Girls' behavior at school is becoming worse due to the appeal of Wag lifestyles and reality TV shows, according to teachers.

  They are giving up on studying because they want an " easy route to money" by becoming a footballer's wife or an instant star on Britain's Got Talent or The X Factor. Many want to be?come a mini-celebrity instantly and they often interrupt classes，spread rumors and even take cy-berbullying. As a result, teachers' time is increasingly taken up with dealing with "horsing a-round"，use of mobile phones in lessons and bullying.

  The Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) surveyed 859 teachers, heads, lecturers and support staff working in state and independent schools ahead of its annual conference，which begins in Liverpool today. Nearly half said girls' behavior has worsened over the past two years. And one in five believed that girls' behavior is more challenging than that of boys.

  Hank Roberts, ATL's junior vice president, cited the influence of Wags―young women who obtain instant wealth by marrying sportsmen. And he thought that teaching is made more difficult by programmes such as The X Factor, which is judged by Cheryl Cole―herself the winner of a TV talent show and a former footballer's wife.

  Mr Roberts，a teacher at Copland Community School in Wembley，said that the TV shows create a "false image of success that anyone can do it and it's just a matter of luck rather than hard work". Other reasons given for girls' bad behavior are bust-ups(破裂) with friends and family and problems associated with puberty(青春期) .Almost half of teachers said the most common form of bad behavior is bullying by isolating another pupil and spreading rumors. 

(   ) 1. Girls are giving up on studying because   . .

   A.the lessons at school are not valuable enough

   B.they prefer to watch TV shows

   C.they want immediate wealth or success

   D.they can become wealthy more easily

(   ) 2. Under the influence of Wag lifestyles, girls want to        .

   A.work hard to become successful

   B.become wealthy by marrying sportsmen

   C.become successful in the field of sports

   D.compete with boys in both study and work

(   ) 3. Which of the following is NOT true about Cheryl Cole?

   A.She is just an example of Wag lifestyles.

   B.She became wealthy by marrying a sportsman.

   C.She won a TV talent show once.

   D.She can influence girls in a positive way.

(   ) 4. Mr Roberts believes that the TV shows      .

   A.give more practical lessons to students

   B.influence the relationship between girls and their parents

   C.are misleading girls

   D.should be forbidden

 We arrived at the hospital to find Dad exhausted and weak,but his smile was as sure as ev?er. My husband and I stayed with him for the weekend but had to return to our 1 by Mon?day morning. Local relatives would 2 that Dad got home from the hospital and look in on him regularly and prepare his meals. 3 would make sure he got his daily 4 and take him to his doctor appointments. But I wanted to let him know that we 5 too,even when we weren't with him.

  Then I remembered a family 6 I started when our children were small. When 7 ,their grandparents' home after a visit, each child would 8 a love note in the house for their grandfather or grandmother to find after we were gone. For several days after our 9   ，their grandparents would smile as they 10 these reminders of our love.

  So as I tidied Dad's kitchen and made up a 11for him downstairs in the living room,I began writing notes. Some were 12 "Dad,I froze the casserole(砂鍋菜) in the fridge so it wouldn't go bad.”Some expressed my love. "Dad,I 13 you sleep well in your new bed. " 14 notes were downstairs where he would have to remain for weeks 15 he re?gained strength, but one note I hid 16 under his pillow. " Dad, if you have 17 this note，you must be feeling better. We are so glad！"

  While others cared for Dad's day-to-day needs,we, of course, would stay in touch by 18   . But our notes were a reminder of our love and concern for him. Just like his medicines improved his health 19   ，our notes would improve his spiritual health. Several weeks later, in one of our 20 phone calls, I asked Dad how he was doing. He said, "I'll tell you how I'm doing. I just found your note under my upstairs pillow！"

(   ) 1.A. power   B. holiday   C. jobs   D. parents

(   ) 2.A. know   B. see   C. think   D. report

(   ) 3.A. We   B. They   C. Others   D. None

(   ) 4.A. treatment   B. examination   C. work   D. medicine

(   ) 5.A. cared   B. hurried   C. changed   D. suffered

(   ) 6.A. story   B. event   C. party   D. tradition

(   ) 7.A. leaving   B. reaching   C. approaching   D. cleaning

(   ) 8.A. pick   B. hide   C. find   D. drop

(   ) 9.A. appointments   B. preparation   C. departure   D. arrival

(   ) 10. A. thought of   B. looked for   C. discovered   D. understood

(   ) 11. A. bed   B. meal   C. table   D. plan

(   ) 12. A. difficult   B. imaginary   C. practical   D. interesting

(   ) 13. A. let   B. hope   C. guess   D. hear

(   ) 14. A. All   B. Most   C. Some   D. Few

(   ) 15. A. until   B. because   C. though   D. when

(   ) 16. A. somewhere   B. nearby   C. outside   D. upstairs

(   ) 17. A. found   B. missed   C. remembered   D. forgotten

(   ) 18. A. note-writing   B. e-mail   C. post   D. phone

(   ) 19. A. thankfully   B. academically   C. physically   D. professionally

(   ) 20. A. urgent   B. regular   C. unexpected   D. accidental

10. When        ，the students will become sensitive to the subtle nuances of a lan- guage and thus become more careful thinkers, (guide)

學(xué)生在老師的正確引導(dǎo)下，可以對文字的細(xì)膩處產(chǎn)生敏銳的感覺，而因此成為一個(gè)細(xì)心的思想者。

9.        to help restore aquatic ecosystems harmed from over-extraction. (recycle)

回收利用的廢水也可以用于幫助恢復(fù)被過分壓搾而受傷害的水中的生態(tài)系統(tǒng)。

8.But        ，she peered through the peephole and saw he was still standing by

the gate. (instant)

然而，她剛一關(guān)上門，就迫不及待地從門鏡中向外望去，只見他仍然站在外面的大門旁。

7.He        against unscrupulous operators to better protect the elderly, (speed)

他促請政府盡早立法，懲治卑劣的(敬老院) 經(jīng)營者，以更好地保障老人。

6.In times of difficulty, we        ，but must see the bright future and must pluck

up our courage, (sight)

在困難的時(shí)候，我們不要看不到成績，要看到光明，要提高我們的勇氣。

5.Americans ail know the old proverb, " Waste not,want not. " This means if you use what you have carefully, you        . (lack)

美國人都知道一句古老的諺語:"儉以防匱"。意思是說，如對使用自己的東西精打細(xì)算，就什么也不會(huì)缺。

4.        ，the order of the pollution level remained same and the pollution extent

is quite close. (previous)

與上年相比，污染輕重順序未變，污染程度卻很相近。

3. With radar equipment and heat radiation detectors, these satellites can       

enemy nations, (constant)

有了雷達(dá)設(shè)備及熱幅射探測器以后，這些衛(wèi)星能夠不斷地監(jiān)視敵國的動(dòng)向。