People have understood that kindness is good for the person who receives help. For example, when we give food to a hungry person, he is lucky. However, scientists have recently begun to study the effect(影响)of the kindness on the person giving it. What they have found is that doing good is good for the doer(行为者).Acts of kindness can improve health, help a person reach goals and even add years to a person's life.

    The first study to show the connection between doing good and living a long life was a study on aging(衰老). Beginning in 1956, scientists studied a group of married mothers for 30 years. They thought the women with the most children would die first. But the number of children a woman had did not matter. Wealth did not matter. Education did not matter. What did matter was whether they volunteered. Women that volunteered had fewer diseases during their life.

    Many other studies have found the same positive(积极的)effects. Helping other people improves long-term health. The gains are the same for men, women, old people and the young. Those who volunteered had fewer serious diseases than those who did not volunteer. This included diseases such as heart attack, cancer and stroke.

    Scientists are studying many possible causes. One possible cause is an increase in antibodies(抗体)，which help fight against disease. One study showed the body produces more antibodies after an act of kindness.

    Another one is an increase in Oxytocin(催生素)，it is a chemical that fights the effects of stress from life. Scientists have found a link between being kind to people and an increase in the chemical oxytocin.

    When you carry your heavy schoolbag on the way to school or home, do you know the fact that the heavy schoolbag influences your interest in learning knowledge? Don't worry. You may be able to say goodbye to your heavy schoolbag in the near future.

    Instead of burying(埋葬) your face in an ocean of textbooks, newspapers, magazines and novels, you will soon find that an E-book reader can take the place of them all.

    An E-book reader is a new kind of mini machine designed to hold thousands of text files and display them on the screen as real text printed(印刷) on a paper page.

    In the same way in which the iPod(a kind of MP3) has changed the way people enjoy music, E-book readers could change the way that books are read. Some scientists have predicted that E-books will be used widely in our daily life, especially in schools.

    The size of an E-book reader is the same as that of real books. Its screen is different from that of a computer. It is as thin as a piece of paper. The words on an E-book reader's screen look exactly the same as those on real pages. However, you can do more with an E-book reader than you can with a real book. The reader can change the size of the words and connect to the Internet to download new books.

Biomimicry borrows nature's design ideas and applies them to solve human difficulties. Nowadays a lot of companies started to invent in ways that are as elegant as what nature manages to do, and their designers and engineers began to sit with biologists to learn how nature would solve whatever it is they're trying to solve. 

 Some biologists worked with Nike company on apparel(服装）that would keep an athlete cool at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In a hot, dry place like Athens, what kind of organisms have to keep themselves cool and how do they do it? They found an African reed frog——a champion adapter in the heater—to study. 

If a company is making a solar cell , Biomimicry scientists will talk about how a leaf captures energy with their designers. Or if they're looking for some way to create an impact-resistant car, 

Biomimicry scientists will explain how woodpeckers can peck trees all day without harming themselves. 

Companies get the catalog of inspiration from the natural world and create things that sip energy, a city planner, an architect-should take one biology class in school. 

If you take a look at the octopus, you'll notice it moves fluidly and precisely but of course without motors or noisy fans or harmful fuel. The giraffe's vascular system allows it to pump blood up to its head and dip its head without getting dizzy. The humpback whale's flipper has scalloped edges to calm turbulence, and that's being mimicked in a new kind of wind turbine that can rotate in very low wind speeds because of its shape. There's even a new kind of pacemaker based on the heart of the whale. 

One famous biologist once said, 'In nature, failures are fossils. The organisms that are still with us are proven Companies that created a new product inspired by an organism have decided to donate a percentage of their proceeds to conserve the habitats of the organism. 

In ten years, you'll be able to visit ocean parks that have been preserved with the proceeds from a no-heat ceramic recipe based on the abalone's mother-of-pear!

Choose the best answer:

Is there anyone around you wearing a horse- faced skirt? It is a {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(典型) kind of hanfu clothing. It is now so welcomed both at home and a{#blank#}2{#/blank#}, like America, England and so on. 

On March 6, a Douyi n {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (报道) showed an amazing result. Researchers c{#blank#}4{#/blank#} the order for horse- faced skirts with that of the past year, it went up by 841 percent. 

As hanfu becomes popular, traditional and modern fashions(时尚) are coming {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(朝;向) us together. This has changed not only clothing styles, but also people's cultural ideas. 

Some hanfu lovers think it's {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (完美) that each design(设计) of hanfuhas its own cultural meaning while other buyers consider style and comfort more important. 

Zhou Shuang, 37, designs character clothes for film and television. She said that for those who don't know much about traditional clothing, it's understandable that they want to mix ancient {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (美) and modern fashion. This is known as the neo- Chinese style. " Neo- Chinese style is a great s{#blank#}8{#/blank#} that wins so many people's heart. It puts together modernity and tradition naturally, " said Zhou. 

" I r{#blank#}9{#/blank#} that there are so many people wearing horse- faced skirts on the streets, from young women to children. It's {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (难以置信). " said Wang Zicheng, a 23- year- old hanfu lover. 

Tests are important for learning. Many students do well with their homework. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Here are some tips for you to do well in tests.

Find the Perfect Place

If you study in a place with good lighting, you will feel comfortable. However, the most important thing is that there are no distractions(分心). Try turning off the TV or putting away your smartphone for one hour. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}

Try Study Aids

Every student should take notes and do revision. However, that may not be enough. If you like flashcards, try dividing your notes into different parts. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} They may help you remember the key points too!

Stay Positive and Calm

{#blank#}4{#/blank#} When taking the test, take a quick look through the whole test paper first. If you come across a difficult question, do not be nervous. Stop and think for a moment.

Keep on Studying

Here comes the most important tip: Never give up. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} You will certainly do better in the next test.

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BrickorTreat returns for 2023! And you won't want to miss the best Halloween sleepover ever. Join in our BrickorTreat event with your family members and your best friends! Don't forget that the Monster Party is newly included!

LEGOLAND New York Resort is now open in the beautiful Hudson Valley，Goshen Town，Orange County，New York City，just 60 miles northwest from the center.