1 . Choose your path forward
The following teen programs, designed specifically for ages 13 – 18, provide meaningful experiences today so teens are ready to realize their dreams tomorrow.
Diplomas 2 Degrees
Age 13 - 18
Diplomas 2 Degrees (D2D), a college readiness program, provides a range of services to guide club members as they work toward high school graduation and prepare for post - secondary education (高等教育) and career success.
Keystone Clubs
Age 14 - 18
Keystoning is the Boys & Girls Club Movement’s ultimate teen program for youth ages 14 - 18. This unique program provides leadership development opportunities for youth to participate in activities, both in and out of the club, in three focus areas: academic success, career preparation and community service.
UPS Road Code
Age 13 - 18
UPS Road Code is a free national program that educates teens on safe driving techniques based in part on the training UPS uses for its own drivers, who are among the safe drivers worldwide.
Computer Science Pathway
All ages.
The Computer Science Pathway, a key component (成分) of Boys & Girls Clubs’ Education & STEM programming, invites youth and teens on a journey from their first encounter with code (代码) to creative computing.
1. What is special about Keystone Clubs?| A．It provides a range of college services. | B．It offers leadership development chances. |
| C．It gives guidance for pre - school students. | D．It allows one to engage in computer programming. |
| A．Safe driving. | B．Computer code. |
| C．Academic success. | D．Post - secondary education. |
| A．A textbook. | B．A news report. | C．An exam paper. | D．A teenager magazine. |
2 . Researchers have found that short and intense stair climbing, which can be done almost anywhere, has great benefits for fitness.
The findings make the two most common excuses of couch potatoes untrue: no time and no access to the gym. “Stair climbing is a form of exercise anyone can do in their own home, after work or during the lunch hour,” says Martin, a lead author of the study. “This research takes interval (间歇) training out of the lab and makes it possible for everyone.”
Early studies have shown the benefits of stair climbing over continuous periods of time, up to 70 minutes a week, but researchers wanted to determine if interval training, which includes short and intense exercise separated by short periods of recovery, was a good way to improve heart fitness. Researchers recruited 31 women and tested the effect of two different experiments; each required a 10-minute exercise period, including warm-up, cool-down and recovery. The exercise periods were done three times a week over the course of six weeks.
The first experiment included three 20-second of continuous climbing in an “all-out” manner. The participants were then compared to those who went through the same experiment using an exercise bike which has already been shown to improve fitness.
For the second experiment, some women climbed up and down one flight of stairs for 60 seconds, an experiment which could be easily done at home.
Both experiments, each including a total time of 30 minutes a week, increased heart fitness, an important healthy marker that is connected with long life.
1. What does Martin say about stair climbing?| A．It saves lots of time. | B．It is convenient to do. |
| C．It requires special training. | D．It is better than going to the gym. |
| A．To test the results of early studies. |
| B．To encourage people to climb stairs. |
| C．To prove the benefits of continuous stair climbing. |
| D．To find out effect of interval training on heart fitness. |
| A．The first one was better for fitness. | B．The second one required less total time. |
| C．Both of them were good for heart health. | D．People in the second one turned out healthier. |
| A．How Stair Climbing Benefits People. |
| B．Why Stair Climbing Is the Best Exercise. |
| C．Stair Climbing—A Good Way to Increase Fitness. |
| D．Simple Stair Climbing Exercises You Can Do at Home. |
