黛西英文晨读

05 Why do we get bored? 我们为什么无法忍受无聊？

Feeling bored can also be a good chance for us to learn new things. These days many people spend hours looking at their phones. Why? A possible answer is that they just feel bored. Why don’t we like feeling bored? What is boredom? Boredom is a feeling. There are two types of boredom: meaningless and attentional. The first type happens when we don’t find meaning in our actions. The second type comes when people find it too difficult to focus on something. For example, students might say that “math is boring”. That is because it’s too difficult for them. Is boredom bad? Boredom is neither good nor bad . What matters is our attitude. For example, we may find a math problem boring. If we can’t deal with our feelings well, we might just give up and feel bad. But things change when we can control our feelings and try to solve the problem. Boredom can then become a good chance to learn new things. Are we more bored now? No, boredom is not a new thing. Over 2,000 years ago, people already felt bored. However, it’s now much easier to get away from boredom because of things like phones. But because we’re always using them, we might be worse at dealing with boredom. 

1. a good chance for us to:对我们来说是一个做...的好机会

2. spend time doing : 花时间做...

3. boredom :n.无聊

4. meaningless and attentional : 无意义型和注意力型

5. neither... nor... :既不，也不

6. attitude : n.态度

7. get away from：摆脱

8. deal with：处理

纸质版阅读练习答案:

1.B  2.A  3.B  4.C  5.B

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05 Why do we get bored? 我们为什么无法忍受无聊？

Feeling bored can also be a good chance for us to learn new things. These days many people spend hours looking at their phones. Why? A possible answer is that they just feel bored. Why don’t we like feeling bored? What is boredom? Boredom is a feeling. There are two types of boredom: meaningless and attentional. The first type happens when we don’t find meaning in our actions. The second type comes when people find it too difficult to focus on something. For example, students might say that “math is boring”. That is because it’s too difficult for them. Is boredom bad? Boredom is neither good nor bad . What matters is our attitude. For example, we may find a math problem boring. If we can’t deal with our feelings well, we might just give up and feel bad. But things change when we can control our feelings and try to solve the problem. Boredom can then become a good chance to learn new things. Are we more bored now? No, boredom is not a new thing. Over 2,000 years ago, people already felt bored. However, it’s now much easier to get away from boredom because of things like phones. But because we’re always using them, we might be worse at dealing with boredom. 

1. a good chance for us to:对我们来说是一个做...的好机会

2. spend time doing : 花时间做...

3. boredom :n.无聊

4. meaningless and attentional : 无意义型和注意力型

5. neither... nor... :既不，也不

6. attitude : n.态度

7. get away from：摆脱

8. deal with：处理

纸质版阅读练习答案:

1.B  2.A  3.B  4.C  5.B

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04 Know how to pick the right friends 中国智慧：成人之美

We often say, “A friend in need is a friend indeed .” But should friends help us even when we’re making bad choices ? Confucius gives an answer to this question in The Analects of Confucius. What does it mean? Everyone has dreams and goals, and it is a great thing to have friends to stand by us. But you also need to know who is truly helping you. How can we tell what kind of person someone is? According to Confucius, just see what they encourage us to do. If they guide us toward good things, they are true friends. But if they like bad actions, then you shouldn’t trust them. We often have to find out if something is truly good for us. Some activities, like playing video games, may bring joy now but become a problem later. You might forget to do your homework or have bad habits. When you think about a friend’s influence on you, ask yourself: Do they help you become a better person? Or do they make you do bad things? 

1. A friend in need is a friend indeed.:患难见真情。

2. making choices: 做决定

3. Confucius :孔子

4. an answer to this question : ....的答案

5. The Analects of Confucius:论语

6. stand by sb : 支持...

7. encourage sb. to do：鼓励...做...

8. guide sb. toward：引导...朝着..前进

9. become a problem ：成为一个问题

10. an influence on：对...的影响

纸质版阅读练习答案:

1.A  2.B  3.A  4.B  5.B

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04 Know how to pick the right friends 中国智慧：成人之美

We often say, “A friend in need is a friend indeed .” But should friends help us even when we’re making bad choices ? Confucius gives an answer to this question in The Analects of Confucius. What does it mean? Everyone has dreams and goals, and it is a great thing to have friends to stand by us. But you also need to know who is truly helping you. How can we tell what kind of person someone is? According to Confucius, just see what they encourage us to do. If they guide us toward good things, they are true friends. But if they like bad actions, then you shouldn’t trust them. We often have to find out if something is truly good for us. Some activities, like playing video games, may bring joy now but become a problem later. You might forget to do your homework or have bad habits. When you think about a friend’s influence on you, ask yourself: Do they help you become a better person? Or do they make you do bad things? 

1. A friend in need is a friend indeed.:患难见真情。

2. making choices: 做决定

3. Confucius :孔子

4. an answer to this question : ....的答案

5. The Analects of Confucius:论语

6. stand by sb : 支持...

7. encourage sb. to do：鼓励...做...

8. guide sb. toward：引导...朝着..前进

9. become a problem ：成为一个问题

10. an influence on：对...的影响

纸质版阅读练习答案:

1.A  2.B  3.A  4.B  5.B

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03 Dogs put on a good show 美国西敏寺犬展：如何选出最靓狗狗

If you love dogs, you may know about the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. It is one of the most popular dog competitions in the world. Judges look at the dogs and choose the best-looking ones. The show came back for its 149th year on Feb 8, 10 and 11 this year. The judges need to look closely at the dogs and know all about them. According to AP News, they need to know about 201 different kinds of dogs! Take a Pekingese for example. Donald Sturz, the club president, started by looking at its face and body. He checked to see if it had an “envelope-shaped ” head. “The head is a mark of the kind,” Sturz told AP News. He then checked her weight — this kind of dog should be “pick-up heavy”. After that, he watched how it walked. Pekingese dogs are known for their special, slow way of walking. Other kinds of dogs also have their “ideal” looks. For example, Labradors have special otter tails, and Dachshunds have sausage-like bodies.

1. put on a good show:上演一出好戏

2. judge: n.裁判

3. look closely at : 仔细观察

4. Pekingese : n.哈巴狗，京巴犬

5. envelope-shaped:信封形状的

6. mark : n.标志

7. ideal：adj.理想的

8. Labrador：n.拉布拉多

9. otter ：n.水獭

10. Dachshund：n.腊肠犬

纸质版阅读练习答案:

1.B  2.B  3.C  4.A  5.D

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03 Dogs put on a good show 美国西敏寺犬展：如何选出最靓狗狗

If you love dogs, you may know about the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. It is one of the most popular dog competitions in the world. Judges look at the dogs and choose the best-looking ones. The show came back for its 149th year on Feb 8, 10 and 11 this year. The judges need to look closely at the dogs and know all about them. According to AP News, they need to know about 201 different kinds of dogs! Take a Pekingese for example. Donald Sturz, the club president, started by looking at its face and body. He checked to see if it had an “envelope-shaped ” head. “The head is a mark of the kind,” Sturz told AP News. He then checked her weight — this kind of dog should be “pick-up heavy”. After that, he watched how it walked. Pekingese dogs are known for their special, slow way of walking. Other kinds of dogs also have their “ideal” looks. For example, Labradors have special otter tails, and Dachshunds have sausage-like bodies.

1. put on a good show:上演一出好戏

2. judge: n.裁判

3. look closely at : 仔细观察

4. Pekingese : n.哈巴狗，京巴犬

5. envelope-shaped:信封形状的

6. mark : n.标志

7. ideal：adj.理想的

8. Labrador：n.拉布拉多

9. otter ：n.水獭

10. Dachshund：n.腊肠犬

纸质版阅读练习答案:

1.B  2.B  3.C  4.A  5.D

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02 UK spaceman breaks limits 首位残疾宇航员将前往空间站

John McFall, a UK astronaut, smiled next to a flag of the European Space Agency . On Feb 14, McFall, 43, got the ESA’s green light to go to space. He is the first person with a physical disability to do this, said AFP. McFall lost his right leg at the age of 19 because of an accident. But then he worked hard and went on to be an athlete. At the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games , he finished third in the 100m race. 

1. break limits: 打破限制

2. European Space Agency: 欧洲航天局

3. physical disability   : 身体残疾

4. accident: n.意外

5. athlete:n.运动员

6. Beijing Paralympic Games: 北京残奥会

7. AFP:Agence France-Presse 法国新闻社

8. finish+序数词：获得第..名

纸质版阅读练习答案:

1.B  2.A  3.B  4.C  5.B

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02 UK spaceman breaks limits 首位残疾宇航员将前往空间站

John McFall, a UK astronaut, smiled next to a flag of the European Space Agency . On Feb 14, McFall, 43, got the ESA’s green light to go to space. He is the first person with a physical disability to do this, said AFP. McFall lost his right leg at the age of 19 because of an accident. But then he worked hard and went on to be an athlete. At the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games , he finished third in the 100m race. 

1. break limits: 打破限制

2. European Space Agency: 欧洲航天局

3. physical disability   : 身体残疾

4. accident: n.意外

5. athlete:n.运动员

6. Beijing Paralympic Games: 北京残奥会

7. AFP:Agence France-Presse 法国新闻社

8. finish+序数词：获得第..名

纸质版阅读练习答案:

1.B  2.A  3.B  4.C  5.B

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01 Egg crisis hits US美国闹“蛋荒”，鸡蛋变“天价”

People don’t have enough eggs to buy due to bird flu. On Feb 18, a chicken stood next to a stack of eggs at Sunrise Farms in California, US. Right now, it’s expensive to buy eggs in the US as their price is at an all-time high. On Feb 7, a dozen eggs cost $7.34 (about 53 yuan). In 2024, the price was about 4.15 dollars. The rise in egg prices is mostly because of bird flu . This type of flu is caused by a virus. It can make birds very sick. To stop the flu, farms across the US have to kill a lot of birds, including chickens. In January alone, workers put down over 23 million of them. What’s more, farms also need time to clean the chickens’ houses and raise new chickens. Many supermarkets have no eggs to sell because they don’t get them on time. 

1. crisis: n.危机

2. hit: v. 打击

3. due to  : 由于

4. bird flu: 禽流感

5. a stack of : 一叠

6. price: n.价格

7. at an all-time high :处于历史最高水平

8. virus :n.病毒

9. put down :本文中意为-拿下,击杀

10. What’s more :表转折，而且

11. raise：v.养育

纸质版阅读练习答案:

1.B  2.B  3.B  4.A 、B  5.B

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01 Egg crisis hits US美国闹“蛋荒”，鸡蛋变“天价”

People don’t have enough eggs to buy due to bird flu. On Feb 18, a chicken stood next to a stack of eggs at Sunrise Farms in California, US. Right now, it’s expensive to buy eggs in the US as their price is at an all-time high. On Feb 7, a dozen eggs cost $7.34 (about 53 yuan). In 2024, the price was about 4.15 dollars. The rise in egg prices is mostly because of bird flu . This type of flu is caused by a virus. It can make birds very sick. To stop the flu, farms across the US have to kill a lot of birds, including chickens. In January alone, workers put down over 23 million of them. What’s more, farms also need time to clean the chickens’ houses and raise new chickens. Many supermarkets have no eggs to sell because they don’t get them on time. 

1. crisis: n.危机

2. hit: v. 打击

3. due to  : 由于

4. bird flu: 禽流感

5. a stack of : 一叠

6. price: n.价格

7. at an all-time high :处于历史最高水平

8. virus :n.病毒

9. put down :本文中意为-拿下,击杀

10. What’s more :表转折，而且

11. raise：v.养育

纸质版阅读练习答案:

1.B  2.B  3.B  4.A 、B  5.B

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