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Dear Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul,
Most people don’t really know what pressures a typical teenager has to go through. Sure, our parents and grandparents were once teens, but things are so different now. It has never been to tougher (严格)to a teenager.
It had never been more important to be in the “right group” or to have the “right brand” of shoes. And those are the easy things to deal with. We also face problems with family, friends, relationships and school pressures.
When it gets to be too much, I turn to my friends. One friend I could not live without is Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul. Your books have been so inspiring to me and have helped me to deal with and understand the problems I go through.
For example, I went through a confusing time with my friends when we got to junior high. I had known these friends since kindergarten, and when we began junior high it seemed like some of them began to change. We started hanging out with different groups, and we slowly grew so far apart that it seemed as if we had never been friends. I felt confused and hurt.
Sometime during this period I read the story Friends Forever in Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul Ⅱ.I felt so much better after reading it. It was like a weight had been lifted from me when I realized that many friendships went through changes and that we weren’t the only friends to experience them.
People change, but that doesn’t mean we have to lose the friendships we once shared. My friends and I still spend time together when we can and care about each other a lot. That things are different doesn’t mean I have to forget about all the good times we had. I will always keep the memories in a safe place in my heart.
Sincerely,
Peter
【小题1】According to the author, parents and grandparents
| A.didn’t have to overcome difficulties when in their teens. |
| B.don’t fully understand the pressures of being a teenager now |
| C.can easily deal with things such as choosing friends and shoes. |
| D.don’t need to give help to teenagers with pressures and problems |
| A.Because he was afraid that he had lost his friends. |
| B.Because he and his friends weren’t in the same school. |
| C.Because he was too busy to be with his friends. |
| D.Because his friends refused to hang out with him. |
| A.Friendships. | B.Changes. | C.Friends. | D.Pressures |
| A.people change but friendships always last. |
| B.changes sometimes cause hurt and confusion |
| C.people will go through many changes in life |
| D.friendships should be kept with skills |
Following some of the tips for green living helps save our planet. All of these involve just a few changes to our daily habits.
Just walk and limit the use of your car. One of the poster images of pollution is our vehicles. It burns fuel. It is not as efficient as we hope it could be, and we use it every single day. To lessen the effects of the air pollution caused by our vehicles, we should limit their use. If we can walk to our destination then just let us go. Not only do we lessen our carbon dioxide emissions, but we also get a good exercise out of it.
Use a laptop instead of a computer desktop. Laptops are more energy efficient compared to their bigger counterparts. A laptop is generally 50 percent more efficient in using electricity. Aside from that there are other benefits of a laptop. It is portable so you can work anywhere you like and that you get powerful features without the large size of desktop units.
Turn off the faucet while you are brushing your teeth. It is always a better idea to use a glass when we are brushing our teeth and not to just let the faucet keep on running. Therefore,there is less water to waste while we are cleaning our pearly whites. Simply turn off the faucet when you are not using it.
Make good use of natural light. We have a great and natural lamp --- the sun, and we should learn how to take full advantage of it during daytime. So instead of turning on our lights or lamps even if it is still not evening, we should pull up the drapes and let the natural light come in from the windows.
These are just some of the best tips for green living, but of course there are still many of these tips if you just search for them. But you can do your own variation any time just always prioritize how you can use less energy and produce even lesser trash and pollution.
【小题1】What’s the best title for the passage?
| A.How to Save Our Planet |
| B.How to Change Our Daily Habits |
| C.Tips for Green Living Today |
| D.Green Living and Serious Pollution |
| A.less energy efficient | B.faster at work | C.easy to repair | D.easy to carry |
| A.Three | B.Four | C.Five | D.Six |
| A.decrease | B.consider | C.imagine | D.guess |
| A.A few changes to daily habits can help a lot. |
| B.While washing teeth we should turn off the faucet. |
| C.Vehicles bring pollution and we should try to avoid. |
| D.In the daytime we should not pull up the drapes. |
There are many American expressions about insects--- like bees, for example. Bees are known as very hard workers. They appear to be busy, moving around their homes, or hives (蜂窝). So you might say you were as busy as a bee if you spent your weekend cleaning your house. In fact, you might say your house was a beehive of activity if your whole family was helping you clean. You also might say you made a beeline for something if you went there right away. When we go to see a movie, my friend always makes a beeline for the place where they sell popcorn (爆米花) .
Here is an expression about bees that is not used much any more, but we like it anyway. We think it was first used in the 1920s. If something was the best of its kind, you might say it was the bee’s knees. Now, we admit that we do not know how this expression developed. In fact, we do not even know if bees have knees!
If your friend cannot stop talking about something because she thinks it is important, you might say she has a bee in her bonnet (女帽). If someone asks you a personal question, you might say “that is none of your beeswax”. This means none of your business.
Speaking of personal questions, there is an expression when their children ask, “Where do babies come from?” Parents who discuss sex and reproduction (生殖) say this is talking about the birds and bees.
Butterflies are beautiful insects, but you would not want to have butterflies in your stomach. That means to be nervous about having to do something, like speaking in front of a crowd. You would also not want to have ants in your trousers. That is, to be unable to sit still.
【小题1】 If you make a beeline for something, you _____ .
| A.are as busy as a bee | B.go quickly and directly towards it |
| C.always go to the same place | D.buy something at a certain place |
| A.is not used at all now | B.was first used in the 1820s |
| C.reminds us that bees have knees | D.means “it is very good” |
| A.It is none of your beeswax | B.You have a bee in your bonnet |
| C.It is the bee’s knees | D.You are talking about the birds and bees |
| A.are too sick to sit still | B.have ants in your trousers |
| C.are nervous about something | D.have a stomachache |