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2 . When Lenore Skenazy let her 9-year-old son take the New York subway home by himself 10 years ago, you would have thought that she’d carried out a crime. Now Skenazy started the movement Free Range (放养的) Kids to bring up safe and independent children. Just this month, Utah became a free range state, changing its law to protect parents from being charged with neglect (疏忽)for letting their kids walk alone, or wait in a car for an adult.
Skenazy argues that the risks of giving children some freedom are exaggerated (夸大). Skenazy’s mother used to send her outside at 5 to walk to school. That was just normal back then. And suddenly we hear stories about parents getting punished for letting their 10-year-old son play outside.
We get so used to not knowing our neighbors, not letting our kids walk to school, or play outside, that nowadays, the kids are either in a car or in the backyard, and they don’t get to know the neighborhood. In fact, the world has become safer. We have the technologies to keep track of almost everything our kids do. And so you think you must control them, and you think your child is something that has to be tracked like a package.
The famous case for many parents was the Etan Patz case in New York in 1979. Patz’s parents gave him permission for the first time to walk to the bus stop nearby. He was killed. The story is so terrible that we remember it two generations later. And we don’t allow our kids to walk alone because of one terrible thing that happened 39 years ago. But we don’t say, “I want to drive you to the dentist, but what if we get in a car accident? Think of those people who died in a car accident 39 years ago. I don’t want to be like them. No, we’re not going.” And we recognize that it would be funny to think that way.
1. What do we know about Lenore Skenazy?A.She used to have full control of her son. |
B.She was in favor of Utah’s previous law. |
C.She suggests kids be allowed more freedom. |
D.She was once punished for neglecting her son. |
A.People remain distant. |
B.Kids dislike outdoor activities. |
C.Parents know little about accidents. |
D.The crime rate is slightly increasing. |
A.Unclear | B.Supportive. | C.Indifferent. | D.Unfavorable. |
A.To prove accidents are like crimes. |
B.To warn parents of a terrible crime. |
C.To argue against some parents’ worry. |
D.To point out the real danger to children. |
1. How did Katrina have an accident?
A.She sped through a light. |
B.She drank a lot and hit a car. |
C.Her car was hit by a drunk driver. |
A.She was seriously hurt. | B.She is asked to do so. | C.She needs an operation. |
A.A card. | B.Flowers. | C.A cake. |
A.Policeman and driver. | B.Doctor and patient. | C.Workmates. |
1. Where did the old lady stay for ten days?
A.In the bedroom. | B.In the kitchen. | C.In the bathroom. |
A.Her neighbor. | B.The firefighters. | C.Her son. |
A.At an airport. | B.At a police station. | C.At a wildlife center. |
A.A baby tiger. | B.A baby dog. | C.A baby cat. |
1. What was the woman doing when she met a group of guys?
A.She was walking on the road. |
B.She was looking at the bus schedule. |
C.She was getting aboard a bus. |
A.French. | B.German. | C.English. |
A.Thankful. | B.Strange. | C.Confused. |
A.Her wallet. | B.Her airline ticket. | C.Her passport. |
6 . One minute, Peggy Lewis and her husband, Harris Lee, were watching the trees blow in the wind. The next, they were surrounded by flying pieces of glass from the house’s broken windows. The roof was torn off. The walls caved in (塌陷). After the 152-mph tornado (龙卷风) had passed, it took a team of neighbors to pull the couple from the rubble (碎砖) and take them to the hospital.
When the pair returned to their house three days later, it was clear that what remained of the house would need to be torn down, but before Peggy would let that happen, she wanted one thing first—her family Bible.
Peggy had bought the Bible 35 years earlier, at the start of her marriage. Like many people, she’d used it to hold her family’s history — old photos, and a handkerchief from her great-grandmother.
The Bible was the first thing Peggy looked for when she returned to the house. When two volunteers showed up, Peggy had one task for them.
After an hour of searching, one of the volunteers ran up to her. Peggy had tears running down her face. The young woman had found the book while looking through rubble. Surprisingly, while many other books inside the house had been destroyed beyond recognition, the Bible was still complete, even though it had sat in the rain for days. “I completely broke down,” says Peggy. “I thought it was gone forever.” She was extremely grateful.
Peggy and her family were living at a friend’s house until they got back on their feet. But the book already has its well-deserved place of honor, in Peggy’ borrowed dresser. She knows that while every good book tells stories of disastrous (灾难性的) weather and unlikely survival, this one actually lived it.
1. What happened to the couple during the tornado?A.They were hurt by glass. | B.They were buried in ruins. |
C.They were blown to the wall. | D.They were forced to leave their house. |
A.To help find her Bible. | B.To get her a new dresser. |
C.To dig out all the buried things. | D.To tear down the dangerous house. |
A.It’s very expensive. | B.It’s a gift from her husband. |
C.It marked her marriage. | D.It held important things. |
A.Excited but surprised. | B.Sad but thankful. |
C.Excited and thankful. | D.Surprised but sad. |
A.An important book. | B.All of her books. |
C.Her house. | D.Some of her relatives. |
7 . When Americans think of the lunch menu at their childhood school dining halls, they probably imagine the shapeless, tasteless meat — plus some brown mush (糊状物) to match. But for children in Japan, school lunches are a rich experience where the students learn about culture and nutrition (营养) of foods.
“Japan’s opinion is that school lunches are a part of education, not a break from it,” Masahiro Oji, a government director of school health education in Japan said. The food offered at schools in Japan is affordable, fresh, and made by the students themselves. And Japanese children don’t just eat the food they prepare; they learn about the nutrition and culture of their meals, too. The food is grown locally and includes a balanced menu of rice, vegetables, fish, and soups. Even better, each meal only costs just $2.50.
“Parents hear their kids talking about what they had for lunch,” Tatsuji Shino, the headmaster at Umejima Elementary School in Tokyo said, “and kids ask them to re-create the meals at home.” Japanese students also learn cooperation (合作) and etiquette skills as they serve and clean up after each other.
Considering the fact that Japan has one of the world’s lowest childhood obesity rates (肥胖), the US probably has a lot to learn from this country’s school lunches. A recent study found that American students who regularly ate the school lunch — where choices include pizza, chicken, and French fries — were 29 percent more likely to be obese than those who brought lunch from home.
For American parents who want to be a little more like the Japanese, try sending your children to school with these great school lunches for kids who hate sandwiches.
1. How does Japan treat school lunches?A.It considers lunch an important way of keeping fit. |
B.It takes lunch as time for students to feed themselves up. |
C.It considers lunch a part of school education. |
D.It considers lunch a chance to help students relax |
A.They are cheap. | B.They are cold. |
C.They are full of meat. | D.They are home-made. |
A.eat quietly | B.help others | C.make friends | D.work together |
A.American school lunches are likely to make people fat. |
B.American school lunches are more popular. |
C.More people prefer studying at American schools. |
D.American kids are the fattest in the world. |
A.Expensive. | B.Unhealthy. | C.Great. | D.Nutritional. |
8 . Are you happy with your appearance?
“Almost all the girls with single-fold eyelids (单眼皮) in our class have had double eyelid operations,” Zeng, a Senior 2 student from Chengdu, told Xinhua. Zeng had the same surgery done this summer.
From popular photo-editing apps to plastic surgery (整形手术), it seems that large eyes, pale skin and a skinny body are the only standard for beauty these days. But can following this standard really make us feel good about ourselves?
“Many teenagers are upset about their appearance because they believe in unrealistic standards of beauty,” experts say.
However, trying to live up to strict standards can make us feel anxious. What troubles us is not just our “imperfect” looks, but the fact that we criticize ourselves too much.
A.Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes. |
B.Body image anxiety is common among teenagers. |
C.Guys care just as much as girls do about their body image. |
D.Some teenagers might feel negative about their appearance. |
E.It’s common for teenagers to feel confident about their appearance. |
F.She and many of her classmates believe bigger eyes look more beautiful. |
G.Perfect faces and bodies are everywhere in advertising, TV shows and social media. |
Teenage life is full of adventures and challenges. Doing voluntary work is popular among some teenagers. And extra-curricular activities
1. What’s the man’s trouble?
A.His son was missing. |
B.He bought a broken pair of shoes. |
C.He lost his shoes. |
A.Looking after her son. | B.Preparing supper. | C.Watching TV. |
A.In a hospital. | B.In a shopping mall. | C.In a police station. |