中小學(xué)生應(yīng)做兼職工作嗎？等2則外刊閱讀與訓(xùn)練-高三英語(yǔ)二輪復(fù)習(xí)

外刊精讀精練中小學(xué)生應(yīng)做兼職工作嗎？導(dǎo)讀：以前，英國(guó)中小學(xué)生在校學(xué)習(xí)期間會(huì)尋找一些簡(jiǎn)單的兼職零工，一方面給自己賺些零花錢(qián)，而更重要的是從中獲取生活經(jīng)驗(yàn)。而如今，在校期間做兼職的學(xué)生人數(shù)越來(lái)越少，這是為什么呢？本集《外刊精讀》探討學(xué)生在校期間打零工的利與弊。一、語(yǔ)篇泛讀Vocabulary:Workexperience詞匯:工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)Whenyouwereatschool,thelastthingyouprobablywantedtodowasspendyourweekendsgoingtowork.Therewashomeworktodo,sporttoplayandfuntobehad.Butourparentsprobablypersuadedustofindajobtoearnsomemoneyandgetsome

lifeexperience.WhenIwasateenagerIhada

paperround:

deliveringnewspaperstopeople'shomes.Ithenprogressedtoa

Saturdayjob

inasupermarket:

stackingshelves

andworkingatthe

checkout.TodayintheUKyouareallowedtoworkfromtheageof13,andmanychildrendotakeup

part-time

jobs.It'soneofthosethingsthatisseenalmostasa

riteofpassage.It'satasteof

independence

andsometimesausefulthingtoputonyourCV.Teenagersagreethatitteachesvaluablelessonsaboutworkingwithadultsandalsoaboutmanagingyourmoney.So,that'snobadthing!SomeresearchhasshownthatnottakingonaSaturdayorholidayjobcouldbe

detrimental

toapersonlateron.A2015studybytheUKCommissiononEmploymentandSkillsfoundthatnotparticipatinginpart-timeworkatschoolagehadbeenblamedbyemployers'organisationsforyoungadultsbeing

ill-prepared

for

full-timeemployment.Butdespitethis,recentstatisticshaveshownthatthenumberofschoolchildrenintheUKwithapart-timejobhasfallenbyafifthinthepastfiveyears.So,doesthismeanthatBritishteenagersarenowmoreafraidof

hardgraft?Probablynot.Someexpertsfeelthatyoungpeoplefeelgoingouttoworkwill

hinder

theirperformanceatschool,andtheyareundermorepressurenowtostudyhardandgetgoodexamresults-andagoodjobinthelongterm.However,GeoffBarton,generalsecretaryoftheAssociationofSchoolandCollegeLeaders,toldBBCNewsthat"Properly

regulated

part-timeworkisagoodwayofhelpingyoungpeoplelearnskillsthattheywillneedintheirworkinglives."Inreality,it'sallaboutgettingtherightbalancebetweendoingpart-timeworkandhavingenoughtimetostudyandrest.Manyyoungpeopleactuallywanttoworkbecauseitgivesthema

senseoffreedom.One13year-oldgirlcalledRachel,whohasaSaturdayjobinashop,toldtheBBCthat"IenjoymyjobbecauseI'mearningmoneyandithelpsmy

confidence

speakingtopeopleand

socialising

withpeopleIworkwith."ThatseemslikesomethingworthgettingupforonaSaturdaymorning.Didyoudoapart-timejobwhenyouwereatschool?二、詞匯表lifeexperience生活經(jīng)歷

paperround（通常由中小學(xué)生做的）上門(mén)送報(bào)服務(wù)

Saturdayjob周六工作，業(yè)余零工

stackshelves碼放貨架上的物品，整理貨架

checkout付款臺(tái)，結(jié)賬處

part-time兼職的

riteofpassage成人儀式

independence自主，自立，獨(dú)立

CV簡(jiǎn)歷

detrimental有危害的

ill-prepared準(zhǔn)備不足的

full-timeemployment全職工作

hardgraft艱苦奮斗

hinder阻礙，妨礙

regulated（按照規(guī)定或法律）管理的

senseoffreedom自由感

confidence自信

socialise交往，交際三、測(cè)試與練習(xí)閱讀課文并回答問(wèn)題。1.Trueorfalse:

Part-timejobsforchildrenareonlydoneonaSaturday?2.Whathaveemployersblamedforadultsbeingill-preparedforfull-timework?3.Whyhavesomeschoolchildrendecidednottodoapart-timejob?4.Whichwordusedinthearticlemeans'asituationwherethingsareequal'?5.WhathashappenedtothenumberofBritishchildrendoingpart-timework?請(qǐng)?jiān)诓粎⒖颊n文的情況下完成下列練習(xí)。選擇一個(gè)意思合適的單詞填入句子的空格處。1.Expertssaysmokingcigarettescanhavea______effectonyourhealth.hinder

detrimental

regulated

hardgraft2.Thesailorwas______forhistripandhisyachtendeduphittingareefandsinking.ill-preparation

ill-preparing

ill-prepared

ill-prepare3.Fanssaytheathlete's______hasbeenworthitandshedeservestowinthegoldmedal.confidence

socialising

hardgraft

independence4.SinceLihashadherbabyshe'scutherworkinghoursandnowworks______.part-time

full-time

Saturdayjob

socialising5.Quittingmyjobandmovingtothecountrysidehasgivenmeanew______.freedomsense

senseandfreedom

sensiblefreedom

senseoffreedom【參考答案】閱讀課文并回答問(wèn)題。1.Trueorfalse:

Part-timejobsforchildrenareonlydoneonaSaturday?

False.ASaturdayjobisageneraltermweusetodescribepart-timeworkdonebyteenagersonanydayoftheweekbutitisoftenSaturdaywhentheyarenotatschool.2.Whathaveemployersblamedforadultsbeingill-preparedforfull-timework?

Notparticipatinginpart-timeworkatschoolagehadbeenblamedbyemployers'organisationsforyoungadultsbeingill-preparedforfull-timeemployment.3.Whyhavesomeschoolchildrendecidednottodoapart-timejob?

Sotheycanstudyhardandgetgoodexamresults.4.Whichwordusedinthearticlemeans'asituationwherethingsareequal'?

Balance."Togettherightbalance."5.WhathashappenedtothenumberofBritishchildrendoingpart-timework?

Ithasdecreased.ThenumberofschoolchildrenintheUKwithapart-timejobhasfallenbyafifthinthepastfiveyears.請(qǐng)?jiān)诓粎⒖颊n文的情況下完成下列練習(xí)。選擇一個(gè)意思合適的單詞填入句子的空格處。1.Expertssaysmokingcigarettescanhavea

detrimental

effectonyourhealth.2.Thesailorwas

ill-prepared

forhistripandhisyachtendeduphittingareefandsinking.3.Fanssaytheathlete's

hardgraft

hasbeenworthitandshedeservestowinthegoldmedal.4.SinceLihashadherbabyshe'scutherworkinghoursandnowworks

part-time.5.Quittingmyjobandmovingtothecountrysidehasgivenmeanew

senseoffreedom.男性會(huì)跳舞嗎？導(dǎo)讀：市場(chǎng)調(diào)研機(jī)構(gòu)YouGov替BBC體育電臺(tái)做了一份就男性是否跳舞的調(diào)查。在參加調(diào)查的一千名男性中，有超過(guò)三成的男性說(shuō)他們幾乎從來(lái)沒(méi)有跳過(guò)舞。導(dǎo)致這一現(xiàn)象的原因到底是男性不會(huì)跳舞，還是他們不想跳舞？本集《外刊精讀》探討男性不跳舞背后可能存在的原因及鼓勵(lì)男性重歸舞池的方法。一、語(yǔ)篇泛讀Vocabulary:dancing詞匯:

跳舞Aremenabletodance?Well,ifIamanexample,thenno–Ihave

twoleftfeet

andtakingtothe

dancefloor

justfillsmewithdread.Butofcourse,weknowthatmostofushavethepotentialto

throwsomeshapes,sowhatisitthat'sstoppingus?Ifyou'veeverwatchedglamorousand

glitzy

danceshowsonTV,liketheBBC'sStrictlyComeDancing,you'llknowthattherearemenwhohavegreat

dexterity

andfancy

footwork

onthedancefloor.Theseprofessionaldancershavespentyearslearningandperformingballroomdancessuchasthe

waltz,

foxtrot

and

tango.Butforamajorityofusmen,westillpreferto

spectate

ratherthanparticipate.AndaccordingtoasurveycommissionedbyBBCRadio5live,overthreequartersofBritishmenhaveneverorrarelydanced.Itfoundthatoverathirdofmensurveyedwouldn't

struttheirstuff,letaloneperforma

pasodoble,onthedancefloorbecausetheyweretooembarrassed.Andtenpercentsaidwhatputthemoffwasfearofbeingthe

centreofattention,beingmadefunof,orbeingjudged.Womenmaysaywehaveto

getagrip,getonourfeetandjustletourselvesgo!Easiersaidthandone.Butwhathelpsisacrowdeddancefloorwherethereis

safetyinnumbers.Andaccordingtothesurvey,manymenneedadrink.Onemanquestionedsaid,"Idon'tthinkI'mverygoodatitandthereforeneedsome

Dutchcourage

togetmeonthefloor."Oneplacewherethealcoholisflowingisusuallyatawedding,so,maybeunsurprisingly,theBBCsurveyfoundthat75%ofmenhadpreviouslydancedatone.Thesearealsothesituationswherepartnersofboyfriendsandhusbandscanpersuadethemto

movetothegroove

ofthemusic!However,thisisthetimetowitnesssome'daddancing'whichisdefinedintheOxfordEnglishDictionaryas:"Anawkward,unfashionable,or

unrestrained

styleofdancingtopopmusic,ascharacteristicallyperformedbymiddle-agedoroldermen."Surelythat'snotme!Solet'sfaceit,usmenjustneedhelp.Weneedtraining,weneedtopractiseandweneedtoloseour

inhibitions.One

convert,GarethDew,whotookpartinthesurvey,says,"Ithinktobeabletodanceyouneedtobeableto

letloose,beawareofyourbodyandgenerallybemorecomfortableinyourself."Wouldyouagree?

二、詞匯表twoleftfeet“兩只左腳”，跳舞時(shí)舞步笨拙

dancefloor舞池

throwsomeshapes跳舞

glitzy耀眼奪目的

dexterity敏捷度，嫻熟性

footwork步法，腳步動(dòng)作

waltz華爾茲舞

foxtrot狐步舞

tango探戈舞

spectate觀看

strutone’sstuff（為引起他人注意）夸張、賣(mài)弄地跳舞

pasodoble斗牛舞

centreofattention矚目的焦點(diǎn)

getagrip放下負(fù)擔(dān)，試著去跳舞

safetyinnumbers人多保險(xiǎn)

Dutchcourage酒膽，酒后之勇

movetothegroove跳舞

daddancing“爸爸式舞姿”（較笨拙、過(guò)時(shí)的舞步）

unrestrained不受限制的

inhibition拘束，顧慮

convert行為已經(jīng)轉(zhuǎn)變的人

letloose放松三、測(cè)試與練習(xí)1.閱讀課文并回答問(wèn)題。1.Whattypeofplacearedanceslikethewaltzandfoxtrotoftenperformedin?2.AccordingtotheBBCsurvey,whatisthebiggestreasonwhymenwon'tdance?3.Trueorfalse?

Menthinkdancingonacrowdeddancefloorisdangerous.4.Whatcanhelpgivementhecouragetostartdancing?5.Whichtermusedinthearticlereferstoaperiodinyourlifewhenyouarenolongeryoungbutarenotyetold?2.請(qǐng)?jiān)诓粎⒖颊n文的情況下完成下列練習(xí)。選擇一個(gè)意思合適的單詞填入句子的空格處。1.Claudettehasabadfootsocouldn'ttakepartintheswimminggalasoshehadto______instead.getagrip

letloose

spectate

convert2.Mysonisveryshyatschoolandhatesbeingthe______.centreofattention

centreandattention

centralattention

centredattention3.Afteracoupleofdrinksshelosther

______andstartedtalkingandlaughingloudly.Dutchcourage

twoleftfeet

dexterity

inhibitions4.Iwasinvitedtoavery

______showbizparty,whereImetloadsofcelebrities!unrestrained

glitzy

convert

pasodoble5.ItriedballroomdancinglessonsbuttobehonestI'vegot

______soIgaveup.tworightfeet

twofeetleft

twoleftfeet

feetandtwo【參考答案】閱讀課文并回答問(wèn)題。1.Whattypeofplacearedanceslikethewaltzandfoxtrotofte