When I was 13, my bedroom walls were covered with posters of the Monkees and Beatles. I wrote fan letters and daydreamed about meeting the objects of my affections. I begged my parents to attend every rock concert and watch every TV show featuring my favorite celebrities; my friends and I discussed for hours all the things we would say and do when we met our favourite movie stars and pop singers. I drove my mother crazy ! But after a few years, my obsession stars faded as I matured and gained the confidence to socialize with “real” boys.
In the 35 years since I was a teenager, celebrity worship (崇拜) has increased among teens due to the explosion of television celebrity gossip shows, and instant access to celebrity news on the Internet. It’s no wonder that many teens are obsessed with stars when news programs are often filled with entertainment stories and the lives of celebrities.
Celebrity worship syndrome (综合征) is now considered a personality disorder. While it is normal for teenagers to follow the lives of their favorite stars, parents should try to monitor everything their child finds interesting. Parents should take action if they suspect a teen is too obsessed with celebrities and showing little interest in school or withdrawing from the family. When teens talk a lot about celebrities and view them as just means of entertainment, this is considered normal celebrity worship. However, when a teenager is obsessed with a star and often expresses a desire to have a close personal relationship with a celebrity or feels they have a special connection to a star, this may be the time for concern. Recent studies have shown that teens who develop an unhealthy obsession with celebrities often suffer from low self confidence and depression. Teens who are overly obsessed with stars often have damaged relationships with their parents.
1.The first paragraph is intended to tell us________.
A．parents needn’t worry about celebrity worship
B．celebrity worship can cause serious problems
C．it’s normal for a teen to have celebrity worship
D．celebrity worship only exists among teens
2.We can learn from the second paragraph that________.
A．the media greatly contributes to celebrity worship today
B．the author is surprised at celebrity worship
C．teens today are not so obsessed with celebrities
D．celebrities expose their lives too much
3.Parents should become concerned when their children________.
A．talk a lot about celebrities with others
B．put up celebrity posters in their bedrooms
C．ask to go to their favourite star’s concert
D．desire a close personal relationship with their favorite star
4.The last paragraph implies that________.
A．parents should not care too much about a child’s celebrity worship
B．celebrity worship syndrome can be a serious problem if left overlooked
C．children can normally get out of celebrity worship when they are older
D．children with celebrity worship usually have high opinion of themselves
5.What is most likely to be talked about in the paragraph following the passage?
A．The harm of celebrity worship syndrome.
B．More signs of celebrity worship syndrome.
C．What to do with children’s celebrity worship syndrome.
D．Who will suffer most from celebrity worship syndrome.
Even if you are naturally shy, these three tricks will help you to quickly build a new social circle in any new city.
1. Take pictures
One of the great things about taking pictures at an event or party is that it gives you an excuse to get in touch with the person later. Everybody loves seeing pictures of themselves, and it’s very easy after taking a picture to say “If you’d like I can email it to you”. This can be the seed that leads to new connections. The next time you hear about a fun event email your new contacts to let them know about it.
2. Eat alone in public
You might feel self-conscious eating by yourself but it has an important benefit: you are much easier to approach when you are alone. People may be afraid of interrupting you or being rude if you are in a conversation with someone else. Bring a book or newspaper to read (this will make you feel less self-conscious). Plus, having an interesting book with you will give others an excuse to start a conversation if they’ve read it.
3. Join a class, sports team, or club
Yoga, salsa dancing, volleyball, Toastmasters (a public speaking club), a class for work, etc. Take up a new hobby or continue an old one!
These are all great places to meet new people, primarily because you will be forced to see the same people over and over again in the class. You will automatically make friends with them if you have a common interest and are forced to see each other again.
Tips:
* In the beginning, never turn down an invitation from someone, even if it’s something you wouldn’t normally do.
* Email your new friends with fun things to do instead of always asking what their plans are. If they have a better plan you can drop yours and join them. This will help establish you as someone who is contributing value instead of just taking it (people want this in a friend).
* Don’t let little things in life upset you or be a negative person. People don’t want to be around someone like that!
1.________ can give you an excuse to start new connections.
A．Taking pictures of others
B．Eating by yourself in public
C．Reading interesting books
D．Joining group activities
2.When having meals, you’d better ________ if you want to make new friends.
A．approach others to show conscious friendliness
B．start a conversation with those who have friends aside
C．invite others to your apartment to eat together
D．sit on your own in public places
3.According to the text, which of the following is NOT mentioned as an advantage of joining a class?
A．It helps you find out people who share a common interest with you.
B．It helps you find out your interest and take up a new hobby.
C．It offers an opportunity to meet the same people repeatedly.
D．It is a good way to meet new people and make friends in a new city.
4.Which of the following pieces of advice is a tip from the text?
A．Try to be outgoing and talkative instead of being shy.
B．Never turn down an invitation from your friends.
C．Offer suggestions on how to spend time together.
D．Always give a positive response to any request.
5.By writing the text, the author intends to tell us ________.
A．why you should change when you move to a new city
B．how you can make new friends in a new city
C．why you should make new friends in a new city
D．how you can keep in touch with strangers
One afternoon, I joined Charity Focus Folks to distribute food to homeless people. We went around a few streets in Manhattan. I was travelling back to India the next day. 16 , I took part in this activity in the afternoon. We 17 at a coffee shop with lots of 18 packed properly for distributing.
The first person we offered food cried. This was a (n) 19 moment for all of us and really 20 me. After this the food was distributed 21 with a crowd surrounding us. Our activity was over by 5:00 pm and we started back to our homes.
However, I was still feeling the need to do 22 . So I decided to buy dinner 23 myself but give it to someone more needy and 24 my dinner for the day. This was an inspiration I never had before. But somehow it 25 me.
There weren’t any beggars around for the next three or four blocks and I was 26 who I would give the food to. I found one but he 27 to take food as he needed only money. I found another person, but he went away 28 I could approach him.
But I had a feeling that 29 would come. Then I found one old lady sitting on one corner of the road. I asked her if she would like to eat something and she 30 . I purchased a large cheese pizza and cakes at a nearby supermarket and gave the entire 31 to her. The lady looked excited, opened the package and began eating at once with great 32 .
As I walked home, I felt a surge (澎湃) of 33 I had never experienced before. I didn’t feel 34 though I hadn’t eaten much the whole day. This was a unique, deep feeling, and I felt a little inspired. What I got was much more than what I 35 .
1. A．Besides B．Therefore C．Anyhow D．Still
2. A．gathered B．arrived C．attended D．approached
3. A．cakes B．books C．food D．newspapers
4. A．surprising B．heart-warming C．confusing D．embarrassing
5. A．upset B．touched C．appealed D．interested
6. A．gradually B．normally C．quickly D．generally
7. A．well B．more C．much D．most
8. A．for B．of C．in D．by
9. A．take out B．hand over C．make up D．miss out
10. A．beat B．knocked C．depressed D．struck
11. A．wondering B．predicting C．supposing D．wandering
12. A．refused B．abandoned C．managed D．pretended
13. A．when B．until C．before D．unless
14. A．everyone B．someone C．anyone D．no one
15. A．declined B．hesitated C．promised D．agreed
16. A．luggage B．package C．box D．pizza
17. A．appreciation B．pride C．enjoyment D．shame
18. A．imagination B．relief C．satisfaction D．intention
19. A．hungry B．tried C．happy D．relaxed
20. A．expected B．absorbed C．lost D．gave
你校正在进行“英语论坛周”活动，请以“To Be a Popular Student”为题，就以下三方面提出要成为一名受欢迎学生应具备的素质，用英语写一篇120词左右的短文参加该主题的讨论。
1. 对待集体； 2. 对待他人； 3. 对待自己。
注意：短文的开头已给出（不计词数）。
To Be a Popular Student
To Be a Popular Student, we should be equipped with the following qualities.
文中共有10处语言错误, 每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处, 多者（从第11处起）不计分。
The Siberian tiger is one of the most beautiful animal in the world. It is also one of rarest. Today only about 1,000 are left, some of them are in the Hunchun Nature Reserve. The Chinese government has created the reserve to help saving the tiger’s natural habitat. But the Siberian tiger is the only endangered species. Other famous animal in a danger is the giant panda, whose habitat is in China. The panda was the symbol of the World Wide Fund for Nature. Thanks of scientists’ hard work, the number of the pandas lived in the wild has increased to about 1590.
[1] Safety in the highway is not totally out of hand. Here are four ways you can protect yourselves when you travel.
[2] You are safer in a large car. People in small cars are injured more often and more severely than people traveling in large cars. Factories of small cars are strengthening their products’ safety, which helps. But the mix of large cars and small cars on the road is the main reason for the safety problem.
[3] Being thrown into glass and metal parts of a car — or being thrown from the car — can really damage you. That’s why safety belts should be worn. The safety belt’s main purpose is to pull you back. If your car has a sudden crash with another vehicle or object or if it rolls over, a belt can reduce the chance of fatal injury by 45% and the chance of serious injury by 50%.
[4] _______________________. More than half of all new cars sold have air bags. Air bags provide protection in frontal crashes — the type of crash that kills the most drivers, though they are also wearing safety belts. Most people demand air bags in the cars they buy. But the protection provided by air bags is limited in side or rear crashes; effective as they are, they can’t take the place of safety belts.
[5] Drunk driving crashes are less likely to happen if you don’t drink. Drunk driving is the most serious problem. Many people have realized that mixing drinking and driving can lead to death and injury, prison time and other results. There are measures to strengthen penalties (处罚) for drinking and driving.
1.What is the main idea of the passage? (no more than 10 words)
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2.Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one? Air bags can not do much protection in side or rear crashes; although they are effective, you can’t replace safety belts with air bags.
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3.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with a proper sentence. (no more than 5 words)
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4.What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 4 refer to? (no more than 2 words)
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5.Which of the suggestions do you think is the best for you? And why? (no more than 30 words)
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