Should we teenagers help our parents do chores? Is it important for us to learn how to do chores? I think so. Most of the teenagers like(象) us students are the only children in each family. So our parents love us very much. They have done everything well for us and don’t want us to do any chores. I think it’s bad for us. The following is a real story. I have a classmate called Li Ting. She is the only children in his family like me. Her parents love her very much that they don’t let her do any chores. Every day she only gets up, has meals, goes to school, comes home, does homework and goes to bed. So she doesn’t  know how to do chores. One day, her father was badly ill and had an operation（手术）in a hospital. Her mother had to take care of her father in the hospital and couldn’t cook the dishes for Li Ting for a week. Li Ting didn’t  know how to cook the meal. She fell down in great trouble(麻烦) and often felt(感到) hungry. Later she even had instant noodles(方便面)only for meals. How funny! From the story we know it’s very important for us to learn to do chores And other skill（能力）from now on besides(除。。。之外) studying.

(   )6.Teenagers are the children who are _______years old.

A.0-5       B.5-10      C.10-13     D.13-19

(   )7.The writer thinks it is ________for the teenagers to learn to do chores

A. wrong     B. important   C. interesting    D. boring.

(   )8.Why did Li Ting have instant noodles for her meals when her parents weren’t at home?

A. Her parents didn’t give her any money.   B. She didn’t enjoy making meals 

C. She likes eating instant noodles very much.

D. She didn’t know how to  do any chores

(   )9 Most of the teenagers ______.

A. didn’t go to school     B. had instant noodles for meals.

C are the only children in each family D. do the most of the chores in their family

(   )10.Which of following is NOT true?

A .Li Ting’s grandfather looked after her when her father was ill in hospital.

B. Li Ting has no brothers and sisters.

C. Li Ting is a girl student.     D. The writer and li Ting are classmates

Should we teenagers help our parents do chores? Is it important for us to learn how to do chores? I think so. Most of the teenagers like(象) us students are the only children in each family. So our parents love us very much. They have done everything well for us and don’t want us to do any chores. I think it’s bad for us. The following is a real story. I have a classmate called Li Ting. She is the only children in his family like me. Her parents love her very much that they don’t let her do any chores. Every day she only gets up, has meals, goes to school, comes home, does homework and goes to bed. So she doesn’t  know how to do chores. One day, her father was badly ill and had an operation（手术）in a hospital. Her mother had to take care of her father in the hospital and couldn’t cook the dishes for Li Ting for a week. Li Ting didn’t  know how to cook the meal. She fell down in great trouble(麻烦) and often felt(感到) hungry. Later she even had instant noodles(方便面)only for meals. How funny! From the story we know it’s very important for us to learn to do chores And other skill（能力）from now on besides(除。。。之外) studying.

(   )6.Teenagers are the children who are _______years old.

A.0-5       B.5-10      C.10-13     D.13-19

(   )7.The writer thinks it is ________for the teenagers to learn to do chores

A. wrong     B. important   C. interesting    D. boring.

(   )8.Why did Li Ting have instant noodles for her meals when her parents weren’t at home?

A. Her parents didn’t give her any money.   B. She didn’t enjoy making meals 

C. She likes eating instant noodles very much.

D. She didn’t know how to  do any chores

(   )9 Most of the teenagers ______.

A. didn’t go to school     B. had instant noodles for meals.

C are the only children in each family D. do the most of the chores in their family

(   )10.Which of following is NOT true?

A .Li Ting’s grandfather looked after her when her father was ill in hospital.

B. Li Ting has no brothers and sisters.

C. Li Ting is a girl student.     D. The writer and li Ting are classmates

Young people and older people do not always agree. They sometimes have different ideas about living, working and playing. But in one special program in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in a friendly way.

Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and fun in work. Some teenagers work in the forests or on the farms near the village. Some learn to make things like tables and chairs and to build houses. The adults teach them these skills.

There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too .During the free hours some of the teenagers learn photo-taking or drawing. Others sit around and talk or sing. Each teenager chooses his own way to pass his free time.

When people live together, they should have rules. 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, “Why did it happen? What should we do about it?”

One of the teenagers has said something about it: “You have to stop thinking only about yourself. You learn how to think about the group.”

1.In one special program in New York State, young and older people_________.

A. don’t work well together

B. live together like friends

C. teach one another new ways of building houses

D. spend eight weeks together, working as farmers

2.All the members work some time every day mainly to_______.

A. lead a busy life

B. learn new skills of farming

C. get used to the life on the farms

D. find useful things and pleasure in work

3. Living together__________.

A. the teenagers don’t have to obey the rules

B. the members have to obey the rules the adults make

C. the members have no free time but on weekends

D. the members should not break the rules they make together

4. The last paragraph shows that the teenager thinks this the program is_________.

A. unpleasant

B. tiring

C. helpful

D. boring

5.The best title for the passage is ____________ .

A. The Rules of Living Together

B. Life in New York State

C. Teenagers and Adults Together

D. Free Hours in the Special Work Group

 

You may know about “ junk food” like French fries. But do you know about “junk sleep”?
Recently, a British survey found that electronic(电子) products in teenagers bedrooms are affecting(影响)their sleep.
The survey was done among 1,000 British kids from 12 to 16. It found that thirty percent of them got just 4 to 7 hours sleep every day. But doctors say they need 8 to 9 hours.
Almost a quarter of the kids said they fell asleep more than once a week while watching TV, listening to music or using other electronic products.
“This is very worrying.” Said Dr Chris Idzikowski, a British expert, “We call it ‘junk sleep’, It means you don’t get enough sleep and the quality of the sleep is bad, too. If you don’t get good rest, you don’t perform well in school the next day.”
The survey found that 40 percent of the kids felt tired each day, with girls between 13 and 16 feeling the worst. Nearly all the teenagers have a phone, Mp4 or TV IN THEIR BEDROOM. And many of them have all three.
【小题1】 This passage is mainly about______.

A．junk food	B．junk sleep
C．electronic products	D．the importance of sleep

【小题2】 _______of the children in the survey sleep only 4 to 7 hours a day.

A．200	B．300
C．500	D．1,000

【小题3】“Junk food” and “junk sleep”are similar to each other in the way that_______.

A．they are both low in quality	B．they are both produced in factories
C．people enjoy both in their spare time	D．they are both good to people’s health

【小题4】 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Teenagers need 4 to 7 hours of sleep each day.

B．Few of the teenagers have a phone in their bedrooms.

C．Teenagers spend too much time on electronic products.

D．Girls between 15 and 16 spend the least time on electronic products.

【小题5】 Which of the following is the best solution to the problem?

A．Parents watch TV together with their children

B．Forbid teenagers to use any electronic product.

C．Teenagers limit (限制) their use of the electronic products.

D．The use of mobile phone and Mp4 is not allowed at school

Young people and older people don’t always agree. They sometimes have different ideas about living, working and playing. But in one special programme in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in a friendly way.

Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and enjoyment in work. Some teenagers work in the woods or on the farms near the village. Some learn to make things like tables and chairs and build houses. The adults teach them these skills.

There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too. During the free hours some of the teenagers learn phototaking or painting. Others sit around and talk or sing. Each teenager chooses his own way to spend his free time.

When people live together, rules are necessary. In this programme 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, “Why did it happen? What should we do about it?”

One of the teenagers has this to say about his experience, “You stop thinking only about yourself, You learn to think about the group.”

1.In one special programme in New York State, young and older people _______ .

A．don’t work well together.

B．are friendly to one another.

C．teach one another new ways of building houses.

D．spend eight weeks together, working as farmers.

2. All the members work some time every day mainly to _______ .

A．lead a busy life.	B．learn new skills of farming;
C．get used to the life on the farms	D．find value and pleasure in work

3. Living together, _________ .

A．the teenagers don’t have to obey the rules

B．the teenagers have to obey the rules the adults make

C．the members have no free time on weekends

D．the members are not allowed to break the rules they make together

4. The last programme shows that the teenager thinks his experience in the programme is ____ .

A．unpleasant

B．tiring

C．helpful

D．boring

5.The best title for the passage is __________ .

A．The rules of living together

B．Life in New York State

C．Teenagers in the special group

D．Free hours in the special work group