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Mostparentsandteacherswantchildrentobehappy.Tothatend,parentsfindthemselvesdoingthingsforkidstomakethemhappy,likebuyinggifts,takingthemforicecream,playinggamestogether,orhelpingwithhomework.
Teachersareconstantlydoingthingsforchildren,too,likebringingtreatstoclass,planningfuntrips,andsupportingstudentsinotherimmeasurableways.
Doactsofkindnesstowardchildrenmakeushappierparentsandteachers?
Ofcoursetheydo.
Unfortunately,wedon’tmakechildrenhappybysimplyenablingthemtobereceiversofkindness.Weincreasetheirfeelingsofhappinessandwell-beingbyteachingthemtobegiversofkindness.
Thetruthisthatchildrenareborntobealtruistic.Butsomewherebetweenbirthand4thgrade,theyaresocializedtothinkmoreaboutthemselvesthanothers.
Howdowechangethisandimprovechildren’swell-being?
Arecentstudy,KindnessCounts,conductedbyresearchersfromtheUniversityofBritishColumbiaandtheUniversityofCalifornia,brokenewgroundbyshowingthebenefitsgainedbyteenswhentheyweretaughthappiness-increasingskills.
Foramonth,severalhundred9-11-year-oldsperformedandrecordedthreeactsofkindnesseachweekforanyonetheywished.Anotherseveralhundredkepttrackofthreepleasantplacestheyvisitedduringtheweek.
Notsurprisingly,theresultswereconsistentwithadultstudies.Whenkidsperformedactsofkindnessortooknoticeofthepleasantplacestheyvisitedduringtheweek,theysignificantlyincreasedfeelingsofhappinessandsatisfaction.
Buthosewhoperformedactsofkindnessreceivedanadditionalbenefit.Measuringhowwellchildrenwerelikedoracceptedbytheirpeers(同伴),thestudyshowedthosewhoperformedactsofkindnessgainedanaverageof1.5friendsduringthefour-weekperiod----goodsupportfortheideathat“niceguysfinishfirst.”
1、Whatdomostparentsandteachersdotomakechildrenhappy?
A.Dogooddeedsforthem.
B.Takethemtoseefunnythings.
C.Teachthemthesecretofhappiness.
D.Developtheirhappiness-increasingskills.
2、Theunderlinedword“altruistic”inParagraph5isclosestinmeaningto“
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A.optimistic
B.energetic
C.curious
D.generous
3、Whatcanbeconcludedfromthestudy?
A.Childrencanchangetheirattitudeeasily.
B.Happypeoplearelikelytodogooddeeds.
C.Actsofkindnessarethekeytohappiness.
D.Visitstoplacesleadtomuchmorehappiness.
4、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“additionalbenefit”inthelastparagraphreferto?
A.Winningsupportfromteachers.
B.Broadeningtheirsocialcircle.
C.Showingrespectforothers.
D.Gettinghighertestscores.
AllAmericandollarbills(纸币)weighthesame,they’rethesamesize,andthey’remadeofthesamematerial.“Therearenophysicalmarksforthosewithvision(视力)loss,whoneedaneffectivemeansofknowinghowmuchitis,a$1ora$100?
”explainsVencerCotton,directoroftechnologyandtrainingattheColumbiaLighthousefortheBindinWashingtonD.C.
NOWthereissomethingthatcomesprettyclose.MeettheiBill,apieceofplasticaboutthesizeofalargecigarettelighter.EquippedwithoneAAAbattery,acoupleofbuttonsandaspeaker,theiBillisdesignedtobesimple.AnarrowopeningallowsforaU..S.Billtobeplacedinsideanduponscanning,itwillsaytheamountthebillisworth.However,eventhoughtheiBillcandothatjobforyou,itdoesn’tmeanit’lltellyouifabillisrealorevenhowmuchyouhave.
CreatedbyOrbitResearch,itwillbethefirstmoneyreaderdistributedbytheU.S.BureauofengravingandPrinting(BEP).THEBUREAUWILLSOONBESHIPPINGiBills,freeofcharge,acrossthecountry.“ItismyNo.1choice,”CottonsaysoftheiBill,especiallywhenitcomestosortingmoneyasfastaspossible.”
Thereareactuallyabunchofapps(应用程序)thatcandowhattheiBillca,madeconvenientbytheiPhone’svoiceoverfunctions.Inparticular,EyeNotewasalsodevelopedbytheU.S.BEPtohelpdistinguishbills.Anotherapp,calledLookTel,offersrecognitionforalargenumberofcountries’billsandVisionHuntdistinguishesdifferentkindsofbillsandoffersmanytoolstotheblind.“Butalotofblindpeoplecan’taffordaniPhone,”saysShawnCallaway,presidentoftheNationalFederationoftheBlindofWashingtonD.C.
5、TheiBillwasinventedto
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A.payforthingsatcertainshops
B.helpchildrensortouttheirmoney
C.helptheblindrecognize