What is “Dads Make a Difference”?
A service-learning opportunity for teens that deals with fatherhood, parenting, and so on.
Older teens, grades 10—12, teach younger teens, grades 6—9, about the importance of fathers in children’s lives, the legal and financial responsibilities of parenting.
Teen teacher training goals & objectives
The goal of the teen teacher training is to better understand the complex problems surrounding legal fatherhood in our society. By discussing what makes healthy families, explaining the meaning of paternity（父亲的身份）, and examining the risks people take in their lives, teens will develop the skills needed to make informed decisions in their own relationships and, finally, teach this information to others.
What’s in it for me?
An opportunity to:
Learn life skills like communication, decision making, and problem solving.
Get the chance to use knowledge in meaningful and effective ways.
Develop leadership, planning, teamwork, time management, and organizational skills to help you in every aspect of your life.
Forming lasting relationships with adult mentors（导师）.
Comments from teen teachers
“ ‘Dads Make a Difference’ made me realize how permanent and expensive parenthood is.”
“Speaking in form of groups and directing people in activities, I feel, is a valuable skill to have that I will use throughout my life.”
“I wish I would have gone through this program when I was in Junior High. I know it would have helped me to really think about the future and to make good decisions.”
“ ‘Dads Make a Difference’ has helped me to know the effects of my actions before I take them and I know what risks not to take to protect my future.”
1.“Dads Make a Difference” is a(n)_____.
A. name of a school | B. training center |
C. social organization | D. education program |
2. “Dads Make a Difference” can _____.
A. provide teens a chance to be a teacher in Junior High
B. help teens learn more about parents
C. help teens develop their life skills
D. advise teens how to avoid risks in life
3.According to the passage, who will benefit most from “Dads Make a Difference”?
A. fathers and sons | B. mothers and daughters |
C. teen teachers and adult mentors | D. teens and societies |
书面表达
一家英语报社向中学生征文，主题是“十年后的我”。请根据下列要点和你的畅想完成短文。
要点：1.家庭 2.工作 3.业余生活
注意：1.词数100左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头语已为你写好。
I often imagine what my life will be like in the future. ____________________________________________
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短文改错
文中共有 10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线（___），并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Nowadays millions of people of all age take pleasure in a hobby which is both interested and fun. Every year more and more people started a stamp collection of your own. In addition, they discover an interest which can even last a lifetime. Stamps are everywhere, as result, starting a collection of stamps are easy. Holiday and birthday postcards from relatives but letters from friends can all provide people for stamps from all over the world. But once a person has started collecting serious, he will probably want to join in the Stamp Collectors’ Club which exists to add more stamps to his collection.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Keeping a diary in English is one of the effective ways to improve our English writing ability.
1. (compare) with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes 2. (little) time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. If we persist in(坚持) this practice, gradually we’ll learn how to express 3. (we) in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many 4. (difficult). In the first place, it often happens that we have trouble in 5. (find) appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there 6. (be) many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is 7. (extreme) hard for us to put them into English properly.
As far as I am concerned, my suggestion is 8. we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also ask our English teacher 9. help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is of great use to keep a diary in English for 10. development of our writing skills.
第二节 根据括号内的提示，请用单词的正确形式填空。
1.From what you say, I draw a __________(结论) that she is not the right person for the job.
2.She can’t get the job for __________(缺乏) of experience.
3.The teacher had the students ___________(分开) into 3 groups to have a discussion about first aids.
4.The football team, ___________(组成) of 22 players and three coaches, was set up about 3 years ago.
5.Her particular way of smiling left a good ____________(印象) on me.
6.Every time I look at the picture, I am ____________(经常地) reminded of my childhood.
7.We are ___________(高兴的) to accept your invitation.
8.A careful ____________(评定) of all students’ work is made by the head teacher.
9.Only if you __________(集中) on your study can you get good grades.
10.The doctor demanded that the patient be __________(治疗) immediately.
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I learned all about taking responsibility from my mother’s tough love. My mom had a wonderful way of helping you____up and realize that your life is going to be what you make it.
She had this circular way of____you took responsibility for your decisions and the person you would____She would say, “It’s your____”____,“What you want and what you get are sometimes two____different things.” And then, “No one ever said life was fair.” And she would____these comments together in such a way that you could never____an argument, and yet, the____was that you realized your life is going to be what you make it.
So I might go to my mom and say, “I’d like to____football”. And she would say, “Well, it's your life. If you want to go out there and get____and hurt and break your knees and limp around the rest of your life, that’s fine.” That is____I would say, “Well, you know, that won’t____I’m really fast.” And she would reply, “Well, we don’t really have the money.” And then I would____, “Yes but that’s not fair.” And she would reply, “Well, life isn’t____” Then I would say, “But I’ve been eager to." And she would reply, “Yes, but what you want and what you get are usually two entirely different things.”
It was the combination of these____that allowed my mother to lead me down the right path under her____but let me feel as if I was making the decisions____my own. The sum total of that____was, in the end, you’re____for the life you lead. That’s the best advice I’ve ever gotten.
1.
A. light B. open C. grow D. keep
2.
A. promising B. ensuring C. ignoring D. noticing
3.
A. protect B. envy C. refuse D. become
4.
A. fault B. life C. progress D. turn
5.
A. Then B. But C. Now D. However
6.
A. increasingly B. approximately C. completely D. occasionally
7.
A. combine B. remind C. answer D. publish
8.
A. lose B. doubt C. win D. raise
9.
A. belief B. reason C. mistake D. result
10.
A. quit B. play C. buy D. watch
11.
A. beaten up B. dressed up C. divided D. closed up
12.
A. what B. how C. when D. which
13.
A. fail B. work C. last D. happen
14.
A. take B. continue C. make D. catch
15.
A. fair B. cosy C. hard D. special
16.
A. comments B. descriptions C. techniques D. messages
17.
A. temper B. influence C. activity D. success
18.
A. for B. on C. over D. beyond
19.
A. mind B. account C. deal D. advice
20.
A. famous B. responsible C. sorry D. thankful
