It’s 2009．You feel sick, so you go to the doctor．She checks your fever, looks at your throat, and asks what you’ve been thinking about lately． When you leave，she gives you some medicine, but also a list of thinking skills that you are supposed to practice daily． She says that the way you think is causing some of your illness．

Doctors and other scientists who study the human mind and try to explain why people behave in the way that do, called psychologists, are starting to believe it．You know that your brain is connected to every part of your body through your nervous system（神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)）．Now scientists have proved that how you think and feel can have an influence on the health of your body．

Stress（壓力，緊張） is caused whenever there is a problem or a change in your life．Of course, everybody has stress more or less; nobody’s life is perfect．In fact, stress is necessary． Without stress, we would never learn anything or grow or change．We would probably be bored to death．But too much stress can hurt you． It can weaken your body’s protection so that you are more likely to catch diseases．It can even make you more likely to have an accident．

When you feel stress, your brain sends a message to your body to produce a chemical called adrenaline（腎上腺素）．Adrenaline speeds up your breathing and your heartbeat． Today you have a different kind of stress．Problems like endless homework or troubles with your family are the kind of things you can’t fight or run away from, so you don’t use up all that adrenaline．It just stays bottled up inside you, and that’s what can do something bad to you．

What can you do about stress? First, you can try to find ways to change things so you aren’t under so much stress．You can set up a plan to finish homework or go to a doctor or a psychologist to try to work things out with your family or your friends．But sometimes you can’t change a stressful situation．Sometimes you don’t even want to． A big change might be a good change, but it will still be stressful．

The link（關(guān)聯(lián)） between your body and brain works in two ways．Your body can help your mind deal with stress．If you are under stress, you need to take especially good care of your body．It’s important to get enough sleep and eat nutritious meals．Some people take a vitamin-mineral pill every day．Another thing that you can do is daily exercise． If you go walking or do aerobic dancing or work out at the gym, you give your body a chance to burn up some of that adrenaline．Of course, a person who isn’t used to much physical activity should start slowly．Anyone with a continuing physical problem should check with a doctor before staring any exercise programs．

1． A psychologist is a person who may help you with your ______．

       A． illness and abilities                                     B． thoughts and behaviour

       C． mind and nervous system                          D． physical activity and daily exercise

2． Which of the following is true according to the passage?

       A． You shouldn’t go to the gym if you are under stress．

       B． One can do his homework to burn up adrenaline．

       C． Diseases and accidents are caused by stress．

       D． Everyone needs stress to improve himself．

3． From the last sentence of Paragraph 5 we can infer that ________．

       A． it’s difficult to change a stressful situation

       B． it’s not stressful when a good change takes place

       C． a big change will cause another stressful situation

       D． a stressful situation can’t be changed without any effort

4． What is probably the best title for this passage?

       A． The body-Brain Link                                 B． The Causes of Stress

       C． The Advice on Health                                D． The Nervous System

Kathy was ill，so she went to see the doctor．

    "Doctor, I'm not feeling well．"she said ”Every time I do my homework ,I feel tired．If I walk to school, I have to sit down and rest for ten minutes：before I can study．”

    The doctor looked at her for some time．Then-he said，"There is nothing．much．But I'm afraid you eat too much everyday

    “I don’t know what you are talking about．"said Kathy．”I think you eat too much food，"said the doctor．

    ”O(jiān)h! you think I'm too heavy．That's a problem．”said Kathy．”What should I．do if I don’t want to be heavy, doctor? Tell me what I should do to be healthy, doctor!”

    ”Don’t worry, Kathy．The answer is easy,” said the doctor．”If you want to be thin and healthy, you shouldn’t eat a lot of food and you also should do much exercise．If you can do these，you will be fine like, you were before very soon．

  ”Thank you，doctor．1 will take your advice．”

（   ）1．How is Kathy these days?

    A．She often feels tired．             B．She often feels．sad．

    C．She often feels，sore in the back．   D．She often feels ill．

（   ）2．How does Kathy go to school every day?

    A．By bike．      B．By bus．     C．By car．      D．On foot．

（   ）3．What did the doctor say about Kathy after he looked at her?

A．Kathy was very fired．           B．Kathy ate too much．

C．Kathy had to take his advice．      D．Kathy was very ill．

（    ）4．Which is a problem for people from the article?

A．Eating less food．                     B．Studying too hard．

C．Eating too much．                     D．Playing too much sport．

（    ）5．What should Kathy do from now on?

A．she should eat more and exercise、more．

B．She should walk to school．

C．She should stay at home and rest．

D．She should eat less and exercise more．

閱讀短文，根據(jù)要求完成下面各小題。

Dear Editor,

I’m an overweight (超重的) girl. People always make fun of me. At school, I don’t spend much time with other students and don’t like to join in activities that I enjoy because I’m afraid people might laugh at me. What should I do? Please tell me.

Lily

Dear Lily,

No matter what you weigh, you should be treated with kindness. People who make fun of you are making a mistake. They should accept you for who you are.

My advice for you is to pay no attention to your classmates’ comments and all the rude things they may say about you. 83Don’t let them upset you, or you will have a bad time all day.

At the same time, you shouldn’t distance yourself from them. Instead, find someone you trust (信任) and develop a friendship with him or her. Then you’ll feel happier and safer. And don’t be afraid to take part in any activities you like. Remember: 84People are more interested in your behavior than your weight.

If you feel that your weight is really becoming a problem, then you can start doing things that make you feel a little better about yourself. You could take up exercise such as running, swimming or jumping rope. Also, you could eat less junk food but something healthier.

Editor

A. 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容簡要回答問題。

81. What’s the matter with Lily?

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82. What can she do with her weight?

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B．將短文中劃線的句子譯成漢語。

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C． What’s the editor’s advice? Give one example.

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