【推荐1】We usually have a runny nose when catching a cold. Yet our parents tell us not to blow our nose so hard. Why is that?

When you blow your nose very hard, the air can move from your nose to your ears and cause problems. When you have a cold, the tube (管子) that connects your nose to your cars gets smaller. So the air can’t go back to the nose and stays in the ear. This can hurt the eardrum (鼓膜) and may make your ears ring or even cause hearing loss. If the things from your nose go into your ears with viruses (病毒) and bacteria (细菌), it can cause ear infections (感染).

If the air from the nose goes into the eyes, it can make the pressure in the eyes go up. This might cause different eye problems and even affect how well you can see in the long run (从长远来看). This is why, sometimes, when you blow your nose too hard, both your eyes and ears may feel uncomfortable.

To clear your nose, just close one nostril (鼻孔) at a time and softly blow. If your nose is blocked up, putting a warm towel (毛巾) on your nose and forehead (前额) can also help you feel better.

Since your nose and throat (咽喉) are connected, you can also try to get the mucus (粘液) out from your mouth. It’s a good idea to take a deep breath with the nose, then cough quickly to get out the mucus in your mouth.

A．

B．

C．

D．

A．

B．

C．

D．

【推荐2】Your body is special—no two people in the world are alike. Although you are different from everyone else, you have exactly the same body parts as the people around you, doing different jobs that keep all of us alive.

What is inside my head?

    1     As you are reading, your eyes send pictures to your brain which makes meaning from what you see. Your brain helps you to remember and think, and makes sure your body is doing what it should do.

    2    

Your skin covers your body. In most parts of your body, the skin is just as thick as half a centimeter (cm). If you have your skin cut, it will have a quick cure and stop viruses from getting into your body. Your skin also helps you feel the heat and coldness of the environment around you. Hair grows from inside the skin. When you feel hot, extra heat comes out through your skin.     3    

How do I move?

Muscles are found in most parts of your body. They work with your bones to help you move whenever you cry or smile, eat or speak, walk or dance, etc.

What makes me sneeze?

When dust or strong smell gets into your nose, you sneeze.     4     Your lungs push out the air and try to clear your nose.

What does my heart do?

    5     It is a little bigger than your fist. If you place your hand on your heart, you will feel your heart beating, which makes blood move around your body.

【推荐3】We human are only born with one set of eyes, so it’s our job to take care of them for our whole lives. The good news is that if we do a few simple things every day, we can keep our eyesight and reduce the risk of hurting our eyes.

Almost all doctors agree that we can improve and keep good eyesight by eating lots of fresh fruit and vegetables. Besides, we need to protect our eyes when we spend a lot of time in bright sunlight. The best way to do this is by wearing sunglasses that have 100% UV(紫外线) protection. What’s more, it is necessary to protect our eyes when we work with dangerous chemicals(化学品). For this reason we should always wear goggles(护目镜) in chemistry labs at work or at school. Finally, we should not spend too much time in front of the computer or television screen. That is why doctors advise if we have to use a computer for a long time, we should take a short break every fifteen or thirty minutes.

Keeping good eyesight is important. If we do these simple things, we can protect our eyes and reduce the chances of losing our eyes. As the popular English expression goes,“It's all fun and game, until someone loses an eye.” When people say this, they mean that losing an eye is a very terrible thing.

【推荐2】When you meet an accident or a dangerous situation, you need to call the emergency operators (紧急接线员) first. But not everyone feels it’s easy when talking to emergency operators. Sometimes they don’t know what they can say.     1       

Nature (性质) of the emergency.

Be simple. Don’t tell the story of a car going all over the road. Simply tell the operator what you have seen.

    2    

If you’re calling on a mobile phone, do not think that the operator knows where you are. You need to tell them where you are.     3     If you don’t know, describe the area clearly, including information like stores’ names, shopping centers or crossings.

Information of the emergency.

Information about whether someone gets hurt. Do your best to tell them how many people get hurt. It helps the operators to know the detailed (详细的) situation of the accident. Leave your own phone number.     4     If someone needs to keep in touch with you about being a witness (目击者), this is also a good way to find you.

Correct answers of the emergency.

In addition to those mentioned above, if you don’t know the answer to a question, then say no to the operators.     5     They would rather you didn’t answer the question than give wrong information.

I hope you don’t need to make these calls. If you need, stay calm and give as much information as you can.

It is difficult for parents to teach their children to help with the housework.

Shatian School in Shanghai is making its students do housework for their parents. It’s their homework. The third graders must learn how to make the bed, the sixth graders wash the clothes, and the seventh and the eighth graders cook meals.

Many parents think it’s a good way for children to try the housework, but they don’t know how to teach their children to do it at home. With the following ideas, you can really get your children to help at home.

If you want to make your children think that they can do everything quite right, please don’t scold (批评) them but often give them praise (表扬) at home. Talk more about what they do right, not about what they do wrong. If your children finish some difficult work, give them a Sunday trip or a ball game with Dad as a reward (奖励).