牛津版（深圳•广州）初中英语九年级上册期中复习（题型专练）：...

    Young people can have problems with their minds. Some students become worried because they have to study very hard. Others have trouble getting on well with people like their parents or classmates.

    Liu, a Junior 2 student from Hefei, could not understand his teacher and was doing badly in class. He became so worried about it that he started to cut his finger with a knife. Another student, the 14-year-old Yan from Guangzhou, was afraid of exams. She got very worried, and when she looked at the exam paper, she couldn't think of anything.

    October 10 was World Mental Health Day (世界精神卫生日). A recent report from Jiefang Daily (《解放日报》) said about18 percent of Shanghai teens have mental problems.

    Their troubles include being worried, very unhappy or having problems in learning and getting on well with other people.

    According to experts, children from troubled families are most likely to become ill. More boys than girls have mental problems.

    Yu Zhengrong, a doctor at Yangsi School in Shanghai, said Junior 1 students often start to have problems when they begin at a new school.

    Many students who have problems won't go for advice or help. Some think they will look stupid if they go to a doctor, and others don't want to tell their secrets.

    Liang Yuezhu, an expert on teenagers from Beijing Anding Hospital, has the following advice for teens:

    Talk to your parents or teachers often.

    Join in group activities and play sports.

    Go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy or unwell.

    Jane Goodall is a famous scientist. For more than 40 years, Goodall lived mostly in Tanzania in East Africa, studying chimpanzees (黑猩猩).

    As a young child, Jane Goodall was interested in animals. She grew up in the English countryside and was always climbing trees or riding horses.

    When Jane was 23, she got a chance to go to Africa. Even though she had never been to college, she got a job to work with a famous scientist named Louis Leakey.

    One day Louis Leakey said he needed a volunteer. He needed someone to go to a lake in Tanzania to study a kind of chimpanzees. Jane was excited.

    On July 14,1960, she began her exploration (探索). At first, the chimpanzees ran away from Jane. But with time passing by, they got used to her being around.

    Every day, Jane would follow the chimpanzees, taking notes on their behaviour. She learned many new things about chimpanzees. She watched how a chimpanzee made a tool. She learned how some chimpanzees became good leaders. She watched how mother chimpanzees raised their children. She watched animals got angry and got upset. She wrote everything down so others would understand animals as she did. She learned that if you pay really close attention to animals, you will understand what they are "saying".

    Some people think only school children do not agree with their parents.

    However, it is not true.

    Communication is a problem for parents and children of all ages. If it's hard for you to communicate with your parents, don't worry about it. Here is some advice for you to bridge the generation gap(消除代沟).

    Don't argue with your parents. Don't get to your parents when you are angry. Your parents probably won't consider your ideas if you are shouting at them. And you can't express yourself well if you are angry. Go to some-place to calm down. Make sure you understand why you are unhappy. Then think about what you want to say to your parents. If you don't think you can speak to them at the moment, try writing a letter.

    Try to reach a compromise(和解).Perhaps you and your parents disagree on something. You can keep your disagreement and try your best to accept each other. Michael's mother didn't agree with him about buying a motorcycle. They argued over it. But they finally came to a compromise. Michael bought the motorcycle, but only drove it on certain days. Of course, your parents might refuse to compromise on something. In these situations, it is especially important to show love and respect to them. Showing respect will keep your relationship strong.

    Talk about your values. The values of your parents are probably different from those of your own. Tell your parents what you care about and why. Understanding your values might help them see your purposes in life.

    A good relationship with your parents can make you a better and happier person. Please have a try!

    Family traditions are special habits or customs that your family have. For example, in the family of Bill Gates, his parents keep the tradition of reading with children. And what's the tradition in your family？

    Last Sunday evening, my parents went out for a walk with my sister. But I studied alone at home because l would have an English test. Suddenly, I saw bright light in my neighbor's kitchen. I thought he was cooking, so I went on studying.  

Soon, there was a terrible smell in the air and I thought something was wrong. I went out and saw fire coming out of my neighbor's kitchen. So I shouted “Fire, Fire!” But no one heard or came out.

    I ran quickly to my house to call 119, and then I rang my neighbor's doorbell, knocked at the door, but there was no response. I got into the house through the window and found my neighbor sleeping in his bedroom. I woke him up and we rushed out of the house together.

    We tried our best to pour water through the kitchen window, but the fire was too heavy. Luckily, the firemen came and put out the fire quickly. When my parents came back, they found I was dirty and tired. After my neighbor told them the whole story, they were happy and said I was a brave boy.

    Be honest. That's all you have to do on Honesty Day. It would be great if we were all honest every day of the year. It's good that there is a day to encourage honesty. M. Hirsh Goldberg started Honesty Day. He chose the last day of April because the first day is April Fool's Day, which celebrates lies. On Honesty Day, anyone may ask you any question and you should give a true and honest answer. That means that you have knowledge of Honesty Day.

M. Hirsh Goldberg wrote a book on telling lies. He said in his book mat almost all person lie about 200 times a day. In our daily life, a typical(典型的) life for a man is "I did not drink that much” and for a woman is "Nothing is wrong I'm fine.” It is found that nurses are the most honest people, while sales people and politicians(政客) are the biggest liars.

    Every Honesty Day, M. Hirsh Goldberg hands out prizes to honest people.

There are some great women scientists in the world. The world would certainly not be so wonderful without their hard work.

Here is a list of some top women scientists and their achievements.

◆Marie Curie

      Curie was born in Poland on November 7, 1867. She was a pioneer in the field of radioactivity(放射). She was also the first person to win two Nobel Prizes, one in physics and the other in chemistry.

◆Rosalind Elsie Franklin

     Franklin was born on July 25, 1920 in London. She graduated from Cambridge University. She played a great role (角色) in the discovery of the structure(结构)of DNA.

◆Annie Jump Cannon

      Cannon was born on December 11, 1863. She was an American astronomer. She divided more than 500,000 stars into different kinds and discovered more than 300 stars in her life.

◆Sally Kristen Ride    

      Ride was born on May 26, 1951. She was an American astronaut. She was the first American woman to travel into outer space.

◆Grace Murray Hopper

      Hopper was born on December 9, 1906 in New York. She was one of the earliest computer programmers and a leader in the development of computer software.

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    What problems do the teenagers probably have? Here is a survey showing their main problems.