1 . Youngsters should always be passionate (热情的). We still remember that about 100 years ago, millions of brave people together founded the Communist Party of China. They devoted (献身) themselves into the development of our country. It’s they who brought us today’s peaceful life.
As modern young people, we all have our own dreams. And it’s our passion that drives us forward. I have a friend who loves music and often posts his own works on the Internet. He receives lots of followers and praises. He can not only develop his interest, but also have an influence on others. And I realized that millions of young people like him are now bravely chasing (追逐) their dreams.
At the same time, we have to take up our social responsibility. No matter when a big accident happens, there are always armed police officers around the country fighting there. Among them, some are even 00s. In addition, it’s touching to see many people offer help online by donating money and clothes. Young people have a sense of responsibility to stand up in the face of difficulties at any time.
By being passionate and responsible, we should show the world that under the leadership of the CPC. Chinese youth will certainly shoulder the heavy task of national development.
1. Did millions of brave people bring us today’s peaceful life about 100 years ago?2. What does the writer believe youngsters should do according to Paragraph 2?
3. How does the writer feel about people donating money and clothes?
4. What spirit do you think Chinese youth should have, and why?
2 . David is a middle school student. He loses his bike. He needs to buy a new one. He needs 100 yuan. One day, he’s in a book store and he sees 100 yuan on a chair. No one is there. Does David need to give it back (归还) to its owner (主人)? If (如果) you are David, what will (将会) you do?
| Yes. I must give it back. Everyone needs money. If I need money, I can ask my parents for it. The money isn’t mine, so I can’t have it. How can I let that happen (发生)? If I don’t give it back, my friends see the 100 yuan and ask me where it comes from. What do I say? At the same time, I don’t want to be a dishonest (不诚实的) person. ——Alan | No. I’m sure the owner isn’t happy. But that’s his or her problem (问题), not mine. I will wait (将会等) there for an hour. If no one comes back for it, it’s mine. He or she may have much money and doesn’t need it at all. If I give the money to the police (警察) and the police don’t find its owner, where does money go? I will give the money to the police when I have spare money (余钱). ——Amy |
2. What does David lose?
3. Why must Alan give the money back?
4. If you are David, do you want to give the money back? Why or why not?
Some people say that, “Time is money.” But I think time is much more important than money. Because when money is spent, we can earn (赚得) more. However, when time is gone, it’ll never return. That is why we mustn’t waste it.
It goes without saying that the time we have to do something is usually limited (有限的). Every second is very important. We should make full use of our time to do something useful. It is a pity then that there are a lot of people who do not know the importance of spending their time. Some people waste their time by smoking, drinking and playing too much. They don’t realize that they are wasting away their own life.
In a word, we should make good use of our time. We shouldn’t leave today’s word until tomorrow. Remember we have no time to lose.
1. Does the writer think that time is money?2. Why does the writer think we mustn’t waste time?
3. How do some people waste their time too much according to the passage?
4. Do you think it’s important for us to make full use of our time to do something useful? Why or why not?
Did you ever see a donation（捐赠）box in your neighbourhood? Did you ever put your old clothes into the donation box? If not, you can have a try now, because the clothes donation is becoming more popular especially at the end of the year.
“I often pick out some of my clothes which are out of style after going shopping. Then I’ll put them into the donation box.” Miss Wang, a smart young woman says.
“That seems like a good idea. Some clothes in the box are quite new. People can either wear them or use them to make things such as handbags and pencil cases.” Mrs. Lee, an old woman says, sometimes I like to look through the box for some nice clothes.”
However, there are some problems. Recently, a CQTV reporter did a survey（调查）. Here are the results:
*The box is full of clothes in a short time. There is no more room for people to give away clothes.
*Some people sell the clothes in the donation box for making money instead of（而不是）wearing them.
*Some neighbourhood doesn’t set the box in right places, so there are few clothes in it.
In order to make the donation box work well, our city is trying to help out in different efficient（有效的）ways. Clothes donation will be better-organized and it’ll be better for people in need to take the clothes away.
1. Does Miss Wang often put her clothes out of style into the donation box?2. What can people do with the clothes in the donation box?
3. Please write down 2 ways to make clothes donation box work well.
From this autumn, middle schools begin to have labor education(劳动教育). Every week, students have at least one class to learn about cooking, keeping animals, growing plants and more. Chinese people didn’t think much about this in the past. According to a 2019 report, Chinese kids only spend 12 minutes doing labor activities like cleaning the room each day, while US kids spend 1.2 hours each day. How do young people feel about the new subject? Let’s take a look.
Wu Ruoxuan, 12, Tianjin
I like labor classes best because they make me feel happier! I am usually tired after a long day at school. However, after cooking or fixing something during the labor class, I feel much more relaxed and ready to face more difficulty!
Zhang Siyi, 12, Beijing
Our school has a long history of letting students grow plants and feel the joy of labor. This year, we planted sunflowers, tomatoes, potatoes, rice, cucumbers, and cabbages on the rooftop of the teaching building. It’s not easy! They have different needs. For example, cabbages need more water, and we need to clear away the grass for the sunflowers. Labor classes teach me important skills that we can use in daily lives.
According to the new standard(标准) for labor education, middle school students need to learn the following skills.
·Organize their rooms and classrooms.
·Cook three or four dishes.
·Fix some home appliances(电器).
·Take part in local labor activities such as planting and fishing.
Don’t be worried if you don’t have these skills. Start learning now!
1. Do Chinese kids spend 12 hours doing labor activities every day?2. Where do students in Zhang Siyi’s school grow plants?
3. According to Wu Ruoxuan and Zhang Siyi, what can labor education bring to students?
4. Do you think middle school students should have labor classes? Why or why not?
6 . “Lying down” (also known as tang ping), has become a hot word among young Chinese people these days. The idea of low material needs and being willing to accept whatever life gives them is described as a “lying down” lifestyle.
Some young people complain that to raise a child needs too much money and they often get into a fight with their family. At the same time, the rising living costs including food and housing have pushed them so hard that they could hardly breathe. Some want to lie down because their tiring jobs, competition with peers, as well as personal relationships force them to run away.
On the other hand, with the great improvement of living conditions, it is true that some Chinese youth today have lost the spirit of fighting hard for a better life. “I stay at home, sleep and watch TV series, and I’m pleased with what I have now. Actually, there are many people around me who value happiness and freedom most,” said Daisy, who left her job two weeks ago. No wonder that some young people would choose to live a simple way instead of always following the good quality of fighting hard.
Interestingly, most young people, who are “big fans” of the “lying down” lifestyle, point out that they only accept a temporary (暂时的) lying down as a short rest. In fact, lying down is not totally comfortable for them. Most young people who lie down always regard it as a lack of ambition (雄心壮志) and feel ashamed (感到羞耻的) about it.
“Young people have both ambition and confusion (困惑) about their future, but most of us have refused to waste chances and challenges,” a college student said.
1. Do most young people really enjoy the “lying down” lifestyle according to the passage?2. What is a “lying-down” lifestyle?
3. Why do some young Chinese choose to “lie down” according to the passage?
4. Do you think the “lying down” lifestyle is the best way to deal with difficulties in your life? Why or why not?
What do you usually do in your free time? Play sports? Watch TV? How about reading books? A famous saying goes like this “Knowledge (知识) is power. And the knowledge is in the books.” Books are important in our life. Reading books is good for us. It can help us to be good at our subjects. Also, it can help us see a new and different world. All the great men like reading, like Zhou Enlai and Lu Xun.
Books are treasure (财富) and we must love them. But before you read, choose (选择) a good one. Ask your parents or teachers about the books to read. Be sure you are interested in them. There are many different kinds of books. I like history because I can learn something from it.
What about you? Young friends, please love books and read them. They are very helpful to you.
1. Is reading books good for us?2. Who can you ask about the books to read?
3. What can reading help us?
8 . Who do you think are the most important people in your life, your parents, your sisters or brothers, or your friends? As teenagers, we think our answer must be “friends”. Some of us often say our parents don’t understand us. In large families, brothers and sisters often fight with each other. So most of us think friends are the most important people in our lives.
It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends. Maybe because we can discuss some private (私人的) things with friends. Of course we won’t tell these things to our family members.
However, parents often try to choose friends for us. They may even stop us from meeting some of our best friends. In fact, they do it just because they care for us too much. But they often don’t understand our real feelings. How can you solve this problem?
1. Who do the teenagers think are the most important people in our lives?2. Do brothers and sisters fight with each other in large families according to the passage?
3. Why do we discuss our private things with our friends?
4. If your parents stop you from meeting your best friends, how will you solve the problem?
9 . Eleme, an online food delivery (运送) service platform (平台), announced (宣布) on September 9th that it will have a new feature (特色) which will allow customers to give delivery workers more time to deliver meals.
Eleme said that it would add a choice after the payment, saying, “I would like to wait five or ten more minutes.” If the user is not in a hurry, they can choose to give the delivery person a little more time.
It is the company’s response(回应) to an online article that caught wide public attention on delivery workers’ safety. The article said that delivery work has become a highly dangerous job as a result of short delivery time set by food delivery platforms. With a large number of orders and time limit, delivery workers often break traffic rules, which endangers themselves and others.
After Eleme’s response, millions of people expressed their opinions online. Ma Jing, a 20-year-old student, said, “What a great idea! The new feature will provide the delivery workers with more time, which will greatly stop the accident from happening.” However, Yang Wenzhan, a lawyer from Beijing, seemed to hold a different view. He said, “It is the platform that decides the rules and makes delivery workers take the risk of their lives. When the topic became widely discussed, the new ‘humane’(人性化的) feature is believed to suggest that consumers (消费者) instead of the delivery platforms should be the group with more kindness.” Xiao Feng, a deliveryman from Eleme, said in his blog, “It’s still hard to say whether it is good or not. All I can do is to get the food delivered on time.”
1. When did Eleme announce its new feature?2. Can the delivery workers decide the delivery time by themselves?
3. What do people think of the new act of Eleme?
4. Do you think Eleme’s new feature will make sure of the safety of delivery workers? Why or why not?
10 . Do you live in a big city? I do. Every day, the streets are noisy with the activity of millions of souls. Each of them lives in their own way. It seems that people from every corner of the planet live here. And every single person has their own unique(唯一的) story.
However, people here can often feel quite lonely. It’s a strange contradiction (矛盾)——you’re surrounded by other people at every moment, but you still feel like you’re the only person on the planet. You can walk through a crowd and feel like you’re flying alone in space. Even the busiest shopping center can feel like a foreign planet.
Have you ever felt like this? It’s not an unusual feeling. Living in crowded urban areas can often make people feel this way. There are many ways to deal with this feeling－but perhaps the best way is to depend on your friends.
When I’m feeling lonely or sad, the first thing I do is pick up my phone and text (发短信) a friend. All of us are busy with work and personal matters——but my closest friends always take the time to reply. In a world where feelings of loneliness can come so easily, friends are the best antidote (解药) to these feelings. I’ve gotten through some of the hardest times in my life with the help of my friends. Take time to nurture(培养) your own friendships. You never know when you will need someone to cheer you up.
1. Do people in big cities often feel lonely?2. What is the best way to deal with loneliness according to the passage?
3. Why does the writer think friends are important in our life?
4. Do you often feel lonely? Why or why not?
