题目内容
【题目】My Year Abroad
This month in Travelers Corner there are three teenagers’ experiences in year-abroad programmes.
Mariko Okada – Tokyo
My year abroad in the United States was a fantastic experience. I’m not a shy person, and I was very comfortable speaking to everyone. So I got lots of speaking practice. I also learned lots of interesting things about American culture. When I got home, my friends all said that I had improved so much! I hope to go back again in the future.
Carla Fonseca – Rio de Janeiro
I spent last year studying English in London. I’m from a small town, and London is a very big city. Sometimes I felt it was too big. There were so many people to talk to, but I always felt bad about my English. I missed my family, and I really missed my two cats. My roommate was always using our telephone, so I hardly had the chance for a nice long talk with my parents. I think it was a good experience for me, but I’m glad to be home!
Alvin Chen – Hong Kong
Studying in New Zealand was a fun experience for me, but it was also lots of hard work! I had English classes six hours a day, five days a week——with lots of homework. I also kept a diary of my experience. I like to write, and I wrote two or three pages in my diary every day. On Saturdays, my homestay family took me to lots of interesting places and showed me so many wonderful things about the culture. I’m really glad I went!
【1】All the three teenagers went abroad .
A. to study English B. to visit friends
C. to have a holiday D. to find a job
【2】Who didn’t really enjoy the stay in a foreign country very much?
A. Mariko. B. Carla. C. Alvin. D. None of them.
【3】Travelers Corner is most probably .
A. a sports club newsletter B. a science documentary
C. a travel magazine D. a news website
【答案】
【1】A
【2】B
【3】C
【解析】
试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了三个青少年在国外的学习经历；Mariko Okada 在美国学习的经历；Carla Fonseca在伦敦学习的经历；Alvin Chen在新西兰的学习经历。
【1】细节理解题。根据Mariko Okada – Tokyo ……So I got lots of speaking practice.……Carla Fonseca – Rio de Janeiro I spent last year studying English in London. ……Alvin Chen – Hong Kong……I had English classes six hours a day, five days a week描述，可知这三个人都是去国外学英语。故选A。
【2】细节理解题。根据Carla Fonseca – Rio de Janeiro……I missed my family, and I really missed my two cats.描述，可知卡拉不太喜欢呆在外国。故选B。
【3】细节理解题。联系下文three teenagers’ experiences in year-abroad programmes.描述，可知这是一篇关于旅行的文章。故选C。
【题目】阅读短文 (共20小题；每小题1分；满分20分)
A) 阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容，在文章后第1～10小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。
As a teenager, you’re trying to learn who you are. You’re going through mental and physical changes. You’re dealing with different kinds of stress and trying to succeed in school.
The good news is that though the teen years are tough, there are skills you can learn to make them a lot easier.
If you’re a teen and trying to manage your feelings better, here are a few skills for you to deal with your feelings.
Name the feeling.
What feeling are you experiencing? For example, are you sad, stressed.Angry, joyful or excited?
Accept what you’re feeling.
Many people worry that their feelings will increase. So they are not willing to accept them, hoping that they’ll just go away. However, that’s impossible. Remind yourself that it’s OK to feel your feelings.
Become familiar with your feelings.
To better understand your feelings, you should pay attention to your feelings all over the day. You may record how you’re feeling in the morning, afternoon and at night on a piece of paper. Next to your feeling, also write down where you notice it in your body.
Express your feelings.
Expressing a feeling is a good way to reduce it. For example, you can express your feelings by crying, exercising, writing about them or talking to someone you trust. Just be sure that whatever activity you choose, it doesn’t hurt you or anyone else.
At different times in your life, you’ll experience different difficulties. But by learning some helpful skills, you’ll be able to live a comfortable life.
How to 【1】 with Your Feelings
Main idea | Though the teen years are tough, you can learn some 【2】 to manage your feelings better. |
Skills to 【3】 you manage your feelings | Name the feeling that you are 【4】 . |
Be willing to 【5】 your feelings. Remind yourself not to 【6】 that the feeling will go away. | |
Pay attention to your feelings the 【7】 day by recording them. Write down where you notice them in your body. | |
Express your feelings through some activities to 【8】 them. Don’t 【9】 anyone whatever activity you choose. | |
Conclusion | Learn some helpful skills, and you can live 【10】 even though you may have difficulties in your life. |
【题目】For hundreds of years, scientists have been trying to answer what things have an effect on people’s emotions. How you feel is controlled by many things. Your emotions can be affected by your personality, the actions of others and the events around you. Perhaps you don’t know your emotions can be influenced by the weather as well.
People often say they feel good when the sun is shining and sad when it is cloudy.
In fact, sunlight makes us feel good. When sunlight hits our skins, our bodies produce a vitamin. Vitamins are chemical substances ( 化学物质) which we all need to stay healthy.
Sunlight helps our bodies produce vitamin D. Vitamin D helps our bodies make a special chemical substance. This special chemical substance affects our brains(大脑) and makes us feel happy. For example, there are long, dark winters of little sunlight in Sweden and Norway, so many people in these countries often feel sad. Without much sunlight, their bodies produce less vitamin D. Without enough vitamin D, their bodies make less of this special chemical substance which makes them feel good. To help the people in these countries feel better, special “ sunrooms” with artificial( 人造的) lights have been built.
People can go there and get “ sunlight” for an hour or two !
The weather can also affect people’s emotions in other ways. Hot weather can make people angry because people feel uncomfortable when they are hot. In the same way, rain can make people angry because being wet can be unpleasant. As you can see, the weather can have an effect on the chemical substances which control our brains. Through these ways, the weather can inflience our emotions. Sadly , while the weather can change us, we can hardly change the weather.
The【1】_______ influences people’s emotions | |
What influences people’s emotions? | Your personality, the【2】______ of others, the 【3】_______around you and the weather |
How are our emotions influenced by the weather ? | 【4】______: Our bodies produce a chemical substance when sunlight hits our skins. Then it affects our brains and makes us feel 【5】________. Hot weather: We feel angry 【6】______ in hot weather because we feel uncomfortable when it is hot. 【7】_______ weather: We feel angry because being wet can be 【8】)_________. |
Conclusion | The weather can influence our emotions 【9】_________ it influences the chemical substances that control our brains. The weather can change us, but we can do 【10】_______ to change the weather. |