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(A) Starting high school is a powerful experience for any teenager. Whether you are coming from
a middle school (grades six through eight) or a junior high school (grades seven through nine),
there are many things about high school that are different from your old school environment,
and you will experience many changes.
(B) You will face entering a new school, making new friends in an unfamiliar class and getting to
know new teachers. These new teachers will usually have higher academic expectations than
your middle or junior high school teachers. They want to help you get into college. In return, they
expect you to work hard and improve your skills.
(C) Although these are all big changes, they are not something you cannot handle. There are
many different resources available to help you deal with any problems. Your teachers, counselors,
doctors, parents, and friends are there to help you make the transition to this great new time in
your life.
(D) If you don't feel comfortable talking to any of these people, there are many help hotlines you
can call to talk anonymously. High school may be a time of changes, but these changes should be
for the better.
(E) Your high school years are a great time in your life. You will gain new freedom and have new
experiences and new responsibilities. Many high school students get their driver's licenses when
they turn 16 and gain a new type of independence.
(F) However, other changes are less fun. To fully enjoy your high school experiences, try to deal
with the situations of your life with which you are not happy.
(G) If you are feeling pressure to do something you feel wrong, talk to a friend, parent, or
counselor to find a solution. If you are not succeeding academically, find a teacher or someone to
help you improve. If you feel isolated, try to join a school club or group to make new friends.
(H) High school may seem rather difficult at first, but over time, you will come to appreciate
everything about your experiences.
1. What's the main idea of the passage?
A. How to face the changes while entering high school.
B. The ways of making new friends in an unfamiliar class.
C. You should fully enjoy your high school experiences.
D. Life in high school is different from that of your old school.
2. What will the new teachers expect you to do?
A. To make new friends.
B. To behave yourself.
C. To obey the school rules.
D. To learn more knowledge.
3. What does the author think of the big changes?
A. They can be dealt with.
B. They have bad effect on the students.
C. They are good for you to gain new experiences.
D. They are not interesting at all.
4. If you feel bad to talk about the changes with a familiar person, you can ____.
A. chat with a stranger onlineB. call help hotlines as you like
C. find a solution in the library
D. write a letter to an editor of a magazine
5. What does the underlined word "isolated" in the seventh paragraph probably mean?
A. Free.
B. Happy. C. Lonely.
D. Tired.
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(A) Many facts suggest that children are overweight and the situation is getting worse, according
to the doctors. I feel there are a number of reasons for this.
(B) Some people blame the fact that we are surrounded by shops selling unhealthy, fatty foods,
such as fried chicken and ice cream, at low prices. This has turned out a whole generation of
grown-ups who seldom cook a meal for themselves. If there were fewer of these restaurants,
then probably children would buy less take-away food.
(C) There is another argument that blames parents for allowing their children to become
overweight. I agree with this, because good eating habits begin early in life, long before children
start to visit fast food shops. If children are given fried chicken and chocolate rather than healthy
food, or are always allowed to choose what they eat, they will go for sweet and salty foods every
time, and this will carry on throughout their lives.
(D) There is a third reason for this situation. Children these days take very little exercise. They do
not walk to school. When they get home, they sit in front of the television or their computers and
play computer games. Not only is this an unhealthy pastime (消遣), it also gives them time to eat
more unhealthy food. What they need is to go outside and play active games or sports.
(E) The above are the main reasons for this problem, and therefore we have to encourage young
people to be more active, as well as steering them away from fast food shops and bad eating
habits.
1. According to the text, what kind of children may eat more unhealthy food?
A. Those who often take exercise.
B. Those who often watch television.
C. Those who often have meals at home.
D. Those who often walk to school.
2. The author thinks that children are becoming overweight because ____.
A. their parents often cook meals for them
B. they are too busy to go out and play
C. they can't choose what to eat
D. there are too many fast food shops around
3. The word "steering" underlined in the last sentence most probably means ____.
A. forcing
B. guiding
C. driving
D. moving
4. The main purpose of the text is to ____.
A. tell a story
B. provide facts
C. give advice
D. compare opinions
