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Hi, Grown-up,

As a student of your age, I understand your situation. The problem you are facing is common among our teenagers. Here are a few suggestions.

First, it¡¯s good to talk more with your mother. Heart-to-heart talks can help you understand each other better. There are also chances to let her know your ideas and attitudes toward many things.

Second, you should learn to do your own things well and let your mother know that you are already a ¡°Grown-up¡±. It¡¯s even better if you could share more of the housework with your mother, such as ,cleaning, washing, cooking and so on.

Best wishes!

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¡¾ÌâÄ¿¡¿When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(ȱµã). Wee k by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn¡¯t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me quietly, then he asked. ¡°Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn¡¯t you ever wonder what you¡¯re really like ? Well, you now have that girl¡¯s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.¡±

I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn¡¯t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could¡ªand suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I go to fairly clear picture of myself.

I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it.¡°That¡¯s just for you,¡± he said.¡°You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you¡¯ll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don¡¯t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.¡±

Daddy¡¯s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I¡¯ve never had a better piece of advice.

¡¾1¡¿What did the father do after he had heard his daughter¡¯s complaint?

A. He told her not to pay any attention to what her¡°enemy¡± had said.

B. He criticized (ÅúÆÀ) her and told her to overcome her shortcomings.

C. He told her to write down all that her¡°enemy¡± had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true.

D. He refused to take the list and have a look at it.

¡¾2¡¿What does ¡°Week by week her list grew¡±mean?

A. Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me.

B. She had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer.

C. I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.

D. Week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious.

¡¾3¡¿Why did her father listen to her quietly?

A. Because he believed that what her daughter¡¯s ¡°enemy¡± said was mostly true.

B. Because he had been so angry with his daughter¡¯s shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while.

C. Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment.

D. Because he wasn¡¯t quite sure which girl was telling the truth.

¡¾4¡¿Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?

A. Not an Enemy, but the Best Friend

B. The Best Advice I¡¯ve Ever Had

C. My Father

D. My Childhood

¡¾ÌâÄ¿¡¿When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Doctor Gibbs. He didn't look like any doctor I'd ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard, but was always very kind.

When Doctor Gibbs wasn't saving lives, he was planting trees. He had some interesting theories about planting trees. He believed in the principle: "No pain, no gain". He hardly watered his new trees, an attitude which flew in the face of conventional wisdom.

Once I asked why and he told me that watering plants spoiled them because it made them grow weaker. He said you had to make things tough for the trees so that only the strongest could survive. He talked about how watering trees made them develop shallow roots and how, if they were not watered, trees would grow deep roots in search of water.

So, instead of watering his trees every morning, he'd beat them with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree's attention.

Doctor Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home. Every now and then, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I'd watched him plant some 25 years ago. They were tall and strong.

I planted a couple of trees myself a few years ago. Two years of attending these trees meant they grew up weak. Whenever a cold wind blew, their branches trembled______seemed to benefit Doctor Gibb's trees in ways comfort and ease never could.

Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I often pray that their lives will be easy. But lately I've been thinking that it's time to change my prayer. I know my children are going to encounter hardship. There's always a cold wind blowing somewhere. What we need to do is to pray for deep roots, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we won't be torn apart.

¡¾1¡¿With the trees planted, Doctor Gibbs often______.

A. kept watering them every morning

B. talked to them to get their attention

C. paid little attention to them

D. beat them to make them grow deep roots

¡¾2¡¿What does the underlined word "Adversity" mean in the sixth paragraph?

A. Difficult living conditions. B. Lack of moisture.

C. Enough care or attention. D. Bad weather.

¡¾3¡¿Which prayer does the author wish for his sons?

A. Have an easy life, without too much to worry about.

B. Be able to stand the rain and wind in their lives.

C. Have good luck, encountering less hardship in their life.

D. Meet people like Dr Gibbs in the future.

¡¾ÌâÄ¿¡¿It has long been thought that first-born children are more successful than their younger brothers and sisters and often have qualities of being more organised and responsible as well as being eager to be in charge.

But a new study has shown that the elder child's achievements can help improve their younger siblings(ÐֵܽãÃÃ) exam results by helping them to raise their game. For the first time ever, researchers from the University of Essex examined how the success of first born children in school affected their younger brothers and sisters by studying primary school test results.

And the data showed that having an older brother or sister improved a child¡¯s learning with the equal effect of spending an extra 670 on the younger sibling's schooling. One of the study¡¯s authors Birgitta Rabe explained, the older sibling¡¯s achievement may have a direct effect on the younger sibling¡¯s school grades if the older sibling teaches the younger sibling or helps with homework; the younger sibling imitates(Ä£·Â) the older sibling, for example in their work style, or tries to be different, for example to avoid competition; the older sibling passes on important information about educational choices or school and teachers to the younger sibling.

The effect is even more noticeable in less well-off families showing poorer children benefit more from a successful older sibling. ¡°We find that the effect is larger for siblings in families relying on free school meals, living in poverty and speaking a language other than English at home. This means that children who live in poverty benefit more from a successful older sibling than children who live in well-off families.¡±

¡¾1¡¿The study is mainly based on the children¡¯s ________.

A. exam results B. work style

C. family background D. educational choices

¡¾2¡¿According to the study, ________ tend to benefit more from a successful older sibling.

A. the children who live in rich families

B. the children who live in poor families

C. the children whose parents are successful

D. the children whose mother language is English

¡¾3¡¿What can we conclude from the study?

A. Younger siblings are more successful than first borns.

B. First-born children are as successful as their younger siblings.

C. First-born children are more successful than their younger siblings.

D. The success of first borns has positive effects on their younger siblings.

¡¾4¡¿The passage is likely to appear in ________.

A. a newspaper advertisement

B. a high school textbook

C. a science magazine

D. a news report

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