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A. Set a Good Example for Your Kids
B. Build Your Kids’ Work Skills
C. Place Time Limits on Leisure Activities
D. Talk about the Future on a Regular Basis
E. Help Kids Develop Strategies of dealing with different things
F. Help Your Kids Figure Out Who They Are
G. Build Your Kids’ Sense of Responsibility

How Can a Parent Help?
Mothers and fathers can do a lot to ensure a safe landing in early adulthood for their kids. Even if a job’s starting salary seems too small to satisfy an emerging adult’s need for rapid content, the transition from school to work can be less of a setback if the start-up adult is ready for the move. Here are a few measures, drawn from my book Ready or Not, Here Life Comes, which parents can take to prevent what I call “work-life unreadiness.”
【小题1】_________You can start this process when they are 11 or 12. Regularly review their emerging strengths and weaknesses with them and work together on any shortcomings, like difficulty in communicating well or cooperating. Also, identify the kinds of interests they keep coming back to, as these offer clues to the careers that will fit them best.
【小题2】________Kids need a range of real role models. Have regular dinner-table discussions about people the family knows and how they got where they are. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of your own career and encourage your kids to form some ideas about their own future. When asked what they want to do, they should be discouraged from saying “I have no idea.” They can change their minds 200 times, but having only a foggy view of the future is of little good.
【小题3】_______Teachers are responsible for teaching kids how to learn; parents should be responsible for teaching them how to work. Assign responsibilities around the house and make sure homework deadlines are met. Encourage teenagers to take a part-time job. Kids need plenty of practice developing effective organizational skills, such as managing time and setting priorities(优先).
【小题4】_________Playing video games encourages immediate content（满足）. And hours of watching TV shows with canned laughter only teaches kids to process information in a passive way. At the same time, listening through earphones to the songs for a long time encourages kids to stay inside instead of participating in other outdoor activities. All these activities can prevent the growth of children’s communication and thinking skills and make it difficult for kids to develop the kind of sustained (持续的) concentration they will need for most jobs.
【小题5】_________They should know how to deal with setbacks, stresses and feelings of inadequacy. They should also learn how to solve problems and resolve conflicts, ways to brainstorm and think critically. Discussions at home can help kids practice doing these things and help them apply these skills to everyday life situations.
What about the son or daughter who is grown but seems to be struggling and wandering aimlessly through early adulthood? Parents still have a major role to play, but now it is more delicate. Most of all, these new adults must feel that they are respected and supported by a family that appreciates them.

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What would life be like without television? Would you spend more time 1 , reading, or studying? Well, now it’s your chance to turn off your TV and 2 ! TV-Turnoff Week is here.

The goal of TV-Turnoff Week is to let people leave their TV sets 3 and participate in activities 4 drawing to biking．The event was founded by TV-Turnoff Network, a non-profit organization which started the event in 1995．In the 5 , only a few thousand people took part．Last year more than 7.6 million people participated, 6 people in every state in America and in more than 12 other countries! This is the 11^th year in which 7 are asking people to “turn off the TV and turn on 8 .”

According to the TV-Turnoff Network, the average 9 in the US spend 10 time in front of the TV （about 1,023 hours per year） than they do in school （about 900 hours per year）．Too much TV 11 has made many kids grow fat． 12 , in 2001’s TV-Turnoff Week, US Surgeon General David Satcher said, “We are raising the most 13 generation of youngsters in American history．This week is about saving lives.”

Over the years, studies have shown that watching a lot of TV 14 poor eating habits, too little exercise, and violence．Frank Vespe of the TV-Turnoff Network said that turning off the TV “is or 15 , part of a healthy lifestyle”．

“One of the great lessons of 16 TV-Turnoff Week is the realization that 17 I turn on the TV, I’m deciding not to do something else,” Vespe said.

TV-Turnoff Week seems to be making a 18 ．Recent US Census（人口普查）data 19 that about 72 percent of kids under 12 have a limit on their TV time．That’s 20 about 63 percent ten years ago．

1．A．drinking B．sleeping C．washing D．playing outside

2．A．find out B．go out C．look out D．keep out

3．A．away B．alone C．on D．beside

4．A．like B．as C．from D．such as

5．A．end B．event C．beginning D．total

6．A．besides B．except for C．including D．except

7．A．governments B．parents C．organizers D．businessmen

8．A．the light B．the radio C．life D．the Internet

9．A．grown-ups B．kids C．clerks D．parents

10．A．less B．enough C．little D．more

11．A．programmes B．screen C．hours D．watching

12．A．However B．On the contrary C．In fact D．As a result

13．A．overweight B．overeaten C．overgrown D．overseeing

14．A．leads to B．results from C．develops D．keeps away

15．A．will be B．should be C．may be D．could be

16．A．organizing B．taking part in C．participating D．asking for

17．A．wherever B．every day C．every time D．this time

18．A．living B．choice C．difference D．sense

19．A．shows B．says C．reads D．writes

20．A．rising B．down from C．up to D．up from

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What would life be like without television? Would you spend more time 1 , reading, or studying? Well, now it’s your chance to turn off your TV and 2 ! TV-Turnoff Week is here.

　 The goal of TV-Turnoff Week is to let people leave their TV sets 3 and participate in activities 4　 drawing to biking. The event was founded by TV-Turnoff Network, a non-profit organization which started the event in 1995. In the 5 , only a few thousand people took part. Last year more than 7.6 million people participated, 6 people in every state in America and in more than 12 other countries! This is the 11th year in which 7　 are asking people to “turn off the TV and turn on 8 .”

　 According to the TV-Turnoff Network, the average 9　 in the US spend 10 　time in front of the TV (about 1,023 hours per year) than they do in school (about 900 hours per year). Too much TV 11　 has made many kids grow fat. 12 , in 2001’s TV-Turnoff Week, US Surgeon General David Satcher said, “We are raising the most 13　 generation of youngsters in American history. This week is about saving lives.”

　 Over the years, studies have shown that watching a lot of TV 14　 poor eating habits, too little exercise, and violence. Frank Vespe of the TV-Turnoff Network said that turning off the TV “is or 15 , part of a healthy lifestyle”.

　 “One of the great lessons of 16 　TV-Turnoff Week is the realization that 17 　I turn on the TV, I’m deciding not to do something else,” Vespe said.

　 TV-Turnoff Week seems to be making a 18　 . Recent US Census（人口普查）data 19 that about 72 percent of kids under 12 have a limit on their TV time. That’s 20　 about 63 percent ten years ago.

1. A. drinking 　　 B. sleeping　　　 C. washing　 D. playing outside

2. A. find out　　　 B. go out　　 C. look out　　 D. keep out

3. A. away　　　 B. off　　　 C. on　　　　 D. beside

4. A. like　　　 B. as　　　　 C. from　　　　　 D. such as

5. A. end　　　　 B. event　　　　 C. beginning　　 D. total

6. A. besides　　 B. except for　　 C. including　　 D. except

7. A. governments B. parents　 C. organizers　　 D. businessmen

8. A. the light　　 B. the radio　　 C. life　　　　　 D. the Internet

9. A. grown-ups　　 B. kids　　　　　 C. clerks　　　　 D. parents

10. A. less　　　　 B. enough　　 C. little　　　　 D. more

11. A. programmes B. screen　　 C. hours　　　　 D. watching

12. A. However　　　 B. On the contraryC. In fact　　　　　 D. As a result

13. A. overweight　 B. overeaten　　 C. overgrown　　 D. overseeing

14. A. leads to　　 B. results from　 C. develops　　　 D. keeps away

15. A. will be　　　　　 B. should be　　 C. may be　　 D. could be

16. A. organizing　 B. taking part in C. participating D. asking for

17. A. wherever　　 B. every day　　 C. every time D. this time

18. A. living　　　 B. choice　　 C. difference　　 D. sense

19. A. shows　　　　 B. says　　　　　 C. reads　　　　 D. writes

20. A. rising　　　 B. down from C. up to　　　　 D. up from

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      Who taught you to speak English? Your parents, while you were a young child? Your teachers at
school? Perhaps even the BBC as a grown-up. Whoever it was, somehow you have developed an
understanding of what is rapidly becoming a truly global language.
     There are now about 376 million people who speak English as their first language and about the same
number who have learnt it besides their mother tongue. It is said there are one billion people learning
English now and about 80% of the information on the Internet is in English.
     Is this a good thing, or a bad thing? Should we celebrate the fact that more and more of us can
communicate, using a common language, across countries and cultures? Or should we worry about
the dangers of "mono-culturalism", a world in which we all speak the same language, eat the same food
and listen to the same music?
     Does it matter if an increasing number of people speak the same language? On the contrary (相反),
I would have thought-although I have never accepted the argument that if only we all understood each
other better, there would be fewer wars. Ask the people of India (where many of them speak at least
some English) and Pakistan (the same situation with India)…
     If we all speak English, will we then all start eating McDonald's burgers? Surely not. If English
becomes more dominant (占主导地位的), it will kill other languages? I doubt it. When I travel in Africa
or Asia, I am always surprised by how many people can speak not only their own language but also one
or more other related languages, as well as English and perhaps some French or German as well.
     When we discussed this on Talking Point a couple of years ago, we received a wonderfully poetic
email from a listener in Ireland. "The English language is a beautiful language. Maybe it's like a rose," he
said. "But who would ever want their garden just full of roses?"
     Well, I love roses, and I think they make a beautiful addition to any garden. But the way I see it, just
by planting a few roses, you don't necessarily need to pull out everything else. If more and more people
want to plant English roses, that's fine by me.

1. By saying "Ask the people of India … and Pakistan" (in Paragraph 4), the author is trying to show
that _____.

[ ]

A. speaking the same language doesn't necessarily bring peace
B. wars can destroy the relationship between two countries
C. English doesn't kill other languages
D. English is widely used in the world

2. What does "rose" in the last two paragraphs stand for?

[ ]

A. The world
B. Family
C. Language
D. The Earth

3. The author would probably agree that _____.

[ ]

A. it's very hard to plant many kinds of flowers in a garden
B. it's good for people from other countries to learn English
C. more and more people like to plant roses in their gardens
D. English is easier to learn than other languages

4. This passage is mainly about _____.

[ ]

A. why English has become a global language
B. how many people in the world speak English
C. how people in the world learn English as a foreign language
D. whether we need to worry about English being a world language

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　 English as a Foreign Language

　 Who taught you to speak English? Your parents, while you were a young child? Your teachers at school? Perhaps even the BBC as a grown-up. Whoever it was, somehow you have developed an understanding of what is rapidly becoming a truly global language.

　 There are now about 376 million people who speak English as their first language, and about the same number who have learnt it in addition to their mother tongue. There are said to be one billion people learning English now and about 80% of the information on the Internet is in English.

　 Is this a good thing, or a bad thing? Should we celebrate the fact that more and more of us can communicate, using a common language, across countries and cultures（文化）？Or should we worry about the dangers of ‘mono-centralism’, a world in which we all speak the same language, eat the same food and listen to the same music?

　 Does it matter if an increasing number of people speak the same language? On the contrary（相反），I would have thought－although I have never accepted the argument that if only we all understood each other better, there would be fewer wars. Ask the people of India（where many of them speak at least some English）and Pakistan（the same situation with India）…

　 If we all speak English, will we then all start eating McDonalds burgers? Surely not. If English becomes more dominant（占主导地位的）, it will kill other languages ? I doubt it. When I travel in Africa or Asia, I am always surprised by how many people can speak not only their own language but often one or more other related languages, as well as English and perhaps some French or German as well.

　 When we discussed this on Talking Point a couple of years ago, we received a wonderfully poetic email from a listener in Ireland. “The English language is a beautiful language. Maybe it’s like a rose,” he said. “But who would ever want their garden just full of roses?”

　 Well, I love roses, and I think they make a beautiful addition to any garden. But the way I see it, just by planting a few roses, you don’t necessarily need to pull out everything else. If more and more people want to plant English roses, that’s fine by me.

67．By saying “Ask the people of India…and Pakistan”（in Paragraph 4）, the author is trying to show that _____.

A．speaking the same language doesn’t necessarily bring peace

B．wars can destroy the relationship between two countries

C．English doesn’t kill other languages

D．English is widely used in the world

68．What does “garden” in the last two paragraphs stand for?

A．Language　　　　　　　 B. Family　　　　　　　　 C. The world　　　　　　　 D. The Earth

69．The author would probably agree that ______.

A．it’s very hard to plant many kinds of flowers in a garden

B．it’s good for people from other countries to learn English

C．more and more people like to plant roses in their gardens

D．English is easier to learn than other languages

70．This passage is mainly about ________.

A．why English has become a global language

B．how many people in the world speak English

C．how people in the world learn English as a foreign language

D．whether we need to worry about English being a world language

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