中小学生应做兼职工作吗？等2则外刊阅读与训练--2023届高三英语二轮复习.docx

外刊精读精练中小学生应做兼职工作吗？导读：以前，英国中小学生在校学习期间会寻找一些简单的兼职零工，一方 面给自己赚些零花钱，而更重要的是从中获取生活经验。而如今，在校期 间做兼职的学生人数越来越少，这是为什么呢？本集外刊精读探讨学 生在校期间打零工的利与弊。一、语篇泛读Vocabulary: Work experience 词汇：工作经验When you were at school, the last thing you probably wanted to do was spend your weekends going to work. There was homework to do, sport to play and fun to be had. But our parents probably persuaded us to find a job to earn some money and get some life experience. When I was a teenager I had a paper round: delivering newspapers to people's homes. I then progressed to a Saturday job in a supermarket: stacking shelves and working at the checkout.Today in the U K you a re allowed to work from the age of 13, and many children do take up part-time jobs. It's one of those things that is seen almost as a rite of passage. It's a taste of independence and sometimes a useful thing to put on your CV. Teenagers agree that it teaches valuable lessons about working with adults and also about managing your money. So, that's no bad thing!Some research has shown that not taking on a Saturday or holiday job could be detrimental to a person later on. A 2015 study by the UK Commission on Employment and Skills found that not participating in part-time work at school age had been blamed by employers' orga nisations for young adults being ill-prepared for full-time employment. But despitefeet and two【参考答案】阅读课文并回答问题。1. What type of place are dances like the waltz and foxtrot often performed in?A ballroom.2. According to the BBC survey, what is the biggest reason why men won't dance?A third of men surveyed said they were too embarrassed.3. True or fa Ise? Men think dancing on a crowded dancefloor is dangerous.False. Men like to dance on a crowded dancefloor because their bad dancing cannot be seen as easily - it is 'safety in numbers1.4. What can help give men the courage to start dancing?An alcoholic drink - it gives them 'Dutch courage1.5. Which term used in the article refers to a period in your life when you are no longer young but are not yet old?Middle-aged.请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填 入句子的空格处。1. Claudette has a bad foot so couldn't take part in the swimming gala so she had to spectate instead.2. My son is very shy at school and hates being the centre of attention.3. After a couple of drinks she lost her inhibitions and started talkingand laughing loudly.4. I was invited to a very glitzy showbiz party, where I met loads ofcelebrities!5. I tried ballroom dancing lessons but to be honest I've got two left feet so I gave up.this, recent statistics have shown that the number of schoolchildren in the UK with a part-time job has fallen by a fifth in the past five years.So, does this mean that British teenagers a re now more afraid of hard graft? Probably not. Some experts feel that young people feel going out to work will hinder their performanee at school, and they are under more pressure now to study hard and get good exam results - and a good job in the long term. However, Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, told BBC News that "Properly regulated part-time work is a good way of helping young people learn skills that they will need in their working lives." In reality, it's all about getting the right balance between doing part-time work and having enough time to study and rest.Many young people actually want to work because it gives them a sense of freedom. One 13 year-old girl called Rachel, who has a Saturday job in a shop, told the BBC that MI enjoy my job because 11 m earning money and it helps my confidence speaking to people and socialising with people I work with." That seems like something worth getting up for on a Saturday morning. Did you do a part-time job when you were at school?二、词汇表life experience 生活经历paper round （通常由中小学生做的）上门送报服务Saturday job周六工作z业余零工stack shelves码放货架上的物品,整理货架 checkout付款台，结账处 part-time兼职的rite of passage 成人仪式independence 自主 , 自立 , 独立CV简历detrimental有危害的ill-prepared准备不足的full-time employment 全职工作hard graft艰苦奋斗hinder阻碍，妨碍regulated （按照规定或法律）管理的sense of freedom 自由感confidence 自信socialise 交往，交际三、测试与练习阅读课文并回答问题。1. True or fa Ise: Part-time jobs for children areonly done on aSaturday?2. What have employers blamed for adults beingill-prepared forfull-time work?3. Why have some school children decided not to do apart-time job?4. Which word used in the article means 'a situationwhere things areequal,?5. What has happened to the number of British children doing part-timework?请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填 入句子的空格处。1. Experts say smoking cigarettes can have aeffect on yourhealth.hinderdetrimentalregulatedhard graft2. The sailor wasfor his trip and his yacht ended up hitting areef and sinking.ill-preparationill-preparingill-preparedill-prepare3. Fans say the athlete'shas been worth it and she deserves towin the gold medal.confidence socialisinghard graft independence4. Since Li has had her baby she's cut her working hours and now works pa rt-ti mefull-timeSaturday jobsocialising5. Quitting my job and moving to the countryside has given me a new freedom sensesense and freedomsensible freedomsense of freedom【参考答案】阅读课文并答问题。1. True or false: Part-time jobs for children are only done on a Saturday?False. A Saturday job is a general term we use to describe part-time work done by teenagers on any day of the week but it is often Saturday when they are not at school.2. What have employers blamed for adults being ill-prepared for full-time work?Not participating in part-time work at school age had been blamed by employers* organisations for young adults being ill-prepared for full-time employment.3. Why have some school children decided not to do a part-time job?So they can study hard and get good exam results.4. Which word used in the article means 'a situation where things are equal,?Balance. "To get the right balance.115. What has happened to the number of British children doing part-time work?It has decreased. The number of schoolchildren in the UK with a part-time job has fallen by a fifth in the past five years.请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填 入句子的空格处。1. Experts say smoking cigarettes can have a detrimental effect on your health.2. The sailor was ill-prepared for his trip and his yacht ended up hitting a reef and sinking.3. Fans say the athlete's hard graft has been worth it and she deserves to win the gold medal.4. Since Li has had her baby she's cut her working hours and nowworks part-time.5. Quitting my job and moving to the countryside has given me anew sense of freedom.男性会跳舞吗？导读：市场调研机构YouGov替BBC体育电台做了一份就男性是否跳舞的 调查。在参加调查的一千名男性中，有超过三成的男性说他们几乎从来没 有跳过舞。导致这一现象的原因到底是男性不会跳舞，还是他们不想跳舞？ 本集外刊精读探讨男性不跳舞背后可能存在的原因及鼓励男性重归舞 池的方法。一、语篇泛读Vocabulary: dancing 词汇：跳舞Are men able to dance? Well, if I am an example, then no - I have two left feet and taking to the dance floor just fills me with dread. But of course, we know that most of us have the potential to throw some shapes, so what is it that's stopping us?If you've ever watched glamorous and glitzy dance shows on TV, like the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, you'll know that there a re men who have great dexterity and fancy footwork on the dancefloor. These professionaI dancers have spent years learning and performing ba 11 room dances such as the waltz, foxtrot and tango.But for a majority of us men, we still prefer to spectate rather than participate. And according to a survey commissioned by BBC Radio 5 live, over three quarters of British men have never or rarely danced. It found that over a third of men surveyed wouldn't strut their stuff, let alone perform a paso doble, on the dancefloor because they were too embarrassed. And ten per cent said what put them off was fear of being the centre of attention, being made fun of, or being judged.Women may say we have to get a grip, get on our feet and just letourselves go! Easier said than done. But what helps is a crowded dancefloor where there is safety in numbers. And according to the survey, many men need a drink. One man questioned said, "I don't think I'm very good at it and therefore need some Dutch courage to get me on the floor."One place where the alcohol is flowing is usually at a wedding, so, maybe unsurprisingly, the BBC survey found that 75% of men had previously danced at one. These are also the situations where partners of boyfriends and husbands can persuade them to move to the groove of the music! However, this is the time to witness some 'dad dancing' which is defined in the Oxford English Dictiona ry as: "An a wkwa rd, u nfash iona ble, or unrestrained style of dancing to pop music, as characteristically performed by middle-aged or older men." Surely that's not me!So let's face it, us men just need help. We need training, we need to practise and we need to lose our inhibitions. One convert, Gareth Dew, who took part in the survey, says, "I think to be able to dance you need to be able to let loose, be aware of your body and generally be more comfortable in yourself." Would you agree?二、词汇表two left feet 两只左脚，跳舞时舞步笨拙 dance floor 舞池 throw some shapes 跳舞 glitzy耀眼夺目的 dexterity敏捷度，娴熟性 footwork步法,脚步动作 waltz华尔兹舞foxtrot狐步舞tango探戈舞spectate 观看strut one's stuff （为引起他人注意）夸张、卖弄地跳舞paso doble 斗牛舞centre of attention 瞩目的焦点get a grip放下负担，试着去跳舞safety in numbers 人多保险Dutch courage酒胆z酒后之勇move to the groove 跳舞dad dancing "爸爸式舞姿"（较笨拙、过时的舞步）unrestrained不受限制的inhibition拘束,顾虑convert行为已经转变的人let loose 放松三、测试与练习1 .阅读课文并1 .阅读课文并答问题。1. What type of place are dances like the waltz and foxtrot often performed in?2. According to the BBC survey, what is the biggest reason why men won't dance?3. True or false? Men think dancing on a crowded dancefloor is dangerous.4. What can help give men the courage to start dancing?5. Which term used in the article refers to a period in your life when you are no longer young but are not yet old?6. 请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词 填入句子的空格处。1. Claudette has a bad foot so couldn't take part in the swimming gala so she had toinstead.get a griplet loosespectateconvert2. My son is very shy at school and hates being the.centre of attention centre and attention centra I attention centred attentionAfter a couple of drinks she lost herand started talking andlaughing loudly.Dutch courage two left feet dexterity inhibitionsI was invited to a veryshowbiz party, where I met loads ofcelebrities!unrestrained glitzyconvertpaso doble3. I tried ba 11 room dancing lessons but to be honest I've gotso Igave up.two right feet two feet left two left feet