How to Calm Your Teen's Nerves before an Exam
Stress is a feeling of physical. mental of emotional strain of tension which disturbs or interferes with normal physiological balance. Stress can be overwhelming for anyone, but it can be especially difficult for a teen that has not yet developed effective coping skills. A major source of teen stress is school exams, and test anxiety is not uncommon. So, how can parents help their teen stay calm before an exam?
Recognize when your teen is under stress.
Teens can feel an immense pressure to do well on exams. For some teens, just the idea of taking the test can bring them into a panic(恐慌). 1 Emotional symptoms include: excessive of uncontrollable drying, aggression or mood swings, and panic attacks.
What should parents do?
--Be involved
Parents need to be involved in their teen's work. What they look for is your presence--to talk, to dry, or simply to sit with them quietly. Communicate openly with your teen. 2_
--Help them get organized
Help your teen think about what she has to study and plan accordingly. 3
--Give them a nutritious diet
It's important for your teen to eat a healthy, balanced diet during exam times to focus and do her best. 4 if this happens, encourage your teen to eat light meals or sandwiches. A healthy diet. rather than junk food, is best for reducing stress.
--Show a positive attitude
5 If you panic, blame, or apply to much pressure, your teen will have an undue increase in their stress levels. Make your teen feel accepted and valued for her efforts. Most important, reassure your teens that things will be all right, no matter what the results are.
A. Together ,you and your teen can work out a time-table in which she can study for what she knows will be on the test.
B. A parent's attitude will dictate their teen's emotions.
C. Physical symptoms of stress and anxiety include: lack of sleep, difficulty breathing, loss of appetite of irregular eating
D. Encourage your teen to relax
E. Encourage your teen to express his worries and fears, but don't let them focus on those fears.
F. Your teen may also make negative comments about themselves
G. Exam stress can make some teens lose their appetite
The common cold is the world's most widespread illness, which is a plague that man receives.
The most widespread mistake of all is that colds are caused by cold. They are not. They are caused by viruses passing on from person to person. You catch a cold by coming into contact directly or indirectly, with someone who already has one. If cold causes colds, it would be reasonable to expect the Eskimos to suffer from them forever. But they do not. And in isolated Arctic regions, explorers have reported being free from colds until coming into contract again with infected people from the outside world by way of packages and mail dropped from airplanes.
During the First World War, soldiers who spent long periods in the trenches, cold and wet, seldom caught colds.
In the Second World War, prisoners at Auschwitz concentration camp, naked and starved, were astonished to find that they seldom had colds.
At the Common Cold Research Unit in England, volunteers took part in experiments in which they gave themselves to the discomforts of being cold and wet for long stretches of time. After taking hot baths, they put on bathing suits, allowed themselves to be with cold water, and then stood about dripping wet in a room. Some wore wet socks all day while others exercised in the rain until close to exhaustion. Not one of the volunteers came down with a cold unless a cold virus was actually dropped in his nose.
If then, cold and wet have nothing to do with catching colds, why are they more frequent in winter? Despite the most hard research, no one has yet found out the answer. One explanation offered by scientists is that people tend to stay together indoors more in cold weather than at other times, and that makes it easier for cold viruses to be passed on.
No one has yet found a cure for the cold. There are drugs and pain-killers such as aspirin, but all that they do is to relieve the symptoms.
1.The writer offered ___ examples to support his argument.
A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 3
2.Arctic explorers may catch colds when___.
A. they are working in the isolated Arctic regions
B. they are writing reports in terribly cold weather
C. they are free from work in the isolated Arctic regions
D. they are coming into touch again with the outside world
3.Volunteers taking part in the experiments in the Common Cold Research Unit___.
A. suffered a lot B. never caught colds
C. often caught colds D. became very strong
4.The passage mainly discusses___.
A. the experiments on the common cold
B. the fallacy about the common cold
C. the reason and the way people catch colds
D. the continued spread of common colds
Dubai boasts(夸口) that it has just built a “new global landmark”---the Dubai Tower, which stands 512.1 meters high now and has just become the tallest building in the world.
The Dubai Tower now surpasses Taiwan’s Taipei 101, which is 508 meters tall, and has 141 storeys, more than any other building in the world.
The Dubai Tower, being built by South Korea’s Samsung Corporation and scheduled for completion next year, is one of a series of great projects taking shape in Dubai. The final projected height of the tower has remained a secret since the project was launched in January 2004; however, it is rumored that the tower will be more than 700 meters tall and have more than 160 storeys.
The Dubai Tower has become the tallest building in the world in just 1,276 days, leaving behind other tall buildings.
The Dubai Tower will house 30,000 apartments in addition to the world’s largest shopping mall. It is the centerpiece(重要工程) of the 20-billion-dollar venture. Another venture gradually emerging across the desert sands is Dubailand, a series of multi-billion-dollar projects claimed to be the Middle East’s very own Orlando. Dubai also paid 100 million dollars to buy the Queen Elizabeth II, one of the world’s superb cruise liners(游轮), which it plans to turn into a luxury floating hotel.
Faced with decreasing oil wealth, the Western-oriented emirate(酋长国) has raced to turn itself into a business and leisure hub and it aims to more than double the number of tourists to 15 million by 2015.
1. The underlined word “surpasses” in the second paragraph means____.
A. is equal to B. matches C. is left behind by D. is higher than
2.Which building was the tallest in the world before the Dubai Tower began to be built?
A. Dubai land B. Orlando C. Taiwan’s Taipei 101 D. The Twin Towers
3.Why has the Western-oriented emirate paid more attention to becoming a business and leisure center?
A. Because it wants to attract more tourists to its places of interest.
B. Because it produces less oil than ever.
C. Because it aims to race with other countries to show its wealth.
D. Because it wants to set a new world record.
4.Which of the following statements about the Dubai Tower is TRUE according the passage ?
A. The Dubai Tower is 508 meters tall and has more than 141 storeys.
B. The final height of the Dubai Tower is over 700 meters tall.
C. Samsung Corporation has completed building the Dubai Tower.
D. The Dubai Tower has apartments and a shopping mall.
That year , in the local school, there was a new math teacher, as well as some new pupils. One of the new kids was the stupidest child anyone had ever seen. It made no difference how quickly or how slowly they tried explaining numbers to him; he would always end up saying something enormously stupid. Like two plus two was five, seven times three was twenty-seven, or a triangle had thirty corners……
Before this boy arrived, math lessons had been the most boring of all. Now they were great fun. Encouraged by the new teacher, the children would listen to the pieces of nonsense spouted by the new kid, and they would have to correct his mistakes.
Whenever the new teacher asked questions, the stupid kid would stand up but made the wrong answers, the other students all wanted to be the first to find his mistakes, and then think up the most original ways to explain them. To do this they used all kinds of stuff : sweets, playing cards, oranges, paper planes, etc. It didn’t seem like any of this bothered the new kid.
However, Little Lewis was sure that it was bound to make him feel sad inside. Lewis was sure he would see him crying. So, one day, he decided to follow the new kid home after school. On leaving school, the new kid walked a few minutes to a local park, and there he waited for a while, until someone came along to meet him……
It was the new teacher!
The teacher gave the new kid a hug, and off they went, hand in hand. Following from a distance, Lewis could hear they were talking about math.
1.The math lessons became interesting again because of the new teacher’s ___________.
A. creativity B. imagination C. responsibility D. curiosity
2.The passage implies that the stupidest child____________________________.
A. was in great need of math teacher’s help after class
B. knew much more about math than other classmates
C. had no much gift for math and was slow to learn it
D. disliked both the new math teacher and his lessons
3.According to the passage, Lewis followed the stupidest in order to ______________.
A. learn about where he lived B. find out if he felt upset
C. say something to comfort him D. make friends with him
4. What does the underlined word “this” in the third paragraph refer to ?
A. To find the stupidest kid’s mistakes.
B. To think up the most original ways to explain.
C. To use all kinds of stuff.
D. To follow him home after school.
“I never expected that I would be so busy. Why can’t there be 25 hours in a day?” complained Liu Ran in Hong Kong as mid-term exams were going on.
The 18-year-old was Shandong Province’s top scorer in this year’s college entrance examination. After graduating from Tai’an No.1 High School, she chose the Chinese University of Hong Kong(香港中文大学) ， although both Peking University and Tsinghua University promised her a place.
“I want to experience a more international school and social life in Hong Kong. I’m majoring in journalism, so Hong Kong will surely help widen my horizons,” Liu said.
It is two months since Liu first set foot on Hong Kong. She missed home a lot at the beginning, because of the food and language problems.
“The canteen offers mostly Western or Guangdong food, but it’s convenient to cook for ourselves in our dorm if we like. People speak Cantonese and almost all classes are in English,” Liu explained.
Her English and Cantonese are now both improving, but she still needs more time to adapt to the new environment.
“I’m happy that I made the right decision to study here. With a mix of the Eastern and Western cultures, there is so much to discover and learn,” she said.
Liu has 18 credit hours(学分) of classes every week and 23 non-credit hours every other week. She has signed up for four associations including the Chinese Language Debating Team and the drama club. Essays, book reports and presentations also take plenty of time to prepare. And , of course, there are various parties to attend.
“I wasn’t a party animal before, but that may be interesting part of college. I sense myself changing,” Liu said.
1.Liu Ran chose the Chinese University of Hong Kong, because___________.
A. she couldn’t be admitted to Peking University
B. Hong Kong is a good place
C. she wants to be far from her homeland
D. the Chinese University of Hong Kong can widen her horizons
2. According to the last paragraph, we can infer______________________________.
A. now Liu Ran is an animal
B. Liu Ran hates the busy life in the Chinese University of Hong Kong
C. Liu Ran likes the food there
D. the busy and full life makes Liu Ran feel good
3.Liu Ran had to overcome the difficulties in many aspects EXCEPT_______________.
A. food B. language C. missing home D. no friends
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“Now ,”Mrs. Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions .”
The class seems to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be _36 _. “Yes, you will all be searching for your future 37 . Each of you will have to 38 someone in your field, plus give an oral report.”
Each day in her class, Virginia DeView reminded us about this. Finally, I picked print journalism. This _39_ I had to go to interview a true-blue newspaper reporter. I was extremely nervous. I sat down in front of him_40_ able to speak. He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pencil or pen?”I shook my head.
“How about some 41_ ?”I shook my head again .
Finally , I thought he realized I was 42 , and I got my first big tip as a 43 : “Never,never go anywhere without a pen and paper. You never know what you’ll run into. ”After a few days, I gave my oral report totally from 44 in class. I got an A on the entire project.
Years later, I was in college looking around for a new career, but with no success. Then I _45 _Virginia DeView and my desire at 13 to be a journalist. And I called my parents. They didn’t __46__me. They just reminded me how competitive the field was and 47 all my life I had to run away from competition. This was true. But journalism did something to me; it was in my blood. _48__gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was 49 .
For the past 12 years, I’ve had the most satisfying reporting career, __50 __ stories from murders to airplane crashes and 51 choosing my strongest area. 52 _ I went to pick up my phone one day, an incredible wave of memories hit me and I realized that had it not been __53__Virginia DeView, I would not be sitting at that desk.
I get 54 all the time: “How did you pick journalism?”
“Well, you see, there was a teacher…”I just wish I could 55 her.
1.A. good B. mad C. careless D. curious
2.A. university B. family C. professions D. life
3.A. interview B. find out C. admire D. learn from
4.A. expressed B. ordered C. expected D. meant
5.A. hardly B. nearly C. naturally D. eagerly
6.A. drink B. newspapers C. preparations D. paper
7.A. satisfied B. comfortable C. terrified D. sorry
8.A. student B. journalist C. teacher D. writer
9.A. research B. books C. imagination D. memory
10.A. called B. recognized C. remembered D. visited
11.A. answer B. promise C. stop D. persuade
12.A. how B. whether C. why D. when
13.A. It B. Virginia DeView C. My parents D. My oral report
14.A. breaking in B. getting down C. falling off D. going on
15.A. making up B. listening to C. covering D. writing
16.A. of course B. finally C. doubtfully D. in all
17.A. When B. As long as C. Once D. On condition
18.A. for B. with C. of D. to
19.A. hurt B. excited C. disappointed D. asked
20.A. respect B. support C. thank D. favor
