题目内容
Having a teenager at home can be a real headache. Many teenagers smoke, wear strange hairstyle and even fight. Basically (基本上) , they are often taking risks.
Earlier studies have shown that teenagers are more likely to make irrational decisions than people from any other age group, including children and adults. Is it that teenagers are too young to tell right from wrong? Not really. So what’s the reason?
According to Laurence, a teacher from a US university, the reason is that teenagers care a lot about how their peers (同龄人) view them—that is “peer influence”.
As children enter their teenage years, they spend more time with their friends and classmates, and also they care more about what they think of them. This makes teenagers make decisions without thinking about the costs.
In a test, a group of teenagers were asked to play a video driving game. When they played with their friends watching around them, they took more chances and drove more carelessly because that would increase their possibility of winning. But when they played alone, they drove more safely.
Why do peers have such a big influence on teens’ behavior?
As Laurence sees it, a teenager’s brain is like a car with a good accelerator (油门) but a weak brake (刹车). The “accelerator” is fully developed by teenage years while the “brake” is still not fully developed. When teenagers are watched by their peers, they usually push hard on the accelerator. With their weak brake, it is likely that they are going to end up in an accident. But the good news is that a violent (暴力的) teenager doesn’t necessarily become a violent adult. About two-thirds to three-quarters of violent youth grow out of it. “They get more self-controlled.”
【小题1】What does the underlined word “irrational” in the 2nd paragraph mean?
A.Quick. | B.Crazy. |
C.Careful. | D.Correct. |
A.They like difficult tasks. |
B.They don’t care about costs. |
C.They are too young to tell right from wrong. |
D.They care a lot about what their peers think of them. |
A.By using a metaphor (比喻). |
B.By giving examples. |
C.By presenting research findings. |
D.By performing an in-depth analysis (分析). |
A.use more self-control |
B.become more careful about what they do |
C.perform better than when they are alone |
D.focus more on short-term benefits(利益) |
A.Teenagers are easy to have traffic accidents. |
B.Peer influence is bad on teenagers. |
C.Most of the teenagers become less violent when they grow up. |
D.Teenagers shouldn’t spend all the free time with their friends. |
【小题1】B
【小题2】D
【小题3】A
【小题4】D
【小题5】C
解析试题分析:短文大意:先前的研究已经表明,青少年比任何其他年龄组的人更容易做出非理性的决定,这是青少年太年轻不能明辨是非?不完全是。那么是什么原因?根据劳伦斯的研究原因是青少年关心同龄人如何看他。但好的消息是,暴力青少年不一定成为一个暴力的成人。大约三分之二到四分之三的暴力青年长大后能自我控制。
【小题1】词义猜测题。根据后面的句子Is it that teenagers are too young to tell right from wrong?可知划线词所在句子句意为:先前的研究已经表明,青少年比任何其他年龄组的人更容易做出非理性的决定,所以该选B。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据第三段末the reason is that teenagers care a lot about how their peers (同龄人) view them—that is “peer influence”.可知该选D。
【小题3】细节理解题。根据第七段第一句As Laurence sees it, a teenager’s brain is like a car with a good accelerator (油门) but a weak brake (刹车).可知该选A。
【小题4】推理判断题。根据短文内容可知青少年更加关注注重短期效益,所以该选D。
【小题5】细节理解题。根据短文最后About two-thirds to three-quarters of violent youth grow out of it. “They get more self-controlled.可知该选C。
考点:日常生活类阅读。
When people communicate, they need words to express themselves. People living in different countries made different kinds of words.
Today there are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. Each contains many thousands of words. A very large dictionary, for example, contains four or five hundred thousand of words. But we do not need all these. To read short stories you need to know only about two thousand words. Before you leave school, you will learn only one thousand or more.
Vocabulary means a lot of words. The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your own vocabulary bigger. Read as many books as you can. There are a lot of books written in easy English for you to read. You will enjoy them. When you meet a new word, find it in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your most useful book.
【小题1】The number of different languages spoken is about _______.
A.150 | B.15,000 | C.500 | D.1,500 |
A.only two thousand words | B.five hundred thousand words |
C.more than one thousand words | D.three or four thousand words |
A.get as many dictionaries as you can |
B.read as many books as you can |
C.buy a lot of books |
D.have a very large English dictionary |
A.the books written in easy English |
B.your dictionary |
C.your new words |
D.finding new words in a dictionary |
A.Books written in easy English. | B.Books written in English. |
C.Your dictionary. | D.Short stories. |
When I was ten, my sisters and I were amazed at our neighbor’s Christmas tree. We returned home from their house and decided that we must have one of our own. In our house we never had enough money for a Christmas tree.
In fact, we insisted so much that my father had no choice but to agree. “Yes!” he finally said.“This year we will have a Christmas tree.” Our mouths dropped open at the thought of having our own tree. Then Dad said,“I’ll do it myself.”
We followed him around the house as he gathered up the materials he would need, We all sat close to him, carefully watching everything he did. He passed the thread around the first nail on the corner of a box, then back down to the second nail on the box, and up again to the nail, until right there before our eyes a green Christmas tree began to take shape. He carefully did the same with all of the 50 nails in the box and when he had finished, he said,“Now you can decorate it.”
I don’t remember where the decorations came from, but they were red and small and to us they just looked so beautiful and perfect for our tree. When we finished decorating it, we proudly invited all our friends over to see our Christmas tree. We were so happy, not only because it looked so pretty, but because my father had made it himself. It truly was the most beautiful Christmas tree we had ever seen.
Years later, things got better and Dad was able to buy a proper Christmas tree which we would happily decorate. However, my sisters and I will never forget the night when we got our first Christmas tree.
【小题1】What do we know about the writer?
A.She had no friends at school. |
B.She never went to her neighbor’s home. |
C.She lived a hard life when she was young. |
D.She seldom saw beautiful green trees. |
A.Excited | B.Worried |
C.Bored | D.Disappointed |
A.how the Christmas tree was decorated |
B.how the Christmas tree was bought |
C.how the Christmas tree was found |
D.how the Christmas tree was made |
A.A brave act by a happy family | B.A father’s love for his children |
C.A picture of large families | D.An act of kindness |
A.装饰 B.讨论
C决定 D.捐赠
We spend hours, days and years of our lives in school. Imagine you could design your dream school, what would it be like? What would you be doing? We wanted to find out what teenagers around the world thought. Here is what they said:
Richard from the USA: My dream school would have a big swimming pool and two soccer fields. It would also have a cinema, a gym and a shopping center. My school has none of these, and I think there should be more pleasant things for students to do while they are studying.
Sonia from Italy: I’d like a room where we can relax and play computer games. I’d also like to have a music room. I think there should be a place for everyone to go and relax after class. Wu from Beijing: I think it would be great to have another day off (休息日) every week, besides the weekend. If that day was a Friday or a Monday, we would have a long weekend every week. What fun! I also think school should start later, at about 10 o’clock, and finish earlier.
Hannah from Australia: In my dream school, I think the teachers should give us more freedom and choice about how we study and what we study. I also think it’s unimportant for us to wear school uniforms every day. I really don’t like wearing it.
【小题1】. Richard is from_________.
A.Italy | B.USA |
C.China | D.Australia |
A.Sonia from Italy would like a room to relax and play computer games |
B.Richard from the USA thinks his dream school should start at 10 o’clock |
C.Wu from Beijing enjoys studying five days a week |
D.Hannah from Australia likes wearing a school uniform every day |
A.A dream school. | B.Soccer fields. |
C.A music room | D.School uniforms. |
New changes have taken place in Paris in recent years. Paris used to be among Europe’s busiest cities. Traffic jams could be seen all the time. But now there is a new 2.5 kilometre-long car-free area inside the city. The Louvre(卢浮宫) attracts world tourists. People visit there not just for the art works, but also enjoy the roof of the building which is like a flying carpet. The world’s most beautiful city is now even more beautiful.
Lijiang River National Park, China.
Lijiang River is in Guilin. It is well-known for its clear water, limestone(石灰岩洞) and green hills. The hills have beautiful names depending on different shapes, such as “Elephant Trunk”. These attract many Chinese poets and artists. The best way to enjoy Lijing River is to take an 83 km boat trip from Guilin to Yangshuo in summer.
Zurich, Switzerland
What do you think Zurich is famous for? Great banks? Yes. People can find many Swiss banks and foreign banks here. But the city is of great interest to many people for another reason. Zurich hosts Europe’s largest street party each year. Its Street Parade has overtaken London’s Notting Hill Carival. What’s hot in the city in 2014? In August, Zurich will host the European Athletic Championships. This gives tourists a chance to see the world’s top athletes making new records.
Adelaide, Australia
Many people may know Sydney or Melbourne. They are big cities in Australia. But Adelaide wins people’s hearts with great festivals and tasty food. Adelaide Fringe Festival is the largest art festival in Australia. Every February and March, people celebrate with outdoor art works, dance performances and live music. Adelaide has many kinds of foreign foods. British fish and chips, Italian pizza and German pork can be found in most restaurants.
【小题1】Tourists enjoy the art works as well as _______of the Louvre.
A.the busy street | B.the shape of its roof |
C.the car-free area | D.the flying carpet |
A.elephant trunks | B.warm weather |
C.the highway to Yangshuo | D.the green hills and limestone caves |
A.even worse | B.exactly the same | C.much better | D.less popular |
A.In August, Paris | B.In February, Europe |
C.In March, Adelaide | D.In August, Zurich |
A.Adelaide | B.Lijiang River National Park |
C.Zurich and Paris | D.the Louvre |
任务:阅读下面短文,根据文章内容完成表中相关信息:
Skin-diving is a new sport today. This sport takes you into a wonderful new world. It is like a visit to the moon. When you are under water, it is easy for you to climb big rocks, because you are no longer heavy.
Here, under water, everything is blue and green. During the day, there is plenty of light. When fish swim nearby, you can catch them with your hands.
When you have tanks of air on your back, you can stay in deep water for a long time. But you must be careful when you dive in deep water.
To catch fish is one of the most interesting parts of this sport. Besides, there are more uses for skin-diving. You can clean ships without taking them out of water. You can get many things from the deep sea.
Now you see that skin-diving is both useful and interesting.
Information Card
A new sport today | 【小题1】______ ______________ |
【小题2】________ | There is plenty of light |
Everything is blue and green | Under the water |
You can stay in deep water for a long time with | 【小题3】___________________________ |
One of the most interesting parts of this sport | 【小题4】___________________ |