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WorksheetsS2 (May - W2) Critical Reading + Vocab (WBU6)
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
CR1 I don't know if I'm happy. I always wonder what happiness is. I always hear adults say, "You should enjoy your life as a student because it is the best time of your life. Once you start working, you'll miss it." What do they mean by that? Do they know the challenges the students face today? We may look happy, but are we really happy deep down in our heart? // When adults said, "You should enjoy your life as a student because it is the the best time of your life. Once you start working, you'll miss it", what could that mean?
a)
School is boring.
b)
Being a student is challenging.
c)
Being a student and in school could be one of the happiest moments
d)
Being a student and in school could be tough and challenging.
2.
CR2 Look at an ordinary平凡 student from an average home who lives in a city like ours. First of all, we have to go to school. After spending six routine惯例 hours in school every day we have to attend extra tuition classes, swimming lessons, music lessons or other activities, so that we can learn as much as possible. When we reach home in the evening, we take a bath, have our dinner and do homework. If we are lucky, we will be able to go online for a while and catch up with赶上our friends on the Facebook. In short, we have no time to relax or do things we like. Whether done purposely有目的 or not, we are being pushed and rushed all the time. // In this paragraph, the author assumed 假定 that...
a)
everyone goes to school.
b)
everyone lives in a city.
c)
no one is lucky.
d)
no one is busy.
3.
CR3 As a result of living under pressure and trying to meet all the deadlines限期 of our heavy load of homework, we tend to forget to relax and this is unhealthy. Failing the school exam will have a direct impact on our self-esteem. If this emotion is not contained控制, it will lead to aggressive攻击性 and violent暴力 behaviour. We tend to overlook忽略 the quality of life and put too much emphasis强调 on success. We struggle挣扎 for a better grade and consequently结果, we forget how to relax. We consider failure as a form of losing face, so we choose to sacrifice牺牲 our health in order to achieve better results in all kind of examinations. We do well in school, but, are we happy? // In this paragraph, the author indicated表明 that...
a)
deadlines were for homework.
b)
failure was a form of losing of face.
c)
students neglected 忽略 health because of pressure 压力.
d)
there was no connection between self-esteem and examination results.
4.
CR4 We are happy as students because we have other activities, such as sports and singing, which are not related to academic work. We love football, basketball, and badminton, but we are left with no place to go when the football field is not well kept and indoor stadium is not always available for us to use. We love singing, but we love to sing the songs we like and not the songs the adults want us to sing. We like to be creative, but what we do is not always considered as art by the adults. // The complaint about sport facility, singing and being creative in this paragraph infers 推断 that...
a)
students are lazy.
b)
students are bored.
c)
students have no control in what they do.
d)
students have freedom to decide what they like to do.
5.
Look at the pace of life in a school? Rush, rush and more rush to do more in such short a time. The rush for buses, attending tuition classes and pleasing讨好 the adults with good results are our life as students. Everything must be achieved in a short time; otherwise否则, one cannot cope with应付 and meet the deadline. If we try to keep up with赶得上 such a quick pace in life, how long could we survive? // The main idea is...
a)
students are forced to live at a quick pace because of parental expectations.
b)
students are rushing all the time.
c)
students have to finish all their work in a short time.
d)
students have a lot of commitment.
6.
CR5 Hectic繁忙 living is not healthy for students. We should lead a slower pace of life so that we can savour品尝 every moment. It is ridiculous荒谬 to rush and not see the many wonderful things around us. Is it not better to be able to live each day happily than to be filled with anxieties about how to be successful in school, and in the end find that happiness has eluded避开 us? // The purpose of this paragraph is to...
a)
complain about hectic life.
b)
describe the effect of hectic life.
c)
encourage students to think about their lives.
d)
get student to appreciate William Henry Davies' poem.
7.
We might want to stop and think what we want in our life as students. William Henry Davies, the Welsh威尔斯人 poet, asks an important question: What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare? Do you agree with him? // Are you happy with what you are doing now? :)
a)
Yes, I am.
b)
No, I am not.
c)
I am not sure.
8.
V1 Look at an (ordinary) student from an average home who lives in a city like ours.
a)
regular 普通的
b)
public
c)
standard
d)
frequent 时常发生
9.
V2 If this emotion is not contained 控制, it will lead to aggressive积极进取的and (violent) behaviour.
a)
crazy
b)
destructive 破坏性的
c)
fierce
d)
desperate 绝望的
10.
V3 We love football, basketball, and badminton, but we are left with no place to go when the football field is not well kept and indoor stadium is not always (available) for us to use.
a)
accessible 易接近的
b)
applicable 可应用的
c)
free to use
d)
attainable 可得到的
11.
V4 Everything must be achieved in a short time; otherwise, one cannot (cope with) and meet the deadline.
a)
battle 战争
b)
fight 战斗
c)
carry
d)
handle
12.
V5 (Hectic) living is not healthy for students.
a)
Exciting 令人激动的
b)
Energetic 精力充沛的
c)
Tiring 令人疲倦的
d)
Busy
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