Close friends, think alike?
"What! You, too? I believed I was the only one. "Have you ever said something like this to someone?(1)
It seems that similarity often helps form friendship. The Greek thinker Aristotle once said, "People regard friendship as a matter of similarity; they say that we love those who are like ourselves."(2) Scientists from University of California said friends have similar behaviors, Scientific American reported.
The scientists invited 42 university students to take part in a test. Each student watched the same set of videos, which included a comedy, a discussion and a soccer match. (3) ___ According to their scans, friends who watched the same video reacted in similar ways. Similar parts of their brains lit up while watching the videos, especially parts that are connected with motivation(动机), learning and memory.(4)
"Seeing one's friends have similar behaviors will reinforce(强化)one's own values,opinions,and interests, "lead scientist Carolyn Parkinson told Business Insider.(5) ____ Scientists from the University of Leipzig, Germany,found that friendship is also based on how physically close you are to someone.The scientists did a test with first﹣year college students the first time they met in class. In this test, students who sat in neighboring seats were more likely to become friends.
A. Now, there is some science behind this idea. B. If so, you may have ended up becoming friends with this person. C. Friends share a lot of similarities, though there are some differences. D. But brain similarity is not the only thing that can result in friendship. E. However, people who weren't friends had different reactions to the same videos. F. At the same time, scientists scanned their brains and recorded their brain activity. |
Steve is the (tall) student in our class.
My 18﹣year﹣old elder brother can take good care of .(he)
There are many (sheep) eating on the hill.
(Mr. Smith is giving a class. Suddenly some bottles drop out of Nancy's desk.S is for Mr. Smith; N is for Nancy.)
S: What's the noise there?
N: Sorry, Mr Smith.(1)
S:( Walking over to take a look. )Wow. 30 many bottles!
N:I'm collecting waste bottles.
S:(2)
N: Because I want to make some vases for our class out of them.
S:(3) You can put a big paper box at the back of our classroom.Then we all can help you collect the bottles.
N:(4)
S: Have you already made some vases?
N: (5) But I haven't finished painting them yet.
S: Can you show them to us next week?
N: No problem. I think I can finish them tonight and I'll bring them here tomorrow.
A. That's an interesting idea.
B. No, I haven t started yet.
C. Some of my bottles dropped onto the floor.
D.Yes. I've made two.
E. Why do you collect those bottles?
F. That would be impossible.
G. Thanks for your advice.
Clouds
On a beautiful spring afternoon,
I relax﹣and lie down
On the soft green grass.
Breathing in the fresh smell that I can feel all around.
My attention is taken up to the clouds.
For up there in the bright blue sky
Is a fluffy white world of cotton candy animals
And castles built with marshmallow bricks
But I must be creative and take the time
To bring this world into focus,
So I take a breath.
And squint my eyes just a little bit.
And before I know it﹣there they are﹣A big bear
Soft as a pillow, quietly curls up to sleep.
As a tiny, cotton ball mouse
Jumps out from a lion's house.
What a real to spend my afternoon
With these newly found friends moving by !
Word Bank:
breathe v. 呼吸
fluffy adj.松软的
cotton candy 棉花糖
castle n.城堡
marshmallow bricks 棉花软糖似的砖块
pillow n.枕头
(1)When is the speaker watching clouds in the poem?
A. In the morning.
B. At noon.
C. In the afternoon.
D. At night.
(2)The speaker in the poem is .
A. on his bed
B. on the grass
C. on the street
D. on the beach
(3)which word best describes the speaker in the poem?
A. Busy.
B. Tired.
C. Peaceful.
D. Bored.
(4)The underlined part"squint my eyes just a little bit "in the poem probably means .
A. close my eyes a little bit and try to see things clearly
B. open my eyes widely
C. shut my eyes to avoid seeing something unpleasant
D. make my eyes full of tears
(5)The writer wrote this poem to .
A. show the readers where to watch clouds
B. teach the readers about cloud shapes
C. explain to the readers how clouds can change
D. tell the readers about his cloud watching