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【全效学习】八年级下册英语B本 Module 2 Unit 2
①Everybody enjoys acts of kindness (善.举). But can you explain why? Some people think kindness is something out of love and care, while others believe it is just a tool to make us more popular. But research shows that being kind can activate (激活) an area of the brain called Striatum. Research also shows that kindness improves people's moods(情绪). But why and how does it happen? Here are a number of different ways.
②Firstly, being kind can make someone smile. If you see yourself smile in a situation, people around may be smiling too, especially for your close friends and family. A kind act makes someone who is sad feel better. It can also make ourselves feel good.
③Secondly, being kind starts or develops a social connection with others. Kind acts like buying someone a present make friendships stronger. Research has shown that spending money on others may help you get a stronger feeling of happiness than spending it on yourself.
④ Thirdly, in another research, even children in their first year of secondary school know how being kind makes them feel happy. If one person is kind, he or she makes others in the group kind. It also lifts everyone's spirits.
⑤Lastly, the story doesn't end here. Being kind may improve your mood, but research has also shown that if you're in a good mood, you can act much more kindly. This makes it a wonderful two-way relationship, doesn't it?
The Incredibles is a cartoon movie about superheroes with huge power. However, it still feels like a film about ordinary people. The movie is about a superhero called Mr Incredible. He is very strong, and he can save people from danger.
However, 15 years later, Mr Incredible and other superheroes have to give up their"Hero work" and live a common life. Then Mr Incredible becomes " Bob Parr" and starts working for a company.
Just before he becomes "Bob Parr", Mr Incredible marries another superhero "Elastigirl", and later she becomes " Helen Parr". Together they create a family and have three children—Violet(daughter), Dash(son)and Jack(baby). They also have super power. The parents ask their children not to use their super power.
Bob finds it very difficult to live the life of common person. He misses being a superhero and helping other people. One day a secret government department asks him to do some hero work. Bob is happy to do so. Unluckily, Bob soon finds himself in deep trouble. However, with the help of his superhero wife and children, he is able to fight back and again, the good beats the bad.
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An Unusual School Brings the Outside In Pupils in Madrid, Spain have helped to design a school that is connected to nature. Reggio School is a six-storey building featuring a drawbridge entrance, walls made from mashed cork (软木泥) which provide a home for insects and an indoor rainforest. The school was designed by Andris Jaque, who asked pupils for bright ideas. "I want it to be as colorful and playful as a child's imagination." Andres said. ▲ Starting in the 2023-24 school year, students in a northern Indiana school district (学区) will only be allowed to use clear bags at school. And each student will get one clear bag for free. This measure (措施) has been taken to improve safety in schools. It may help stop certain students from bringing dangerous objects such as guns with them to school. The ‘Dazing Zone' at a Chinese University Guangdong University of Finance and Economics has set up six "dazing zones (发呆区)" in its library for students to relax and get inspiration (灵感). Such zones are equipped with desks. chairs and plants, where students can overlook beautiful scenery, think, communicate, eat and rest. "The zones are designed to guide students over the best way to refresh themselves other than to escape from important tasks or projects." says Wang Zhongsheng, the head of the library. |
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