Although most parents don't like doing it after a long and exhausting workday, reading bedtime stories does make a positive influence on your child's emotional and mental health. 1.
It helps to develop children's imagination.
Reading bedtime stories can develop your children's ability to form pictures or ideas in their mind. A healthy imagination makes their minds work well and teaches them to think quickly yet effectively. 2.
It improves children's language.
Reading also improves your children's language. 3.They'll most likely use those words in the stories you read right after they hear them. Listening to many stories helps kids to express their opinions better.
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Reading books makes people more learned. When children hear the stories you tell, they learn grammar and vocabulary, for example. It helps them be successful in school as they already know a lot from your stories. What's more, every story has its moral aspect and tells them what's good and what's bad.
These reasons leave no chances of doubting whether to read bedtime stories to your children or not.5.They will thank you in future, I promise.
A. It fosters children's affection for reading.
B. It makes children knowledgeable.
C. Take a look at the best benefits of it and you'll never be lazy to do that.
D. So however tired you are, find time to read bedtime stories to your children.
E. Bedtime stories create just unforgettable moments.
F. They remember most words you say and enlarge their vocabulary.
G.They'll be successful in many aspects thanks to a wonderful imagination.
Are some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experience? Strangely enough, the answer to these questions is yes. To some degree our intelligence is given to us at birth, and no amount of education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings. Thus the limits of person’s intelligence are fixed at birth, whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This view, now held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways.
It is easy to show that intelligence is to some degree something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be intelligent. Thus if we take two unrelated people at random from population, it is likely that their degree of intelligence will be completely different. If, on the other hand, we take two identical twins, they will very likely be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth. Imagine now that we take two identical twins and put them in different environments. We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring. We would soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this indicates that environment as well as birth plays a part. This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact with each other, but who are not related at all are likely to have similar degree of intelligence.
1.The writer is in favor of the view that man’s intelligence is given to him .
A. at birth B. through education
C. both at birth and through education D. through environment of one’s family
2.If a child is born with high intelligence, he can .
A. surely become a genius
B. still become a genius if he isn’t given good education
C. reach his intelligence limits through his own efforts
D. probably reach his intelligence limits in rich and varied surroundings
3.The example of the twins going to a university and to a factory separately shows .
A. the importance of their intelligence B. the role of environment on intelligence
C. the importance of their positions D. the part that birth plays
4.The best title of the passage can be .
A. On Intelligence B. On Genius
C. Dependence on Environment D. Effect of Education on Intelligence
You know the feeling that you have left your phone at home and feel anxious, as if you have lost your connection to the world. “Nomophobia” (无手机恐惧症) affects teenagers and adults alike. You can even do an online test to see if you have it. Last week, researchers from Hong Kong warned that nomophobia is infecting everyone. Their study found that people who use their phones to store, share and access personal memories suffer most. When users were asked to describe how they felt about their phones, words such as “hurt” (neck pain was often reported) and “alone” predicted higher levels of nomophobia.
“The findings of our study suggest that users regard smartphones as their extended selves and get attached to the devices,” said Dr. Kim Ki Joon. “People experience feelings of anxiety and unpleasantness when separated from their phones.” Meanwhile, an American study shows that smartphone separation can lead to an increase in heart rate and blood pressure.
So can being without your phone really give you separation anxiety? Professor Mark Griffiths, psychologist and director of the International Gaming Research Unit at Nottingham Trent University, says it is what is on the phone that counts-the social networking that creates Fomo (fear of missing out).
“We are talking about an internet-connected device that allows people to deal with lots of aspects of their lives,” says Griffiths. “You would have to surgically remove a phone from a teenager because their whole life is rooted in this device.”
Griffiths thinks attachment theory, where we develop emotional dependency on the phone because it holds details of our lives, is a small part of nomophobia. For “screenagers”, it is Fomo that creates the most separation anxiety. If they can’t see what’s happening on Snapchat or Instagram, they become panic-stricken about not knowing what’s going on socially. “But they adapt very quickly if you take them on holiday and there’s no internet,” says Griffiths.
1.Which of the following may Dr. Kim Ki Joon agree with?
A. We waste too much time on phones.
B. Phones have become part of some users.
C. Addiction to phones makes memories suffer.
D. Phones and blood pressure are closely linked.
2.According to Giffiths, we get nomophobia because .
A. we are accustomed to having a phone on us
B. we need our phones to help us store information
C. we worry we may miss out what our friends are doing
D. we fear without phones we will run into a lot of trouble
3.Where can you probably find the above passage?
A. In a research report. B. In a fashion brochure.
C. In a science textbook. D. In a popular science magazine.
I was in the Sants Cruz Mountains not long ago, speaking and singing at a women’s conference. We were focusing on the theme of loving others in practical ways through our gifts, and something in particular happened during one of the sessions（会议）will remain imprinted in memory.
A young Syrian woman (Lilith) was invited to the conference at the last minute, and everyone seemed surprised and delighted that she’d actually come. Just a few days earlier, Lilith had fled her country and found refuge with one of the women attending the conference. As an Orthodox Christian in Syria, she and her loved ones had become attacked targets of violent terrorist groups in the country’s ongoing civil war.
Lilith had witnessed horrors no one of her young age should ever see. Despite the further danger it presented, she’d decided to leave her home and her family to find safety here in America. Knowing some of her story, and seeing her sitting through the sessions at the retreat（畏缩不前）---head, covered in a scarf, bowed toward the floor---broke my heart.
Lilith’s story touched all of us, including Pam, who was quilt maker. Pam had just finished a beautiful quilt, and had brought it with her. She, along with a few of the leaders, decided to give it to Lilith as a symbol of their comfort and love.
During our last session, Lilith was called forward and prayed over, hugged, and wrapped up in that beautiful quilt. I thought of the many hours Pam undoubtedly spent working on it, and the terrible events that led Lilith to this moment---surrounded by the beauty and love quilt embodied. I wept. When they told her it was for her, she wept.
1.What is the purpose of the women’s conference?
A. To help others in a practical way. B. To win equal rights for women.
C. To get together to dance and sing. D. To exchange gifts with each other.
2.Why did Lilith go to America?
A. To attend the women’s conference. B. To find safety.
C. To find her family. D. To find a better job.
3.From this passage, we know that the writer is____________.
A. enthusiastic B. sympathetic
C. intelligent D. talented
4.What is the meaning of the underlined word?
A. a place of interest B. a place of danger
C. a place of conference D. a place of shelter
You can either travel or read, but either your body or soul must be on the way. The popular saying has inspired many people to read or go sightseeing. Traveling, just like reading, is a refreshing journey from the busy world. Books, brain food, can keep you company on your travel.
1. On the Road, 1957, by Jack Kerouac
The book is a globally popular spiritual guide book about youth. The main character in the book drives across the US continent with several young people and finally reaches Mexico. After the exhausting and exciting trip, the characters in the book begin to realize the meaning of life. The book can be a good partner with you to explore the United States.
2. Life is Elsewhere, 1975, by Milan Kundera
Jean-Jacques Rousseau once said, “Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.” The book tells a young artist’s romantic but miserable life, about how he reads, dreams and has a relationship. Experience the artist’s passionate life in the book during a trip to Central Europe. The book invites you to deeply reflect on your current life.
3. The Stories of the Sahara,1967, by Sanmao
The book narrates the author’s simple but adventurous life in the Sahara Desert, which seems a desolate and dull place. The fancy natural scenery and life there, along with the author’s romantic and intensive emotions will inspire you to explore the mysterious land. Reading the book is like participating in a dialogue with the author, who is sincere and humorous.
4. Lotus,2006, by Annbaby
This novel set in Tibet, tells three people’s stories, each with their unique characteristics. It reveals modern people’s emotions and inner life, their confusion about love, and exploration of Buddhism. The book is a good partner to bring you to the scared land Tibet.
1.Which book is about the exploration of life value through a journey?
A. On the Road. B. Life is Elsewhere.
C. Lotus. D. The Stories of the Sahara.
2.Whose book is suitable to accompany your trip to Germany?
A. Milan Kundera’s. B. Sanmao’s.
C. Annbaby’s. D. Jack Kerouac’s.
3.What can we learn from the text?
A. The Stories of the Sahara records the dialogues between the author and her readers.
B. Life is Elsewhere promotes readers’ consideration of their present lives.
C. Lotus is a religious book which explores Buddhist culture in Tibet.
D. On the Road is intended to advise a classic route for driving across the US.
4.What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A. To advertise four travel guidebooks.
B. To introduce four novels about traveling.
C. To recommend four books linked to destinations.
D. To arouse readers’ interest in reading books.
假设你是晨光中学的机器人兴趣小组组长李华，你的美国朋友Chris就读于太原某学校，他曾在机器人技能竞赛中获奖。你打算邀请他加入你的团队，参加即将于7月底在太原举行的世界青少年机器人技能竞赛。请根据以下提示代表兴趣小组给他写一封电子邮件。
（1）比赛的时间、地点；
（2）邀请他的原因；
（3）训练计划将发送其邮箱，请他提出建议。
注意：（1）词数不少于100；
（2）可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯；
（3）开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：世界青少年机器人技能竞赛 the World Adolescent Robotics Competition
Dear Chris,
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I’m looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
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