Do you feel tired of the same everyday life? “Survival(生存) Holidays” is for children to go into the lonely place for exciting activities. About 1,100 schools will take children into the great outdoors without their parents this summer.
Why do people like “Survival Holidays”? Because they think being close to nature is good for children. Many children in big cities spend all time watching TV and playing computer games. “Survival Holidays” gives them an important change.
Is “Survival Holidays” a wonderful idea? It is. Children will have more free time to play and learn to face danger. They don’t know what to do when they are in danger. Even something like crossing a small river seems to be a hard challenge. Children are not comfortable with danger. Even small danger like getting their feet wet or falling down seems very terrible to them.
Many people think the survival activities are good for children. Even years later, they will still remember what they have learned. Some have learned to stay clam in difficult times. Some have learned how to keep safe. Others have learned how to work in a team. All these skills will help them a lot in their lives.
The willow branch (柳树枝) is a part of the willow tree. In
One reason is that willow trees are strong. They can live
For another reason, the pronunciation for the willow tree “liu (柳)” is
It’s said that this
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Have you ever doubted your abilities or believed that you don’t deserve (值得) your success? Then you may have impostor syndrome. Researchers from Germany have found that this can happen to anyone at any age.
What is impostor syndrome? It is not an illness—it’s a negative (负面的) way of thinking. People who have experienced impostor syndrome might have thoughts like “I’m a failure” or “I have to work harder than everyone else”.
They might also feel that their achievements don’t deserve any praise. They believe any of their success is because of luck instead of their skills or hard work.
Impostor syndrome affects (影响) many people around the world, from teens to adults. It might surprise you that many successful people experience this as well.
How can impostor syndrome be overcome (克服)? It’s important to remember that this feeling is very normal. One tip is to stop comparing yourself to others. Quite often, you don't see the full picture of another person’s success. British physicist Anthony Leggett, who won a Nobel Prize in 2003, said: “I missed out on high school physics, so I have always been a bit confused about simple things like why the noise from a kettle stops as the water nears boiling.”
It’s impossible for everyone to be good at everything. Next time you doubt your abilities, remember that it’s perfectly normal and you can work to overcome those feelings.
1．What do we know about impostor syndrome?| A．Lucky people are more likely to get it. |
| B．Anyone at any age can get the syndrome. |
| C．Everyone who has it is successful. |
| D．People who often fail are more likely to get it. |
| A．“People should praise me because I am good at everything.” |
| B．“Anyone deserves success, including me.” |
| C．“I am successful only because I am lucky.” |
| D．“I have been working hard enough.” |
| A．ab | B．ac | C．bc | D．bd |
| A．How to live a confident life. |
| B．Why people deserve praise. |
| C．An introduction to impostor syndrome. |
| D．The difficulties faced by successful people. |
What color is a tennis ball? Ask your classmates, and they might give you some surprising answers.
The Atlantic asked 30,000 people this question. Among the people surveyed, 52 percent said tennis balls are green, 42 percent said yellow, and 6 percent said something else.
According to the International Tennis Federation, tennis balls are yellow. So, why do most people say that they’re green?
When we first see an object in natural light, our brains recognize its true color. Even if the object is seen in different kinds of light later, our brains can still tell its true color. Scientists call this color constancy（色彩恒常性）. For example, we know that China’s flag is red. When we see it during sunset or under purple light, we still know that it is red, even if it looks like a different color.
However, the color of a tennis ball is not as pure as the flag. It appears to be a combination（结合）of yellow, a “warm” color, and green, a “cool” color.
The US-based magazine says that when our brains try to figure out what color the ball is, some people ignore（忽略）cool colors like green, blue and purple. So they see the ball as yellow. Others ignore warm colors, such as red, yellow and orange. They see the ball as green.
It is not just tennis balls that make such confusion（混淆）. In 2015, a girl posted a picture of a dress online. Some people said the dress was black and blue while others said it was gold and white. They had different opinions based on whether they ignored cool or warm colors.
1．How many people said tennis balls are yellow according to the survey?| A．12,600. | B．15,600. | C．30,000. | D．1800. |
| A．It can tell the objects’ difference in different kinds of light. |
| B．It can tell the true color of things in different lights. |
| C．It can tell the truth of the colors under purple light. |
| D．It can tell people what color the flag is. |
| A．Red, yellow and orange. | B．Yellow, green and purple. |
| C．Green, blue and red. | D．Blue, purple and green. |
| A．Colors always confuse people. |
| B．People sometimes give some strange answers. |
| C．People may ignore either cool colors or warm colors. |
| D．Colors are seen by different people under different kinds of light. |
When: 11:08 pm on Nov.29 
Where: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu
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| A．Shenzhou XV launched on Nov. 30. |
| B．Zhang Lu wasn’t China’s first astronaut. |
| C．The crew will take three to four spacewalks inside the station. |
| D．They will just do 40 scientific experiments. |
| A．One year. | B．Two years. |
| C．Three years. | D．Half a year. |
There is good reason to believe that people who learn to be grateful are happier and healthier than those who don’t. Grateful people feel pleased with what they have instead of complaining about what they lack. They see each day as a new opportunity for happiness, rather than another challenge to take on.
Take a minute to be thankful for your life.
Life gets so busy that you often forget to tell people how much they matter (要紧) to you. Expressing your thanks to others will create an atmosphere of thankfulness that can spread out gradually. For example, if your mother packs your lunch for you, say something like “Mum, thank you for your effort to make my day less busy.”
Talk about gratitude with family.
Find the time to talk about the things you are grateful for every day.
Learning to be thankful doesn’t mean bad things won’t happen, or that you won’t be affected by the things that do happens.
| A．Tell someone you appreciate (感激) them. |
| B．Let each family member have a turn for discussion and try to be as specific (具体的) as possible. |
| C．Sometimes it can be really hard to be thankful in your life. |
| D．Here is some advice for you to be more grateful (感激的). |
| E．It can simply help to make those things easier to deal with and make you feel better. |
| F．Sometimes a good way to feel better is to take a break and find something that you are grateful for. |
Linda is my best friend. She lives with her father, Mike. Mike makes birthday cakes in a store. He works from 6:00 a. m. to 7:30 p. m. His cakes are great and many people come to buy every day.
Today is Mike’s birthday but he doesn’t know. He is too busy.
Linda wants to have an interesting party for her father. So our classmates go to Linda’s home to help her with it. I’m one of them. Anna brings kinds of fruit and cleans the room. Tom buys some meat. Also, of course, we have to have a big birthday cake. So I go to Mike’s store and buy a big cake for Mike. But he doesn’t know who the cake is for.
When Mike comes home and sees the cake, he gets to know that’s his birthday cake. A big smile comes on his face. At 8:00 in the evening, it’s the party time. We all sing “Happy birthday! …” and eat the nice cake. And we have a good time.
1．Why do many people buy Mike’s cakes every day?| A．His cakes are great. | B．It’s his birthday today. | C．He is very busy. | D．He gets up early. |
| A．The food. | B．The meat. | C．The party. | D．The cake. |
| A．Mike. | B．Linda. | C．Anna. | D．Tom. |
| A．At 6:00 a.m. | B．At 7:00 a.m. | C．At 7:30 p.m. | D．At 8:00 p.m. |
| A．A Great Store | B．An Interesting Party | C．A Best Friend | D．A Happy Family |
I’m Jenny Green. Jenny is my first name. And Green is my
Look! This is my room. My schoolbag is on the desk.
I have
My parents say I’m a good
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