More than 7,000 runners who raced earlier this month in a half-marathon in London were under the influence of a scientifically designed and powerful stimulant — pop music.
The upbeat music at London's “Run to the Beat” race was chosen based on the research of sport psychologist Costas Karageorghis of Brunel University. He has learned how to design music to be as powerful, if not more so, as some of the illegal stimulant. “Music is a great way to lift spirits both before and during physical activity. A lot of athletes use music as if it's a legal drug,” Costas told LiveScience.
Costas and his team collected data during the “Run to the Beat” half-marathon, allowing them to test on thousands of live runners outside the lab. Despite strong winds and heavy rain during the event, interviews after the race suggested that the runners found the music inspiring and fun.
In the future, Costas expects a fusion of sports and music, where the crowd and the athletes are motivated by music in the race, while motivating one another. “It is beyond the music,” he said. “The music inspires team spirit. One of the key causes of motivation is the feeling of being together with one another. Having suitable music allows you to get this feeling naturally.”
The link between music and athletic performance is just one example of the amazing power that music has over our minds and bodies. Scientists also have confirmed that music improves memories, as we all have experienced, to the point where we don't even have to hear a song. We just think of it and the memories flood in. Music has also been found to relieve pain, make you smarter, and remove bad emotions.
1. What does the underlined word “upbeat” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?| A．Soft. | B．Original. | C．Positive. | D．Traditional. |
| A．Why the half-marathon was held. | B．What the runners think of music. |
| C．How the half-marathon was held. | D．How Costas carried out his research. |
| A．It relieves physical pain. | B．It improves people s memory. |
| C．It removes the effect of drugs. | D．It makes people feel being in a team. |
| A．How Music Has Changed Us | B．The Amazing Power of Music |
| C．How Music and Sports Affected Each Other | D．Music Contributes to a Successful Marathon |
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【推荐1】If non-musicians play arhythm-based (基于韵律的) game using musical instruments for eight weeks, they can become better at remembering recently seen faces; that is, their short-term memory for non-musical tasks improves, a new research showed.
Previous researches have shown that musicians tend to have better short-term memory than non-musicians about music-related tasks. However, we don’t know whether the benefit still exist when it comes to non-musical tasks or to non-musicians who are learning to play an instrument. It is not clear how the change might actually be seen in the brain.
Theodore Zanto at the University of California, San Francisco thinks the benefit will continue to exist. His research team performed a research of 47 non-musicians for eight weeks, who were divided into two groups. Group l was asked to play a musical rhythm training game and group 2 was asked to play a word search game. At the start and end of the research, participants took a short-term memory test to measure their ability to remember a face they saw seconds before. Only group 1 showed an improvement on their scores.
Brainwave data (数据) showed an increase of activity in the right superior parietal lobe (上顶叶), a brain region associated with encoding (编码) visual information and attention. This suggests, says Zanto, that the rhythm training is improving the brain’s ability to focus attention on a task and change what you are doing into memory.
The ability to remember and recognise faces tends to decline as we age, so any possible way to change that is important, says Josh Davis at the University of Greenwich, the UK. However, in order to make the result of this research completely convincing, it should be shown in real-world facial recognition situations as well as in lab-based tests, says Davis.
1. Theodore Zanto carried out the research to ________.| A．Make comparisons | B．Confirm his predictions |
| C．Explain a phenomenon | D．Prove previous researches |
| A．People in group 1. | B．People in group 2. |
| C．People who carried out the research. | D．People who took part in the research. |
| A．Older people tend to remember the recently seen faces. |
| B．The result of this research needs to be further proven. |
| C．We have found the way to prevent the decline of memory. |
| D．Playing word search games can improve the brain’s ability to concentrate. |
| A．Rhythm training can prevent memory loss. |
| B．Rhythm-based games influence memory greatly. |
| C．Playing instruments can improve short-term memory. |
| D．Musicians have a better short-term memory than non-musicians. |
【推荐2】Hip-hop dancing(街舞) is popular with many young people today. They like it because they can invent their own moves. They use this dance to show their love for life. It also shows that they are not afraid of problems.
Hip-hop dancing has a history of more than 20 years. It first began in the 1980s in the US. In early times, it was seen in New York and Los Angeles. At that time, many young black people often danced to the music in the streets. They used their legs, arms, heads and even shoulders to dance. Many young people still use most of these moves today.
Hip-hop dancing became popular all over the world because of the 1983 movie Flash dance. Some people performed Hip-hop dancing in the movie. People enjoyed their performance. They began to dance like them. Then it became popular. There are two kinds of Hip-hop dancing: new school and old school. More and more young people are learning Hip-hop dancing. People believe that it is a good way to exercise their bodies, and that it is good for their health.
1. Young people like Hip-hop dancing because _______ .| A．it has a history of more than 20 years |
| B．it first began in the US |
| C．they can invent their own moves |
| D．many young black people often dance it. |
| A．in the movies | B．in the streets |
| C．in the old schools | D．in the schools |
| A．It is not a good way to exercise. |
| B．It shows that young people feel bad about life. |
| C．Young people use this dance to show their love for life. |
| D．It shows that young people are afraid of problems. |
【推荐3】“The music will not vanish!” said Zhang Yadong, a famous Chinese music producer, in an interview with CGTN, expressing his strong belief in the power of today’s young musicians.
China’s new popular variety show “The Big Band,” debuted in May, is bringing some incredibly talented Chinese rock hands into the mainstream. As one of the judges, or “Super Fans”, Zhang has grabbed the spotlight for his professional remarks on the show. Zhang, who started his career as a music producer in the early 1990s, has composed, recorded and produced several hit songs and albums for notable Chinese singers and bands.
Although Zhang admitted the importance of having a unique style and innovative music, he emphasized the necessity of hard work. He said he respects talent, but he doesn’t think it is reliable. “Music is my profession, which cannot just rely on talent,” he said, “I have to work hard to keep myself sharp all the time.”
According to a 2018 report by the Communication University of China, nearly 30 percent of Chinese musicians earn nothing from their music and 70 percent have to find part-time jobs. “The cost is quite high for today’s music producers, who need the support of expensive equipment,” said Zhang. “It is convenient for users to download unauthorized content, but musicians may lose their motivation to create new content because their efforts seem to have.
I gone in vain. ” Luckily, music copyrights have been strengthened as numerous policies to crack down on pirated music on the Internet have come into effect. Zhang agrees that these measures are helpful, and that record companies should not sign unequal contracts with musicians by taking advantage of their desire to be famous.
Decades have passed since Zhang came to Beijing to pursue his dream. Chinese popular music, meanwhile, has continued to transform and develop. Zhang said today’s young musicians are more stressed due to fiercer competition. However, he thinks they are hopeful and should not be underestimated. “I believe the changes are from quantity to quality,” said Zhang. “I hope more people can write songs and fall in love with music.” For more: click here.
1. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “vanish” in paragraph one?| A．Disappear. | B．Boom. | C．Survive. | D．Exist. |
| A．Zhang started his career as a band singer. |
| B．Diligence is very important according to Zhang. |
| C．The show “The Big Band” was debuted in March. |
| D．Music copyrights haven’t been strengthened so far. |
| A．talented but pessimistic | B．stressed and negative |
| C．passionate but unsociable | D．promising and hopeful |
| A．On a poster | B．In a magazine. | C．On the Internet. | D．In a traveling guide. |
【推荐1】An afternoon nap(午睡)is one of the joys of life, although too much napping could signal all is not well. In some cultures, people will have a daily nap — this is fine. The warning comes when people start sleeping during the daytime, when they did not before. There is certainly a good reason to believe that daytime sleepiness — as in the Alzheimer's study — can be a marker of an underlying condition.
For most people, napping during the day is mainly a sign that you are not getting enough sleep at night, says Dr. Neil Stanley, a sleep expert. "If you feel sleepy during the day, you should think about taking a nap. That is what the body needs — it doesn't need to be kept awake with caffeine, it needs sleep. "The feeling to notice is "sleepiness", he says, not "tiredness", which could be more psychological and linked to stress.
So how do you nap well? The key thing, says Stanley, is how long your nap lasts. Choose either a 20-or 90-minute nap. "When you fall asleep, you'll quickly go through the lighter stages of sleep into your first period of deep sleep. You don't want to wake up in deep sleep because that's when you wake and feel worse than you did before. "Napping for 20 minutes means you will wake up before you go into deep sleep; napping for 90 minutes means you'll complete a sleep cycle.
Once you factor in the time it takes to fall asleep — some people are better at napping than others but, says Stanley, "a healthy adult will fall asleep in between 5 and 12 minutes" — you can set an alarm, allowing a 30- to 40-minute period for a short nap, and up to two hours for a longer one.
A good time to nap is during the body's natural dip in the afternoon, between 2 pm and 4 pm. "You don't really want to be napping much past that because then you are going to be eating into your night-time sleep," Stanley says. The point, he stresses, is to get good night-time sleep, which would ensure you probably don't need to nap at all.
1. What does an afternoon nap indicate for most people?| A．Caffeine addiction. | B．Psychological stress. |
| C．Insufficient night sleep. | D．Potential physical illness. |
| A．Duration. | B．Surroundings. | C．Health. | D．Stages. |
| A．A 30- to 40- minute period. | B．Between 2 pm and 4 pm. |
| C．Between 5 and 12 minutes. | D．A 20- to 90-minute period. |
| A．Why to phase a nap | B．When to take a good nap |
| C．What to learn from a nap | D．How to have a successful nap |
【推荐2】If you’ve ever watched a dog nap, you’ve probably wondered if animals dream. It’s a complicated question. We still don’t know exactly why humans dream. Studying animal dreams is even harder; dogs can’t tell us what made them whine (哀鸣) during a nap. However, a recent study suggests spiders may experience REM-like (类快速眼动) sleep and even visual dreams. It sounds unusual, but it may be true.
Rats recall maze memories
After rats run a maze (迷宫) during the day, they can rerun the same course while asleep,research has shown. When awake, a rat’s hippocampus, a part of the brain responsible for making and storing memories, remembers the neuron (神经元) pattern of navigating the maze. Later when asleep, the brain reproduces the identical pattern, suggesting the rat remembers the maze.
This 2001 finding was one of the first to suggest that animals had complex dreams. Those rat brain studies show that when maze memories occur during sleep, the visual imagery that went along with them is also reactivated, meaning the sleeping rats saw what they had seen in the maze while awake. The same has been found for auditory(听觉) and even emotional areas that reactivate when the rat reruns the maze during REM sleep.
Zebra finches remember songs
Despite being known for their lyrical songs, zebra finches aren’t born singers. The birds must learn by listening, practicing, and, perhaps, by dreaming.
In 2000 researchers learned that neurons in the birds’forebrains fire with a distinct pattern while they sing a song. While the birds sleep, their brains reproduce this same pattern, replicating the song they heard and sang that day, suggesting the birds remember and practice songs in their sleep.
Do dreaming birds relive their waking experiences? Or are singing dreams more like algorithms(算法) running without conscious awareness? Scientists may be getting closer to finding out.
Researcher Mourrain says, “I would not be surprised if actual dreams were found in animals, and I think eventually we’ll be able to show that scientifically. You did something in the daytime,and your brain will replay it, integrate it, and mix it with other experiences. We’re not the only species capable of remembering and learning.”
1. Why is it more difficult to study animal dreams?| A．Animals rarely dream. | B．Animals do not speak. |
| C．Animals seldom snooze. | D．Animals do not experience REM. |
| A．It makes and stores memories. | B．It remembers the pattern of the maze. |
| C．It enables rats to have complex dreams. | D．It helps sleeping rats to see the maze clearly. |
| A．What we found in animals now are not actual dreams. |
| B．The science today is unable to prove that animals do dream. |
| C．The fact that animals dream will sooner or later be confirmed. |
| D．All animals in the world have the ability to remember and learn. |
| A．They want to find out the relationship between sleep and memory. |
| B．They hope to prove that humans are the only species that dream. |
| C．They try to understand animals’“dreams”and their influence on memory. |
| D．They attempt to improve the learning ability of these animals. |
【推荐3】In many countries, outdoor play is encouraged all year round, regardless of weather, temperature, or amount of light. What kinds of benefits might result from taking part in outdoor education classes, even if it is just once a week for an hour and a half or so?
In order to estimate the impact of joining an outdoor education program, five children between the ages of 5 and 8 from different families were selected to participate in a winter session (冬季训练课) and another group of 11 children between the ages of 5 and 11 were not and had not ever been in any nature-based classes. In addition to similarity in age, the participating families from either group had very similar incomes, education levels, and cultural backgrounds. The researchers observed the five children in the nature class and interviewed them at the end and they did the same to the 11 children in another group. The children were observed and asked questions to assess their independence, self—discipline, curiosity and adventure, motor skills, and appreciation of nature. For each question, researchers provided scores from 1 to 6. They then added scores from all the rated questions within each section to determine the total scores for all five categories. Comparisons were made between children who attended outdoor education classes and those who did not for each of the total scores.
Results indicated that while total ratings did not differ for the independence, self- discipline, or motor skill categories, children who attended nature-based classes were reported to have significantly higher levels of curiosity and adventure and a significantly higher appreciation and connection to nature than the children who did not.
A more detailed analysis of specific items that differed between the two groups found that the children in the outdoor education classes were reported to spend significantly more time playing outside on non-school days; they were more likely to pick up garbage if they saw it, to enjoy nature walks or hikes, to enjoy getting dirty from playing outside, to play with natural materials outside, and to show interest in nature when playing alone outside.
1. How does the author organize the second paragraph?| A．By giving examples. | B．By analyzing causes. |
| C．By making comparisons. | D．By following time order. |
| A．Thirst for knowledge. | B．Enthusiasm for nature. |
| C．Sense of independence. | D．Value of self-discipline |
| A．They preferred studying even harder at home. |
| B．They were likely to be better at playing basketball. |
| C．Their parents are usually rich and highly educated. |
| D．They enjoyed playing outside more and behaved better. |
| A．How we score the five categories from the rated questions. |
| B．What the children were observed and asked questions to assess. |
| C．The children between 5 and 8 benefit most from outdoor education. |
| D．Regular outdoor education improves curiosity and connection to nature. |
【推荐1】Russ Miller, 36, from Ohio, was first diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (类风湿性关节炎) when he was just 26, making it progressively difficult for him to do everyday tasks.
“My hands are deformed (畸形的). I can’t bend them like others. Recently my thumb has stopped working,” said Miller in a letter to a company. “I can no longer use normal computer keyboards and it’s hard for me to even hold a pen anymore.”
Russ’ condition resulted in him living on the streets in Florid for 4 years, but in 2018, he started trying to turn his life around. “I was trying to get help and get myself out of my situation. I had a phone, but I struggled to type on keyboards. So I started looking for alternative smartphone keyboards that might enable me to type again. I found the keyboard app Typewise by accident.”
Russ thinks that Typewise smartphone keyboard enables him to get his life back by allowing him to communicate with people, and therefore get help, get an apartment and even get a job. “I am able to communicate a lot better than talking, because my voice is kind of monotone (单调的) so people don’t understand me very well. And because I was able to start typing on my phone again, I was able to use social media to reach out to an organization that helps people with disabilities.” It’s the hexagonal (六边形的) layout of the keyboard that Russ finds a whole lot easier.“ I can move my fingers around and not mess up as often.”
“Now I have a part-time job where I take care of dogs and cats on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I can’t work full time, because of my physical issues but at least I have something to do and something to look forward to.” Russ said.
The company making the smartphone app had been unaware that their unique keyboard design could help people with disabilities until they received Russ’ letter.
1. What happened to Russ before 2018?| A．He lost faith in life due to his disease. | B．His hands didn’t work any longer. |
| C．He was homeless for several years. | D．His computer skills got worse. |
| A．By getting what he wanted. | B．By promoting it to the disabled. |
| C．By creating his social media. | D．By communicating with people better. |
| A．It’s satisfying. | B．It’s boring. | C．It’s promising. | D．It’s challenging. |
| A．A homeless man faces his trouble bravely. |
| B．A company tries its best to help the disabled. |
| C．Typewise has been popular among the disabled. |
| D．A homeless man rebuilds his life after finding Typewise. |
【推荐2】Tesla’s self-driving cars have recently come under investigation as a report on crashes raises questions about their safety. Despite Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s claim that their Autopilot capability makes their cars “ extremely safer,” data suggests otherwise.
According to The Washington Post, the number of deaths and serious injuries associated with Tesla’s driver-assistance technology is higher than previously reported. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recorded 736 crashes since 2019, with at least 17 of them being fatal. These figures include crashes involving both Autopilot, which allows cars to drive on highways without human intervention(干预), and the newer Full Self-Driving feature, which extends automation to city streets. However, these statistics can’t record incidents that were avoided due to the cars’ safety features. Additionally, when compared to the total number of car crashes that occurred last year, the number of crashes involving driver-assistance vehicles appears relatively small, but actually it’s not.
Tesla’s safety claims lack context as Autopilot is primarily designed for highways, while most accidents occur in more complex environments with cross-traffic, pedestrians, and cyclists. Moreover, Tesla’s customer base consists mainly of wealthier individuals who live in communities with lower accident rates.
Concerns are raised by Tesla’s request to the NHTSA not to reveal whether Autopilot or Full Self-Driving was in use during fatal crashes. This lack of transparency (透明) prevents a comprehensive analysis of the incidents and raises questions about responsibility.
Safety exaggerations combined with Tesla’s aggressive marketing have led to accidents caused by drivers relying too heavily on the system. Full Self-Driving does not allow the car to fully drive itself, and drivers are expected to remain attentive and ready to intervene at all times. However, Tesla’s messaging may mislead some users into believing otherwise.
While a driverless future has the potential to be safer, it is crucial not to convince the public that underdeveloped capabilities are ready for widespread use. Tesla should address past problems, ensure their automation set can detect(检测) emergency vehicles, and be transparent with the public about the limitations of their technology.
1. What can we learn about Tesla’s driver-assistance-related crashes?| A．736 fatal cases of self-driving are recorded. |
| B．NHTSA focused on the crashes on highways. |
| C．The total number of car crashes is extremely small. |
| D．The incidents avoided are not counted in the crash statistics. |
| A．They are supported by comprehensive data. |
| B．They are based on limited driving environment. |
| C．They are restricted to the experiences of satisfied customers. |
| D．They have been proven to be accurate and reliable by NHTSA． |
| A．It is ill-received. | B．It is well-developed. |
| C．It needs the driver to stay focused. | D．It reduces the accidents greatly. |
| A．Concerns and Questions Surrounding Tesla’s “Self-Driving” Cars |
| B．Tesla’s Self-Driving Cars: The Safest Option of Driving on the Road |
| C．The Future of Self-Driving Cars: A Closer Look at Tesla’s Technology |
| D．Reconstruction and Revolution of Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving |
【推荐3】Finland’s system for returning drink containers started in the 1950s, and today almost every bottle and can is recycled. Convenience is the cornerstone of the system’s success.
Nowadays there are almost 5,000 container-return machines across Finland. Most of them are located in the same shops that sell drinks, making returning them a convenient part of people’s routine. Hotels, restaurants, offices, schools and event organizers return containers through their drink providers.
The return machines are easy to use. You place a bottle or can on a set of mini conveyor belts at the front of the machine. They carry it past a scanner and out of sight. The machine sorts the bottles and crushes the cans. When you’re done, you press a button and the machine gives you a receipt. Plastic bottles are worth 20 to 40 cents, depending on their size, while glass bottles are worth 10 to 40 cents and aluminium (铝) cans are 15 cents. The returned containers are recycled or the materials are reused. Across Finland, on average, every Finn returns 373 items in a year: 251 aluminium cans, 98 plastic bottles and 24 glass bottles.
The government has entrusted this function to the private agency. “Palpa is completely nonprofit and receives no government funding,” says Tommi Vihavainen, Palpa’s director of producer services, ICT and communication.
Russia, the UK and other countries have shown interest in the Finnish system. “Most visitors want to see how the return system works in Finland,” says Vihavainen. “We don’t act as consultants, but we’re proud to present our system.”
1. What do we know about Finland’s system for returning drink containers?| A．It still has a long way to develop. | B．It gains popularity for its convenience. |
| C．It used to be fashionable but now out-dated. | D．It’s supported financially by the government. |
| A．To show Finns consume various drinks. | B．To help make the story more interesting. |
| C．To make the impact of the system convincing. | D．To guarantee the proper logic of the passage. |
| A．Indifferent. | B．Positive. | C．Pessimistic. | D．Dismissive. |
| A．Finland’s recycling programme keeps bottles off streets. |
| B．The return machines in the world are popular and easy. |
| C．Palpa—a complete nonprofit to recycle the bottles. |
| D．Finland—a country free of waste such as bottles. |
【推荐1】A group of people introduced themselves to me and my German classmate Julia. They were from a production company, currently in the process of filming a movie based in Du’an, a rural area a few hours north of Nanning. They tried to explain the plot of the film, but neither mine nor Julia’s Chinese was good enough to fully understand what they were saying. They then asked if we would be interested in being part of the project.
I came to China to experience new things and new opportunities, and being in a movie sounded so exciting. So in less than a second, I jumped at the chance of being in the film. Julia on the other hand was not so enthusiastic. It took 30 minutes to convince her to be part of the film, and she eventually accepted the chance.
That afternoon we were taken to the production company’s office to meet the director and some of the cast. We all sat together, drinking tea, talking about why Julia and I were in China and about the film. It seemed a little bit like a dream.
Ever since I was a small child, I dreamed of becoming a movie star, but I would never have guessed that my dream would come true, especially now in China.
At the end of the talk, we were given scripts(剧本)and had a few photographs taken. We were given the production schedule and ensured that our scenes would only be shot at weekends so it wouldn’t interfere with our studies. We left the office and were excited about the film, unknowing what filming was actually like.
On our first day of filming, we were picked up in the early morning from the university and we drove deep into the countryside.
We arrived at the location and waited for our scene to be shot. We watched as the other actors and crew went about their work, busy shooting and reshooting the same scene from different angles and perspectives. I never knew how much effort and care went into filming even the shortest and simplest scene. It was then our turn to shoot, and I was very nervous and very excited.
1. From the first paragraph we know that______.| A．the writer was also a German |
| B．Du’an is the name of a film |
| C．neither the writer’s Chinese nor her classmate’s was very good |
| D．the group of people wanted the writer to be the director of the film |
| A．was interested in new things |
| B．was interested in exciting films |
| C．jumped high in the film |
| D．wasn’t as enthusiastic as Julia about the film |
| A．Before being part of the film, the writer had to make friends with the director. |
| B．An actor or actress must recite all the scripts. |
| C．Before being part of the film, one must know what filming is actually like. |
| D．Sometimes the same scene can be shot or reshot many times. |
| A．The writer was praised in her university. |
| B．The writer became very famous as a new actress. |
| C．How the writer performed in the film. |
| D．How the writer got on with other actors. |
| A．A foreign girl’s adventure |
| B．A foreign girl’s experience as an “actress” |
| C．A foreign girl’s college life in China |
| D．A foreign girl’s trip to the countryside |
【推荐2】Mental health and happiness are important to student success in higher education but rarely get the attention they need. Colleges and universities in the United States have been seeing increases in mental illness among students for decades. Promoting student mental health and emotional happiness on campus requires more than a well-functioning counseling center. It calls for a campus-wide commitment action plan.
American undergraduate students have been reporting increasing rates of anxiety, depression and substance use for decades. In the 2018–2019 Healthy Minds Study (HMS) survey, 40% of about 300,000 students at some 300 colleges and universities reported experiencing a mental health problem, and 60% said they were having difficulty accessing mental health care on campus or in the community. Other studies estimate that the dropout rate for U.S. undergraduate students with mental health problems is over 40%, and that the popularity of mental health problems among graduate students is six times that of the general population.
Most academic institutions provide some mental health services, often through a counseling center. But no matter how good that center is, it alone cannot solve the problems. An important early step is for each institution to assess the extent of the crisis on its campus and whether there are enough treatment services either at the institution or in the local community. Another important question is whether there are elements of the institution’s own environment or culture that contribute to the problems that students are experiencing, like unreasonable workloads or deadlines for assignments.
Every college and university should carry out a comprehensive action plan to achieve this goal. This may require additional resources during a trying time for institutional budgets. But supporting the whole student is so important that financial priorities should be rearranged.
1. What happens to undergraduate students in America?| A．They pay little attention to higher education. | B．Increasing students suffer from mental illness. |
| C．They are lacking in a sense of happiness. | D．They lose confidence in the future careers. |
| A．Terrible dropout rates. | B．Decreasing general population. |
| C．Emotional happiness. | D．Mentally healthy problems. |
| A．Analyzing the present situation. | B．Opening more counseling centers. |
| C．Offering free mental health services. | D．Reducing unreasonable workloads. |
| A．By giving some useful advice. | B．By offering financial support. |
| C．By turning to the government. | D．By getting enough trying time. |
【推荐3】Best Science Books for Kids of All Ages
Diary of a Time Travelerby David Long
When young Augustus falls asleep in history class, Professor Tempo decides to show him that history isn’t boring at all. She hands him a magic diary; all he needs to do is write the time and place to travel to. Each double page spread introduces a different time and place and in the back you can find a short brief introduction of all the historical characters covered.
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Little Changesby Tiffany Taylor
A natural disaster strikes and splits a group of fun beings into two. They develop separately through many adventures. Teach your children about the wonders of evolution with this fun story. Get them asking questions about the world they live in and show them how things are the way they are.
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Galapagos Georgeby Jean Craighead George
Famous naturalist and bestselling author of the Newbery Medal-winningJulie of the Wolvesand the highly praisedEverglades, Jean Craighead George once again introduces children to the wonders of the natural world in this incredible evolution story set in the Galapagos Islands. This is the story of the famous Lonesome George, a giant tortoise who was the last of his species.
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Equal Shmequalby Virginia Kroll
Mouse and her friends want to play tug-of-war(拔河) but they can’t figure out how to make teams that are equal. Nothing works until they measure and equalize their teams based on size, weight, and strength. A perfect addition to any science collection that shows readers how math can be used in everyday problem solving.
Price: US $11. 16
1. What does Professor Tempo want Augustus to do?| A．Teach himself history. | B．Keep a diary every day. |
| C．Get interested in history. | D．Write notes in history classes. |
| A．Practical use of math. | B．Skills of history study. |
| C．Importance of teamwork. | D．Knowledge of natural disasters. |
| A．Litle Changes. | B．Galapagos George. |
| C．Equal Shmequal. | D．Diary of a Time Traveler. |
