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阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
Whileittakestime,energyandmoneythatcouldsurelybeputtoamuchmoreproductiveuse,therearemillionsofcollectorsaroundtheworld.Peoplecollectpostcards,chocolatewrappersorwhatevertheylike.Collectingmustbeoneofthemostvariedhumanactivities,andit’sonethatmanypsychologistsfindfascinating.Manyformsofcollectinghavebeendignifiedwithatechnicalname:
anarctophilistcollectsteddybears,aphilatelistcollectspostagestampsandadeltiologistcollectspostcards.
Therearepeoplewhocollectsomethingbecausetheywanttomakemoney,andthiscouldbecalledaninstrumentalreasonforcollecting,thatis,collectingasameanstoanend.Theywilllookfor,say,antiques(古董)thattheycanbuycheaplyandexpecttobeabletosellataprofit.Buttheremaywellbeapsychologicalfactortoo:
buyingcheapandsellingdearcankeepthecollectorasenseofachievement.Andassellingonlineissoeasy,morepeoplearejoiningin.
Ifyouthinkaboutcollectingpostagestamps,anotherpotentialreasonforitisitseducationalvalue.Stampcollectingopensawindowtoothercountriesandtotheplants,animalsorfamouspeopleshownonthestamps.Similarly,inthenineteenthcenturymanycollectorsamassed(积累)animalsandplantsfromaroundtheglobeandtheircollectionsprovideavastamountofinformationaboutthenaturalworld.Withoutthosecollections,ourunderstandingwouldbegreatlyinferiortowhatitis.
Notallcollectorsareinterestedinlearningfromtheirhobby,though,sowhatwemightcallapsychologicalreasonforcollectingistheneedforasenseofcontrolandasenseoffulfillment,perhapsasawayofdealingwithinsecurity.Stampcollectors,forinstance,arrangetheirstampalbums,usuallyveryneatly,organizingtheircollectionsaccordingtocertaincommonplaceprinciples—perhapsbycountryinalphabeticorderorgroupingstampsbywhattheydescribe—people,birds,mapsandsoon.
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WorkisaveryimportantpartoflifeintheUnitedStates.Whentheearlyimmigrantscametothiscountry,theybroughttheideathatworkwasthewaytoGodandheaven.ThisattitudestillinfluencesAmericatoday.Workisnotonlyimportantforthesalary,butalsoforsocialandpsychologicalworking,beingproductive.FormostAmericans,theyarewhattheydo.Whathappens,then,whenapersonretiresattheageofsixty-fiveorseventy?
It’seasytoimaginethatretirementisnoeasything.Retireesoftenfeeltheyareunproductiveandnolongerneededbyothers.
Oncepeopleretire,theymayalsogetintofinancialtrouble.ManypeoplerelyonSocialSecuritycheckseverymonth.Duringtheirworkingyears,employeescontributeacertainpercentageoftheirsalariestothegovernment.Whenpeopleretire,theyreceivethismoneyasincome.Thesechecksdonotprovideenoughmoneytoliveon,however,becausepricesareincreasingveryrapidly.Afterretirement,theyhavetochangetheirlifestyles.Theyhavetospendcarefullytobesurethattheycanaffordtobuyfood,fuel,andothernecessities.
Ofcourse,notallseniorcitizensfeelsadwhentheyareinfaceofretirement.Workingforsomanyyears,theyeventuallyhavetimetospendwiththeirfamiliesortoenjoytheirhobbiessuchasreading,travelingorjoiningsomeseniorcitizenclubs.Somecontinuetoworkparttime;otherschoosetodovolunteerworklikehelpingyoungpeopletogetstartedinnewbusiness.
Americangovernmentistakingstepstoeasetheproblemsofretiredpeople.Theyarebuildingnewhousing,offeringdiscountsinstoresandmuseumsandonbuses,andprovidingotherservices,suchasfreecourses,foodservice,andhelpwithhousework.Itiswisetodoso.Retiredcitizensareanimportantpartofthepopulationandtheirspecialneedsmustbeconcernedabout.Afterall,everyonewillbeaseniorcitizensomeday.
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Inrecentweeks,areportonthevalueofhomeworkhasbeenraisingconcern.Inaword,homeworkforelementaryschoolchildrenisnotbeneficial.TexasteacherBrandyYounghasherownview.Insteadoffillinguptheextrafreetimewithsportsorextracurricularactivities,MrsYoungrequestedthatparentstaketimetobewiththeirchildren.“Iaskthatyouspendyoureveningsdoingthingsthatareproventocorrelatewithstudents’success,suchaseatingdinnerasafamily,readingtogether,playingoutsideandgettingyourchildtobedearly,”shesaid.
ThefactthatMrsYoung’snotehasdrawnpublicattentionsuggestsjusthowunusualandappreciatedheradviceis.Butwhileheradviceisrare,itcorresponds(符合)withoneofthethreeelementsthatmedicaldoctorLeonardSaxbelievesisaforgottenaspectofparenting,enjoyingyourchildren.
Inhisbook,TheCollapseofParenting,Saxnotesthatsomanyparentswhoareoccupiedwithcheckingtheire-mailsandmakingsurethattheirchilddoesn’tmissoutonopportunitiesoftenmissoutonthebiggestopportunityofall:
timetogether.Saxwrites:
“Enjoythetimeyouhavewithyourkids.Thatmeansnodevicesatmealtime.Whenyouaresittingatthetabletogether,thefocusshouldbeoninteraction.Listentoyourchildandtalkwithyourchild.Thosewhofailtodososendanunintendedmessagethatrelaxedtimetogetherasafamilyisthelowestpriorityofall.”
InmodernAmerica,thefamilyunithasfallenintodeeperanddeeperdisorder.Thepubliceducationsystemhassteppedintopickuptheslackbybecomingasubstitute“expertparent”whowillguidechildrentosuccessandafunctionalfuture.Butiftherecentchaosandlowacademicscoresintheschoolscan’tbesolved,suchamethodisn’tworkingthereeither.Ifwewanttoseeimprovedacademicandbehavioralsuccesscomingoutofourschools,arewegoingtoneedmoreteachersandexpertslikeMrsYoungandDrSaxtoencourageandenablefamiliestospendmoretimewithoneanother?
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Weknowaboutthepowerofexpectations.Herearefivewaystomaximizetheirpowerinyourclassroom.Thereisastrangebutimportantdifferencebetweenaspiration(抱负)andexpectation.Aspirationsareaboutwantingtobebetter,whileexpectationsconveyabeliefaboutthelikelihoodofsuccess.Raisingexpectationshasbeenproventohelppupils,butthesameeffectcan’tbeachievedbyaspirations.TheEducationEndowmentFoundationreviewedonaspirationsandfoundthatinterventionswhichaimtoraiseaspirationshavelittlepositiveimpactoneducationalachievement.Butifexpectationsaresetattherightlevel,tobebothchallengingandrealistic,theycanhelpstudentstoimprovetheirperformanceandacademicachievement.
Researchsuggeststhattheeffectofexpectationsismostlypronouncedatthestartoftheschoolyearoratthebeginningofnewtasksandtopics.Thisisbecausestudentstendtostartprojectswithanopenmindabouthowtheyshoulddo—andtheyarelookingforguidanceonhowtoachievesuccess.Makesuretheyhearapositivevoice—fullofbeliefandconfidencethattheycansucceed—beforetheirself-doubtstartstocomein.
Psychologistshavecalculatedthatwhenhighexpectationsareonlycomingfromteachers,theywillonlyhelpaminorityofstudents.Parentsalsoplayahugeroleinshapingyoungpeople’sopinionsonseeingthemselves.Arecentreviewonhowparentscanhelptheirchildrensucceedatschoolfoundthathighexpectationshadthegreatestimpact.Valuingeducationandexpectingchildrentosucceedconveytheimportanceandlikelihoodofsuccessinschool.
Awordofcautionisneededwhenitcomestoexpectations.Moreisnotalwaysbetter.Evidencesuggeststhatwhenexpectationsareunrealistic—thatis,iftheyfarexceed(超越)achild’sability—thiscanleadtoadownturninacademicperformance.Furthermore,theseexcessiveexpectationscanbeasourceofstressandanxietyforstudents.Whenitcomestoexpectations,itseemsthatchallengingbutrealisticshouldbetheguidingprinciple.
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ThebrownwidowspiderbecameestablishedinSouthernCaliforniainearly2000andhasbecomepartofthelocalspiderfamilyinurbanLosAngelesandSanDiego.ThebrownwidowspideriscontinuingitsexpansioninSouthernCaliforniaandcouldpossiblymovenorthwardintoCentralCalifornia.
ThebrownwidowissuspectedtohaveevolvedinAfricaalthoughitwasfirstdescribedfromSouthAmerica,whichaddsconfusionastowhereitmighthaveoriginated.ItisatropicalandsubtropicalspiderhavingestablishedpopulationsinHawaii,Florida,partsofAustralia,SouthAfricaandJapan.
Thebrownwidowbuildsitswebinprotectedsitesaroundhomesandinwoodyvegetationwithbranches.Sometypicalsitesselectedbybrownwidowsforwebbuildingareemptycontainerssuchasbucketsandnurserypots,entrywaycorners,storageclosetsandgarages.Theychooseplacesthataremoreexposedthansiteschosenbyblackwidowsandtherefore,appeartobeathigherriskforinteractionswithhumansasfarasbitesareconcerned.
Onerecentstudydemonstratesthatthebrownwidowspiderislesspoisonousthanotherwidowspecies.Thereasonfortheweakereffectofbrownwidowbitesonhumansispossiblybecausethebrownwidowdoesnothavemuchpoisonasitslargerrelatives,butitisreallyathreattohumansastoitspoison.Thetwomajorsymptomsofabrownwidowbitewerethatthebitehurtwhenitwasgivenanditleftaredmark.
Thereisnospecificinformationregardingthecontrolofbrownwidowsbyfarmchemicals.Mostcurrentadviceiswhatisusedforcontrollingspidersingeneral.Therefore,mostcommerciallyavailablefarmchemicalsshouldworkonbrownwidows.Avoidingamessoft