It is important to have positive (积极的) feelings in our daily life.
Compared 1 some unhappy people, those who are always pleased and relaxed are less likely to suffer from colds, 2 a new study. The researchers from New York University said,"3 helps the body prevent diseases."
"It seems that positive feelings may reduce the 4 of illness," said the chief researcher Sheldon Cohen.
In an earlier study, Cohen found that people who were 5 caught colds less often. And they seldom told their doctors that they felt 6.
In this study, Cohen's team interviewed 193 adults every day for two weeks. In this7 , the people told researchers about 8happy or sad feelings that day. Two weeks later, all of them were made to catch colds by doctors, and they had to stay 9 in a room for six days.
The results 10 that each in the study was equal (平等) to fall ill. 11 people who were lively and relaxed said they felt happy during the research. Their illnesses were less serious and lasted for a12 time.
Cohen believes that 13 people have positive feelings, their body may produce a kind of chemical that helps to 14 illnesses. So if you 15 your health, please look on the bright side and make yourself happy all the time.
"It's over! Thank goodness!?
School was over and I was tired. I sat in the front of the school bus.
Janie, the driver, always tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere(气氛) by talking. I try to listen politely, but usually I'm busy thinking about my day. On this day, however, her talk was worth listening to.
"My father's ill." she said. I could see worry in her eyes. I had never seen her like this before. She always meets students with a smile.
With a sudden feeling of interest. I asked," What's wrong with him?"
With her eyes wet and her voice unusual, she answered, "Heart trouble." Her eyes lowered as she continued, "I've already lost my mum, so I don't think I can stand losing him." I couldn't answer. My heart ached for her.
I sat on the seat thinking of the great pain my own mother was thrown into when her father died.
I saw how hard it was, and still is, for her. I wouldn't want anyone to go through that.
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn't only a bus driver, which was just her job. She had a whole world of family and cares too.
I shouldn't have been so selfish. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and eonsidered her as an unimportant person.
Understanding people is an art.
C . the ache of her own heart D . The pain of Janie's parents
B . thought of Janie as nothing but a driver
C . thought of herself as an important person
D . never listened to others while they were sad.
B . understanding people around us takes time
C . we should learn to understand people around us
D . it's not right to judge people around us by their clothes or jobs
After graduating from high school, many young people are excited to go off to college. But not all. Some may want to skip college and jump right into a business.
That was the case with John Cronin from Long Island, New York. He did not dream of going to college. He dreamed of going into business with his father. But they did not know what kind of business it would be.
John Cronin thought about starting a food truck. But, there was one problem. Neither he nor his father can cook. After some thinking, the father and son team decided to go into business making a product John loves: socks! Mark, John's father, says his son has always loved colorful wild socks. So, they created John's Crazy Socks Company.
John was born with Down Syndrome (唐氏综合征) that causes learning disabilities. But that has not stopped him from gaining major success in the business world.
John works on sock design but he is also the face of the company. This means he represents the company on its advertising used to help sell the product. Mark takes care of the books, managing money, and other things.
Mark said, "We've been able to create 35 jobs 18 of those are held by people with different abilities. We've raised over $135,000 for our charity partners. And our customers are happy. We have over 10,000 online reviews—96 percent of those are fivestar reviews and we've done a lot of work, a lot of business. We've shipped over 115,000 orders and earned over $4 million." Five percent of John's profits (利润) goes to the Special Olympics.
John Cronin is living his dream: spreading happiness, one pair of crazy socks at a time.
C . He created a socks company. D . He managed to cure his illness.
B . advertising is important to the company
C . most of the work has been done by Mark
D . the father and son divide the duties of the business
B . Down Syndrome that causes many problems
C . The clever ways to raise money for charity
D . What a pity that John couldn't go to college
When your dream is to become a footballer and play for Barcelona, nothing should get in your way - even if you have no feet.
An 11-year-old schoolboy Gabriel Muniz, who was born without feet, will fly from his home in Brazil to take part in the Spanish club's summer training camp. Although he is disabled,
Muniz is one of the top players at the school and captain of his gyn~lass. He can mn, dribble (运球),pass and strike the ball as well as any of his able-bodied teammates. He spends all his spare time on the football pitch.
His best friend Lucas Santos spoke about his abilities on a video for The Sun, "He is skillful, he goes after it, he is fearless and he knows how to organize plays. He also makes good passes." Mum Sandra was thrilled that her son would achieve his dreams. She said, "He started walking before he was one. We would go after him, expecting him to keep falling, but he never fell." Muniz's gym teacher added, "He is challenging the social norms (标准). When he arrived them, no one believed in him." But he showed to everyone that he could play as well as any other boy. So he was invited to go to Spain to show his talent.
The Spanish La Liga soccer club has offered to fly Muniz to Spain in September, where he'll be able to show off is "fancy footwork" and meet his idol, Barca soccer player Lionel Messi.
Muniz wears a prosthetic (假体的) ankle and foot to help him get around in rainy weather. He knows that his disability means he'll never be able to play for a professional football team and so Muniz is hoping that football will one day become a Paralympic (残奥会的) sport.
C . His mum, Sandra D . His gym teacher
①played football well and became captain of his school gym class
②could walk without falling when he was very little
③was asked to fly to Spain for a summer training camp
B . dreams to play for a professional football team
C . will play football for the Spanish La Liga soccer club
D . hopes that playing football will be part of Paralympic Games
B . Never put off tomorrow what we can do today.
C . Where there is a will, there is a way.
D . A good beginning is half done.
"Growing up, Einstein saw his father struggle to support the family and move the family for different jobs, Einstein had to move between schools and it was challenging for him to catch up with his new class."
This story about the struggles (奋斗) of famous scientists can't be found in your science textbook, but a new study suggested maybe it should be.
In the study, 402 9th-and 10th-grade students from four New York City high' schools in low-income areas were divided into three groups. The students read some 800-word stories about Albert Einstein and Marie Curie. The control group read a regular science textbook description about their great achievements. Another group read about the scientists' personal struggles, like Einstein's running away from Nazi Germany. The third group read about the scientists' intellectual struggles, as they tried different experiments—and failed.
As it turned out, the students who had read about scientists' struggles, whether personal or intellectual, had higher grades than students who had read about achievements. Those who weren't getting good grades to begin with gained the most. Those in the control group not only didn't see a grade increase, they had lower grades than the grading before the study began.
"We think that struggle stories showed scientists' weaknesses," the researchers write, "which creates a sense of connection between the students and scientists. And that may make it easier for students to see them as role models."
"When kids think Einstein is a talent who is untouchable, then they believe they will never get there," said lead researcher Xiaodong Lin-Siegler, PHD.
If we want to educate a future generation of great scientists, we can start by changing the way we talk about the great scientists of the past. An 800-word story about scientists' failures, not just their achievements, m science textbooks will make it happen.
B . Reading stories of scientists' achievements will help educate future scientists.
C . Science textbooks should describe scientists' failures instead of their achievements.
D . Stories of scientists' struggles may make students see scientists as being untouchable.
B . the control group had lower grades than the other two groups
C . the students' grades in the control group remained-~he same
D . the students in the third group had the highest grades
B . Explanations from the researchers.
C . Process of the study.
D . Suggestions from the researchers.
B . Going to college was hard for Curie because at that time women were not allowed to attend school. So, Curie had to study at secret classes.
C . By the time she reached college, Curie was able to understand five languages that top scientists spoke at that time.
D . Often working hour after hour and day after day, Curie devtoted herself to solving challenging problems and learning from her mistakes.
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Elizabeth (live) with her six children in a small house. One winter, there was a big flood, and quite a few houses were washed away, but Elizabeth's house (be) high enough to escape it.
Elizabeth helped one of the (family) which had lost everything. She shared her home until the family could (build) a new house. Elizabeth's friends could not understand her since she already had so many children (take) care.
"Well," Elizabeth explained to her friends, "At the end of World War II, there was a poor woman in a town in England. Her husband (kill) in the war and she had a lot of children, just like me now. The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, 'We won't be able to have much for Christmas. I (get) just one present for us all. Now I'll go and get it.' She came back with a little girl who had no (parent). 'Here's our present,' she said to her own children. The children were more than (excite) to get such a present. They welcomed the little girl (warm), and she grew up as their sister. I was that Christmas present."
Everyone wants to relax after working or studying for a long time.
I enjoy listening to music, and I always have some music playing d my free time. I listen to all types, but I like beautiful piano music best. Some people can't study w listening to music, but for me, I can study better when listening to light songs.
Some people choose to r by travelling. I don't have a favourite place, but I hear that travelling in Japan is really enjoyable. I like visiting different kof places and eating famous snacks there. I also enjoy sightseeing and seeing how the cultures and people c from place to place.
The People's Bank of China came out the fifth edition (版本) of the reminbi (RMB) from August 30, 2019. These banknotes (纸币) have brighter colours and new security features.
We've been using banknotes for around 1,000 years. Back in the Northern Song Dynasty, Chinese people made the world's earliest paper money to replace metal coins. These bank notes were called jiaozi.
Paper money is cheaper to make and easier to carry. These advantages made it more popular than other forms of money. But now, in the digital age, paper money seems to be disappearing for the same reason.
China seems to be heading towards becoming a cashless society. From supermarkets to street stores, people pay by using the Wechat Wallet and Alipay apps on their mobile phones. Sweden is even closer to a future without paper money. Many Swedish banks no longer even have cash on hand.
But there are worries about creating cashless societies. Some say it is unfair to the poor and people without much education. It's not easy for them to open bank accounts or deal with mobile phones. And if all of your money is "digital", it may not be safe enough.
Is paper money going away? Although paper money is used less than electronic payment in some countries, it won't disappear at once in most parts of the world.
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1）英语学习的重要性
2）你的英语水平和能力
3）你在英语学习中存在的问题和遇到的困难
4）你对英语教学的建议
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