For many American teenagers, having a part-time job is an important part of growing up. A part-time job can teach teenagers important skills like responsibility（责任）， independence（独立），teamwork and leadership.
Young people can expand(扩大) their social circles beyond their classmates by making friends with co-workers. And many teenagers find that earning their own money gives them a sense of pride and freedom.
The US Department of Labor allows teenagers to apply for jobs at the age of 14. Popular part-time jobs include working in ice cream stores, coffee shops, and clothing stores. During the school year, teenagers may go to work a few times a week after their classes get out, then work for longer on the weekends.
In the summer, top jobs for teens include working at camps, swimming pools and amusement parks. These jobs are great for young people who want to be active and have fun while making money.
A favorite job for many teens is babysitting(临时替人看小孩), and they can start before 14 if the parents agree. After the children are sleeping and before the parents come home, babysitters have lots of freedom.
As long as they stay in the house and make sure the kids are okay, babysitters can do their homework, enjoy a snack, watch TV, or talk on the phone with friends.
It can be stressful to balance school, homework, and a part-time job. Still, many American teenagers value their work experience and the skills they gain on the job.
1.The author thinks a part-time job can teach teenagers many skills except _____.
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A．responsibility |
B．teamwork |
C．leadership |
D．organization |
2.American teenagers can work when they are _____ years old by law.
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A．fourteen |
B．thirteen |
C．twelve |
D．eleven |
3.Where do American teenagers like to work most in the summer?
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A．At a shop. |
B．In the office. |
C．At a camp. |
D．At a clothing store. |
4.American teenagers like to babysit because they _____.
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A．can start before 14 |
B．can make more money |
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C．like to play with children |
D．have lots of freedom |
5.We can infer that American teenagers _____ from the last paragraph.
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A．enjoy working more |
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B．hate going to school |
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C．don’t have much homework |
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D．think that skills are important |
The size and shape of your ears show your character more than any other part of the face. Other parts of the face change shapes as we get older, but ears do not change their shapes. They only change in size.
Reading people’s character from their ears is a very old science. In the past people thought that a person’s ears with color was dangerous. They also thought that the shape of the ears showed if a person was musical or not. Today，too many people believe that the size and shape of the ears help you know if a person is musical.
Ears are all different，and each different thing has a meaning. Next time you look at a person，see if his or her ears are large，medium-size，or small. Look at the lobes（耳垂）.Do they stick to the face? Ears that are always red mean that a person may get angry easily. Ears that are always cold and nearly white color mean that a person has a nervous character.
1.When a baby is born, ________.
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A．his/ her ears are red |
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B．his/ her ears will not change all the life |
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C．his/ her ears will not change in shape |
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D．he/ she will get large ears |
2.Reading people’s character from their ears is ____________.
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A．only for music |
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B．an old idea |
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C．very new |
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D．a good way to talk with others |
3.When one’s ears are red, it means________.
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A．he is a kind man |
B．he is very happy |
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C．he may get angry easily |
D．he drinks too much |
4.If you look at someone’s ears, the right way is________.
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A．to look at his face, ears and nose |
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B．to look at the size, color and shape |
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C．to look at his mouth, eyes and nose |
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D．to look at the hair, eyes and color |
5.Which may be the best title of the article?
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A．Looking at a person in the right way |
B．Ears and colors |
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C．The change of ears |
D．Ears and characters |
根据句意，用所给单词的适当形式填空。
1.Would you like to help the _______ (able) people?
2.I think it is_______ ( use ) to learn English.
3.Some people do not have enough money for ______ (medicine) treatment.
4.It is ______ (meaning) to support charities.
5.I’m ______ (grate) to you for your help.
6.I often heard her _______(play) the piano in the next room last week.
7.It is important for us_________ ( protect) the wildlife.
8.My aunt can’t see anything because of his _________(blind).
9.My grandmother is badly ill and she needs an _________(operate) at once.
10.I’m think of _________( join) it.
根据句意，用所给动词的适当形式填空：
1.The fashion show_______(hold) last Friday. It was very successful．
2.It is impossible for her ________(finish)________ (read) the book within an hour.
3.You can help by_______ (donate) money to ORBIS．
4.Are you used to ________(get) up at 6 a.m.？
5.The patients should _______(treat) with kindness.
根据句意及所给中文提示或首字母提示，写出句中所缺单词。
1.The young woman looks u______. But she is very kind.
2.Don’t worry about your illness. You will be c______ soon.
3.The doctor hasn’t heard of this kind of _______( 病例 )before.
4.Can you teach my father some ________( 技能 )?
5.Most of the students in our country are well________ ( 教育) now.
In 1638, John Harvard donated some money and about four hundred books to a new university. This was the beginning of the library at Harvard University. The gift was so important that the university was named for John Harvard.
Thomas Bray began the first free lending library in the late 1600s. He set up more than 30 or these libraries in the American colonies. However, the idea for this kind of free library ended when Bray died in 1730. In 1731, Benjamin Franklin and some friends started the first subscription（订阅费） library in the United States. In a subscription library people pay money to become members, but they may borrow the books without paying again.
In the United States, every child had a free education. This idea soon led to free libraries. One of the first libraries that used tax money to buy books was a library in Peterborough, New Hampshire. This library was set up in 1833.
1.The main idea of paragraph 2 is________.
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A．Franklin started the first subscription library |
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B．in a subscription library people pay money to become members |
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C．Bray and Franklin were important in the history of public libraries |
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D．Bray died in 1730 and Franklin died in 1833 |
2.The underlined word “borrow” means_______.
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A．read and write with no help from another person |
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B．use for a short time and then return |
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C．like very much |
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D．lend |
3.The reading does not say it, but we can guess that_______.
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A．there were free schools in the United States before there were free libraries |
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B．free schools and free libraries in the United States began at about the same time |
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C．the library in New Hampshire also had a free school in it |
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D．there were free libraries in the United States before there were free schools |
4.Havard University began_______.
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A．in 1731 |
B．in 1730 |
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C．in 1833 |
D．in 1638 |
5.At the library that Franklin started, ________.
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A．children could use books for no money at all |
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B．people paid a little money in the beginning but none after that |
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C．people paid a lot of money in the beginning but none after that |
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D．both A and B |
