题目内容
Youth volunteers from Beijing University visited Songtang Hospital, a care clinic for the aged and dying patients, during the second Global Youth Service Day on April 21．
Thirty student volunteers from the university's School of International Studies sat at the beds of the patients in their specially decorated “care huts”．They talked with them and gave massages (按摩) to patients kept in their beds．
“I felt sorry that I could not offer more to these people than talking with them and trying to cheer them up,” said Deng Yetao, 20, a third-year student．“But it occurred to me that they need more care and love than babies．They are afraid of the coming death．Their loneliness is worse than physical pains．”
“Even though they are suffering a lot, the majority of the elderly people want to talk to us．Each of them has a lot of life experiences and philosophies to share．Instead of doing them a favor, I felt I was gaining a valuable lesson．” said Mao Xiaohua, another third-year student．
Mao talked with two elderly patients for a whole afternoon．The fact that most of the patients in the 80-room clinic are aged people with diseases which will lead to death soon made the volunteers' hearts heavy．
Ninety-one percent of the patients will spend the last days of their lives in the clinic, according to a survey by the hospital．
Daily visits and services by social workers and youth volunteers are a very important part of their programme．A total of 330,000 Beijing students from 119 universities and colleges have visited the hospital．Many continue to offer services in their spare time．Some of them volunteer to hold the hands of dying patients during the last minutes of their lives．
Yin Hang, a student from Beijing Medical College, said he felt “the glory of life” as he saw the fading smile on the face of the old man who passed into a deep unconsciousness (昏迷) while he was holding his hands．
1．Youth volunteers from Beijing University went to Songtang Hospital to________．
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A．pay a visit to the aged
B．talk to the aged
C．show their love for the aged
D．help the aged out
2．What the aged are most worried about is________．
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3．The underlined sentence probably means________．
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A．I taught myself a lesson by talking to them
B．I learned something important instead of only helping them
C．I only wanted to get something rather than do them a favor
D．I was glad to have given them a favor
4．When volunteers know most of the aged people are dying patients, they feel________．
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5．After reading the passage, we know________．
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A．the youth are fond of performing charities
B．the Second Youth Service Day is started by the Chinese government
C．91％ of the aged in China are facing death
D．the volunteers are taking an active part in this kind of service
Sport is not only physically challenging, but it can also be mentally challenging. Criticism from coaches, parents, and other teammates, as well as pressure to win can create an excessive amount of anxiety or stress for young athletes(运动员). Stress can be physical, emotional, or psychological and research has indicated that it can lead to burnout. Burnout has been described as dropping or quitting of an activity that was at one time enjoyable.
The early years of development are critical years for learning about oneself. The sport setting is one where valuable experiences can take place. Young athletes can, for example, learn how to cooperate with others, make friends, and gain other social skills that will be used throughout their lives. Coaches and parents should be aware, at all times, that their feedback to youngsters can greatly affect their children. Youngsters may take their parents' and coaches' criticisms to heart and find a flaw (缺陷) in themselves.
Coaches and parents should also be cautious that youth sport participation does not become work for children. The outcome of the game should not be more important than the process of learning the sport and other life lessons. In today's youth sport setting, young athletes may be worrying more about who will win instead of enjoying themselves and the sport. Following a game many parents and coaches focus on the outcome and find fault with youngsters' performances. Positive reinforcement should be provided regardless of the outcome. Research indicates that positive reinforcement motivates and has a greater effect on learning than criticism. Again, criticism can create high levels of stress, which can lead to burnout.
【小题1】An effective way to prevent the burnout of young athletes is ______
| A．to reduce their mental stress |
| B．to increase their sense of success |
| C．to make sports less competitive |
| D．to make sports more challenging |
| A．it can help them learn more about society |
| B．it enables them to find flaws in themselves |
| C．it can provide them with valuable experiences |
| D．it teaches them how to set realistic goals for themselves |
| A．believing that criticism is beneficial for their early development |
| B．without realizing criticism may destroy their self confidence |
| C．in order to make them remember life's lessons |
| D．so as to put more pressure on them |
| A．pay more attention to letting children enjoy sports |
| B．help children to win every game |
| C．train children to cope with stress |
| D．enable children to understand the positive aspect of sports |
| A．to teach young athletes how to avoid burnout |
| B．to persuade young children not to worry about criticism |
| C．to stress the importance of positive reinforcement to children |
| D．to discuss the skill of combining criticism with encouragement |