Imagine that you are driving down a road late at night. You look to the side of the road and find that there is a car accident. There are people in the car, and they, are probably hurt. What would you do in that situation? Would you ignore (忽视) the people and keep driving? Or would you stop your car and try to help them?
In the past, most people didn’t think of it as a problem. They would stop to help the injured without thinking twice. But people think differently now. Lots of people don’t want to give help. One of the reasons is that sometimes they might hurt the people they are trying to save, and the injured might sue (控告) them. Sometimes, the people who try to help have to pay lots of money just for doing good to others. Many people do not want to get sued for being nice. So they ignore others in need of help.
Because so many people are afraid of getting into trouble, a few countries have passed a special law. The law provides protection for people who try to help others. Thanks to the law, the injured can’t sue anyone who gives a helping hand, In countries with this law, people are not afraid to help out anymore.
1. How was it for people to help the injured in the past?2. Why don’t people want to help the injured according to the passage ?
3. How does the special law work?
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Teenage life—better now, or in the past?
Does this situation sound familiar (熟悉)?
You are complaining (抱怨) to your parents about something. Maybe your computer isn’t powerful enough to play the latest games. Or your friends’ bikes are better than yours. Then you hear… “When I was your age, there weren’t any computers or video games. And I didn’t get a bike until I was sixteen. And it was second-hand. 1 ”
So, is it really true that life is better for teenagers now? It is certainly true that many teenagers have got more things nowadays. 2 So parents have got more money to spend on each child. And many things are cheaper than they were when our parents were children.
3 Forty years ago, no one could imagine a world with tiny computers and amazing smartphones. And now these things are necessary—we can’t imagine living without them!
However, technology often means we spend more time at home. And often it’s just us, with our computer or television. Teenagers don’t do enough exercise. 4 And, although young people still get on well with their friends, some people think teenagers today don’t have so many social activities as they did in the past.
What do you think? How is teenage life better these days?
A. And it was too big for me.
B. A typical family is smaller now.
C. Technology is probably the greatest change in our life.
D. So they aren’t as healthy as they were in the past.
E. Teenagers had to go through many problems in the past.
1. ________
2. ________
3. ________
4. ________
5. The writer develops this passage by ________.
| A．telling us some stories | B．giving us some examples |
| C．comparing the past and the present | D．introducing games of the past |
How time flies! My best friend and I have changed a lot.
My best friend Gina used to be an outgoing girl. She often played soccer with boys after school. She never wore skirts. But now she is very quiet and shy. She often reads in the library and wears white skirts.
I'm Eric. I used to be short and thin. But now I am tall and strong. I often play volleyball with my friends. In the past, my math was so bad. Every class was like a bad dream. I'm afraid to ask and answer questions in class. I tried my best to study and often learned from others. Fortunately, I can get good scores on my math exam now. My classmates say I'm a clever and handsome boy. I'm glad to hear that.
| Name | In the past | Now |
| Gina | ||
| outgoing | quiet and 41. | |
| played 42. | reads in the library | |
| Eric | ||
| short and thin | tall and 43. | |
| was not good at 44. | get good 45. |
When you visit a restaurant, you may see some people eating on their own. In the past, these people might feel embarrassed about eating alone, because this might show that they had no friends or disliked making friends with others. However, that’s changing.
According to a new survey of an American company, the adult eats six meals alone each week and 387 meals each year on average. That means eating alone is a new fashion. In China, eating alone is also growing in popularity.
It is true that when people choose to eat with other people, they must be affected by the diners who are with them. If the diners share similar habits, they are lucky and can enjoy a good meal. If not, they must deal with the embarrassing experience of bad table manners, and boring conversations. So eating alone can help people get away from bad dinner dates, embarrassing groups and boring conversations and let them enjoy the personal experience. Wang Kerui, a freshman from Beijing Normal University, is a good example. “Eating alone doesn’t mean I’m lonely. Instead, it can help me enjoy ‘me-time’ and think about the challenges I have met in my studies,” she told TEENS.
Eating alone also shows that young people pay more attention to realizing their dreams and looking for a higher quality of life. Now, many young people with fixed incomes (固定收入) are beginning to re-examine their roles in society. Zhao Lianxue, 28, a media worker, says she enjoys her life alone. Without the task of cooking for a family, Zhao often eats alone in restaurants. In her spare time, she can read her favorite books, listen to music, go sightseeing or shopping. It’s not hard to see that eating alone for many young people. It doesn’t mean they feel lonely. It is more about freedom and independence.
1. People felt embarrassed about eating alone because others would think they2. The number of people who eat alone is
3. Eating alone can help people get away from bad dinner dates, embarrassing groups and
4. Zhao Lianxue has
5. Do you like to eat alone? Why or why not?
After spending 40 hours playing the online game King of Glory, a middle school student had a stroke (中风) and nearly died. This happened in Guangdong Province in April last year. It shows how bad things can get if one becomes addicted to (沉迷) the Internet.
To stop more teenagers from becoming addicted to the Internet, the Ministry of Education (MOE 教育部) sent a letter to all parents in China on April 20, 2018. It calls on them to pay more attention to (关注) their children’s online activities.
The MOE also sent a notice to primary and middle schools, asking them to monitor (监督) students’ Internet use. From then on, schools would pay more attention to their students’ Internet use and their use of mobile phones.
Schools have been told to teach students how to avoid violent (暴力的) online events. If students show signs of being addicted to the Internet, they can get help from their teachers to give up their addiction.
Among China’s 772 million Internet users, about 151 million of them are between the ages of 10 and 19, according to the China Internet Network Information Center.
It’s important to pay attention to how much time you spend online. To make better use of the Internet, experts advise that students should shorten their screen time to less than 1.5 hours a day. To make better use of their free time, they can develop good hobbies, like reading or playing sports.
1. What happened to the middle school student in the passage?2. When did the MOE send a letter to all parents in China?
3. Why did the MOE send a notice to primary and middle schools?
4. Can teachers help students give up their addiction to the Internet?
5. How long can the students spend online according to the experts’ advice?
What do you do when you begin to read an English newspaper?
You'd better know what sections there are. Usually, there is international news, business, science and technology, entertainment and lifestyle, sports and cartoons. You can choose your favourite section to read carefully.
Then, you come to the article itself. If you don't have time to read the whole article, the headline and photo give you a general idea of the story.
Different kinds of articles:
A news article includes body text and a photo with a short piece of text under it. 它通常把最重要的信息放在开头. （1）
A feature article is an in-depth(深入详尽的) report on an event or a person. It usually has an interesting opening. You get to know the idea of the article as you read.
Another kind of article is an opinion (评论) article. Usually, some famous people give their own opinions about an important issue(问题） in a fun way.（2） Opinion is different from news stories that are all facts.
Be a critical(批判性的) reader:
There are advertisements in newspapers.They can provide useful information about products, places, food or jobs. Remember that people make advertisements to sell you things. You don't have to do everything advertisements tell you to do. You should be critical enough to judge which advertisements are useful and which are not.
1. How can you catch the general idea of an article in a short time?2. What kind of reader should you be while reading advertisements in newspapers?
3. 把（1）处_译成英语
4. 把（2）处译成汉语
5. 请给短文拟恰当的英文标题
【推荐3】A Country Music Song Changed Her Life Forever
When Sarah was a teenager, she used to fight over almost everything with her family. But five years ago, while she was studying abroad in England, she heard a song full of feelings about returning home on the radio. It made Sarah think about her family and friends back in the US. She came to realize how much she actually missed all of them. Ever since then, she has been a fan of American country music.
Country is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America. Nashville, Tennessee is the home of country music. Many songs these days are just about modern life in the US, such as the importance of money and success, but not about belonging to a group. However, country music brings us back to the “good old days” when people were kind to each other and trusted one another. It reminds us that the best things in life are free ― laughter, friends, family, and the beauty of nature and the countryside.
Sarah hasn’t been to Nashville yet, but it is her dream to go there one day. She has already read a lot about the place and done some research on it. She knows that there is a Country Music Hall of Fame Museum in Nashville. There are also always a lot of great country music concerts with famous musicians and singers, like Garth Brooks. Sarah has already listened to most of his songs. “Garth is one of the most successful musicians in American history. He’s sold more than 120 million records. I hope to see him sing live one day!”
1. The main idea of the passage:2. What kind of music is country music?
3. The best things that country music reminds us in life:
4. A famous country music place in Nashville:
5. Sarah’s dream:
Jane was on her way home at 6 o’clock. It was getting dark. As she drove into her community, she noticed a man. She saw the man walking along the sidewalk next to some houses. He didn’t live in any of those houses. She had seen this man several times before. He looked like a criminal (罪犯).
She drove by him. He looked at her car as she drove by. She continued driving and watched him in her rear view mirror (后视镜) . She got to the corner and stopped. She continued to watch him walking in her direction. Suddenly, he turned left up a driveway (车道). A red SUV was parked in the driveway right next to the sidewalk. She saw him walk up to the driver’s door and put his hand on the handle (把手) . Then he returned to the sidewalk and went on to walk towards her.
“What is that all about?” Jane wondered. Then she realized that he had tested the door to see if it was locked. “He is a criminal,” she thought. “That’s what he does. He just walks in our neighbourhood looking for cars to break into.”
She called the police and described the man. The police officer said he knew who the man was. The people in the community called two or three times this week to report him walking by. But the police couldn’t arrest (逮捕) him for walking around unless they caught him with stolen things. “But he was testing that SUV door to see if it was unlocked,” she said.
“I’m sorry,” said the officer. “That’s forbidden (禁止) according to the law. If you see him actually steal something, please give us a call.”
Is He a Thief? | ||
| Background | It was getting darker. Jane was | |
| Details of the story | The man | He was walking in Jane’s He walked up to an SUV, put his hand on the handle of the driver’s door and then |
| Jane | She She was sure the man was a criminal, She | |
| The police officer | He said the man had been But the man’s behaviour couldn’t He said walking around was not | |
【推荐2】Mr.Smith drives his car to meet his friends at the station. When he finds there is some time to go before the train arrives, he wants to take a short sleep. He is going to sleep when a young woman comes and asks him the time. Mr. Smith opens his eyes and answers, “Half past eight.”
With a “Thank you” the woman leaves. In a short time, this happens (发生) three more times, so Mr. Smith writes “I don’t know the time!” on a piece of paper (纸) and puts it on the window of his car. But only a few minutes later, an old man comes and wakes (唤醒) him up. “Hi, young man. I can tell you the time. It’s nine o’clock.”
1. Does Mr. Smith go to the station in his car?2. What does Mr. Smith want to do after he gets to the station?
3. How many times does Mr. Smith wake up according to the passage?
4. Where does Mr. Smith put the paper on?
5. Why does the old man wake Mr. Smith up?
【推荐3】One night when I heard a strange noise, I looked out of my window and saw a big flying object! I jumped up and ran to the back door. The flying object was there and its lights were blinking （闪的）.
I watched from the back door when a strange door opened on the side of the flying object. I saw two bright green eyes in the doorway. They began moving towards me. An alien walked a few steps away from the object. The alien was tall. His eyes were very big and glowed green in the dark. He seemed friendly. I was not afraid.
The alien saw my cats, but they got scared and ran away. Then he made a soft sound and the cats came running back to see him. It was very funny. I laughed and the alien heard me. He started to walk towards me. I said, “Hello, how are you? ” He didn’t say anything, but he made the same sound.
Then he turned and walked towards the garden. He picked some flowers for samples（样品） to take home with him. He smelled them and sneezed （打喷嚏） very loud. This woke up my parents and the neighbors. Everyone came to see what the noise was. When they saw the alien, they were a little scared, especially the kids. The alien was happy that we were all there to see him. He made some kind of noise, turned around and walked towards the flying object with the flowers.
The clock went off on time the next morning…
阅读短文，回答下列问题。
1. Did the writer feel afraid when he saw the alien?
2. What did the alien look like?
3. What made the alien walk towards the writer?
4. Why did the alien walk towards the garden?
5. What is the passage mainly about?
