It seems food deliverymen(送货员) are always in a hurry. They wear blue, red or yellow helmets and many of them don’t follow traffic rules. They drive on the wrong side of the road and run red lights. They use mobile phones while driving. These reckless (鲁莽的) behaviours have caught the public's attention.
In the first half of 2017, food deliverymen had 76 traffic accidents in Shanghai, according to Shanghai Public Security Bureau. That means every two and a half days, a food deliveryman will die or get hurt on the road.
What makes deliverymen take such risks? The strict rules of the food delivery service companies and the anxious(焦急的) customers may be the answer.
Many companies will fine a deliveryman up to 2,000 yuan, if he fails to deliver an order on time, reported China Daily. Fines also go to those who get bad reviews from customers.
To solve the problem, food delivery service companies need to improve their incentive (激励) systems, noted CRI Online.
Some cities are also taking action. Shanghai has asked companies to train their deliverymen on traffic rules and safety. Now in Shenzhen, if a deliveryman gets caught breaking traffic rules more than twice, then he will be banned from driving food service delivery vehicles (交通工具) for a whole year.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1. How many traffic accidents did food deliverymen in Shanghai cause in the first half of 2017?
2. Why do the deliverymen take the risk of their lives to break traffic rules?
3. If you don’t receive your order on time, will you complain to the delivery service company? Why or why not?
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Do kids in small villages do chores at home? How about the kids in big cities? Last month we made a survey about kids doing chores at home. We asked 4,000 kids in China. Half of them come from big cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. The others are from small villages. We made a diagram(图表) according to our survey. Let's have a look at it.
We can find out that kids from small villages do more chores than those from big cities. Maybe it is because they live a harder life. We will give our advice to parents in big cities. We think parents in big cities should give their children some chores to do .We think it’s a good chance for teenagers to learn how to take care of themselves.
1. What is the survey about?
2. How many kids from small villages did they ask?
3. Is it true that the number of kids in big cities is more than that in small villages only in making the bed?
4. Why does the writer think parents in big cities should give their children some chores to do?
5. What kind of chores do you often do at home? One kind is OK.
【推荐2】When we see a cigarette box，we'll see “Smoking is harmful to your health” on it. Children are not allowed to smoke by their parents or teachers. But in many countries smoking is becoming a bigger problem for young people. Most smokers start in their teens or earlier.
Some students think smoking is very cool，and they can see many people smoking around them.（A）They want to have a try. "If young people start smoking early，they will probably get addicted（上瘾的）to nicotine（尼古丁）.And it will be very hard to give up later on，"said a professor. A study shows smoking is a problem for many Chinese teens. What can we do to make them stop smoking？
Some people think we can make a law.（B）Teenagers under 18 are not allowed to smoke，or they should be fined. Parents should give up smoking. They can set an example（树立榜样）to their children.
“Every year about four million people die of smoking. And if people keep smoking，the number will（C）increase 10 million a year from now on，"said the World Health Organization. We must learn and tell others about the danger of smoking.
1. 找出（A）处划线单词They所指代的内容。2. 回答问题：What will happen if people start smoking from a young age？
3. 将（B）处划线句子Teenagers under 18 are not allowed to smoke，or they should be fined.译为汉语。
4. 根据上下文，猜测文中（C）处划线单词increase的中文意思。
5. 请从文中找出与We must realize it is dangerous to smoke and try to let others know about it.意思相近的句子。
【推荐3】Americans love Christmas trees. The National Christmas Tree Association (协会) says more than 35 million of them were bought last year in the United States. In large American cities, many people buy trees that have already been cut. But many people drive to a tree farm and cut their own tree. Some buy trees online, and the tree is then delivered to their home.
It is said that 10.9 million artificial (人造的) trees were sold in 2012, compared to 24.5 million natural trees. The average cost of a natural tree was $40 and about $70 for an artificial one. Most Christmas trees are now grown on farms. The trees take six to ten years to grow to become Christmas trees.
Real trees are better for the environment, that is because as Christmas trees grow, they collect carbon dioxide and other gases while supplying (提供) fresh oxygen. The trees also protect water supplies.
Some people throw away their natural trees when the holiday season ends. But many people recycle them. There are many ways to do this. Christmas trees can be cut up to be used as fertilizer (肥料). They can also be cut and used to prevent the wearing down of soil. Artificial trees which come mostly from China can be reused for years. Families use them for an average of six to nine years before throwing them away.
1. How many trees were bought last year in the United States?2. Many people drive to a tree farm to buy trees online, don’t they?
3. How long do the trees take to become Christmas trees?
4. Why are real trees better for the environment?
5. Which do you prefer, a natural tree or an artificial one?
Playing computer games is usually seen as a waste of time. However, what if you could learn something from a game? Students from Chengdu No. 7 Middle School recently created four games that are both educational and fun.
Four groups of students from the Roblox, a famous game organization, were given the task of creating educational games on any topic. The first group used the knowledge of physics and chemistry to make the game Arrow Round-the-World. In the game, players go on an journey on an island and finish tasks with the knowledge they learned in physics and chemistry. Here’s one task. It is about creating a material to balance (平衡) the two sides of the scale 
so that the player can cross the river.
Another game called YOUNIVERSE gives players a task-fighting with the devils (魔鬼) inside their minds such as worry, stress and so on. They created six cards. All of the cards are “guns” that players can use to fight against devils, but the failure to use them in a balanced way will result in the risk of becoming devils themselves. The idea is to find a balance between their stress at present and their ambition (雄心) for the future.
The other two groups focus on a bigger picture. Cover the Nest is a story about our future world where the environment is polluted terribly and society is unsafe. The players can feel the harm humans have done to the Earth by traveling through rich and poor neighborhoods in a future world. Another game Back to China takes the players to different places in China, like mountains and deserts. It will soon be included in Roblox so that people from around the world can experience the beauty of China.
What are the hopes of teenagers? We received several different answers to the question: what would you like to do after you finish your education? It seems that some students would like to start work as soon as they can, so that they can help offer their parents better lives. Other students hope to go on studying after they finish school and to go to university. Although money is important, many teenagers want to do jobs they like. According to the survey, the most popular choice of job is computer programming.
What are the dreams of teenagers? Teenagers have all kinds of dreams. Some are more realistic(现实的) than others. For example, many students would like to be volunteers if Beijing could hold the World Cup, maybe working as translators or tour guides. And many students dream of having a trip to every corner of the world one day.
According to the survey, less realistic dreams are also common, but many students reported that they were willing to work hard to achieve their dreams. Quite a few dreamed of becoming famous, perhaps famous sports people or singers. Some students would like to go on exciting trips. One student would love to sail across the Pacific Ocean. And then there are dreams that there is no possibility for students to achieve. Three students would like to be able to fly.
It is clear from the survey that teenagers have similar hopes. It seems that most students hope to have a good education and find a good job. On the other hand, students dream of very different things: good things, and even crazy things. It is very important to dream, so hold on your dreams, one day they may just be realized.
| A survey about some Chinese students’ hopes and dreams | |
Hopes of teenagers | ●Some students want to begin work as soon as possible to help ●Some students hope to ●Many students would like to do jobs they enjoy though money is of great ●Most students |
| ●Some students have more realistic dreams, such as working as volunteers at the World Cup and ●Some students have less realistic dreams, such as becoming famous sports people or singers and ●It is highly | |
Conclusion | ●The survey shows that teenagers’ hopes are ●You can’t realize your dream |
How do you feel about your Chinese? Is it good or bad? If you think you are good at Chinese, you can take part in the competition named the “Chinese Characters Dictation Competition (中国汉字听写大会)”. The competition became popular among teenagers. Let’s know something about it.
More and more computers and smart phones are used by teenagers. They spend too much time on the Internet in playing or chatting. They are used to sending messages by computers and smart phones._As a result,some teenagers forget how to write the Chinese Characters by hand . The teachers and parents are very worried about it. What can they do?
Not long ago,theyfound an interesting game called the Chinese Characters Dictation Competition. The program was similar to the American show “National Spelling Bee”. In this program, middle school students competed among themselves and wrote down the Chinese Characters by dictation. Over two hundred competitors were from forty-six middle schools. The audiences(观众) loved this new kind of competition, too. They tried to write down the Chinese Characters while the competitors were writing them. But they found it was also difficult for them to write down all the Chinese Characters.
Is it an interesting competition? Can you be the winner?
1. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
2. 第三段划线单词“they”指代的是
3. Who can compete in “Chinese Characters Dictation Competition”?
4. Please write down the main idea of this passage.
