江苏省无锡市2024-2025学年九年级上学期英语时文阅读系列（人际沟通）

九年级上学期英语时文阅读系列 （人际沟通） A Learning social skills is a key part of child development. The good news is that social skills can be taught. It is never too soon to start showing kids how to get along with others. Start with these most basic social skills first. A willingness to share a snack or a toy can go along way towards helping kids make and keep friends. According to a study, children between the ages of 3 and 6 are often selfish when it comes to sharing things that come at a cost. While it's usually not a good idea to force your child to share, you can point out sharing when you see it. Praise a child for sharing and note how it makes others feel. Good eye contact (接触) is an important part of communication. If your child struggles (斗争) with eye contact, offer quick reminders after the fact. In a gentle voice, ask, “Where should your eyes go when someone is talking to you?" You don't want to cause a shy child additional anxiety. And, provide praise when your child remembers to look at people when they are talking. Listening isn't just about staying quiet- -it means really absorbing what someone else is saying. After all, much of the learning at school depends on a child's ability to listen to what the teacher is saying. When reading a book to your children, periodically (定期的l) stop and ask them to tell you about what you' re reading. Pause and say, “Tell me what you remember about the story so far." Don't allow your children to interrupt others when they' re talking. 1. If a mother wants to teach her kid to share, what should she say? A. You are such a selfish child. B. You must learn to share your toys. C. Your sister doesn't love a bad kid. D. Your sharing makes your sister happy. 2. The underlined word anxiety" means the feeling of A. being angry with somebody B. being very worried about something C. being excited about others' praise D. being too shy to speak with someone 3. What does the writer agree with about listening? A. It’s just about keeping quiet. B. It's mostly taught at school. C. It’s more important than sharing. D. It’s important to know what others say. 4. In which part of a newspaper can you find the passage? A. Travel. B. Science. C. Family. D. Health. B Sammie Vance, 14, knows there's nothing worse than feeling left out. For years, she's been helping kids who feel lonely make friends. What she was doing was running the Buddy Bench (伙伴长椅) program. She started it when she was in the third grade, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The idea was that anyone at school who was feeling lonely could sit on the “buddy bench". That let other kids know someone needed a friend. “It's really helpful to have other people be able to notice you," Sammie says. The idea quickly caught on. The bench brought kids together. Since then, Sammie has helped communities all over the country set up buddy benches. “It means a lot to me," she says, and this is making a difference in people's lives." Sammie got the idea for the Buddy Bench program at summer camp in 2017. She thought it would be cool to have a buddy bench in her school, so when she got home, she presented the idea to her principal, her teachers, and her parents. Getting approval (批准) for the project was just the first step. “There have been a lot of small challenges, like money," Sammie says. To reduce costs and be eco-friendly, she asked her community to collect bottle caps. Soon Sammie was getting caps from people in 50 states. She even got them from people in Germany, the Netherlands, and other countries. In the end, she collected more than 1,200 pounds of bottle caps. A company was able to make these into three benches. Sammie says the effort has helped her overcome personal challenges. “I used to be really, really shy," she says. I'm much more outgoing now. What Sammie's work shows is that we don't have to bean adult to make a difference. Even small acts of kindness can be powerful. She says, “Just be kind, in general." 1. What's the purpose of the Buddy Bench program? A. To raise money for sick children. B. To help lonely children make friends. C. To give old people a seat to have a rest. D. To remind others to save our environment. 2. Which paragraphs tell us how Sammie built a bench in her school? A. Paragraphs 2-3. B. Paragraphs 3-5. C. Paragraphs 4-6. D. Paragraphs 5-7. 3. Sammie's benches are made out of A. recycled materials B. eco-friendly bottles C. wood collected in the world D. old benches of a company 4. What can we learn from Sammie's story? A. It's easy to become more outgoing. B. lt's kind to make a bench for children. C. lt's never too young to make a diference. D. lt's hard to overcome personal challenges. 5. What's the best title for the passage? A. The warm-hearted girl B. The Buddy Bench program C. The small acts of kindness D. The ways to help make friends C Relationships are important for children and can have a great influence on their development at home and at school. Relationship skills, such as communication，teamwork, and the ability to solve problems are increasingly valuable skills. Here are some tips on how you can help your children develop these life skills. As children grow and develop, the need for communication skills becomes increasingly important. Communication with family members can be especially difficult when kids are young, but taking time to talk about things that bother them or make them happy will help build healthy relationships as they get older. Teach children how to use their words rather than act out physically. For example, say sorry if someone feels hurt by something you said or did. Encourage your children to identify what makes them a great teammate and also what they need when working with others. Children who love to have fun and tell jokes may be able to motivate (激励) their friends through a difficult task, but they may need a friend who can stay organized and on task. When kids understand their own skills and what they need from others, they'll be able to work together with many more people. Kids may feel like peers (同龄人) who do things differently than them are “bad"- -which isn't true. Encourage your children to talk about similarities and differences among their friends. You can describe a time as a child or an adult when you were self-aware enough to stand up for what you wanted instead of giving in to what someone else wanted you to do. More than anything, building good relationship skills with the whole family can mitigate (减轻) the effects of peer pressure. Of course, some peer pressure can be positive when it encourages children to take safety risks that move them out of their comfort zone. All in all, kids need parents, teachers and other caring adults to help them learn how they can build healthy relationship skills now and for a lifetime. 1. How does the writer explain the way children use their words properly? A. By telling a story. B. By listing some numbers. C. By giving an example. D. By comparing two facts. 2. What's the fourth paragraph mainly about? A. When your kids might make mistakes. B. What you can talk about with children. C. How you can help kids solve peer pressure. D. Why you should describe your experience. 3. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage? (0= Paragraph1 @= Paragraph 2.. 4. What's the best title for the passage? A. Relationship skills kids need B. The importance of relationship skills C. Tips on how to keep children healthy D. Effective communication skills for kids D Disagreeing with people can be difficult but we all have to do it at points, whether that's at home, at school, or at work. But there are different ways of disagreeing.1. And even in the world of business, it's possible to disagree without being rude. Sometimes, you can begin by just suggesting that you don't agree——for example by saying “Have you considered the alternatives (替代物)?" This mean:“2.你考虑过--些其他选择吗?" This may let other persons see that you don't quite agree. You could try, “I agree up to a point", which means you do agree with some parts of what they're saying. Or you could begin by praising their idea,” I can see where you're coming from". 3. This means you understand what they are saying. Then, you'll need to add but to show where you disagree. If you use a sentence like "I'm afraid I don't agree", you are telling the person that you're sorry that you don't agree. “I wouldn't put it that way myself" is another friendly way of disagreeing. It means the same as“4.我不会那样说” You may also hear people replying with: “I beg to differ”. This is mostly used in the UK and it's quite formal. Literally (字面上), you are asking if it's okay for you to disagree. 5. But it really just shows that you wish you disagreed politely. And while the words you use to disagree are important, your tone of voice can make a huge difference too. 阅读短文，根据短文内容将画线的句子英汉互译。 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. E Do you often write a letter to your pen pals? In the age of social media, receiving handwritten letters is becoming less and less 1 ——but not for lifelong pen pals Patsy Gregory and Carol-Ann Krause. Gregory, from England, and Krause, from America, have been sending letters to one another across the Atlantic Ocean since 1955, when they were 2 just 12 years old. The pair, who were then in Girl Guides (女童子军), were given one another's names at random (随机的l)and told to write to each other. What followed was a 3 that had lasted for 68 years until 2023. Gregory and Krause said they had sent over 800letters to one another, sending 4 one letter every two months. The friends would write about school and 5 was happening in their lives. As Gregory came closer to her 80th birthday in 2023, she told her daughter, Steph Calam, that one of her biggest 6 was never meeting her pen pal in America. But it wasn’t to be a regret for much longer. On her 80th birthday, Gregory's children surprised her with a plane ticket to South Carolina, where Krause now lives, to 7 her lifelong friend on July 14. “It felt like meeting an old friend you haven't seen in a while," Gregory told us in an interview, adding, ”We got on like a 8 on fire.” During the trip, the two spent hours talking and visiting 9 places to eat and go sightseeing. After having spent their whole lives 7,000 kilometers apart, the two had lots to talk about. While Gregory and Krause now communicate more on social media than by letter, Gregory said she would 10 anyone to have a pen pal. “It's such a joy to receive a lovely letter," she said. 1 A. common B. famous C. strange D. valuable 2 A. either B. neither C. both D. all 3 A. surprise B. secret C. friendship D. mistake 4 A. at first B. at least C. at last D. at most 5 A. where B. how C. when D. what : 6 A. regrets B. wonders C. questions D. traditions 7 A. call B. leave C. meet D. make 8 A. hotel B. house C. park D. theater 9 A. cheap B. clean C. healthy D. local 10 A. remind B. dislike C. allow D. encourage F 阅读短文，根据短文内容在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式，使短文完整、连贯。 We do it first thing in the morning, last thing at night, and perhaps every hour in between: scrolling (滚屏). Scrolling is one of those things that 20 years ago none of us ever did, but now most of us do it 1 (hundred) of times a day. You may even be doing it now! But here's the thing: we know it doesn't make us happy! People prefer talking to strangers over scrolling on their phones, a study has found——but that doesn't always mean we make the right 2 (choose). Researchers from the US wanted to compare the way people expected to feel about doing three activities, and how people 3 (actual) felt after doing them. These three activities were using a smartphone, having a conversation with a stranger and 4 (sit) alone. One group of participants predicted 5 they would feel when doing each of these activities, giving them a score out of 100. Another group 6 (complete) each activity and gave them a score out of 100 based on how positive they felt. While the researchers thought people might underestimate (低估) the positive feelings they would get 7 talking to a stranger, they didn't. People predicted this would give them the most positive feelings, and it did! Another group 8 (give) more choices about what to do on their phones: watch videos, text, or scroll social media. Or they could talk to a stranger, or sit alone. This time, watching videos was predicted to be 9 most positive activity, followed by talking to a stranger. However, among those who actually did it, the researchers still found that talking to a stranger was most likely 10 (improve) people's moods (情绪 ). And sitting alone was always last. So will we all scroll less and talk more? Probably not! 参考答案： A: DBDC B: BCACB C: CCAA D:1.即使再商界，你也可以不粗鲁地表达不同意见。 2.Have you thought about any other choices? 3.这意味着你明白他们再说什么。 4.I wouldn’t say it like that. 5.但是实际上只是表明你希望有礼貌地表达不同意。 E: ACCBD ACBDD F: 1.hundreds 2.choice 3.actually 4.sitting 5.how 6.completely 7.from 8.was given 9.the 10.to improve 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$