Each day, 10-year-old Seth asked his mom for more and more lunch money. Yet he seemed skinnier than ever and came home from school hungry. It turned out that Seth was handing his lunch money to fifth-grader, who was threatening to beat him up if he didn't pay.
Most kids have been teased by a brother or a friend at some point. And it's not usually harmful when done in a playful and friendly way, and both kids find it funny. But when teasing becomes hurtful, unkind, and constant, it crosses the line into bullying and needs to stop.
Bullying is intentional tormenting in physical or psychological ways. It can range from hitting, name-calling and threats to blackmailing money and possessions. Some kids bully others by deliberately separating them and spreading rumors about them. Others use social media or electronic messaging to tease others or hurt their feelings.
It's important to take bullying seriously and not just brush it off as something that kids have to tolerate. The effects can be serious and affect kids' sense of safety and self-worth. In severe cases, bullying has contributed to tragedies, such as suicides and school shootings.
Kids bully for a variety of reasons. Sometimes they pick on kids because they need a victim — someone who seems emotionally or physically weaker, or just acts or appears different in some way — to feel more important, popular, or in control. Although some bullies are bigger or stronger than their victims, that's not always the case.
Sometimes kids torment others because that's the way they've been treated. They may think their behavior is normal because they come from families or other settings where everyone regularly gets angry and shouts or calls each other names. Some popular TV shows even seem to promote meanness — people are “voted off", ignored, or ridiculed for their appearance or lack of talent.
Unless your child tells you about bullying — or has visible injuries — it can be difficult to figure out if it's happening.
1. What is the author's purpose of telling Seth's story?| A．To introduce the topic. | B．To raise public concern. |
| C．To analyse the cause. | D．To display harmful effects. |
| A．Removing bullying. | B．Ignoring bullying. |
| C．Avoiding bullying. | D．Stressing bullying. |
| A．Bullies feel guilty for their bullying behavior in their hearts. |
| B．Bullies want to dominate everyone physically and mentally. |
| C．Bullies have taken the behavior from their original families. |
| D．Bullies are obviously controlled by some popular TV shows. |
| A．Signs of bullying. | B．Advice for kids. |
| C．Problems of bullying. | D．Advice for society. |
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【推荐1】You may hear the awful saying “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks”, which speaks to a common belief about older adulthood that it’s a time when we’ve become so set in our ways that we’re not likely to change.
Psychologists used to follow the same line of thinking: After young adulthood, people tend to become stabler as people age. However, more recent studies suggest that something unexpected happens to many people as they reach and pass their 60s: Their personality starts changing again. People’s personality can change in response to their circumstances, adapting to a changing life. These developments clarify personality is not a permanent state but an adaptive way of being.
We can’t say with certainty what factors are driving these shifts, but a few theories exist. One possibility is that personality is shaped by specific life events that tend to happen in older age: retirement, empty nesting or widowhood (丧偶). But such milestones aren’t very reliable sources of change. They affect some people deeply, but have no impact on others. Any one event could mean many different things, depending on its context. Jenny Wagner, a psychologist at the University of Hamburg, in Germany, gave an example. Losing a partner could be a great loss, but for some it could be a bit of a relief at the same time-say, for someone who’s been caring for their ill partner for years.
Granted, old-age personality changes don’t always result from a sense of helplessness or an endlessly shrinking life. Research has shown that when people get older, they commonly recalibrate their goals; though they might be doing less, they tend to prioritize what they find meaningful and really appreciate it. That may involve adjusting to what they can’t control, but it doesn’t necessarily mean they’re reacting to a bad life—just a different one.
At the same time, not all of the changes coming with old age are unavoidable. And if old adults had more support from their communities and society, perhaps they’d be better able to command their circumstances—rather than having to make up for factors slipping out of their grasp.
1. Why is the saying in paragraph 1 mentioned?| A．To lead in the topic. | B．To explain a reason. |
| C．To show an attitude. | D．To offer a suggestion. |
| A．They can’t be avoided or prevented. | B．They will happen to most old people. |
| C．They may vary from person to person. | D．They put elders in a terrible situation. |
| A．establish | B．adjust | C．pursue | D．reach |
| A．Give old people help and care. | B．Help communities and society. |
| C．Teach old people to adapt to such changes. | D．Study more about the change of circumstances. |
【推荐2】Hiring processes can be thought of as a battle between honesty and dishonesty. You might imagine this is a simple fight between truth-seeking firms and self-promoting candidates (候选人), and to a certain extent it is. But companies themselves are prone (有倾向的) to bend reality out of shape in ways that are self-defeating.
Start with the obvious wrongdoers: job applicants. When it comes to writing the resume (简历), they tend to massage (美化) reality into the most appealing shape possible. Everyone beyond a certain level of experience is a transformational leader personally responsible for generating millions income; the world economy would be about 15 times bigger than it actually is if all such claims were true. The average British spends four and a half hours a day watching TV and online videos. But each average job candidate is an enthusiast for public welfare, using their spare time only for worthy purposes, like volunteering in soup kitchens.
But the tendency to stretch the truth involves companies as well as applicants. The typical firm will write a job description that invariably describes the work environment as fast-paced and innovative, and then lays out a set of improbable requirements for the “ideal candidate”, someone who almost by definition does not exist. Sometimes, the requirements include an ability to go back and change the course of history.
Too few firms offer an accurate account of what a position actually involves in their job previews 职位预告, which are supposed to give prospective employees a real sense of the negatives and positives of the job, as well as a clear idea of the company’s corporate culture. One effective strategy is to lay out in text or video, what a typical day in the role would look like.
Such honesty can be its own reward. Research has long suggested that realistic job previews lead to lower turnover and higher employee satisfaction. A paper in 2011 by David Eamest of Towson University and his co-authors concluded that favourable perceptions of the organisation’s honesty are the best explanation for why. So a process designed to uncover the truth about job applicants would run a lot more smoothly if firms were also honest about themselves.
1. Why are “leader” and “enthusiast” mentioned in paragraph 2?| A．To present a principle 原则. | B．To make a prediction 预言. |
| C．To make a comparison 对比. | D．To explain a phenomenon 现象. |
| A．beautify. | B．admit. | C．defend. | D．separate. |
| A．They show a position as it is. | B．They are made either in text or video. |
| C．They are favorable for bigger firms. | D．They mainly contain negatives of a job. |
| A．Pains and gains of employees. | B．How to get the lying out of hiring. |
| C．How to be more appealing in hiring. | D．A battle between applicants and companies. |
【推荐3】At its core, social media is about advertising, but not just in terms of the products. Users are advertising themselves, making themselves look special and happy, no matter how many filters (滤镜) it takes. This can actually be damaging, especially to younger people. Because they traditionally look to their peers (同龄人) to help them determine what’s normal and who they should desire to be, and they particularly fear the social exclusion that comes from not fitting in with their peer group’s expectations.
With social media, their peers appear light years ahead in terms of wealth, beauty, and access to the kind of overall resources most of us can only dream of. The problem is that most of them achieved their fabulousness (难以置信的美好) through pure luck.
That’s why the core of our advice, for both adults and kids, begins with learning to accept what you can and can’t control, especially during those times when making things better isn’t really possible. And the one thing you can control when life sucks (令人不愉快) is knowing your standards for being a good person and living up to those standards regardless of how you feel or look or what other people think.
Being a good person isn’t about being perfect or ultra-unselfish; you don’t need to work in a soup kitchen or donate a kidney in order to qualify. In part, that’s because helping others must always come second to doing the smaller things required every day to take care of your own responsibilities and live up to your own values.
After explaining these ideas to their kids, parents can ask them to think about what they can and can’t control given how often life is just plain unfair. They can also ask their kids to think about the qualities they admire in people they believe to be good. This way, parents aren’t lecturing their kids about the importance of real values but encouraging them to make up their own minds about the values they find important. After all, people of any age are much more likely to make smart decisions if they’re asked to think through issues carefully and determine the right thing on their own, rather than being pushed in that direction.
1. Why are kids more likely to be harmed by social media according to paragraph 1?| A．They lack self-discipline. |
| B．They cannot distinguish good from bad. |
| C．They often have unhealthy online habits. |
| D．They tend to compare themselves with their peers. |
| A．Accepting reality. |
| B．Finding a role model. |
| C．Ignoring others’ opinions. |
| D．Having an optimistic attitude toward life. |
| A．To suggest how we can be a good person. |
| B．To state that helping others makes us perfect. |
| C．To explain the importance of living up to our values. |
| D．To clear up possible misunderstandings about being a good person. |
| A．Parents should have regular communication with their kids. |
| B．Parents should motivate their kids’ inner drive. |
| C．Children should be taught about real values. |
| D．Children should make clever decisions. |
【推荐1】Research published in the journal High Temperature found that an hour-long soak in hot water produced similar blood sugar responses to 60 minutes of moderate physical activity.
Sound too good to be true? While the research on these effects is still initial (初步)，there is a plausible explanation for this.
"It seems that activities that increase heat shock proteins (热体克蛋) may help to improve blood sugar control and offer an alternative to exercise," the lead study author Steve Faulkner wrote. “These activities—such as soaking in a hot tub or taking a sauna (桑拿) — may have health benefits to people who are unable to exercise regularly. to an hour- long session of cycling or an hour-long session in a 40℃bath.
The scientists discovered that both groups were better able to control their blood sugar levels in the 24 hours following their soak were approximately 10 percent lower than those of the participants who exercised.
Researchers say this implies that “passive heating" (a means of rising your body temperature) could assist in lowering blood sugar levels. Passive heating can affect proteins in the body called heat shock proteins, which helps regulate blood sugar. People with diabetes (糖尿病) tend to have lower levels of heat shock proteins. Passive heating can raise these levels.
It's critical to point out a few limitations of the study. For starters, the experiment only monitored men, so it's difficult to say if the same effect would happen in women. It also only included 14 volunteers, which was an extremely small sample size. More research needs to be conducted before scientists can come to any official conclusion. And, of course, you should still continue exercising regularly.
That being said, the study does offer some more promising insights (见解) into the healing effects of hot water.
1. What does the underlined word “plausible” in Paragraph 2 refer to?| A．Strange. | B．Ridiculous. |
| C．Reasonable. | D．Confusing. |
| A．Cycling made no difference to blood sugar levels. |
| B．People with diabetes usually have higher levels of heat shock proteins. |
| C．14 lean and 14 overweight men were involved in the research. |
| D．A 24-hour tracking and monitoring was carried out after the one-hour activities. |
| A．By extending the study period. |
| B．By changing the research method. |
| C．By including women in the research. |
| D．By adding more scientists involved in the investigation. |
| A．When you run a fever you get passive heating. |
| B．Passive heating can raise levels of heat shock proteins. |
| C．The research is of significance in spite of some imperfection. |
| D．You need either a hot bath or regular exercise to keep healthy. |
【推荐2】São Paulo is playing host to an unsustainable mountain of waste due to a general lack of participation in recycling properly. Mar ion Bernardi, a student from France, has proposed a neat way of getting kids in on the act of sorting domestic waste.
Mar ion registered for an art class in high school when she realised her love for creating objects. Entering for design studies at L’Ecole de Design Nantes Atlantique was a logical next step for her. She took advantage of a chance to study abroad briefly, moving for a time to pursue a Master’s degree in Transcultural Design in sad polo. “For my end of studies project” she says, “I decided to work on the waste sorting issue in sad Paulo, and finally I created the Recicla Dia a Dia project.”
Recicla Dia a Dia, is an ambitious idea whereby (凭此) kids are involved into recycling through a special classroom-based contest. With the help of smartphones, participants can take pat through an ape, along with a supply of custom-made tokens (代币) and a number of engaging activities to get them on the right path. The ape keeps the topic exciting, using colourful cartoon characters in the form of drink cans, plastic bottles and banana peels with faces to give it a distinctive child-led look.
The Recicla Dia a Dia app is specially-designed to educate the user, so they know how to deal with most forms of recyclable plastic, glass, paper and metal items. It comes through the use of a “separator” an interactive guide on the ape, which informs the child about whether waste is dry recyclable or not, via a set of clear questions.
To progress in the contest and get rewards, the child must level up by gaining experience. Experience can be gained by bringing in bags of dry recyclables counted by the teacher and by completing weekly ‘Zero Waste’ challenge. Beyond education through play, Mar ion man ages to create a link between home and school and provide a global solution to a major issue.
1. What does paragraph 2 mainly tell us about Mar ion?| A．Her pursue of studying abroad. | B．Her future career plans. |
| C．Her experience of learning design. | D．He university research topic. |
| A．It uses real images. | B．It requires children to buy tokens. |
| C．It’s a computer gaming ape. | D．It’s done through a competition. |
| A．By answering questions. | B．By asking the teacher. |
| C．By using a sorting machine | D．By judging the shapes. |
| A．Costly and effective. | B．Interesting and challenging. |
| C．Simple and practical | D．Amazing and time-consuming. |
【推荐3】One picture in the Wonder Book of knowledge I had as a little boy showed a man reading a book while floating in the Dead Sea. What a miracle! How would it feel to lie back in water so thick with salt that it was impossible to sink?
Fed by the Jordan River and smaller streams, the Dead Sea is the lowest point on the earth’s surface, and its water is ten times saltier than the Mediterranean. With evaporation its only outlet, salt and other minerals become super-concentrated.
Earlier this year, I drove down the long, steep hill to realize my dream. The shoreline was a broad area of bare salt-mud, but the water edge was far out of sight. Had somebody pulled the Dead Sea’s plug? I wondered. Eli Dior, an Israeli official, explained the problem: “The Dead Sea is drying up. Every year, the surface drops about one meter, and as the water level falls, shadow areas are left high and dry.”
Over the last half-century, the five neighboring countries have collectively diverted nearly all the water flowing into the Dead Sea to meet human and agriculture needs. Result: the Dead Sea is being emptied.
With population in the region set to double at least in the next 50 years, there is little hope of restoring the water being diverted for human consumption. No country has a drop to spare for the Dead Sea, where they know it will just evaporate. To dream of opening the dams and restoring natural balance is plainly unrealistic.
Yet one ambitious high-tech dream may turn out to be not only the salvation of the Dead Sea but also a ticket to peace around its shores. The “Red-Dead” is a proposed $5 billion project to bring sea water some 240 kilometers by pipeline and canal from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea. The Red-Dead may be the only solution, but even if the project is carried out successfully, the Dead Sea will be 10 to 20 meters lower than now and two thirds of its current size.
Whatever the future holds, the Dead Sea’s magical mix of sun, mud, sea and salt will surely survive. Many might complain that the Dead Sea is half empty—but for me the Dead sea will always be half full.
1. What’s the passage mainly about?| A．Dead Sea – miracle of the world. |
| B．Save the environment of the Dead Sea. |
| C．Slow shrinking of the Dead Sea. |
| D．Why is the Dead Sea so salty. |
| A．a severe reduction of the water flowing into the sea |
| B．rapid evaporation of the water in the Dead Sea area |
| C．the increasing quantity of water drawn from the sea |
| D．very low annual rainfall in the Dead Sea Area |
| A．With no outlet to any ocean, the Dead Sea has become by evaporation most dense waters on earth. |
| B．Though burdened with the growing population, the neighboring countries haven’t cut off the sources of the Dead Sea. |
| C．All the countries in the area will consider diverting less water from the Jordan River. |
| D．The Red-Dead Project has not only brought water to the Dead Sea, but peace to the area as well. |
| A．If the Dead Sea dried up, great natural disasters would happen in the region. |
| B．The Dead Sea will not survive no matter what people do to save it. |
| C．The five neighboring countries should stop diverting water from the Jordan River. |
| D．Though the Dead Sea is shrinking gradually, it will not die. |
【推荐1】Com has been a significant part in American food since before European arrival. After the Civil War, grits(粗玉米粉), which are made out of corn, became a diet mainstay(支柱) because water-powered mills turned up. They were relatively inexpensive and could be eaten with almost anything, making it possible for everyone to enjoy.
Grits are usually cooked with water, cream and butter over the course of many hours. There can be varied types of grits from smooth to grainy. There are even instant grits for those without the hours to cook. Worth noting is that sugar is not typically added.
Grits can be served for breakfast, lunch and dinner, but they’re commonly used as a base, usually topped with seafood and a delicious sauce. It’s a dish eaten by everyone from sitting presidents to blue-collar workers in a variety of ways, both in fine dining restaurants and oily spoons.
Shrimp and grits is the most well-known dish incorporating grits, especially in coastal areas like Charleston, South Carolina. It was originally a fisherman’s breakfast, a hearty meal before a long day of work, and today, it’s found on menus throughout the nation.
Chefs have also become creative with the dish, adding modern elements to the traditional. Mashama Bailey has a foie gras(鹅肝酱) and grits dish at The Grey in Savannah, Georgia. Edward Lee has prepared it like the porridge his Korean parents cooked during his growing up, but uses Kentucky’s Wiesenberger grits. Nathalie Dupree has made her career on the dish with her cookbook titled “Shrimp and Grits” , while Virginia Willis has appropriately titled “Grits”.
1. Why did grits become main food?| A．Com played a key role. | B．Dried com was extremely cheap. |
| C．The Civil War broke out. | D．Water-powered mills showed up. |
| A．They are popular among all walks of life. | B．They are smooth to feel. |
| C．They are placed on top of other foods. | D．They are expensive to purchase. |
| A．Grits with Shrimp. | B．Grits with sugar. | C．Grits with butter. | D．Grits with cream. |
| A．To introduce Lee’s upbringing experiences. | B．To promote Lee’s cooking techniques. |
| C．To explain a modern flavor of grits. | D．To advertise a newly-published cookbook. |
【推荐2】As COVID-19 spreads throughout China and the rest of the world, an important question has yet to be answered: where did the virus come from? The latest study indicated that pangolins(穿山甲)may be an intermediate host of the virus, according to Xinhua. However, bats are suspected to be the original cause.
“We don’t know the source yet, but there’s pretty strong evidence that this is a bat origin coronavirus,” said Peter Dazsak, president of EcoHealth Alliance, an environmental nonprofit(非盈利机构), according to The New York Times. “When you look at the genetic sequence(基因序列)of the virus, and you match it up with every known coronavirus, the closest relatives are from bats,” Dazsak also told CNN.
So why are bats the source of so many deadly kinds of viruses but they don’t suffer from any symptoms? As the only flying mammal(哺乳动物)with a long lifespan, bats’ body temperature is high, similar to a fever. It’s the fact that may contribute to bats’ unique immune system in protecting them from the ill effects of viruses.
But are bats truly to blame for the virus-or should we be blaming ourselves? Whether we destroy the forests where bats live or they end up on our plate, it’s the fault of humans for decreasing the distance between us and virus-carrying bats. Bats are an important animal in our ecosystem when it comes to pollinating(授粉)many fruits such as mangos and bananas. We need to allow them to continue pollination and keep them away from our markets and mouths.
1. What can we learn about the origin of COVID-19?| A．Bats have been confirmed to be its original cause. |
| B．Pangolins are now considered the most likely source. |
| C．It’s identified by comparing sources of various viruses. |
| D．The virus was found to be genetically similar to those seen in bats. |
| A．Bats have a unique immune system. |
| B．Their low body temperature protects them. |
| C．Bats are the only flying mammal to live in groups. |
| D．Living in caves help bats fight against viruses. |
| A．Virus-carrying bats should be killed. | B．Humans should stay away from bats. |
| C．Bats benefit but also harm our ecosystem. | D．Bats could spread viruses during pollination. |
【推荐3】2020 is a leap year, and as we all know leap years happen every four years, right? Wrong. That extra day in February is designed to keep the earth in sync (同步的) with the seasonal year. But, what you might not realize is that the maths isn’t that simple and occasionally we have to wait eight years.
The method behind calculating when leap years occur might be a bit more complicated than you think. Way back in 1582 the calendar we now use was first applied. The Gregorian calendar was named after the authority at the time, Gregory XIV. The people who created it realized it wasn’t perfect to just add an extra day every four years.
Here’s where the maths comes in. A day, of course, is measured by the amount of time it takes for the earth to complete one full cycle on its axis (轴). A year is the number of days it takes the earth to orbit the sun, which most people assume is 365. However, the earth actually takes just under 365 and a quarter days to complete one full revolve (旋转) around the sun.
So, every four years we get an extra day, which falls on the 29th February. However, as mentioned earlier, it is in fact just under a quarter of a day. So, by rounding it up (四舍五入), we put the calendar out of sync again—which means that after a while we have too many days.
That imbalance has to be dealt with again, otherwise after 400 years you’d end up with three extra days. So back in 1582, they realized that every turn of a century should skip their extra day to remove those three extra days. This is why the years 1700, 1800, and 1900 weren’t leap years. But wait, there’s more. The year 2000, the millennium, was a leap year. That’s because over a period of four hundred years we only need to remove three days. So, every 400 years the turn of the century is a leap year.
The next time you hear someone saying “leap years happen every four years”, you can tell them why they’re wrong.
1. What can we know from the first two paragraphs?| A．Leap years happen every four years. |
| B．Gregory XIV created the Gregorian calendar. |
| C．Sometimes we have to wait eight years for a leap year. |
| D．It was perfect to add an extra day every four years. |
| A．The concept of the current calendar was not known by people before 1582. |
| B．A day is the time that the earth takes to complete one full circle. |
| C．A year is the time that the earth takes to obit the sun. |
| D．The earth takes 365 and a quarter days to orbit the sun. |
| A．2100. | B．2200. | C．2300. | D．2400. |
| A．The definition of a leap year. |
| B．The purpose of designing leap years. |
| C．The time when the leap year was first applied. |
| D．The reason why not all leap years are every 4 years. |
Admission : Adults $10.00. Teenagers under 15 free with a paying adult.
Join Lincolnton’s own Tammie Davis as she performs her original country songs at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 5th.
Special Days: The Spring for Kids First Night Gala benefiting the Council for Children’s Rights will take place from 7 p.m. to 10p.m. on Wednesday, March 2,2012. Tickets are $50 and include an access to Freedom Hall, where you can enjoy delicious food, beverage(饮料)and entertainment free of charge.
Seniors Day(55+):Wednesday is for them. Cost is $7.00 but without coupons(减价优惠).
Hours :Wednesday, Thursday &Sunday :10 a.m.---5p.m.;Friday &Saturday :10 a.m.----9 a.m.
Wheelchairs are available on a first come first served basis for you. The cost is $1.00 and you are required to leave a valid driver’s license or ID.
Parking :All Day Parking: $6.00;Half Day Parking:$3.00; Every Hour Parking:$1.00
For more Information: Come to visit Mardee Woodward in person.
E-mail: mwoodward@southernshows.com
Telephone:704-376-4085
1. We can learn from the text that the show will ___________.
| A．last only five days |
| B．offer a free parking |
| C．have the only one singer |
| D．take place in a private house |
| A．$ 10 | B．$ 30 | C．$ 20 | D．$40 |
| A．old people can visit the show only on Wednesday |
| B．the disabled can use the wheelchairs free of charge |
| C．there are not enough wheelchairs for the disabled |
| D．kids’ tickets on Wednesday don’t include beverage |
【推荐2】You’ve probably seen ads for apps promising to make you smarter in just a few minutes a day. Hundreds of so-called “brain training” programs can be bought for download.
These simple games are designed to challenge mental abilities, with the ultimate goal of improving the performance of important everyday tasks.
But can just clicking away at animations of swimming fish or flashed streets signs on your phone really help you improve the way your brain functions?
Two large groups of scientists and mental health practitioners published consensus statements, months apart in 2014, on the effectiveness of these kinds of brain games.
Both included people with years of research experience and expertise in cognition (认知), learning, skill acquisition, neuroscience and dementia (痴呆). Both groups carefully considered the same body of evidence available at the time.
However, they issued exactly opposite statements.
One concluded that “there is little evidence that playing brain games improves potential broad cognitive abilities, or that it enables one to better handle a complex condition of everyday life.”
The other argued that “a large and growing body of evidence shows that certain cognitive training methods can significantly improve cognitive function, including in ways that generalize to everyday life.”
Brain training programs are an attractive shortcut, a “get smart quick” scheme. But improving or maintaining cognition is likely not going to be quick and easy. Instead, it may require a lifetime — or at least an extended period – of cognitive challenge and learning.
If you’re worried about your cognition, what should you do?
First, if you do engage in brain games, and you enjoy them, please continue to play. But keep your expectations realistic. If you’re playing only to obtain cognitive benefits, instead consider other activities that might be as cognitively inspiring, or at least more rewarding — like learning a new language, for instance, or learning to play a musical instrument.
1. How did the scientists make their findings?| A．By collecting statistics from research. |
| B．By observing available evidence. |
| C．By recording cognitive changes. |
| D．By comparing the differences. |
| A．solutions to cognitive difficulty |
| B．promotion of puzzle games |
| C．new ways to improve cognitive function |
| D．further research into brain training |
| A．It is completely illegal. | B．It is of much practice. |
| C．It is hardly acceptable. | D．It is of little value. |
| A．The examples of cognitive activities. |
| B．The tips on playing cognitive games. |
| C．The disadvantages of puzzle games. |
| D．The affection for puzzle games. |
【推荐3】Cyndi Decker, a schoolteacher in Florida, had recently taken an art class and made a painting of a huge white bird called an egret （白鹭）. Her proud son posted a photograph of Decker on Reddit, shyly holding her painting. Below it he wrote, “My mom painted this and said no one would like it."
Then Kristoffer Zetterstrand, an artist in Sweden, saw the photo, deciding to pay respect to the teacher by painting Decker holding her painting. He even captured the shy look on her face. Zetterstrand photographed himself holding his painting of Decker holding her painting. He posted the image on Reddit. The caption for his photograph is "I painted somebody's mom." Two days later, Amer, a student in Canada, painted a picture of Zetterstrand holding his painting of Decker holding her painting. Her caption read , "I painted the guy who painted the other guy's mom." The artist Vince Law was the next to join in. The caption for his photo of his painting is "I painted the girl who painted the guy who painted the other guy's mom who painted an egret.” Artist Travis Simpson continued the fun.
And it happened again and again and again !
By this time, more than one million people had seen the paintings and pictures of paintings on a number of social media websites. Many artists around the world jumped into the process, many at the same time.
“I was in fear I was going to read a lot of hateful comments. You all have proven me so wrong. I'm assuming most of you could be my kids, and you all get an unjust accusation in this world. You all are caring and a ton of fun! Thanks for uplifting me! You all have inspired me instead ," she wrote on Reddit.
1. How did people join in the painting?| A．By painting the same bird. |
| B．By means of sharing painting process. |
| C．By organizing voluntary painters on the Internet. |
| D．By painting the photo posted by the previous painter. |
| A．Caring and fun. | B．Ambitious and patient. |
| C．Demanding and stubborn. | D．Considerate and cautious. |
| A．She was afraid of her painting skill. |
| B．Most of kids like non-photorealistic art form. |
| C．There exists language violence on the Internet. |
| D．She was instructed by the professionals. |
| A．The Social Media Changed a Woman Art-lover |
| B．One Painting Started a Worldwide Painting Party |
| C．How the Painters Reacted to a Kid's Hope |
| D．How a Woman Won the Respect of People |
