Children often use body language to show us how they are feeling long before they can talk. If they
__1__their mothers quietly, it is easy to tell that they are__2__. Mothers also know that they can calm
the child with a touch on the cheek or a__3__word.
It seems that we come into the world with a set of gestures already __4__into us. Everybody,__5__
country, race or religion, can look surprised, smile or cry. It also seems that we can__6__ our mothers"
voice even before we are born. Even a newborn baby will look__7__the direction of its mother"s voice
when she is not in sight. Feeding time also represents a time__8__babies and mothers can get closer.
The baby can watch the mother"s face__9__.
Babies are also__10__observers of facial expressions and learn from mothers" reaction__11__or not
something is to be feared. This is often__12__first babies are more timid and less relaxed than their later
brothers and sisters. The mother is__13__more worried with her first baby but by the time the second
arrives she __14__ confidence.
Babies never want to be left out of any activity. Even small babies will cry __15__ they can see what
is going on around them. Babies learn to __16__quite early with gestures. They point to things and get
__17__when those things are given to them. They laugh during a game and are rewarded when the game
continues. They smile at strangers and are rewarded by being__18__ and cuddled(拥抱). So learning the body language of the children is __19__important and rewarding as studying__20__of another culture.
( )2.A.nervous
( )3.A.harsh
( )4.A.being programmed
( )5.A.regardless of
( )6.A.realise
( )7.A.to
( )8.A.when
( )9.A.at times
( )10.A.keen
( )11.A.if
( )12.A.when
( )13.A.anxiously
( )14.A.gains
( )15.A.until
( )16.A.react
( )17.A.rewarded
( )18.A.picked out
( )19.A.more
( )20.A.it
B．happy
B．gentle
B．programming
B．because of
B．recognise
B．from
B．where
B．at the same time
B．dull
B．whether
B．that
B．eagerly
B．has gained
B．if
B．inform
B．awarded
B．picked on
B．less
B．one
C．excited
C．severe
C．having programmed
C．depend on
C．appreciate
C．in
C．which
C．at a time
C．awkward
C．how
C．why
C．actually
C．had gained
C．when
C．connect
C．criticized
C．picked up
C．much
C．ones
D．eager
D．sympathetic
D．programmed
D．rely on
D．acknowledge
D．on
D．that
D．at one time
D．slow
D．when
D．whether
D．obviously
D．is gaining
D．once
D．communicate
D．blamed
D．picked over
D．as
D．that
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Having entered a boarding school, Ada and her twin sister Rita determined to strike out independently. Although the sisters had requested rooms in different buildings, they were placed in the same, Ada on the
eighth floor and Rita one floor higher. While Ada lived in harmony with her roommate, Rita was unhappy. She and her roommate had a quarrel over matters like the smallest thing-the time of lights being turned
off-and the biggest thing-the arrangement of the furniture. Finally, they communicated primarily through
short notes rather than by speaking. Rita kept running down along the stairs to ask Ada for help. Before
long, the two wanted to live together again. Rita"s roommate finally had to move out.
Rita"s ability to solve her problem by rooming with her twin is unusual, but the conflict she faced is not. Despite great efforts by many schools to make good roommate matches, unpleasant outcomes are
common.
Most conflicts between roommates develop from small, annoying differences. In extreme cases, the
conflicts can lead to serious violence and affect roommates" psychological ( 心理的) health.
Learning to tolerate a stranger"s habits may teach students the art of compromise, but the learning process
is often painful.
Many schools have started conflict solution programs to calm tensions that could build up like a volcano preparing to explode, resulting in physical violence.Some schools try to prevent conflicts by using computerized matching. Students are put together on the basis of their answers to housing form questions about
preferred hours of study and sleep, and selfdescribed tendencies toward tidiness or disorder. Parents
sometimes weaken the process by taking the forms and filling in false data about their children"s habits.
If only conflicts between roommates could disappear!
school life, but a new study suggests that classrooms are another popular place.
The study,presented recently at the American Public Health Association"s yearly meeting in
Philadelphia,is based on the results of the research from more than 10,000 middleschool students who
answered questions online.
Of those researched,43%said they"d been physically bullied within the last month.A bit more than half
said they"d been laughed at in an unfriendly way, and half reported being called hurtful names.About
onethird said groups had excluded (排斥)them to hurt their feelings.28% said their belongings had been
taken or broken；21%said someone threatened to hurt them.According to the results,twothirds of the
students said they"d been bullied in more than one way over the previous month.
The study authors mentioned that 8% of the students who answered said they"d missed school at least
once during the school year because of fear of being bullied. 25% said they"d taken other actions,such
as missing recess(课间),not going to the bathroom or lunch,missing classes,or staying away from some
area of the school to escape from experiencing a bully.
Bullies did too much to the school life.
1. Bullies can happen in the following places except________.
A. schoolyards
B. classrooms
C. bathrooms
D. teachers" offices
2. Which of the following is the best title?
A. Bad School Life
B. Fear at School
C. Bullies at School
D. School Problems
3. Some students might ________ to protect themselves from bullies.
A. leave the school
B. go for lunch
C. hurt others
D. break others" belongings
4. The writer feels ________ about bullies at school.
A. excited
B. disappointed
C. worried
D. puzzled
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apparent at the end of summer when school is about to start again, but it can occur yearround. Where does
the stress and anxiety come from?
Teachers
A good experience with a caring teacher can cause a lasting impression on a child"s life-so can a bad
experience. While most teachers do their best to provide students with a positive educational experience,
some students are better suited for certain teaching styles and classroom types than others. If there"s a
mismatch (不协调) between student and teacher, a child can form lasting negative feelings about school or
his own abilities.
Friends
Friends can also be a source of stress. Concerns about not having enough friends, not being in the same class as friends, not being able to keep up with friends in one particular area or another, and interpersonal
conflicts are a few of the very common ways kids can be stressed by their social lives at school. Dealing
with these issues alone can cause anxiety in even the most confident kids.
Bullies (欺凌弱小者)
Things have changed in the world of bullies since I was a kid.The good news is that teachers and parents are paying more attention. Many schools now have antibullying programs and policies. Though bullying does still happen, help is generally more easily accessible than before.
The bad news is that bullying has gone hightech. Many students use the Internet, cell phones and other
media devices to bully other students, and this type of bullying often gets very aggressive. One reason is that bullies can be anonymous (匿名的) and enlist other bullies to make their targets miserable.Another reason is that they don’t have to face their targets. So it’s easier to get rid of any empathy that they may otherwise feel. There are ways to fight against “cyberbullying”， but many parents aren’t aware of them-and
many bullied kids feel too overwhelmed to deal with the situation.
| Passage outline | Supporting details |
| A general | |
| 1. ________ | ◇Kids of all ages are 2. ________ to experience schoolrelated stress. |
| ◇School anxiety may happen all year round,3. ________when the new school year begins. | |
| 4. ________of | |
| school anxiety | |
| Teachers | The school anxiety from a bad experience with a teacher can 5. ________for a long time. |
| Friends | The problems such as fearing to fall 6. ________friends and being afraid of not having enough friends should be 7. ________ together but not alone. |
| Bullies | Good news： |
| ·School bullies are being paid more attention to than before. | |
| ·Help is more easily 8. ________as most schools have antibullying programs and policies. | |
| 阅读理解。 | |
| Just as some people think that certain numbers are lucky or unlucky, others believe that we can use numbers to understand our personalities, or predict what will happen to us in the future. Numerology is a way of using numbers to describe a person’s character, and to make predictions about future life events. Numerologists use the numbers 1-9, 11 and 22 - also known as the “master” numbers - to help a person understand his or her personality, life goals, and destiny. Numerologists consider your Life Path number to be the most significant because this number describes your character. To find this number, add together all the numbers in your date of birth. For example, a person born on April 25, 1985 would add the month (4), to the numbers of the date (2+5), plus the numbers of the birth year (1+9+8+5). In this case the total is 34, so this person’s life path number is 7(3+4). Numerologists believe that people with this number are peaceful and affectionate but can also be very reserved. Your Expression number describes your talents and predicts how you should use these to fulfill your destiny in life. Numerologists assign a number between 1 and 9 to each of the letters in your name. These numbers are then added together in the same way as before to find your Expression number. Numerologists can also do calculations to predict when the most challenging periods of your life will be. Numerologists also believe that the day a person is born is important. Each day of the month has a character description. People born on the fourth are said to be responsible, honest, and stubborn. People born on the fifteenth have very strong attachments to family and home. Those who celebrate their birthday on the thirtieth are artistic, creative, and imaginative, and often make good writers. If we calculate the numerical value of our name and birth date, numerologists believe that we can learn more about our personalities. They also believe that we can predict our destinies, how our lives will progress, and what challenges we may face along the way. To the numerologist, numbers can be used in many more ways than we think. | |
| 1 If a person was born on November 8, 1995, what is his Life Path number? | |
| A. 7 B. 8 C. 9 D. 11 | |
| 2 To understand your abilities and how to use them in your life, you should calculate your ______. | |
| A. Life Path number B. Expression number C. birthday D. name and birth date | |
| 3 According to the passage, a person born on the fifteenth tends to be _______. | |
| A. stubborn B. home-loving C. artistic D. imaginative | |
| 4 According to the passage, numerologists believe that _________. | |
| A. Life Path number can be used to predict a person’s most challenging life periods B. Expression number is the most meaningful for people to learn a person’s character C. numbers can help people better understand themselves D. numbers can be used to change a person’s future | |
| 5 The function of the passage is __________. | |
| A. to raise doubts about the usefulness of numerology B. to persuade readers about the benefits of the practices it describes C. to describe some of the numerological practices and their purpose D. to tease those who take such beliefs seriously | |
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| Dear Lower School Parents, I hope you are enjoying a wonderful summer and taking the time to be lazy before school begins August 11.I have taken some time off to visit family and friends and I"m enjoying having time to read. But I have also been very busy preparing for the upcoming year.I have noted below some information to keep you updated before August. We will continue to offer Extended Day Care for any Lower School student who needs to stay after their school day ends.Extended Day runs until 5:30 p. m.under the direction of one of our teachers, Becky Hahn with assistance from two other teachers.We will also continue to offer Homework Hour for 1st～5th graders.Debbie Green will run the 1st～3rd grade hour and Dale Cofield will run the 4th an 5th grade hour. I will also be hosting Lower School coffees throughout the year for anyone who would like to come and visit.The coffees will be at 8:00 a. m.and will not have an agenda.Our first coffee will be held in the Lower School Turner Library on Wednesday, September 15th. The teachers are already missing their students and have started returning to their classrooms to prepare for the upcoming year.And Mr.Charles has finished cleaning and polishing our building.The halls are bare but soon they will be bright and cheerful as we prepare for the children. Please watch for a letter from your child"s new teacher giving details about the upcoming year.In the meantime you can access the Valwood web page and find the summer reading assignments for 3rd～5th graders. Additionally, this year all information regarding the beginning of the 2010～2011 school year will be posted on the Valwood website.Please visit www.Valwood.org and click on "Back to School" to view and print the forms.Complete and return them to the school by August 10. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Lower School, please do not hesitate to call me at Valwood, extension(电话分机) 7333. Sincerely, Rhonda Hamman Lower School Dean 1. Who will be in charge of Extended Day Care? A. Becky Hahn. B. Debbie Green. C. Dale Cofield. D. Mr.Charles. 2. Which of the following is TRUE about Lower School coffees? A. They are intended for students only. B. They will be held every Wednesday. C. The first one will be held in August. D. They will be hosted by Rhonda Hamman. 3. From Paragraph 4 we learn ________. A. how the students miss their teachers B. how the teachers prepare their lessons C. how the parents prepare for the new term D. how the school gets ready for the new school year 4. According to Paragraph 5, parents ________. A. are asked to help their children learn online B. may offer their suggestions on the school"s website C. will receive a letter from their children"s new teacher D. need to fill in the forms online and email them to the school |