see what the real world is like when they finish school. Although they are worried about their safety, many think that the advantages of independence and experience are worth the worries. Children are encouraged to be brave, independent and to explore the world on their own or with friends.
Young people also want to experience freedom and see what life is like on the other side. This other side could be the other side of the world or just the other side of life. For example, if they have a rich life, they may want to see how people in poor areas live.
A gap year after school is also an important chance for young people to spend time thinking about what they want to do with their lives. A little bit of growing up and experience will help them make their important career decisions, especially when they are unsure about what they want to study.
Another reason for going straight after school is to get a break from studying before they start the next few years of university. So anywhere you travel in the world, you will meet young European people exploring the world.
So much of the world has been travelled and explored. The young people are now looking for more worthy experiences. Some
of them work as volunteers to do something for the country they are visiting. Many gap year volunteers are now spending a few months teaching English in Thailand, helping feed giant pandas in China or building a well(井) in a village in Africa.
These young people’s wish to explore the world is an expression of the values of the societies that they are part of. Both discovering the world and making a positive difference in it are important parts of the Western mind.
36. Which is NOT a reason for young people to take a gap year?
A. Young people want to take a break from studying. B. Young people want to be sure about what to study. C. Parents encourage them to be brave and independent. D. Parents encourage them to live a free and wealthy life. little bit of growing up and experience will help young people_______
A. get high scores B. find good jobs C. know the word better
D. make their important career decisions
38. Now a gap year volunteer might do something more valuable like ______.
A. experiencing different cultures B. helping protect rainforests in Brazil C. making friends with more people D. enjoying traditional local food
39. By taking a gap year, young people may______. A. stay with their parents all the time B. make money for their further study C. help change the world for the better D. change the Western mind completely 40. What’s the main idea of this passage? A. Show different opinions about gap year B. Offer readers information about gap year C. Discover new ways to take a gap year D. Tell young people when to take a gap year
C
When someone says \the music\or hear a singer. It is something far less happy, as you are called in by your leader to explain why you did this and did that or why you did not do this or that.
At sometime or another, every one of us has to “ face the music”, especially as children. We can all remember father’s angry words “I want to talk to you” and only because we did not listen to him. What a terrible thing it was.
In the middle or at the end of every term, we students have to \the music\The result of the exam will decide whether we will face the music or not. If…that means parents’ cold faces and the laugh of the classmates.
The expression \American, young or old. It is at least 100 years old. Where did it come from?
James Fennimore Cooper, an American writer, said in 1851 that the expression was first used by actors while waiting to go on stage. After they got their clue(暗示) to go on , they
often said, “It’s time to go to face the music.” And that is exactly what they did face the orchestra (管弦乐队) which was just below the stage. An actor might be worried or nervous as he moved to the stage in front of the audience that might be friendly or perhaps unfriendly, especially if he forgot his lines. But he had to go out.
So, “face the music”came to mean that you have to go through something, no matter how unpleasant that the experience might be, because you knew you had no choice. Sour music, indeed, but it has to be faced.
41. If you didn’t listen to your father, he would____ A. do something to please you B. do something interesting instead
C. be angry with you D. be pleased with you
42. In the third paragraph, “If…”really means “If______” A. we are not the best B. we are an “A” in the exam
C. the exam is easy D. the exam is difficult 43. The phrase \
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