How do you feel when your parents are not at home with you? Here is what Daniel and Laura said.

Daniel:

Well, I’ve had the experience of having to take care of my younger brother by myself. Sometimes it’s scary, but there are a lot of things making being at home alone fun. My favorite thing to do is to watch television. It is like having another person to talk to. And if my brother and I are arguing, we make a deal (达成协议). We play his game first, then he has to play mine, and both of us get what we want. When I get a little scared, I just remember that there is always someone to call on the phone. I can call my parents and I have my next door neighbors, too.

Laura:

When I started staying at home alone, I found that keeping the television or the radio on helped to make me feel easy. I also always had the phone numbers of my parents and the neighbors. When babysitting my younger brothers, I would play games with them, and leave more lights on than usual. I would also keep the phone number of the hospital nearby.

根据所给材料选择最佳选项。

1. The two kids are talking about their experiences of_________.

A. getting along with others

B. staying at home without their parents

C. studying by themselves

D. looking after younger brothers or sisters

2. What does Daniel think of his experience?

A. Awful. B. Great. C. Funny. D. Scary but fun.

3. How does Daniel often deal with his fear?

A. He does what he likes to do.

B. He fights with his brother.

C. He eats a lot of food.

D. He talks with his neighbors.

4.What does Laura do when she is alone at home?

A. She asks her friend to come.

B. She waits outside the door.

C. She turns on the radio.

D. She finds another person to talk to.

5. Daniel and Laura both agree that it’s necessary to_________ when they’re alone at home.

A. have the phone numbers of their parents

B. stay with a brother or sister

C. watch TV or listen to the radio

D. make sure that the house is clean

Millions of Americans have lost their jobs because of the present recession (经济衰退). A new study shows that losing your job can bring some health problems. It is bad for your heart, your blood pressure and so on.

Earlier studies have shown that health has something to do with job loss. But it was not sure whether job loss made health poor, or poor health led to job loss. The new study tried to discover the answer to this.

Kate Strully worked on the study while she was at the Harvard School of Public Health. Ms Strully is now a scientist at the State University of New York. She had some information about the income (收入) of some people.

She asked people all over the country some questions about their health and work. Ms Strully checked the information about more than eight thousand people. She collected the information, and then looked at their health some time later. She found out that 80% of people didn't have health problems before they lost their jobs. But now they have a new health problem after losing their jobs.

1.According to the passage, a new study shows that ________.

A. poor health leads to job loss

B. job loss can bring some health problems

C. job loss has nothing to do with one's health

D. job loss can make people healthier than before

2.What kind of questions did Kate Strully ask?

A. Questions about people's health and work.

B. Questions about people's health and family.

C. Questions about people's work and pressure.

D. Questions about people's health and pressure.

3.If Kate Strully did the study among 10, 000 people, she would find out that ________ people didn't have health problems before they lost their jobs.

A. 2, 000 B. 8, 000 C. 4, 000 D. 6, 000

4.What does the underlined word “led to” mean in Chinese?

A. 指挥 B. 通向 C. 带领 D. 导致

5.What's the best title for the passage?

A. An Important Study

B. American Recession

C. Health Problems Among Americans

D. Health and Job Loss

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