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任务型阅读（1）EveryweekendinBritain,DIYshopsarealwaysverybusy.Alargenumberofpeoplespendtheirweekendsmakingtheirhomesbetterinsteadofrelaxing!DIYprojectsareverypopularinBritainandtherearelotsofTVprogrammeswhichshowpeoplehowtheycanimprovetheirhomes.Somepeoplelikesimple（简单的）decorating.Theyoftenputupwall-paperandpaintwalls,buttherearealotofdifferentDIYprojectsthatpeopledecidetotakeon,fromchangingthenewfloortosettinganewshower.Unluckily,peoplebiteoffmorethantheycanchew（不自量力）,andtrytotakeonjobswhichendinDIYdisasters（灾难）.Forexample,theshopsoftentelltheircustomersthatanythingelectrical（电的）shouldbedonebyanelectrician.However,manypeopledon'tcareaboutthiswarningandputthemselvesindanger.SomethingaboutDIYprojectsin1WeekendsinBritainDIYshopsbecomeverybusy.2peoplemaketheirhomesbetterinsteadofrelaxing.3tolearnDIYBywatchingTV.KindsofDIYProjectsSomepeopledosimpledecorating,suchasputtingupwall-paperand4walls.Somepeopletakeonsomedifficultimprovements,suchaschangingthenewfloorsandsettinganewshower.DIYdisastersIt's5thatsomepeopletrytotakeondangerousjobs.Theydon'tcareaboutthewarningandputthemselvesindanger.12345⑵Ifyouthinkyou'retooshyandwanttobealittlebitbraver,trythefollowing.Youcanmakeit.There'snoneedtohideit.Whentheygettoknowyouareashykid,they'llunderstandyoubetter.Thisalsohelpsyoufeelfreerintalks.Whenyousmile,peoplethinkyouarefriendlyandeasytotalkto.Rememberthatotherpeoplehavefeelingstooandmostpeoplewillstayawayfromanangry-lookingface.Ifyoufindithardtostarttalks,saysomethingniceaboutpeoplearoundyou.Thinkabouthowgreatyoufeelwhensomeonesayssomethinggoodtoyou.Doesn'titmakeyouwanttokeeptalkingtothatperson?Getyourattention（注意）elsewhere.Thinkmoreaboutwaystoenjoythepartyorthegame.Don'twaste（浪费）timeworryingaboutyourlooksorwhether（是否）peoplelikeyouornot.Eachtimeafteryousay"hi"orsmileatsomeoneforthefirsttime,saytoyourself"Ididit"!Oritcouldbesomethingbigger,likebuyingyourselfanicecream.Keeptryingandonedayyou'llneverbe"shy"whenyoutalktoothers.HowtobealittlebraverAdviceReasonsNever1thefact.Ifyoutellpeopleyouareshy,theywillunderstandyoubetter.Smilemore.Peopledon't2theonewithanangry-lookingface.Startatalkwithgoodwords.Peoplewillfeel3andwanttotalktoyouPaymoreattentionelsewhere.Itisawasteoftimeto4aboutothers'opinions.Encourage（鼓励）5tosayhiorsmileatsomeone.Keepingdoingthisandyouwillbemuchbravertotalktoothersinthefuture.12345Doyouoftenseeants?Iftheweatheriswarm,youmayseethemunderthestones.Ifitiscold,manyantswillbeintheirhouseundertheground.Mostoftheantsareworkers.Theyhavelotsofworktodo.Theylookforfoodandtakecareoftheyoungants.Eachfamilyofantshasaqueenant.Thequeendoesn'tworkatall.Sheisimportantbecauseshelayeggs.Theseeggswillbecomenewants.TherearemanykindsofantsinAmerica.Onekindoftheseisverystrong.Theycankillandeatelephants.Theymoveingroups.Theyeatalltheanimalstheymeetwhilemovingontheirway.Whentheseantscomenear,peopleleavetheirhomes.Some_1aboutAntsHomesTheystayintheirhouseunderthegroundiftheweatheriscold.Sopeoplecanseethemonlyon2days.3Workers:Theyarealwaysbusysearchingforfoodand4afteryoungants.Queenants:She5worksbutsheisimportanttotheantfamilybecauseshelayseggs.AstrongkindTheyliveinAmerica.Theymoveingroups.Theyeatalltheanimalsontheirway,killingelephantsandpeople.12345Everyonehasworries,butwhatdoyoudowithyourworries?Whetheryourworriesarebigorsmall,youcantakethreestepstodealwiththem.Trytofindoutthecauses.Thefirststepistofindoutwhatyou'reworriedabout.Sometimesyouknowit,butsometimesyoumightnot.Ifyoucan'tmakesurewhatyourworriesare,youwillhavemoreandmorenewproblemsinyourlife.Sorememberthatyoumusttrytofindoutthecausesbeforeyoustarttodealwiththemeventhoughitmightnotbesoeasy.ThinkofwaystomakeitbetterThereisalwayssomethingyoucandotohelpyoufeellessworried.Sittingthereworryingisnofunanditwon'tsolveyourproblem.Gradesatschoolareoftenatopworryforstudents.Ifyou'reworriedaboutgrades,askyourselfthesequestions.☆HowdoIgetreadyforclass?DoIreviewmynotesevenwhenthereisn'tatest?☆DoIhaveagoodplacetodomyhomework?☆HaveItrieddifferentwaysofstudying?Ifyourworryisaboutafightyouhadwithafriend,youmightwritedownallthethingsyoucoulddowriteanotetohimorher,invitehimorhertoabasketballgame,saysorrytohimorher,etc.Onceyouhavealistofthingsyoucoulddo,youcanchoosetheonethatgetsyourfriendback.AskforhelpWhenyou'reworried,youcanfindsomeonetochatwith.Youcanaskyourparents,friends,orteachersforhelp.Theycanhelpyouanalyze（分析）yourproblemscarefullyandsolvethemeasily.Threestepstodealwith1TrytofindoutthecausesYouwillhavemoreproblemsunless（除非）youmakesure2yourworriesare.Itis3tofindoutthecausesfirst,althoughitmightbehard.4ofwaystomakeitbetterDealingwithworriesabout5:Askyourselfsomequestionsaboutyourstudy.Dealingwitha6withafriend:Getyourfriendbackbywritinga7,invitinghimorhertoabasketballgame,or8sorrytohimorher.AskforhelpYouneedto9withyourparents,friendsorteacherswhenyou'reworried.Withtheirhelp,youwillsolveyourproblems10difficulty.12345678910Itissaidthattheeyesarethewindowsofoursoul.However,youhavetolookafterthemcarefully.Youreyesneedeverydaycare.Firstly,youhavetobecarefulwithyourdiet.Havemorefreshfruits,vegetable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ontheearlobe（耳垂）foreachyearinmycountry.Thebirthdaypersonalsogivesthefirstpieceofcaketohis/hermostspecialfriendorrelative,usuallymomordad.NamesCountrieAgesSpecialcustomssLindaEachteachergetssomethingspecialfromhisorher1ArubaFourteenandgiveshimorherasmall2Thebirthdaychilddoesn't3towearschooluniform._ucyIfyouseeaflag__5outsideawindow,youmayknowDenmark4someoneinthathouseis6abirthday.Peoplewillputthe7aroundthechild'sbedwhiletheyare8.TomThebirthdaypersongivesthe10pieceofcaketohis9Fourteenorhermomordad...9.10.Studyingabroad（国外）isanamazingexperience,especiallywhenyoucometoAustraliaasanoverseas（海夕卜的）highschoolstudent.Youcanhavealotoffunhere,especiallyonholidays.TherearemanyfestivalsinAustralia.ThemostimportantoneisobviouslyChristmas.

Eachyear,thesummerholidaysateveryhighschoollastabouttwomonthsfromthebeginningofDecembertoFebruary,whichcoverstheChristmastime.Sinceitisalongholiday,mostoverseasstudentslovetoflybacktotheircountriestospendthetimewiththeirfamiliesandfriends,part-timebutafewstudentsstillstayinAustraliaduringtheholidaytogetpart-timejobs.Itisquiteeasytofindapart-timejobatChristmas.Studentsoftentakepartinanothermajorsocialactivity.Theygotothebeachtohavefuninthesunshine.ThesummerinAustraliaisfromDecembertoFebruary,sogoingtothebeachinDecemberisverypopularamongAustralians.EasterinMarchisanotherimportantholidayintheyear.Itactuallycombines（使结合）"GoodFriday"and"EasterMonday".AlmosteveryshopclosesonGoodFriday.AndpeopleusuallygotoseeEasterShow.TheChineseNewYearisnotapublicholidayinAustralia,soeveryChinesestudentstillhastogotoschooltostudyanddohisorhernormalthings.__1__inAustraliaWhichmonthdoessummerbegininAustralia?In2WhichseasonisChristmasinAustralia?In_3.Whatare4activitiesinDecemberinAustralia?5tothebeachand6sunshine.WhatdopeopledoonGoodFridayandEaster?People7goshopping,but8gotoseeEastershow._9_doChinesestudentsdoduringtheSpringFestivalinAustralia?Theycontinuetodotheir10things...10.HaveyoueverwonderedwhatanAmericanhighschoolisreallylike?Thisarticlewilldescribeatypical（典型的）highschoolanditsstudents.AtypicalAmericanhighschoolhasseverallargebuildingsandenoughspaceforabout1,500students.Everystudentisgivenalocker.Whenstudentsfirstarriveatschool,theygostraighttotheirlockerstoputawayorgettheirtextbooksandtohanguptheiroutdoorclothes.AsAmericantextbooksareexpensive,studentswouldratherrent（租用）thanbuythem.Studentsmustpaybackiftheylostanyofthem.Americanstudentshavedifferenttypesofschooltransport.Theyusuallytakeayellowschoolbusorwalktoschooliftheylivecloseenough.Sometimestheirparentsdrivethemtoschool.Whentheyturn16yearsofage,mosttakeafreedrivingclassatschoolforoneterm.Ifstudentsearn（赚得，挣得）passinggradesintheclassandalsopasstheirstatedriver'sexam,theycandrivethemselvestoschool.Eachday,studentstakesixorsevenclasses.Theymusttakescience,math,Englishandsocialstudies.Theycanchooseart,homemaking,fashiondesignandotherclasses.Insomeschoolsstudentsarerequired（要求）totakeoneormoreofthefollowingspecialclasses:healtheducation,physicaleducationorforeignlanguagestudies.Studentsmovetodifferentclassroomsforeachsubject.Thisisbecauseeachteacherhastheirownclassroom.Thereisafive-minutebreakbetweenclasses,togivethestudentsthetimetohurrytotheirnextclass.Theregularschooldayusuallyendsearlyintheafternoon.Afterschoolmorethanhalfofthestudentsneedtojoininafter-schoolactivities.Theseactivitiesnclude（包括）sports-especiallyfootball,basketball,baseballandsoccerorclubs,suchasyearbook,speech,schoolnewspaper,photographorstudentgovernment.1inanAmericanHighSchoolOutlineDetailsIntroductionItgivesanits一overviewofatypicalAmericanhighschooland_2LockersandtextbooksEverystudenthasalockerfortextbooksand3clothesTheyliketorenttextbooksbetterthanto4_them.5Studentsusuallygotoschoolbybusoronfoot.Sometimestheir6sendthemtoschoolbycar.transportTheycan16andhave_7themselvestoschoolwhentheyareoverpassedtherequiredtests.ClassesandclassroomsStudentshavetotakemainclasses,e课）andsometimesoneormorelectiveclasses8乂lasses.选修Theygoto__9—classroomsforeachsubject.After-schoolactivitiesAfterschoolmostofthestudentstake10_favouriteactivities,heir.0.Asyouknow,homeworkisabigpartofgoingtoschool.Luckily,hereissomeadviceforyoutomakehomeworkeasy.MakeahomeworkplanMostmiddleschoolstudentshavetwoorthreehoursofhomeworkanight.Ifitisaheavyhomeworkday,youmayneedtospendevenmoretime.Itisagoodideatocomeupwithsomekindofhomeworkschedule（进度表），especiallyifyouaregoingtodosportsorotheractivitiesafterschool.WatchwhereyouworkAbedroom,studyoranyquietplaceisgoodforyoutodoyourhomework.Butdon'tstudyonyourcomfortablebed,oryoumightfallasleepthere.HavearestMostpeople'sattention（注意力）don'tlast（持续）verylong,sohavearestwhiledoingyourhomework.Sittingfortoolongwithoutrelaxingwillmakeyoulessproductive（多产的）thanifyoustoptohavearest.Havinga15-minuteresteveryhourisagoodwayformostpeople.GethelpwhenyouneeditSometimeseventhough（即使）youarelisteningcarefullyinclass,somesubjectsseemtoohard