Everyone has his or her teen years, but do you know how to enjoy being a teenager? There are many things you can do to enjoy your teen years.
Study hard at school.
Nothing is more important than receiving (接受) education. Although school life can be hard, it matters more than ever during your teen years. Also, there is no one but dreams of going to an excellent high school. So if you hand in your schoolwork on time and do well in exams, you’ll find it’s easy to make it come true.
Make a few good friends.
There is no need to know everybody at school, but you should try to make a few good friends. The number of friends you have isn’t important, but the quality (质量) of your friends is important. And if you make sure your friends can make you feel good, they’ll probably bring out the best in you.
Have your own interests.
Seek something you show great interest in and then take up a hobby, such as reading books and doing sports. In a word, don’t be afraid to try something new.
Doing volunteer work.
Many people share that working as a volunteer brings great fun to them. If you join them, you’ll soon know about the meaning of volunteer and have great self-improvement on yourselves.
1. How does the writer start the passage?| A．By telling a story. | B．By giving an example. |
| C．By asking a question. | D．By comparing two facts. |
| A．realize | B．find | C．accept | D．share |
| A．The better friends you make, the more excellent you will become. |
| B．Making friends can always bring a lot to many people. |
| C．The number of friends is as important as the quality. |
| D．It is possible to be afraid to learn something new at first. |
| A．He will learn how important education is and study harder. |
| B．He will be glad to find the fun of doing volunteer work. |
| C．He will show great interest in it and take up helping others as a hobby. |
| D．He will know about the meaning of volunteer and get self-improvement. |
| A．The ways to make good friends. | B．The ways to do volunteer work. |
| C．The importance of having interests. | D．The things to do in a teenager’s life. |
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【推荐1】Do you want to be a volunteer? Maybe you need some ideas. Here is some advice.
Help kids learn and grow. Be a big brother or sister at an after-school care centre. You can help little kids to learn or play with them.
Give back during the holidays. Serve dinner to the homeless, volunteer at an old people’s home, or give out toys to kids.
Help at an animal shelter (庇护所). Most shelters need volunteers to keep the cats and dogs happy and take them to exercise. And when you’re walking dogs, you get some exercise, too.
Protect the environment. Take part in a park clean-up day. Plant a tree. Join a group to work together to protect a river.
Help sick people. Helping others can make you feel good. When you make sick people happy, you also feel happy. If you have several hobbies, find a way to do them all. For example, if you love kids and are good at painting and dancing, visit a children’s hospital and teach them these interesting things.
1. The underlined word “Serve” means “________” in Chinese.| A．丢弃 | B．保存 | C．索取 | D．提供 |
| A．Feed animals. | B．Make workers there happy. |
| C．Clean the shelter. | D．Help animals do exercise. |
| A．Protecting rivers. | B．Planting trees. | C．Setting up a green club. | D．Cleaning up the park. |
| A．Volunteering at a children’s hospital is boring. |
| B．An after-school care centre is a place for homeless kids. |
| C．Volunteers can feel good when they help sick people. |
| D．The old people’s home needs more volunteers than the children’s hospital. |
| A．The reasons for being a volunteer. | B．The time of being a volunteer. |
| C．Ways of being a volunteer. | D．Who can be a volunteer? |
【推荐2】English is an excellent language to learn. It is important for study, business and travel. Read the information below and learn more about how to improve listening skills.
Listen to English radio.
One of the best ways to improve your English listening is to listen to English radio on your mobile phone.
● You should listen to the radio shows for more than 30 minutes every day.
● Try to understand what is said. Don’t just let the English wash over you. If you find the listening too fast, try to pick out the key words to get a general idea of it.
● You can also make a note of any words or phrases（短语）that you don’t understand.
Look them up in the dictionary later. Then listen to the show again.
Watch English movies and TV shows.
Another fun way to improve your listening is to watch English movies and TV shows.
●Try to choose movies or TV shows that you will enjoy. This will make the listening more interesting. When you like the movie or TV show, you may forget your task is to practise listening. You just enjoy it.
●However, you should not watch movies or TV shows with Chinese translations（翻译）on the screen. It will be difficult for you to focus on English.
1. If the listening is too fast, you should try to ________.| A．listen more than 30 minutes | B．get a general idea of it |
| C．make a note of the phrases | D．use an English dictionary |
| A．need more interesting exercises | B．forget you are practising listening |
| C．write down the Chinese translations | D．focus on new words and phrases |
| A．When to practise listening. | B．What is needed for listening. |
| C．Why listening is important. | D．How to improve listening skills. |
【推荐3】What problems do the teenagers probably have? Here is a survey showing their problems.
Feeling stressed | Too much homework; Don’t have enough time for their hobbies. | Make a plan for study and hobbies. |
Getting near-sighted (近视) | Too much homework; Bad reading and writing habits. | Do homework or reading in a proper way. |
Fighting with each other | Don’t know how to get on well with classmates. | Make more friends and understand each other. Talk about your problems with them. |
Chatting online | The bad influence of the Internet. | Don’t be crazy about computer games. Be realistic. Put your heart into study. |
| A．Feeling stressed and fighting with each other. |
| B．Feeling stressed and getting near-sighted. |
| C．Getting near-sighted and chatting online. |
| D．Fighting with each other and chatting online. |
| A．Doing less homework. |
| B．Paying no attention to each other. |
| C．Learning how to make friends. |
| D．Making a plan for study and hobbies. |
| A．He should fight with his parents. |
| B．He should do much more homework. |
| C．He should make a plan to spend time on study and hobbies. |
| D．He should do homework or reading in a proper way. |
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1. Neither of David’s two children is a member of Youth Explorer. How much should he pay to let them join Program A together?
| A．$ 230. | B．$ 460. | C．$ 500. |
| A．Sports. | B．Culture. | C．Holiday. |
【推荐2】A teen magazine did a survey of readers and asked these questions: What makes you happy? What makes you sad? What makes you angry? What makes you scared? Here is the result of thesurvey.
What makes you happy? Most people’s answers had something to do with family, special moments, like birthdays and holidays. There were a lot of answers about friends, things people did with their friends, most involved (包含) eating and talking — more than half the answers mentioned (提到) going for a pizza or hamburger. There weren’t many answers about school, just a few who said they felt happy when they did well in a test at school.
What makes you sad? A lot of teens said they felt sad when they were alone (单独). Listeningto sad music or watching a sad film also appeared in a lot of answers. Hearing about disasters (灾难) was a reason for a lot of people to feel sad.
What makes you angry? There were more different answers to this question than any of the others. Seeing people hurting (伤害) each other or hurting animals makes a lot of people angry. Some people said listening to politicians (政客) often made them angry. A few said their parents sometimes made them angry, for lots of different reasons.
What makes you scared? Scary films were top of the list. Many people said being alone in the house late in the evening was scary. A few were scared of some animals, but not many.
1. What events did a lot of people say made them happy?| A．Birthdays and holidays. | B．Tests and festivals. |
| C．Holidays and meetings. | D．Schools and classes. |
| A．When they were reading books. | B．When they were having a test |
| C．When they were going on a trip. | D．When nobody was with them. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．What makes you happy? | B．What makes you sad? |
| C．What makes you angry? | D．What makes you scared? |
【推荐3】The relation between a parent and a child is the most important in a child’s life. It can influence (影响) the child’s life much. Positive relation can help children grow healthily and successfully. Here are some ways to help you build a good relation.
Get used to their way. If you learn more about their ideas and opinions, you will communicate or play with them in their way. This will help you get close easily. You can communicate with them freely and find the world in their heart through playing games on the floor instead of at the dinner table.
Take good use of family time. You must make family time a regular and special part of your life. Then your children can know you accept and respect their individuality. You eat meals together most nights of the week. You can also share sports events, movies and other events.
Join in children’s school. If you have some free time, volunteer in the children’s school. Then you can know more about your children at school. You can also sit near to them when they do the homework. This will make them better at schoolwork.
Build trust. It’s important for you and your children to believe in each other. You can make them know they can trust you. When you plan to do something, you must finish it. You will set a good example for them.
Listen to children. If children are complaining about school, you must listen to them. Then they will know you are important and trust you. You also need to leave your phone and TV and look at children’s eyes. Then you can give your opinions and ideas to them in time.
1. How many ways are there to build a good relation in the passage?| A．Three. | B．Five. | C．Four. | D．Six. |
| A．By reading the same book with them. |
| B．By taking good use of family time. |
| C．By finishing something after you plan. |
| D．By playing games with them on the floor. |
| A．To listen to children. | B．To build trust to them. |
| C．To join in children’s school life. | D．To take good use of family time. |
