Kids' health: Four steps for fighting stress
Everybody gets stressed time to time.Some ways of dealing with stress---like screaming or hitting someone---don't solve much. But other ways, like talking to someone you trust, can lead you to solving your problem or at least feeling better.
Try taking these four steps the next time you are stressed:
(1) Get support. When you need help, reach out to the people who care about you. Talk to trusted adult, such as “parent or other relatives.” . They might have had similar problems, such as dealing with a test, or the death of a beloved pet.
(2) Don't take it out on yourself. Sometimes when kids are stressed and upset they take it out on themselves. Oh, dear, that's not a good idea. Remember that there are always people to help you. Don't take it out on yourself. .
(3) Try to solve the problem. After you're calm and you have support from adults and friends, it's time to get down to business. . Even if you can't solve it all, you can solve a piece of it.
(4) Be positive. Most stress is temporary. Remember stress does go away, especially when you figure out the problem and start working on solving it. These steps aren't magic, but they do work. And if you can stay positive as you make your way through a tough time, you'll help yourself feel better even faster. .
| A．Notice your friends' feelings and find a way to help them. |
| B．Different people feel stress in different ways |
| C．You need to figure out what the problem is. |
| D．Then, find a way to calm down. |
E. Ask for a helping hand to get you through the tough situation.
F. Ah, it feels so good when the stress is gone.
G. And don't forget about your friends.
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Personalized Exercise
As the start of every year, many of us promise ourselves that a certain number of times a week we will go to the gym or attend an exercise class. But finally many of us just struggle to fit exercise into our lives, or start off well and then give up. Why do we have a good plan at the beginning and fail to achieve it in the end? How can we deal with the problem?
It is important to determine your motivation first. Are you mainly interested in de-stressing or in getting fitter? If your goal is relaxation, then ask yourself if you want to do it energetically. If you have a calmer style, you can do something quite different. You could choose solitary exercise, such as walking the dog or doing some gardening.
There are quite a lot of them, such as walking and running groups, dance classes, etc. On your own, you could go horse riding or swimming, or just download fitness exercise programs and do it at home.
If you have free time at the weekend, you could book some time with a personal trainer, who can come to your house, or you could meet him at the gym. If your life is not as regular, you could choose the next couple of minutes you have to try an exercise DVD, or put your running shoes on and run for any length of time.
As you see, everything counts when you are doing exercise. Whatever your lifestyle is, you will be able to have something that suits you. Just sit down with a cup of tea, read this article again, and have a think about your options. Then finish the tea, get up, get going, and don’t stop.
| A．Good exercise is necessary for physical health. |
| B．The key could be to find the right type of exercise. |
| C．If it is fitness you are after, group activities will be suitable. |
| D．You’d better create a personalized plan to get you into shape. |
E. In this case, a type of exercise based on boxing may be right for you.
F. In other words, you can always find personalized exercise by yourself.
G. For people who are extremely busy, it is easier to fit exercise into daily lives.
在下面1—4小题中，Tom, Emily, Jenny, Dave和John准备参加一项活动。请按各人兴趣选出符合1—4小题的最佳选项。_____Tom is studying Chinese medicine in China. He is interested in the traditional art —— paper cutting.
______ Emily got interested in China and lion dances of the country and hopes to attend any event related to her interest.
_____Dave is a student learning in China and hopes to learn more about the ancient philosophy of China such as Taoism.
______John is a boxing fan. He is now having a trip in China with his parents who are on a business tour in China.
| A．Traditional festival fairs Sales of paintings and calligraphy, antiques, children’s toys, seasonal fruit and vegetables, variety shows(杂耍), cross-talk, traditional lion dances, stilt dances, rickshaw, folk wedding performances and much more besides. |
| B． Ditan Temple Fair Folk flower fairs, acrobatic shows, Quyi (story telling with music and performance), Beijing snacks, traditional handcrafts like dough sculpture, paper cutting and shadow play. |
| C．Longtan Temple Fair Visitors can compete with national-level athletes at judo, taekwondo, wrestling and boxing. Diabolo displays, face changing and some Guinness World Record attempts will also be featured. |
| D．Dongyue Temple Fair |
An exhibition about “Fu” (happiness) culture (including a walk on a “Fu” road, hanging a “Fu” plate, circling a “Fu” tree and drawing on a “Fu” canvas), and a folk-custom show featuring various traditional folk activities. There will also be other activities, including a Taoist music performance and sports competitions. Various artwork, books and snacks will also be available.
Cheating is when a person misleads, deceives or acts dishonestly on purpose. If a basketball team is for kids under 8,it's cheating for a 9-year-old play on the team. At school, in addition to cheating on a test, a kid might cheat by stealing someone else's idea for a science project.
This kind of cheating is called plagiarizing (抄袭).
Jeff is doing it by sneaking answers to a test. And it's also cheating to break the rules of a game or contest or to pretend something is yours when it isn't. When people cheat, it's not fair to other people.
It's tempting(诱惑人的) to cheat because it makes difficult things seem easy, like getting all the right answer on the rest. And it won't help on the next test-unless the person cheats again.
They want to get good grades but hate hard work. Other kids might feel like they can't pass the test without cheating. Even though there seems to be a "good reason" for cheating, cheating isn't a good idea.
| A．Some kids cheat because they're lazy. |
| B．Cheating can happen in a lot of different ways. |
| C．But it doesn't solve the problem of not knowing the material. |
| D．Some kids cheat once and feel so bad that they never do it again. |
E. For kids, cheating may happen at school, at home, or while playing a sport.
F. There are plenty of reasons why a kid shouldn't cheat, but some kids have already cheated.
G. Kids may also cheat by copying a book report off the Internet and handing it in as it's his or her original work.
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If you’d like to become a dancer, spend some time choosing a dance style. Each type of dance is made up of techniques which need to be practiced and mastered.
Once you have decided to become a dancer, it is important to carefully choose a dance class.
It is easy to form bad habits in the beginning, and extremely hard to correct them. So choosing a good teacher will help you a lot from the beginning.Special dance shoes will be required for most dance styles, including ballet slippers for ballet and tap shoes for tap. Your dance teacher will probably have a preference for clothing, such as a black leotard(紧身衣) with pink tights for a ballet dancer, or black dance pants(短裤) for a jazz dancer.
If you are enrolled in your very first dance class, tour the dance studio before your first day.
The floors of dance studios should be soft, as dancing on hard floors may cause injuries. The class structures will vary for the different dance styles.
Get connected with another dancer, check out the dance forum to exchange steps and moves, ask for advice, and make new friends!
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| A．Most dance studios are large and airy with at least one full wall of mirrors. |
| B．Then comes the problem-what shoes to wear when dancing. |
| C．And your choice of a dance teacher is very important too. |
| D．Have fun on the journey to becoming a dancer! |
E．Your goal as a dancer will help you decide which style of dance is right for you.
F．What to wear will be determined by the type of dancer you choose to become.
G．Learn the names of basic ballet steps and much more.
Nowadays a vegetarian lifestyle is becoming more and more popular. Leading health experts agree that maintaining a vegetarian diet is one of the best things we can do for ourselves and our families.. A well planned vegetarian diet provides us with all the nutrients we need and avoids fat, cholesterol(胆固醇) and the pollutants found in animal flesh, eggs, and dairy products. And it can provide protection against various kinds of diseases, including the three biggest killers: heart disease, cancer, and strokes. The American Dietetic Association states that vegetarians have lower rates of death from heart disease, lower blood cholesterol levels, lower blood pressure and lower rates of hypertension(高血压) .
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Scientists have also found that vegetarians have stronger immune systems than their meat eating friends. Vegetarians live, on average, 6 to 10 years longer than meat eaters.
. Animals raised for food consume the vast majority of their calories simply in order to live, just as we do. We feed more than 70 percent of the grains and cereals we grow to farm animals, and almost all of those calories go into simply keeping them alive, not making them grow. Only a small amount of the calories consumed by farm animals are actually turned into the meat that people eat .So it’s really a huge waste, isn’t it? Try your best to find tips for maximizing(最大化) the health benefits of a vegetarian diet.
| A．All of these diseases are more likely to happen to meat eaters |
| B．Living on plants also saves energy |
| C．Growing all the crops needed to feed animals requires massive amounts of water and land |
| D．This means that they are less likely to be affected by everyday illnesses like the flu. |
E. Vegetarian diets are the only diets that work for long term weight loss
F. It’s never too late to turn over a new page.
G. Healthy vegetarian diets support a lifetime of good health.