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.
1.If you want to know how tall you should grow， _______.
A. you should have enough exercise
B. you can ask doctors for help
C. you should take some special medicine
D. you can record your growth during puberty
2.The Chinese for the underlined word “puberty ”in paragraph 3 is _______.
A. 童年时期 B. 婴幼儿时期 C. 习惯养成期 D. 生长发育期
3.Which is NOT mentioned in the passage？
A. Your height most probably depends on how tall your parents are.
B. Girls’ age for starting puberty is usually earlier than that for boys’.
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.
4.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. If you want to grow faster， you need to get enough sleep and exercise.
B. Everyone has a growth spurt during puberty.
C. Your height is decided by many factors.(因素)
D. Genes is important for your height.
China’s female swimmer Fu Yuanhui came third in Women’s 100 meter backstroke(仰泳) on Monday morning (Beijing time) at Rio Olympics. China’s online community has gone crazy about the 1996-born girl， not because of her performance in the semifinal or her achievement， but because of her cheerful answer to her performance during an interview by CCTV.
Finishing the 100 meter backstroke with 58.95 seconds， Fu， who thought it was 59 seconds， was quite surprised with the result. This was the first moment when she impressed Chinese audience with her surprising look and body language in front of the camera. The second time that the young swimmer amazed the audience was her honest and direct answer to a question raised by the reporter.” We know that your body condition was not that good in the past year and it’s not easy to have such a result. Do you think you are now as good as before?” asked the reporter.” It is my best score ever. I have worked for three months on the recovery. Only the ghost knows what I have come through，” said Fu， “It was so painstaking that sometimes I felt like I was going to die.”
In the interview， Fu used a phrase” Hong Huang Zhi Li”to describe the great efforts she has made in preparing for the competition， which soon became a popular word on the internet.
1.Fu Yuanhui was ____ years old when she came third at Rio Olympics
A.18 B.19 C.20 D.21
2.People were crazy about the girl because of ____________________.
A. her performance B. her achievement
C. her beauty D. her cheerful answer
3.Fu Yuanhui felt _______ first when she knew the result.
A. surprised B. excited C. interested D. happy
4.Which of the following is RIGHT according to the passage?
A.Fu Yuanhui was not satisfied with her performance at all.
B.The girl had worked for half a year in the recovery period.
C.Fu Yuanhui thought this was not her best score.
D.“Hong Huang Zhi Li” became a popular word on the Internet.
Many of you may wonder what else to do besides watching TV or surfing the Internet on weekends. Why not have a picnic? Junior 2 students at Beijing No 4 Middle School had a “King of Cooking” competition.
Earlier this month， about 300 students at the school went to a suburb (郊区) of Beijing to have the contest. They were divided into 24 groups. Each group had buyers， slicers (掌刀)， firemakers， washers and cooks.
Firemakers faced the most problems during the time. Some of them had no idea how to keep fire burning. “The fire kept going out. We had to blow at the sparks (火星) and put on corn leaves and old newspapers，” said Wu Mofei， 13.
“It took us an hour to make the fire. Our eyes had tears from all the smoke and our faces became dirty，” he added.
When the fires were finally made， the cooks became the busiest people. Huang Lanye made fried celery (芹菜) and ham， pickled cabbage and tomato soup.
She was proud of her work. “It’s my first time making Chinese dishes. My group members ate them up in minutes and said they were as delicious as what their parents made!” said the 14-year-old girl.
Finally over ten students were titled “King of Cooking”. Wang Xiaoyue， 14， was one of them. “My group got a mark of 98 at the competition，” Wang said. “We have learned a lot while having so much fun! We are the best!”
Beijing No 4 Middle School has been organizing the fun activities like this for six years. “We want to give students a chance to get real life experiences and learn how to work as a team，” said Jia Dong， who works for the school’s student affairs office.
1.From the text， we know Junior 2 students at Beijing No. 4 Middle School.
A. didn’t like the activity
B. enjoyed themselves during the activity
C. couldn’t cook meals at all
D. only surf the Internet on weekends
2.Beijing No. 4 Middle School organizes such activities in order that the students.
A. can become good cooks
B. can get real life experiences
C. can have good meals
D. won’t get on line any more
3.Which of the following is Not true?
A. About 300 students were titled “King of Cooking”.
B. Wu Mofei faced the most problems during the time.
C. Huang Lanye had never made Chinese dishes before.
D. The students could learn a lot while having a great time.
4.We can infer that .
A. Beijing No. 4 Middle School won’t have such activities any more.
B. there are a lot of excellent cooks in Beijing No. 4 Middle School.
C. students in Beijing No. 4 Middle School may have good team spirit.
D. teachers in No. 4 Middle School are all good at cooking.
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
King’s College Summer School is an annual(年度的) training program for high school students at all levels who want to improve their English. Courses are given by the teachers of King’s College and other colleges in New York. Trips to museums and culture centers are also organized. This year’s summer school will be from July 25 to August 15. More information is as follows：
Application (申请) date ◆Students in New York should send their applications before July 18， 2015. ◆Students of other cities should send their applications before July 16， 2015. ◆Foreign students should send their applications before July 10， 2015. | Courses(one hour for each period) ◆English Language Spoken English： 22 hours Reading and Writing： 10 hours ◆American History： 16 hours ◆American Culture： 16 hours |
Steps ◆A letter of self-introduction ◆A letter of recommendation(推荐) ★The letters should be written in English with all the necessary information. | Cost ◆Daily lessons： $200 ◆Sports and activities： $100 ◆Travels： $200 ◆Hotel service： $400 ★You may choose to live with your friends or relatives in the same city. |
Please write to： Thompson， Sanders 1026 King’s Street New York， NY 10016， USA E-mail： KC-Summer-School@ yahoo， com | |
1.The summer training program includes all of the following except ______.
A. doing a part-time job B. taking courses
C. having sports D. travelling
2.If you want to live at a relative’s home in New York， you will have to pay the school ______.
A. $200 B. $400 C. $500 D. $900
3.What correct information can you get from the passage?
A. The program will last two months.
B. You can e-mail or ring up the school.
C. You should write to Thompson only in English.
D. Students in China can send applications only on July 14.
Though it was only October， my students were already talking about Christmas plans. As days went on， everyone became more ， waiting for the final school bell. As soon as the bell ， everyone would run for their coats and go home except David.
David was a small boy in ragged（破旧的）clothes. I had often why his mother dressed him so poorly for the cold winter months， without a coat， boots or gloves. But something made David . I can still remember he was always a smile and liked to help others. He always after school to put chairs away and sweep the floor. We talked much. He just smiled and asked what else he could do， then thanked me for letting him stay and slowly home.
Weeks passed and it was finally the last day of before the holiday began. I smiled happily when the last of them out of the door. When I turned around， I saw David standing by my desk.
“I have something for you，” he said and from behind his back a small box. He asked me to open it quickly. I unwrapped（解开）it but saw nothing in it. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said， “The box is nice， David， but it’s .”
“Oh no， it isn’t，” said David， “It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love is something you can’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”
Tears filled my eyes I looked at the proud dirty face which I had paid attention to. I never forget the meaning from the little box on my desk. After that Christmas， David and I became good friends
1.A. polite B. serious C. impatient D. calm
2.A. warned B. rang C. called D. shouted
3.A. known B. wondered C. realized D. learned
4.A. strange B. unhappy C. different D. funny
5.A. treating B. feeling C. wearing D. sharing
6.A. practised B. forced C. studied D. stayed
7.A. never B. often C. always D. almost
8.A. left B. rushed C. turned D. returned
9.A. school B. year C. education D. program
10.A. hurried B. jumped C. walked D. jogged
11.A. carelessly B. sadly C. quietly D. helplessly
12.A. searched B. found C. lifted D. pulled
13.A. cheap B. empty C. useless D. expensive
14.A. when B. until C. though D. because
15.A. specially B. nearly C. hardly D. carefully
— I hope that I will have millions of dollars and I can buy my private (私人的) plane.
— ________.
A. You are welcome B. That’s very kind of you
C. In your dreams D. Thank you all the same
