Height is just one of the features your genes (基因) decide. In fact, because
you have two parents, your genes provide you a height that usually lands somewhere
between the height of each parent. If both your parents are tall, then most probably
you will be tall, too. But if you have questions about how tall you’re going to be,
ask your doctor if he or she can help you find them out.
But genes don’t decide everything. For example, eating an unhealthy diet can keep you from growing to your full potential (潜力). Getting plenty of sleep and enough exercise will help you grow to the expected height.
It’s natural that you’re wondering how fast you should grow. There’s no perfect or right answer. Generally speaking, kids grow about 6 cm a year between age 3 and the time when they start puberty.
Your doctor will know how your growth has been going over the years. 2 cm here and 3 cm there make a little difference to the height you’re at now. How have you been growing up to this height? What other changes may your body be going through?
Don’t be amazed if you seem to have grown a lot in a very short time. Everyone has a growth spurt (高峰) during puberty. The age for starting puberty is about 10 for girls and about 11 for boys. But it can be earlier or later — between 7 and 13 for girls and 9 and 15 for boys.
You’ll usually begin to notice that you’re growing faster about a year after your body starts to show the first changes of puberty.
If you want to know how tall you should grow, _______.
| A．you should have enough exercise |
| B．you can record your growth during puberty |
| C．you should take some special medicine |
| D．you can ask doctors for help |
The Chinese for the word “puberty” is _______.
| A．童年时期 | B．婴幼儿时期 |
| C．生长发育期 | D．习惯养成期 |
This passage is mainly about ______.
| A．how the genes work in your body |
| B．how your parents’ height influence you |
| C．how you look like your parents |
| D．how you grow to a certain height |
After reading this passage, we can explain ______.
| A．how good it is to be a doctor |
| B．how much sleep time we need |
| C．why genes can’t decide everything |
| D．what healthy diet is |
Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?
| A．Girls’ age for starting puberty is usually earlier than that for boys’. |
| B．Your height most probably depends on how tall your parents are. |
| C．The features showing the first changes of puberty between boys and girls are different. |
| D．You may be amazed sometimes when you grow too fast. |
| Age |
Looks |
Favorite actor |
|
| Alice |
Eleven |
Big eyes and a small mouth |
Tom Cruise |
| Jenny |
Thirteen |
A round face and short hair |
Sun Honglei |
| Maria |
Twelve |
A small mouth and long hair |
Ge You |
Alice has bigand a small .
Jenny is years .
Jenny`s face is and her hair is .
Maria`s is Ge You .
Alice and Maria both(都) have .
Yuan Bao and Xiao Putao are good friends . They are beautiful girls and many people like them .They both (两者都) have round faces and long hair .They also (也) have big eyes ,small noses and small mouths .Yuan Bao comes from Beijing .She is five years old .Xiao Putao comes from Shenzhen .She is five years old ,too .The two girls are both stars on the Internet(网络) .Yuan Bao and Xiao Putao have the same toys .Their moms are good friends ,too .
阅读短文内容，选择正确答案。 Yuan Bao has .
A. small eyes B. a small nose C. short hair Yuan Bao is from .
A. Beijing B. Shanghai C.ShenzhenDoes Xiao Putao have long hair ?
A. Yes ,she does B. No, she doesn`t C. We don`t know .(不知道)How old are the two girls ?
A.They are 3 years old . B. They are 4 years old . C. They are 5 years old .Yuan Bao and Xiao Putao have the same .
A . moms B. books C. toys
Jane is an English girl . She is twelve .She is a junior high school student . Her mother is Helen and her father is Jack .Her brother, Tom ,is a student ,too .He is in black pants .Jane is in a red skirt .Her father is in brown shoes .Her mother is in a green dress .
阅读短文内容，选择正确答案。 Is Jane English or Chinese ?
A . Yes , she is . B. She is twelve . C. She is English . How old is Jane ?
A. She is twelve . B. She is old . C. I don`t know . Jack is .
A. Jane`s brother B. Jane`s mother C. Jane`s father Tom is a .
A. girl B. student C. Chinese boy What color is Helen`s dress ?
A. Red B. Black C. Green
Lily is from New York , the USA .She is ten . Now she is in Shanghai No.3 Junior High School .She is in Class One ,Grade Seven .Her phone number is 66786019 .Dongdong is from Kunming .His English name is Tom . He is in Class Two ,Grade Seven .His phone number is 24524233 .They are not in the same class .They are good friends .
阅读短文内容，选择正确答案。Lily is an girl .
A. English B. Chinese C. American Dongdong is in Class .
A. One B. Two C.Three Lily and Dongdong are good .
A. students B. friends C. boysWhere is Tom from ?
A. The USA B. Japan C. ChinaHow old is Lily ?
A . Ten B .Eleven C.Twelve
A man went into a restaurant and sat down at one of the tables.
A waiter went up to him and gave him the menu.
The man read it carefully, then ordered(点餐) all the most expensive foods and began to enjoy himself.
Then a small boy came into the restaurant and sat at the man’s table.
The waiter came up and said to the man, “What would your little boy like, sir?”
“Oh, just an ice cream, ” the man told him. Then he said to the waiter, “I’m just going out to buy a newspaper.”
He left the restaurant. The waiter gave the boy an ice cream. The boy ate it, and then stood up and walked to the door.
The waiter ran to him.
“Excuse me,” he said, “but your father hasn’t come back and he hasn’t paid for his meal or for your ice cream.”
“I’m sorry,” The young boy said, “He’s not my father, I don’t know who he is.”
The waiter did not understand. “What do you mean?” he asked.
“The man came up to me in the street, ” the boy said. “He asked me if I liked ice cream. I told him I did. Then he told me to come into the restaurant at 2:00pm and sit down at his table. He said he’d give me some.”
After knowing the truth, the waiter felt so sad, because he had to pay money for the meal.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。What did the man order in the restaurant?
Where did the little boy sit?
Was the small boy the man’s son?
When did the man tell the boy to come into the restaurant?
Who paid money for the meal?