As a teenager, you’re trying to learn who you are. You’re going through mental and physical changes. You’re dealing with different kinds of stress and trying to succeed in school.
The good news is that though the teen years are tough, there are skills you can learn to make them a lot easier.
If you’re a teen and trying to manage your feelings better, here are a few skills for you to deal with your feelings.
Name the feeling. What feeling are you experiencing? For example, are you sad, stressed. angry, joyful or excited?
Accept what you’re feeling. Many people worry that their feelings will increase. So they are not willing to accept them, hoping that they’ll just go away. However, that’s impossible. Remind yourself that it’s OK to feel your feelings.
Become familiar with your feelings. To understand your feelings better, you should pay attention to your feelings all the day. You may record how you’re feeling in the morning, afternoon and at night on a piece of paper. Next to your feeling, also write down where you notice it in your body.
Express your feelings. Expressing a feeling is a good way to reduce it. For example, you can express your feelings by crying, exercising, writing about them or talking to someone you trust. Just be sure that whatever activity you choose, it doesn’t hurt you or anyone else.
At different times in your life, you’ll experience different difficulties. But by learning some helpful skills, you’ll be able to live a comfortable life.
How to deal with your feelings | |
| Main idea | The teen years are tough, |
| Skills to help you manage your feelings | Name the feelings that you are experiencing. |
| ◇Be willing to ◇Remind yourself not to hope that the feelings will go away. | |
| ◇Pay attention to your feelings the ◇Write down where you notice them in your body. | |
| ◇Express your feelings ◇Don’t hurt anyone whatever activity you choose. | |
| Conclusion | Learn some helpful skills, and you can live comfortably even though you may have |
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【推荐1】What is the difference between a fear and a phobia（恐惧症）？Somebody might have a fear of dogs. But if the fear has started to change a person's life，he or she probably has a phobia.
Flying may be the safest way to travel，but many people are scared of doing it. Fear of heights is also very common. For example，Spiderman actor Tobey Maguire can't stand high places. However，Tobey is not afraid of spiders that most people are afraid of. Rupert Grint，who plays in the Harry Potter movies，is（A）in fear of spiders.
（B）Some people have phobias that are more unusual. For example，cats are very cute for most of us，but not for such powerful people in history as Alexander the great and Napolean Bonaparte. Actor Nicole Kidman says，"I'm not scared of snakes or spiders，but I'm scared of butterflies. Sometimes when I came home from school，the biggest butterfly I had ever seen would be just sitting on our front gate. I would climb over the fence，move slowly to the side of the house，or do anything to avoid having to go through the front gate." Clowns are not so funny for actor Johnny Depp，whose childhood memory of the "painted faces and fake smiles" still makes him scared.
1. 将（A）处划线短语in fear of译为汉语。2. 将（B）处划线句子Some people have phobias that are more unusual.译为汉语。
3. 根据短文内容，把人物与害怕（恐惧）的事物相匹配。将Ⅱ栏的字母代号填写在横线上。
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Tobey Maguire A. clowns
Rupert Grint B. heights
Nicole Kidman C. spiders
Johnny Depp D. butterflies
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4. 从文中找出能表达文章主旨大意的句子。
Zhang Qiang, a Junior 2 student from Sichuan, could not understand his teachers in class and was doing badly in his lessons. He was afraid of exams. When he looked at the exam paper, he would be very nervous and couldn’t think of anything to write.
Another student, a 15-year-old girl called Wu Yan from Guangdong often argued with her classmates even her parents because of some different ideas. She became so angry with them that she started to cut her finger with a knife.
However, many students who have problems won’t go for advice or help. Some think they will look strange if they go to see a doctor. Others don’t want to talk about their secrets. In order to solve the teenagers’ problems, here is some advice:
●Talk to your parents, teachers or friends often and ask them for help.
●Take part in group activities and play sports.
●Go to see a doctor if the problem seems to be serious.
任务型阅读：根据短文内容，填写下列表格，每格只填一词。
| Problems | Zhang Qiang | He doesn’t do |
| Wu Yan | She often argues with her parents and classmates | |
| Advice | We should talk about our problems and try to get advice or | |
| We should do sports and join in group | ||
| If the problem becomes | ||
【推荐3】Happiness is a feeling that lights up your eyes, makes your steps light and makes you want to sing for no reason. Everyone wants to be happy. But sometimes, a guest comes in without invitation. It’s unhappiness. Don’t let it get you down. Send it away!
When you are happy, the world feels like a better place. As a saying goes: “When you smile, the world smiles with you; when you cry, you cry alone.” Wearing a smile will make you more attractive and help you to win lots of friends. A good mood always gives you hope, which makes trouble and problems easier to deal with.
No matter how happy you are, it’s normal to feel angry, sad or gloomy sometimes. Life is full of ups and downs. We can’t change the way life is, but we can do our best to change a bad situation into a good one. To help us do this, it’s good to know some of the factors (因素) that influence happiness.
One of the biggest factors is social relationships. People who are close to family and friends are happier than people who don’t have those relationships. Talking and sharing is a good way to relax and build confidence. Knowing someone is there for you will make you braver and more outgoing.
Another factor is work or school. If you enjoy school, even if you have lots of homework or extra classes, you will still feel that your school life is meaningful and happy. But if you hate school, your negative (消极的) attitude may cause you to feel bored and upset that you have to do so much work.
A third factor is your attitude (态度) towards life. How do you feel if you fail in an exam? Maybe you think it’s unfair because you always study hard and should have got a good mark. You can’t stop blaming (责备) yourself. Or, maybe you accept it. You go through the paper carefully, find out why you made stupid mistakes, and tell yourself, “Take it easy! I’ll do better next time!” Your attitude makes a big difference.
Do you smile a lot or wear a long face most of the time?
1. How many factors can influence happiness in the passage?2. What will make you more charming and give you hope?
3. What can we do when we can’t change the way life is?
4. How will you like your school life if you enjoy school?
5. How do you make yourself happy in your daily life? (请自拟一句话作答)
【推荐1】Why do you need study skills? Because they will make it easy for you to learn and do well in class, especially as you move up to middle school and high school.
Pay attention in class. Do you have difficulty paying attention in class? Are you sitting next to a loud person? Is it hard to see the blackboard? Tell your teachers or parents about any problem that is stopping you from paying attention and taking good notes.
Take good notes. Not sure how to take notes? Start by writing down facts that your teacher mentions or writes on the blackboard in class. Try your best to use good handwriting so that you can read your notes later. It’s also a good idea to keep your notes.
Plan before tests. It’s not wise of you to wait until Thursday night to study for Fridays test. It also makes it hard to do your best. You’ll feel sorry for putting off things often. One of the best ways is to plan ahead.
Get a good night’s sleep. So the test is tomorrow and you’ve followed your study plan, but suddenly you can’t remember anything, not even 2+2! Don’t worry. Your brain needs time to digest(消化)all the information you’ve given it. Try to get a good night’s sleep and you’ll be surprised by what comes back to you in the morning.
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Almost every day, we talk about health, especially for kids. But what is health? “Health” means eating well, getting enough exercise, and having healthy weigh. Let’s read the following rules. They can help you stay healthy.
Eat many kinds of food. We all know that eating fruit and vegetables can help us stay healthy, but many of us only eat our favorite food. Remember that we can only get the nutrition(营养) through different kinds of food, such as fruit and vegetables.
Drink water and milk more often. Everyone knows that water is important. More importantly, kids need much calcium(钙) to get strong, and milk is rich in it. You should drink at least three cups of milk when you are 9 years old or older.
Listen to your body. When you are eating, notice how your body feels. When your stomach feels comfortably full, stop eating, Eating too much makes you feel uncomfortable. If you do it too often, it can make you unhealthy and fat.
Limit(限制)screen lime. It’s the time you spend on TV, phones and computers. The more time you spend on these sitting-down activities, the less time you spend playing sports. Try to spend no more than 2 hours a day on screen time.
1. How can we get the nutrition?We can get the nutrition through
2. Why do kids need to drink much milk?
Because milk is rich in
3. What will we feel if we eat too much?
We will feel
4. How long should we spend on screen time?
We should spend
5. What does this passage mainly talk about?
It mainly talks about
In today’s world,children enjoy more freedom than ever before.Is it a good thing or a bad thing?
As children,they are the “result” of modern society.Their parents have jobs that keep them busy all day long.They hardly have a free day in a week.This doesn’t allow them to keep an eye on their children.
On the other hand,as a child,he doesn’t know how to grow up by himself until a certain age.That is why he needs schools and parents to be by his side all the time.If he doesn’t have one of these,he may make a lot of mistakes.
Many of the children today are rebels .They are rude.They behave differently.They are given too much freedom by their families.These are their parents’ mistakes.They should know that the freedom they give to their children is misunderstood.
For example,it is a bad thing for a 13-year-old child to go out in the late evening.Parents are also guilty of the way their children show up in the street or at school.The same guilt belongs to the teaching system as well.Students shouldn’t be allowed to dress like they were on a fashion presentation at school.
Another important fact of the freedom of children is their free will of spending money.Parents shouldn’t allow their children to spend money on whatever they want.I think children are given too much freedom not only by their parents,but also by society.The latter one is more responsible for it!
1. The underlined word “This” in Paragraph 2 refers to ________.| A．modern society | B．a free day in a week |
| C．parents being kept busy | D．parents working outside |
| A．Children must learn to grow up by themselves. |
| B．Children need proper control to help them grow up. |
| C．Children are heavily dependent on their parents. |
| D．Schools and parents must pay for children’s mistakes. |
| A．parents often misunderstand what they do |
| B．Parents don’t spend much time teaching them to behave |
| C．Parents don’t tell them how to show up in the street |
| D．Parents give them more freedom than they can manage |
Do you agree with your parents?Why or why not?
【推荐1】Now more and more people would like to choose a road journey. They think it’s quite fun. But while traveling, you must take care of your health. The following advice may help you.
Carry enough water. Try not to get water from anywhere else. The water might be polluted with germs(细菌) that would make you feel ill. So do not forget to carry 4–5 liters(升) of water with you.
Try to carry home food like butter, sandwiches, popcorn and juice. It can help make you healthier than fast food.
Avoid(避免) full and heavy meals. Some people like a road journey just because they can stop and have lunch in roadside restaurants. Remember to choose restaurants that have healthy food.
If you are driving, try to eat at regular(定期) breaks every 3 to 4 hours. Staying hungry for several hours would make you feel ill. When you have driven for a few miles(英里), give some rest to your engine(引擎) and come out to move your body. This would make you ready for your next journey.
1. How much water does the writer advise you to carry?2. What kind of food does the writer advise you to carry?
3. Do you avoid full and heavy meals?
4. How often should you eat when driving?
5. What does the passage mainly talk about?
Nobody likes to do chores, especially kids. How can you make your kids get into a good habit of doing their chores? Try making chores fun for your kids.
Play some music: Music makes everything seem like a party, doesn’t it? Play the favorite music for the kids while they are doing chores.
Make it a treasure hunt (寻宝). It’s a good way when you would like your kids to clean the house. Let them know that you hide (隐藏) a five-dollar bill someplace. (A)如果他们找到它，他们可以保留它。
Change often:(B) If your kids keep doing the same chores for months, they may feel bored. Teaching them a new task (任务) is fun for both you and the kids. They will feel more grown-up when they get a new task.
Do it together: It’s never fun to be the only one working and watching everyone else relaxing. If everyone takes part in doing chores, your kids will finish them faster and have more fun.
1. How many pieces of advice about making chores fun for kids are mentioned?2. What can people do while the kids are doing chores?
3. Is it fun to be the only one working and watching everyone else relaxing?
4. 将A处划线中文句子译成英文。
5. 将B处划线英文句子译成中文。
【推荐3】If you think you are too shy and want to be a little bit braver, just try the following things: Be open to others. Tell people you are shy. There is no need to hide (掩盖) it. When they get to know you are a shy kid, they will understand you better. This also helps you feel more comfortable in talks.
Try to smile more. When you smile, people think you are friendly and easy to talk with. Remember that other people have feelings too, and most people will stay away from an angry-looking face.
Learn to be a good talker. If you find it hard to start a conversation, say something nice about people around you. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn’t it make you want to keep talking to that person?
Get your attention elsewhere. Think more about ways to enjoy parties or games. Don’t waste time worrying about your look or whether people like you or not. You will become relaxed and find it’s not so hard to talk with others.
Take one small step at a time. Each time when you say “Hi!” or smile at someone, say to yourself “I can make it.” Keep trying and one day you’ll never feel shy when you talk to others.
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Advice | Reasons |
| Be | If you tell people you are shy, they will understand you better. It is |
| Smile more. | People don’t |
| Start a conversation with | People will feel great and want to |
| Pay more attention to ways to enjoy | You will become relaxed and find it’s |
| Encourage yourself to say “Hi!” or | Keep doing this and you’ll not be |
