The face﹣down generation（一代）
If you were born in the 2000s， you are called the oh﹣ohs． The 21st century． That would make you young， creative， connected， world﹣wide， and no doubt smart． Maybe good﹣looking， too． Right？ But what do other people think about your generation？
Some adults worry that you're more interested in the screen in front of you than the world around you． They think of you as the "face﹣down generation" because you use your phone so much． They wonder how you will deal with school， friends， and family．
Other adults worry that today's youth are spoilt（溺爱）and don't want to face the challenges of adult life． Many children born in the 1990s and 2000s were raised by "helicopter parents"． They were always there to guide and help their children with a busy program filled with homework and after﹣school activities such as dancing， drawing， or sports． With parents who do everything for them， today's youth seem to prefer to live like teenagers even when they are in their 20s or 30s．
Does the face﹣down generation need a heads﹣up？ Well， probably not． The fact．is that many of today's teenagers are better educated and more creative than past generations． They seem to be willing to become leaders． More young people than ever volunteer to help their communities． There are also brave young people such as Malala Yousafzai， the teenager who won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize for pushing girls' rights to go to school．
So if you're one of the oh﹣ohs， there's reason to be hopeful about the future． Things are looking up for the face﹣down generation． Chances are that you do great and laugh out loud．
（1）If Alice was born in 2004， is she an oh﹣oh？
（2）Why do some adults think of the oh﹣ohs as the "face﹣down generation"？
（3）What are the parents called who always guide and plan everything for their children？
（4）How does the writer organize Paragraph 4？
A． Time order．
B． Space order．
C． General to specific．
D． Specific to general．
（5）What does the writer encourage the oh﹣ohs to do？ Please list TWO．
Michael Rossi is the Internet favorite Dad right now.
Mr. Rossi, a father from Philadelphia, recently took his kids, Jack and Victoria, to Boston for three days during the school term. But Rydal Elementary School, one of the oldest schools in Boston, doesn’t accept family holidays as an excuse for their absence and give them a warming notice. So Mr. Rossi wrote a letter to the school, which has been shared by thousands of parents online.
Dear Mrs. Marbyry,
While I am thankful for your concern for our children and the best education our kids receive from you, I can promise you they’ve learned as much in the three days we were in Boston as they would in a whole year in school.
Although they missed an important test, they learned about something more important for them, especially for their future.
They experienced first –hand the love and support form thousands of other people with a common goal. At the marathon(马拉松) , which is known as the most difficult one in the world, they watched runners with disabilities work together to collect money for children in poor areas.
In addition, our children walked the Freedom Trail, visited the site of the Boston Tea Party and the graves of several great pioneers of America. These are thing they WILL learn in school a year or more from now.
We truly love our school and teachers. But I wouldn’t hesitate (犹豫) to pull them out of school again for an experience like the one they had this time.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Michael RossiWhat has made Michael famous online recently ?
| A．His kids’ poor performance in a test. |
| B．A letter to his kids’ school headmaster. |
| C．A three – day –trip to Boston with his kids. |
| D．A warming notice from his kids’ school. |
Why did the school get angry with Michael?
| A．He let his kids join the Boston Tea Party. |
| B．He didn’t allow his kids to take an important test. |
| C．He invited his young kids to watch a marathon race. |
| D．He pulled his kids out of school during the school time. |
Michael wrote back to ___________?
| A．beg the school not to punish his kids |
| B．say sorry to the headmaster, Mrs Marbyry |
| C．tell the school what they did in the three days |
| D．express his different understanding of education. |
Why did Michael take his kids to watch the disabled runners?
| A．He wanted them to be sports stars in the future. |
| B．He wanted them to pay more attention to PE at school. |
| C．He wanted them to learn to love and care for poor people. |
| D．He wanted them to learn from those great pioneers of America. |
What’s the most Important message in Michael’s letter ?
| A．Learning can take place outside the classroom. |
| B．Students are not supposed to take so many tests. |
| C．The school is a better place for students to learn . |
| D．Parents do better than teachers in teaching their kids. |
According to a recent report, kids in primary school spend about six hours every week doing their homework.. So kids hate homework. However, their parents hate homework, too.
Is it good for kids to do homework? Of course, a great number of researches do show that kids can remember what they have learnt in class better by finishing their homework on time and homework itself plays an important role in developing their learning shills, such as independent thinking and creativity.
But for parents, the result is not the same. After a day of hard work, most of them feel like they’re going through school a second time when they sit down with their children each night to help with their homework. And a recent survey found that 46 percent of parents feel like they don’t spend enough quality time with their children, because they spend too much time doing the housework or helping with homework. And another 29 percent of parents have arguments with their kids often when they have different answers to the same question.
Now several education scientists strongly advise parents to stop helping. They say it will give their kids more independence and give parents back their free time. At the same time, the number of homework – connected arguments will be less at home. Katy Smith, an education scientist, says, “ You don’t have to know everything. Children need to put their hands up for help and so do parents. Use your resources – online teachers, or even your neighborhood – just ask.”How long do the kids spend doing homework?
| A．About six hours a day. |
| B．About six hours a week. |
| C．About six hours a month |
| D．About six hours a year |
What do we know from the researches mentioned in Paragraph 2 ?
| A．Homework improves learning skills. |
| B．Both parents and kids hate homework. |
| C．Kids love doing homework by themselves. |
| D．Parents enjoy sitting down helping their kids, most parents feel ___________. |
When they are helping their kids, most parents feel ___________ .
| A．they are at work again |
| B．they are school students again |
| C．they are teachers of their kids. |
| D．they are not as good as their kids. |
Why do some parents argue with their kids?
| A．Their kids don’t finish homework on time. |
| B．Their kids don’t like to do their homework. |
| C．Their kids don’t work out the correct answers. |
| D．Their kids don’t agree with them on the answers. |
What’s Katy Smith’s advice for the parents?
| A．Ask kids to finish everything at school. |
| B．Review everything they learn at school. |
| C．Look for professional help for their kids. |
| D．Leave the kids alone with their homework.. |
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Who might be most probably interested in it.
| A． Jane, a mother of an eleven - year- old boy. |
| B．Michael, a college student of math. |
| C．Rena, a math teacher from a secondary school. |
| D．Susan, a mother of a Three-year-old girl. |
What’s special about this school?
| A．It takes 5000 students each time. |
| B．It can help kids in any grade. |
| C．It is the oldest of its kind in the US. |
| D．It teaches kids how to learn math. |
In how many steps will the teachers teach kids math?
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four | D．Five. |
How will the teachers help with kid’s homework?
| A．By showing them how to finish it. |
| B．By watching them do it at home . |
| C．By getting them better prepared for it. |
| D．By giving the correct answers to them. |
What is this piece of writing ?
| A．A postcard. | B．A poem. |
| C．A diary. | D．An advertisement. |
Many years ago, there lived an old man with his three sons, Dharma, Harrison and Keith, in a village. The man worked hard when he was young, son he had the largest farmyard and the most beautiful house in the village. However, his sons were all born to be lazy, which mad him disappointed. He was worried that his sons would use up his money and starve to death.
One day, the old man came up with a plan. He called his sons and said to them, “Look, my dear sons: in the land we have at the farmyard, there is lots of hidden gold. If you should work together, you may find it”
In a wish to find out the gold, his sons worked hard from the morning to the evening digging and digging all through the land. The days had passed, but they didn’t find what were they were looking for. They got frustrated and angry. They decided to give up and returned to ask their father.
“There is no gold in the land. We are cheated.”
“Since the land has been dup soft. Why don’t you pant some crops there?” was the reply of the father to the sons.
Off went the sons. Soon the whole once-useless land was rich crops.
“This if the real gold, my sons.” Said the now proud father.What do we know about the old man?
| A．He was the richest in his village. |
| B．He was unable to feed his family. |
| C．He loved daughters more than sons. |
| D．He was quite successful as a farmer. |
Why did the old man ask his sons to dig the land?
| A．He was too old to do it himself. |
| B．He didn’t have money to pay workers. |
| C．He decided to teach his sons an Important lesson. |
| D．He didn’t want other people to set foot on his land. |
Why did his sons agree to dig the land?
| A．They wanted to help their father. |
| B．They wanted to grow their own crops. |
| C．They didn’t want to be lazy any more. |
| D．They wanted to find the hidden gold. |
After they dug the land , his sons found ________________.
| A．lots of gold | B．nothing |
| C．seeds of crops | D．the value of work |
What can we learn from the end of the story ?
| A．The old man had achieved his goal. |
| B．The three sons were still as lazy as before. |
| C．The sons were quite angry with their father. |
| D．The old man was still worried about his sons. |
Zheng He was an amazing man. He was born in 1371. Eleven years later, he was caught by the army of a rich young man called Zhu Di and made to work for him. Over time the rich man saw that Zheng He was very clever and strong and they became close friends. In 1403 Zhu Di was made the King of China and he asked Zheng He to join his government.
The King wanted to learn more about the world and show other countries his power. He ordered many new ships to be built and made Zheng He their leader. between 1405 and 1433, Zheng He led seven sea trips to different parts of the world. He certainly travelled to India, Africa and the Middle East. A few people think his ships have even reached South America and Australia.
Each trip lasted between two and four years and it is believed he sailed more than 50,000 kms during the years of his travels.Zheng He led a fleet with 28,000 men and over 300 ships, such as boats for food, water and even soldiers' horses.
On these trips he brought with him many Chinese goods like silk and medicine to give to foreign kings or to sell for local goods. He returned from each trip with boats filled with expensive things such as gold and treasures, foreign guests and strange animals like a giraffe.
It is a pity that we may never learn everything about Zheng He' s travels. The Columbus of the east, Zheng He, died in 1433. After that, the new king, had these trips stopped and he burned almost all the books about Zheng He's travels, because he believed the trips were unlucky and too expensive. It is only in the last 50 years that historians have begun to carefully study the adventures of great Zheng He.Why did Zhu Di want Zheng He to sail to many different countries?
A. To learn more about the world.
B. To bring new countries under the control of China.
C. To show other countries his power.
D. Both A and C.What do we know about Zheng He from the passage?
| A．He travelled to India and Africa. |
| B．Each trip lasted six years. |
| C．When he died, he was 72 years old. |
| D．He was a great king. |
Which of the following did Zheng He take to foreign countries from China?
| A．Gold | B．Treasures | C．Giraffes | D．Silk. |
After Zheng He died, ___________
| A．nobody remembered him |
| B．almost all the books about his travels were burned |
| C．the new king thought these trips were lucky |
| D．sea trips to other countries lasted 50 years. |
What's the best title of this passage?
| A．The King's Seven Sea Trips |
| B．Zheng He's Travels to Western Countries |
| C．Zheng He, the Columbus of the East |
| D．Zhu Di, the Great King |
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