Recently a specialist(专家) in teenager studies does some research on teenage problems. He thinks parents shouldn’t be blamed of themselves because there is nothing they can do to deal with the teenage problem. Whatever they do, sometimes a wonderful, kind and helpful child will turn into a terrible animal.
I’ve seen friends deal with it in all kinds of different ways. One strict mother insisted that her son, should stand up, open doors and shake hands like a gentleman whenever anyone entered the room. I saw him last week when I visited them. Lying on the sofa, he made no attempt to turn off the loud TV he was watching as I walked in. His mother was angry. “I don’t know what to do with him these days,” she said. “He’s forgotten all the manners we taught him.”
He hasn’t forgotten them. He’s just decided that he’s not going to use them. She said that she would like to throw him down from the sofa onto the floor.
Another good friend of mine let her two daughters climb all over the furniture, reach across the table, stare at me and say, “I don’t like your dress, it’s ugly.” One of the daughters has recently been driven out of school. The other has left home.
“Where did we go wrong?” Her parents are now very sad. Probably nothing is wrong with the parents.This text is most probably written by________.
| A．A specialist in teenager studies |
| B．a headmaster of a middle school |
| C．a parent with teenage children |
| D．a doctor for mental health problems |
The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to ________.
| A．the change of the children from good to bad |
| B．the way that parents often blame themselves |
| C．the opinion that a child has of his parents |
| D．the advice that parents want their children to follow |
The boy on the sofa would most probably be described as ________.
| A．lazy | B．quiet |
| C．unusual | D．rude |
What is the author’s opinion about the sudden change in teenage children?
| A．Parents have no choice but to try to accept it. |
| B．Parents should pay more attention to the change. |
| C．Parents should work more closely with school teachers. |
| D．Parents are a fault for the change in their children. |
IMPROVE ON SLEEP
Good health needs good sleep. Going to bed before you’re tired. No eating or reading in bed. Go to bed at the same time before midnight and get up at the same time. Your body likes routine (常规) for a good night’s sleep.
STAY FREE OF FLU
Studies show that a cold or flu virus （病毒） can live on our hands for long. So wash all parts of your hands frequently with soap and water. For more ways to prevent the spread of flu, please call the Health Line at 1800 848 1313.
ORAL (口腔) HEALTH
Brush your teeth twice a day and visit the dentist at least once a year. The mouth is a mirror of disease. The oral examination is not only for the health of teeth, but the whole body. For more of it, please visit www. mydr. com. au.
FIT FOR LIFE
Studies have shown that many diseases have something to do with little or no physical (身体) activity. Try to do it for 30 minutes a day, 5 days or more a week. For more information, please call the Health Line at 1800 438 2000.If you want to get a good sleep, you’d better _______.
| A．go to bed after you’re tired | B．go to sleep at midnight |
| C．follow the bedtime routine | D．eat something or read in bed |
To prevent from catching a cold or flu, it’s good for you _______.
| A．to clean your fingers often | B．to brush your teeth twice a day |
| C．to get up early every morning | D．to wash all parts of your hands |
You should visit the dentist at least once a year, because _______.
| A．the oral examination is necessary | B．you don’t often brush your teeth |
| C．some diseases may be in the mirror | D．you don’t have a good night’s sleep |
Studies have shown that many diseases have something to do with _______.
| A．having no oral examination | B．washing hands with cold water |
| C．sleeping too late sometimes | D．doing little physical activity |
If you want to learn more about the flu, you can _______.
| A．visit www. mydr. com. Au | B．call the Health Line at 1800 848 1313 |
| C．visit the dentist in your place | D．call the Health Line at 1800 438 2000 |
When you feel sad, tears will come down from your eyes. When you are happy, especially when you laugh hard, tears will also come down from your eyes. But tears have a more important job than showing your feelings.
Tears keep your eyes clean and healthy. They wash away dirt and germs(细菌) just like bath. Your eyes also need tears to keep them wet. And eyes must be wet so that they can move smoothly. Your eyes are busy looking here and there all day long. They move quickly from one thing to another. If you didn’t have tears, your eyes couldn’t move, and soon you would be blind.
Maybe you don’t like tears, but your eyes can’t do without them.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。The story tells us ____.
A. what makes people blind. B. why people have tears. C. what tears are.Tears help you by ____.
A. showing how you feel
B.washing things from your eyes
C.making your eyes bright If your eyes were not wet, you could not____.
A. look at things clearly B. laugh and cry C. keep clean When you are happy or sad, you may ____.
A. wash away dirt and germs.
B. have tears in your eyes.
C. move your eyes quickly.The sentence “your eyes can’t do without them” means ____.
A. your eyes like tears very much
B your eyes can’t work without tears
C. your eyes can’t open without them
Anger 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 （呼吸）faster, your face turns red, and you may want to break something or hit(打) someone, but sometimes, you hide(隐藏) 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.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 You may not get angry when ____.
A. there is too much homework on this weekend
B. your favorite basketball team wins the game
C. a friend breaks your favorite thing ____ shows that you’re not angry.
A. Taking a faster breath
B. Wanting to hit somebody
C. Wanting to protect someone According to the passage, you can do everything when you get angry except(除了) ____.
A. go for a bike ride
B. think about good things
C. say bad things to the people around you The underlined word “control” in the last paragraph means ____ in Chinese.
A. 控制 B. 连接 C. 失去This passage is mainly about ____.
A. anger B. excitement C. Sadness
Last Sunday the Greens went to the movies. They got home very late. Father opened the front door and went into the house. It was very dark, so mother turned on the light. On the way to their bedroom, mother said, “Listen, John! I can hear someone in the bedroom. ” They all stood quietly outside the bedroom. They could hear some voices in the room.
“You are right. ” father said, “There are two men in it. They are talking. ” Then he shouted, “Who’s there?” But no one answered. Father opened the door quickly and turned on the light. The room was empty. Then father found something and laughed. “The TV is still on. I forgot to turn it off this morning!” father said.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。The Greens got home________.
A. very early B. late C. quietly On the way to their _________,mother heard someone in it.
A. bathroom B. the front door C. bedroom Are there any voices in the room ?
A. Yes, there are . B .No, there aren’t . C. Sorry ,we don’t know .Who did father find in the room?
A .A man B. Two man C. Nobody Where did the voice come from?
A .Two thieves were talking . B. The TV. C. The street.
“Cool” is a word with many meanings．Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold．As the world has changed，the word has had many different meaning．
“Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything．When you see a famous car in the street，maybe you will say，“It’s cool．”You may think，“He’s so cool，”when you see your favourite footballer．
We all maximize（扩大） the meaning of “cool”．You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”．Here’s an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used．A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall（瀑布）they had visited．On one student’s paper was Just the one sentence，“It’s so cool．Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt. But the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏）of words．Without “cool”，some people have no words to show the same meaning．So it is quite important to keep some credibility（可信性）．Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”？ I can．And I think they are also very cool． We know that the word “cool has had ________.
A．only one meaning B．no meanings C．many different meaningsIn the passage，the word “express” means “________”.
A．see B．show C．knowIf you are _______ something，you may say，“It’s cool．”
A．interested in B．angry about C．afraid ofThe writer takes an example to show he is ________ the way the word is used．
A．pleased with B．strange to C．worried aboutIn the passage，the writer suggests（暗示）that the word “cool”________．
A. may not be as cool as it seems
B. usually means something interesting
C. can make your life colourful