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compulsory education, figures show.
The number of 16-t0 18-year-olds branded as "Neet"-not in education, employment or training-has
risen amid growing fears that school-leavers are bearing the brunt of job shortages in the recession.
Some 261,000 young people had no job or training place, according to official data. The figure rose
to 1,082,000 among 16-to 24-year-olds.
The Conservatives branded the figure "shocking".
David Willetts, the shadow skills secretary, said:"It is a damning indictment of the Government's
failure to help young people during the recession."
"Despite all Cordon Brown's guarantees and pledges, the number of young people neither earning nor
learning is increasing at a rate of more than 9,000 a week. Ministers must stop making empty gestures
that do so little to help young people."
The Government has a target to reduce the proportion of young Neets to 7.6 per cent by next year.
The latest annual data from the Department for Children, Schools and Families put the figure at 10.3
per cent by the end of 2008.
The percentage of 16-t0 18-year-olds who fall into the same bracket remained higher in the past year
than in the previous 12 months, it was revealed.
"In a further disclosure, figures for the third quarter of this year show almost a fifth of 16 to 24-year-
olds were in the category-more than at any point since 2005.
Iain Wright, the Schools Minister, said:"We are giving all l6 and 17-year-olds the opportunity to stay
in education or training so they can gain the skills they need to succeed in an increasingly competitive
labour market."
"We must not repeat the mistakes that were made in recessions of the past and abandon a whole
generation of young people. We recognize that we need to carry on helping young people through this
tough economic climate."
He said the Government would offer every Neet 16 and 17-year-old a place on an "Entry to Employment"
course in January.
____ in a year.
B. 1,082,000
C. 9,000
D. 432,000
B. telling an interesting story
C. comparing opinions from different fields
D. presenting a problem and possible solutions
B. the problem is unavoidable during the recession
C. what the government has done is far from satisfactory
D. he is sure the government can solve the problem
B. Young people are facing a tough economic climate.
C. The government responded too late in face of the situation.
D. It will be difficult for young people to be employed if they don't have relevant skills.
Every part of the United States has special celebrations, depending on the particular（独特的）national groups that live in the area．In Hawaii, there are many people of Asian ancestry（祖先）. The Asians left rich traditions behind. Today, Hawaiians honor the memory of their ancestors with special feasts and festivals.
For people of Japanese ancestry in Hawaii, the O-bon Festival is a special occasion. The ceremonies honor dead relatives and friends and are an important part of the Buddhist（佛教）religion as practiced in Japan. They take place in July and August on Oahu, the main island of Hawaii. People gather in the courtyards of Buddhist temples, dressed in traditional clothes called kimonos. To the music of drums and flutes（长笛）, men and women perform their native folk dances. In the evening there are further ceremonies at the seashore. People place paper lanterns（灯笼）on tiny wooden boats, which stand for the souls of the dead. They set hundreds of these boats in the water and watch as they float out over the dark ocean. The lights guide the souls to a peaceful sleep in the waters until the next year when they will be honored again.
Chinese-Hawaiians hold the Moon Festival to honor the memory of their ancestors and their native land. The Moon Festival occurs in August on the night of the full moon. Unlike the Japanese festival, the Chinese celebration is a simple family occasion. Family members gather in a garden or large open-air space in the light of the moon. They drink tea and feast on delicious moon-shaped cakes. By recalling this event in the Moon Festival, the Chinese people help to keep their native tradition alive and their family ties strong.
(1)The main idea of the passage is about ________ .
[ ]
A．the cultures and festivals of the United States
B．Hawaiian feasts and festivals
C．the O-bon Festivals
D．the Moon Festival in Hawaii
(2)The word“kimono”in paragraph 2 probably means ________ .
[ ]
A．a kind of Japanese-style clothes
B．a kind of dress for religious occasion
C．a kind of dress dressed by women
D．a kind of clothes dressed by the Hawaiians
(3)We may infer from paragraph 2 that the O-bon Festival is ________ .
[ ]
A．a serious occasion because people are very sad for the dead
B．an enjoyable occasion because there is a lot of entertainment
C．an interesting occasion with beautiful paper lanterns and wooden boats
D．a serious occasion, but people do not feel sad
(4)The Moon Festival in Hawaii is different from the O-bon Festival in that ________.
[ ]
Every part of the United States has special celebrations, depending on the particular（独特的）national groups that live in the area．In Hawaii, there are many people of Asian ancestry（祖先）. The Asians left rich traditions behind. Today, Hawaiians honor the memory of their ancestors with special feasts and festivals.
For people of Japanese ancestry in Hawaii, the O-bon Festival is a special occasion. The ceremonies honor dead relatives and friends and are an important part of the Buddhist（佛教）religion as practiced in Japan. They take place in July and August on Oahu, the main island of Hawaii. People gather in the courtyards of Buddhist temples, dressed in traditional clothes called kimonos. To the music of drums and flutes（长笛）, men and women perform their native folk dances. In the evening there are further ceremonies at the seashore. People place paper lanterns（灯笼）on tiny wooden boats, which stand for the souls of the dead. They set hundreds of these boats in the water and watch as they float out over the dark ocean. The lights guide the souls to a peaceful sleep in the waters until the next year when they will be honored again.
Chinese-Hawaiians hold the Moon Festival to honor the memory of their ancestors and their native land. The Moon Festival occurs in August on the night of the full moon. Unlike the Japanese festival, the Chinese celebration is a simple family occasion. Family members gather in a garden or large open-air space in the light of the moon. They drink tea and feast on delicious moon-shaped cakes. By recalling this event in the Moon Festival, the Chinese people help to keep their native tradition alive and their family ties strong.
(1)The main idea of the passage is about ________ .
[ ]
A．the cultures and festivals of the United States
B．Hawaiian feasts and festivals
C．the O-bon Festivals
D．the Moon Festival in Hawaii
(2)The word“kimono”in paragraph 2 probably means ________ .
[ ]
A．a kind of Japanese-style clothes
B．a kind of dress for religious occasion
C．a kind of dress dressed by women
D．a kind of clothes dressed by the Hawaiians
(3)We may infer from paragraph 2 that the O-bon Festival is ________ .
[ ]
A．a serious occasion because people are very sad for the dead
B．an enjoyable occasion because there is a lot of entertainment
C．an interesting occasion with beautiful paper lanterns and wooden boats
D．a serious occasion, but people do not feel sad
(4)The Moon Festival in Hawaii is different from the O-bon Festival in that ________.
[ ]
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