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Tessa,Virginia
Itcanbehardtobearoundsomeonewhoisina
badmood.Sinceyoucan’tchangeanotherperson’smood,trytofocusonwhatyoucancontrol:
yourownmoodandreaction.
Youmightfinditeasiertostayinagoodmoodifyouleaveyoursisteralonewhenshefeelsgrumpy(脾气暴躁的).Thenexttimesheisinabadmood,gotoaquietplaceinyourhouse.Read,exercise,draw,listentomusic—dosomethingthatmakesyoufeelhappy.
Yourparentsmighthavesomegoodsuggestionsforyou,too.
Iplaysoccer,butsometimesIplaybadly.HowcanIdobetter?
Jarom,Utah
Tobegoodatanything,determinationandpracticeareimportant.Listencloselytoyourcoach,watchotherplayers,thenpractice,practice,practice!
Professionalathletescontinuetopracticetheirsportseachday,knowingthatiftheystarttogetlazy,theywon’tkeepordeveloptheirskills.
Inadditiontopracticingwithteammates,youcanworkondrillsonyourown.
Learningmoreaboutthesportmayhelptoo.Yourcoachcanlikelydirectyoutosomegoodresourcesonskillsdevelopment.
Iwasmovedupagradeafewyearsago.Now,almosteveryoneinmypreviousgradeasksmewhy.Itwouldn’tbeaproblem
exceptsomeboysaskoverandoverjusttobeannoying.WhatdoIdo?
Allison(bye-mail)
Ifyou’resurethattheyaretryingtobeannoying,youmightrespondwithsomethinghumorous.Forexample,youcouldsaysomethinglike“Theytoldmethatthelunchlineswouldbeshorter.”Usethesituationtoturnannoyingquestionsintosomethingtolaughabout.
1.WhatshouldTessadowhenhersistergetsbad-tempered?
A.Accompanyher.
B.Changehermood.
C.Trysomehappythings.
D.Leaveherinaquietplace.
2.WhentalkingaboutJarom’sproblem,Highlightsespeciallystressestheimportanceof______.
A.determinationB.practice
C.teamspiritD.thecoach’shelp
3.What’sAllison’sproblem?
A.Shecannotgetalongwellwithherclassmates.
B.Someboysinherclassannoyheronpurpose.
C.Sheisfedupwithbeingaskedthesamequestion.
D.Herfriendscannotacceptthatshemovedupagrade.
4.WhatcanwelearnfromtheanswertoAllison’squestion?
A.Laughteristhebestmedicine.
B.Hewholaughslastlaughslongest.
C.Asenseofhumormakesyoueasy-going.
D.Humorcaneasethetensioninmanysituations.
B
OnMonday,myclassmatesandIheardthatourastronomyteacher’smotherhaddied.Weweresurprisedthathewasstillteachinginschool.Mybestfriendwastellingmethattheteacherwastryingtoforgetthepainoflosinghismotherandtryingtobestronginthemiddleofteaching.
Theteacherwassuchawarm-heartedpersonandwefiguredthatweshouldgivehimalotofloveandgoodcheer.Thatnightafterschool,mybestfriendandIthoughtaboutourteacheraswellashisbelovedmotherandthenwecameupwithanidea.
Whenwewentbacktoschoolyesterday,wegavehimcheer-upcardswhichwehadtakentimetodecoratewithflowers,heartsandpeacesigns.Aswehandedthecardstohim,wecouldbothseethelightinhiseyes.Thesmilesonhisfaceshowedhowmuchheappreciatedwhatwedidforhim.Thewholeatmospherewasverywarmandloving,andit’shardtoexpressinwords.
Thismorning,whenwebothwenttoseetheteacheragain,hewassohappy,andgaveusbothahug.Thismadeusfeelthatwejustmighthavemadehisday,andthathewasgoingtobeokay.
Withthat,Iwanttoremindyoutotakethetimetosmileattheonesyoulove,beextragenerouswithhugs,kisses,thingsofthatlovelynature!
Lifeissoprecious(宝贵的),soletusbehappyandenjoythegiftoflife.
5.Whatmadetheauthorandherbestfriendsurprised?
A.Theirteachernevercaredabouthismother.
B.Theirteacherdidn’taskforleave.
C.Theirteachertriedtoforgethismother.
D.Theirteacherlovedteachingsomuch.
6.Thecheer-upcardsincludeallofthefollowingEXCEPT_____.
A.smilesB.flowersC.heartsD.peacesigns
7.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.Extracareforateachergoingthroughadifficulttime
B.Somuchhelpfrommyastronomyteacher
C.Howateacherhelpsthestudentsoutoftrouble
D.Lovecanchangeeverythingintheworld
C
Halftheworld’spopulationcouldfaceashortageoffoodby2100duetoclimatechange,anewreportbyUSscientistswarns.Rapidglobalwarmingislikelytoreducecropproductioninthetropicsandsubtropics(热带和亚热带地区),accordingtoProfessorDavidBattistioftheUniversityofWashington.
Themostextremesummersofthelastcenturywillbecomecommon,hesays.Wemustimmediatelycreatecropsthatcanbearheatanddroughtifwearetoada
pt(适应)intime,hewritesinSciencejournal.
“Thestressesonglobalfoodproductionfromtemperaturealonearegoingtobehuge,”saidMrBattisti.“Andthatdoesn’ttakeintoaccountwatersuppliesstressedbythehighertemperatures.”
HeworkedwithProfessorRosamondNayloronFoodSecurityandtheEnvironment,toexaminetheinfluenceofclimatechangeontheworld’sfoodsupplies.Theypredictthereisagreaterthan90%probabilitythatby2100,theaveragegrowing-seasontemperaturesinthetropicsandsubtropicswillbehigherthananytemperaturesrecordedtheretodate.
“Wearetakingtheworstofwhatwe’veseenhistoricallyandsayingthatinthefutur
eitisgoingtobealotworseunlessthereissomekindofadaptation,”saidProfessorNaylor.“Thisisapowerfulreasonforustoinvest(投资)inadaptation,becauseitisclearthatthisisthedirectionwearegoingintermsoftemperatureanditwilltakedecadestodevelopnewfoodcropvarietiesthatcanbetterbearawarmerclimate.”
Inthetropics,thehighertemperaturescouldbeexpectedtocutproductionoftheprimaryfoodcropsby20-40%,theresearcherssaid.Risingtemperaturesarealsolikelytoreducesoilmoisture(湿度),cuttingproductionevenfurther.
Threebillionpeopleliveinthetropicsandsubtropicsnow,andtheirnumberisexpectednearlytodoublebytheendofthecentury.
“Youaretalkingabouthundredsofmillionsofadditionalpeoplelookingforfoodbecausetheywon’tbeabletofinditwheretheyfinditnow,”saidProfessorBattisti.
Cropfailureswouldnotbelimitedtothetropics,thescientistsconcluded.
8.AccordingtoProfessorDavidBattisti,whatshouldbedonetodealwithcropsreductioncausedbyglobalwarming?
A.Toplantmorecr
ops.
B.Todevelopnewcrops.
C.Tocontrolpopulationgrowth.
D.Toimprovefarmingtechnology.
9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inParagraph5referto?
A.Toreducethetemperature.
B.Newfoodcropvariety.
C.Toinvestinadaptation.
D.Somekindofadaptation.
10.Wecanknowfromthetextthat_____.
A.thenumberofpeoplelivinginthetropicsisreducing
B.temperatureswillrisemostinthetropics
C.cropfailureswillbeaglobalproblem
D.newfoodcropvarietieswillbedevelopedsoon
11.Thetextintendstotellusthat_____.
A.ourworldisbecomingwarmerandwarmer
B.hightemperaturesmaycausefoodshortages
C.theconsequencesofglobalwarming
D.thewaystoadapttohightemperatures
D
Inthefar,farfuture,bicyclesandperhapsskatesmayberunbyjetpower,andanewthingtoridemaybeasmallflyingsaucer(飞碟).Imaginearacebetweenthem!
Theremaybetelepathyhelmets(心灵感应帽)thatsendthoughtwavesfromyourbra
intothatofyourfriendmilesaway.Youjustthinkathoughtandyourfriendknowsit!
Youcanhavesecretswitheachotherthatnobodyelsecanturninon!
Whataboutthefoodofthefuture?
Scientiststhinkthatmuchofitwillbeartificial—madeinfactoriesfromsuchsurprisingthingsascoal,limestone,air,andwater.Theartificialfoodwillbehealthfulbecauseallthethingsthatyouneedtolivealongandhealthylifewillbeputintoit.
Thefuturehospitalswillprobablyhave“bodybanks”thatcangiveyoualmostanynewpartyouneedtokeeponliving.Peopleofthefuturemaylivetobealotolderthan100years.
Whatabouthighwaysofthefuture?
Well,averysmallchildprobablywillbeabletodriveacar.Nobodywillneedtosteer(驾驶).Electricsignalswillholdeachcarontherightroadtogetwhereverthe“driver”wantstogo.Anditprobablywillbeimpossibleforcarstosmashtogether.Controlsthatwon’tevenhavetobetouchedwillmakeallspeedingcarsmisseachotherorwillputonthebrakes.Drivingcarswillbeassafeasbeingathome.
Butmaybethemostwonderfulsurpriseinthefuturewillbeweathercontrol.Citiesmayhavegiantplasticdomes(圆顶罩)overthemtokeepoutsnow,rain,orstorms.Whenyouplanapicnicinapark,youwon’thavetoworryaboutrain.Itwillrainonlywhenthe“weatherman”thinksitisnecessarytofreshtheairinsidethecity.Allotherdayswillbefairandwarm.
Thefutureshouldbeawonderfultimeinwhichtoliveandthetimewearelivinginnowisalsoawonderfulfuturetothepeoplewholived100yearsago.
12.Theunderlinedword“that”(inParagraph2)refersto______.
A.telepathyhelmetB.thebrain
C.thoughtwaveD.thesecret
13.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Withtelepathy
helmets,wecanshareourthoughtswithoutanyword.
B.Theartificialfoodmadefromcoalandlimestonetastesthemostdeliciousinthefuture.
C.Therewillbe“bodybanks”insteadofhospitalsinthefuture.
D.Plasticdomesthemselvescanautomaticallycontroltheweather.
14.Withthefuturehighways,___