Students these days often have a lot of worries.
Sometimes they have problems with their schoolwork, and sometimes with their
friends. Some people think the worst thing
is to do nothing. Laura Mills, a teenager from Washington, agrees. “Problems
and worries are normal in life,” says Laura. “But I think talking to someone
helps a lot. If we don’t talk to someone, we’ll certainly feel worse.”
Laura once lost her purse, and worried for days. She
was afraid to tell her parents about it. She even walked three miles to school
each day because she didn’t have any money. She just kept thinking. “If I tell
my parents, they’ll be angry!” But in the end, she talked to her parents and
they were really understanding. Her dad said he sometimes made careless
mistakes himself. They got her a new purse and asked her to be more careful. “I
will always remember to share my problems in the future!” Laura says.
Robert Hunt advises students about common problems. He
feels the same way as Laura. “It is best not to avoid our problems. We should
always try to solve (解決) them.” He thinks that you can first find
someone to talk to. This person doesn’t need to be an expert (專家) like himself. Students often forget that their
parents have more experience than them, and are always there to help them.
In English, we say that sharing a problem is like
cutting it in half. So you’re halfway to solving a problem if you talk to
someone about it!
1.Which of the following can be put in the blank in
Paragrap
h
One?
A. What can they do about this?
B. Where do the problems come from?
C. When did they have these problems?
D. Why do they have so many problems?
2.In Paragraph 2, the writer used the story of Laura
to ______.
A. answer a
question B. give an
example
C. introduce his
friend D. share his experience
3.According to the passage Robert Hunt might be
______.
A. Laura’s teacher
B. the writer of the passage
C. a person with a problem
D. an expert on students’ problem
4.What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Few children are careful with their money.
B. Parents are more experienced than children
C. Talking to someone helps to solve problems.
D. Students often have a lot of worries at school
