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empty houses. Often, they"re on their own until dinnertime or later-not by choice, but by necessity. While
they may be old enough to avoid setting the house on fire, each afternoon is still a minefield (充满隐伏危险
的事物).
It"s a minefield hidden with drugs and alcohol, Internet addiction, violent video games and,perhaps worst
of all, loneliness.
But families have little choice. With more parents working full-time than ever before, it"s no surprise that
the number of so-called latchkey kids in the United States is also at an all-time (空前的, 创纪录的) high. Up
to 15 million of the country"s 49 million school-age children spend part of the workweek on their own; almost
a third do so at least three days a week.
The afternoon hours are also dangerous when it comes to crime. The U.S. Department of Justice reports
that the rate of violent crimes reaches its highest point between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.-nearly the same time at
which children are most likely to be victims of such crimes. One study found that those who are on their own
11 hours or more a week are twice as likely as those who aren"t to drink or smoke.
All this leads some health experts to an important conclusion. "Lack of adult involvement is one of the
strongest influences on bad behavior," says Robert Blum,chairman of population and family health at Johns
Hopkins School of Public Health in Baltimore. In fact, he and others believe it"s stronger than background,
family income, or family structure. "And the more time teens spend unsupervised (无人监督的), the worse
they"ll behave."
Blum and others believe teachers can help by transforming their schools into more nurturing environments.
He also argues for more and better after-school programs. But the final responsibility lies with parents. One
survey found that almost 90％of students agree that, "Even though I might complain about it, sometimes I
need to be pushed by my parents to do things that are good for me."
B. warn teenagers to stay away from drugs and alcohol
C. remind parents to pay more attention to teenagers who spend time alone at home
D. express the hope that kids should spend more time studying after school
B. children who are addicted to video games
C. children who are in charge of the house key
D. children who spend more time online than at school
B. Lack of supervision
C. The Internet addiction
D. Drugs
B. Having more and better after-school programs.
C. Having more supervision from parents.
D. Having children chat more with their friends.
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| A new generation addiction is quickly spreading all over the world. Weboholism, a twentieth century disease, affects people from different ages. They surf the net, use e-mail and speak in chat rooms. They spend many hours on the computer, and it becomes a compulsive habit. They cannot stop, and it affects their lives. Ten years ago, no one thought that using computers could become compulsive behavior that could affect the social and |  |
| 阅读理解。 | |
| Although women lead healthier, longer lives, the cruel perception that they reach their sell-by date and become "old" sooner than men is widespread in the workplace, research shows. A survey of more than 2,600 managers and personnel professionals showed that age discrimination is not only common in the workplace, but is full of inconsistencies (矛盾). Six in ten managers thought that they had suffered from age discrimination--usually because they were turned down for a job for being too old or too young. Yet more than a fifth admitted that they used age as a condition when they employ new workers. Although the survey found widespread agreement that older workers were better than younger colleagues when it came to reliability, commitment, loyalty and customer service, these qualities were not necessarily considered to be worthy of advancement. More than half of respondents believed that workers between 30 and 39 were the most likely to be advanced in their company, with only 2 per cent citing (引证)50-year-olds or above. Dianah Worman of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development said that there was anecdotal evidence that people were considered old at different ages in different sectors. "We heard of one man working in IT who said he was considered too old by the age of 28,"she said. "There was no evidence to suggest that older workers were less valuable to companies than younger workers, in fact the opposite was often true because older workers often brought experience." she added. The findings also suggested that the Government"s ideas on age in the workforce may also be out of step with reality. | |
| 1. The text is mainly about ______. | |
| A. the government"s idea on age in workforce B. age discrimination in the workforce C. the people who find work D. the discussion about who is worth promoting | |
| 2. Which of the following statements is true according to the text? | |
| A. Women get older than men though they are healthier. B. Sixty percent of the managers were refused because they were too older. C. Young workers are more valuable to companies than the older ones. D. The people in their thirties are easier to be promoted than those in their fifties. | |
| 3. The underlined word "sell-by date" in paragraph 1 probably refers to______. | |
| A. the age when they retire B. the age when they should be promoted C. the date on which they"re sold D. the date when they sell goods | |
| 阅读理解。 | |
| Diana Jacobs thought her family had a workable plan to pay for college for her 21-year-old twin sons: a combination of savings, income, scholarships, and a modest amount of borrowing. Then her husband lost his job, and the plan fell apart. "I have two kids in college, and I want to say "come home," but at the same time I want to provide them with a good education," says Jacobs. The Jacobs family did work out a solution: They asked and received more aid from the schools, and each son increased his borrowing to the maximum amount through the federal loan (贷款) program. They will each graduate with $20,000 of debt, but at least they will be able to finish school. With unemployment rising, financial aid administrators expect to hear more families like the Jacobs. More students are applying for aid, and more families expect to need student loans. College administrators are concerned that they will not have enough aid money to go around. At the same time, tuition (学费) continues to rise. A report from the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education found that college tuition and fees increased 439% from 1982 to 2007, while average family income rose just 147%. Student borrowing has more than doubled in the last decade. "If we go on this way for another 25years, we won"t have an affordable system of higher education," says Patrick M. Callan, president of the center. "The middle class families have been financing it through debt. They will send kids to college whatever it takes, even if that means a huge amount of debt." Financial aid administrators have been having a hard time as many companies decide that student loans are not profitable enough and have stopped making them. The good news, however, is that federal loans account for about three quarters of student borrowing, and the government says that money will flow uninterrupted. | |
| 1. According to Paragraph 1, why did the plan of Jacobs family fail? | |
| A. The twins wasted too much money. B. The father was out of work. C. Their saving ran out. D. The family fell apart. | |
| 2. How did the Jacobs manage to solve their problem? | |
| A. They asked their kids to come home. B. They borrowed $20,000 from the school. C. They encouraged their twin sons to do part-time jobs. D. They got help from the school and the federal government. | |
| 3. Financial aid administrators believe that _____. | |
| A. more families will face the same problem as the Jacobs B. the government will receive more letters of complaint C. college tuition fees will double soon D. America"s unemployment will fall | |
| 4. Financial aid administrators believe that _____. | |
| A. more families will face the same problem as the Jacobs B. the government will receive more letters of complaint C. college tuition fees will double soon D. America"s unemployment will fall | |
| 5. Financial aid administrators believe that _____. | |
| A. more families will face the same problem as the Jacobs B. the government will receive more letters of complaint C. college tuition fees will double soon D. America"s unemployment will fall | |
| 阅读理解。 | |
| Increasingly, Americans are becoming their own doctors, by going online to diagnose their symptoms, order home health tests or medical devices, or even self-treat their illnesses with drugs from Internet pharmacies (药店). Some avoid doctors because of the high cost of medical care, especially if they lack health insurance. Or they may stay because they find it embarrassing to discuss their weight, alcohol consumption or couch potato habits. Patients may also fear what they might learn about their health, or they distrust physicians because of negative experiences in the past. But playing doctor can also be a deadly game. Every day, more than six million Americans turn to the Internet for medical answers-most of them aren"t nearly skeptical enough of what they find. A 2002 survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that 72 percent of those surveyed believe all or most of what they read on health websites. They shouldn"t. Look up "headache", and the chances of finding reliable and complete information, free from a motivation for commercial gain, are only one in ten, reports an April 2005 Brown Medical School study. Of the 169 websites the researchers rated, only 16 scored as "high quality". Recent studies found faulty facts about all sorts of other disorders, causing one research team to warn that a large amount of incomplete, inaccurate and even dangerous information exists on the Internet. The problem is most people don"t know the safe way to surf the Web. "They use a search engine like Google, get 18 trillion choices and start clicking. But that"s risky, because almost anybody can put up a site that looks authoritative (权威的), so it"d hard to know if what you"re reading is reasonable or not," says Dr. Sarah Bass from the National Cancer Institute. | |
| 1. According to the text, an increasing number of American _____. | |
| A. are suffering from mental disorders B. turn to Internet pharmacies for help C. like to play deadly games with doctors D. are skeptical about surfing medical websites | |
| 2. Some Americans stay away from doctors because they _____. | |
| A. find medical devices easy to operate B. prefer to be diagnosed online by doctors C. are afraid to face the truth of their health D. are afraid to misuse their health insurance | |
| 3. According to the study of Brown Medical School, ______. | |
| A. more than 6 million Americans distrust doctors B. only 1/10 of medical websites aim to make a profit C. about 1/10 of the websites surveyed are of high quality D. 72% of health websites offer incomplete and faulty facts | |
| 4. Which of the following is the author"s main argument? | |
| A. It"s cheap to self-treat your own illness. B. It"s embarrassing to discuss your bad habits. C. It"s reasonable to put up a medical website. D. It"s dangerous to be your own doctor. | |
| 阅读理解。 | |
| The private automobile (私家车) has long played an important role in the United States. In fact, it has become a necessary and important part of the American way of life. In 1986, sixty-nine percent of American families owned at least one car, and thirty-eight percent had more than one. By giving workers rapid transportation, the automobile has freed them from having to live near their place of work. This has encouraged the growth of the cities, but it has also led to traffic problems. For farm families the automobile is very helpful. It has made it possible for them to travel to town very often for business and for pleasure, and also to transport their children to distant schools. Family life has been affected (影响) in various ways, The car helps to keep families together when it is used for picnics, outings, and other shared experiences. However, when teenage children have the use of the car, their parents can"t keep an eye on them. There is a great danger if the driver has been drinking alcohol or taking drugs, or showing off by speeding or breaking down traffic laws. Mothers of victims (受害者) of such accidents have formed an organization called MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving). These women want to prevent further tragedies (悲剧). They have worked to encourage the government to limit the youngest drinking age, Students have formed a similar organization, SADD (Students Against Drunk Driving) and are spreading the same message among their friends. For many Americans the automobile is a necessity. But for some, it is also a mark of social position and for young people, a sign of becoming an adult. Altogether, cars mean very much to Americans. | |
| 1. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text? | |
| A. Cars have encouraged the growth of the cities. B. Cars can bring families together when they go for picnics. C. Cars have enabled people to live far from their place of work. D. Cars help city families to transport their children to faraway schools. | |
| 2. What has been done to deal with the problem of drunk driving? | |
| A. Patents have paid more attention to their children. B. Some organizations have been set up against drunk driving. C. Mothers have tried to persuade their children not to drink alcohol. D. University students have asked the government to solve the problem. | |
| 3. We can infer from the text that _____ in America. | |
| A. it will be more difficult for people to get new cars B. parents will not allow their children to have their own cars C. the government will encourage people to use public transportation D. cars will still be popular though they have caused many problems |