Two students started quarreling at school. One student shouted dirty words at the other, and a fight began.
What can be done to stop fights like this at school? In some schools, disputants(争执者) sit down with peer mediators (同龄调解者). Peer mediators are usually students with special training in this kind of problems.
Peer mediators help disputants to talk in a friendly way. Here are some of the ways they use.
1. Express what you think clearly but don't say anything to hurt the other. Begin with "I feel" instead of "You always".
2. Listen carefully to what the other person is saying. Don't stop the other person's words.
3. Keep looking at the other person's eyes when he or she speaks.
4. Try to see the problems on the other person's side.
5. Never put anyone down. Saying things like "You are foolish (愚蠢的)" makes the talk difficult.
6. Try to find a result that makes both people happy.
Peer mediators never decide on the winner. They don't decide who is right or who is wrong. Instead they help disputants to find their own "win-win" result. A "win-win" result can make everyone feel good.
Peer mediators' work is often successful just because it gets disputants to talk to each other. And getting disputants to talk to each other is the first step in finding a "win-win" result.
1.Peer mediators' work is _.
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A．to teach lessons to disputants |
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B．to help find a way to make both disputants happy |
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C．to find out who starts the quarrel |
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D．to give students some special training |
2.What does the underlined phrase "put anyone down" mean in Chinese?
A. 贬低任何人 b.落后于任何人
C. 奉承任何人 d.向任何人低头
3.What's the first step in finding a "win-win" result?
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A．Letting disputants be afraid of peer mediators. |
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B．Letting disputants feel peer mediators are kind. |
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C．Getting disputants to talk to each other. |
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D．Making disputants feel good by telling funny stories. |
4.During the talk, if peer mediators say "You are a fool.",
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A．disputants will realize they are wrong |
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B．disputants will understand peer mediators better |
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C．it is easy for peer mediators to decide who is right |
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D．it is hard for peer mediators to get a "win-win" result |
5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
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A．All schools have peer mediators. |
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B．Peer mediators are usually students. |
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C．When disputants are speaking, peer mediators can stop their words at any time. |
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D．Peer mediators can make disputants get a "win-win" result every time. |
Cars are lots of fun, but they could also be dangerous. We have to be careful when we drive them or ride in them.
It's always a good idea to put on your seat belt when you're in a car. Why? Think about this example: You put an egg on a skateboard and give it a push. If the skateboard hits a stone, it will stop, but the egg won't. It will fly through the air, hit the ground and break.
Now, think what would happen if you tied the egg to the skateboard. When the skateboard hits a stone, the egg won't go flying; it will stay safely on the skateboard.
Volvo, a famous Swedish carmaker, was the first to use seat belts in 1849.
Air bags are also very important for car safety, because sometimes a seat belt isn't enough. If the car is going really fast and runs into something, seat belts could even hurt the people who wear them. Most new cars have air bags in front of and next to the seats. When a car hits something, its air bags will come out quickly in less than one second to keep the people inside safe.
1.The passage mainly tells us .
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A．two important ways to keep safe in cars |
B．how air bags work to make cars safe |
C．how seat belts work to make cars safe |
D．why we must tie the egg to the skateboard |
2.The writer gives the example of the egg to _.
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A．tell us that eggs are easy to break |
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B．show how to wear a seat belt |
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C．show why it's important to wear a seat belt in a car |
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D．tell us what a skateboard is |
3.Seat belts can make us safer because .
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A．we are interested in them |
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B．they can stop us from hitting other cars |
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C．they can help us stay safely on the seats |
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D．they are made of strong materials |
4.Air bags are important for cars because _.
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A．they are made of plastic |
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B．they can also help us to keep safe in a car |
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C．they can keep cars running slowly |
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D．they are put in front of and next to the seats |
5.Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?
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A．It won't be dangerous if there are seat belts or air bags in a car. |
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B．Now most of new cars still have only one air bag. |
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C．When a car hits something, its air bags will come out a few minutes later. |
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D．Volvo was the first to use seat belts. |
— What time do you usually get up in the morning?
— _ six o'clock.
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A．On |
B．For |
C．In |
D．At |
Write a passage in about 100 words with the help of the following points about Zhanghua’s life change. The first sentence has been given.
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Zhanghua as a child |
Zhuanghua now |
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used to have much time used to spend a lot of time playing games with his friends used to watch TV or chat with his grandma in the evening used to go to concerts with his father. |
Is too busy gets up early and stays in school all day. hasn't any more time to play games with his does his homework and goes to bed late, hardly has time for concerts. misses the old days. |
Zhuanghua's life has changed a lot in the last few years.
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1.你酷爱什么？(be crazy about)
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2.―我不在乎年轻人认为我怎么样？(think of)
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3.您住的地方离公共汽车站有多远？(live)
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4.把音乐关小点您介意吗？(turn down)
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5.这棵树一定属于我们。(belong to)
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Imagine this: your parents go away on business, but you have to stay at home alone. Would life be as easy as when your parents are around? Would it be a perfect holiday for you?
“I can fill an empty stomach with tomato and egg soup, but that's all. I think many of my classmates are the same. We wouldn't know what to do, or how to look after ourselves," said Zheng Chenyu. "And I'd forget something important. I'd probably watch television and burn the soup. "
“As soon as I leave home, I'll learn to cook. But now parents do almost everything for us. We’re very lazy, "she said.
Most teenagers have only time for their homework. They don't learn any life skills until they go to college.
However, Sima Yige doesn't think so.
“I think I'd be all right. I wouldn't just eat sandwiches or fruit. I know how to cook, some simple dishes because my mum showed me," the 13 - year - old boy said. In his opinion, many teenagers depend too much on their parents, and there is much more to learn than cooking, like "tidying up your room or even dressing yourself properly."
For most teenagers it wouldn't be a holiday at all.
1.Why would Zheng Chenyu probably burn the soup?
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2.When will Zheng Chenyu learn to cook?
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3.Translate the underlined sentence "They don't learn any life skills until they go to college. " in this passage.
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4.The underlined phrase "depend too much" on in the passage means __________ in Chinese.
5.Would life be as easy for teenagers living alone as when their parents are around?
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