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

It’s reported from Nanjing Daily that some children were killed because of many kinds of stress．They were not cared for a lot by their parents and teachers．

Some parents and teachers are always telling kids what to do．Do you listen to them? Usually they know what the best is for you, but sometimes they can be wrong．

So, China has a special law to keep people under 18 safe．It is called the Underage Protection Law (未成年人保護(hù)法)．

Teachers can punish(懲罰) bad students in schools, but they can’t just do anything they like．If a teacher tries to keep you out of class, you can go to the headmaster(校長)and tell him you have the right to stay in school．

Some buildings and playgrounds must also be safe for children．If the things you use in PE class are unsafe．The Underage protection Law says the school must fix them or get new ones．Do you know anyone who can’t go to school because their parents aren’t willing to pay for it? This is also against the law, which says parents must have their kids in school．

Kids have a right of privacy(隱私) under the law, which says parents and teachers can’t read children’s own letters and or diaries．The law also protects children’s health．It says there should be no smoking in schools and other places where teenagers go．

Have you ever wanted to know why tickets for parks and museums are cheaper for students? It’s also because of the Underage Protection Law．It says that kids need to have lots of chances to learn．

1．The Underage Protection Law keeps           safe．

      A．a(chǎn)ll the people                                      B．only girls under 18

C．only boys under 18                                    D．people under 18

2．The Underage Protection Law protects your right          ．

A．when a teacher tries to kick you out of class

B．when the things you use in the PE class are unsafe

C．when your parents or teachers don't allow you to go to school

D．a(chǎn)ll of the above

3．Who can read children’s own letters or diaries?

A．Children’s parents                                B．Children’s, teachers

C．Children’s friends                                D．Children themselves

4．How many rights does the Underage Protection Law talk of in the passage?

A．3                      B．4                   C．5                  D．6

5．Why are tickets for parks and museums cheaper for students?

A．Because few students like to go to those places．

B．Because students have no money to buy tickets．

C．Because the Underage Protection Law says students should have more chance to learn．

D．Because students don't have chances to go there．

--____ this photo album?

-- It’s too boring. I don’t like it.

A．Who do you get from                               B．How do you like

C．What do you do with                               D．Why do you buy