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Bird lovers have long claimed that their pets have rhythm, and there are many videos of dancing birds
online. Until now, scientists have suspected that humans are the only animals that can accurately keep
rhythm with music.
Thanks to Snowball, that scientific opinion is changing. Snowball is a cockatoo, a kind of parrot, and
his favorite song is "Everybody" by the Backstreet Boys. When he hears the song, he moves his feet and
rocks his body with the tempo, or pace of the music, as though he is the only bird member of the boy
band.
Aniruddh Patel is a neuroscientist, or a scientist who studies how the brain and the nervous system
contribute to learning, seeing and other mental abilities. He works at the Neurosciences Institute in San
Diego. After seeing Snowball" s dance online, Patel visited the cockatoo at the bird rescue facility he"s
called home for two years. The scientist played "Everybody" for Snowball and also played versions of the song that were sped up or slowed down.Sometimes, Snowball danced too fast or too slowly. Often, when there was a change in tempo, Snowball adjusted his dancing to match the rhythm.In other experiments,
scientists have observed the same abilities in preschool children.
Patel isn"t the only scientist who has studied Snowball"s moves. Adena Schachner, who studies
psychology at Harvard University, also wanted to know more about the dancing bird.Schachner"s team
played different musical pieces for Snowball and a parrot named Alex, as well as eight human volunteers.
The scientists observed that the birds and the humans kept time to the music with about the same accuracy.
Schachner and her team watched thousands of YouTube videos of different animals moving to music.
Not all the animals could dance, however.From watching the videos, the scientists observed that only
animals that imitate sounds, including 14 parrot species and Asian elephants, accurately moved in time to
music.
B. humans are the only animals that can accurately keep rhythm with music
C. the brain and the nervous system contribute to some mental abilities
D. bird pets can have their special rhythm under human’s instruction
B. Snowball is able to adjust his dancing to match the rhythm.
C. Snowball cannot dance to the versions of the song Everybody.
D. it is the brain and the nervous system that control the mental abilities.
B. humans" musical sense
C. the same abilities in children
D. videos of dancing birds
_____.
B. it has the ability to imitate sounds
C. it is a kind of dancing parrot
D. it has the same abilities as preschool children
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them cheaply, right? But Xia Yu collected 2,010 bottles and built a boat with them. As you read this, Xia
is, in fact, on a river somewhere in Anhui, slowly going towards his destination: the Expo Garden in
Shanghai. 2,010 plastic bottles were to celebrate the Expo 2010 Shanghai. On the opening day of the
Expo, Xia, together with five friends, went on a 1,500 km journey from Xiangtan to the Expo Garden, in
spite of the doubt whether they"ll make it.After all, the boat they are on can hardly be called a boat. It cost only 2,000 yuan to build in a month.
What"s keeping Xia going is a major cause behind the trip. "We are examining water pollution through
our journey and trying to promote a lowcarbon lifestyle. Before we started, no one believed we could sail
the boat to the Dongting Lake. But we made it." But as they expected, the journey has not always been
smooth. Of the six from Xiangtan, four gave up. As of press time (截至发稿时), only Xia and his friend
Huang Ying were on the boat.Huang suffered from a disease when they reached Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province.Xia said,"There are so many things that can stop us from making it to Shanghai, like the weather, health,
and sometimes swift river water."
"The boat was produced in a factory according to our design, and perhaps it"s not in a very good
condition. But," Xia said, "we are wearing life jackets." "Some boats passing by offered help." What is
more of a reward for Xia and Huang is that the Yangtze River turned out much cleaner than they had
expected. Although Xia and Huang are uncertain about the journey ahead, they are "quite happy" with
what they have already achieved. "After all, it"s not the destination that counts. It"s always the course that
matters the most."
B. the poor boat and the bad weather
C. few people taking part in the journey
D. the seriously polluted river in some parts
B. To celebrate the Expo 2010 Shanghai.
C. To win a race on the water.
D. To promote a lowcarbon lifestyle.
B. three people gave up due to their bad health
C. Xia Yu and his mate have arrived in Shanghai
D. Huang suffered from a disease on the journey
B. are sure to arrive at the destination
C. helped turn the Yangtze River cleaner
D. are happy because of their final success
early morning in fresh air, because it has many benefits. Firstly, it doesn"t disturb your daily routine activities.Secondly, it does not only help lose weight, but it"s also useful for good health. Thirdly, you won"t get an
excuse that you didn"t get time to go for your workout due to your tight schedule. It"s scientifically proved
that walking in the early morning to lose weight helps you to burn calories faster than at any time of the day.Having a good morning walk and then a healthy breakfast can help to increase the metabolism (新陈代谢) of your body. As the metabolism increases, you burn more calories.
The first thing to do is to set up a goal that you want to achieve. Therefore, work out a walking routine.
At first, start walking three times a week, and then slowly increase it to five times a week. It"s advisable not
to overdo walking, as it can have side effects on the body. Here are certain easy steps that you need to
follow when you start your daily walking routine.
Warm-up is an important activity that is to be done before you start to do any kind of exercise. A light
warmup period of about 15 minutes is enough. It will warm up your muscles and avoid any injury to your
body. Exercising without warmup can be dangerous and must be avoided.
Make sure that you don"t stop anywhere in between your 30 or 45 minutes" walk. Slow down if
necessary. Stopping in your walk won"t help you. Instead, slowing down your speed will help to burn more calories.
While walking, take long strides (步伐) and swing your arms in a rhythm.This will use up muscles and
help burn more calories.
In a word, regularity and correctness in walking is the key to success. Best of luck！
| Title | Walking to Lose Weight |
| Topic | The best time to walk to lose weight is in the early morning in fresh air. |
| 1._____ | Avoid 2._____your daily routine activities. |
| Be good for health.Make you have no 3._____ to escape workout. Help you burn calories faster than at any time of the day. | |
| Walking routine | Start walking three times a week at first.Slowly 4._____ it to five times a week. Don"t 5._____ walking. |
| 6._____ | Warm up for about 15 minutes to prevent your body being 7._____. Don"t 8._____anywhere but slow down in between your 30 or 45 minute" walk. Take long strides and swing your arms in a 9._____. |
| Summay | Walking 10._____ and correctly is the key to losing weight. |
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| Half an hour of exercise a day can add an extra five years on your life, a ground breaking research has revealed.Health experts said that walking or cycling gently has massive longterm benefits.According to the World Health Organization, research carried out in Britain and Denmark shows that gentle workouts (锻炼) and even housework every day can boost life spans by as much as five years. The news will provide encouragement for those couch_potatoes to start taking exercise.Britain is in the grip of an obesity epidemic (肥胖症), with just 35% of men and 24% of women taking regular exercise. "Encouraging people to be physically active every day has so many health benefits, " said Dr.Marc Danzon, WHO regional director for Europe."These include reducing the risk of developing certain diseases and of becoming obese, as well as contributing to physical coordination, balance, strength and mental wellbeing.It is a very costeffective public health tool." The organization is so concerned that the public is not getting the message on exercise that it will launch a "Move for Health" campaign to boost public awareness. "The WHO encourages adults to take at least 30 minutes of moderate physical exercise a day, defined as any body movement that results in energy expenditure (消耗), " said Dr Danzon."This includes walking, cycling, playing, housework, climbing stairs as well as sports." He added that children should take at least 60 minutes of exercise every day. 1. The underlined phrase "couch potatoes" probably means______. A. lazy bones who spend a lot of time sitting B. people who like eating potatoes C. persons who usually rest on a couch D. players who take exercise with potatoes 2. Taking physical exercise every day benefits one"s health in the following aspects except________. A. strengthening body coordination B. developing certain diseases and becoming obese C. keeping body balance D. keeping fit mentally 3. Which statement is NOT true according to the passage? A. Children should take more physical exercise than adults every day. B. The WHO has tried to improve people"s knowledge about exercise by launching a campaign. C. People with an obesity epidemic in Britain seldom take regular exercise. D. Physical exercise brings the best possible profit to public health at the lowest cost. 4. The passage mainly tells us________. A. how to take exercise B. what the WHO is C. how to lose weight D. how to add years to your life | |
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| Global warming is the process of earth"s atmosphere heating up. Over the last 100 years, the average temperature of earth"s atmosphere has gone up 1 Fahrenheit. The weather has not changed exactly the same way in every area of the planet. But scientists think that the rise in average temperature is already affecting the earth"s climate. Many scientists now believe that global warming is caused by cutting down trees, producing more trash, and polluting the environment which are some of the reasons why the temperature has gone up. Many scientists believe that the biggest causes of global warming are new human technologies that release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. The greenhouse effect is not new. Certain gases in the atmosphere, like carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and methane, making it hard for heat energy to go into space. In the past, the climate didn"t change much because nature produced just the right amount of greenhouse gases to deal with it. Today, most scientists are pretty sure that the rising temperature can"t be blamed on nature. Ever since the industrial revolution in the 1700s, humans have relied on machines for daily life. And many of those machines give off a lot of greenhouse gases. An increase in the release of greenhouse gases from human activities is throwing nature off balance. The climate is a very complicated thing, but many scientists agree that the rising atmospheric temperature has already damaged the environment. Sheets of ic  e, called glaciers, are melting inAntarctica and other parts of the globe. As glaciers break off and melt into the oceans, they are adding warm water to the oceans and causing the sea level to rise. Over the past 100 years, the sea level has risen 6-8 inches around the world. That means land along the coasts is beginning to disappear under water. Bigger and warmer oceans are also adding to other weather problems caused by pollution in the atmosphere. Some places have received more rain, others have had bigger storms and a few areas in the world have experienced unusual droughts. 1. What is mainly talked about in this passage? A. The melting of glaciers. B. Global warming. C. The world"s weather. D. The earth"s temperature. 2. What causes global warming according to scientists? A. Human activities. B. The nature itself. C. The earth"s atmosphere. D. New discoveries 3. From the passage we can see that global warming will bring about _____. A. the pollution in the atmosphere B. natural disasters C. population pollution D. the rise of glaciers | |
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| Is there anything more important than health? I don"t think so. "Health is the greatest wealth," wise people say. __1 If you have a headache, toothache, backache, or bad pain in the stomach, if you complain of a bad cough, or if you suffer from high or low blood pressure, I think you go to the doctor. The doctor will examine your throat, test your blood pressure, take your temperature, sound your heart and lungs, check your teeth or have your chest X-rayed. _2 . The only thing you have to do is to follow his advice. __3 . An old gentleman came to see the doctor. The man was very ill. He told the doctor about his weakness, memory loss and serious problems with his heart and lungs. The doctor examined him and said there was no medicine for his disease. He told his patient to go to a quiet place for a month and have a good rest. __4 . In other words, the doctor advised him to follow the rule: "Eat at pleasure, drink with measure and enjoy life as it is. " The doctor also said that if the man wanted to be well again, he shouldn"t smoke more than one cigarette a day. A month later the gentleman came into the doctor"s office. _5 . He thanked the doctor and said that he had never felt a healthier man. "But you know, doctor," he said, "it"s not easy to begin smoking at my age" A. He also advised him to eat a lot of meat, drink two glasses of red wine every day and take long walks. B. You can"t be good at your studies or work well when you are ill. C. After that he will advise some treatment or some medicine. D. All these will cost a lot of money. E. He looked cheerful and happy. F. He was more worried about his illness. G. Speaking about doctor"s advice, I can"t help telling you a funny story. |