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.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 |
The Chinese for the word “puberty ” is _______.
| A．童年时期 | B．婴幼儿时期 |
| C．习惯养成期 | D．生长发育期 |
This passage is mainly about ______.
| A．how the genes work in your body |
| B．how your parents’ height influence you |
| C．how you look like your parents |
| D．how you grow to a certain height |
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. |
Everyone needs friends. There is an old saying，“Friends are God’s way of taking care of us．”But how do you find real friendship and keep it．
The American writer Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends．Sally says finding friendship is just like planting a tree．You plant the seed(种子)and take care of it to make it grow．
First，you should choose a friend．What makes a good friend? It is not because a person has money or good looks．A good friend should be kind and patient(耐心的)．For example，if you have a bad day，a good friend should listen to your complaints(抱怨)and do his or her best to help．To make a friend，you cannot be too shy．You should make each other happy and share your lives．
But things cannot always be happy．Even the best friends have fights．What should you do when you have a fight with your friend? You have to talk to him or her．When there is no one around have an honest talk．If he or she doesn’t want to talk，you could write a letter．
There are three steps to being friends again：
Tell him or her how you are feeling；say what your friend has done wrong，and explain why you did this or that．Remember that friendship is the most important thing in your life。Sally wants to tell students the ways to__________．
| A．find friends | B．plant trees |
| C．get happy | D．keep fit |
What makes good friends? A good friend should__________．
| A．be lovely and cool | B．be kind and patient |
| C．have lots of money | D．have good looks |
According to the text，you can_________your friend after a fight．
| A．buy a present for | B．never say a word to |
| C．have dinner with | D．write a letter to |
What is the best title of the text?
| A．Teenagers and Friendship |
| B．The Good Friends Around You |
| C．The Trouble of Growing Up |
| D．The Care and Keeping of Friends |
Sam was a-fifteen-year-old boy living with his little sister, Julie. Their parents had passed away long ago. Sam had taken care of Julie by himself.
One day, Sam woke up at three in the morning as usual. When Julie was sleeping alone, Sam left their little house to send newspapers. When he found an old man sitting in front of their house, Sam was so surprised that he stopped to look at him closely. It was an icy(冰冷的) morning and he looked very cold.
The poor old man didn’t have anything to cover himself with. Sam went into his house to get the old man a blanket. However, there were no extra blankets, so Sam thought hard and took his father’s coat. It was the only thing of his father’s that he had left. Sam wrote a short note. “Sir, I found you sleeping in front of my house. This is my father’s coat. I hope it fits you well.” He put the note in a pocket of the coat, and covered the old man with the coat. Then he went to work. When he came back three hours later, both the man and the coat were gone. Sam thought that it was the best thing he could have done with his father’s coat.
That afternoon, Sam hurried home after school because Julie was at home alone. However, Julie and the old man were standing in front of the house, and Julie shouted to Sam, “Brother! He’s our grandfather!”
The grandfather smiled and said, “Sam. Thank you for giving me the coat and letting me know how good my grandson is. This coat was the one that I gave my son a long time ago!” How was the weather when Sam saw an old man in front of his house?
| A．Hot and sunny | B．Rainy |
| C．Icy and cold | D．Windy |
Sam’s morning job was to_______________.
| A．take care of his sister | B．go to school |
| C．send newspapers | D．look for his grandfather |
“Their parents passed away long ago” means “Their parents ___long ago”.
| A．died | B．went on | C．left home | D．passed by |
Sam covered the old man with his father’s coat because_____________.
| A．his father’s coat fitted the old man well |
| B．the coat was the only thing that his father had left |
| C．he knew the old man was his grandfather then |
| D．he had no extra blanket |
Lost ＆ Found
| 1. Found: Is this your computer game? Please call Jim . Phone # 512-8843. |
2. Lost: A set of keys. My name is Henry Cooper. Please call Henry at 476-3539 |
| 3. Lost: A blue watch. My name is Peter. My phone number is 680-7432. |
4. Found: Is this your notebook? Please call Sam at 555-0287. |
What’s Sam’s telephone number?
| A．512-8843 | B．467-3539 |
| C．680-7432 | D．555-0287 |
_____ found the computer game.
| A．Sam | B．Peter | C．Henry | D．Jim |
_____ lost a set of keys.
| A．Jim | B．Henry | C．Peter | D．Sam |
Sam found a _____ .
| A．computer game | B．notebook |
| C．watch | D．a set of keys |
Danny今天不小心把书包弄丢了。朋友们把自己的文具借给了他。Danny是这样说的：
The pencil is green. It’s not mine. It’s my friend Kevin’s. The eraser is not Kevin’s. It’s Sally’s. She has three erasers. The red pen is Millie’s. The ruler is Millie’s, too. The blue notebook is not Millie’s. It’s John’s. What’s mine? The key is. It’s not in my schoolbag. It’s in my jacket. Thank you, Kevin, Sally, Millie and John.The pencil is ________.
| A． Danny’s | B．Sally’s |
| C．Millie’s | D．Kevin’s |
Sally has ________ erasers.
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
The color of Millie’s pen is ________.
| A．green | B．red | C．black | D．blue |
The key is in Danny’s ________.
| A．schoolbag | B．pencil box | C．cup | D．jacket |
Hi, I’m Brian. This is the photo of my family. My grandfather is wearing(戴着) glasses. He has little hair. The one next to him is my uncle. He is wearing a cap. My grandmother has gray hair. She is a kind woman. She is holding(抱着) my younger brother. He has short hair. The woman standing behind me is my mom. She has brown hair. There is a little girl sitting on the table. Her name is Cathy. She is my sister. She is wearing a green T-shirt and a pair of green socks. It’s her favorite color. Which one is my father? Well, he is wearing glasses, too. He is in brown shorts and brown shoes. His name is Sam. Now, do you know where he is?How many people are there in the passage?
| A．Five. | B．Six. | C．Seven | D．Eight |
How many children do Brian’s parents have?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four |
Who is wearing glasses?
| A．Brian and his brother. |
| B．Brian. |
| C．Brian’s grandfather and father |
| D．Brian’s uncle. |
Which is NOT true?
| A．Brian has one uncle in the picture. |
| B．Brian’s younger brother has long hair. |
| C．Brian’s grandfather doesn't have much hair. |
| D．Brian’s sister wears a green T-shirt. |
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