Practicing yoga(瑜伽) is a helpful, popular way to keep fit. It has many followers around the world. There are many kinds of yoga. You may have heard of “hot yoga” before. Now, in India, a new kind of yoga, water yoga, is becoming more and more popular among the local people.
In the city of Agra, people practice yoga in water. It is more difficult to practice yoga in water than on land. But practicing yoga in water can be good for your flexibility (灵活性).
Harish Chaturvedi, a lawyer, teaches people water yoga for free—even the poor people can learn from him. “Water yoga can become more popular than other kind of yoga, because the body does not get tired so quickly,” he said. “Everybody can learn to swim, but if they learn yoga at the same time, they will never feel tired.”
“The level of Oxygen(氧气) is very high in water, and you will not have any breathing problem,” he added.
Harish believes that water yoga really helps people to keep away from illness. He mainly trains children. He has classes at the swimming pool of a local sports room regularly. Many children are interested in it and come to team from him.
“Harish is very good at performing yoga in water,” said Sudhir Narayan, a water yoga student. “He is teaching children free of cost and that is a very good thing.”
【小题1】What is Harish Chaturvedi?

A．A teacher.	B．A lawyer.
C．A doctor.	D．A swimmer.

【小题2】Why is water yoga more popular than others?
A. Because you can learn to swim at the same time. 
B. Because you don’t get tired so quickly.
C. Because it can keep people fat.
D. Both A and B.
【小题3】 The underlined phrase “for free” in the passage means _______.

A．快乐地	B．自由地
C．免费地	D．规律地

【小题4】There are more _______ than _______ in Harish’s yoga class.

A．children; adults	B．adults; childr
C．women; men	D．olds; adults

【小题5】 What can be the best title of the passage?

A．Ways to keep fit	B．Water yoga in India
C．Hot yoga in the world	D．Harish Chaturvedi and his classes

If the child has been brought up in a loving, openly communicative environment, the relationship with parents would be a strong one．It is only when there are ongoing troubles in the relationship between parents and the child that there is a breakdown in communication．

When parents are going through difficulties in their own relationship, the child sometimes develops guilt．The child can hold himself or herself responsible for the breakdown in relationship between the parents．This needs to be explained to the child, who won’t speak out this guilt．

The teenage years are emotionally sensitive years to the outside world．For the first time the child realizes his or her position in society．Friends suddenly become more important than parents．It is during this time that the relationship between children and parents is tested．If the bond with parents is strong, the child will not be influenced by the drug and alcohol culture．If the bond is weaker, the child will end up with problems．

During such times, one of the effective ways to deal with the problems is to discuss the problem with the child．As parents, you will need to discuss the results of each choice and then leave the final decision to the child．Forcing parental will on children is counterproductive (适得其反的), especially at this age．Forcing parental will at this time will stop communicating and then you will not know what is happening in their life．Whatever the problem is, the child need never be made to feel lonely．The moment that happens, the possibility of serious self-harm is raised．

Any problem at this age can be dealt with by a flexible (灵活的) way by parents．Discuss things calmly．Leave the decision to the individual．Make yourself available for any help or support that the child hopes．The child will feel comfortable when allowed the freedom of choice．

1.If parents have trouble with their relationship, the child __________ ．

A．will communicate with their parents

B．will be responsible for the trouble

C．will feel guilty about the trouble

D．will help the parents recover

2.According to the text, what will lead the child to get into trouble?

A．The sense of responsibility．

B．A weak bond with parents．

C．Feeling depressed or stressed

D．The child’s confidence．

3.Which of the following ways can help solve the children’s problem?

A．Letting the children be．

B．Discussing it with the children．

C．Forcing parental will on them

D．Meeting their demands．

4.The underlined word “forcing” can be replaced with the word“________ .”

A．Weakening．                          B．Pressing．

C．Understanding．                        D．Losing．

5.What is the text mainly about?

A．The bond between parents and children．

B．Causes of teenagers’ problems．

C．Teenagers’ problems and solutions．

D．Always letting the children decide．

 

“Who did this?” asked my teacher. Thirty children tried to think about not only what they had done, but also what our teacher might have found out.
“Who did this?” she asked again. She never became angry, but she was this time. She held up a piece of broken glass and asked, “Who broke this window?”
“Oh, oh,” I thought. I was the one who broke the window. I did not do it on purpose (故意). It was caused by a bad throw of a baseball. Why did it have to be me?
If I admitted (承认) it, I would be in a lot of trouble. How would I be able to pay for a big window like that? “My father is going to get angry at me,” I thought. I didn’t want to raise (举起) my hand, but something much stronger than me pulled it up.
“I did it,” I said. Then I was silent. It was hard enough saying what I had.
My teacher went to one of our bookshelves and took down a book. She then began walking towards my desk. I had never known my teacher to strike (打) a student, but I feared she was going to start with me.
“I know how you like birds,” she said as she stood looking down at my face. “Here is the field guide about birds (鸟类野外指南) that you always check out from our school library. It is yours now. We have got a new one for the school. You will not be punished (惩罚). But remember, it’s only for your honesty.”
I couldn’t believe it! I wasn’t being punished and I was getting my own bird field guide, the one that I had been saving up all my money to buy.
【小题1】How did the writer feel when he saw his teacher walking towards him with a book from bookshelves?

A．Relaxed.

B．Pleased.

C．Frightened.

D．Guilty.

【小题2】What do the underlined words “check out” mean?

A．lend

B．borrow

C．test

D．buy

【小题3】What can we learn from the story?

A．The writer’s teacher often hit her students.

B．The writer broke the window when he was catching a bird.

C．The writer was seriously punished after he admitted his mistake.

D．The writer didn’t want to admit his mistake at the beginning.

【小题4】The writer mainly wants to tell us that ______.

A．he who is honest is wise	B．better late than never
C．practice makes perfect	D．a friend in need is a friend indeed

根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。

Living in a city has (1) b      advantages and disadvantages. It is often (2) e     to find work in a city than in the countryside. There are always many choices of public transport. Besides, there are a lot of (3) I       things to do and places to see. You can eat in good (4) r     , visit museums, go to cinemas and go to parks when you (5) w       to relax. (6) H    , living in a city is often very (7) e      . You must find a well-paid job, otherwise you will not be able to (8) b       the things you want. What's more, the city is always crowded, (9) n       and dirty. It is very difficult to find a good place where people can enjoy peace and (10) f       air as in the countryside.

 

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
This is an old English saying. It means that we should go to bed early at night and get up early in the morning. If we do, we shall be healthy. We shall also be rich and clever.
Is this true? Perhaps it is. The body must have enough sleep. Children of your age need ten hours’ sleep every night. If you do not go to bed early, you can not have enough sleep. Then you can not think properly and you can not do your work properly. You will not be wise and you may not become wealthy!
Some people go to bed late at night and get up late in the morning. This is not good for them. We should sleep at night when it is dark. The dark helps us to sleep well. When the daylight comes, we should get up. This is the time for exercise. If the body is not used, it will become weak. Exercise keeps it strong.
Exercise helps the blood to move around inside the body. This is very important. Blood takes nutrition (营养) to all parts of our bodies. The brains in our heads also need blood. We think with our brains. If we keep our bodies healthy, and take exercise, we can think better!
Our bodies also need air to breathe. Without air we will die. Get up early in the morning and we can have plenty of clean, fresh air. That will keep us healthy and happy.
【小题1】The old English saying“Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. ”mainly shows _______.

A．what good habits are

B．how to become healthy, rich and clever

C．what bad habits are

D．it’s easy for people to get up and go to bed early

【小题2】It’s important for people to have enough sleep. If not, they _______.

A．may not be strong

B．may not become wealthy

C．can not think and do their work properly

D．will not get up early

【小题3】The word“perhaps”means“_______”.

A．maybe

B．carefully

C．quickly

D．easily

【小题4】The last paragraph but one (倒数第2段) tells us that _______ helps the blood to move around inside the body.

A．fresh air

B．enough sleep

C．good habits

D．exercise

【小题5】This passage is probably written for _______.

A．old people	B．middle-aged people
C．weak people	D．children