Young people and old people do not always agree with each other. 【小题1】They sometimes have different ideas about living, working and playing. But one program in New York, adults（成年人） and teenagers live together in a friendly way.
Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults are invited to join the program. They live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works for seven hours a day. They do so not only to keep busy, but also to find meaning and happiness in work. Some teenagers work in the forest or on the farm near the village. Some of them learn to make things like tables, chairs or something similar (类似的) and to build houses. 【小题2】成年人教他们怎么做这些事情。
There are a few free hours each day and weekends are free, too. 【小题3】.During the free hours, some of the teenagers learn to take photos or paint pictures. Others sit around and talk, sing or dance. Each teenagers has his own way to spend his free time. 【小题4】When people live together, rules are necessary. In this program the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. They talk about it and ask: “What should we do about it?”
One teenager talks about his experience（经历）: “You stop thinking only about yourself. 【小题5】你要学会为整个团队着想。”

    Do you want to know something about children in Africa? What do they do for fun every day? Find out here:

      Education（教育）

      School is expensive for many African children. Lots of families can't afford（支付不起）school uniforms（校服）or exercise books even though（尽管）they don't have to pay for school.

    For those lucky enough to go to school, they have a lot to learn. Some take two language classes: English or French, and their first language. There is also maths, science, history, social（社会的）studies and geography. Chores take up much of children's time after school. They have to get water and firewood for the family every day. Also there's cleaning, washing and helping mum with the meal.

    Daily（日常）fun

    It's not all work and no play. Sports are very popular. Children can make goals（球门） with twigs（树枝）and their own footballs with string（绳子）. They play in the country（乡村）and streets of old towns. There're many football teams for young people in Africa.

    Internet

    It's really expensive to get on the Internet. To get online （上网）for 20 hours costs over 600 yuan. Most people don't have enough money for the fee（费用）. Egypt（埃及）and South Africa are the top two users（用户）of the Internet in Africa. All the people in the two countries can get on Internet.

    Some schools offer（提供）computer lessons but few students can enjoy computer fun at home.

1 The underlined word "Chores" probably means_______.

    A. 网上冲浪      B. 家务杂活      C. 体育活动      D. 家庭作业

2 Sports are very popular in Africa because children_______.

    A. don't need to pay for sports          B. can play all kinds of ball games

    C. don't like to go to school              D. don't like to do their homework

3 The passage is mainly（主要）about_______

    A. education in Africa                      B. children's school life in Africa

    C. the Internet in Africa                    D. children's daily（日常的）life in Africa

4 From the passage, we can infer（推断）that in Africa_______.

    A. basketball is popular among children

    B. children in Africa have to pay for school

    C. some children in Africa have to take two foreign language classes

    D. people in Egypt and South Africa may get higher pay（赚的更多）than people in other countries.

Can you remember a world before the Internet? If you answer is “no,” then you are probably a millennial. Millennials are the new generation of young Americans. They were born between 1982 and 1992. There are 33 million of them, and they are just starting to enter the workforce(劳动力). Many experts believe that millennials are different from young Americans of past generations. They also believe that millenials will change the workforce in important ways.
How are millennials different? They are the first generation born in the computer age. The internet has always been a part of their lives. They spend about 16 hours a week on the Internet, and this doesn’t include e-mail. And they spend 72 hours a week using other electronic media(媒体), including mobile phones and video games. They are “nation speakers” of the language of the computer age. People who were born earlier will never be native speakers of that language. Why not? They did not grow up “speaking” it.
How will millennials change the workforce? To answer that question, it is important to understand how millennials use the Internet. They use the Internet to communicate. They visit website such as FaceBook and MySpace every day. They share(分享)ideas, music, information, games, and friendships with people all over the world. When they start working, they will want to share their work and ideas with others.
It is also important to understand the way millennials grew up. Thair parents and teachers gave them a lot of attention. They taught them that their opinions were valuable(有价值的). As a result, amny millennials are very cinfident. At work, they will expect their co-workers and bosses to listen to their opinions.
Millennials also grew up with a lot of structure in their lives. Many of them went to school from the age of two or three and played on sports teams. At work, they will expect the rules to be clear. They will also expect a strong but fair boss, like a coach on a sports team. They will follow the person in charge (主管) if he or she is fair. But they will not follow an unfair boss. They will also expect their work to be fun and creative, similar to their experience on a sports team.
These are a few of the changes that experts believe millennials will bring to the American workforce. But the world is changing very fast. There will probably be more changes that are difficult to imagine today.
【小题1】According to the first paragraph of the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

Can you remember a world before the Internet? If you answer is “no,” then you are probably a millennial. Millennials are the new generation of young Americans. They were born between 1982 and 1992. There are 33 million of them, and they are just starting to enter the workforce(劳动力). Many experts believe that millennials are different from young Americans of past generations. They also believe that millenials will change the workforce in important ways.

How are millennials different? They are the first generation born in the computer age. The internet has always been a part of their lives. They spend about 16 hours a week on the Internet, and this doesn’t include e-mail. And they spend 72 hours a week using other electronic media(媒体), including mobile phones and video games. They are “nation speakers” of the language of the computer age. People who were born earlier will never be native speakers of that language. Why not? They did not grow up “speaking” it.

How will millennials change the workforce? To answer that question, it is important to understand how millennials use the Internet. They use the Internet to communicate. They visit website such as FaceBook and MySpace every day. They share(分享)ideas, music, information, games, and friendships with people all over the world. When they start working, they will want to share their work and ideas with others.

  It is also important to understand the way millennials grew up. Thair parents and teachers gave them a lot of attention. They taught them that their opinions were valuable(有价值的). As a result, amny millennials are very cinfident. At work, they will expect their co-workers and bosses to listen to their opinions.

Millennials also grew up with a lot of structure in their lives. Many of them went to school from the age of two or three and played on sports teams. At work, they will expect the rules to be clear. They will also expect a strong but fair boss, like a coach on a sports team. They will follow the person in charge (主管) if he or she is fair. But they will not follow an unfair boss. They will also expect their work to be fun and creative, similar to their experience on a sports team.

These are a few of the changes that experts believe millennials will bring to the American workforce. But the world is changing very fast. There will probably be more changes that are difficult to imagine today.

1.According to the first paragraph of the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. Millennials belong to a new generation.

B. Millennials were born about ten years ago.

C. Millennials are entering the workforce.

D. Millennials know little about the world before the Internet.

2.Which is the main reason that make the experts believe millennials are different from young Americans of past generations?

A. Millennials can speak a better native language.

B. Millennials grow up with computers and Internet. 

C. Millennials use mobile phones and e-mails often. D. Millennials spend long hours playing video games.

3.Why do the millennials experct to share their work and ideas with others?

A. Because they know how to use the Internet to make new friends.

B. Because they understand how to communicate with new friends.

C. Because they grow up sharing ideas, music, information, games, and friendships with others by the Internet.

D. Because the Internet can provide all the information they need.

4.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. Millennials grow up with more attention from their parents and teachers.

B. Many millennials are showing more confident than others at work.

C. Many millennials give more valuable opinions to their co-workers and bosses.

D. Many of the millennials have had fun and creative experiences when they are on sports teams.

5. From the passage we know that ______.

A. the number of the millennials had come to 33 million by the end of 1982

B. most of the millennnials learn native computer language in schools.

C. millennials require their bosses to be healthier and the rules clearer at work

D. more changes will probably be brought to the American workforce by millennials