Are you an only-child in your family? Are you...

Are you an only-child in your family? Are you feeling alone at home? How are you dealing with it?

Zhang Luwen, 12, feels lucky to have a 4-year-old “brother”. “With him, I never feel lonely at home. He goes with me wherever I go,” said the girl of Sichuan Province. But it is not easy to be a sister. Zhang has to help her parents bath her “brother” every week. This is because he is hairy — he is a dog.

As the number of pet owners in China grows more and more, Chinese students have animal friends at home. Experts say that these small animals give these only-children lessons in love, care, teamwork and generosity.

This month, the first study on the influence of pets on the children came out. It is a survey of 402 Beijing primary school students. It shows that animal friends are good for children.

China had more than 90 million only-children by 2006, according to the government. “In families of three, most children feel lonely. They don’t have many chances to learn how to love and be responsible for others,” said Zhou Xia in the study group. “So having a pet can help with the problem.”

However, some students complain that their parents don’t allow them to have pets. “They are afraid a pet would stop me studying,” said Chen Qi, of Chongqing.

Perhaps he could learn from Qin Yixing, 13, of Beijing. “I don’t play with my dog until I have finished my homework. I made the promise to my mom and I must keep it,” said the girl.

1.According to the passage, experts think _______.

A．it is good for students to have animal friends at home

B．only-children families in China will be fewer and fewer

C．small animals at home are bad for students

D．parents should buy more pet animals for their children

2.What can we learn from the passage?

A．Zhang Luwen’s parents bath every week.

B．Zhou Xia thinks a pet animal can solve the problem that children feel lonely.

C．Chen Qi of Chongqing has got a pet animal.

D．Qin Yixing’s parents don’t want her to have a pet.

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When the people in your family are fighting, you may be feeling sad, ashamed(羞愧的) or even angry. Whatever your feelings are, what you want most is to stop the fight.

When your parents fight, what should you do?

Remember, even people who love each other fight sometimes. Their fight doesn't mean they're going to stay mad for long or that they're going to get a divorce(离婚).

Just think of the last time you and your brother or sister got into a fight. You didn't really mean all those things you said, did you? In the end, you probably made up. The same goes for parents.

If you get really upset when your parents fight, you can talk to them about your feelings. Sometimes parents don't realize that their arguing makes kids feel upset. If you tell them how you feel, they'll probably try to stop or at least explain to you why they are arguing.

What will you do if you fight with your parents?

Always remember that your parents don't really want to make things difficult for you. They care about you, but sometimes it's just hard for them to see your point of view easily.

Usually, kids who fight with their parents learn to get along with them in the end. This is especially true if kids talk to their parents about how they feel and what is important to them. Keep in mind, though, that it can take time and a lot of patience. Talking to your parents about your ideas instead of arguing with them will also make them listen to you a little more closely.

1.When your parents fight, what should you do?

A.Tell them your feelings. B.Go away and stay upset.

C.Fight with them together. D.Make things difficult.

2.What does the underlined phrase “made up” mean in Chinese?

A.整理 B.弥补 C.讨好 D.和解

3.From the passage we know ________.

A.talking to your parents about your ideas is very easy

B.if you fight with your parents, they will never care about you

C.even if your parents love you, you may fight with them at times

D.children can learn to get along with parents by fighting

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阅读理解

When the people in your family are fighting, you may be feeling sad, ashamed(羞愧的) or even angry. Whatever your feelings are, what you want most is to stop the fight.

When your parents fight, what should you do?

Remember, even people who love each other fight sometimes. That they fight doesn't mean they're going to stay mad for long or that they're going to get a divorce(离婚)．

Just think of the last time you and your brother or sister got into a fight. You didn't really mean all those things you said, did you? In the end, you probably made__up. The same goes for parents.

If you get really upset when your parents fight, you can talk to them about your feelings. Sometimes parents don't realize that their arguing makes kids feel upset. If you tell them how you feel, they'll probably try to stop or at least explain to you why they are arguing.

What will you do if you fight with your parents?

Always remember that your parents don't really want to make things difficult for you. They care about you, but sometimes it's just hard for them to see your point of view easily.

Usually, kids who fight with their parents learn to get along with them in the end. This is especially true if kids talk to their parents about how they feel and what is important to them. Keep in mind, though, that it can take time and a lot of patience. Talking to your parents about your ideas instead of arguing with them will also make them listen to you a little more closely.

1.If the people in your family are fighting, you want most to ________．

A.feel sad B.stop the fight C.stay mad D.get angry

2.When your parents fight, what should you do?

A.Tell them your feelings. B.Go away and stay upset.

C.Fight with them together. D.Make things difficult.

3.What does the underlined phrase “made up” mean in Chinese?

A.整理 B.弥补 C.讨好 D.和解

4.If you fight with your parents, what should you do?

A.Yell at them angrily. B.Have a talk with them.

C.Make them listen to you. D.Go out from the home.

5.From the passage we know ________．

A.talking to your parents about your ideas is very easy

B.if you fight with your parents, they will never care about you

C.even if your parents love you, you may fight with them at times

D.children can learn to get along with parents by fighting

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D

Are you the first or the last child in your family? Or are you a middle or an only child? Some people think it matters where you were born in your family. But there are different ideas about what birth order means. Some people say that the eldest children are smart and strong-willed. They are very likely to be successful. The reason for this is simple. Parents have a lot of time for their first child; they give him or her a lot of attention. So this child is very likely to do well. An only child will succeed for the same reason. What happens to the other children in the family? Middle children don't get so much attention, so they don't feel that important. If a family has many children, the middle one sometimes gets lost in the crowd. The youngest child, though, often gets special treatment. He or she is the baby. Often this child grows up to be funny and charming. Do you believe these ideas about birth order too? A recent study saw things quite differently. The study found that first children believed in family rules. They didn't take many chances in their lives. They usually followed orders. Rules didn't mean as much to later children in the family. They went out and followed their own ideas. They took chances and they often did better in life.

根据上文内容判断正(T)误(F)

1.All the people thought that the oldest child of a family is smart and strong-willed.

2.Middle children in a family usually don't get so much attention.

3.The youngest child in a family often gets lost in the crowd.

4.The youngest child in a family often gets special treatment.

5.It seems that first children in big families didn't take many chances compared with later ones.

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---Kate, are you 　　　　　　 only child in your family?

---Yes, but　 　　　　　　 new baby is on the way.

A. a; the　　　　　　 B. an; the　　　　　　 C. the; a　　　 D. the; the

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---Kate, are you　　　　　　 only child in your family?

---Yes, but　　　　　　 new baby is on the way.

A. a; the　　 B. an; the　　 C. the; a　　 D. the; the

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If you are feeling ________, you should share problems with your friends or your family members.

A. excited     B. stressed     C. relaxed      D. tired

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You sometimes feel so close to your friends that they are like family to you. Why? A study by San Diego, a professor, has found you and your friends have more genes (基因) in common than strangers do. Maybe this gives you the answer.

Researchers looked at the genes of 1,932 people and compared them in pairs of friends and strangers. They found that friends have 1 percent of genes that match.

“One percent may not sound like much to laypersons (外行),but to geneticists (遗传学家) it is a huge number,” Professor Nicholas said. “In fact, this is the same amount of genes you share with your fourth cousins, those who have the same great-great-great grandparents as you.'

So is it a coincidence (巧合) that you become friends with people who share your genes? Not at all. “People who share certain genes also share skills and have similar likes and dislikes,” researchers said. In ancient times, it was important that people who were alike stayed together. For example, people who had a similar sensitivity to the cold were more likely to help each other. They would make a fire to, give themselves a better chance to live. Researchers also found that among all the genes studied, those influencing the sense of smell were the most similar in friends. This is probably because people who smell things in the same way are more easily drawn to similar environments.

Based on the findings, the team has developed an interesting test called the “friendship score”. It can calculate how big the chances are that two people will be friends by studying their genes.

So, here is a question for you: would you like to take this test to know who your friends are going to be?

1.You sometimes feel close to your friends because_________.

A.they act like your family B.you spend much time together

C.you influence each other a lot D.you have more genes in common

2.What can we know according to Professor Nicholas's words?

A.Our friends are actually relatives of ours.

B.One percent sounds like much to laypersons.

C.We have one percent of genes that match our fourth cousins.

D.Our fourth cousins have the same great-great grandparents as us.

3.What kind of genes are the most similar in friends?

A.The genes that make people have similarities in the look.

B.The genes that make people smell things in the same way.

C.The genes that make people have a similar sensitivity to the cold.

D.The genes that make people develop a similar taste in music.

4.What does the underlined word “calculate” in the text mean?

A.work out B.depend on C.set up D.make sure

5.What is the best title of the text?

A.Our Friends, Our Family B.Good Friends, the Same Genes

C.Genes Help Us Become Friends D.“Friendship Score”, an Interesting Test

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Hey girls, if the boys in your class are acting silly, you might as well leave them alone. You are far more sensible than them, aren’t you?

There is science to back up this theory. Scientists from Newcastle University, UK, and Seoul University, South Korea, found that the brain matures (成熟) earlier in girls than in boys. This is partly because of the way children’s brains are “pruned.”

As the brain matures, it begins to cut out unimportant information and focus on important information. This process is called “pruning.”

In order to learn more about this process, scientists scanned the brains of 121 people aged between 4 and 40. They found that pruning began much earlier in girls. Between the ages of 10 and 12, a girl’s brain will start to see a lot of activities as the pruning process starts. But for boys, this doesn’t start until the age of 15 to 20.

During this process, the brain will turn off memories, sounds or sights that appear several times. But important connections, like linking the sound of a familiar person’s voice to their face, are kept.

“The loss of connectivity during brain development can help to improve brain function,” scientist Sol Lim told the Daily Telegraph.

To understand this more easily, imagine you are at a party and everyone is talking. You can’t concentrate. But if you “turn off” some of the voices, it is easier to hear the others. The brain works in a similar way.

1.What did the scientists find?

A. Boys usually focus on unimportant information.

B. Girls never focus on unimportant information.

C. Girls mature earlier than boys.

D. Connectivity helps improve brain function.

2.What does the underlined word “pruned”probably mean?

A. 删减 B. 成长 C. 改变 D. 损失

3.What happens during the process “pruning”?

A. The brain doesn’t work for a moment.

B. You can’t remember, hear or see.

C. The connections between things disappear.

D. Brains develop to focus on important information.

4.What can we know from the passage?

A. Boys are more silly than girls.

B. Boys are less sensible than girls.

C. You can never concentrate at the parties.

D. Brains function better after losing some connections.

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Are you carrying too much on your back at school? You’re not alone. Experts in the United States are worried that young students are having back and neck problems as a result of carrying too much in their schoolbags. “It hurts my back when I run,” said Oberlin Reyes, a student in Virginia. ”It’s hard to get up the stairs with my schoolbag, because it’s too heavy. ”They had common schoolbags with two straps　 (带子) to carry them, but a number of students with heavy books use a special bag which have wheels and can roll on the ground.

Shirley Park, whose schoolbag weighed 10 kilograms, said she changed to rolling one because she was starting to have back pain. How much is too much? Experts say students should carry no more than 10 to 15 percent of their own body weight.

A few students had one suggestion to lighten the schoolbag; less homework.

Here are Doctors’ suggestions:

①Lighten the schoolbag. Clean out binders(活页材料)and take home only the books you need that night.

②Wide straps are better. They send out the weight over your shoulders more evenly(均匀).

And be sure to wear both straps rather than hanging the pack over one shoulder.

③Pack smart. The heavier things should be packed closed to the back.

④Bend both knees when you pick up the bag, and don’t just bend over at the waist(腰).

1.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. The problem of student’s school life.

B. The problem made by too much homework

C. What is the best backpack for a student

D. How to make students’ schoolbag light.

2.According to the underlined sentence, from a few students’ suggestion, we know 　　　　 .

A. students have to do too much homework

B. The more books in the schoolbag, the better.

C. Schoolbags without wheels are bad for students.

D. too much homework leaves students no free time.

3.According to the passage, it’s better for a student of 40 kilograms to carry a bag of 　　　　

at most by the words of experts.

A. 10kg　　 B. 8kg　　 C. 6kg　　 D. 7kg

4.If students follow the doctor’s suggestions, they 　　　　 .

A. will have fewer books but learn better　　 B. can learn how to help themselves

C. may feel their schoolbags are lighter　　 D. will know how to wear backpacks.

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