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 video game and then breaks it, you can 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 important 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 a parent ,a teacher, etc. When you talk about anger, those bad feeling 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 ; 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.
1. According to the passage, which of the followings WON’T make you angry?
A.a lot of homework
B.Losing a game.
C. Getting something from your friends
D. Your broken video game.
2.It’s better to ____ when feeling angry.
A. hide it B. hit someone
C. talk about it D. breathe faster
3.From the passage, we know that it is _________to get angry.
A. helpful B. normal(正常的) C. wrong D. strange
Smoking is a very bad habit. It is one of the worst things that kids or adults do to their bodies. It can cause different kinds of diseases(疾病), such as cancer(癌症) and heart disease. In middle schools, there are about 10% of the students smoking. Some students may start smoking because it looks cool. Others might think it is a way to look like an adult.
If some of your friends smoke, you should ask them to stop. Here are some reasons you can give.
** It is bad for their health.
** They will pay a lot of money for it.
**Their fingers and teeth will turn yellow.
**They may not live long.
** It will also damage the health of their families.
You can tell your friends about these problems. Your friends may be interested in learning more about the dangers of smoking. But people don’t like to hear others say they’re doing something wrong, so they could also be a little angry. If that happens, do not mind. Your friends will know that you are right in the future.
1.If there are 1,000 middle school students, there will be about _ students smoking.
A. 10 B 100 C 200 D 500
2.The underlined word “damage” means“ _______ ”in Chinese.
A. 伤害 B. 记录 C. 改善 D.治疗
3.If your friends get angry with you,_____________.
A. it means you are wrong
B. you should leave them right away.
C. you don’t need to care about it
D. they will stop smoking quickly
4.The passage is probably from______________.
A. a sports reports B. a health magazine
C. a travelling book D an interesting storybook.
5.Which is the best title of this passage?
A. The Reasons for Smoking
B.The Dangers of Smoking
C. How to Start Smoking
D. Help Your Friends Stop Smoking
Teen’s Life at School |
Mary, 12, America ‘I like many kinds of fruits. And my favorite is banana. It’s yellow and looks like a bright new moon. It not only looks good,but also tastes good. It’s sweet and delicious. So I eat it every day. |
Mike, 14, England I like reading detective(侦探) stories. My favorite cartoon is Detective Conan. The main character ,Conan, is my favorite star.He is a smart and brave boy. I want to be a great detective like him. |
Zhang Fang ,13, Beijing I am now a grade 8 student. I began reading Teens in Grade 4. Now I am happy to be a Teens reporter. It is fun! And it can help you with your studies. Of course, it feels good to have your story in the newspaper. |
1. Who is a big detective fan?
A. Mike B. Mary C. May D. Zhang Fang
2.Where is Mary from?
A. America B. England C. Beijing D. China
3.What is Zhang Fang happy to be ?
A. a good reader B. A Teen reporter
C. A detective D. A Conan fan
Today, many people send cards, presents and flowers on Mother’s Day to show their love, but few people know how Mother’s Day started. The earliest festival for _ _ was from Greece. Christians (基督教徒) celebrated this festival on the fourth Sunday. In England, people celebrated the holiday to _ _ all the mothers and called it “Mothering Sunday”.
In America, Mother’s Day started nearly 150 _ _ ago. Anna Jarvis, a housewife, organized a day to raise people’s awareness(意识) of the poor. She believed that mothers would _ __ her. She called it “Mother’s Work Day”. In 1905 whe_ _nna__ __ , her daughter, also named Anna, began an activity in memory of the work of her mother. She __ __ what her mother said, “There are many days for __ __, but none for mothers”. She wrote letters to lots of famous people asking for a day for mothers. After three years, Anna handed out her mother’s favorite flowers, white carnations (康乃馨) at a church. In 1913, the government (政府)decided that officials(官员) would wear__ __ carnations on Mother’s Day. The next year, Mother’s Day_ __an American national holiday and it was on the second Sunday in May.
Soon , more and more countries began to _ __ Mother’s Day. It became a popular holiday all over the world.
1.A. sisters B. mothers C. fathers D. Teachers
2.A. thank B. allow C. discover D. treat
3.A. days B. weeks C. months D. years
4.A. change B. suppose C. support D. advise
5.A. died B. woke C.ran D. started
6.A. cheered B. reminded C. forgot D. remembered
7.A. flowers B. men C. stars D. animals
8.A. white B. red C. yellow D.pink
9.A. became B. named C. planned D. imagined
10.A. invite B. express C. celebrate D. develop
She didn’t tell us ________the day before.
A. how did she come here
B. how she came here
C. how will she come here
D. how she will come here
----- _______do you play computer games? ------ Once a week.
A. How often B. How far
C. How long D. How many