2015-2016高一（上）Teens阅读第2期
Teens第2期阅读选读：
(1) Animals can help
让可爱的小动物来抚慰校园欺凌受害者。
STEPHANIE Duno is many things: a straight-A student, an animal lover, a loving sister, but also one of the many victims (受害者) of bullying (欺凌). Instead of keeping the pain inside, she turned it around and is changing her neighborhood in Florida, US with her non-profit (非盈利的) anti-bullying program Pawssible.
As she came from Venezuela, Duno had to deal with people making fun of her accent from a young age. Later on, her little brother was also bullied because of his shyness.
“Some girl called him a coward (懦夫), a princess or whatever when he was only 9. What did he do? One day he came home with a bruise (瘀伤) on his face. Some kids in PE put him into a corner and started hitting him in the face with a ball,” says Duno. She realized that she had to take a stand.
“You need to tell someone if you are being bullied and know that you’re not alone. There are so many people that you can talk to. Even if the bullying is not stopping, it will stop if you contact someone. No one deserves to be bullied,” said Duno.
When she was working part-time at a veterinary clinic (兽医诊所), Duno realized helping animals in need made her feel better about herself. She decided to put her love of animals together with her desire to stop bullying by creating a non-profit organization, Pawssible. In the organization, victims of bullying can help animals back to health.
With all her hard work, it is no surprise that she has been rewarded. Duno is one of ten people who have received a national anti-bullying scholarship award. But in Duno’s eyes the true reward is not the award.
“I love helping people. I love seeing their faces and knowing that I’m the one to make them happy. It’s a really rewarding feeling. Everyone deserves love and that is what I want these kids to leave with,” she said.
21st 1. What is special about Stephanie Duno? ( No more than 12 words) 2. How was Duno’s little brother bullied?
3. What does Stephanie Duno advise those who are being bullied to do? (No more than 15 words) 4. What did Duno receive for her hard work fighting bullying? (No more than 5 words) 5. What is the true reward for her hard work in Duno’s eyes? (No more than 6 words)
（2）Accents tell us a lot
英国各地口音大不相同。
YOU may know the difference between an American accent and a British accent. But do you know what a “posh” (优雅的) British accent is? The difference may be more important than you think. There are many different accents in the UK, some of them very difficult for foreigners to understand. In the south, many people speak with what is known as a “posh” accent, an accent that makes people think of the British Royal (王室的) Family and upper-class people in the UK. In this accent, “grass” sounds more like “gr-ar-ss”, and “bath” sounds more like “barth”. Often, British people who take jobs on TV or elsewhere have to change their own accents and make them “posher” to be accepted.
So, do accents still matter? Last year Alexander Baratta, PhD, from the UK’s University of Manchester spoke about “accentism” – people being treated worse because of how they speak – and
1
2015-2016高一（上）Teens阅读第2期
compared it to racism (种族歧视), according to The Guardian. In a study, he asked people why they changed their accents and how it made them feel.
It’s not hard to see why they do it – everyone wants to do well in life, and the best way to do that is to “fit in”. Still, there is a price to pay, Baratta said. Facing the world with a voice that is not your own can hurt “your sense of being”. This was shown when a third of those questioned said they were “ashamed” about changing their accents.
What can be done to stop people changing how they sound? Well, times may be changing, too. The Guardian’s leader writer Hugh Muir has a suggestion: “The listener must adapt (适应) when needed. The speaker must make themselves understood, whatever accent they choose.”
So as you’re learning English, don’t worry too much about how your accent makes you sound – as long as it’s clear what you’re saying!
By Paul Creasy,
21st Century Teens staff Choose the best answer
1. What is the article mainly about?
A. How we should deal with different accents. B. Why we should learn a posh British accent.
C. The problem of accentism and ways to deal with it. D. Why some British people like to change their accents.
2. According to the article, a posh accent reminds people of ______ in the UK. A. working-class people B. upper-class people
C. poorly-educated people D. fashionable young people 3. We can see from the article that changing their accents ______. A. made most of the people asked feel posh
B. meant that some of the people asked were treated worse C. made some of the people asked feel bad about themselves D. made most of the people asked feel unsure of themselves 4. What are people advised to do with their accents? A. To make themselves clear in the accent they choose. B. To warn listeners to accept different accents. C. To make no changes to their accent at all. D. To adapt their accent to their listeners.
（3）Machines controlling soccer
人工智能：冠军的背后英雄。
IT is a picture every soccer lover is familiar with: As the team captain puts the trophy (奖杯) over his head, the crowd goes wild and sing the names of its heroes. But who do you think really has control in team sports? The players? The manager? Maybe it could be a computer.
Scientists from the Qatar Computing Research Institute recently completed a study into the passing strategies of 20 teams in the Spanish soccer league during the 2013-14 season. It was part of an effort to use artificial intelligence (AI, 人工智能) to give managers a better understanding of the game.
Researchers used a computer to look at over 300,000 passes made across the entire season and
2
2015-2016高一（上）Teens阅读第2期
found hundreds of patterns (类型) used by the teams. It also looked at whether they happened in more than one game.
It turned out that Barcelona and Real Madrid had more than 100 repeated passing patterns, while Atletico Madrid, who won the league that season, had just 31 repeated (重复的) patterns.
Stefan Szymanski, a professor of sports management at the University of Michigan, says this lack (缺乏) of predictable (可预测的) play could be why Atletico Madrid had such a successful season. Also, “what makes Messi the greatest player on the planet is you just don’t know where that guy is going next”, he said.
Laszlo Gyarmati, PhD, of the Qatar Computing Research Institute, hopes that a system (系统) like this will help managers better decide how their players should watch out for opponents (对手) and what ideas of their own are most likely to work.
What’s more, managers could also check whether their own players were sticking to the game plan. According to Gyarmati, machines could find important moments and strategies for the managers and save them the trouble of going through videos.
The idea is now being used in many different team sports. Alan Fern, a computer scientist at Oregon State University, has worked on a project for American football matches. He says computers still need to get better at picking out the patterns for managers. But he believes they have great promise.
“Every 20 years there’s a big change in strategy in most sports”, he said. “AI could be that big change.”
21st Choose the best answer
1. What could a computer do for football games according to the article? A. It could pick the best players for the managers. B. It could make up passing strategies for the teams. C. It could find important strategies for the managers. D. It could change the results of games at certain times.
2. Why did Atletico Madrid have such a successful season in Stefan Szymanski’s opinion? A. They had the best coach in the league. B. They had the greatest players in the league.
C. They played the game with the best team spirit. D. They played the game in an unpredictable way.
3. What does Alan Fern think of the role of computers in football? A. It needs improving. B. It doesn’t have a promising future. C. It will be put to use in 20 years.
D. It will be able to predict a team’s performance in 20 years. 4. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Barcelona had more repeated passing patterns than any other teams in the league. B. Artificial intelligence could change the game of football greatly in the future. C. Messi is a great player because he always knows when to pass the ball. D. Computers are already very good at picking out patterns for managers.
3
2015-2016高一（上）Teens阅读第2期 （4）How to give back I PUT my carry-on in the luggage compartment (行李舱架) and sat downin my seat. Just before take-off, a line of soldiers came down the aisle (过道) and filled all the empty seats.
After flying for about an hour, an announcement was made that sack lunches (午餐袋) were available for $ 5. As I reached for my wallet to buy one, I overheard the soldier ask his buddy (伙伴) if he planned to buy lunch. “No, that seems like a lot of money for just a sack lunch. I’ll wait till we get to Chicago.” His friend agreed.
I looked around at the other soldiers. None were buying lunch. I walked to the back of the plane and handed the flight attendant (服务人员) a $50 bill. “Take a lunch to all those soldiers.”
After we finished eating, I went again to the back of the plane, heading for the restroom. A man stopped me. “I saw what you did. I want to be part of it. Here, take this.” He handed me $25.
Soon after I returned to my seat, I saw the Flight Captain coming down the aisle. When he got to my row he stopped and said: “I want to shake your hand. I was a soldier and I was a military (军队) pilot. Once, someone bought me a lunch. It was an act of kindness I never forgot.” I was embarrassed when applause (掌声) was heard from all of the passengers.
Later I walked to the front of the plane so I could stretch my legs. A man who was seated about six rows in front of me reached out his hand, wanting to shake mine. He left another $25 in my hand. When we landed in Chicago, I picked up my belongings. Waiting just inside the airplane door was a man who stopped me and put something in my shirt pocket. Another $25!
Upon entering the terminal (航站楼), I saw the soldiers gathering for t-heir trip to their base (基地). I walked over to them and handed them $75. “It will take you some time to reach the base. It will be about time for a sandwich. God Bless You.” I said.
These soldiers were giving their all for our country. I could only give them a couple of meals. It seemed so little.
Anonymous Choose the best answer
1. Why didn’t the soldiers buy sack lunches on the plane? A. They were not hungry at the time.
B. They missed the time when they could buy sack lunches. C. They thought the sack lunches were too expensive. D. They thought the lunches on the plane tasted bad.
2. When the author bought lunch for the soldiers, ______. A. he took great pity on them B. he expected others to pay for them with him C. he wanted to impress the Flight Captain D. he didn’t know others would notice what he did
3. How much money did the author receive from the other passengers in the end? A. 25 dollars. B. 50 dollars. C. 75 dollars. D. 125 dollars. 4. What is the main message of the article?
A. Love for one’s motherland is often rewarded. B. You should show pity to people around you. C. An act of kindness will invite others to join in. D. Sometimes it costs a little to help people in need.
4
2015-2016高一（上）Teens阅读第2期
（1）
1. What is special about Stephanie Duno? ( No more than 12 words)
She was a victim of bullying, but created a non-profit anti-bullying organization. 2. How was Duno’s little brother bullied?
Some girls called him a coward, a princess, and other names when he was only 9. Some kids in PE put him into a corner and started hitting him in the face with a ball.
3. What does Stephanie Duno advise those who are being bullied to do? (no more than 15 words) They should tell someone they are being bullied and know they are not alone.
4. What did Duno receive for her hard work fighting bullying? (No more than 5 words) A national anti-bullying scholarship award.
5. What is the true reward for her hard work in Duno’s eyes? (No more than 6 words) Helping people and making them happy.
（2）1-4 CBCA
1. C。全文主要介绍了accentism的起因和带来的问题，以及如何应对。
2. B。从“a “posh” accent, an accent that makes people think of the British Royal Family and upper-class people in the UK”可知B正确。
3. C。从“they were “ashamed” about changing their accents”可知C正确。
4. A。从“don’t worry too much about how your accent makes you sound – as long as it’s clear what you’re saying”可知A正确。
（3）1-4 CDAB
1. C。从“machines could find important moments and strategies for the managers”可知A正确。 2. D。从“this lack of predictable play could be why Atletico Madrid had such a successful season”可知D正确。
3. A。从“computers still need to get better at picking out the patterns for managers. But he believes they have great promise”可知A正确，B错误。
4. B。从“Every 20 years there’s a big change in strategy in most sports … AI could be that big change”可知B正确。
（4）1-4 CDCC
1. C。从“that seems like a lot of money for just a sack lunch”可知C正确。
2. D。作者特意走到飞机的后面walked to the back of the plane and handed the flight attendant a 50-dollar bill，没想到别人会注意到他所做的。
3. C。作者一共收到3个25美元，加以来一共75美元。
4. C。作者无意中的善行感染了别人，让很多人加入做好事的行列中来，这是文章的主旨。
5
相关推荐：
loading