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Dear Darcy,
I have braces(牙套), so it’s important that I brush my teeth．But I don’t like to brush my teeth at all．Do you have any ideas for how to make me enjoy brushing?
—Annoying in Gainesville
Darcy：A few changes should help you feel better about brushing．Start by getting a new toothbrush in your favorite color．A tasty toothpaste might make you smile．
Dear Darcy,
My best friend has moved to the countryside and I’m finding school really hard without him．What shall I do?
—Lonely in Los Angeles
Darcy：Face the situation bravely! What’s more important, try to be friendly and find other kids that share your interest．That way you and other kids will have much to talk about．Sure you’ll make new friends with each passing day．
Dear Darcy,
My friend’s birthday is coming soon．I want to give her something special but I haven’t got enough money and I’m not good at making things．What’s your advice, please?
—Anxious
Darcy：When your friend knows what you’re thinking, I think she will be happy．Does your friend mind how much money you will spend on the gift? Write a letter to her or buy her a girl with the money you can afford．A true friend never cares how much a gift costs．
Dear Darcy,
I listen to your program every night．I also have a problem．My cousin’s dog has just had babies and I really want to have one for a pet．My parents won’t allow the baby dog in! I really need your help．
—Helpless in Seattle
Darcy：Your parents sure have their reasons for not having a pet．Maybe they don’t have time looking after it．So have a talk with them and make them believe you can be a good pet owner．
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1．According to Darcy, he who is easier to make new friends．
A．likes writing letters to her B．takes good care of himself
C．can share his interest with others D．buys special gifts for others
2．Helpless in Seattle has a problem that ．
A．she has no money to buy a dog B．she can’t find her dog
C．she has no time looking after her dog D．she can’t have a dog at home
3．There is no information in the text about where comes from．
A．Helpless B．Anxious C．Annoying D．Lonely
4．Darcy most probably works at ．
A．a school B．a hospital C．a radio station D．an airport
5．We can learn from the text that ．
A．they have the same problem B．Annoying will change her braces
C．Anxious won’t buy an expensive gift D．Lonely also moves to the countryside
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Every year it's the same．As December comes to an end，you think about the new year and all the ways you want to improve your life．But as you start to write down your hopes for the new year，you think about the last year．You excitedly write down all the changes you are going to make，but by the end of January those ideas get lost in your busy life．
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C．think about the new year D．try to lose their ideas
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A．we should do everything in big steps
B．how to change one’s life with one small step
C．we should try a lot of sudden changes
D．how to find a small step without any excuse
3．The underlined part “increase productivity” in the passage means “ ”．
A．提高生产率 B．增加成本 C．增加出口量 D．提高待遇
4．The writer of the passage suggests we should ．
A．make changes at the end of the year B．do few experiments with “kaizen”
C．do things with hard-to-achieve goals D．take a tiny step to achieve big goals
5．Which of the following is TRUE from the passage?
A．You can achieve your goals if you are not too busy．
B．Robert Maurer studied “kaizen” and found it helpful．
C．You can't find any excuse not to reach a big goal．
D．“Kaizen” was brought to Japan during World WarⅡ．
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Mary’s story is not unusual in Britain. According to the latest government figures, pupil absences are rising, despite schools taking a hard line on truancy (逃学)．
Philippa James, a PhD researcher at Cardiff University’s school of social sciences, thinks she knows why: “The more schools improve methods of detection（检查）, the more children work out better methods of deception.” Teenagers told her it was now harder to skip a single lesson, so they’d miss whole days to avoid being caught.
For several years, James has researched student truancy of 60 teenagers, aged 13 and 14, including Mary, to see how the teenagers truant, for how long, and why.
Through online conversations and face-to-face interviews, she discovered that most truancy was “a response to factors within the school”. Truants are not necessarily less advanced or less intelligent. They complained of teachers who failed to engage them, and of “boring” lessons. “Many truants really enjoy school and believe in education, but drop out when aspects of it were ineffective.” James says.
The views of students like Adam, who believes that skipping lessons has little impact on his schooling, were common. “I only take-off for a lesson, or a couple of days. It doesn’t affect my education,” he told James.
James’ study concludes that schools need to address the question of why pupils want to leave in the first place. “Pupils need help from the start.” she says. “It’s a two-way process – schools must be responsive. We need to look at the reasons for truancy rather than the number, so that instead of walking away from school, students have the skills and chances to talk through problems and make a change.”
小题1:What is one of the reasons for school truancy according to James’ study?
| A．Truants are fallen behind in their studies. |
| B．Truants have no interest in school subjects. |
| C．Truants have more interesting things to do. |
| D．Truants are not satisfied with the teachers. |
| A．experiencing a problem with | B．having a strict attitude towards |
| C．finding it difficult to solve | D．having little success with |
| A．school education is not efficient and needs improvement |
| B．it’s a popular belief that occasional truancy won't cause much harm |
| C．school truancy is becoming more serious and needs more concern |
| D．even good students may sometimes need a break from school |
| A．Schools should solve the problem of teachers. |
| B．Schools should be more active in helping beginner truants. |
| C．Schools should have a better control of hidden truants. |
| D．Schools should find out who truant and how they it. |