Unit 3 Teenage problems（人与自我：学习与生活）【同步拓展阅读】九年级上册英语

（译林版）Unit3Teenage problems人与自我学习与生活单元引言解读释义The greatestglory inliving liesnot innever falling,but inrising everytime wefall.”-Nelson Mandela启示“生命中最大的荣耀不在于永不跌倒，而在于每次跌倒后都能重新站起来”纳尔逊•曼德拉这句话鼓励我们在面对问题时保持坚韧的精神也强调了面对挫折和问题时保持坚韧不拔的重要性名言名句积累人与自我

1.Facing problems,only bydaring tochallenge canyou reapgrowth andwisdom.面对问题，你敢于挑战，才能收获成长与智慧

2.Creation beginswith problems.Only withproblems canwe think.Only withthinking canwe findsolutions toproblemsand thepossibility offinding independentthinking.创造始于问题，有了问题才会思考，有了思考，才有解决问题的方法，才有找到独立思路的可能（陶行知）

3.面对困In theface ofdifficulties,you musthave thewisdom to solve them,not feardifficulties,and striveto be the first境，你要有破解难题的智慧，不畏艰难，奋勇争先

4.Listen toothers1opinions,but reserveyour ownjudgment.聆听他人之意见,但保留自己之判断

5.Being ableto humblyaccept others1opinions andseek advicefrom themis thekey tobrainstorming.能虚心接受人家的意见，能虚心去请教他人，才能集思广益（松下幸之助）时文拓展阅读（世纪英文报）21Im PatrickMcCarthy,but you can callme Pat.This isthe spacewhere Ican helpyou with your dailylifeproblems,one-on-one.Go aheadand askaway!Dear Patrick,In myclass,almost everyonedislikes aboy,but I have tosit next to him.Others dont like himbecause heaffects his（绰号）classmates aroundhim,and healso likesto givenicknames toboth boys and girls.How should I get along withhimKevinHiKevin,When we are young,it can be hardto tellwhen thethings wedo driveothers away.Maybe thisboy thinkswhat he isdoing isfunny andthat othersalso thinkit isfunny,but inreality,it is annoying.Sometimes weneed togrow thoughtandmanage itso that you dontlose yourselvesin the worry.Worrying about the futureis anormal part of life.From time totime,everyone wonderswhat wouldhappen ifsomething doesntgo to plan:What ifI makea mistakeor What ifeveryone laughsat meThese“what-if worriesfbcus ona badresult.Spending alot oftime whatiRing”makes you notwant to do things,and it can makeit hardto payattention to what youredoing orwhat people are saying.There aredifferent waysyou can help yourself.Expert AngelaMcMillan suggestscreating an“IF/THEN plan.“Forexample/9she saysJTF you have tostand upin frontof theclass,THEN you will takethree deepbreaths andremindyourself youhave preparedand youreOK.Or IFthe socialevent is really noisyand you dont know what to do,THEN youcanstep outsidefor afew minutes.You can also know what you,re worryingabout and then challengeit.Try thinkingaboutwhat could go right.For example,instead ofthinking“What ifI missthe ballwhen Itry tokick it”You shouldask WhatifI scorea goalMcMillanpoints outthat mostworries neverhappen.Remember theyare thoughtsand thebravest thingwe can do istonot lettheworrywin,“she says.Try tofocus yourattention onwhat youredoing.That couldbethebook yourereading,the TVshow yourewatching orthe conversationyoure having.Getting angrywith yourselfwill makeyou feel worse,so一be kindto yourself.Think abouthow youwould talk to yourclassmate whois feelingworried and then speak to yourselfinthat sameway.

1.Spending alot oftime“what iingmight makeyou.A.happy andrelaxed B.safe andpeacefulC.worried andstressed D.impolite andsurprised

2.What isParagraph3mainly aboutA.How oftendo theworries happenB.How doyou deal with theworriesC.What willhappen if you missthe ballD.Why doesthe expertsuggest creatingthe plan

3.If youhave tospeak inpublic,what might be McMillan^suggestions

①Pay attention towhatcouldgoright.

②Take deepbreaths andbelieve in yourself.

③Think about what ifsomething goeswrong.

④Get angrywith yourselfwhen you are worried.

①②③④②③①④A.B.C.D.

4.We caninfer that the passageis writtenfor.A.parents B.teachers C.students D.experts

（九）When you feel sick,you goto thedoctor.She checksyour fever,and askswhat youvebeen thinkingabout recently.When youleave,she givesyounotonly somemedicine butalso alist ofthinking skillsthat you are supposedto practisedaily.She saysthat the way you think iscausing some of yourillness.Doctors andscientists whostudy thehuman mindand try to explainwhy peoplebehave in thewaythey doare called（心理学家）psychologist.They arestarting to believe that your brainis connected to everypartof your bodythrough your（神经系统）.nervous systemNow scientistshave provedthat howyou thinkand feelcan have an influenceon thehealth（关联）.of your body.Stress canhelp usbetter understandthis linkStressis causedwhenever thereis a problem ora changein your life.In fact,stress isnecessary.Without stress,we wouldneverlearn anythingor growor change.But toomuch stresscan hurtyou.It canweaken yourbodys protectionso that you（可能的）are morelikely tocatch diseases.It caneven makeyou morelikely to have an accident.What canyou do about stressFirst,you cantrytofind waysto changethings soyou arentunder somuch stress.Youcan set up aplan tofinish homeworkor goto adoctor ora psychologistto tryto workthings outwith yourfamily or yourfriends.But sometimesyou cantchange a stressful situation.Sometimes youdont evenwant to.A bigchange mightbe agoodchange,but it will stillbe stressful.The linkbetween yourbody andbrain worksin twoways.Your bodycanhelp your minddealwithstress.If you are（有under stress,you need to takeespecially goodcare of yourbody.Its important to getenough sleepand eatnutritious营养的）meals.Another thingthat youcan dois dailyexercise,like runningand jogging.

1.A psychologistmay helpyou with.（彳亍为）A.all yourillnesses and abilities B.your thoughtsand behaviorC.your mindand nervoussystem D.your sleepingand dailyexercise

2.What doesthe underlined word-wvakerT in Paragraph3mean inChinese增强保护减弱预防A.B.C.D.

3.Which of the followingis trueaccording to the passageA.When wefeel stressed,we shouldsleep less.B.Diseases andaccidents areoften causedby stress.C.We shouldntdo somesports ifweareunder stress.D.Everyone needsstress toimprove himselfor herself.（推断）

4.From the underlined sentenceof Paragraph4we caninfer that.A.its difficultto changea stressfulsituationB.its notstressful whena goodchange happensC.a bigchange will cause anotherstressful situationD.astressfulsituation cantbe changedwithout anyeffort

5.What isprobably the best title of for the passageA.The Body-brain LinkB.The Causesof StressC.The Adviceon HealthD.The Brain and theNervous system

（十）Teens wantstructure in their lives,which meansthey wanttheir liveswell-planned.To beginbuilding structure,teens（支持）.need love and trust.They needto knowtheir parents are thereto givethem neededloveandsupport Teens want（成to besure thatnothing canprevent parentsfrom shoulderingtheir responsibilityfor them—not theirgrowing maturity熟）,misbehavior,nor angerat something they havedone.Teenswantparents tokeepcontrol whileallowing them to makesome decisions.There aresome waysyoucanhelp your teens createreasonable structureand remainclose.One wayis tospend timetogether.Parents oftenmistake their teens9increased interestin friendsfor adisinterest inthe family.Teens wouldlike tospend moretime doingthings with their parents,but watchingTV isnot countedas spendingtimetogether.As your teens mature,it isimportant foryou and your teensspend timealone together,one toone.Yourteens need timeto talk to you alonewithout anyother familymember present.Talk withyour teensabout theirinterestsand concerns.Make sureyou reallyshow interestin what is happening.When talkingwithyour teens,give fullattentionand donot stopthem.The way to helpyour teensbecome adultsis tolet your teens into your world.Sharing youremotions andconcernswith your teens isimportant.Avoid causingneedless worry.Trust yourteens.Dont expectthe worst.Hope for the best.Telling yourteens youdont liketheir friendswillcausethe teensnot tobring their friends home.If somethingshould gowrong,believe that yourteensdidnt doit onpurpose.It isvery important thatyoutreat yourteens withrespect.Teens needthe samerespect adultsshow fortotal strangers.Dont talkdown to yourteens.You needto besupportive ofyourteens.What may be asmall problemtoyoumaybetroubling toyourteens.Teensdont havethe experiencesthat adultshave had.Let theteens knowthatyouunderstand how much ithurts whensomethinghappens thatis upsettingor hurtfulto them.As theymature,they canlook backat someproblems theyhad andlaugh athavingbeen upsetby somethingthat nowseems unimportant.The most important thingsto rememberare:talk withyourteens,listen to their worriesand offersuggestions whenneeded.This willhelpyourteens tolive awell-organized life.

1.According toParagraph1,teens.A.can controlthemselves B.expect directionand freedomC.dont know how to make decisionD.dont haveresponsibility fbrthe family

2.The underlinepart countedas“in Paragraph3probably means“A.compared withB.used asC.connected withD.regarded as

3.Parents can do the following thingsto remainclose totheir teenagersexcept.A.give suggestionsB.spend timealone togetherC.trust their teens D.worry aboutthe worst

4.To helpteens organizetheir lives,parents should.A.invite theirteens friendshome B.leave theirteens problemsaloneC.share theirfeelings with theirteensD.pay littleattention totheirteensdaily lives

5.What isthe besttitleof the passageA.Training Teensto BecomeResponsible Adults.B.Helping Teensto BuildReasonable Structure.C.Improving theRelationship withYour Teens.D.Stepping intoYour TeensSecret World.思维素养提升Taskl本单元主题是，“人与自我、该单元话题是“青少年问题与建议:聚焦让学生表达青少年问题及寻求解决的策略本单元写作要求同学们能根据相关信息提示简单地介绍青少年常见的问题并给出合理适当的建议要求掌握并运用本单元的重点词汇和句型给朋友写一封信对朋友在学习、生活中遇到的问题以及提出解决的办法T Task2自进入初三阶段的学习以来，王媛同学因学业增多，学习难度增加而感到焦虑不安，因此向学校“刘莹姐姐工作室”寻求心理援助假设你是“刘莹姐姐工作室”的一员，收到了她的求助信，请根据以下提示给王媛同学写一封回信，给她提供一些建议，帮助她减轻焦虑写作要点参考句型

1.plan thetime properly/setupsmall goalsIts importantto...

2.develop goodliving habits/do enoughsports Ithink itsa goodwayto...Maybe youshould try...

3....要求短文应包括表格中所有的写作要点，条理清楚，行文连贯，可适当发挥;

1.短文中不能出现真实的人名和地名；

2.词数短文开头已给出，不计入总词数

3.80—120,Dear WangYuan,Im sorryto hearabout yourworries instudy,Yours,Liu Yingupfirst beforewe canrealize howwe affectothers.This isprobably what he isgoing through.Since you are sittingnexttohim,this isa greatopportunity to show himwhat heis doingis wrong.Try togive himthe（姑且相信他）（假定）benefit of the doubtand assumehe doesntmean anyharm.Take amoment toexplain tohim howhemakes theother classmatesfeel andwhathecandoto bebetter.If hecontinues to be annoying,then thatswhen youcan get theteacher to help.Pat翻译亲爱的帕特里克，在我的班上，几乎每个人都不喜欢男孩，但我必须坐在他旁边其他人不喜欢他，因为他影响了周围的同学，他也喜欢给男孩和女孩起绰号我该怎么和他相处？凯文你好，凯文，当我们年轻的时候，很难说我们做的事情什么时候会把别人赶走也许这个男孩认为他在做的事情很有趣，其他人也认为这很有趣，但实际上，这很烦人有时候，我们需要先长大，才能意识到我们是如何影响他人的这可能就是他正在经历的既然你坐在他旁边，这是一个很好的机会让他知道他做错了的事情试着相信他，并假设他没有任何恶意花点时间向他解释他让其他同学的感受，以及他能做些什么来变得更好如果他继续惹人讨厌，那你就可以请老师帮忙了帕特综合实战演练（）-（顾问），If youhave anyproblems,feel freeto askCarol,an expertcounselor foradvice.Below aresomeofthequestions andanswers.Subject:Careless FatherFrom:Father TroublesDearCarol,（奖状）.My daddoesnt careaboutthethings mybrother and I do,even ourawards What shouldIdoRe Subject:Careless FatherFrom:CarolDear Father Troubles,Im sorryyour daddoesnt showpride inyou and your brother.Maybe youand yourbrother couldwrite aletter toyour dadexplaininghow hardyou workto getawards,and tellinghim thatyou willfeel reallygood if you knowheisproud ofyou.If yourdad isstill blindtoyoursuccess,itwillhurt.But yourenot alone.Lots ofkids havecareless fathers.Have youtoldyour grandparents about yoursuccess Theymight wantto hearevery detail.A teacher,counselor orgood friendcanalso（祝encourage youand makeyou feel great.Here Ihope youandyourbrother willgetthecongratulations贺）.一But itsimportantthatyou continueto workhard forthe senseof successit bringstoyounot everyoneelse.Keep encouragingeach other too.Subject:Dream forthe FutureFrom:UnsureDear Carol,I dontknowwhatI wantto bewhen Igrow up!I feelTm leftalone whenfriends talkabout theirdreams forthe future.A.Taking coursesduring thesummer holiday.B.Trying tojoin differentactivities afterschool.C.Trying to get helpfrom his/her parents9friends.D.Trying to be a volunteer in a company.

（二）■For familiessuffering from the loss of their loved ones,grief chatbotscan nowhelp themstill feelconnectedtothe dead（数字的）and findsupport inthe digitalworld.（）Since2022,Super Brain,an artificialintelligence AIcompany basedin Nanjing,Jiangsu province,has createddigital（化身）avatars formore than600families.（永生）（虚拟的）Technically,digital immortalityis coming...which willenable everyoneto have a virtualonlinetwin Jsaid ZhangZewei,co-founder ofthe AIcompany.While creatingdigital avatarsof thosewho havepassed away,Zhang notedthat thecompany hasalso helpedover100（客户）（痕迹）clients inmaking theirvirtual avatarsfrom theirdigital trailssuch asemails,photos and social media posts.The pricesfortheservices canbe fromthousands ofyuan to10,000yuan.Among Zhangsclients areparents missingtheir onlychild,a womanwanting tosay goodbyeto herboyfriend whodied in（复活）“anaccident,andamother wantingto“revive herhusband tocomfort theirdaughter.While theidea mightseem strangeto some,Zhang believesthat becauseoftheemotional supportthe technologyoffers,those dealing with regretand lonelinessfollowing thelossoftheirlovedones aredrawn tothe technology.However,hes stillunsure abouthowmuchof aconnection thattechnology canoffer.tuA chatbothas nowarmth Jheargued,pointing outthat theseavatars cannotstay upto datewith thelatest information.（心理学家）Tech expertsand psychologistsare alsoexpressing worries.Wang Qiang,a psychologistin Beijingsaid thatthese“griefbots“could make people feellike they have a real emotional connection withthe dead.It couldmakepeoplefeelemotionally andmentally worse,making itchallenging forthemtomove on.

1.What servicedoes Super Brain provideA.Developing educationalsoftware B.Creating digital avatarsC.Online psychologicalcounseling D.Virtual realitygaming

2.What doesSuper Brainuse tocreate digitalavatarsA.Advanced programminglanguagesB.Users DNAsamplesC.Paper-based memorycaptureD.Users9digital trails,such asemails,photos,andsocial mediaposts

3.Which statementwould ZhangZewei likelyagree withA.Digital avatarsshould replacehuman interaction.B.Chatbots arethebestsolution fordealingwithgrief.C.Emotional supportfrom technologyhelps peoplecope withloss.D.Digital avatarscan completelyreplicate humanwarmth.

4.Why doesWang Qiangworry aboutthe useof griefchatbotsA.They arecausing technologycompanies tolose money.B.They canphysically harmthe users.C.They are not popularamong users.D.They cancreate anillusion ofarealemotionalconnectionwiththedeceased.

5.What isthe mainidea ofthe articleA.Artificial intelligenceis transformingthe fieldof psychology.B.SuperBrainis aninnovative companyoffering uniqueservices.C.Creating adigitalavataris anexpensive serviceonly fewcan afford.D.Grief chatbotsprovide solacetothebereaved,but theireffectiveness andemotional impactare debated.

（三）Have youever hadproblems inyourlife and dontknowhowto be happy Ifso,youwill findBeing aHappy Teenager11by Andrew Matthews1AndrewMatthewsisa

2.cartoonist andspeaker.His bookshavebeen put into20languages.In hisbook,Matthews tellsus howtohave a happylifeand3the questionsof teenagers.（原谅）.There aremany topicssuch asparents andfriends,andthebook sayswe should4being angryand forgiveThebook tellsus usefulskills such as howto putsomething youhave learnedinto picturesofyourmind to make your5better.Many teenagersthink that6comes froma goodexam marks.But youcan stillbehappywhen there arenosuch ngoodnthings.If youthink aboutproblems ina positiveway,you willhave7inthefuture.If youare tall,people will notice youand pay8attentiontoyou;if youare9your clothesand shoestake lessroom inyour

1.A.awful B.unusual C.useful D.harmful

2.A.worker B.scientist C.adviser D.writer

3.A.answerB.share C.say D.search

4.A.keepB.stop C.remember D.prefer

5.A.memory B.interest D.questionsC.topics

6.A.sadness B.difficulty D.excitementC.happiness

7.A.troubleB.lessons C.money D.success

8.A.lessB.fewer C.better D.morebedroom!This isMatthews*mostimportantlesson:you10tobehappy!

9.A.fat B.short C.thin D.big

10.A.hate B.choose C.forget D.teach

（四）（使尴尬）LIFE isAWKWARD.What shouldyoudowhen your parentsareembarrassing youin frontofyour friends（专栏），Or whatifyousee whatlooks likea classmatestealing someoneelses headphonesIn oursocial Qs column theteenagerHarper Edigerandtheadult PhilipGlances givetheir bestadvice tokids lookingfor helpnavigating real-lifesituations.Now ifsyour turn:Do youhaveaquestion aboutan uncomfortablesocial situationat school,at home,on socialmediaor amongfriends Emailit tous atKjdsqs@njpost.com andHarper andPhilip mayanswer itinafuture issue.Pleaseinclude yourage andhometown.Cmon,we knowyouhaveone.（激励）To inspireyou,herearereader-submitted questionsweve publishedin previousissues:My momsigns meup forcamps andactivities withoutasking whatI wantto do.I onlylearn whatIm doingatthelastminute.I don9tlikethat itsa surprise,andIfeel thatI shouldbe ableto helpplan mytime.How canIhave more ofa sayAtmy school,fourth gradersneedto learn differentdances,then dressup fora fancyparty wherewe askpartners todancewith us.This makesme nervous,and Imnot lookingforward toit.How shouldI handlethis situationMysister ishome forcollege breakand luckyme,shes myroommate.As Im12and shesalmost19,weboth wantour ownspace.I knowshe doesntmean itpersonally,but shealways complainsthat she doesnt havea home,whichmakes mefeel asif Tmintruding inmy ownroom.Do Itell herhow Ifeel orlet itgo

1.Whatshouldbe includedinyouremail tothe socialQs columnA.Name,age andsocialmedia.B.Age,school andhometown.C.Age,hometown andquestions.D.Name,school andquestions.

2.The underlinedword sayinthe passage means.A.the abilitytoplantime B.the chanceto setup campsC.the righttomakedecisions D.the planto enjoyactivities

3.The writeruses somepublished reader-submitted questionsin orderto.A.show kidsways ofsolving problemsB.give kidsexamples ofwhatto writeaboutC.share Harperand Philipsadvicewith kidsD.offer kidsa chanceto complainabout their lives

4.The socialQscolumnis designedtoA helpkids dealwith theirtroubles B.train kidsto writeC.have kidsintroduce themselvesD.advise kidsto behavewell

（五）（欺负）James isa good student and he haslots offriends,but healso hasa problem.Some olderboys arebullyinghim at school.James isvery unhappyandhe doesnt knowwhat todo about it.Here aresome suggestionsfor himandother teenagersin thissituation.Dont feelworried.Ifs notyour fault!Being bulliedcan makeyoufeel very lonelyand angry,but youare not alone.Dont feelthatyouhave tohide theproblem.You shouldfind a person youcan trust,and tellhim.It mightbe yourteacher,yourparents,or evenyourfriend^parents.After youtell someone,you willget somesupport andfeel somerelief.Speaking to an adultmight makeyou nervous,but hereare otherthings youcando.Some peopleexpress theirfeelingsmore freelyon paper.Write aletter to someone orkeep a diary.Include allthe factsaboutwhat the bullies do,as（证据）well aswhen andwhere thebullying happens.You canuse itas prooftoshowwhatisgoing on.And itis awonderfulidea toshow yourletter ordiary toa teacheror anotherresponsible adult.Then the bullies willfeelveryafraidif theirnames appearinaletter!Also,dont showyouaresad anddont tryto fightwiththe bullies.You couldget introuble yourself.Pay noattentionto themand justwalk away.The bullieswill soonstop.

1.Why doesJames feelunhappy Becauseat school.A.he isnta goodstudent B.hedoesnthave anyfriendsC.hedoesntknowwhattodoaboutitD.some olderboys arebullying him

2.According tothe passage,if yourenervous totalktoadults,youd better.（忽视）A.ignore themand justwalk awayB.tell a responsible adultwhatthe bulliesdoby writinga letterC.make thebullies worriedby keepingadairyD.not showyour sadnessor fightwiththe bullies

3.If youremember andfollow thesuggestions above,.A.nobody willspeaktothebulliesB.everybody willfeel somereliefC.thebullieswillnotget introuble D.thebullieswill soonstop

4.Which adviceis NOTmentioned inthe passageDont.A.call thepolice forhelp B.be worriedabout being bulliedC.keep theproblem away from yourparents D.hide theproof fromaresponsibleadult

5.What doyouthink thepassage istrying totell usA.What todoaboutbeingbullied.B.How tobe agoodstudentat school.C.What towrite ina diary.D.How togive suggestionsto teenagers.

（六）Students thesedays oftenhavealot ofworries.Sometimes they have problemswith theirschoolwork,and sometimeswith theirfriends.36Some peoplethinktheworst thingis todo nothing.Laura Mills,a teenagerfrom Washington,agrees.Problems andworries arenormal inlifb Jsays Laura.But Ithink talkingtosomeone helps alot.If wedont talktosomeone,well certainlyfeelworse.^^Laura oncelost herpurse,and worriedfor days.She was afraid totell herparentsaboutit.She evenwalked threemilesto schooleach daybecause shedidnt haveany money.She justkept thinking.If Itell myparents,theyll be angry!”But intheend,she talkedto herparents andthey werereally understanding.Her dadsaid hesometimes madecareless mistakeshimself.They gother anew purseand askedhertobe morecareful.I willalways rememberto sharemy problemsin thefuture!,9Laura says.Robert Huntadvises studentsabout commonproblems.He feelsthe sameway asLaura.It isbest notto avoidour（解决）problems.We shouldalways tryto solvethem.He thinksthatyoucan firstfind someonetotalkto.This person（专家）doesnt needtobe an expertlike himself.Students oftenforget thattheir parentshavemoreexperience thanthem,and arealways theretohelpthem.In English,we saythat sharingaproblemis likecutting itin half.So yourehalfway tosolving aproblem ifyou talktosomeone aboutit!

1.Which ofthe followingcanbeputinthe blankinParagraphOneA.What canthey doabout thisBWhere dothe problemscome fromC.When didtheyhavethese problemsD.Why dotheyhaveso manyproblems

2.In Paragraph2,the writerused thestory ofLaura to.A.answer aquestion B.give anexampleC.introduce hisfriend D.share hisexperience

3.What isthe meaningoftheunderlinedword解除避免对待解决A.B.C.D.

4.According tothe passageRobert Huntmightbe.A.Lauras teacherB.the writerofthepassageC.apersonwith aproblemD.an experton studentsproblem

5.What isthe mainidea ofthis passageA.Few childrenare carefulwiththeirmoney.B.Parents aremore experiencedthan childrenC.Talking tosomeonehelpstosolveproblems.D.Students oftenhavealot ofworries atschool

（七）Are youshy If youare,youarenotalone.In fact,close to50percent ofpeople are shy.Almost80percent ofpeoplefeel shyat somepoint intheirlives.These days,shyness isbecoming moreand morecommon.Now,scientists aretrying tounderstandshyness.They havesome interestingideas aboutwhy peopleare shy.Is itpossible tobe born shy Manyscientists sayyes.They say15to20percent ofbabies behave shyly.These babiesarea littlequieter andmore watchfulthan otherbabies.Interestingly,these shybabies usuallyhaveshyparents.As aresult,scientists thinkthat someshyness isgenetic.Family sizemight causepeople tobe shyas well.Scientists atHarvard Universitystudied shychildren.They foundthat66percent ofthem hadolder brothersand sisters.As aresult,they becameshy.At thesame time,children withnobrothers and sisters maybe shyas well.Growing upalone,they oftenplay bythemselves.They arenot abletolearnthesame socialskills aschildren frombig families.You mayalso be shy becauseof whereyou wereborn.When scientistsstudied shynessin differentcountries.Theyfound surprisingdifferences.In Japan,most people said theywere shy.But inIsrael,only oneof threepeoplesaidso.Whatexplains thedifference Onescientist saysthe Japaneseand Israelishave differentopinions offailure.In Japan,when（责备）people donot succeed,they feelbad aboutthemselves.They blamethemselves for their failure.In Israel,theopposite istrue.Israelis oftenblame failure on outsidereasons,suchasfamily,teachers,friends,or badluck.In Israel,freedom ofopinion andrisk takingare stronglysupported.This maybe whyIsraelis worryless aboutfailure andare lessshy.For shypeople,itcanbe difficulttomakefriends,speak inclass,and evengetagood job.But scientistssay youcanget overyour shyness.They suggesttrying newthings andpracticing conversation.And dontforget---ifyouare shy,youare notthe onlyone.

1.What doestheunderlinedword geneticinparagraph2probably meanA.Passed downfrom parents.B.Learned fromfriends.C.Taught byteachers.D.Made upby brothers.

2.What canbe learnedfromthepassageA.Most littlebabies arebornshyand quiet.B.Ifyouareshynow,youwillbeshyforever.C.Many shychildren haveolder brothersandsisters.D.Most Israelipeopleareshy ofexpressing opinions.

3.We canlearn fromthepassagethat maycause shyness.A.genetics,grown-ups andbirthplace B.genetics,family sizeand birthplaceC.family size,grown-ups andfailure D.genetics,family sizeand freedom

4.Scientists suggestthat shypeople canget overtheir shynessby.A.blaming theirfailureonoutside reasonsB.trying newthings andpracticing conversationC.getting themselvesawayfromtheir shyparentsD.trying tounderstand reasonsfortheirshyness（）A（识另）Its commonto wondersometimes,Whatifsomething goeswrongItsimportantto recognizell thatReSubject:Dream forthe FutureFrom:CarolDear Unsure,Although afew luckyboysandgirls seemto knowfrom DayOne thatthey wanttobereporters orteachers orcomputerscientists,most kidsneedtimeto discovertheir future.As agirl,I alwayskept adiary,but Ihad neverthought tobeawriter untilI wasin university.There*123*5sreallynoneed toworry.Most peopledid severaljobs asadults beforethey foundwhat theymost enjoy.And manyadults finallydidsomethingtheynever expected.Dont havestress becauseyour friendshave alreadyknown whatthey wanttodo.Take yourtime discoveringwhat youbelievein andwhat yourebest at.Work hardatschool,try alot afterschool andfind outabout summerlessons orotherchances.You mayeven beavolunteerat apet shopor hospitaloryourparents5friends9business.Little bylittle,youllfind outwhat jobyouareinterested in,andyourfuture willbecome clearerand clearer.

1.FatherTroubleand“unsure”must be.A.names oftwo writersB.topic oftwo e-mailsC.pen namesof someparents D.net namesof somechildren

2.What doesCarol suggest“Father Troubles^^writing inthe lettertotheirfatherA.How sadhe/she iswithout winningawards.B.How hardhe/she workstogetawards.C.His/Her pridein his/her brother.D.His/Her dreamforthefuture.

3.How canFather Troubles,,feelgreatabout himself/herselfA.By talkingabout his/her successwith agood friend.B.By sayingthat he/she isvery proudof himself/herself.C.By showinghis/her successto his/her brother.D.By writingtoacounselor foradvice.

4.When didCarol findthat shewanted tobeawriterA.When shestudied inuniversity.B.When shewasalittle girl.C.When herfriends toldher.D.When shebegan keepingadiary.

5.Which ofthefollowingis NOTsuggested inCarols letterto Unsure”。