【推荐1】Most middle school students find it boring to learn Maths. But students in Hillbrook School in New York, US, don't think so. Why? Because they are in the school of One Program9 which asks students to work on their own or in small groups on computers to have Maths lessons.
“The program gives the students a new learning style. No traditional classroom can compare(比较) with it.   We give each lesson according to the students' interest and their strong and weak points,”said Janis Bruce, the school’s head teacher,“We're looking for a new way that interests students. ”
Students enjoy these Maths lessons, especially lessons with video games. They must find out the answers to Maths problems to get through the game. One such game is Dimension M. As students move through mazes（迷宫）with their keyboards, some questions come up.
Frank Lee had to answer the question: What is 5+(6×3)? He calculated on paper quickly because there was just a minute left to play.
“I was right,”said Frank, 14, as he ended the game with a high score(高分).“This really makes maths lessons more exciting, since we are fighting to learn better. ”
1. Students in Hillbrook School like Maths because        .

A．they work in large group	B．they can learn Maths through working on computers
C．the teachers are interesting	D．Math questions are easy there

2. Which is NOT true of the program?

A．It is very successful.	B．It is boring to most students.
C．It makes learning Maths more interesting.	D．It gives the students a new way to learn.

3. The underlined word “calculated" in Paragraph 4 most probably means “______”.

A．worked out

B．wrote down

C．threw away

D．gave up

4. Frank Lee's story serves as an example to show _____.

A．how students work in small groups	B．how to end a game with a high score
C．how the question 5+(6× 3) should be solved	D．how students learn Maths through video games

5. This article is mainly about ________.

A．how to learn Maths well	B．an interesting Maths lesson
C．a new way to learn Maths	D．kids in Hillbrook School

【推荐2】阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Most people hope to have a better memory which helps them succeed in study, work and life.     1    ? Luckily, hundreds of studies in the past 50 years have already given us a clear answer.

A healthy lifestyle keeps your brain young and memory sharp. First of all, it is necessary to have a healthy diet. Eating more food rich in Vitamin B and Vitamin E helps you have a better memory. Doing exercise can keep your brain alive, too. Proper exercise provides much needed oxygen for the brain. Running, swimming and even walking two or three times a week are helpful.     2    . Only when your brain gets a good rest, can it work well. The healthier your lifestyle is, the better your memory will become, but do not expect a sudden change-it takes a long time to make a difference.

    3    . The following are some widely used skills. Chunking is a way of remembering a piece of information by cutting it into smaller ones. For example, to memorize a ten-digit telephone number 2127983630, you can divide the digits into three groups: first 212, then 798, and lastly 3630. It is far more effective than remembering a string of 10 digits. Organization means organizing information into groups of the same kind. For example, trees, grass and flowers are plants; tigers, pandas, horses and cows are animals. Imagery is remembering newly learnt information by using your imagination and connecting it with something that you are familiar with. Teaching is a simple way to train our brains to be more effective.     4    . Teaching strengthens the understanding. So teach the concepts to someone else. It can be a real person in a study group, or you can just imagine that someone is listening to you as you teach.

In fact, memory skills will hardly work if you don’t understand the information. What’s more, only a regular review(复习) can make the memory last long. That is why students are always advised to go over what they have learnt after one day and then after three days,     5    .

A．and then use it as regularly as possible.

B．Moreover, getting enough sleep is important.

C．you can certainly improve your memory.

D．Memory skills help you remember things better.

E．need nutrients and exercise to become stronger.

F．Can memory be improved?

G．Because in order to teach something, you need to understand it.

【推荐3】We do eye exercises. We wear sunglasses. We do a lot of things to protect our eyes. But we usually forget another important part of our body – the ears.

Ears help us hear the world. But many things, such as loud noise can hurt your ears. Once this happens, it’s hard to get your hearing back.

March 3 is Ear Care Day. It reminds us to take good care of our ears. So how can we do this? Let’s take a look together.

Keep your ears dry and warm

Dry our ears with a towel after swimming or taking a bath. If you feel water in your ear, shake your head a little a bit. This can help you get the water out of your ear.

Also, when the sun is shining, use some sunscreen on your ears. During the winter, protect your ears with a hat or a scarf.

How to clean your ears

Usually, our ears can clean themselves. The earwax builds up, dries out, and then comes out of the ear along with some dirt.

So don’t clean your ears with anything sharp. Sharp objects can make the earwax go too deep into your ears and hurt them. But if the earwax is making you feel bad, you can ask a doctor for help.

How to use headphones

Don’t listen to loud music on your headphones for a long time. Follow the 60:60 rule: listen to music at 60 percent of your headphones’ maximum volume(最大音量）for no more than 60 minutes a day.

Over-the-ear headphones are better than in-ear ones. They do a better job of stopping outside noise, so you can listen at a lower volume.

1. Which of the following ways is bad for your ears?

A．Using a towel to dry your ears after swimming.	B．Keeping water stay in your ear for long.
C．Using sunscreen on your ears in summer.	D．Wearing a hat or scarf in winter.

2. The underlined word “sharp” means ___.

A．圆的

B．锋利的

C．柔软的

D．干净的

3. Over-the-ear headphones are better than in-ear ones because _____.

A．they only work at a lower volume	B．they can keep the ears drier and warmer
C．they keep the ears cleaner and stop dirt	D．they can stop more outside noise

4. The story mainly tells us ___.

A．why ears are an important part of our bodies	B．how to take care of our ears
C．what can hurt ears	D．why we need Ear Care Day