| A big welcome to our new baby black rhino,Tau! Tau was born last month. He weighs 40 kg now. He hasn't got any homs at the moment. They' re starting to grow.
Block rhinos are huge. They' re brown, grey or white. They aren't black! They' ve got two horns. They' re the only animals with horns on their nose. They can't see very well, but they' ve got a better sense of smell and hearing than many animals. Black rhinos live in the south of Africa, in the savannoh, in woods or near rivers. They eat in the morning and evening. At midday, when it's hot, they like to lie in water or mud. Every baby rhino is important, because rhinos are in danger of extraction. 200 years ago there were about 1, 000, 000 rhinos in Africa: Now there are less than 5, 000, Sadly, baby rhinos often die-in-the wild. Baby rhinos bom in zoos are safe. Every baby means a better future for black rhinos. |
Mark Zuckerberg, who starts the social network Facebook, often wears jeans and a T-shirt to work, including to important business meetings. Not everyone agrees with him. Some people say he doesn't look serious this way.
Harvard Business School researcher, Franccsca Gino, has a different idea. While most people seem to think that dressing differently from those around you generally has a bad influence, she believes it can actually have a positive effect. And she's done experiments to support her idea. When her researchers, wearing sportswear, visited the expensive shops an Italy, they were usually viewed as wealthier and more important people than those who were well-dressed in designer clothes.
Do people always view less formal（正式的）clothing more positively? Researchers in France took their research out into the street, to the general public. The video they made shows an actor dressed in a well-cut suit and shiny shoes. While walking along the road, he begins to cough badly, stops to catch his breath and falls down. Before he even calls for help, people rush to help him. In another video, the actor appears at the same crowded place and repeats the actions in exactly the same way. But this time, no one comes to help. What's the difference? He's wearing untidy clothes and looks like a homeless person. In a situation like this, the clothes you' re wearing could mean the difference between life and death.
It seems that our clothing doesn't only change the way others view us, but also the way we see ourselves. In an experiment testing students' ability to pay attention to details, the group wearing white lab coats did the best. Why? Researchers told them that they were wearing the doctors' coats. The experiment didn' t show whether such influences would last long. More experiments are needed in the future before we decide to make the doctors' coats a must of fashion.
Habits get created in our brains kind of like the way a groove（沟，槽）gets cut into a path.
Suppose you ride your bicycle on a path every day. The repeated pressure of your tires（轮胎）on the path wears a groove into it. In time, it's hard not to ride in that groove. It takes effort to keep your bicycle out of the groove.
Similarly, a habit is cut into your brain. When you do something the same way repeatedly, or for the same reasons, your brain notices. "Oh, this is what we do when we' re avoiding homework? We pick up the phone? Got it. " You get "into the habit" of doing something.
You may even get pleasant feelings from the habit, at least at first. Your brain says, "Ah, fun and relaxation, " or, "I feel calmer. I like this!"
Finally, though, it can seem as if v ou just end up doing the habit without stopping. You may not know how to get the rewards（奖赏）you want without it.
____ One way is just to notice them at first. Think about what rewards they give you. Joy? Activity when you' re bored? What do you get out of a habit, or what does it help you avoid?
Then think about whether you can get the rewards you want in other ways, without the downstairs you want. For example, instead of avoiding homework, you might deal with the challenge and feel the reward of getting it done! Notice how great it feels when you don't have it weighing you down. Next time, remind yourself of that great feeling—of the pride you felt——when you broke your habit.
When a habit attracts you, take a deep breath. Remind yourself of your goal. Tell your brain, "You' ve got this. " Because, with effort, and maybe some help and guidance, you do! You can make your bicycle stay out of the groove. You may even decide to ride down a different path.
When I spent that summer with my grandmother, she asked me to go shopping in the store with a list. Behind the counter was a lady like no one I'd ever seen.
"Excuse me, I need to get these, " I said, holding up my list.
She looked up and said, "I'm Miss. Bee. I think you need to go and get them by yourself. "Miss Bee pointed to a sign" There's no one here except you and me and I'm not your servant, so get yourself a basket and get all you want by yourself. "
I visited Miss Bee a couple of times that summer. Sometimes she shortchanged（少找零钱）me. Other times she overcharged. Going to the store was like going into battle（战斗）. All summer long she found ways to trip me up. No sooner had I learned how to pronounce" bicarbonate of soda（小苏打）'and memorized its position on the shelf, than Miss Bee changed the order of things and made me look for it all over again. But by the end of the summer, the shopping trip that had once taken me an hour was done in 15 minutes.
The morning I was to return home, I stopped in to get a packet of candy.
"All right, little girl, " she said. "What did you learn this summer?"
"That you' re bad!" I replied.
Miss Bee just laughed and said, "I know what you think of me. Well, I don't care! My job is to teach every child I meet life lessons. When you get older, you' ll be glad our paths crossed!"
Glad I met Miss Bee? Ha! The idea was funny!
Until one day, my daughter came to me with homework problems. "It's too hard, " she said. "Could you finish my math problems for me?"
"If I do it for you, how will you ever learn to do it yourself?" I said. Suddenly, I was back at that store where I had learned the hard way to add up my money by myself. Had I ever been overcharged since then?
As my daughter went back to her homework, I wondered: Had Miss Bee really taught me something all those years ago? I took out a notebook and started writing…
Make walking a habit
Walking is simple and great for your body and mind. But how do you turn walking into a habit? Here are some helpful tips to help you get started and keep it up:
Tip 1: ___
Start with little and clear steps. Don't try to walk 10, 000 steps every day right from the start. That might be too hard and make you feel tired. Instead, begin with just 3, 000 steps. When you complete the small task, you' ll feel happy and proud of yourself and it will make you keep walking.
Tip 2: ___
Start your day with a walk. It wakes up your body and mind, which gives you energy and makes you feel fresh. By doing it, you get your exercise done before your day gets busy. Once you start to enjoy that feeling of starting your day with a walk, you' ll look forward to it every day.
Tip 3: ___
Your walk will be more fun with a friend or family member. Share about school, your favorite video games, or the latest news. It not only makes the time fly by but also makes you more likely to enjoy walking.
Tip 4: ___
What if it's raining outside or you' re bored with your usual walking plan? Don't worry! You can walk in a place inside like a shopping mall on a rainy day. If you' re tired of your usual path, find a new place to walk, like a nearby park or a different street. Some plans like these can make walking a habit
A. Check Every Step B. Walk with' Someone C. Make Creative Plans D. Set Small Steps E. Walk in the Morning |
Which tip is the most helpful to you? Why?（不超过15词）___
Last year in early summer, I was walking up the hill to my house when I saw two birds, each about 60 centimeters tall, standing on the path. They didn't seem to1 me until I was right in front of them and then they at once moved 37 into the bushes.
2 、I. was . quite. excited . by. the. idea . of. two. birds. making. a. nest. （巢）. . n my. front. yard, . although. I didn't really expect it3 wild birds don't usually nest so close.
A few weeks later, the birds 4 again. I found them crouching(蜷缩 beside a tree off to the side of the path. As I moved nearer to them, I imagined that they would5 like they did last time. But 6 they stuck out their heads and made a threatening(威胁的) croaking（呱呱叫）sound. It seemed to warn me not to go any 7 .
I didn't know 8 they were croaking at me until a short time later I made an amazing discovery——they had9 small baby birds.
As I moved quietly towards the birds,10 not to make any sudden movements, they started their croaking again. They straightened their necks forward so they seemed 11 and more threatening. The mother carefully crouched down over the two chicks, and 12 them well in her feathers.
I was watching them with 13 when I suddenly tripped and fell to the ground. The birds took this as a threat and the father raced towards me,14 his wings to protect the mother and the chicks while making himself appear larger.
I was 15 to have surprised them and left quickly. I was amazed by their fearless actions. Their parental natural ability kicked in and made them so brave. It is hard not to respect nature.
but simple return trouble popular |
China's new hit TV show To the Wonder was adapted（改编）from My Altay by Li Juan. It tells the story of Li Wenxiu, a young woman who ___ to her hometown of Altay to live with her mother after failing to become a writer and having ___ at work. She then found the meaning of life and her love in Altay. The beautiful grassland views and ___ lives showed in the teleplay soon made Altay one of the ___ tourism destinations among young people. The travel portal Qunar said that the past few months saw a big rise in not only the flight ticket bookings to Altay ___ the hotel bookings compared with the same period last year.
One beautiful winter morning, a young boy stepped into a shop that had a public telephone. He found a wooden box. ___（爬）an top, and reached for the phone buttons to make a call. He asked a lady on the phone, "Madam, would you give me the ___（机会）to cut the lawn（草坪）of your garden?"
The woman on the other end said, "Sorry, kid. I already have ___（某人）for my garden. "
The boy kept saying, "Madam, I' ll cut your lawn for half the ___ （价格）of your current（现在的）service provider. " The woman said, "I'm quite satisfied with the person who is now taking care of my lawn. He is doing an ___ （极好的）job. "
"Madam, I' ll even sweep your sidewalk. I promise your lawn will be the most beautiful in Palm Beach, Florida, by Sunday, " the boy said. "No, thank you, " the woman ___（回复）。
With a smiley the little they hung up there' phone. The' store owner was impressed by the boy's positive ___ （精神). He went up to the boy and said, "Son, I would like to ___（提供）you a job. "
To the store owner's surprise, the boy ___（礼貌地）refused him, "No, thanks, but I already have a job. "
"Weren't you just asking for a job from the lady on the phone?" asked the store owner.
The little boy ___ （解释）, "No, sir. I was just checking how well I'm doing at the job I already have. I'm the one working for the lady I talked to. "
Do you believe a rose plant says" I want some water" or a tree shouts" My arms hurt"? Maybe you will say this could only happen in some ___(children) stories.
In fact, plants are not always silent So far, a recent study ___ (find) plants shout when they are in need of water or having their stems cut:"'Even in a quiet field, there are ___ (actual) some sounds that carry information. However, the pitch（音高）is too high for people ___ in. (hear), " said Lilach Hadany, a professor from Tel Aviv University. The researchers used microphones to record some tomato plants and found that stressed plants send out ___ (many) sounds than unstressed plants. "When tomatoes are not stressed at all, they are very quiet, " Professor Hadany said. They also trained a machine in telling the differences ___ thrsty plants and cut plants. The result shows that ___ the causes of stress change, they shout differently. After ___ team recorded many kinds of other plants, they found that many plants like corn, wheat and grape plants send out sounds when they are under stress, too.
"There is a possibility that a lot of communication is happening, " Professor Hadany said. "Because other ___ (plant) can probably hear the call of the stressed plants. "
Sound recordings of plants could bring humans lots of advantages especially in farming. For example, people will make sure ___corn is getting enough water or not. or where water is needed most without much difficulty.
1. 对你影响最深的人是谁。
2. 叙述一件发生在你们之间的事。
3. 从这件事中你学到的道理。
注意：不得出现学校和人物的真实姓名。
