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Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and enjoyment in work. Some teenagers work in the woods or on the farms near the village. Some learn to make things like tables and chairs and to build houses. The adults teach them these skills.
There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too. During the free hours some of the teenagers learn photo-taking or painting. Others sit around and talk to sing. Each teenager chooses his own way to spend his free time.
When people live together, rules are necessary. In this program the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. They talk about it and ask, “Why did it happen? What should we do about it?”
One of the teenagers has this to say about the experience: “You stop thinking only about yourself. You learn how to think about the group.”
小题1:In one special program in New York State, young and older people_______.
| A．are friendly to one another |
| B．teach one another new ways of building houses |
| C．live together but do not work together |
| D．spend 8 weeks together, working as farmers. |
| A．the teenagers have to obey the rules the adults made. |
| B．the members don’t have to obey the rules. |
| C．the members are not allowed to break the rules they make together. |
| D．the members have no free time except on weekends |
| A．disappointing | B．helpful | C．tiring | D．unpleasant |
| A．Sadness of Living Together | B．Different Ideas About Living |
| C．Teenagers and Adults Together | D．Life in New York State |
答案
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:C
解析
小题1:细节题。根据第一段最后一句adults and teenagers live together in a friendly way.
小题2:推理题。根据文章倒数第二段内容可知大家一起制定规则，不容破坏，如果有人破坏规则要受到惩罚。
小题3:推理题。文章最后一段告诉我们这样的活动能让年轻人学会为团队着想，那么对年轻人的成长是有帮助的。
小题4:主旨大意题。通读全文可知文章讲述的一个活动，在这个活动中年轻人和成年人可以和谐的生活在一起。
核心考点
试题【Young people and older people do not always agree with each other. They sometime】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or many friends．Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone．This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something difficult to say to their family members.
However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them．Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. The question of “choice” is an interesting one．Have you ever thought of the following questions?
Who choose your friends?
Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?
Have you got good friend your parents don’t like?
小题1:Many teenagers think their know them better than their parents do．
| A．friends | B．teachers | C．brothers and sisters | D．classmates |
| A．go to their friends. |
| B．talk with their parents |
| C．have a d discussion with their family |
| D．talk with their friends on the phone |
| A．Parents cannot choose friends for their children successfully． |
| B．Perhaps some children’s friends are chosen by their parents． |
| C．Children won’t let their parents choose friends for them． |
| D．Parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them． |
Thesebuses,onaverage,use4litersofdiesel(柴油)fueltotravellessthan16kilometers. When theschoolyearbeganlastfall,dieselaveraged55centsaliternationally.Thepricenearlydoubledby theendofschool inJune.
BobRileyisthespokesmanfortheAmericanSchoolBusCouncil.Hesaysfuelpricesnegotiated(商议) for schools arenot lower thanothers have to pay. Asaresult,schoolsarelookingfor waystoreducetransportationcosts.Busroutesarebeing redrawnor,insomecases,canceled.Someareas arebuyingbusesthatuse naturalgas orother alternativefuels.
Otherstepsincludefewerfieldtrips andlesstravel bysports teams.Someschool districtsmayend any busservicenotrequiredby law.
Studiesshowthatschoolbusesarethesafestform oftransportationtoandfrom school.
The AmericanSchoolBus Councilsayscutsinbus serviceare badfor childrenandpossiblythe environment.Itsaysremovingbusesfromtheroadwillmeananincreaseinothervehiclestransporting students. Spokesman Bob Riley saysanotherconcern is thatreducing busservicemightreduce attendance.
It couldalso getmorechildren to walkor bicycle to school.That wouldsurely makepeople happy attheNationalCenterforSafeRoutestoSchool.Morekidswalkingorbikingsafelytoschoolisthe aimofa3-year-oldfederal program,partofaninternationalmovement.Thegoalis toincreasephysical activity and reduce air pollution.
小题1:Inthesecondparagraph,theauthorwantsto provethat .
| A．toomany schoolchildren takebuses every day |
| B．thecost offuelhasincreased |
| C．theschoolbusesconsumemorefuelthanaverage |
| D．the school busesusuallygoon long routes |
| A．Thefuel pricesforschool busesneed to be negotiated again. |
| B．High fuelprices are also affecting the efficiency of their services. |
| C．The fuelprices for school are much higher thanothers pay. |
| D．TheAmericanSchool BusCouncilshould workforstudents’benefit. |
| A．Morefuelwillbesaved. |
| B．Studentscangotoschool inasaferway. |
| C．Studentscanexercisebywalkingorriding toschool. |
| D．Trafficjams willbereducedduringrushhour. |
| A．Bob Riley"s concern about the resultsof reducing school buses. |
| B．Theconvenience brought by school buses. |
| C．Thebad effectsofreducingschool buses. |
| D．Thestudiesabout students"choicescarried out by theAmericanSchool BusCouncil. |
People with gray hair often are given the discounts without even asking for them；yet, millions of Americans above age 60 are healthy and solvent（有支付能力的）. Businesses that would never dare offer discounts to college students or anyone under 30 freely offer them to older Americans. The practice is acceptable because of the widespread belief that “elderly” and “needy” are synonymous（同义的）. Perhaps that once was true, but today, to be sure, there is economic variety within the elderly, and most of them aren’t poor.
It is impossible to determine the effect of the discounts on individual companies. For many firms, they are a stimulus to income. But in other cases the discounts are given at the expense, directly or indirectly, of younger Americans. Moreover, they directly annoy some politicians and scholars who consider it a coming conflict between the generations.
Generational tensions are being fueled by continuing debate over Social Security benefits, which mostly involves a transfer of resources from the young to the old. Employment is another point. Supported by laws and court decisions, more and more older Americans are refusing the retirement dinner in favor of staying on the job-thereby lessening employment and promotion opportunities for younger workers. Far from a kind of charity they once were, senior citizen discounts have become a powerful economic privilege（特权）to a group with millions of members who don’t need them.
It no longer makes sense to treat the elderly as a single group whose economic needs deserve priority over those of others. Senior citizen discounts only enrich the myth that older people can’t take care of themselves and need special treatment；and they threaten the creation of a new myth, that the elderly ale ungrateful and taking for themselves at the expense of children and other age groups. Senior citizen discounts are the heart of the very thing older Americans are fighting against－discrimination by age.
小题1:We learn from the first paragraph that .
| A．offering senior citizen discounts has become routine commercial practice |
| B．senior citizen discounts have enabled many old people to live a good life |
| C．giving senior citizen discounts has increased the market for the elderly |
| D．senior citizens have to show their birth certificates to get a discount |
| A．the elderly need humane help from society |
| B．businesses should do something for society in return |
| C．old people are entitled to special treatment for their contribution to society |
| D．the senior discounts can make up for the lack of the Social Security system |
| A．It encourages elderly people to retire in time. |
| B．It opens up broad career chances for young people. |
| C．It benefits the old at the expense of the young. |
| D．It should be strengthened by laws and court decisions. |
| A．Senior citizens should fight hard against age discrimination. |
| B．The elderly are selfish and taking senior discounts for granted. |
| C．Senior citizen discounts may well be a type of age discrimination. |
| D．Discount should be given to the economic needs of senior citizens. |
Rooms for the night in private(私人的)homes with breakfast have been popular with travelers in Europe for many years. In the past five to ten years, these bed-and-breakfast places have become popular in the United States. Many of these America’s bed-and-breakfast inns have only a few rooms; others are much larger. Some inns do not provide telephones or televisions in the rooms, others do.
Staying at a bed-and-breakfast inn is much different from staying at a hotel. Usually the cost is much less. Staying at an inn is almost like visiting someone’s home. The owners are glad to tell about the areas and the interesting places to visit. Many vacationers say that they enjoy the chance to meet local families.
小题1:Americans take a holiday trip _________.
| A．all the year round | B．for years | C．every year | D．every other year |
| A．Some Americans like to stay at bed-and-breakfast homes instead of at hotels. |
| B．The bed-and-breakfast inns are private homes open to vacationers. |
| C．The bed-and-breakfast inn owners provide a morning meal for their visitors and a room for the night. |
| D．The bed-and-breakfast inns have been popular in America for a long time. |
| A．the travelers needn’t pay anything |
| B．the travelers don’t have to pay for the telephone or television |
| C．the travelers can meet and talk with the local people |
| D．the owners will show the travelers around the area |
“How are you?” is often followed by comments about the weather. “Nice day today.” “Cold/hot enough for you?” “Will it ever stop raining?” “Some winter we’re having.” “Can’t remember a winter/summer so cold/hot.” “Whew, it’s hot out there.”
These introductory statements are often followed by a long conversation entirely about weather conditions. Past, present and – with global warming – speculation (推测) about the future.
Our fascination with weather might seem silly, but the real purpose behind those endless discussions is small talk. Weather’s a safe topic of conversation. As a group, we Americans seem to enjoy chatting with those around us. Whenever we stand in line at the grocery store, we tend to engage in this sort of conversation with other people standing in line with us. If I were seated next to another American on any form of public transport, I’d expect both of us to make some harmless comment about the weather as a way of acknowledging (承认) each other’s presence (存在). At parties, the weather is a common topic, especially with those you are meeting for the first time.
In contrast we are taught to avoid certain topics like religion and politics. Weather is neutral (中性的); you don’t have to have an opinion about it, just make a statement of a fact. What is truly interesting is the fact that we can go on and on about it.
My Chinese friend has a hard time understanding why we put so much effort into this topic – and why I warn him about bringing up much more “interesting” subjects like salaries or how much something costs.
Sometimes it is tricky (复杂的) to wend (行走) one’s way through winding cultural roads, especially those that are never taught in books.
小题1:What does the writer suggest her Chinese friend should talk about with people in the US? (No more than two words)
小题2:Why do Americans enjoy talking to people around them about the weather, in writer’s opinion? (No more than ten words)
小题3:List four topics that people should avoid talking about in the US. ( No more than 5 words)
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