According to some talk, the younger generation in Smithville is the most antisocial in history. This seems far from the truth. Young people today as a whole are better, more informed, more ambitious, healthier, and more smart than ever before. Why then, it may be asked, do we see such restlessness and such antisocial behavior among our young people?
For the answer the citizens of this community must look at themselves. What have they done to the grounds that have been built in the last fifteen years? How many swimming pools are there? How many vocational training projects have been started? How many community – organized youth parties and picnics have been held?
The average citizen will answer that the responsibility for these activities belongs to the schools. But the schools cannot be held responsible for all the free – time activities of all the young people of this community. The job of the schools is formal education, not free – time recreation(娱乐).
This community needs a youth center suitable for such activities as picnics, camping, sports, music, art and so on. There should be social and recreational activities to meet the needs and interests of every member of our school age youth.
Mayor Elmo D. Greely has proposed the formation of a Youth Club as the first step in the direction of a Youth Center. Mayor Greely has called a meeting at the City Hall on Friday, August 15, at noon.
Giving up a lunch hour is a very little sacrifice for a project that can be of great importance to this community.
This newspaper urges every adult and young person of Smithville to attend this important meeting. We believe our industrial, business, and professional leaders have an especially strong duty to be present.
This newspaper will be present and intends to support this project with vigor.
【小题1】The underlined word “antisocial” probably means “           ”.

A.opposed to an orderly society or way of lifeB.promising
C.suitable to present societyD.having a lot of social experience
【小题2】What does the writer think of the sentence “The younger generation in Smithville is the most
antisocial in history.”?
A.He thinks it is true.B.He thinks it is not true.
C.He thinks it is partially true.D.He thinks it is nonsense.
【小题3】The main idea of Paragraphs 2 and 3 is                 .
A.to give us lots of questions to show that problem is serious.
B.that school should hold the responsibility for education rather than free – time recreation.
C.to analyze the reasons why the youth are antisocial.
D.that we should take more activities or start many vocational projects.

[1] Every year, whenever the Spring Festival arrives, a lot of Chinese people cannot wait to go home. They queue for long hours in front of the ticket offices in railway stations, or do whatever they can in order to get a ticket. They tolerate the long journey on the train only to want to ____________ with their near and dear ones.

[2] According to the Beijing Youth Daily, most Chinese celebrate the Spring Festival not only because they want to follow tradition, there are also some practical reasons to explain Chinese people's fever for the holiday. Compared with one's workplace, home provides a more humane environment for one to relax oneself.

[3] Society may do with or without you, but at home, you become unique and indispensable. You may be the father or mother, daughter or son, grandfather or grandmother in the family and the family will be incomplete if anyone is absent, because every member in the family is bound together, and everyone in the family is pleased with the feeling that he or she is unique and irreplaceable.

[4] In addition, family provides an ideal environment for one to fully relax oneself. At home, one can take one's time to do whatever he or she wants, and one can spend money whenever one likes. In society, however, one needs to do everything fast and with high efficiency, because society always requires efficiency and maximum profits. Such company principles make people merely a tool in modern society.

[5] Chinese people's strong desire for the Spring Festival shows that they feel oppressed and have a sense of predicament (困境) of existence in modern society. The Spring Festival provides a chance for them to escape from such anxiety and treasure the long-lost tradition of community spirit. With the Spring Festival, people can find back the warm, family atmosphere often seen in days gone by.

1.What's the passage mainly talking about? (Please answer within 10 words.)

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2.Fill in the blanks with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.  (Please answer within 10 words. )

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3.Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

You may not be a necessary part in society, but in your family, you are very important and no one else can take the place of you.

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4.Do you think home is important for Chinese to celebrate the Spring Festival?  Why or why not? (Please answer within 30 words.)

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5.Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese.

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Once in a village, the villagers built a new church building and people came from far and wide to see it. They admired its beauty! They said it was the most beautiful building in the world. Up on the roof, a little nail(钉子)heard the people praising everything about the lovely structure – except the nail! No one even knew he was there, and he became very angry and sad.

“If I am not important, nobody will miss me if I quit!” So the nail then released (松开) its hold, got down from the roof, and fell into the mud.

That night it rained and rained. Soon, the board that had no nail was blown away, and the roof began to leak (漏水). The water flowed down along the walls and over the beautiful pictures on the walls. The plaster (石膏) began to fall, the floor was ruined, and the Bible was also ruined by water. All this was because a little nail decided to quit!

But what of the nail? While holding the board, it was not known by others but it was useful. Buried in the mud now, it was useless and would soon be eaten up by rust!

What the story wants to say is that every member is important to a whole group!

You may, like the nail, feel not important at times, but just like the nail, your absence is felt. A big building might fall to pieces. You are important to a group even if you are small.

1.Why did the nail decide to quit?

A.Because he was not able to hold on any longer.

B.Because he was angry and sad without people’s praising him.

C.Because he knew a big nail would replace him.

D.Because he had finished his task successfully.

2.What’s the result of the nail’s giving up?

A.People began to realize the importance of the nail.

B.The nail was put in a more important position.

C.Many things in the building were ruined and the nail was eaten up by rust.

D.The nail regretted his original decision at last.

3.The passage wants to tell us that ______.

A.no matter how small you seem, you are important to a group

B.it is a pity that small people are never looked up to

C.quit when it is necessary, and don’t care about what others say

D.being valued is important to a man

 

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

A group of happy, high-performing individuals is not a team. Even if each of the people is highly motivated and wants to do great work, you will still need to spend time actively developing a sense of unity and cooperation to create a truly team-oriented(团队精神的)environment.  1.

Building a team takes time. 2. We will review the building blocks of a team environment, so you can work on this aspect of your role over time.

Successful teams have some common attributes(品质) you can encourage and develop as you work with the members of your group. 3. Making them clear to every member of your group is a great first step toward developing a team-oriented culture.

All effective teams operate on the basis of trust. 4. Each member on your team needs to see consistent(一致的)behavior patterns from you and their colleagues over time to be able to believe a certain person will act in a certain way.

5.   While having these discussions can be great for your team’s creativity, you want to ensure they remain within respectful communication. Challenging another team member’s view can help refine an idea and make it more perfect. You should encourage everyone to contribute to the discussion.

A. Building a great team needs a lot of skills.

B. A healthy team will have debates, and sometimes even heated discussions.

C. Your aim is to encourage your team members to work together.

D. You can’t expect to achieve success quickly.

E. You will need to show these values through your actions as well as your words.

F. Therefore, working with others is not the same as being mutually(相互地) supportive and dependent on one another.

G. Trust is based on pattern recognition.

 

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