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. It was the first travel book in the world. C. It talked about places most tourists did not go. D. It talked about a country39。s weather and customs. 8. The passage mainly talks about _______. A. a great traveler and his books B. a tour of different countries C. a great writer and his family D. different kinds of panies CIn the book The Best Little Girl in the World, Kessa has a serious eating disorder (進(jìn)食障礙) called anorexia nervosa(神經(jīng)性厭食癥). But she is not alone. Many people have this eating disorder.In the beginning of her story, Kessa is a normal 15yearold. She is good at many things, especially dancing. She has danced for many years and loves it. One day her dance teacher tells her to continue eating right, but maybe lose a few pounds. Once Kessa hears this, she takes things too far. Instead of cutting down on snacks and junk food, she decides not to eat at all. She does not eat breakfast, lunch, or dinner. She begins losing weight and bees slimmer (更加苗條的) and slimmer. But she loses weight to a point where she is unhealthy.As her poor eating habits continue, her parents start getting as much help as possible to cure (治療) their beautiful daughter. But it is just as hard for Kessa’s parents to deal with her disorder as it is for her. Everyday she exercises to lose more pounds and plans what and when she will eat. Her parents try everything, but Kessa decides not to have any fat on her body.Kessa’s doctor and parents finally take her to the hospital. She is now so thin that she can hardly walk. There, she is given good care.In the rest of the book, Kessa goes through a lot of trouble in order to cure(治愈) her eating disorder. This book, I think, can help to prevent people from doing this to themselves. It shows the trouble that people go through just to be slimmer, and all the terrible things they must experience to be cured. It is a book I think every teenager should read.9. What does Kessa do to lose weight?A. She stops eating.B. She eats less junk food.C. She has three small meals a day.D. She dances many more hours a day.10. What do we know about Kessa’s eating disorder?A. It is caused by her dance teacher.B. It’s too serious to be cured.C. It makes her suffer a lot.D. It’s an unusual illness.11. The book mentioned in the text is mainly about _____.A. how to cure eating disorders B. the importance of eating rightC. a girl’s fight against an eating problemD. why so many people have eating disordersDA recent study on parents who beat their children indicated that physical punishment(懲罰) still happens far more frequently than previously(先前地) thought but that physical punishment was ineffective(無效的).73 percent of the children who were hit waited less than 10 minutes before acting out again.Many parents deal with their children’s mistakes by taking away toys and separating them from their playmates. But for strongwilled kids like I was, none of these methods were effective.Like many kids, I wasn’t bad。 I was bored. Fortunately, my father realized this fairly early on and developed a new form of “discipline(原則)” that produced immediate results and longterm positive effects.Looking back as an adult, my father’s method of making me read theencyclopedia (百科全書)whenever I did something wrong was the best thing he could have done.He would tell me a topic and say, “Learn about the aardvark(土豚) and I’m going to test you shortly after.” It was punishment in the sense that I was forced to stop whatever I was doing, but it also had a purpose in that it kept my mind occupied and presented the type of mental challenge I clearly lacked.Although unwillingly, I went to learn absolute