John is six years old. He can read and write well. But he can't tell the time. His mother, Mrs Brown teaches him many times, but he still can't tell. He would say "breakfast time" "lunchtime" and "teatime" instead of (代替) saying eight o'clock, twelve o'clock and four o'clock in the afternoon. His mother doesn't know how to help him

One day, John's aunt, Mary, comes to see his mother. His mother tells her about that. His aunt says, "Let me help you. I think I can help him."

When John comes home after school, Mary begins(开始) to teach him.

"Can you count, John?" she asks.

"Yes. One, two, three, four…" John says.

"That's fine. Now I put the long hand(钟表的长指针) on twelve and the short hand on one-that is one o'clock If I put the short hand on two, what is the time?"

"Two o'clock "

"Good. And on three?"

"Three o'clock. "

Then it is four o'clock in the afternoon, and John's aunt asks him, "What time is it now, John?"

"Teatime, Aunt, and I am very hungry(饥饿的)," John looks at the clock and answers.

1.John's mother can teach him to_______.

A. read B. write C. tell the time D. speak

2.When it's twelve o'clock John says it's_______.

A. breakfast time B. lunchtime

C. teatime D. supper time

3.The word "count" may mean(意思是) "_______" in Chinese.

A.计算 B.数数 C.认为 D.会计

4.The long hand is on twelve, and the short hand is on five. What's the time?

A. It's twelve o'clock. B. It's five o'clock.

C. It's four o'clock D. It's seven o'clock.

5.From the text(文章), we know _______.

A. John says teatime instead of four o'clock in the afternoon

B. John has a nice watch(手表)

C. There is something wrong with John's watch

D. John is always hungry

Do you feel tired sometimes? Nowadays, stress is everywhere in our daily life. Not just men, women and young people also suffer from stress.

There are many causes, such as: death, marriage, money, moving house, changing jobs, ending relationships.

So how do you know if you suffer from stress? Do the Stress Test and find out!

Stress Test

Do you …? Yes No

1. often sleep badly?

2. get headaches a lot?

3. find it difficult to relax?

4. need alcohol (酒精) or cigarettes to keep calm?

5. usually hide your feeling?

6. find it difficult to put your heart into something?

7. take sleeping pills?

8. get angry when things go wrong?

If you have more than two “Yes” among these questions, you are suffering from stress. So what can you do about it?

Doing yoga (瑜伽), chewing gum and playing with worry beads (念珠) are all common ways of relieving (减轻) stress. However, doctors now say that there are simpler ways. They say that people should laugh and smile more often. When you laugh and smile, your body relaxes. They also say that people—and especially men—ought to cry more often, because cry ing is the natural way of relieving stress.

1.From the passage, we can know that .

A. many soc ial problems can cause stress

B. young people suffer more from stress than the old

C. doing yoga is the most useful way to relieve stress

D. if all the answers are yes, you are suffering from stress

2.You may suffer from stress if you .

A. never depend on alcohol or cigarettes

B. can sleep without sleeping pills

C. often communicate with anyone else

D. easily get angry when things go wrong

3.Which of the following is NOT a way to relieve stress?

A. Doing yoga. B. Taking sleeping pills.

C. Laughing and crying. D. Playing with worry beads.

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