《2025年作业本浙江教育出版社九年级英语上册外研版》

*V. Read the poem and answer the questions.
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A Sad Child
By Margaret Atwood
You're sad because you're sad.
It's psychic(精神的). It's the age.
It's chemical.
Go see a shrink or take a pill,
or hug your sadness like an eyeless doll you need to sleep.
Well, all children are sad, but some get over it.
Count your blessings ( 祝 福 ). Better than that, buy a hat. Buy a coat or pet. Take up dancing to forget.
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Forget what?
Your sadness, your shadow(阴影), whatever it was that was done to you the day of the lawn(草坪) party when you came inside flushed(晒红) with the sun, your mouth sulky(生气的) with sugar, in your new dress with the ribbon and the ice cream smear(污迹), and said to yourself in the bathroom, I am not the favourite child.
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1. Why are all children sad?
Because it's psychic, it's the age, it's chemical.
2. What is the better way to get over sadness?
To buy a hat, buy a coat or pet, or take up dancing.
3. What are the things you need to forget?
Your sadness, your shadow, whatever it was that was done to you.

答案： Ⅴ. 1. Because it's psychic, it's the age, it's chemical. 2. To buy a hat, buy a coat or pet, or take up dancing. 3. Your sadness, your shadow, whatever it was that was done to you.