科目:初中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
Thousands of teenagers will be able to move to a new wave of “studio schools” at the age of 14 to improve their chances of finding a job in UK. Twelve new-style schools are open to act as a bridge to the workplace and cut the number of NEETs.
Under plans, schools will operate longer days and work outside standard school terms.
Each teenager will be expected to spend between four hours and two days a week on work placements with business related to the school and a personal coach will be sent to the teenagers to act as a school “line manager”.
The reforms (改革) are put forward because of the fears that too many teenagers are finishing full-time education at present but they are short of the skills needed to succeed in the workplace. According to a recent report, more than two thirds of employers (雇主) believe school and college leavers have less important employability skills, while 55% say they are unable to manage their time or daily routine. And the number of NEETs who are not in education has hit a record high, with almost one-in-five young people being left without a job or a training place.
The Department for Education will tell the public the building of 12 studio schools – providing for around 3,600 teenagers – in areas such as Liverpool, Stevenage, Stock-on-Trent and Fulham, west London. Each one will be connected to the local employers. Under plans, teenagers will be able to move out of ordinary schools to attend them between the ages of 14 and 19.
The government said all subjects would be taught “through projects, often prepared with employers” – with rules such as science being connected directly to local engineering companies or hospitals. Schools will operate a longer day to give teenagers a better understanding of the needs of the workplace. Along with their studies, students will carry out work placements for four hours a week, rising to two days a week of paid work for those aged 16 to 19. They will also get the chance to take professional qualifications (专业资历) connected directly to the needs of local employers.
【小题1】According to the passage, NEETs refer to those who ______.
A.often miss classes from studio school |
B.prefer studio schools to ordinary schools |
C.refuse to take any part-time job after school |
D.are not in education, employment or training |
A.skills to finish full-time education |
B.personal coaches to help with the work |
C.chances to get future jobs with job training |
D.jobs to make money without going outside |
A.The worry about educated teenagers short of working skills. |
B.The doubt about whether full-time education is perfect. |
C.The decision to solve the problems of unemployment. |
D.The increasing number of teens who drop out early. |
A.Studio schools are popular in UK at present. |
B.More NEETs will find jobs from Studio schools. |
C.Teenagers will get jobs without full-time education. |
D.Studio schools are built to improve teens’ employability skills. |
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科目:初中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon. They don’t feel hurt. If the same two people meet again, even years later, they pick up the friendship .This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand .Friendships between us develop more slowly but may become lifelong feelings, extending(延伸)deeply into both families.
There is another difficult point for us to understand .Although Americans treat friends warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to them if it requires a great deal of time. But in China ,we are usually generous with our time. We, as hosts, will appear at an airport even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take a day off from our work to act as guides to our friends : It is opposite in America ,Americans can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily plans. They will probably expect the visitors to get themselves from the airport to the hotels. And they expect the visitors will phone them from there. Once the visitors arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full ,warm and real.
For Americans , it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to restaurants, except for business matters. Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. So accept their hospitality(好客)at home and enjoy your visit in America!
【小题1】The underlined phrase “pick up” in Paragraph 1may mean “_______”.
A.keep out | B.give up | C.pay no attention to | D.continue |
A.Treating friends at home. |
B.Taking days off to be with friends. |
C.Meeting friends at the airport at midnight. |
D.Sharing everything they have. |
A.Americans are always generous with their time. |
B.Americans don’t feel hurt if their friendships disappear soon. |
C.Chinese friendships develop more slowly but will never disappear. |
D.Chinese friendships are more sincere than American friendships. |
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科目:初中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
In America: There are many more cars than in China. Maybe the number of cars in California is the same as the number in China. But there are fewer traffic jams and accidents in America than in China. We hardly see traffic police in the street, but all cars obey traffic rules strictly , and people hardly find that a car does not obey traffic rules in the street.
About America traffic rules, there are many better terms , such as:
1. Stop line: There are stop line in all crossing without traffic lights(some have two stop lines and others have four stop lines); all cars must stop while meeting the stop lines.
2.Traffic lights: There are traffic lights in the crossing of the road .Cars may almost turn every direction. the traffic lights can give signals step by step including u-turn . There is a kind of middle lane of turning left. When a car wants to turn left in the road, he may enter into the middle lane of turning left and give a signal of turning left. When he thinks being safe he may turn left.
3. Specific item: Such as parking, there are three kinds of lines (its color are white, blue or red) in the roadside. Every line may park different kinds of cars. There are streets in some residential(住宅区) areas, and no car can park at any time or any period time.
4. About the priority (优先权) of passengers and cars: At any case, passengers have the priority to cars. But only after passengers have passed the road and gotten the top of sidestep, cars may go ahead. In general, traffic rules of America are very specific, convenient and safe.
【小题1】According to the passage, we can know________.
A.there are more traffic jams and accidents in America than in China |
B.traffic policemen are often seen in the street in America |
C.California may have as many cars as China |
D.You can easily find that a car does not obey traffic rules in the street in America |
A.you can go ahead | B.you can turn left |
C.you can have a u-turn | D.you must stop |
A.yellow | B.blue | C.red | D.white |
A.Any car can park at any time or any period time in the streets in some residential areas. |
B.While giving a signal of turning left and being safe, you can turn left in the middle lane of turning left |
C.At any case, cars have the priority to passengers. |
D.You can park your car at any one of the three parking lines. |
A.the priority of passengers and cars | B.the traffic lights |
C.the stop line | D.American traffic rules |
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科目:初中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
Almost every Chinese person can recite(背诵) the two lines of the famous poem, “Every grain on the plate comes from hard work ”. But sadly, many of us don’t actually get the real meaning of these lines: Don’t waste food.
A CCTV program reported that the food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year. Do we have too much food? Absolutely not. According to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2011, especially in developing countries. Six million children die of hunger every year.
Chinese people are well-known for being friendly and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table. Luckily, a number of people have realized the importance of saving food. What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food?
1. Don’t order too much in a restaurant. Only order as much as you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.
2.Don’t leave any food in your bowls, while having meals
3. Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don’t buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.
【小题1】What’s the real meaning of the underlined sentence?
A.春种一粒粟,秋收万颗籽。 | B.谁知盘中餐,粒粒皆辛苦。 |
C.吏禄三百石,岁晏有余粮。 | D.足蒸暑土气,背灼炎天光。 |
A.6 million. | B.925 million. | C.200 million. | D.725 million. |
A.Order more food in a restaurant. |
B.Every time you eat, leave some food in your bowls. |
C.Take all the food you ordered home. |
D.Don’t store too much food like vegetables and fruit. |
A.A number of people have realized the importance of saving food. |
B.The food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year. |
C.200 million children die of hunger every year. |
D.Many Chinese feel that they lose face if guests have eaten all the food on the table. |
A.Don’t waste food. |
B.Chinese people are friendly and generous. |
C.We can’t die of hunger. |
D.Every grain is grown by farmers. |
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科目:初中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
The United States is suffering its worst drought (干旱) in almost sixty years. The National Climatic Data Center also says high temperatures in June added to the warmest twelve-month period on record. Record-keeping began in 1895. The drought map showed that conditions improved in the Southeast in June compared to May. But the drought is expected to continue in large parts of the country. Last week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack met with President Obama. Mr Vilsack says the drought has seriously influenced some crops, such as corn and soybeans (大豆). And the United States is the world's leading producer.
The drought has made prices of com and soybeans increase. Both of them are used in food production and for animal feed. Last week the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization reported that corn and wheat prices increased by 20% over the past three weeks.
In the United States, farmers may quickly reduce the size of their animals rather than pay higher feed prices to keep them. That increased supply of meat would reduce meat prices in the short term. But those prices could increase in several months.
Mr Vilsack says the effect of the drought is hard to predict(预测). Some areas are getting rain, and drought-resistant (抗旱的) seeds have helped crops grow well in some areas.
【小题1】We can know the drought record of the USA has been kept for ________years of the USA up to now.
A.97 | B.207 |
C.221 | D.117 |
A.George Washington. | B.Abraham lincon. |
C.George Bush. | D.Barack Obama. |
A.2.4 dollars. | B.3 dollars. |
C.3.6 dollars. | D.3.9 dollars. |
A.Because there are more and more animals. |
B.Because farmers kill them to save their food. |
C.Because people don't like eating meat now. |
D.Because the government (政府) asks the meat price lower. |
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科目:初中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
The price of rice changes during the year.
It is useful for rice farmers to know how the price changes, then they can sell their rice when the price is high. But it was hard for farmers to guess how the price would change from month to month.
Last year, the price of rice was very low in November. This was a bad time for farmers to sell their rice. November, December, and January were all bad months. The best month for farmers to sell rice last year was April. July and August were also good times to sell rice.
Between August and November, the price of rice were down every month. During other parts of the year, the price went up and down.【小题1】
The price of rice was the highest in________ last year.
A.January | B.April |
C.July | D.November |
【小题2】
The price of rice was the same in_________.A.April and May | B.February and December |
C.July and August | D.March and September |
【小题3】
Which might be the best title of the reading?A.Farmers and Rice | B.Buying and Selling Rice |
C.High Price of Rice | D.Changes in Price of Rice |
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科目:初中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
If they eat up their food, students can collect coupons (优惠券) and exchange them for small gifts, such as books, magazines, mobile phone covers and hand warmers.
“It’s been such a surprise,” said Liang Zhaoyun, a student at a university in Shanghai, “It has given us one more motivation to finish our food.”
The action is part of a national “eat-up” campaign (行动) which is organized by students to deal with food waste on campuses (校园).
Why only on campuses? You might ask. Because according to a report by Xinhua News Agency, students waste twice as much food as the national average (平均).
The campaign on campus food waste is receiving attention across the country.
“The aim of the campaign is not only to encourage students to finish their food. We hope it can also encourage students to choose a more environment —friendly and healthy lifestyle,” said Tao Siliang, Secretary of the Youth League Committee at Shanghai University.
Some school food doesn’t taste delicious, so students do not like to finish it all. Some schools have taken notice of this and they are taking actions to improve it.
“I’m glad that we’ve reduced food waste since the “eat-up” campaign began. But if we call on students to waste less food, we should also improve the service and food quality on campuses.” said Tao.【小题1】
From Paragraph 1, we know that the students will get a coupon .
A.when they eat school food | B.after they exchange gifts |
C.if they finish all their food | D.if they collect the waste |
【小题2】
The underlined word “motivation” in Paragraph 2 means “ ”.A.condition | B.power |
C.experiment | D.chance |
【小题3】
The “eat-up” campaign is carried out on campuses because .A.students waste too much food | B.schools offer small gifts |
C.students get a good education | D.school food is more delicious |
【小题4】
The purpose of the campaign is mainly to .A.improve the school food quality |
B.further improve the service in universities |
C.receive attention from the society |
D.encourage a greener and healthier lifestyle |
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