When a child is told he is "uncool", it can be very painful．He may say he doesn't care, and even act in ways that are opposite of cool on purpose．But ultimately, these are simply ways to handle sadness by pretending it's not there．
Helping a child feel better in school had to be careful．If you say, "Why are you worried about what other children think about you? It doesn't matter!" children know that it does matter．Instead, an active way may be best．You could say, "I'm going to do a couple of things for you to help you feel better in school．"
If a boy is having trouble making friends, the teacher can help him．The teacher can arrange things so that he has chances to use his abilities to contribute to class projects．This is how the other children learn how to value his good qualities and to like him．A teacher can also raise a child's popularity in the group by showing that he values that child．It even helps to put him in a seat next to a very popular child, or let him be a partner with that child in activities, etc．
There are things that parents can do at home, too．Be friendly when your child brings others home to play．Encourage him to invite friends to meals and then serve the dishes they consider "super"．When you plan trips, picnics, movies, and other shows, invite another child with whom your child wants to be friends．
What you can do is to give him a chance to join a group that may be shutting him out．Then, if he has good qualities, he can start to build real friendship of his own．
(1)
A child who has been informed of being "uncool" may _________．
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A．
care nothing about it
B．
develop a sense of anger
C．
do something uncool purposely
D．
pretend to get hurt very much
(2)
A teacher can help an unpopular child by _________．
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A．
seeing the child as the teacher's favourite
B．
asking the child to do something for partners
C．
forcing other children to make friends with the child
D．
offering the child chances to show his good qualities
(3)
How can parents help their child fit in better?
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A．
By cooking delicious food for him．
B．
By being kind to his schoolmates．
C．
By forcing him to invite friends home．
D．
By taking him to have picnics in the park．
(4)
Which of the following is TRUE?
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A．
Children doesn't care others' comments on them．
B．
It's only teacher's work to make children popular．
C．
Parents should take their children out for picnic and shows more often．
D．
Inviting children's friends to family activities is good for them to make friends．
She took up skating at age 85, made her first movie appearance at age 114, and held a concert in the neighborhood on her 121st birthday．
Whe n it comes to long life, Jeanne Calment is the world’s recordholder．She lived to the ripe old age of 122．So is 122 the upper limit to the human life span(寿命)?If scientists come up with some sort of pill or diet that would slow aging, could we possibly make it to 150－or beyond?
Researchers don’t entirely agree on the answers．“Calment lived to 122, so it wouldn’t surprise me if someone alive today reaches 130 or 135,”says Jerry Shay at the University of Texas．
Steve Austad at the University of Texas agrees．“People can live much longer than we think,”he says．“Experts used to say that humans couldn’t live past 110．When Calment blew past that age, they raised the number to 120．So why can’t we go higher?”
The trouble with guessing how old people can live to be is that it’s all just guessing．“Anyone can make up a number,”says Rich Miller at the University of Michigan．“Usually the scientist who picks the highest number gets his name in Time magazine．”
Won’t new anti-aging techniques keep us alive for centuries?Any cure, says Miller, for aging would probably keep most of us kicking until about 120．Researchers are working on treatments that lengthen the life span of mice by 50 percent at most．So, if the average human life span is about 80 years, says Miller,“adding another 50 percent would get you to 120．”
So what can we conclude from this little disagreement among the researchers?That life span is flexible(有弹性的)，but there is a limit, says George Martin of the University of Washington．“We can get flies to live 50 percent longer,”he says．“But a fly’s never going to live 150 years．”
“Of course, if you became a new species(物种)，one that ages at a slower speed, that would be a different story,”he adds．
Does Martin really believe that humans could evolve(进化)their way to longer life?“It’s pretty cool to think about it,”he says with a smile．
(1)
What does the story of Jeanne Calment prove to us?
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A．
People can live to 122．
B．
Old people are creative．
C．
Women are sporty at 85．
D．
Women live longer than men．
(2)
According to Steve Austad at the University of Texas, ________．
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A．
the average human life span could be 110
B．
scientists cannot find ways to slow aging
C．
few people can expect to live to over 150
D．
researchers are not sure how long people can live
(3)
Who would agree that a scientist will become famous if he makes the wildest guess at longevity?
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A．
Jerry Shay．
B．
Steve Austad
C．
Rich Miller
D．
George Martin
(4)
What can we infer from the last three paragraphs?
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A．
Most of us could be good at sports even at 120．
B．
The average human life span cannot be doubled．
C．
Scientists believe mice are aging at a slower speed than before．
D．
New techniques could be used to change flies into a new species．
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