Anxiety is a feeling of uneasiness and worry. Anxiety can show up in a lot of ways. For example, trouble concentrating(专心), an upset stomach or sleeplessness. And anxiety can be one of the most serious challenges that students face today. Yet, it can also be one of the most hidden and unknown.

Perhaps you've seen the increase in anxiety in your classroom and school, maybe around testing seasons, or even your classmates experiencing hurt. You know anxiety is more than just“worries”. Anxiety can influence classroom performance just as much as any other learning disability.

According to the Child Mind Institute, health-care providers have seen a 17 percent increase of anxiety in children over the past 10 years. But there aren't many more students seeking help and care. In fact, less than one percent of students will seek anxiety treatment.

Students who are worried and anxious aren't doing it on purpose. The nervous system acts automatically(自动地), especially when it comes to worry. That's why phrases like "just relax" or "calm down" aren't helpful. But with practice, students can learn to slow down their anxious brains. Here are two helpful suggestions.

Firstly, practice deep breaths. When people slow down their breathing, they slow down their brain. Slow, deep breaths are the key. It works every time.

Secondly, take a break and go outside. Being out in nature can also calm an anxious brain. Sometimes just a change of scenery is what makes the difference. Breathing the cool air or making time to notice singing birds can also calm an overactive worrier. As students, you can observe the environment carefully. How many different kinds of trees do you see? How many different bird songs do you hear? How many different colors are in the grass? That can help you turn the focus away from your worries.

Don't set anxiety up as something you want to get rid of. It's a part of your life, and it will not go away completely. What you should do is to face it bravely and learn to deal with it.

1.According to the writer, __________ can help students turn the focus away from their worries.

A.getting hurt B.going to the park

C.having a test D.having less sleep

2.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Half of the students want to have good anxiety treatment.

B.Students can get rid of their anxiety by relaxing themselves.

C.Students can practice slow and deep breaths to reduce anxiety.

D.Students need to have anxiety to help them get good test marks.

3.What is the passage mainly about?

A.Creating anxiety. B.Increasing anxiety.

C.Experiencing anxiety. D.Dealing with anxiety.

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As more and more people move to small flats in cities, having a small piece of land to grow flowers or plant trees seems impossible. However, some Japanese landscape gardeners (园林设计师) have showed that, with a little creativity and imagination, you can even create a garden on a truck!

The Kei Truck Garden Competition is held every year in Japan. It is a competition that asks its players to turn trucks into moveable gardens. Landscape gardeners all over the country attend the competition. Everyone tries his best to create the most beautiful little gardens on trucks.

Most players stick to traditional Japanese designs (设计). Others prefer more modern designs. They even add lights and coffee tables into the garden. People are always surprised to see these unbelievable small gardens which are created in the most unexpected place.

If you like gardening but couldn't find a piece of land, you can try to create a small garden of your own.

1.Where do some Japanese landscape gardeners create a garden? (不超过 5 个词)

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2.What do the players who prefer more modern designs add into the garden? (不超过 10 个词)

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3.Who may try to create a small garden of their own according to the text? (不超过 15 个词)

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Dog’s Best Friend

Jarrett Little was road testing his mountain bike outside of Columbus, Georgia, when his riding partner, Chris Dixon, stopped suddenly. Something nearby moving among the trees had caught her attention. It turned out to be a sandy-colored five-month-old dog.

“He was really thin, and had a broken leg,” Little told CBS News. The cyclists fed the friendly dog and shared their water. They also quickly realized that the dog was coming with them, although they had no idea how. They were more than seven miles from downtown and riding bikes. “We couldn’t leave him,” Little said. “Out there next to the Oxbow Meadows, he was going to end up as alligator (短吻鳄) food.”

Little, a 31-year-old business owner, had an idea. He carefully picked up his new friend and put the 38-pound dog’s back legs into the pockets of his cycling shirt. Then he placed the dog’s front legs over his shoulders.

“He was hurt, so he wasn’t trying to fight,” Little says. “He was also happy that we were there, touching him, and hadn’t taken off on him.”

Their 30-minute ride into town ended at a bike store, where they got more water and food for the dog. “That was when Andrea Shaw, a company worker, happened by. The dog went straight to her, smelling and “loving on her,” says Dixon. Shaw was touched and, after learning what had happened, decided to keep the dog.

Shaw called him Columbo after the town where they’d met and planned an operation on his leg. Today, Columbo is living the high life on a farm with a horse and a six-year-old boy to keep him company. As Dixon said, “He is really the luckiest dog alive.”

1.Why did Dixon stop suddenly during the road testing?

A.She noticed something moving among the trees.

B.She had cycled seven miles and wanted to rest.

C.She met some other riding partners by chance.

D.She wanted to share some water with Little.

2.What can we learn about the dog?

A.He is unfriendly to people.

B.He is kept happily on a farm.

C.He weighed about 31 pounds.

D.He ended up as alligator food.

3.According to the passage, the dog’s best friend is .

A.the alligator B.the human C.the horse D.CBS News

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