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Growing pains aren’t a disease. You probably won’t have to go the the doctor for them. But they can hurt. Usually they happen when kids are between the ages of 3 and 5 or 8 and 12. Doctors don’t believe that growing actually causes pain, but growing pains stop when kids stop growing. By the teen years, most kids don’t get growing pains any more．
Kids get growing pains in their legs. Most of the time, they hurt in the front of the thighs(the upper part of your legs), in the calves(the back part of your legs below your knees), or behind the knees. Usually, both legs hurt．
Growing pains often start to ache right before bedtime. Sometimes you go to bed without any pain, but you might wake up in the middle of the night with your legs hurting. The best news about growing pains is that they go away by morning．
Growing pains don’t hurt around the bones or joints(the flexible parts that connect bones and let them move)—only in the muscles. For this reason, some doctors believe that kids might get growing pains because they’ve tired out their muscles. When you run, climb or jump a lot during the day, you might have aches and pains in your legs at night．
Your parent can help you feel better by giving you an over-the-counter pain medicine like acetaminophen(退热净) or ibuprofen(布洛芬). Kids should not take aspirin because it can cause a rare but serious illness called Reye syndrome(急性脑病综合症)．
Here are three other things that might help you feel better: 1) placing a heating pad on the spot where your legs hurt; 2) stretching your legs like you do in gym class; 3) having your parent massage your legs．
You might never feel any growing pains, but if you do, remember that before you know it, you will outgrow them!
1. From the first paragraph, we can learn that _____.
A. growing pains are a serious disease which causes much pain
B. everyone will experience growing pains all through the life
C. growing pains only happen during a certain period of one’s life
D. doctors strongly suggest kid go to hospital to treat growing pains
2. The fourth paragraph mainly tells us _____.
A. what growing pains are
B. how to make yourself feel better
C. what causes growing pains
D. when to go to the doctor
3. Why shouldn’t kids take aspirin to relieve growing pains？ _____.
A. Because aspirin has no effect on the pains
B. Because aspirin can cause a serious illness
C. Because kids tend to take it more than they should
D. Because the pain medicine like acetaminophen or ibuprofen is much cheaper
4. The purpose of the author is to _____.
A. remind parents to pay close attention to the problem of growing pains
B. help kids better understand growing pains
C. advise doctors to give more help to kids with growing pains
D. warn kids not to do exercise so as not to tire out their muscles
（江苏省盐城中学 张茜提供）
Kids get growing pains in their legs. Most of the time, they hurt in the front of the thighs(the upper part of your legs), in the calves(the back part of your legs below your knees), or behind the knees. Usually, both legs hurt．
Growing pains often start to ache right before bedtime. Sometimes you go to bed without any pain, but you might wake up in the middle of the night with your legs hurting. The best news about growing pains is that they go away by morning．
Growing pains don’t hurt around the bones or joints(the flexible parts that connect bones and let them move)—only in the muscles. For this reason, some doctors believe that kids might get growing pains because they’ve tired out their muscles. When you run, climb or jump a lot during the day, you might have aches and pains in your legs at night．
Your parent can help you feel better by giving you an over-the-counter pain medicine like acetaminophen(退热净) or ibuprofen(布洛芬). Kids should not take aspirin because it can cause a rare but serious illness called Reye syndrome(急性脑病综合症)．
Here are three other things that might help you feel better: 1) placing a heating pad on the spot where your legs hurt; 2) stretching your legs like you do in gym class; 3) having your parent massage your legs．
You might never feel any growing pains, but if you do, remember that before you know it, you will outgrow them!
1. From the first paragraph, we can learn that _____.
A. growing pains are a serious disease which causes much pain
B. everyone will experience growing pains all through the life
C. growing pains only happen during a certain period of one’s life
D. doctors strongly suggest kid go to hospital to treat growing pains
2. The fourth paragraph mainly tells us _____.
A. what growing pains are
B. how to make yourself feel better
C. what causes growing pains
D. when to go to the doctor
3. Why shouldn’t kids take aspirin to relieve growing pains？ _____.
A. Because aspirin has no effect on the pains
B. Because aspirin can cause a serious illness
C. Because kids tend to take it more than they should
D. Because the pain medicine like acetaminophen or ibuprofen is much cheaper
4. The purpose of the author is to _____.
A. remind parents to pay close attention to the problem of growing pains
B. help kids better understand growing pains
C. advise doctors to give more help to kids with growing pains
D. warn kids not to do exercise so as not to tire out their muscles
（江苏省盐城中学 张茜提供）