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Blowingournose,burping(打饱嗝)afterdinnerandpooping(排便)…Unpleasantas
theyare,thesethings,accordingtoLiveScience,makeup“theimpolitescienceofthehumanbody”.
Snot(鼻涕)
Snot'
sjobistoprotectourbodyfromharmfulviruses.Quiteoften,dirt,ash,orsandfilltheairwebreathe.Butthankfully,snotstopstheseunhealthythings,whicharetakenoutofournosewhenweblowit.
Apartfromprotectingournose,snotcantelluswhetherwe?
rehealthyornotaccordingtoitsappearance.Whenit’sdearandcolorless,that’sasignofgoodhealth.Ifitturnsgreenoryellow,however,itcouldbeasignthatourbodyisbeingattackedbyavirus.
Gas
Fromdrinkingfizzy(起泡的)drinkstoeatingfood,weoftenbreatheingaseslikecarbondioxide,whichendupinourstomach.Naturally,ifwetakeintoomuchgas,ourstomachwillbefilledwithpressureandwemaysufferfrompainandcramps(痉挛).Tostopthisfromhappening,burpingisaneffectivewaytogetthesegasesoutofourstomach.
Occasionalburpingbenefitsourbody.However,burpingtoomuchisn’tagoodsign.That’sbecauseitmaysuggestthatwe’resufferingfromadigestivedisorder.
Poop
Poopingisanextremelyimportantfunctionofthebody.Everytimeweeat.thefoodispassedthroughourdigestivesystem.Onceourbodyhastakeneverythingitneedsfromthefood,itleavesourbodyaspoop.
Andthoughit’sgross,checkingourpoopafterwegotothebathroomcouldtellusmoreaboutourhealth.
1.Whatdoesitsuggestifsnotisgreen?
A.Theremightbedirtinit.B.Itisprotectingournose.
C.Youareveryhealthy.D.Yourbodymightbefightingavirus.
2.Whatdoweknowaboutburpingfromthearticle?
A.Fizzydrinksmakepeopleburpmorethanfooddoes.
B.Peoplemaysufferfrompainorcrampswhenburping.
C.Itmakesgaseslikecarbondioxideleaveourstomach.
D.Burpingalotcanmakedigestivedisordersgoaway.
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"
gross’’intheparagraphprobablymean?
A.Unpleasant.B.UnnecessaryC.Unimportant.D.Unhealthy.
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ImovedfromthebusydowntowntothecountrysidearoundShanghaiwhenIstartedelementaryschool.Atfirst,IthoughtIwasgoingtohateit,buttomysurprise,IfoundthatIpreferredthequietcountrylifeoverthenoisycitylife.
Thenextmovewasmoreofasurpriseforme.Iwashavingagoodtimewithmyfriendsatschool.Butallofasudden,mymomtoldmethatweweregoingtomovetotheUnitedStates.CanyouimaginehowImusthavefelt?
MyEnglishwasn’tthatgood,thoughIdidknowthebasics.
ThedayIarrivedintheUSwasasnowyday.ForagirlwhogrewupinShanghaiandhadn’tseenrealthicksnowontheground,itwasabigthing.ComparedwithmyschoolinChina,therewerealotmorecreativethinkingquestions,whichIwasbetteratanyway.
TimeflewbyandithadbeenalmostfouryearssinceImoved.Thenagain,IwastoldweweregoingtomovetoSingapore.
AsI’mwritingthisarticle,Iamstillnewhereandhavebeengoingtoschoolforabouttwoandahalfmonths.Ifoundoutthattheeducationhereisquitespecial.DifferentfromAPsystemintheUS,theSingaporeCISusestheIBsystem.
Thisswitchdrownedmeinconstantstress.Iwasconfusedaboutthenewcurriculum,andIknewitwouldtakemealongtimetoadapt.ButwhatI’vegottenoutofmyexperienceoverthreecountriesisthatnomatterwhereyouarestudying,youarealwayslearning.Andapieceofadvicetopeoplewhoaregoingtomovearoundtheglobe:
It’salwaysbesttojustrollwithit.
4.Whatdidthewriterthinkoflifeinthecountryside?
A.Itwasn’tasinterestingassheexpected.
B.Itwasnobetterthancitylife.
C.Shewishedshehadmovedtothecountrysideearlier.
D.Shelovedtoliveinthecountryside.
5.WhatdidthewriterworryaboutmostaboutbeforemovingtotheUS?
A.Itwouldbedifficulttomakenewfriends.
B.Languagewouldbeabigproblemforher.
C.Shewouldn’tgetusedtotheweatherthere.
D.Shewouldn’tliketheschoolsthere.
6.WhatdoesshesayaboutherschoollifeinSingapore?
A.Creativethinkingismorecommon.
B.Studentsareaskedtodomanyprojectstogether.
C.StudentshavemorefreedomtochooseclassesthanintheUS.
D.ItisdifferentfromtheUSschoolsystem.
7.Whatisthewritersrudetowardsherworldwideschooling?
A.PositiveB.NegativeCCriticalD.Doubtful
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Inourlife,theyaretwodifferenttypesofdreamer,一low-recalldreamersandhigh-recalldreamersAccordingtoresearchersattheLyonNero-scienceResearchCenterinFrance,high-recalldreamersreportedtheyrememberedtheirdreamsalmosteverydaywhilelow-recalldreamerssaidtheyonlyrememberedtheirdreamsonceortwiceamonth,reportedLiveScience.
PerrineRuby,aleadscientistattheresearchcenterinLyon,studied41people(21high-recalldreamersand20low-recalldreamers)andrecordedtheirbrainactivity.Shefoundthatapartofthebraincalledthetemporo-parietaljunction(颞顶叶交界处)wasmoreactiveinhigh-recalldreamers.Thiswastruebothwhentheyweresleepingandawake.Thisareaofthebrainisresponsibleforcollectingandprocessinginformationfromtheoutsideworld.Thismeansthathigh-recalldreamersaremoresensitivetowhatishappeningaroundthem.Forexample,whentheyareawake,theyrespondmorestronglytohearingtheirownnames.Whentheyaresleeping,theytendtobewokenupmoreeasilybysoundsandmovements.
Bycloselystudyingpeople’sbrainactivity,Rubyfoundthathigh-recalldreamershavetwiceasmuch“wakefulnesstime”duringsleepaslow-recalldreamersdo.Anditisduringtheseshortperiodsofwakefulnessthatthebrainmemorizesdreams.
Thisisnothardtounderstand.Justtrytothinkofyourownsleepingexperience.Ifyouarerestlessduringthenight,youaremorelikelytorememberyourdreams,butifyousleepwellandsoundly,youtendtorememberverylittleinthemorning.Thisisbecause“younevergetachancetoremembe”,rRobertStickgold,aHarvardMedicalSchoolresearcher,toldTheWashingtonPost.
AsanotherresearchprojectattheUniversityofTurkuinFinlandshowed,dreamcontentcanalsoaffectourmemory.Negativedreamsareeasiertorecallthanordinarydreams.Nightmaresareoftenrecalledbecausetheyareemotionallynegative,andsuchdreamscausefear.
8.Whatcanweknowabouthigh-recalldreamersaccordingtothearticle?
A.Theyhaveverylittlebrainactivitywhentheysleep.
B.Theycanremembertheirdreamsclearly.
C.Theydon’tknowhowtodescribetheirdreams.
9.Theyremembertheirdreamstwiceaweek.Whichistrueaboutlow-recalldreamerscomparedtohigh-recalldreamers?
A.Theyhavehigherqualitysleep.
B.Theyhavemoresleeplessnights
C.Theyaremoreeasilywokenatnight
D.Theyrespondfasterwhenhearingtheirnames.
10.Whatisthemainpurposeofthesecondtolastparagraph?
A.ToexplainRuby’sfindings.
B.Toattractreaders,interestinfuturestudies.
C.Toshowtheadvantagesofbeingalow-recalldreamer.
D.Tosuggestwhattodotobecomealow-recalldreamer.
11.WhatdidtheresearchprojectinFinlandfind?
A.Ordinarydreamscanhelpourbrainrest.
B.Dreamsareoftenaffectedbyouremotions.
C.Nightmaresoftenhappenwhenwedon'
tsleepwell.
D.Negativedreamsaremorelikelytoberecalled.
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Asimplewoodenboxattachedto8-year-oldAlexBenitez-Alvarez?
swalkermadeiteasierfortheboytocarryschoolsuppliesandallowedhimtodomorethingsonhisown.
“Nowifhewantstogotothelibraryandgetabookout,hecan.”saidTommyJohnson,oneofthreehighschoolstudentswhohelpedBenitez-Alvarez.
Theirideacamefromanengineeringprojectthatpairsyoungengineerswithpeoplefromlocalspecialeducationprograms.EngineeringteamsfromShakopeeEastandWestjuniorhighschoolsdesignedmodelsofseveraldevicestomaketheirdisabledpartners’liveseasier.Someofthesimplestideaswerethemostuseful,suchasanadjustablechairtohelpachildputhisorhershoeson.Theyalsocameupwithspecialbuildingblocksthatcanhelpblindbabieslearnbytouch.
Inaneducationsystemdrivenbyexams,engineeringteacherTJHendricksonsaidtheprojectgavestudentsthechancetocreatesomethingtheycouldactuallyseeforthemselves.“Studentsstoppedworryingabouttheirgradesandstartedworryingaboutfailingtheirclients,saidHendrickson,ateacheratShakopeeWestJuniorHigh.
Groupprojectsencourageteamworkandmotivatestudentsdifferentlyfromindependentprojects.Inthiscase,theprojectalsotaughtamuch-neededlessonindevelopingpeopleskills.Themeetingsalsohelpedengineersaddspecialtouchestotheirfinishedproducts.Benitez-Alvarez,wholovessoccer,gottheMinnesotaUnitedlogoandasoccerballprintedonhiswoodenstoragebox.
Theprojectencouragedstudentswithspecialneedstodescribetheirphysicaldisabilitieswhilealsoteachingengineersaboutthestrugglesoflivingwithadisability.
“Everyoneintheworldshoulddothis.”saidStephanieBetley,ateacheratShakopeewhohopestoseetheprojectspreadtootherschools.“It’sforsomeoneelseratherthanyourself.”
12.Whatwasthepurposeoftheengineeringproject?
A.Toshowhowspecialeducationhelpsdisabledkids
B.Totryoutengineeringknowledgelearnedinclass.
C.Toimprovethelifeofdisabledkids.
D.Toprovidejobstoagroupofyoungengineers.
13.HowdidtheprojectinfluencetheengineersinHendrickson'
sopinion?
A.Ithelpedthempasstheirexamsmoreeasily.
B.Itcausedthemmorestressthantheirexams.
C.Ithelpedthemputtheirknowledgeintouse.
D.Itimprovedtheircommunicationskills.
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