1 . How to motivate (激励) a lazy teenager
Here’s how to give the teenagers the motivation they need without nagging (唠叨) them.
A teenager needs between 8-10 hours of sleep every night but most only get about 6.5-7.5 hours of sleep per night. So when a teenager is forced out of bed at 7 am or 8 am to go to school, their natural sleep cycle is thrown off and they will likely appear lazy, unmotivated, all symptoms (症状) of lack of sleep.
It is recommended that teenagers spend no more than two hours a day sitting in front of a small screen and get 60 minutes’ exercise a day.
It’s important for teenagers to help with tasks and learn responsibility.
Teenagers might not act like they need it or want it.
| A．Set a sleep schedule |
| B．Understand their thoughts |
| C．Be sure that teenagers can do homework alone |
| D．Set a plan with teenagers for the daily housework they would prefer to do |
| E．However, they need to know that adults love them, care for them and respect them |
| F．Make sure the teenager goes to bed on time and gets eight hours of sleep a night |
| G．Make screen time a reward by ensuring teenagers finish their homework or tasks first |
2 . Dry lightning(雷电)can still be harmful even when conditions aren’t so dry, said a study published in Geophysical Research Letters last month. Dry lightning during little to no rainfall was previously thought to cause wildfire danger only with less than 2.5mm of rain in a day. A Washington State University-led study of wildfires in the US West found dry lightning caused wildfires despite up to 7.7 mm of rain.
“The rainfall amounts we recorded should help provide a better understanding of just how much rain can cause a fire risk,” said Dmitri Kalashnikov, lead author of the study.
The researchers analyzed(分析)cases on more than 4,600 naturally caused fires from 2015 to 2020. They matched 3,726 of those to the lightning strikes that likely started them with the help of National Lightning Detection Network.
The study found that 15.3% of those were holdover fires which burn without smoke, bringing about over a hundred fires each year. Analyzing the rainfall amounts around the time of the lightning strikes showed greater rainfall than previously thought among the earlier found fires ranging from 1.7 mm to 4.6 mm.
While humans still cause most fires either by accident or on purpose, lightning-caused wildfires burn the most areas. Nearly 70% of the wildfire-burned land in the West was from lightning-caused fires according to the study. For example, the largest wildfire burn area in California history took place in August 2020 after dry lightning caused many wildfires at once.
Dry lightning can also start wildfires in places that are hard for firefighters to reach. This study found the places where holdover fires happened repeatedly were in the forested mountains of the Southwest as well as the middle and southern Rocky Mountains. Holdover fires cause the problem because they are so hard to notice.
1. The new study found dry lightning can still cause wildfires with a daily rainfall of __________.| A．7.7 mm | B．8.0mm | C．9.4mm | D．10.2mm |
| A．The finding of the research. | B．The number of the cases. |
| C．The process of the study. | D．The designers of the test. |
| A．They are difficult to notice. | B．The fire service is short-handed. |
| C．Campers often smoke there. | D．The locals fail to call firefighters. |
| A．A history textbook. | B．A science magazine. |
| C．A course plan. | D．A book review. |
3 . There’s nothing like a good conversation!
What makes someone a good conversationalist?
Curiosity
Positivity
Holding a conversation with someone who has a negative perspective(消极视角) can be a real downer.
Confidence
Samuels finds confidence to be another key quality that good conversationalists share.“
In a word, leaning how to carry a quality conversation can empower you to have stronger job interviews and avoid small talk to make more meaningful connections with people.
| A．Don’t worry about being the most confident talker. |
| B．It gets you thinking and may even get you a better job. |
| C．Practicing can make some conversations less awkward. |
| D．Think about the people in your life who you love talking to. |
| E．But positive people know how to drive any conversation in the right direction. |
| F．Curious people often ask meaningful questions, which makes for great conversations. |
| G．Having confidence in yourself lessens the chance of being influenced in a conversation. |
4 . During work hours in Becker’s bread shop, the kitchen is especially quiet except the sound of the machine. The quiet environment is not the result of the strict rules, but because all the workers are deaf. They use sign language to communicate with each other from time to time.
Becker’s shop is in Changsha City, Hunan Province. It sells many kinds of German bread, cakes and coffee. It is very popular for the story of Becker who opened it.
Over twenty years ago, Becker and his wife heard about a Chinese public project. It provided language training for the disabled children, but it was short of trainers in Changsha. So they came in 2002 with a common wish to do something meaningful in life.
In Changsha, together with other Chinese trainers, they helped children improve their hearing and language pronunciation. Every little progress each child experienced was a great encouragement to them, and they achieved their goal in life.
After ten years of working for this project, they found that the disabled adults couldn’t be independent because they had no professional skills. Then Becker and his wife set up a bread shop to teach these people how to make bread. With their help, all of them were able to live on their own.
Luckily, Becker and his wife have also got the support from the local government. More people join them and understand that disabled people can work as well as others when they have the same chances.
1. What makes Becker’s bread shop popular according to the passage?| A．Its owner’s story. | B．Its quiet environment. |
| C．Its strict rules. | D．Its good location. |
| A．For about 10 years. | B．For about 15 years. |
| C．For about 20 years. | D．For about 30 years. |
| A．In a travel guide. | B．In a notice. |
| C．In a science report. | D．In a magazine. |
| A．A Silent Bread Shop | B．A Training Course |
| C．A Beautiful City | D．Delicious Local Food |
5 . I have been drawing for as long as I can remember. When I was a little girl, my parents were very busy. In order to entertain myself. I found pens and paper and started drawing.
At that time, I thought of drawing just as a hobby. When I was tired of doing homework, I wanted to do something creative. One day, it hit me. How nice would it be if I could do something I love for a living? I did research on the best art schools around the world. One of my friends studied art in the USA. She advised me to go to Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).
Luckily, I was accepted into RISD. At first, I felt a little down. I didn’t have my own style. I tried many different things. Finally, Chris Baselli, one of my teachers helped me find it.
Now, I’ve been working as a full-time illustrator (插图画家) for ten years. I’ve drawn for newspapers and magazines such as The New York Times and The New Yorker. I often get letters from readers. They love my style.
I’m still in the early part of my career (职业). The biggest fear that I have is losing the excitement. I hope that will never happen so that I can keep creating wonderful artworks in the long period.
1. The writer started to draw in order to ______.| A．make money | B．entertain herself |
| C．help her parents | D．help her mother |
| A．she helped her find a good job |
| B．she helped her find her own drawing style |
| C．she got her interested I being an illustrator. |
| D．she helped her make money |
| A．She is worried, she will lose her job. |
| B．She reads newspapers and magazines every day. |
| C．She feels she still has a long way to go in her career. |
| D．She reads book every day. |
6 . Have you ever heard of King Charles the Twelfth of Sweden? He was born in 1682. When he was only three or four years old, he was able to speak German as well as Swedish. He became a good horse rider at the age of eight. As a king, he was famous for his courage in defending his country.
One day he was working in a small house. The house was almost between two armies. He asked one of his officers to sit down and write a short order for him.
The officer began to write, but jus as he finished the first word, a bomb came through the roof of the house and struck the floor close by him. He dropped the pen and sprang to his feet. He was pale with fear. “What is the matter?” asked the king .
“Oh, sir. The bomb! The bomb!” he answered.
“Yes, I see,” said the king. But what has the bomb to do with what I wish you to write? Sit down, and take your pen. When your country is in danger, you should forget your own safety.”
1. From the first paragraph we can infer that_________.| A．Charles was clever as a child | B．Charles dreamed to be a ride |
| C．German was kind of difficult for Charles | D．Charles preferred riding to languages |
| A．His kindness. | B．His knowledge. |
| C．His learning skills. | D．His courage. |
| A．Far from the enemy. | B．In a small house by a river. |
| C．Between two armies. | D．In an old house in a city. |
| A．a bomb struck near him | B．he was very excited |
| C．he was afraid of the king | D．his pen was broken |
7 . Like a lot of people, I started running to lose weight. That was in 2004 when I was in college, battling the 40-plus pounds I’d gained from my diet of pasta, fries and sweets. It took me over five years to lose weight, but I never was able to get super lean and muscular like I had always wanted to be.
As a mother, I have gone through two pregnancies (怀孕), gaining 50-plus pounds during each, and always ran to lose weight. Even running 45 minutes three to four times a week didn’t help me lose those last 10 pounds. Running an hour five times a week and doing long training runs on the weekend just made me super hungry, and I ended up gaining weight.
I gradually gave up running. I wasn’t excited to do it anymore because it wasn’t offering the results I thought it should have. I decided to take a leap and sign up for a month-long program for CrossFit. I started going there five days a week. After one month of CrossFit, I was shocked at how my body had changed. In the first month I was there, I never repeated the same exercise. Before trying CrossFit, I put in a lot of miles running, but my heart rate never got as high as it does doing five minutes of wall balls, box jumps and burpees.
It has been three months since I started CrossFit. I love my new exercise routine (一套动作) because I’m actually excited to go when my alarm goes off at 4:40 am. It’s fun to try a new exercise routine. I’m proud to see what I can achieve and how strong I’m getting, and I also look forward to sweating alongside the same dedicated (热忱的), supportive, and inspiring group of people in the morning.
1. What can we infer from Paragraph 1?| A．The author had a sweet tooth. | B．The author led a relaxing life. |
| C．The author succeeded in losing weight. | D．The author was a strong-minded woman. |
| A．She was tired every day. | B．She lost the last 10 pounds. |
| C．She stayed fit and healthy. | D．She was putting on weight. |
| A．A running routine. | B．A kind of exercise. |
| C．An interesting game. | D．A kind of equipment. |
| A．Helpful. | B．Difficult. | C．Cheap. | D．Boring. |
8 . Having a hobby can greatly enrich a teenager’s life. Hobbies can increase physical activity and social interaction, provide stress relief, teach valuable skills, and of course be a lot of fun! However, many teens are unwilling to try a hobby. So you need to use some insight and gentle guidance to help your teens to explore their interests and find their perfect hobby.
Ask your teens what makes them feel good about themselves. One way to help a teenager find a hobby is to pay attention to their strengths and what makes them feel good. Many teens may only focus on weaknesses or things they have failed in. Instead, emphasize anything that they enjoy doing or that makes them happy. A person doesn’t have to be good at a hobby to enjoy it. Hobbies aren’t necessarily talents. As long as they feel good while doing it, it can turn into a hobby.
Ask your teens what they want to do. Maybe your teen has been wanting to try something for a long time but has been unsure if you would agree to it. However, you might just get a shrug (耸肩) in response (回应). That is normal. Asking “What do you want to do?” is a pretty vague (模糊的) and broad question. Tell your teens to think about it, and then ask them about it later.
Determine if your teen has already taken part in hobbies. Teenagers spend much of their life away from the eyes of parents and don’t always offer up information. As a result, sometimes adults are not entirely aware (意识到的) that teens are developing hobbies. Your child may be developing hobbies away from home, so you may not have to encourage them to take up new ones. Instead, you can support their present hobbies.
1. What can you do if your teens are uninterested in developing a hobby?| A．You can compare them with other kids with hobbies. |
| B．You can have a talk with them and give some guidance. |
| C．You can tell them how perfect a person is if he has a hobby. |
| D．You can provide them with money to explore their interests. |
| A．value. | B．Success. | C．Enjoyment. | D．Talent. |
| A．They are too busy to talk to the children. |
| B．They are not able to understand teens’ world. |
| C．The children are too shy to share their ideas. |
| D．The children don’t talk about this with them. |
| A．Some Helpful Guidance for Teens | B．Help Your Teen to Find the Perfect Hobby |
| C．A Dialogue between Parents and Children | D．Having a Hobby Is Important to Everyone |
9 . Dreams don’t always come true, but when they do, sometimes reality doesn’t live up to your expectations.
As a MA Sports Journalism student at the University of Sunderland, I was delighted when I was offered a three-week placement (实习岗位) at BBC Sport (Online). As a 21-year-old, whose dream was to make it as a sports journalist (记者), there couldn’t have been a better place to learn the tricks of the trade. And not only did my dream of working at the BBC come true, but my time there exceeded (超过) even my wildest imagination.
After a couple of days of training to show me how the Content Production System works, I started writing news reports, helping out with the media monitoring (监督) of various events, including the final of the Uefa Europa League, Roland Garros, Canadian Grand Prix and the test match between England and New Zealand. Not only was I given something to do on every single day of my placement, but also I got to interact with some of the sharpest minds in the industry, who were all easy-going and made me feel at home. I learnt that there were various roles played by a journalist, aside from merely writing articles.
My biggest takeaway from the placement was the media monitoring skills which I developed during my time at Salford. Every day at the BBC gave me fresh insight (见识) into the various aspects of the website and how the content was produced.
I would like to thank the BBC for the wonderful opportunity and would advise any beginning sports journalist to give the placement a try, because the insight and experience of working with some of the best journalists in the UK isn’t something that happens every single day.
1. What’s the author’s dream?| A．Becoming a businessman. | B．Becoming a sports journalist. |
| C．Visiting BBC Sport (Online). | D．Writing news reports for the BBC. |
| A．Unworthy. | B．Stressful. | C．Relaxed. | D．Unsatisfied. |
| A．harvest | B．news | C．meal | D．regret |
| A．To advise us to be a sports journalist. | B．To tell us to interact with colleagues. |
| C．To share his experience at the BBC. | D．To talk about his dreams. |
10 . No matter how much we try to be smart, life has its own ways of teaching us the valuable lessons
Lying is harmful. Everyone, at some point in life, must have certainly realized that lying is a very dangerous thing for the mind, which finally affects our health too.
Sometimes, moving on is the only choice.
Happiness is the key to everything.
| A．It is natural to make mistakes. |
| B．Sales are not always profitable. |
| C．It makes a man lose confidence and trust in himself. |
| D．Nothing in the world would make sense if you are depressed. |
| E．It is always good to be considerate about one’s views about things. |
| F．Though at first we are hurt, we eventually learn from the experiences. |
| G．Somethings are dear to us, and we cannot imagine life without them. |
