Here come some of the ways advised to keep delighted and a healthy mood by Harvard.
♦ Be grateful and say thanks often
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If your tendency is to imagine the very worst case whenever you have a trouble, train yourself to change that tendency. Ask yourself what good can come from the situation or what you can learn from it. Optimism surely fuels success and delight.
♦ Understand and forgive
Step into others’ shoes and understand a situation from another’s perspective, and we’re more likely to handle the situation with objectivity and effectiveness. There will be less conflicts and more delight.
Hate and anger are forms of self-punishment. When you forgive, you’re actually practicing kindness to yourself. Most importantly, learn to forgive yourself. Everyone makes mistakes.
♦ Keep learning and be a problem solver
Learning keeps us young and olive. When engaging our brains toward productive uses, we’re much more likely to feel delighted and fulfilled.
Delighted people are problem solvers. When facing a challenge in life, they don’t beat themselves up and fail into a depressive state.
| A．Be optimistic and laugh often |
| B．Pay attention to the little details in your life |
| C．Do what you love freely and live happily in the present |
| D．Laughter is the most powerful treatment to anger or depression |
| E．It’s through our mistakes that we learn and grow to be bigger and better |
| F．Only by making mistakes repeatedly will we realize it is normal to make mistakes |
| G．Instead they face the challenge and channel their energies to finding a creative solution |
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【推荐1】Do you want to be at the top of your class? Add these tips to your life and you should be on your way to being a top student!
Taking notes is important. You don’t need to write down every single word your teacher says but rite down what he/she writes on the board, or any special fact you think you might need for a test.
Don’t skip school. You will be missing out on stuff.
Keep a good attitude towards things. If you have an “I don’t care about school or this class” attitude, then teachers will be less willing to help you with problems or offer you extra credit. The same goes for a lazy attitude. Have a respectful attitude to teachers and other students.
Always ask questions.
| A．Be prepared． |
| B．Write in your own words. |
| C．Staying organised will be helpful. |
| D．There is no shame in needing some help. |
| E．Pay attention to everything the teacher says. |
| F．It is true that you could make up the work. |
| G．Try not to laugh when other students make a mistake. |
【推荐2】The question “Who am I?” can bring on a series of thoughts, emotions, and feelings, but what if you don’t know how to answer?
Question your body image.
Practice self-care. It can be hard to find time to reflect on yourself when you’re feeling overwhelmed. Taking care of yourself physically and mentally is essential to being the best version of you, so don’t forget to schedule time to do something for yourself.
Write in a journal. To process your thoughts and experiences, write down what you did, felt, and thought throughout the day.
| A．Set reasonable goals. |
| B．Learn more about yourself. |
| C．List words about the way you look. |
| D．If you were happy, put down what delighted you. |
| E．This can help you feel more at peace with life and yourself. |
| F．By doing this, you will find it rewarding to share your time with others. |
| G．Feeling lost or confused about who you are is more common than you may think. |
【推荐3】Owning a pet is a fun and rewarding experience. But every animal and their needs are different, so how can you make sure that you choose the right one for you?
Do your research
You may like the look of a particular pet but that doesn’t mean they’re right for you.
Think about your lifestyle
For example, if you work full time and you want a dog, who would take care of them during the day? If you want a cat, will they have access to outside space while you’re out?
From everyday things like insurance, food and toys to unexpected vet bills, having a pet is certainly a financial commitment. Make sure you factor in how much your new pet will cost before you choose them.
Think about a rescue pet
Thousands of homeless pets are desperate for a good home. Charities like Blue Cross can offer support and advice about individual pets and help you find the right one for you.
| A．Do your sums |
| B．Finance comes first |
| C．Here are some top tips from national pet charity Blue Cross. |
| D．They will be vaccinated so they offer great value compared to buying from a seller. |
| E．Don’t purchase online with multiple breeds or types of pets-they may be cruel to pets. |
| F．Take the requirements of different pets into account to make sure they’re the right choice. |
| G．Every pet has its own personality and certain breeds of animals often have strong characteristics. |
【推荐1】Earthquakes are a natural disaster—except when they're man-made. The oil and gas industry has forcefully used the technique known as hydraulic fracturing (水力压裂法) to destroy sub-surface rock and liberate the oil and gas hiding there. But the process results in large amounts of chemical-filled waste water. Horizontal drilling (水平钻孔) for oil can also produce large amount of natural, unwanted salt water. The industry deals with this waste water by pumping it into deep wells.
On Monday, the US Geological Survey published for the first time an earthquake disaster map covering both natural and “induced” quakes. The map and a report show that parts of the central United States now face a ground-shaking disaster equal to the famously unstable terrain (不稳定地形) of California.
Some 7 million people live in places easily attacked by these man-made quakes, the USGS said The list of places at highest risk of man-made earthquakes includes Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, Arkansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Ohio and Alabama. Most of these earthquakes are relatively small, in the range of magnitude (震级) 3, but some have been more powerful, including a magnitude 5.6 earthquake in 2011 in Oklahoma that was connected to waste water filling.
Scientists said they do not know if there is an upper limit on the magnitude of man-made earthquakes; this is an area of active research. Oklahoma has had prehistoric earthquakes as powerful as magnitude 7.
It's not immediately clear whether this new research will change industry practices, or even whether it will surprise anyone in the areas of newly supposed danger. In Oklahoma, for example, the natural rate of earthquakes is only one or two a year, but there have been hundreds since hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling, with the waste water filling, became common in the last ten years.
1. What kind of human activities can cause earthquakes?| A．The man-made produced waste water in the factories. |
| B．The process of digging deep wells in those poor areas. |
| C．The advanced techniques used to deal with waste water. |
| D．The oil or gas industry's work connected with the earth. |
| A．Man-made. | B．Reduced. |
| C．Newly-built. | D．Controlled. |
| A．It's been said as small as magnitude 3. |
| B．It has been said as high as magnitude 7. |
| C．It's being studied without a final conclusion. |
| D．It has risen by an average of magnitude 5. 6. |
| A．Natural Earthquakes in America Are Disappearing Now |
| B．7 Million Americans at Risk of Man-Made Earthquakes |
| C．Time for Oil and Gas Industry Change Their Working Practice |
| D．More Often Earthquakes as Powerful as Magnitude 7 in America |
【推荐2】Amazing Waterfalls (瀑布) From All over the World
Sutherland Falls
Sutherland Falls is located in Fiordland, New Zealand, and it shows, an amazing 1,902-foot fall. Donald Sutherland discovered the waterfall in 1880 and he was the first to focus his eyes on the beautiful waterfall. With a striking lake at the top of the falls and mountains set in the background there, it is a really good view.
Detian Falls
This waterfall is on the border of China and Vietnam. It is about 300 feet wide, 164 feet high and comes from Guichun Boundary River. Located in the foreground are beautiful rice and vegetable fields and the background is nothing but the jungle. While Detian Falls may be great, it is not respected as one of the best waterfalls on the planet and we think that isn't fair.
Gocta Falls
While Gocta Falls has been an important place for the locals of Peru for centuries, it wasn't really known to the rest of the world until 2005! This is an unbelievable fact that Gocta Falls is among the five highest waterfalls on the entire planet, about 2,490 feet high. This is probably the farthest trip on the list but the views are worth it.
McWay Falls
McWay Falls is located on the Central Coast of California near Big Sur. While this water-fall looks completely tiny compared-to many others on this list, it is still a worthwhile destination. This waterfall is only 80 feet high but it feeds into a beautiful bay right off the Pacific Ocean. With the endless ocean to your left, a waterfall to your back, and comfortable rocks keeping you in the bay, there is no more beautiful place to be.
1. What can we see in front of Detian Falls?| A．A lake. | B．The ocean. | C．Bays. | D．Crops. |
| A．It is the fifth highest waterfall in Peru. |
| B．It is the most difficult waterfall to reach. |
| C．It became world-known in the 21st century. |
| D．It was discovered by the locals of Peru in 2005. |
| A．Sutherland Falls. | B．Detian Falls. | C．Gocta Falls. | D．McWay Falls. |
【推荐3】How you fold a paper airplane can determine how fast or how far it goes. A lot of people arrive at the best designs through trial and error, and perhaps a little bit of luck. But this question is no child’s play for the researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne.
“Seemingly a simple toy, the paper airplane actually shows complex aerodynamic (空气动力学的) behaviors which are most often ignored,” the researchers said. “When the paper airplane is launched, there are complex physical interactions between the paper structure and the surrounding air, leading to a particular flight behavior.”
To examine the relationship between a folding pattern and the flight, they developed a robotic system that can make various paper planes and then test, analyze, and model their flight behaviors. In this experiment, the robot made and launched over 500 paper airplanes with 50 different designs. Then it collected data on how far each design flew and the characteristics of that flight.
The researchers sorted different shapes roughly into three types of “behavioral groups”.
The first type follows a nosedive (俯冲) path, which means a short flight distance before landing on the ground. The second type does a glide (滑行), falling at a consistent and relatively controlled rate, and covers a longer distance than the nosedive. The third type is a recovery glide, falling steadily before leveling of and staying at a certain height above the ground.
“With the high precision and automation of the robotic system, large-scale experiments can be performed to improve design,” the researchers noted. “The robot designer can deepen our understanding and exploration of design problems, and could otherwise be challenging to observe any behavior.”
This insight can also apply to the changeable flight paths of small flying vehicles. “These models can be used to improve a real-world robotic design to identify wing shapes that fly a given distance,” the researchers said.
1. What can be inferred from the researchers’ words in Paragraph 2?| A．It is difficult to design a perfect paper airplane. |
| B．There is more to explore about paper airplanes. |
| C．The paper airplane is a popular toy for children. |
| D．It is likely to control paper airplanes’ behaviors. |
| A．Promote paper airplanes to fly much farther. |
| B．Leave paper airplanes high above the ground. |
| C．Create paper airplanes with different designs. |
| D．Change paper airplanes’ flight characteristics. |
| A．Enhance the design of airplanes. |
| B．Prove the precision of airplanes. |
| C．Predict the development of airplanes. |
| D．Increase the automation of airplanes. |
| A．Researchers test their innovative ideas on paper airplanes. |
| B．Researchers design a real-world robot with paper airplanes. |
| C．Researchers can design various wing shapes for paper airplanes. |
| D．Researchers create a robot to learn more about paper airplanes’ flight. |
