In the United States, sixteen, eighteen, and twenty-one are important ages in a person’s life. There are no special celebrations for these birthdays, but each is a time when a person can do new things to mark their transition(转变) into adulthood.

After turning sixteen a person can work, get a driver’s license and leave home. Many high school students learn to drive and get part-time jobs soon after celebrating their sixteenth birthday.

At the age of eighteen a person in the United States can vote and smoke, but they are prohibited from going into nightclubs, buying wine or gambling(赌博) until they are twenty-one.

In many Latin(拉丁的) cultures, a young woman’s fifteenth birthday is important. At this age, she is regarded as an adult. To mark this special day, families with teenage daughters have a celebration called a Quinceanera. The day begins with the young woman and her family going to church. Later, there is a party and many guests are invited.

In Japan, young people became adults at twenty. At this age, they can legally(合法地) vote, drink wine and smoke. The second Monday in January is a national holiday called “Coming of Age Day”. On this day, twenty-year-old celebrates by first going to church to pray with their families. Later, they listen to speeches given by city and school leaders. Afterward, they may celebrate with family or friends late into the night.

In some countries, birthday celebrations continue through adulthood. Some people celebrate their fortieth and fiftieth birthdays, or their retirement(退休) year, with a huge party.

1. In the United States, age sixteen marks the time when you can ___________.

  A. vote and drive    B. drive and get a job   C. drink wine and smoke  D. go into nightclubs

2.Which of the following is not the turning point in a person life in the USA?

    A. The 15^th birthday.    B. The 16^th birthday.  C. The 18^th birthday.  D. The 21^st birthday.

3.What is the meaning of the word “prohibit”?

    A. 允许             B. 禁止             C.  终止          D.  停止

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Chuck Wall teaches management and human relations at Bakersfield College. He walked into class one day and told his students that their h   【小题1】    was to perform one act of random(任意的) kindness. His students did not understand the assignment(任务), but the professor would not answer their questions. He e   【小题2】   his students to find it out for themselves.
One week later, the students entered the classroom excited to s   【小题3】  their stories. One student told of distributing blankets to the homeless, another had contacted a long, lost friend, and another student r  【小题4】   that he had helped a dog to find its owner. Students were energized(激励) by the homework assignment and wanted other people to be kind too. W  【小题5】 the support of local businesses, the students made stickers to put on cars that invited people to do something k 【小题6】 for others. They sold the stickers and decided to donate the money to a center for the blind –not surprising as Professor Wall is blind.
Since then, s  【小题7】  kindness activities have been organized in schools all over the world. Many schools organize a Random Acts of Kindness Week, a  【小题8】  November 13, to celebrate World Kindness Day. Some schools use each day of Random Acts of Kindness Week to perform d 【小题9】 kind acts, such as making a new friend, helping someone, doing community service, or raising money for a charity. Students learn to c  【小题10】  other people and think about how small actions can make the world a better place.

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Chuck Wall teaches management and human relations at Bakersfield College. He walked into class one day and told his students that their h   1.    was to perform one act of random(任意的) kindness. His students did not understand the assignment(任务), but the professor would not answer their questions. He e   2.   his students to find it out for themselves.

One week later, the students entered the classroom excited to s   3.  their stories. One student told of distributing blankets to the homeless, another had contacted a long, lost friend, and another student r  4.   that he had helped a dog to find its owner. Students were energized(激励) by the homework assignment and wanted other people to be kind too. W  5. the support of local businesses, the students made stickers to put on cars that invited people to do something k 6. for others. They sold the stickers and decided to donate the money to a center for the blind –not surprising as Professor Wall is blind.

Since then, s  7.  kindness activities have been organized in schools all over the world. Many schools organize a Random Acts of Kindness Week, a  8.  November 13, to celebrate World Kindness Day. Some schools use each day of Random Acts of Kindness Week to perform d 9. kind acts, such as making a new friend, helping someone, doing community service, or raising money for a charity. Students learn to c  10.  other people and think about how small actions can make the world a better place.

Chuck Wall teaches management and human relations at Bakersfield College. He walked into class one day and told his students that their homework was to perform one act of random(任意的) kindness. His students did not understand the homework and didn’t know what to do, but the professor would not answer their questions. He encouraged his students to work it out for themselves.

   One week later, the students entered the classroom excited to share their stories. One student told of giving away blankets to the homeless. Another reported on helping a dog to find its owner, and another student had been trying to find a long, lost friend. Students were energized (给予活力) by the homework assignment and wanted other people to be kind too. With the support of local businesses, the students made stickers to put on cars that invited people to do something kind for others. They sold the stickers and decided to donate the money to a center for the blind---not surprising as Professor Wall is blind.

   Since then, similar kindness activities have been started in schools around the world. Many schools organize a Random Acts of Kindness Week, around November 13^th, to celebrate World Kindness Day. Some schools use each day of Random Acts of Kindness Week to perform a different kind act, such as making a new friend, helping someone, doing community service, or raising money for a charity. Students learn to consider other people and thank about how small actions can make the world a better place.

1.The professor’s homework was to ask his students _________.

A. to write about kindness.

B. to be kind to strangers

C. to spend time helping other

D. to go out to raise money

2.We learn from the passage that ________.

A. Chuck’s students are not clever enough

B. the students didn’t do Chuck’s homework

C. Chuck Wall is an unusual teacher

D. no students enjoyed Chuck’s homework

3.It is certain that _________.

A. the students got good grades in Chuck’s class

B. kindness activities are not widely accepted

C. Chuck Wall was not good at designing homework

D. the students only helped people they knew

4.In kindness activities students learn _________.

A. to deal with difficult things

B. to do great things every day 

C. to know about the world

D. to consider other people

5.Which is the best title of the passage?

A. Learning Kind Things                     B. Teaching Kindness

C. World Kindness Day                      D. Bakersfield College