中小学生应做兼职工作吗？等2则外刊阅读与训练-高三英语二轮复习.docx

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1、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, s

2、port to play and fun to be had. But our parents probably persuaded us to find a job to earn some money and get somelife experience. When I was a teenager I had apaper round:delivering newspapers to peoples homes. I then progressed to aSaturday jobin a supermarket:stacking shelvesand working at thech

3、eckout.Today in the UK you are allowed to work from the age of 13, and many children do take uppart-timejobs. Its one of those things that is seen almost as arite of passage. Its a taste ofindependenceand sometimes a useful thing to put on your CV. Teenagers agree that it teaches valuable lessons ab

4、out working with adults and also about managing your money. So, thats no bad thing!Some research has shown that not taking on a Saturday or holiday job could bedetrimentalto a person later on. A 2015 study by the UK Commission on Employment and Skills found that not participating in part-time work a

5、t school age had been blamed by employers organisations for young adults beingill-preparedforfull-time employment. But despite 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 Brit

6、ish teenagers are now more afraid ofhard graft? Probably not. Some experts feel that young people feel going out to work willhindertheir performance 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, gener

7、al secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, told BBC News that Properlyregulatedpart-time work is a good way of helping young people learn skills that they will need in their working lives. In reality, its all about getting the right balance between doing part-time work and having

8、 enough time to study and rest.Many young people actually want to work because it gives them asense of freedom. One 13 year-old girl called Rachel, who has a Saturday job in a shop, told the BBC that I enjoy my job because Im earning money and it helps myconfidencespeaking to people andsocialisingwi

9、th 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，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indep

10、endence 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 false:Part-time jobs for children are only done on a Saturday?2. What have employers blamed for

11、adults being ill-prepared for full-time work?3. Why have some school children decided not to do a part-time job?4. Which word used in the article means a situation where things are equal?5. What has happened to the number of British children doing part-time work?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

12、。1. Experts say smoking cigarettes can have a _ effect on your health.hinder detrimental regulated hard graft2. The sailor was _ for his trip and his yacht ended up hitting a reef and sinking.ill-preparation ill-preparing ill-prepared ill-prepare3. Fans say the athletes _ has been worth it and she d

13、eserves to win the gold medal.confidence socialising hard graft independence4. Since Li has had her baby shes cut her working hours and now works _.part-time full-time Saturday job socialising5. Quitting my job and moving to the countryside has given me a new _.freedom sense sense and freedom sensib

14、le freedom sense of freedom【参考答案】阅读课文并回答问题。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 emp

15、loyers 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 stud

16、y 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.5. 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

17、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 adetrimentaleffect on your health.2. The sailor wasill-preparedfor his trip and his yacht ended up hitting a reef and sinking.3. Fans say the athleteshard grafthas been worth it

18、and she deserves to win the gold medal.4. Since Li has had her baby shes cut her working hours and now workspart-time.5. Quitting my job and moving to the countryside has given me a newsense 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

19、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 havetwo left feetand taking to thedance floorjust fills me with dread. But of course, we know that most of us have the potential tothrow some shapes, so what is i

20、t thats stopping us?If youve ever watched glamorous andglitzydance shows on TV, like the BBCs Strictly Come Dancing, youll know that there are men who have greatdexterityand fancyfootworkon the dancefloor. These professional dancers have spent years learning and performing ballroom dances such as th

21、ewaltz,foxtrotandtango.But for a majority of us men, we still prefer tospectaterather 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 wouldntstrut their stuff, let

22、 alone perform apaso doble, on the dancefloor because they were too embarrassed. And ten per cent said what put them off was fear of being thecentre of attention, being made fun of, or being judged.Women may say we have toget a grip, get on our feet and just let ourselves go! Easier said than done.

23、But what helps is a crowded dancefloor where there issafety in numbers. And according to the survey, many men need a drink. One man questioned said, I dont think Im very good at it and therefore need someDutch courageto get me on the floor.One place where the alcohol is flowing is usually at a weddi

24、ng, 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 tomove to the grooveof the music! However, this is the time to witness some dad dancing which is defined in the O

25、xford English Dictionary as: An awkward, unfashionable, orunrestrainedstyle of dancing to pop music, as characteristically performed by middle-aged or older men. Surely thats not me!So lets face it, us men just need help. We need training, we need to practise and we need to lose ourinhibitions. Onec

26、onvert, Gareth Dew, who took part in the survey, says, I think to be able to dance you need to be able tolet 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foo

27、twork 步法，脚步动作waltz 华尔兹舞foxtrot 狐步舞tango 探戈舞spectate 观看strut ones 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，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

28、 放松三、测试与练习1. 阅读课文并回答问题。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 wont dance?3. True or false?Men think dancing on a crowded dancefloor is dangerous.4. What can help give men the courage to start d

29、ancing?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?2. 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 couldnt take part in the swimming gala so she had to _ instead.get a grip let loose spectate convert2. My

30、son is very shy at school and hates being the _.centre of attention centre and attention central attention centred attention3. After a couple of drinks she lost her_ and started talking and laughing loudly.Dutch courage two left feet dexterity inhibitions4. I was invited to a very_ showbiz party, wh

31、ere I met loads of celebrities!unrestrained glitzy convert paso doble5. I tried ballroom dancing lessons but to be honest Ive got_ so I gave up.two right feet two feet left two left feet feet 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 ball

32、room.2. According to the BBC survey, what is the biggest reason why men wont dance?A third of men surveyed said they were too embarrassed.3. True or false?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

33、as easily it is safety in numbers.4. What can help give men the courage to start dancing?An alcoholic drink it gives them Dutch courage.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

34、。1. Claudette has a bad foot so couldnt take part in the swimming gala so she had tospectateinstead.2. My son is very shy at school and hates being thecentre of attention.3. After a couple of drinks she lost herinhibitionsand started talking and laughing loudly.4. I was invited to a veryglitzyshowbiz party, where I met loads of celebrities!5. I tried ballroom dancing lessons but to be honest Ive gottwo left feetso I gave up.学科网（北京）股份有限公司