Are you the only child in the family? If so, you are the most important in your family.
Parents are the closest people to you in the world. But a lot of middle school students have a problem. They feel they are not as close to their parents as before. They even don’t think their parents are fair （公平的） to them.
Some students complain that their parents often say a lot to them, but never listen to them. Some say their parents don’t allow them to play computer games when other people are doing it. Others say when they are making phone calls to friends, their parents like to ask if they’re speaking to a boy or a girl. These make them very unhappy. Some students even decided to leave home because they’re afraid to tell their parents when they have done something wrong, particularly(尤其) when they do badly in exams. Then they usually think running away is the only choice(选择). But they don’t know running away may bring them some more problems. Problems are parts of life. Here are some suggestions for you to solve your problems.
◆Find a good chance to talk with your parents. Don’t be afraid to tell them your feeling.
◆Keep a diary to help you understand more about yourself and your feeling.
◆Get help from others like good friends or teachers.
◆Show your parents you are growing up. Then they will feel you are no longer a small child.
If you follow the advice, you will have a happy life and never think of running away.2·1·c·n·j·yAccording to the article,______ are the closest people to an only child.
| A．parents | B．classmates |
| C．teachers | D．grandparents |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Parents don’t love their children now. |
| B．Some students don’t think their parents are fair to them |
| C．Middle School students don’t have any problems. |
| D．Parents often ask their children to play computer games. |
We’d better __________ if we have problems.
| A．leave our parents | B．quarrel with our parents |
| C．talk with our parents | D．run away from home |
Why does the writer advise us to keep a diary?
| A．Because it is our homework. |
| B．Because it can help us practice writing. |
| C．Because we like keeping it. |
| D．Because it can help us understand ourselves better. |
The article is about some middle school students’ _______.
| A．friends | B．hobbies | C．parents | D．problems |
When you get up in the morning, do you find it hard to choose what clothes to wear? If so, you probably need help to make the bigger choices in your life, like what to do when you’re older. “Brave New Girls”, by American author Jean Gadeberg, will help you make such choices. It says you must be a brave new girl. A brave new girl is one who is confident, healthy and happy. A brave new girl can realize her dreams. To be brave, you need to make a decision for yourself. Other people may tell you what to do, but you should not listen to them. You must only do what you want. If you always wear clothes like your favourite TV star, you must stop doing so. Instead, become your own star and wear the clothes you want. You have to like your body, it says. If you don’t, you will not take good care of it and won’t stay healthy. The book also says that girls must start becoming more confident. If you are confident, you’ll succeed in life. A good way to become confident is to realize that you are as clever as boys. In fact you are. Just look at their grades! Only then can you realize your dreams and become who you want to be.What quality should a brave new girl have?
| A．Confident | B．Healthy |
| C．Happy | D．A, B and C |
“Brave New Girls” is a .
| A．film | B．story |
| C．book | D．newspaper |
Suppose（假如）you are a brave new girl, which answer is wrong?
| A．Make a decision for yourself |
| B．Wear clothes like your favourite TV star |
| C．Like your body |
| D．Realize that you are as clever as boys. |
What’s the meaning of the word “grade” in this passage?
| A．年级 | B．成绩 |
| C．品位 | D．道路 |
What’s the best title of the passage?
| A．To be brave |
| B．A good book |
| C．To be a brave new girl |
| D．Realize dreams |
Shyness（害羞）means feeling frightened when you’re around other people. Some children are shy. Some become very shy later because of their life experience. , everybody gets a little shy sometimes. It’s just how much they feel shy.
Most people have red faces and talk in sentences when they are shy. But some become shy that they won’t go to a restaurant because they are too nervous to and pay for their food. Some are afraid of meeting people, so they seldom go outside. This kind of shyness can be for a person.
If shyness doesn’t stop you from doing something you want to do, being shy isn’t a big . Some experts（专家）say shy people are good at working because they think more and less. But remember not to let good opportunities（机会）pass you by just because of it. If you have to sing a song at a birthday party or give some performances in front of others, just do it. There’s nothing to .
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Every year thousands of young people in England finish school and then take a year off before they start work or go to university. Some young people go to other countries and work as volunteers (志愿者). Volunteers give their time to help people. For example, they work in schools or hospitals, or they do something helpful for the environment.
Pauline Jones, 18, lives in Cardiff, Wales. Next year she wants to go to university to study Chinese, but now she’s living in Belize. Pauline says, “I’m working with other people here to save the coral reefs (珊瑚礁) in the sea near Belize. The reefs here are beautiful, but if the sea water is very polluted (污染), the coral dies. I’m helping to do research(研究）on the coral and the fish that live around the reefs. All over the world, coral reefs are dying. We need to do something about the problem before it’s too late.”
“I’m staying with a family here and I help do some housework. I don’t get any money, but that’s OK. I love my work here, and I’m learning a lot about the people of Belize—and myself!
When I finish my work, I want to stay here for another three months. I want to travel around Belize and Central America.”Some young people from England _______ after they finish school.
A.go to university
B. spend one year as volunteers
C. go to work for moneyPauline Jones, an eighteen-year-old girl, is living in _______ now.
A. England B. China C. Belize Pauline Jones is _______ with other people.
A. studying Chinese in a university
B. working to save the coral reefs
C. helping do some housework From the passage, we know that the coral reefs ______.
A. will die because of the pollution
B. are not as beautiful as before
C. cannot live without fish in the sea Pauline Jones wants toafter she finishes her work as a volunteer.
A. stay there for another year
B. go back home to start work
C. travel around Central America
Once,Mr. King had a cat,and he loved it very much. He called it “sky”,because he thought “sky”was the strongest name in the world.
One day he had a meal at a restaurant with his cat. He met his old friend. He told him about his lovely cat and its name. His friend said, “How foolish you are! Sky is not the strongest thing in the world. My cat is called ‘cloud’ because cloud is stronger than sky.” After hearing this, Mr. King called his cat “wind” because he thought wind was stronger than cloud.
After a few days he suddenly（突然）thought that “wall” was stronger than wind. And “mouse（老鼠）”was stronger than wall. So he went to his friend to ask for an idea. His friend said, “Don’t you think ‘cat ’is stronger than mouse? ”“ Yes, but...”
The man thought and thought and then decided his cat’s name had better be “cat” because a mouse was always afraid of a cat.
Don’t you think Mr. King is very silly（傻的）or funny?Mr.Kinghis cat very much.
A. didn’t like B. loved C .hatedHis cat’s first name was.
A. sky B. cat C. windHe decided his cat’s last name was.
A. mouse B. wall C. catMr.King called his cat “cat” because he thought.
A.a cat was always afraid of a mouse
B.he liked this beautiful name
C. a mouse was always afraid of a catMr.King gave his catnames in all（总共）and at last he called it “cat”.
A. six B. five C.Three
Do you know the story about Vince? It was a true story. Vince was an English boy and he was eight years old. He didn't like soap or water. Three or four times a day his mother said to him, “Vince, your hands are very dirty again.Go and wash them. ” But Vince never washed them well. He only put his hands in the water for a few seconds and then took them out again.
Vince’s uncle and aunt lived in another city. One day they came to stay with Vince’s parents, and they brought their small son, Toby, with them. Toby was seven years old and he didn’t like soap or water, either.
The boys sat with their parents for a few minutes and then they went outside. When they were playing, Vince looked at Toby's hands and then went back to Toby’s parents and said proudly (骄傲地）， “Toby’s hands are dirtier than mine, ”
“Of course they are，”Toby said angrily. “You are one year older than I am, ” Vince’s mother asked him to______ three or four times a day.
A. wash his hands
B. do his homework
C. clean his bedroomWhen Vince saw Toby’s hands, he felt________.
A, sorry B. proud C. sad Vince’s hands were a little______ than Toby’s.
A. dirtierB. cleaner C. biggerFrom the story we know that_______ .
A. Vince liked soap and water, but Toby didn’t
B. Toby liked soap and water，but Vince didn’t
C. Vince and Toby didn’t like soap or water How many people are there in the story?
A. Four. B. Five. C. Six