John is thirteen now. He began to study in a middle school two years ago. His home is in a small village and it's nearly five kilometers from the school. He has to get up early in the morning. After a quick breakfast he has to run to school and get there on time. His father hopes to borrow some money to buy a bike for him, but he knows his mother is always ill and his father spends much money on medicine. He doesn't agree with his father and keeps running there every day. Now he's very strong. He is never late for class and his teachers often praise him.

Last week there was a sports meeting in his school. John ran faster than any other boy and won the boy's 800 meters, 1, 500 meters and 3, 000 meters. The whole school knew him. He was very happy. He told his grandma about the good news as soon as he got home.

" I broke two school records today, Granny, " called out the boy.

To his surprise, the old woman wasn't happy. She thought for a while and said, "I'm sorry to hear that. We have no money to pay for them, you know!"

1.John began to study in a middle school at the age of_________.

A. nine B. thirteen C. eleven D. fifteen

2.John runs to school every day in order to_________.

A. keep healthy B. win the boy's race

C. make his teachers happy D. get to school on time

3.John doesn't ask his father to buy him a bike because _________.

A. he doesn't like riding a bike

B. he doesn't like his father

C. his home is near the school

D. he knows his father doesn't have enough money

4.John _________ after the school sports meeting.

A. ran faster B. worked harder

C. became famous D. got a bike

5.John's grandma wasn't happy because_________.

A. she thought John had broken some things in the school and they had to pay for them

B. she thought John hadn't done well in the school sports meeting

C. John's father couldn't afford a bike

D. John's mother was ill and they spent much money on medicine

Sigmund Freud was a world-famous doctor of Vienna(维也纳). He was also a man full of humor(幽默). Once, at his 70th birthday party, a friend asked Freud if he could put his work into several words. “ Well,” said Freud, “ We take the sick out of their trouble and return them to the common suffering .”

As a devoted (忠实的) son, Freud often visited his old mother. His mother usually spent her summers in a small mountain town in Austria (奥地利). The King Josef usually spent his summers there, too. One day in the summer, a band was playing a lively tune (曲子) when Freud’s mother was sitting at the window and watching the people singing and dancing on Main Street. The old woman had a poor memory. She heard the band playing but forgot it was the King’s birthday. Freud was visiting his mother on her 95th birthday. He told his mother, “Mum, the band is playing for your birthday.” She believed him and had a wonderful day .

1.Freud was a famous ____ of _____ .

A. doctor; Austria B. general; Vienna C. King; Austria D. doctor ; Australia

2.From what Freud said at his 70th birthday party , we can see that he was ______.

A. a brave man B. a sick man C. a devoted man D. a man full of humour

3.One day Freud came to the small mountain town for ______ .

A. for his holiday B. the King Josef’s birthday

C. his mother’s birthday D. his 70th birthday

4.Which of the four sentences is wrong ?

A. Freud’s mother birthday and the King’s birthday were on the same day .

B. Freud’s mother was so old that her memory was very bad.

C. She knew that the band was playing for the King .

D. Freud’s mother and the King Josef usually spent their summers in the same place.

5.Freud’s mother felt very happy on her 95th birthday because _____.

A. the King Josef himself came to celebrate (庆贺) her birthday

B. the people of the town came out to celebrate her birthday

C. she heard the band playing a lively tune so wonderfully

D. she believed that the band was playing for her birthday

Height is just one of the thousands of 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 it 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.

No doubt you're wondering how fast you should grow. It depends. There's no perfect or right answer. Generally speaking, kids grow about 2 inches (6 centimeters) a year between age 3 and the time when they start puberty (when your body starts changing and becoming more grown up).

Your doctor will know how your growth has been going over the years. Two centimeters here and 2 inches there are not nearly as important as the height you're at now, how you've been growing up to this point, and what other changes your body may be going through.

Don't be scared 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 or so after your body starts to show the first changes of puberty.

1.The Chinese for the word “puberty” is _____.

A. 童年时期 B. 生长发育期 C. 习惯养成期 D. 婴幼儿时期

2.If you want to know how fast and how tall you should grow, _____.

A. you should have enough exercise B. You can record your growth during puberty

C. you should save the environment D. you can ask doctors for help

3.This passage is mainly about ______.

A. how the genes work in your body B. when is the time you grow fast

C. why you look like your parents D. how you grow to a certain height

4.After reading this passage, we can explain ______.

A. how good it is to be a doctor B. how much sleep time we need

C. why genes can’t decide everything D. what healthy diet is

5.Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Your height most probably depends on how high your parents are.

B. Girls’ age for starting puberty is usually earlier than that for boys’.

C. The time showing the first changes of puberty is never noticed.

D. You may be scared sometimes when you grow too fast.

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