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

In their world of ice and snow, they can't grow fruits and vegetables. There are two seasons near the North Pole. The winter is long, cold and dark. For more than two months, you can't see the sun. There are twenty-four hours of night every day. The summer days are long. For more than two months, the sun never goes away. There is no night at all.

The Eskimos live by fishing. They must fish and get enough food for themselves and their families. Dogs are very important in the lives of the Eskimos. Dogs help the Eskimos to get food and move about. The Eskimos must always take very good care of their dogs.

The Eskimos have a very hard life. They often feel the danger of being hungry. If a man is not good at fishing, he and his family may feel hungry more than other people do. If they don't want to get hungry often, they have to be good at fishing.

1． It is ________ for people to live near the North Pole. (　)

A．easy

B．nice

C．good

D．hard

2． There are ________ seasons near the North Pole. (　)

A．12

B．3

C．2

D．4

3． The Eskimos always eat ________. (　)

A．fruits

B．vegetables

C．fish

D．all kinds of animals

4． An Eskimo man should be good at ________. (　)

A．fishing

B．everything

C．speaking

D．working

5． Every Eskimo's family keeps ________. (　)

A．cats

B．dogs

C．cows

D．birds

“Which country is better to study in?” We often hear such discussions．As China opens Its doors，studying abroad（出國(guó)）has become a dream for many Chinese students．They want to learn about the world．

It's true that studying abroad can help students develop themselves．Language skills（技能）will improve and it may be easier to find jobs．

But we should consider some problems．Language is the first．Students must spend a lot of time learning another language and getting used to a different culture．

Students must also learn to live without parents’ care and deal with all kinds of things they haven't done before，like looking after themselves．When they have to take care of themselves，it is difficult for students to study well．

Finally，not every family can afford studying abroad．For most Chinese parents，the cost of studying abroad is very high．

We know that many famous people succeed in great things through hard work in China．Liu Xiang is a good example．Once an American coach invited him there but he refused．He kept training hard with his Chinese coach．He surprised the world when he won a gold medal at the Athens Olympics．So when you wonder which country is better to study in，consider whether studying abroad is the right decision．

1．From the passage，we learn that many Chinese students dream about studying abroad to ________．

A．Improve their language skills                     B．get used to a different culture

C．have more advantages                                D．find jobs more easily

2．The writer thinks ________ should be considered first before students study abroad．

A．1anguage             B．places                  C．time                       D．money

3．The writer mentions Liu Xiang in the passage in order to tell us that ________．

A．Liu Xiang was a gold medal winner

B．studying abroad is the right decision

C．American coaches are not better than Chinese ones

D．people can also succeed in China if they work hard

4．Which of the following is NOT true about studying abroad?

A．It will cost students' families a lot of money．

B．It will make it easy for students to learn well．

C．Students will meet a lot of difficulties in their life．

D．Students will spend much time getting used to a different culture．

5．This passage is mainly about ________ in foreign countries．

A．the way to study                                      B．the cost of studying

C．the dream of studying                                 D．the problems of studying