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MysistersandIhaveasecretbeachofourown.It'
sourmagicbeach.Wegotheremostdays.Notfarfromourhouse,it'
sjustattheendofthepaththatrunsbyourhouse.Thesandissmoothandwhite,andthewaterisclearandwarm.Thedaysaresunny.
Mysistersandiaretheonlyoneswhoplaythere.Atourmagicbeach,weplayinthesandforhours,diggingandbuildingwithbucketsandspades,unbeatablecastlesandtowers.Wesearchintheclear,warmpools,staringatstarfish,crabsandtinyfish.Sometimes,wearefearsomepirates(海盗)comingashoretoburytreasure.Sometimes,wepretendthatwearelostona“lonelyisland”.Wedon'
twaittoberescued.No!
Werescueourselves.Girlsaretough!
Girlsareclever!
Thebestthingaboutourbeachisthatit'
smagical.Reallymagical.Onenight,whenbothmysistersandIwereonthebeach,somethingreallyspecialhappened.Sparks(火花)flewoutfromourfeeteverytimewemoved.Ifwestampedhard,thenbigsparksflew.Bluesparks!
Yellowsparks!
Thiswasmagic.Weknewit!
Themagicwaseverywhere.Myfathersaidthatitwasjustlittle,tinycreaturesthathadbeenwashedashore.“It’sjustnature,Jane,”hesaid.ForjustamomentIfeltdisappointed.ThenIwonderedhowsuchsmallcreaturescouldgivesomuchbeautifullight.“Iguessthat’sthebestkindofmagic,”Ireplied.
1.Whereisthemagicbeach?
A.Onasandyisland.B.Notfarfromariver.
C.NearJane’shouse.D.Alongthepath.
2.Howdogirlsendtheirgameonthe“lonelyisland”?
A.Theyhideintheircastles.
B.Thefindtheirownwayout.
C.Theyasktheirparentsforhelp.
D.Theywaitforsomeonetocome.
3.WhatwasthemagicaccordingtoJane’sfather?
A.Seasand.B.Theirimagination.
C.Thestars.D.Smallanimals.
MarianWrightEdelman,anAmericanlawyer,educatorandchildren’srightsactivist,wasbornonJune6,1939inSouthCarolina,oneoffivechildren.HerfatherArthurWrightwasapreacher(牧师)whodiedwhenshewasonly14yearsold.Inhislastwordstoher,headvisedhernotto“letanythinggetinthewayofyoureducation.”
Afterhighschool,EdelmanwentontostudyatSpelmanCollegeandlatertraveledtotheSovietUnion.WhenshereturnedtoSpelmanin1959,Edelmanbecameinvolvedinthecivilrightsmovement.ThisworkinspiredhertodropherplanstoentertheForeignServiceandstudylawinstead.In1973,EdelmansetuptheChildren’sDefenseFundasavoiceforpooranddisabledchildren.Sheservedasapublicspeakeronbehalfofthesechildren.
Duringatour,MarianmetPeterEdelman,anassistanttoKennedy,andthenextyearshemovedtoWashington,D.C.tomarryhimandtoworkforsocialjusticeinthecenterofAmerica’spoliticalscene.Thecouplehadthreesons:
Joshua,JonahandEzra.JonahisthefounderofStandforChildren,agroupthatpromoteschildren’seducation,andEzraisadocumentary(记录片)filmmakerwhowonanEmmyforhisfilm“O.J.:
MadeinAmerica.”
Edelmanistheauthorofmanybooksforchildrenandadults.HertitlesforreadersincludeI’mYourchild,God:
PrayersforOurChildren,GuideMyFeet:
PrayersandMeditationsforOurChildren,Lanterns:
AMemoirofMentors,andTheMeasureofOurSuccess:
ALettertoMyChildrenandYours,whichwasasurprisingsuccess.
4.WhatdoweknowaboutEdelman’sfamily?
A.Shewasthesinglechild.
B.Hermotherwasapreacher.
C.Theytookeducationseriously.
D.Thefamilyhadapoorlife.
5.WhydidEdelmandropherplantoentertheForeignService?
A.Shewantedtostudyabroad.
B.Sheintendedtobealawyer.
C.Shehadlittletimeforherwork.
D.Shewasinterestedincivilrights.
6.WheredidEdelmangetmarried?
A.InWashingtonD.C.B.IntheSovietUnion.
C.InSouthCarolina.D.InSpelman.
7.WhatcanbelearnedaboutEdelman’schildren?
A.Theyallworkedforsocialjustice.
B.Theyachievedsomethingincareer.
C.Theywonmanyawardsintheirlives.
D.Theycontributedtotheirmother’sbooks.
Youarewalkingalonedownthestreet.Suddenly,youhearfootsteps.Issomeonefollowingyou?
Howdoyouknowthefootstepsaresomeoneelse’sandnotyourown?
Youcantellbecauseyourbrainhastheabilitytoignorecertainsounds,accordingtoastudyfromNewYorkUniversity.Becauseofthis,weoftenignoreourownfootsteps.Butwemayeasilyhearothers’footsteps.
Scientiststestedthisonmice.Theyfoundthatwhenmicebecamefamiliarwiththesoundoftheirownfootsteps,theydevelopeda“sensoryfilter(感觉过滤器)”,accordingtoDavidSchneider,oneoftheleadauthorsofthestudy.Thisallowedthemicetoignorethesoundsoftheirownfootsteps.Theycouldmoreeasilynoticethesoundsoftheirenvironment.
“Formice,thisisreallyimportant,”SchneidertoldScienceDaily.“Theyneedtolistenforacatgettingclosetothem,