presence. Look through your Instagram — I bet that you don't post pictures where you don't feel camera-ready. On Instagram, we always show our “good side”. Think about it. Would you rather post “I tried so hard but I ended up failing my test55 or “I treated myself to a hot coffee after studying hard all week”?
We all want to present the best parts of our lives, to show what's going well, and what we're proud of. We take photos of the nice things we own, or of any sorts of events considered “special”, such as invite-only or formal parties. We post photos of the good times rather than the bad times. No matter what happens, we try to make our online image perfect.
There's absolutely nothing wrong with making your online presence perfect-everyone' does it in some way or another. However, when it comes to feeling envious of someone else's Instagram posts, remember that just like you, they're showing their good side.
1. What's Jenny's life like indeed?| A．Her life is always full of sadness. |
| B．Her life is boring and meaningless. |
| C．She lives a perfect and meaningful life. |
| D．She lives an ordinary life just like others'. |
| A．That people love reading posts online. |
| B．That people hide their bad side online. |
| C．That people want to please others online. |
| D．That people dream of living a perfect life. |
| A．We should stop reading online stories. |
| B．We should always show our good side. |
| C．We shouldn't perfect our online image. |
| D．We shouldn't envy others' online presence. |
| A．There is nothing wrong to cheat people online. |
| B．Showing good side online is quite vital in daily life. |
| C．It is rather natural for people to make perfect online presence. |
| D．Feeling envious of someone\ perfect life online should be encouraged. |
| A．A professor's speech. | B．A survey of people's life. |
| C．A personal online account. | D．An entertainment magazine. |
【推荐3】“It’s a big hammer to crack a nut.” This is how one angry parent described the recent crackdown (严厉的打击) by London police on parents who drop their kids off at school by car. Yes, you read that correctly—the very mode of transportation that many American schools insist is the only safe way to deliver kids to school is now considered illegal in the UK.
The decision to fine any vehicles seen dropping off or picking up kids within a particular zone of east London comes from city councillors’ (议员) long-term efforts to make the area safer and less crowded. They say they’ve been trying for years “to encourage reasonable parking”, but in vain. Neighborhood residents complain frequently about their driveways being blocked by illegally parked cars for 15 minutes or more，often while they’re trying to get to work, and the streets are long overcrowded.
Now the rules have changed. Some parents are angry. Angie is a mother who made the “big hammer” comment and says the crackdown is “way over the top.” The nearest drop-off point for her six- year-old is now a five-minute walk from the school. Others are happy with the decision, severe though it may seem. Councillor Jason Frost said ：
“Traffic has significantly reduced，and more children are now walking to school, which is a great outcome. I would rather have complaints that we are slightly inconveniencing parents than hear that a child had been seriously injured because nothing was done.”
I witness daily the chaos created by these in-town drivers, when I walk my own kids to school. There’s a parking lot crowded with vehicles and a slow-moving train of cars moving in circles, many filling the air with harmful smoke. Meanwhile, the conversations around overweight children and the importance of daily physical activities continue to stand out in schools.
1. Why is Angie Baillieul opposed to the new rule?| A．She is often fined by London police. |
| B．She will lose her job as a school driver. |
| C．She has adapted to the American practice. |
| D．She thinks it adds inconvenience to her kid. |
| A．People’s complaints. |
| B．Students’ health. |
| C．Students’ safety. |
| D．Parents’ inconvenience. |
| A．Less daily chaos. |
| B．Favor from all people. |
| C．More over-weight children. |
| D．Complaints from neighbors. |
| A．Favorable. | B．Uncaring. |
| C．Doubtful. | D．Opposed. |
