At night, you fall asleep while listening to beautiful music. In the morning, you are 1 up by the singing of birds outside. You can enjoy all of these things because of one important organ(器官)－the ears. March 3 is Ear Care Day. It helps us remember the 2 of our ears and encourages us to take good care of them. You may wonder: how do the ears 3 ? The ear has three different parts: the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. The outer ear is the part you can see. It collects 4 around you. The sound then travels down to the middle ear, the inner ear and then to your brain.
Your ears never stop working, even 5 you are asleep! That's why you may sometimes wake up suddenly in the middle of the night－your brain 6 something, but you don't know what it was, since you were asleep.
But ears do more than hear. They help you keep your balance, too. In the inner ear, there are organs that are filled 7 liquid(液体)and covered in small hairs. When you move your head, the liquid and hairs move, too. They send 8 to your brain about the position of your head.
More surprisingly, ears even help with 9 food. If something happens to your ears, you may have a hard time telling different tastes, according to the website of People's Daily.
The ears are 10 important organs. Everyone should make sure to protect their own ears as well as they can.
For some students, getting better grades can seem like an impossible task sometimes. With the challenges(挑战) of school, just paying attention in class or studying hard isn't always enough. But what if there were other ways for students to improve their grades? For parents and students who have ever wondered if this is possible, now you can rest easy. Research suggests that a person who likes doing activities can improve their grades.
Scientists think that those students who are active are not just exercising their bodies, but also exercising their brains(大脑). In turn, they can be able to improve their grades at school.
In the most recent study, researchers found that when children played for half an hour each day, they were better at organizing(组织) their schoolwork as well as doing project work and learning traditionally “difficult” subjects, such as maths.
What does this mean for children who aren't active? Researchers think that if kids don't get enough activities, they are going to be at a disadvantage when it comes to school performance.
In the research experiment, a group of children skipped with ropes(跳绳), played basketball and did a number of other games or exercises. Another group of children didn't do any activities. They took part in testing both before experiment and after the experiment. Testing was mainly for maths and reading skills. Results showed that the children in the activity group did better on the tests than those who had no activity.
All work and no play will not only make Jack a dull(迟钝的) boy, but will also negatively(消极地) affect his grades in school, according to a new study published in the Journal of Pediatrics.
Parents complain(抱怨) children today are actually less active and they always worry about their grades. Dr. Belton, an expert, said, “If you'd like to see your kids do better in school, have them close their books, set down their pencils and go outside to play.”
The weather is getting hotter. You are thirsty after playing basketball or riding home from school. A cold drink may be just the thing. But be careful of what you are drinking. Something that looks cool may not be good for our health. There are plenty of "energy drinks" on the market. Most of them have beautiful colors and cool names. The lists on them tell you they are helpful to your health. Sounds great!
But after a careful check you may find that most energy drinks have lots of caffeine (咖啡因) in them. These drinks are especially aimed at young people, students, busy people and sports players. Makers sometimes say their drinks make you better at sports and can keep you awake. But be careful not to drink too much.
Caffeine makes your heart beat fast. Because of this, the International Olympic Committee has limited(限制) its use. Caffeine in most energy drinks is at least as strong as that in a cup of coffee or tea. Possible health dangers have something to do with energy drinks. Just one box of energy drink can make you nervous, have difficulty sleeping and can even cause heart problems. Scientists say that teenagers should be discouraged from taking drinks with a lot of caffeine in them.
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Bob is often late for school because he always gets up late. This makes his teacher mad. He needs to buy something to wake him up in the morning. Tim likes listening to music when he is free. And he has to send e-mails to his customers(顾客）every day. He wants to buy something that can help him. Summer has come. Tony is fat and he can't sleep well on such hot days. This troubles him a lot. He'd like to buy something to make him feel cool. Alice often washes her hair late at night. It is often wet when she goes to bed. She is going to buy something that can dry her hair in a short time. Susan is a housewife. She has to do the washing for her family every day. She gets tired of it. She is in need of a product to do it for her. |
A. This electric product can make you cool during the hot days. It can help you change the temperature and control the humidity(湿度） of your room. B. You can do many things with this product, such as sending e-mails, playing games, getting on line and so on. You can also listen to the music with it when you want to relax. C. This electric product is useful to all of us. People often have one at home. It is often put up on the wall. If you want to know the time, just take a look at it. D．This can help you wash your dirty clothes and dry them. What you need to do is to return it on and later hang the clothes on the line. With this electric product, life will be a lot easier for you. E. Each family needs this product. You can use it to store meat, vegetables, fruits, drinks and medicine. It can keep them cool and fresh so that they will not go bad easily on hot days. F. It is a very helpful product which tells you the time. It can wake you up with a piece of music any time you want, but you have to set the time first. G. When you wash your hair, you need this product. It can make your wet hair dry in a minute. It can also be used for drying your wet clothes or some other wet things. |
Do you want to be healthier? Then go through the passage, and you may find it's easy fit.
1) Eat all kinds of foods, especially fruits and vegetables.
You may have a favourite kind of food, but the best is to eat as many kinds as possible. If you eat foods, you're more likely to get the nutrients your body needs. Taste new foods that you tried before. Some foods, such as green vegetables, are very important. Have five servings(份) of fruits and three vegetables.
2) Drink water and milk often.
When you are really , cold water is the No. 1 choice. Kids need calcium(钙) to grow strong, and milk is a great source of this mineral (矿物质) . How much do children ? About three glasses of milk every day.
3) Limit screen time.
What's screen time? It's the for watching TV, DVDs, and videos, computer games, and using the computer. If you spend much time these activities, you may have less time left to take , such as playing basketball, bicycling, and swimming.
"I sometimes get up at three or four in the morning to surf the Intern"
"I check my e-mail almost forty times a day."
"I seldom spend less than three hours each time on the net."
"spend more time in chat rooms than with my 'real-life' friends."
Do you know any people like these? They are part of a new addiction(瘾) called Internet addiction. According to experts，Internet addicts(迷)spend at least thirty to forty hours online every week. They lose control of the time they spend on the Internet.
For example, one college student was missing for several days. His friends were worried and 1ooked for him everywhere but couldn't find him. They called the police. The police found the student in the computer lab: he was surfing the Internet — for seven days straight.
A study shows that about six to ten percent of Internet users become addicted. The teenager spend more time on the Internet than with friends and family. That's why some experts worry most about young people.
Is "surfing the Internet" a hobby or all addiction for you? You may have a problem if you have one of the following symptoms(症状):
You go out with your friends less and less.
You can't wait to get online again.
You've decided to spend a short time online，but then you spend several hours.
You do not go to important family events or you do not do school projects because you like to spend hours on the Internet.
What is the solution? Some experts suggest that people set strict limits(限制) on their time for Internet use. You have to learn to control it，or the Internet would control you.
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如今，很多学生都沉迷于上网，请你就此写一篇短文谈谈你的看法。内容包括：
1）我们因该如何避免自己沉迷上网。(2点)
2）如果你有一个朋友沉迷上网，你要如何帮助他（她）。
3）呼吁同学们控制好上网的时间，合理安排自己的时间
作文要求：
1）不能照抄原文，不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和学生的真实姓名。
2）语句连贯，词数80个左右。作文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。
Nowadays, quite a lot of students spend too much time on the Internet.
