1 . Children’s lives have changed greatly over the last 50 years. But do they have a happier childhood than you or I did?
It’s difficult to look back on one’s own childhood without feeling nostalgic(怀旧的). I have four brothers and sisters, and my memories are all about being with them, playing board games on the living room floor, or spending days in the street with the other neighbourhood children, or racing up and down on our bikes. My parents hardly appear in these memories, except as providers of meals.
These days, in the UK at least, the nature of childhood has changed greatly. Firstly, families are smaller, and there are far more only children. It is common for both parents to work outside the home and there is the feeling that there just isn’t time to bring up a large family, or that no one could possibly afford to have more than one child. As a result, today’s boys and girls spend much of their time alone. Another major change is that youngsters today prefer to spend most of their free time at home, inside. More than anything this is because of the fact that parents worry far more than they used to about real or imagined dangers, so they wouldn’t dream of letting their children play outside by themselves.
Finally, the kind of toys children have and the way they play is totally different. Computer and video games have replaced(取代) the board games and more active pastimes of my childhood. The irony(讽刺) is that so many of these games are called “interactive(互动的)”. The fact that you can play computer games on your own further increases the sense of loneliness felt by many young people today.
Do these changes mean that children today have a less pleasant childhood than I had? I personally believe that they do, but perhaps every generation(一代人) feels exactly the same.
1. Why did the author mention his childhood in Paragraph 2?| A．To thank his parents. | B．To make a comparison. |
| C．To introduce some games. | D．To remember a good time in the past. |
| A．The hard time of the UK family. |
| B．The difficulties in raising children. |
| C．The most challenging thing for parents. |
| D．The reason why childhood has changed. |
| A．They are very exciting. |
| B．They are not really good. |
| C．They are too risky for children. |
| D．They help children connect with each other. |
That night, Nick Bostic could only see a weak orange light as he drove down the streets of Lafayette. It was not until he drove his car further that he finally figured out what he was seeing. Oh my god, he thought, that house was on fire!
It was an ordinary night for Bostic, who was still figuring out how to make his way through a life that hadn’t always been easy.
That night, he was on the road back to his apartment just after midnight when he saw the house on fire. Fires were climbing up, and his phone was dead, with no other vehicles around coming to the rescue (救援). He ran around to the back door, not realizing that it was open. Without pausing to think about the danger, he ran into the burning building.
In the building were the Barrett families, and before the fire broke out, the Barrett couple had left home for a party, leaving their four children at home. Seionna, their 18-year-old daughter, was in charge. She was sleeping when she heard what sounded like an explosion (爆炸), followed by the heat and smell of smoke. Immediately she woke up the other kids, but then a horrible realization hit Seionna. The 6-year-old Kaylani wasn’t there, who would like to sleep in the living room. And the living room was on fire.
At the same time, Bostic peered (盯) into each room of the burning house, searching to see if anyone was home. He had just started climbing the staircase when he looked up and saw three faces from a room at the top of the stairs and peer down at him, their eyes wide.
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“Your house is on fire. You need to go!” Bostic shouted.
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He ran forward and threw himself out of the window, with Kaylani landing on his shoulder after the fall.
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A: Oh, Nick, what are those on the walls?
B: They are “graffiti (涂鸦). I remember that I borrowed a book from the school library and it is about the history of graffiti (涂鸦). I have learnt about some people who
A: I’m not interested at all. I don’t understand why people try to paint on the walls.
B: Graffiti has become more and more popular in the past few years, especially with young people although it’s not widely
A: I don’t think my likes and dislikes are decided by my
B: I don’t agree with you, grandma. With the
A: You seem to have a point in some ways. But if all walls are painted, I can’t imagine what our city will look like.
B: Don’t worry about it. The painters must get the government’s permission to do so and only certain walls are
A: That’s
4 . China is a great country with the largest population in the world. In order to solve the population problem, our government carried out one﹣child policy (政策)before. When it is carried out for some time, many people not only see its advantages but also disadvantages.
From 2016, two﹣child policy is put into effect. In my opinion, two﹣child policy is good. First of all, two﹣ child policy is the gift for some only child. For some families, maybe the parents are only child and they also can have only child. Besides the loneliness of their child, when their child grows up and they grow older, their child marry an only child girl, the burden(负担)on their child and his wife is too heavy. Their child and his wife have to take care of two couples. Usually, a young couple looking after an old couple is a little difficult. But if their parents have two children, they can share the burden of taking care of their parents. It would be much better. Secondly, two﹣child policy can guarantee (保证) the number of Chinese population.
All in all, one﹣child policy has been out of date. And two﹣child policy is needed and necessary. It can solve the problems of nowadays (现在)and the future.
1. Which country has the largest population in the world?| A．America | B．Britain | C．China | D．Japan. |
| A．携带 | B．取消 | C．禁止 | D．实行 |
| A．solve the population problem |
| B．take care of two old couples |
| C．share the burden of taking care of their pa rents |
| D．argue that two﹣child policy should be put into effect |
| A．One﹣child policy has its advantages and disadvantages. |
| B．It’s easy for a young couple to look after an old couple. |
| C．China is a great country with the largest population in the world. |
| D．For some families，maybe the parents are only child and they also can have |
| A．Two﹣child policy is needed and necessary. |
| B．Our government carried out one﹣child policy. |
| C．Two﹣child policy is the gift for some only child. |
| D．Two﹣child policy can guarantee the number of Chinese population. |
5 . “Snowplow (扫雪机) parenting” is the newest parenting style that can include parents booking their adult children haircuts, calling their college kids to wake them up so that they don’t sleep through a test, and even calling their kids’ employers.
“‘Helicopter (直升机) parenting’ means monitoring their kids’ every activity, which is out of date.” Claire Cain Miller and Jonah Engel Bromwich wrote in The New York Times. “Some rich mothers and fathers now are more like snowplows: clearing any problems in their children’s path to success so that they don’t have to meet failure or lose opportunities.”
There is a mother who started a charity (慈善机构) in her son’s name to try to raise his chances of being accepted to the college. Another parents spent years helping their daughter avoid foods with sauce, which she didn’t like. Once she got to college, she had problems with the food in her school because it was all covered in sauce.
A survey says that three-quarters of parents of children between the ages of 18 and 28 ask for doctor visits or haircuts for their children, and 11% say they would call their kids’ bosses whether their children are having an issue at work.
As reported, wealthy parents try to get their children into top colleges by giving a large amount of money to a school, such as paying for a building. This parenting has become the most popular way to raise children, whatever the income, education, or race is.
Julie, a teacher at Stanford, told the Times that “snowplow parenting” is not a reasonable approach. “The parents should prepare the kid for the road, instead of preparing the road for the kid,” she said.
1. What do we know about “snowplow parenting”?| A．It is out of date. |
| B．Parents help kids deal with most problems. |
| C．It gets kids ready for school life. |
| D．Parents encourage kids to do their own things. |
| A．Parents make kids popular. |
| B．Parents provide little money for kids. |
| C．Parents ask kids to care for themselves. |
| D．Parents watch over kids’ every activity. |
| A．Do as wealthy parents do. |
| B．Do as little as possible. |
| C．Prepare kids for the future. |
| D．Clear the roads for kids. |
| A．Helicopter Parenting | B．The Similarity in Parenting |
| C．A Research on Parenting | D．A New Kind of Parenting |
6 . In July, in Moss Point, Mississippi, a heroic act unfolded. Three teenage girls found themselves in a(n)
Corion Evans, a 16-year-old who was hanging out with friends nearby, saw what happened and realized he
A police officer named Garry Mercer
All three girls and Officer Mercer were taken to the
| A．complex | B．dangerous | C．embarrassing | D．unusual |
| A．recorded | B．changed | C．followed | D．abandoned |
| A．water | B．car | C．house | D．beach |
| A．promised | B．learned | C．refused | D．needed |
| A．drivers | B．boys | C．girls | D．officers |
| A．carefully | B．finally | C．suddenly | D．immediately |
| A．imagined | B．knew | C．hoped | D．dreamed |
| A．successfully | B．calmly | C．anxiously | D．warmly |
| A．waited | B．arrived | C．fell | D．left |
| A．apologized | B．disappeared | C．panicked | D．agreed |
| A．At the same time | B．After a while | C．From now on | D．In the future |
| A．fight | B．peace | C．action | D．help |
| A．school | B．hospital | C．home | D．river |
| A．strict | B．pleased | C．upset | D．patient |
| A．ending | B．losing | C．endangering | D．saving |
7 . This morning, while tidying up my office, I found an open box of packaged chocolate cookies that I’d bought sometime last year. The use-by date had come and gone more than eight months ago. Curious, I took a small bite. They still tasted pretty good.
Welcome to the world of ultra-processed (超加工) foods. And we’re eating a lot of them. Ultra-processed foods currently make up nearly 60% of what the typical adult eats, and nearly 70% of what kids eat. They include everything from cookies and sodas to packaged breads and frozen meals, even ice creams. You might not realize you’re eating one, but look close and you’ll see many ingredients you wouldn’t find in your kitchen.
And a large and growing amount of evidence has consistently linked overconsumption of ultra-processed foods to poor health outcomes. “Too much of it leads to obesity and type two diabetes (糖尿病) and heart disease and cancer.” says Christopher Gardner, a professor at Stanford University, who has spent decades studying the links between diet and chronic disease (慢性病).
One reason ultra-processed foods likely lead to health issues seems obvious: They tend to be low in fiber and high in calories, salt, added sugar and fat, which are all linked with poor health outcomes when eaten too much.
Eventually, Gardner says the burden of making healthier food choices shouldn’t fall completely on consumers-especially when it comes to setting kids up for better health long term. “It does need the whole society to pay attention to this, to work together, including the food industry and the government, to be able to reduce the amount of ultra-processed food our kids are consuming in their day,” he says.
1. What does the author want to say in the second paragraphs?| A．Ultra-processed foods preserve the flavor long. |
| B．Ultra-processed foods have become a big part of our diet. |
| C．Convenience explains the popularity of ultra-processed foods. |
| D．A lot of health problems result from consumption of ultra-processed foods. |
| A．Overproduction. | B．Overselling. | C．Overstore. | D．Overeating. |
| A．Fewer diseases. | B．Health problems. |
| C．Dietary changes. | D．Market competition. |
| A．Punish the food industry. | B．Reduce kids’ consumption. |
| C．Unite efforts from all sides. | D．Make smarter food choices. |
8 . Anxieties (忧虑) about children and reading are not unusual, but news that fewer than half of those aged between 8 and 18 admit to actually enjoying it — the lowest level since 2005 — should raise a red flag. The survey, conducted by the National Literacy Trust ahead of World Book Day last Thursday, also showed a worrying picture of growing inequality.
10% of 3,000 parents interviewed across the UK said they were too stressed to read to their child because of economic pressures. And the percentage doubled among those who described themselves as struggling with financial problems. However, the sales data for the last year, released by an organization called Nielsen BookScan, showed a 15% increase in the overall number of children’s books sold compared with 2019. If poorer families are spending less of the money invested in children’s reading, it follows that richer families must be investing more.
Therefore, what is to be done? At a time of financial stress, libraries have a key role to play. A positive sign that they are doing so came with borrowing figures for last year. Libraries are where children of all ages go to choose books for themselves, different from bookshops, which is always influenced by parents’ budgets and tastes.
This is why the libraries are such an important part of the reading ecology. However, libraries have long been in the frontline (前线) of cuts to public services, especially libraries in schools. While prisons in the UK have libraries, primary schools are not. The result, according to one survey, is that 14% of kids have no library space at all. This disadvantage is more serious in the north of England, where children’s reading scores are lower.
As Children’s Prize winner in 2021, the author Cressida Cowell wrote an open letter to the prime minister, Boris Johnson, calling for an annual investment of £100 million a year in primary school libraries. Her demand should be taken seriously, as it directly meets the needs of children most badly affected by the cost of living crisis.
1. Which statement does the author probably agree with?| A．Families with financial problems are on the increase. |
| B．Family income influences children’s chance of reading. |
| C．Children are not willing to read because of study pressure. |
| D．Some UK parents can’t afford the time to read books for children. |
| A．They tend to reflect parents’ tastes. |
| B．They exist in every prison and school. |
| C．They have already got enough financial support. |
| D．They promote equality in children’s reading to some extent. |
| A．It satisfies all citizens. | B．It will be taken into account. |
| C．It offers reasonable advice. | D．It will solve the problem of inequality. |
| A．Reading: a Mirror of Economy. | B．Children’s Reading: a Gift for All. |
| C．Libraries: the Key to Reading Ability. | D．An Interview: Poor Families Are in Need. |
9 . Chinese culture values family bonds (纽带) very much. Family members don’t just gather during the holidays, in fact they often live under one roof all year round.
Different cultures have different family values.
In most East Asian cultures, extended families (大家庭) are common.
In many Western countries, most families are nuclear families (小家庭). These are only made up of children and their parents.
Additionally, the duties parents have toward their children can also differ.
In most Western countries, however, kids usually move out of the house after they turn 18.
While the East cares more about close family bonds, the West values privacy and independence.
| A．But in the end, home is best — east or west. |
| B．Nuclear families are the most common type in China. |
| C．Both Easterners and Westerners value quality family time. |
| D．Families in the east and west are very different from each other. |
| E．These families have three or even four generations living together. |
| F．In China, many parents look after their children all the way into adulthood. |
| G．Many college students often work part-time in order to pay for tuition and rent. |
10 . More and more teenagers are becoming unwilling to exercise worldwide. Australia, a nation that prides itself on its outdoor culture, is doing particularly poorly. It is currently ranked (排名) 140th out of 146 countries for teenage exercise levels. The data shows that 85%of girls are physically inactive compared to 78% of boys. In Australia, less than 1 in 10 teenagers aged 12 to 18 are meeting the recommended levels of physical activity.
The current guidelines and evidence show that teenagers should be doing at least 60 minutes of physical activity per day. This should include muscle and bone strengthening activities on at least three days per week, meanwhile limiting recreational screen time to a maximum of 2 hours per day.
Not being active can cause a range of health conditions leading to early adulthood and beyond. Adolescents may have decreased bone and cardio-metabolic (心脏代谢的) health which leaves them facing an increased risk of chronic disease (慢性病) in later life, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol, and decreased fitness. If you’re not moving enough you’re also at an increased risk of being overweight or obese, with data already showing that 29.8% of teenagers (14-17) are classified as overweight or obese.
So how can we get teenagers to exercise more? Firstly, high schools should place more importance on lunchtime and allow 1-hour breaks that increase physical activity. We should also encourage teenagers to be active on their lunch break. Parents and guardians also have an important role to play and should aim to devote 1 hour a day to moving more. This does not need to be 1 full hour and can be broken down into two 30-minute parts. The most important factor is to identify your teenager’s interests and needs surrounding their physical activity.
Don’t be afraid to ask for help in finding a safe and fun exercise program. A qualified exercise physiologist or exercise scientist can help your child find a way to be more active that is suited to their needs, age of development, and interests.
1. How does the writer show teenagers in Australia lack enough exercise in Paragraph 1?| A．By analyzing reasons. | B．By listing data. |
| C．By making comparison. | D．By giving examples. |
| A．A lack of exercise does lasting harm to health. |
| B．Outdoor activities help build positive characters. |
| C．Most chronic diseases come from getting overweight. |
| D．Teenagers tend to take in more calories than they actually need. |
| A．Parents’ full participation in exercising. |
| B．Arranging a balanced diet for them. |
| C．Taking their interests into consideration. |
| D．Improvement in the school PE course. |
| A．To recommend fun exercise programs. |
| B．To encourage physical activity in teenagers. |
| C．To show the way to build a good living habit. |
| D．To explain the reason for teenagers’ poor health. |
