Life in the year 3044 is very different1 life in the 21^st century. We still do many of the things you did, but we do them 2. For example, we now have e-friends to help us and keep us company. An e-friend is a machine that looks just3a human being. It can walk and talk and can do almost4 we human beings do. My e-friend is a lot like me and we have5fun together. She helps me 6 my homework and we often go swimming.  She is programmed to take care of me if anything7, so I always feel safe when we are together.  She can also send me messages, just like old-fashioned e-mail, and I can download information from her memory. It's great8an e-friend. I am never lonely and I always have someone to talk9.

      I would like to tell you more about life in the year 3044, but I have to send my e-friend to clean up my room. Maybe10I will be able to travel back in time and visit you.

Face the Stress

    Have you had a headache during a test? Have you ever been so worried about something that you have a headache or even can't sleep at night? If so, then you know what stress is. Stress is what you feel when you are worried about something. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}You may feel angry, sad, scared, or afraid—all of which give you a stomachache or a headache.

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#}Some kinds of stress are beneficial and others are not. Good stress might happen when you're called to answer questions in class or when you have to give a speech. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} For example, you may do a better job in your test if the stress pushes you to prepare better before the test.

    On the other hand, bad stress can happen if the stress lasts too long. You may not feel well if your parents are fighting, if a family member is sick, if you're having problems at school, or if anything else makes you unhappy every day. That kind of stress isn't going to help you. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Make sure you keep yourself in mind: Sleep, exercise, leisure, and food. If you get enough sleep and eat healthily, and if you exercise and leave and leave time for fun, you'll probably feel less stressed.

On May 15，Zhang Rongqiao wiped tears from his eyes as China's Mars rover （巡视器） Zhurong landed safely on Mars. "I was so excited，" said Zhang.

As the chief designer （总设计师） of China's Tianwen Ⅰ Mars mission （任务），Zhang was chosen by the journal Nature on Dec 16 as one of the top 10 people "who helped shape science" in 2021.Under Zhang，China made a huge step in interplanetary （行星向的） exploration. "I got a taste of the old Chinese saying ﹣ it takes 10 years to sharpen a good sword，" Zhang told Nature.

In the Mars mission，Zhang led a team of thousands of researchers.The team was not only responsible for technical work like launches and flight control，but also for scientific research on Mars.

There were many difficulties.They knew little about the strange and complex environment of Mars. "We may not even know what we do not know about，" Zhang told Nature.

During the process，Zhang played a key part in the decision to send an orbiter （轨道飞行器），a lander （着陆器） and a rover to Mars together in one shipment （运输） ﹣ making China the first country to do so. "That's a big leap （飞跃） because China is doing in a single go （what NASA took decades （数十年） to do），" said Roberto Orosei from the Institute of Radioastronomy of Bologna in Italy.

Zhang also made the important decision to land the rover on Utopia Planitia，where there are special landforms （地形） for scientists to study.He hopes that the mission can do as much research as possible and bring back "rich" information.

"The buck stops with him （他敢作敢当），" said David Flannery，an astrobiologist （天体生物学家） at Queensland University of Technology in Australia.

Rebecca has a big family. She draws a family tree. Let's have a look. 

We do eye exercises. We wear sunglasses (太阳镜). We do lots of things to protect our eyes. But we usually forget another important part of our body—the ears. 

Ears help us hear the world {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. Once this happens, it's hard to get your hearing back. So how can we protect our ear ■■■take a look together. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}

Dry your ears with a towel (毛巾) after swimming or taking a bath. If you feel water in your ear, shake your head a little bit. This can help you get the water out of your ear. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}During the winter, protect your ears with a hat or a scarf.

Keep your ears clean

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

Don't clean your ears with anything sharp (尖锐的), or it can make the earwax go too deep into your ears and hurt them. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}.

How to use headphones (耳机)

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.

{#blank#}5{#/blank#}. They do a better job of stopping outside noise so you can. listen at a lower volume.

Choose five sentences out of the six in the box to complete the passage. Each choice should be used only once

A. How to use your ears.

B. Keep your ears dry and warm.

C. Over—the—ear headphones are better than in—ear ones.

D. But if your ears start to hurt, you can go to a doctor for help.

E. But many things, such as loud noises, can cause hearing loss (听力丧失).

F. Also, when the sun is shining, wear some sunscreen (防晒霜) on your ears.

In the{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(south) part of China, eating qingtuan at the {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(begin) of spring is a kind of tradition. Chinese people {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(start) to eat it more than 2, 000 years ago. It is made of sticky rice (糯米) and red bean paste (红豆沙), and is famous{#blank#}4{#/blank#} its softness, freshness and sweetness. 

People living in the Yangtze River Delta (长江三角洲){#blank#}5{#/blank#}(usual) put qingtu- an in front of the tombs (墓) of their dead family members to remember {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(they). Making qingtuan is also a chance for family members to get together. 

Recently (近来), qingtuan has become popular in {#blank#}7{#/blank#} north of China. Young people are learning how to make qingtuan by watching video online nowadays. Qingtuan has many dif- ferent tastes (口味) inside it, such as apples and bean milk,{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(meet) people's tastes. The difference of the tastes shows that it's getting more and more popular across the whole country. 

There is warm weather and green{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(leaf) in spring,{#blank#}10{#/blank#} the season wouldn't be perfect (完美) without a taste of qingtuan.