We’ll finally grow up someday, leaving our parents and facing the challenges in life. Parents may not be able to solve every problem for us. Instead, we should have enough life skills to deal with the problems that come our way.

This is what our country tries to do now: Helping more students gain working spirit. To stress(强调) the importance of hardworking spirit education(劳动教育) among students of different ages, the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council released(颁发) a guideline recently.

The guideline calls for students to respect work. Students should learn basic life skills and form good working habits through such education.

The government has been trying to stress the importance of hardworking spirit education. But this has been overlooked(忽视) in recent years. Many teens do not value the importance of working hard and are uninterested in doing so.

According to a study of nearly 3,000 students that was done by Ningbo Evening News in March, only 22 percent of primary and middle school students help with everyday housework around the house.

Schools and families play an important role in teaching students about the value of working hard, the guideline says.

Primary and middle schools should provide students with hardworking spirit classes every week, according to the guideline. Schools can also hold activities to give students real-world work experience. For example, schools can teach children how to plant trees on Tree-Planting Day.

As children’s first teachers, parents should also encourage children to learn how to do housework at home. Students should master one or two life skills every year. These skills can include cooking, washing their own clothes and tidying their rooms.

1.Why was the guideline released?

A.To teach students how to do housework at home. B.To call for students to respect work.

C.To help students solve life problems. D.To ask students to be more independent (独立的).

2.What does the word “this” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A.Challenges in life. B.Basic life skills.

C.The recently released guideline. D.Hardworking spirit education.

3.What is Paragraph 5 trying to tell us?

A.About one-fifth of students help with housework. B.Students pay no attention to work spirit.

C.Only 3,000 students help with housework. D.Students depend on their parents.

4.According to the guideline, what should schools do?

A.They should teach students how to plant trees.

B.They should hand out the guideline to every student.

C.They should provide both guidance and chances for real work.

D.They should give parents homework.

There are many different kinds of disasters around the world. As an adult you know what to do during a disaster, but what about the children? Some adults think it would probably never happen to them, so they don’t teach their children what to do. Before it’s too late, here are ways to help you prepare your child for a disaster:

Educate: It is always good to let your child know about possible disasters. This doesn’t mean children have to live in fear. When teaching them about disasters, keep the conversation positive(积极的)by telling them there is a solution to the disaster. Keep the conversations short, allow for questions and answer honestly.

Prepare: Always be prepared, that is the best advice for children. For example, when preparing for bad weather, get the tools you need, like candles, radios, food, water and medicine. Teach your child what is needed in certain disasters so that they know what is available for them, if ever needed.

Plan: You should always have a plan for you and your child for any dangerous situation. Write out a simple list that they can read. The plan could start with “listen to an adult’s advice and/or call 119”.

Practice: Once you have got the correct safety tools and worked out the right plan, practice every few months. Practicing what to do during a disaster with your child will help them if the time comes.

Disasters can’t be avoided but they can be lessened(减轻)once you are prepared and ready for one.

1.What does the word disaster mean?

A.命运 B.演习 C.灾难 D.倾销

2.What should adults teach children?

A.When disasters will happen. B.Why disasters are dangerous.

C.What to do for a disaster. D.How to avoid a disaster.

3.What’s the most important thing for children?

A.Always ask adults for help. B.Always be prepared for a disaster.

C.Always listen to an adult’s advice. D.Always remember where the tools are.

4.What is NOT suggested doing in this passage?

A.Helping people in disaster areas. B.Getting the children to know the plan well.

C.Remembering what is needed in certain disasters. D.Getting radios for bad weather.

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