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   Forty percent of teens say they have been hit or nearly hit by a car,motorcycle or bike while walking,according to a new report released by the Safe Kids Worldwide organization.

Safe Kids Delaware has released a list of safety tips children and teens should follow in order to remain safe while walking. The group said it is important to put down phones and remove headphones while crossing the street,make eye contact with drivers before crossing,and remain visible to drivers even in the dark.

"We all know about the dangers of distracted(思想不集中的)driving,but we need to talk to our children,especially teens,about the dangers of walking while they are distracted by using technology like listening to music with headphones on,and texting on cellphones,"said Kim O'Malley,the pedestrian(行人)safety conductor for Safe Kids Delaware.

Teens on the Moue is the name of the report,which explores the walking behavior of  1,040 teenagers between the ages of 13 to 19.Half of the surveyed teens admitted they were distracted by a mobile device while crossing the street. The study also found that more often than not,those who were hit or nearly hit had not been using a crosswalk(人行横道)or had been running across the street.

Safe Kids Worldwide reports that the death rate for teens aged 13 to 19 is nearly three times higher than that of 5-to 12-year-olds.In Delaware,seven teenagers aged 15 to 19 have been killed in pedestrian crashes in the last three years,and another 123 have been injured. By comparison,just two children aged 5 to 9 were killed at that time and another 79 were injured. The new report expands on findings from a similar one in 2015 that showed one in five high schoolers and one in eight middle schoolers crossed the street while distracted by using technology.

【小题1】What conclusion can we draw from the passage?
A.Teens are distracted by using technology while walking.
B.It is not safe to walk on the street.
C.Teens need to be taken care of.
D.It is dangerous for teens to use phones.
【小题2】What is mentioned about the safety tip?
A.Parents should not buy cellphones for their kids.
B.Children must be careful while crossing the street.
C.Drivers should see children closely at the crossroads.
D.Children must put down their headphones at once.
【小题3】It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A.children aged 5 to 9 are often kept company
B.children aged 15 to 19 are careful when crossing the street
C.older children are more likely to use technology
D.younger children are afraid of the passing cars
【小题4】This passage is intended for ________.
A.driversB.officials
C.doctorsD.parents
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   This is the best time and this is the worst time;this is the time of great material richness and this is the time of desert of the soul. Everyone seems to be rushing around for something but they have never fulfilled their dreams. Everyone tries to seek happiness but it seems to be nowhere to be found.

When asked "What on earth can make you happy?",most modern men would give similar replies such as becoming extremely wealthy,or getting promoted in work and then becoming very wealthy. When asked "What will you do with your wealth?",they would make a long list of things they have been longing for. However,haven't you noticed the multimillionaires are not as happy as we common guys suppose them to be?Haven't you noticed that the multimillionaire celebrities(名人)don't even enjoy the fundamental freedom of going shopping with their own families without being followed by annoying paparazzi?

If we focus our happiness on such big issues,we are bound to be unhappy all through our life,because those big issues might just occur to us once in a blue moon.

As Socrates(苏格拉底)once put it,"He is the richest man who is content with the least,for content is the wealth of nature. "But how can we" be content with the least"?If you pay due attention,you will find our life is loaded with little joys,sometimes too little to be noticeable. Stop once in a while in your rush to your destination,look around and you will see that there are always little things worth cheering for. You got an "A" in a test. Good!You listened to all inspiring lectures. Great!You offered a helping hand to someone who had a flat tire. Amazing!Your dream girl or boy greeted you with a sweet smile. Fantastic!Let's cheer for the little joys in life!Please keep in mind that never should we wait to be happy!

【小题1】What is the best title of the passage?
A.Money Means Happiness
B.Happiness Is All Around Us
C.Dreams Make Our Life Rich
D.Satisfaction Is Unacceptable
【小题2】What does the underlined phrase in the third paragraph probably mean?
A.Rarely.B.Regularly.
C.Normally.D.Frequently.
【小题3】According to Socrates,people who are "content with the least" are ________ .
A.greedyB.ambitious
C.optimisticD.reliable
【小题4】In the last paragraph,the author suggests that we should ________ .
A.set up great goals in life
B.make full use of opportunities
C.enjoy every moment in life
D.seek significant issues in life

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   Everybody sleeps,but what people stay up late to catch or wake up early in order not to miss varies by culture.

From data collected,it seems the things that cause us to lose the most sleep,on average,are sporting events,time changes,and holidays.

Around the world,people change sleep patterns thanks to the start or end of daylight-saving time(夏令时间). Russians,for example,began to wake up about a half-hour later each day after President Vladimir Putin shifted the country permanently to“winter time”starting on October 26.

Russia's other late nights and early mornings generally correspond(相一致)to public holidays. On New Year's Eve,Russians have the world's latest bedtime,hitting the hay at around 3:30 a. m.

Russians also get up an hour later on International Women's Day,the day for treating and celebrating female relatives.

Similarly,Americans' late nights,late mornings,and longest sleep fall on three-day weekends.

Canada got the least sleep of the year the night it beat Sweden in the Olympic hockey(冰球)final.

The World Cup is also chiefly responsible for sleep deprivation. The worst night for sleep in the U. K. was the night of the England-Italy match on June 14. Brits stayed up a half-hour later to watch it,and then they woke up earlier than usual the next morning thanks to summer nights,the phenomenon in which the sun barely sets in northern countries in the summertime. That was nothing,though,compared to Germans,Italians,and the French,who stayed up around an hour and a half later on various days throughout the summer to watch the World Cup.

It should be made clear that not everyone has a tool to record their sleep patterns;in some of these nations,it's likely that only the richest people do. And people who elect to track their sleep may try to get more sleep than the average person. Even if that's the case,the above findings are still striking. If the most health-conscious among us have such deep swings(明显改变)in our sleep levels throughout the year,how much sleep are the rest of us losing?

【小题1】What do we learn about the Russians regarding sleep?
A. They don't fall asleep until very late.
B. They don't sleep much on weekends.
C. They sleep longer than people elsewhere.
D. They get less sleep on public holidays.
【小题2】The underlined word“deprivation”in the last paragraph but one means ___________.
A. depression B. loss
C. observation     D. trouble
【小题3】What is the most probable reason for some rich people to use a tool to record their sleep patterns?
A. They have trouble falling asleep.
B. They are involved in sleep research.
C. They want to get more sleep.
D. They want to go to bed on regular hours.
【小题4】What does the author imply in the last paragraph?
A. Sleeplessness does harm to people's health.
B. It is important to study our sleep patterns.
C. Few people really know the importance of sleep.
D. Average people probably sleep more than the rich.

同类题4

Selfie

Social media and the mobile web have given rise to a strange phenomenon called the selfie. But not everyone is familiar with the term, so here’s a brief definition. 【小题1】 Everyone takes selfies, but the younger crowd seems to be especially involved in the trend. Some selfies are extreme close-ups, other show part of an arm held straight outward and a few of the great ones even feature the subject standing in front of a bathroom mirror so that they can get a full body shot of their reflection. 【小题2】 Since social media is the driving force of most selfie activity, younger kids interested in staying connected to their friends, boyfriends, girlfriends, etc. are more active in sharing selfies on a regular basis.

Who knows what kind of psychological factors drive any specific person to take a selfies and upload it to a social networking site. 【小题3】

Here's one. Not only are young people plugged into the web at all times, but they also have more self-esteem issues—and many of these teens or college kids might upload selfies to deal with their own self-consciousness. 【小题4】 When you feel good or look good about yourself, it's far too easy to reach for you phone and document it all through one or several selfies. Kids who are connected on a social network to someone they admire may be more driven to upload attractive selfies as a way to seek attention, especially if they're too shy to do it in person.

Besides, there are people who are bored at work, bored at school, etc. So they will take selfies because they have nothing else better to do. Last but not least, social media is about being social! If that means uploading as many selfies as possible, then so be it. 【小题5】 They just do it because they like to do it, it's fun, and it’s a cool way to sort of document your own life.

A.Some people don't need a real reason to do it.
B.There's so much more meaning behind why we do it.
C.It's about getting attention from as many people as possible.
D.There are lots of selfie styles, and these are some of the most common.
E.Selfie is a picture of yourself, usually shared on any social network website.
F.What's more, it's human nature to want to show off your own great achievement.
G.Everyone's own situation is different, but here are some of the most common theories.