Do you feel lonely (孤独的)when your best friend isn't around? Here’s our advice to you -- and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes.

It's hard when a best friend isn't around -- maybe because he or she moved to a different school or a different class. You may feel left out during break or lunchtime. You want to make new friends, but how do you find them? Maybe it seems like everybody else already has his or her own friends. But remember, there's always room for more friends.

Start by looking around your classroom---think about which kids you'd like to play with during break. Look for chances to say hi to them, smile, and be friendly. Offer to share something or express your appreciation (欣赏)to them. Invite someone to play with you or say “Do you want to sit here?" in the lunchroom. When you're at break, walk over to kids you want to play with, act friendly, and say “Hi, may I join you?” or just join in.

If you have trouble(问题,烦恼)doing this or if you're feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make new friends. Teachers are usually pretty good at matching people up. The best way to make friends is to be a friend. Being kind, being friendly, sharing, saying nice things, offering help -pretty soon, you'll have one, or two, or even more new friends.

You might still miss that special best friend. But when you see each other again, you can share something you didn't have before he or she left: You can introduce (介绍,引见)him or her to your new friends!

1.What does the underlined phrase “feel left out" in paragraph 2 mean?

A.leave home alone B.feel homesick C.feel lonely D.be hungry

2.According to the writer, some kids feel lonely during break because they________.

A.have trouble with their studies B.don't have their best friends around

C.need their parents to be with them D.are too young to look after themselves

3.Why do some kids need help from teachers to make friends?

A.Because they miss their old friends a lot.

B.Because they have no time to stay with others.

C.Because teachers know who wants a new friend.

D.Because they are shy or not good at making friends.

4.What does the writer want to tell us?

A.When people feel lonely, they can try making new friends.

B.Teachers should help all students make new friends.

C.New friends should soon replace old friends.

D.Making new friends is an easy job.

A new research has discovered that meditation(冥想)and oxygen sport together reduce depression(抑郁). The Rutgers University study found that this mind and body combination, done twice a week for only two months, reduced the symptoms of a group of students by 40 percent.

“We are excited by the findings because we saw such a meaningful improvement in both clinically depressed and non-depressed students, ”said lead author Dr. Brandon Alderman.“It is the first time that both of these two behavioral ways have been looked at together for dealing with depression.”

Researchers believe the two activities have an interactive(交互的)effect in combating depression. Alderman and Dr. Tracey Shors discovered that a combination of mental and physical training( MAP) enabled students with major depressive disorder not to let problems or negative thoughts defeat them.

Rutgers researchers say those who participated in the study began with 30 minutes of focused attention meditation followed by 30 minutes of oxygen sport. They were told that if their thoughts drifted to the past or the future they should refocus on their breathing, which enabled those with depression to accept moment-to-moment changes in attention.

Shors, who studies the production of new brain cells in the hippocampus-part of the brain involved in memory and learning-says scientists have shown in animal models that oxygen sport exercise keeps a large number of certain cells alive.

The idea for the human intervention(干预)came from her laboratory studies, she says, with the main goal of helping individuals acquire new skills so that they can learn to recover from stressful life events.

By learning to focus their attention and exercise, people who are fighting depression can acquire new learning skills that can help them process information and reduce the overwhelming recollection of memories from the past, Shors says.

“We know these treatments can be practiced over a lifetime and that they will be affective in improving mental health, ”said Alderman.“The good news is that this intervention can be practiced by anyone at any time and at no cost.”

1.What made the research so different?

A.Adopting a way of meaningful talk. B.Treating depression with special medicine.

C.Combining the two ways to reduce depression. D.Comparing the depressed with the non-depressed.

2.The underlined word "combasting" in Paragraph 3 probably means __________.

A.fighting B.developing C.improving D.examining

3.What can we know about what the participants did in the research?

A.They did oxygen sport half an hour before thinking. B.They thought quietly and then took exercise.

C.They took exercise longer than they thought. D.They took exercise while thinking quietly.

4.What is Shors' main purpose of her studies?

A.To find out certain brain cells of humans. B.To study the production of new brain cells.

C.To offer people a new method to reduce stress. D.To decide the links between stress and exercise.

Everyone has worries. How do you deal with(处理)your worries? There is always something you can do to help yourself feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no use and it can’t solve your problems. Grades at school are often a top worry for kids. If you worry most about grades, ask yourself these questions:

●Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?

●How do I get ready for class? Do I go over(复习 )my notes even when there isn’ t a test?

●Do I have a good learning environment?

●Have I tried different ways of studying?

If your worry is about a fight with your friend, you might write down all the things you could do--write a note to him or her, invite him or her to watch a basketball game, say sorry to him or her and so on.

You can ask for help when your’re worried. You can find someone to talk to, such as your parents, friends and teachers.

1.What do kids often worry most about?

A.Their friends B.Their homework.

C.Their housework D.Their grades at school

2.Don’t ask yourself” ”if you are worried about grades.

A.Why are grades important? B.How do I get ready for class?

C.How about giving up studies? D.Do I have a good learning environment?

3.What could you do if you have a fight with your friend?

A.Leave him or her B.Try to make new friends

C.Refuse to speak to him or her D.Write a note to him or her

4.What should you do when you are worried?

A.Talk to someone B.Work hard

C.Get ready for class D.Sitting there worrying

5.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A.Who is often worried B.How to deal with worries

C.When are people worried D.What kinds of worries people have

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