本站原创“Mydearlady,”saysHolmes.“You’reshivering.Areyoucold?Doyouwantacupofhottea?”
“I’mnotcold,”thewomanreplies,“Ifearformylife!”
“Weareheretohelpyou.Don’tworryaboutanything.Idon’tknowyou.ButIknowmanythingsaboutyou.Forexample,Iknowhowyoutrel.YoucametoLondonbytrain.Youalsoridetothetrainstationonahorse-drawnwagon（马车）.”
“Why,yes.You’reright.Buthowdoyouknowthesethings?”
“Iseeareturnticketinyourglove.Iseefreshmudontheleftarmofyourdress.Nowtellusyourproblem.”
“MynameisHelenStoner,”shestates,“Mymotherandfatheraredead.Iamlivingwithmystepfather,Dr.GrimesbyRoylott.Heeromarichfamily.Buttheyarenolongerrich.Theyhenothingexceptaallpieceoflandandahugeoldhouse.Wearelivinginthehouse.Dr.Roylottisusingmymother’oneyforexpenses（开支）.Partofitwaormysisterandme.Itwaorourmarriages.”
Holmesissittinginhischair.Hiseyesareclosed.HeislisteningcarefullytoHelen’sstory.Hehearseverydetail.
Helencontinues.“Mystepfatherhasnofriends.Hefightswitheveryone.Heisstrongandgetsangryquickly.Everyoneisafraidofhim.”
“Hehasnofriendsatall?”asksHolmes.
“No.Hetalkstonooneexceptthegypsies.Theyarepoorpeoplewhotrelfromplacetoplace.Abandofgypsiesisstayingonourlandrightnow.”
“Areyouandyoursisterafraidofthegypsies?”
“MydearMrHolmes.Youaremakingmesosad.Mysisterisdead.ThatiswhyIamstandinghereinthisroom.”
（）1.Paragraph6beginningwith“Mynameis...”iostlyabout______.
A.Helen’sdeadsister
B.Helen’striptoLondon
C.thehouseHelenlivesinD.Helen’sstepfatherandthefamily
（）2.WhatisHolmesdoingwhileHelenistellingherstory?
A.Walkingslowly.
B.Listeningcarefully.
C.Standingsadly.
D.Writingquickly.
（）3.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethegypsiesaccordingtothepassage?
A.Theyareveryrich.B.Theyareafraidofotherpeople.
C.Theyliveonahorse-drawnwagon.D.Theymovefromoneplacetoanother.
（）4.Thepassageisprobablyfrom______.
A.anovelB.aguide
C.apoemD.anadvertisement
Doyoueverfindyourselfgettingreallyunhappyforalmostnoreason?Orsuddenlyfeelingdownwithoutknowingwhy?Goingfromsadnesstoangertojoyinamatterofminutescanmakemanyteeneelasthoughthey’relosingcontrol.Butwhyisthefeelingsomonamongteens?Maybeyou’restartinganewschoolandnotabletoseeoldfriendsauch.Gettinggoodgradesorwantingtobebetterinsportsorotheractivitiescanbeaconcern（关注）formanyteens.
Beingacceptedbyfriendsisimportant.Teensalsomaynotice,forthefirsttime,asenseofdistancefromparentsandfamily.Youmayfeelyouwanttobeonyourownandmakeyourowndecisions,butitcanalsoseemabitlonelyattimes.
Anotherimportantcauseformoodswingsisbiology.Whenpuberty（青春期）begins,thebodystartsproducinghormones（荷尔蒙）.Thesehormonescausephysicalchangesinthebody.Butinsomepeople,theyalsoseemtocauseemotional（情绪的）changes.
Herearesomethingsyoucandothatmigakethosebadmoodsabiteasiertodealwith.
Recognizeyou’renotalone.Althoughnoteveryteenexperienceoodchangestothesamedegree,theyaremon.
Talktopeopleyoutrust.Friendscanhelpeachotherbyrealizingthatthey’renotaloneintheirfeelings.Talkingtoparentsisimportant,too.Parentscansharetheirownexperiencesdealingwithbadmoods.Teachersareoftengoodresourcesandadoctorcanhelptoanswerquestionsaboutdevelopment.
Getenoughsleep.Thoughitcanbehardtofindenoughtime,gettingenoughrestisveryimportant.Beingtiredcanleadtomoresadness.
Create.Takingpartinsomekindsofactivities,likebuildingsomethingoutofwood,orstartinganartormusicpiece.Writingcanhelpyouanizeandexpressyourthoughtsandfeelings.Getyourthoughtsonpaper.Dothesamethingwithpaint,music,orotherartforms.Putyourfeelingsintoyourartwork.
（）1.Whenpubertybegins,manyteeneel______.
A.unhappyB.angry
C.joyfulD.emotional
（）2.______maynotmakesometeensbeinbadmoods.
A.StudypressureB.Gettinggoodgrades
C.ThesenseofdistancefromparentsD.Missingoldfriends
（）3.It’seasiertodealwithyourmoodchangesby______.
①realizingtheyaremon
②explainingyourfeelingstopeople
youtrust
③playingputergames
④beingcreative
⑤breakingschoolrules
⑥gettingenoughsleep
A.①②③④B.①②③⑥
C.①②④⑥D.①③④⑤
（）4.Thepassageiainlyfor______.
A.parentsB.teenagersC.teachersD.doctors
Ifyouplantotakeyourpetonatrip,prepareaheadoftime.Atleasttwoweeksbeforeyoulee,takeyourpettoet.Seeifheorsheistitfortrelandaskifheorsheshouldheanymedicinebeforeleing.Thevetmaysuggestcertainpillorsicknessorforcalmingthepet.Somestatesorforeigncountrieshehealthlawsthatsayanimalusthecertaininjections（注射）beforetheycanbeallowedtoenter.Yourvetmayhethisinformation.YoucanalsogethelpontheUnitedStatesandCanadianlawromabookpublishedbytheDepartmentofAgriculturewhichsomelibrarieshe.Forinformationonforeigncountries,checkwiththeirconsulates（领事馆）.Youcanalsoasktheairlinesonwhichyouaretreling.
Findoutiftheplaceswhereyouplantostayallowpetsbecausemanydonot.
Ifyouaregoingbyplaneortrain,askifpetsareallowed.Iftheyare,askwheretheywillbekeptandwhowillcareforthem.Thebigbuslinesinthiscountrydonotallowpets.
Chooseyourpet’sboxcarefully.Plasticboxesarebetterthancardboardorwoodenonesbecausetheycan’tbechewed（嚼碎）.
Ifgoingbyplaneortrainduringwarmweather,trytogointhecoolerearlymorningoreveninghours.Alsotrytooid（避免）verycoldwinterweatherbecausepetsoftensufferfromcold.Eveninyourowncar,becareful.Donotleetheanimalinsidewiththewindowsclosedbecausethecarmaybeetoohotortoocold.
（）1.Themainideaofthispassageisto______.
A.warnpeopletoleetheirpetsathome
B.givegeneralinformationaboutpettrel
C.tellpeoplehowtochoosetheir
petboxes
D.tellpeopleaboutforeignpetlaws
（）2.Whentakingapetonatrip,apetowner______.
A.doesn’tneedtomakeanyspecialplans
B.shouldstayatfriends’homes
C.shouldmakeplansbeforeleinghome
D.shouldtrelbybusinsteadof
plane
（）3.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat______.
A.itcoststoomuchtotakepetsontrips
B.somepetaynotbewellenoughtotrel
C.alltrainlinestreatpetsexactly
thesame
D.petsareweleeverywhere
（）4.Whichpersonwouldbethemostinterestedinthispassage?
A.Avet.B.Apetowner.
C.Abusdriver.
D.Apetshopowner.
Films
TwofilmswillbeonthisSaturdayafternoonatAndersenCinema.SeeLifeofPieat2：30pm.Smurfswillbeonat4：45pm.Formoreinformation,call66328801.
Internationalpiic
Areyoutiredofeatingthesamefoodeveryday?CometoCityParkthisSaturdayandenjoyfoodfromallovertheworld.Deliciousandnotexpensive.Noonto5：00pm.Footballgame
Nov.16thisSaturdaynight（7：00pmto9：00pm）,isyourlastchancetowatchthefootballgameinourcitythisyear.Buyyourticketsatthegateofthegym.Itmightbecold...Don’tfettowearasweaterorajacket.
Concert
“Theonly”,apopularrockband（摇滚乐队）fromAmerica,willgivetheirfirstconcertthisSaturdaynight,at8：00pmatColdenHall.
（）1.IfyouwanttoseethefilmLifeofPie,youhetoarrivethecinemabefore______.
A.2：30B.4：45C.5：00D.7：00
（）2.Atnoonpeoplecan______thisSaturday.
A.seeafilmB.heapiic
C.gotoaconcert
D.watchafootballgame
（）3.Thefoodfortheinternationalpiicis
______.
A.expensive
B.notdelicious
C.onlyfromAmerica
D.fromthewholeworld
（）4.Wecaninferfromthethirdadvertisementthat______thisyear.
A.theweatherwillbeveryhoton
November16
B.nofootballgamewillbeheldafterNovember16
C.theticketorthegamewillbefree
onNovember16
D.anotherfootballgamewillbeheldafterNovember16
（）5.Therockband’irstconcertwillbegivenat______.
A.AndersenCinemaB.CityPark
C.ColdenHallD.Thegym