Teenage life is full of adventures and challenges. Doing voluntary work is popular among some teenagers. And extra-curricular activities
1. How does the woman feel now?
A.Shocked. | B.Afraid. | C.Angry. |
A.A doctor. | B.A policeman. | C.The woman’s friend. |
A.A locker. | B.A letter. | C.Some money. |
3 . We talk continuously about how to make children tougher and stronger, but whatever we’re doing, it’s not working. Rates of anxiety disorders and depression are rising rapidly among teenagers. What are we doing wrong?
Nassim Taleb invented the word “antifragile” and used it to describe a small but very important class of systems that gain from shocks, challenges, and disorder. The immune (免疫的) system is one of them: it requires exposure to certain kinds of bacteria and potential allergens (过敏原) in childhood in order to develop to its full ability.
Children’s social and emotional abilities are as antifragile as their immune systems. If we overprotect kids and keep them “safe” from unpleasant social situations and negative emotions, we deprive (剥夺) them of the challenges and opportunities for skill-building they need to grow strong. Such children are likely to suffer more when exposed later to other unpleasant but ordinary life events, such as teasing and social rejection.
In the UK, as in the US, parents became much more fearful in the 1980s and 1990s to those rare occurrences of crimes and accidents that now occur less and less. Outdoor play and independent mobility went down; screen time and adult-monitored activities went up.
Yet free play in which kids work out their own rules of engagement, take small risks, and learn to master small dangers turns out to be vital for the development of adult social and even physical competence. Depriving them of free play prevents their social-emotional growth.
What can we do to change this situation? How can we raise kids strong enough to handle the ordinary and extraordinary challenges of life? We can’t guarantee that giving primary school children more independence today will bring down the rate of teenage suicide tomorrow. The links between childhood overprotection and teenage mental illness are suggestive but not clear-cut. Yet there are good reasons to suspect that by depriving our naturally antifragile kids of the wide range of experiences they need to become strong, we are systematically preventing their growth. We should let go — and let them grow.
1. Why does the author mention the immune system in Paragraph 2?A.To stress its importance. | B.To help understand a new word. |
C.To question the latest discovery. | D.To analyze the types of anxiety. |
A.Because their children are not independent enough. |
B.Because they want to keep their children from being teased. |
C.Because parent-monitored activities are a must. |
D.Because they are concerned about their children’s safety. |
A.It can reduce children’s risky behavior. | B.It can strengthen children’s friendship. |
C.It can promote children’s toughness. | D.It can develop children’s leadership skills. |
A.Parents should stop trying to protect their children. |
B.Parents should try their best to raise their children on their own. |
C.Parents should try to teach their children all about life. |
D.Parents should prepare the children for the road, not the road for the children. |
If you live in Shanghai, you might have to take a lesson in sorting garbage.
More cities are introducing similar regulations,
Aside from China, many other foreign countries
1. How old might the speakers be?
A.In their teens. | B.In their 30s. | C.In their 70s. |
A.Play games inside. | B.Relax and live simply. | C.Go to school and work hard. |
A.Playing cards. | B.Listening to music. | C.Surfing the Internet. |
A.He lost his cell phone. |
B.He got stuck in the elevator. |
C.He couldn’t find the hotel service center. |
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8 . Researchers from Arizona State University (ASU) published their latest report. When men expressed their opinions with anger, people considered them more believable. But when women expressed anger, they were viewed as more emotional (情绪化) and, thus, less trustable. In other words, a man could benefit from using anger in power and persuasion. A woman, however, could be ignored or hurt by her group if she expressed anger.
The study was based on the responses of 210 students. They were shown evidence online from a murder (谋杀) trial. A man was said to have murdered his wife. The students were asked to decide if the man was guilty or not. Before making their decisions, the students discussed the case online with five jurors (陪审员). But these jurors were computers responses and comments. Some of the jurors had male identities. Others had female identities.
Some male jurors were angry about the verdict (裁决). When this happened, the students reacted by doubting their own decisions about the case. Confidence in their responses on the verdict dropped. However, when female jurors seemed angry, the students became more confident in their original verdicts.
Jessica Salerno, a psychologist and co-author of the study, said, “Our results provide something important for any woman who is trying to have an influence on a decision in her workplace and everyday life.”
In a political debate, a female candidate might have less influence if she shows anger. In the entertainment world, actor Jennifer Lawrence recently wrote that women and men in Hollywood get the opposite reactions when expressing their opinions angrily. “All I hear and see are men speaking their opinions,” she wrote. “When I give mine in the quite similar manner, you would have thought I said something annoying”.
1. What’s the new finding from the ASU report?A.Men usually do harm to angry women. |
B.Women are more likely to become angry. |
C.People prefer to believe the angry women. |
D.Angry men appear to gain influence in a group. |
A.Male jurors agreed with them. |
B.They became angry with the jurors. |
C.Angry female jurors didn’t agree with them. |
D.Angry male jurors showed opposite opinions. |
A.It helps women avoid losing influence. |
B.It asks men to get away from angry women. |
C.It causes men to change their attitude to women. |
D.It shows men and women should be treated equally. |
A.By showing differences. | B.By giving examples. |
C.By presenting research findings. | D.By setting down general rules. |
9 . I don’t usually watch TV at night. Last Thursday night, I finished my homework early and
The program was about food waste (食品浪费). It asked cooks (厨师) to make meals from food that people threw away (扔掉). The cooks went to
From the program, I learned how much food people throw away every week. It is
People don’t want carrots when they are very big or very small,
The program showed people that food waste is a big problem. We must
A.waited | B.helped | C.decided |
A.activity | B.program | C.competition |
A.libraries | B.museums | C.supermarkets |
A.still | B.only | C.ever |
A.meat | B.fruit | C.cake |
A.terrible | B.difficult | C.expensive |
A.buy | B.pay | C.use |
A.price | B.color | C.size |
A.but | B.so | C.if |
A.save | B.share | C.fight |
If you are like most young people, you’ll have been online
A recent study of more than 4,000 children found that those who
If you are worried that you are spending too many hours scrolling (滚动) through social media, glued to the television or
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