As you grow rapidly through your teenage years, you will experience a lot of changes. The changes may seem difficult. _________Don't be afraid ! You will deal successfully with theml You are a young adult now.
With more responsibility(责任) , you will find more freedom to make your own choices. This is a time to be well informed about making choices. In this way you can make healthy balanced decisions. _________You may already know your career(事业)path or you may have no idea at all what you want to do. Both situations are finel Work hard and the right chance will come to you.
Young adulthood means greater freedom and more choices. ________ But try not to shut your family out of your life. You should learn to think of others even though you are old enough to look after yourself.
It is also perfectly natural at this time for you to spend more time with your friends than with your family. _________ A true friend will stand by you no matter what happens.
This period is part of the life cycle. There are some people who will be with you throughout life's joumey. There will be some people with whom you part(分离) and go separate ways. Leaving school can be hard. The reality is that you may not even see all of your classmates again.
You are a young adult. It is your life. No one can live it for you. _______ So making the right choices will be important to you. Life is for living. Enjoy your life wisely !
根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺，内容完整，并将其标号填写在下面题号后的横线上。
| A．Choose your friends wisely. |
| B．They will help shape the future. |
| C．They may seem to happen quickly. |
| D．You will probably want to be independent. |
E. The choices you make from now on will be your choices.
My name is Tom. I'm nine. This is my mother．Her name's Linda Johnson. Her telephone number is 13052864515.And this is my father．His name is Mike Johnson. His phone number is 13120884699.And this is my sister．What's her name？Her name is Mary. Look！The boy is my brother Nick. Mary is eight and Nick is six.Mother is ______.
| A．Mary Johnson | B．Mike Johnson |
| C．Linda Johnson | D．Nick Johnson |
Father's telephone number is ______.
| A．13120884699 | B．13120884966 |
| C．13052864515 | D．13120889466 |
Mary is______.
| A．six | B．nine |
| C．eight | D．seven |
My brother is ______.
| A．Tom | B．Mike |
| C．Nick | D．Johnson |
My family name is ______.
| A．Johnson | B．Nick |
| C．Mike | D．Tom |
This morning was terrible for me. My tooth was aching, and I'd been in an argument with a friend. Her words still hurt : “Linda, the trouble with you is that you won't put yourself in my place. Can't you see things from my point of view?” I shook my head strongly--and felt the ache in my tooth. I'd thought I could stand the ache until my dentist who was on vacation came back, but the pain was really unbearable(无法忍受的). So I started calling the other dentists in the phone book, but no one could see me immediately(立刻). Finally, at about lunchtime, I got lucky.
“If you come by right now, madam” the nurse said, “the dentist will fit you in.”
I took my bag and keys and rushed to my car. But suddenly I began to doubt about the dentist. Why wasn't he as busy as the others?
In the dentist’s office, I sat down and looked around. I saw nothing but the white walls and I became even more worried. The nurse noticed my nervousness and put her warm hand over my ice-cold hand.
When I told her my fears, she laughed and said, “Don't worry. The dentist is very good.”
“How long do I have to wait for him?” I asked impatiently.
“Come on, he is coming. Just lie down and relax. And enjoy the artwork,” the nurse said.
“The artwork?” I was puzzled.
The chair went back. Suddenly I smiled. There was a beautiful picture, right where I could enjoy it: on the ceiling(天花板). How considerate the dentist was! At that moment, I began to understand what my friend meant by her words.
根据短文内容， 回答问题。Who did Linda argue with this morning?
Why did Linda call the other dentists in the phone book?
How did Linda go to see the new dentist?
Was Linda nervous after she walked into the new dentist’s office?
Where was the beautiful picture?
阅读配对。阅读下面五本书的简介, 并将这五本书的简介与他们的书名配对。
It is an easy-to-read collection of poems written to encourage the people who are in trouble or in chronic depression(长期抑郁)… |
This book provides the tools and ways to seek the edge in one’s life---helping readers to achieve dreams whether in your today’s job, finding a new job, in education, in family, or even in hobbies. |
Life is not easy for nine-year-old Joshua during World War II. Because of his family’s Jewish background, they are sent to live in the concern-training camps(集中营). Scared and alone, Joshua one day makes friends with a little mouse. He calls the little mouse Bethlehem. |
Were humans created, or did they evolve(进化)? How old is the Earth? In this book, the two opposite world views (creation and evolution) will be discussed within the structure of empirical (实证的) science. |
In More Things in Heaven, the writer presents the highlights of his 83 years of life, including his trips to India and the study of the writings of several great spiritual leaders. |
| A．Joshua, Helmut, and Bethlehem |
| B．More Things in Heaven |
| C．Encourage Me! |
| D．Seeking the Edge |
E. Creation or Evolution
Famous Inventions and Their Inventors
X-rays were discovered in 1895 by a German professor, Wilhelm Roentgen. People all over the world were amazed by his invention, the X-ray machine. This invention was so important that Roentgen won the first Nobel Prize for Physics in 1901.
The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell, a doctor and speech teacher. The first phone call was made by Bell in 1876. He got acid(酸) on his pants by accident and wanted his partner, Thomas Watson, to help him. The first words spoken on the telephone were “Mr. Watson, come here! I need you!”
Television was invented in 1926 by John Logie Baird, a Scottish inventor. Baird’s television certainly didn't look like a television today! Electronic televisions like the ones we have today were invented by Vladimir Zworykin in the 1920s in the United States.
The first computer was built in 1946 by two American engineers, J. Presper Eckert and John W. Mauchly. It was developed for the army, and it was so large that it took up the whole room! Later, in 1971, the “microchip” was invented, and small home computers were first produced for personal use. Today computers are involved in almost everything we do and are found almost everywhere we go.
根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。X-rays were discovered by a Scottish inventor in 1901.
Wilhelm Roentgen won the first Nobel Prize for Physics.
The telephone was invented by a German professor.
The first television and the ones we have today looked the same.
Two American engineers built the first computer in 1946.
The Healthy Habits Survey shows that only about one third of American seniors(老年人) have correct habits. Here are some findings and experts’ advice.
| 1. How many times did you brush your teeth yesterday? Finding: About 33% of seniors brush their teeth only once a day. Step: Remove(去除) the 300 types of bacteria(细菌) in your mouth each morning with a battery-operated toothbrush. Brush gently for 2 minutes, at least twice a day. 2. How many times did you wash your hands or take a shower yesterday? Finding: Seniors, on average, take a shower fewer than 3 days a week. And nearly 30% wash their hands only 4 times a day一only half of the number that doctors advised. Step: We touch our faces around 3000 times a day一often inviting germs (病菌) to enter our mouth, nose, and eyes. Use toilet paper to keep your hand from touching the door handle. And, most important, wash your hands often with hot running water and soap for 20 seconds. 3. How often do you think about fighting germs? Finding: Seniors are not fighting germs as well as they should. Step: Know about germs clearly. Do you know it is not your toilet but your kitchen sponge(海绵)that can carry more germs than anything else? To kill these germs, keep your sponge in the microwave for 10 seconds. |
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。According to the survey, we can know about________ of American seniors have correct habits.
| A．one second | B．two thirds |
| C．one third | D．one fourth |
How long should people brush their teeth gently?
| A．One minute. | B．Two minutes. |
| C．Three minutes. | D．Four minutes. |
Doctors suggest that people should wash their hands________.
| A．twice a day | B．three times a day |
| C．four times a day | D．eight times a day |
What is found out about American seniors?
| A．All of them have good habits. |
| B．All of them brush their teeth once a day. |
| C．They all take a shower every day. |
| D．They aren’t fighting germs better than expected. |
Which of the following is true according to the text?
| A．There are only 200 types of bacteria in the mouth. |
| B．We touch our faces four times a day. |
| C．We should wash our hands with cold water. |
| D．A kitchen sponge can carry more germs than a toilet. |