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　　This girl is almost without shelter．She may not realize it, but she’s more exposed to the world than she’s ever likely to be again．And it isn’t because she’s a girl．It could be a boy．It could be you．

　　But why is she shelterless?She’s got a place to live in quite a pleasant place by the look of it and if shelter doesn’t mean a house, then what does it mean?When we say someone “lives a sheltered life”, we don’t only mean that their house is comfortable．We mean that they’re protected from too many worries and troubles, that they live in a settled home, probably surrounded by friends and family, and that they don’t have to cope with(应付)the difficulties the world is full of alone．

　　Certainly no one would say that this girl was leading a sheltered life;she’s leaving home to earn her living in a strange city and live by herself in a bedsitter．She may be just as well protected physically as a “sheltered life” person, but she’s lost all the other shelters in her life－family, friends, the home she grew up in, school, the groups she belonged to．She’s on her own now and unless she’s very self-reliant(信赖自己的), she’s likely to feel unhappy and insecure(不安全的)at times．

　　A young person setting out on her own like this is between the two main kinds of shelter most of us spend our lives in．One is our parents home where we grow up, and the other is the home we make ourselves and where we bring up our own children．For most people the time they spend between or outside these two shelters is only a small part of their lives．

阅读理解

　　Many English learners have difficulty deciding what kind of English accent they want to have．A US accent, perhaps modeled on the way a Hollywood star speaks? Or maybe you want to imitate(模仿)the British accent of a BBC news reader?

　　Young British people find the US accent attractive while young US people like a British accent．Especially when the person speaking is of the opposite sex! Let’s listen to what they have to say．

　　A US accent is cute, especially when a girl speaks it．Whether it’s Jessia Alba speaking or the girl- next-door, the way US girls speak has a sweet tingle that is really sassy(时髦)．A girl from Texas recently moved into our neighborhood．Her Texan twang(鼻音)had all the boys here on their knees within seconds of meeting her．

　　To me, accents reflect the attitudes, characteristics and lifestyles of the people．

　　From watching English actors like Daniel Radcliffe, my friends and I have developed a soft spot for British men．Some are attracted to the qualities of English males, while others admire their sense of style．

　　Everyone, however, agrees that the most appealing aspect of an English man is his accent．For example, many American girls watch Harry Potter movies over and over again just to listen to the actors speak．

　　The English accent seems almost like art．

阅读理解

　　Many English learners have difficulty deciding what kind of English accent they want to have．A US accent, perhaps modeled on the way a Hollywood star speaks? Or maybe you want to imitate(模仿)the British accent of a BBC news reader?

　　Young British people find the US accent attractive while young US people like a British accent．Especially when the person speaking is of the opposite sex! Let’s listen to what they have to say．

　　A US accent is cute, especially when a girl speaks it．Whether it’s Jessia Alba speaking or the girl- next-door, the way US girls speak has a sweet tingle that is really sassy(时髦)．A girl from Texas recently moved into our neighborhood．Her Texan twang(鼻音)had all the boys here on their knees within seconds of meeting her．

　　To me, accents reflect the attitudes, characteristics and lifestyles of the people．

　　From watching English actors like Daniel Radcliffe, my friends and I have developed a soft spot for British men．Some are attracted to the qualities of English males, while others admire their sense of style．

　　Everyone, however, agrees that the most appealing aspect of an English man is his accent．For example, many American girls watch Harry Potter movies over and over again just to listen to the actors speak．

　　The English accent seems almost like art．