Here are some tips on how to talk with your parents.
Try to start your talk with something fun. This will make talking easier. For example, ask your parents questions about their day. They love this!
Make it clear what you want to tell your parents If they have an opinion, let them finish and don’t disturb. Ask them to do the same for you.
Show them respect by listening to them carefully. Look at their eyes sincerely.
Be honest. Honesty builds trust(信任). Life is good when your parents trust you.
If your parents don’t understand, that’s OK. It doesn’t mean they don’t love you pr they’re not trying. Sometimes you have to explain things to them again or in a different way,
When you finish the talk, thank them for listening,. Say something like, “thanks! That helped.” It will let them know this is important to you, and make them want to do it more often.
If you feel there are still things to talk about, set up a time with them to talk about it another day.What’s the main idea of this passage?
| A．We should show respect to our parents. |
| B． It’s important to trust our parents. |
| C．We should be thankful to our parents. |
| D．There are some ways to talk with our parents. |
What should we do when our parents have some opinions?
| A．Ask them to stop |
| B．Argue with them and then sat sorry |
| C．Let them listen to you |
| D．Let them finish and don’t disturb |
Why should we look at their eyes while listening?
| A．Because they make us do that. |
| B．Because this shows we agree with what they say |
| C．Because this makes them feel respected |
| D．Because this shows we understand them |
When wee finish the talk, we should tell our parents that we _____ what they have done for us. This will let them know talking is important to us.
| A．are careful of | B．are satisfied with | C．are angry about | D．are thankful for |
Which is the best title of this passage?
| A．Some Tips on How to Talk with Parents | B．Parents Are Very Important |
| C．Try to Talk with Parents | D．Respect Patents |
Anger(生气) is a kind of feeling. Many things can make you angry. When your teacher gives you too much homework, when your team loses an important game, when a friend borrows your favorite thing and then breaks it, you may get really angry.
Usually, your body will tell you when you are angry. For example, you breathe faster, your face turns red, and you may want to break something or hit someone, but sometimes, you hide your anger. For example, you may hide it in your heart. The problem is that if you do this, you may get a headache or your stomach may hurt.
In fact, it’s not good to hide your anger, and it’s normal for you to get angry sometimes. But anger must be let out in the right way, without hurting others or yourself.
When you get angry, you can talk about it with other people. It’s helpful to talk about your anger with an adult, such as parents, a teacher, etc. When you talk about anger, those bad feelings can start to go away. Here are some other things you can do when you start to feel angry: talk to a good friend; count from 1 to 100; give someone a hug(拥抱); go for a bike ride; think about good things, etc.
Remember that how you act when you are angry can make everything better or worse. Don’t let your anger control you.
任务型阅读：根据短文内容，填写下列句子。You may get 1when your team loses an important game.
Breathing 2shows that you’re angry.
If you 3your anger you may get a headache or your stomach may hurt.
We must let out our anger in the right way 4hurting others or ourselves.
Talking about your anger with your parents is 5 .
When you feel angry you can give someone a 6to make these bad feelings go away.
Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphonesand listen to music before class, after class and at lunch. Students with cars buy larger speakers and play the music loudly when they drive on the street.
Adult(成年的) drivers listen to music on the car radio when they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people. Most of the radio programs play music.
Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places. Once(一旦) a popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tapes. Some of the money from these tapes goes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.
There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life or the love between a country boy and a girl is called western or country music.How many kinds of music are mentioned (提到) in this passage?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.What’s the meaning of “earphone” in Chinese?
A. 电话. B. 收录机. C. 耳机.Do all the radio programs in America play music?
A.Yes, they do. B. No, not all. C. We don’t know.What is the country music about in America?
A. It tells stories about the common life.
B. It’s popular.
C. It is about country life or love stories.What is the best title(标题) of the passage?
A. American Music. B. Pop Music. C. Folk Music.
During the day we work and play, and at night we sleep. Our body rests when we sleep. In the morning we are ready to work and play again. Our body grows most when we are asleep. Children who are tired usually need sleep. We can get better at our lessons after having plenty of rest. Boys and girls who are eight or nine years old need ten hours of sleep every night. Our body needs plenty of air when we are asleep. If we do not get enough fresh air, we will feel tired when we wake up. While in bed we must not cover our head，our lungs need to get enough fresh air. If we open our windows at night, we can have plenty of fresh air. Cool air is better than warm air. Boys and girls who want to be strong must get plenty of sleep.Our body grows most while we are _______.
A. exercising B.playing C.sleepingToo little sleep makes us _______.
A.tired B.hungry C.happy_______ during the sleep may cause us to feel tired in the morning.
A.Too much air B.Not enough fresh airC.Too much cold airHow many hours of sleep should 9-year-old children have every night?
A.8 hours. B.9 hours. C.10 hours.What do the lungs need most?
A.Fresh air. B. Exercise. C.Warm air.
Stop and listen! What do you hear? You may hear many different sounds. Some of those sounds may be noise. Noise is a loud or unwanted sound.
Noise can be caused by many kinds of machines, such as motorcycles, jet planes (喷气式飞机), farm tractors, and power motors. And, to some people, rock music is also a noise.
What happens to people who live near noisy machines or use them over a period of time? Doctors have found that these people have trouble in sleeping. And most importantly, constant (连续的) loud noise can cause loss of hearing.
Scientists use a unit of measure called a decibel(分贝) to measure the loudness of a sound. The sound of a quiet room, for example, measures 35 decibels. Talking measures between 40 and 65 decibels. Sounds from traffic and from some rock bands measure over 120 decibels. Noise at such high level causes the greatest hearing loss.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子是否正确，对的涂（A），错的涂（B）。(10分)According to the passage, noise is all sounds that you can hear.
A “decibel” is a machine that makes loud noise.
Loud noise can help people sleep better.
Not all people think that rock music is a noise.
We can infer (推断) from the passage that noise is a serious problem.
完形填空: 从每小题A、B、C三个选项中，选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。
Some people say they have a solution（解决） to the problems of car crowding and pollution. In many cities, hundreds of people 1bikes to work every day. In the New York City, some bike riders have even set up a group: Bike for a Better City. They say if more people ride bikes to work, there would be 2cars and less dirty air.
For several years this group has tried to gather(聚集) help for bike riders. They want to have special roads 3bikes only, because when bikes and cars use the same road, there may be accidents. Bike for a Better City thinks if there were bike roads, more people would use bikes.
But no bike roads have been established（建立） 4. Not everyone thinks it is a good 5. Drivers don’t like it, and some shop owners（主人） don’t like it, 6. And most people live 7far from the city to travel by bike. Still, people have done 8about it. On Saturdays and Sundays, the largest open park in New York is 9to cars, and the roads may be used by bikes only, but the group still says this is not enough and goes on fighting 10bike roads. I think there will be more bike roads in the future.A. on B. ride C. by
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