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Q： At recess（课间休息）， I don't know what to do because all my friends are playing games I don' like or don't want to play． So I end up standing by myself at recess doing nothing． What should I do？

Alex rider，13， Bloomfield，N．J．

A： In fact， recess was my least favorite part

of the school day for Grades 1 to 5． I was

never really into playing kickball． So， like

you， I spent many days at recess standing alone． Take advantage of the extra time you have．I learned that reading a book is the best way to pass time， especially if it is sunny． Books are good for a lonely recess，because they take you out of your world and into another． If reading isn't your thing， then try making new friends． Some other things I would do at recess were chess and paper cutting． Those might be worth trying． Maybe the teacher who is watching over all the kids needs someone to talk to as well． Whatever you want to do， don't let your time go to waste．Johnny Hayes， 15

A： Do you believe in time travel， Alex？Because you just dragged me 40 years into the past． When I was 13， half my friends threw themselves into kickball at recess﹣ which was too vigorous（剧烈的） for me right after lunch． So， like you， I stood around a lot． Then， one day， my teacher， Susie， asked me．"What do you want to do？ I had no answer for her． But suddenly， it came to me： marbles! I asked a few friends， and they were happy to join me． Now， I'm not suggesting you play marbles， only that you consider what you feel like doing and can make you happy． And one last idea： There's no harm in trying games your friends are playing that you think you won't like． You might just surprise yourself． Philip Galanes， adult

（1）Who is asking for advice？　　

A．Alex Rider．

B．Johnny Hayes．

C．Susie．

D．Philip Galanes．

（2）One of Philips suggestions is to　　．

A．read a book

B．talk to a teacher

C．do what you feel like doing

D．stand without doing anything

（3）Why do Johnny and Philip mention the kickball game at their schools？　　

A．To show they shared similar experiences．

B．To show they were good at the kickball game．

C．To encourage Alex to make use of the new game．

D．To encourage Alex to surprise himself with a new game．

（4）Which part of a newspaper may this passage be taken from？　　

A．Science Study．

B．Art Style．

C．Sports World．

D．Teenage Problem．

Mike Isaac and I are reporters of Student Daily． For the topics of our newspaper next month we visited Sunshine Elementary School on May 10． We interviewed some students and here is what they said．

（1）What did Mike Isaac and the writer visit Sunshine Elementary School for？　　

A．For environment protection．

B．For wildlife protection．

C．For good manners in school．

D．For topics of the newspaper．

（2）What may cause people to be mad at one another in Andrew Vargas's opinion？　　

A．Losing more oxygen．

B．Speaking in a loud voice．

C．Cutting down more trees．

D．Hunting tigers for medicine．

（3）Who talked about health？　　

A．Joslyn Frace．

B．Jayden Mitchell．

C．Andrew Vargas．

D．Joseph Truong．

WILL THE WORLD AT 12：01 A M．on Jan.1，2019 be completely different from how it was at 11：59 p．m on Dec .31， 2018？ Not really． But people make a big deal of flipping（翻动） over the calendar．For example， you make a New Year resolution， a promise to yourself that you' ll try to be better in the year ahead． Maybe that means being nicer to your family members， or reading news more often． My resolution is to have a pet． My favourite pet is in the puzzle on the right． Try to find it．

THE RULES

1． You may only move across or down．

2． Your path must spell out real words!

（1）Sam Ehren wrote this passage on　　．

A．Jan.1，2019

B．Jan.1，2018

C．Dec.30，2018

D．Dec.31，2018

（2）What does the underlined word"resolution"mean in the passage？　　

A．Promise．

B．Entertainment．

C．Humour．

D．Secret．

（3）From the puzzle，we can find the writer's favourite pet is a　　．

A．mouse

B．dog

C．cat

D．bird

What would you do if you felt anxious（焦虑的）？Would you feel better if someone else could share his or her experiences with you？ In the United States，two teenage girls set up a mental health camp called" Healing（治愈） Hearts" to help people deal with anxiety．

The idea of creating the camp came from Dinah Martinez，17，and her schoolmate Janet Martinez，

18．Both girls suffered from anxiety．

Dinah Martinez always did well in school．" But then I just started to collapse（崩溃），" Dinah Martinez said．She stopped talking to her friends，stopped going to school for three weeks and stayed at home．

Janet Martinez was anxious in elementary school．Things got even worse in junior high．"It was a lot of pressure（压力）I put on myself．I would wake up in the morning and it was like my heart was racing，she said．

The girls' camp idea got support from Girls Leading Our World（ GLow）in the US．The organization awarded them ＄5，000 to put on the camp for other teenage girls．

The " Healing Hearts" camp was created to "help deal with anxiety，especially with girls in high school because that's when they are the most vulnerable（脆弱的），" Janet Martinez said．

On the first day of the camp，10 girls were there．Experts at the camp talked about anxiety．They

helped girls who were experiencing anxiety．The girls learned how to calm themselves when they are

anxious．They learned about calming methods like deep breathing and guided mediation （调节）．

" It's good to know that someone else is going through the same thing as me and we can both help

each other out，" Dinah Martinez said．

Title：The" Healing Hearts"camp

Background	Two girls suffered from anxiety，so they （1）　_　up with the Background idea of setting up a mental health camp．
Support	Girls Leading Our World gave them an award of ﹩5，000 to put on the camp for（2）　_　teenage girls．
（3）	To help deal with anxiety，especially with girls in high school when they are the most vulnerable．
Activities	●Experts talked about anxiety and helped girls with anxiety． ●The girls learned how to keep （4）　_　when they are anxious，like deep breathing and guided mediation．
Conclusion	It's good to give a hand to those whose experiences are（5）　　to Dinah Martinez′s．

The human body is a machine that can raise lots of interesting questions．Why，for example，are yawns（呵欠）contagious（传染的）？What's up with ice﹣cream headaches？ Here are answers to these and other questions about our bodies．

Why do I get a headache when I eat ice cream too quickly？

Scientists aren' t exactly sure what causes the brain freeze when we eat ice cream or other super﹣cold foods too quickly，though some believe it's the result of changed blood flow in the nervous stem．Blood vessels in the head tighten to stop the loss of body heat and then relax to let blood flow rise；that sudden rush of blood is what causes the headache．You can improve an ice﹣cream headache by rapidly rubbing your tongue across the roof of your mouth to help warm up things．

What causes my stomach to make a low continuous noise when I'm hungry？

Actually，your stomach makes noise whether you're hungry or full；you just hear it more clearly when you're hungry．Think of your digestive tract（消化道）as a really long tube lined with smooth muscle tissue． These muscles move food，fluids and gas through your digestive tract．　A　．It can make you feel embarrassed（尴尬的） but is nothing to worry about．

Why do I blush when I'm embarrassed？

When you're embarrassed，your brain releases a shot of adrenaline（肾上腺素），which makes your heart race and blood vessels become larger in size．All this happens to increase blood flow and oxygen delivery throughout the body in a fight﹣on﹣ flight reaction（对抗反应）．There are a lot of tiny blood vessels in your face，which turn noticeably redder from this sudden rush of blood．As for the actual function of blushing，researchers are still trying to find that one out．

Why are yawns contagious？

Have you ever yawned in front of someone，only to have them yawn right back？ It's a common thing but researchers don't have a good explanation for it．They do，however，know this happens only with humans and chimpanzees（黑猩猩）．A bigger question puzzling scientists is why we yawn at all It used to be thought that yawning showed that oxygen to the brain was not enough，but that's just a myth．A growing body of research now shows that yawning is nature's way of keeping our brains cool．

（1）What is the meaning of the underlined word tighten？　　．

A．变松

B．变紧

C．变短

D．变长

（2）Which of the following sentences can be filled in the blank？　　．

A．And that's what you're hearing when your stomach makes noise．

B And that's why you're so hungry when your stomach is empty．

C．And that's what makes you feel uncomfortable when you're full．

D．And that's how it makes a difference to your digestive tract．

（3）Which of the following statements is TRUE？　　．

A．There is no way for you to improve an ice﹣cream headache．

B．Researchers have found out the actual function of blushing．

C．Your stomach makes noise only when you are hungry．

D．Researchers don't have a good explanation for why yawns are contagious．

（4）What is the best title of the passage？　　．

A．Some Interesting Facts

B．Our Strange Body

C．Some Useful Discoveries

D．Our Amazing Feelings