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1、到乌蒙山区的昭通;从甘肃中部的定西，到内蒙古边陲的阿尔山，看真贫、知真贫，真扶贫、扶真贫，成为“花的精力最多”的事;“扶贫先扶志”“扶贫必扶智”“实施精准扶贫”Unit 4 Body language. 阅读理解The idea for a science experiment can come from an unusual place. After watching a YouTube video of a dancing bird named Snowball, a scientist in California decided to study the ability of anima
2、ls to keep the beat. Bird lovers have long claimed that their pets have rhythm, and there are many videos of dancing birds online. Until now, scientists have suspected that humans are the only animals that can accurately keep rhythm with music. Thanks to Snowball, that scientific opinion is changing
3、. Snowball is a cockatoo, a kind of parrot, and his favorite song is “Everybody” by the Backstreet Boys. When he hears the song, he moves his feet and sways his body with the tempo, or pace of the music, as though he is the only bird member of the boy band. Aniruddh Patel is a neuroscientist, or a s
4、cientist who studies how the brain and the nervous system contribute to learning, seeing and other mental abilities. He works at the the Neurosciences Institute in San Diego. After seeing Snowballs dance moves online, Patel visited the cockatoo at the bird rescue facility hes called home for two yea
5、rs. The scientist played “Everybody” for Snowball and also played versions of the song that were sped up or slowed down. Sometimes, Snowball danced too fast or too slowly. Often, when there was a change in tempo, Snowball adjusted his dancing to match the rhythm. In other experiments, scientists hav
6、e observed the same abilities in preschool children.Patel isnt the only scientist who has studied Snowballs moves. Adena Schachner, who studies psychology at Harvard University, also wanted to know more about the dancing bird. Schachners team played different musical pieces for Snowball and a parrot
7、 named Alex, as well as eight human volunteers. The scientists observed that the birds and the humans kept time to the music with about the same accuracy. Schachner and her team didnt stop with the birds. She and her colleagues watched thousands of YouTube videos of different animals moving to music
8、. Not all the animals could dance, however. From watching the videos, the scientists observed that only animals that imitate sounds, including 14 parrot species and Asian elephants, accurately moved in time to music.1.The underlined words “that scientific opinion” in the third paragraph refers to th
9、e theory that_.A.humans are the only animals that can accurately keep rhythm with musicB.the brain and the nervous system contribute to some mental abilitiesC.bird pets can have their special rhythm under humans instructionD.birds like Snowball have the ability to keep the beat2.From the fourth para
10、graph we may know that_.A.Snowball is able to adjust his dancing to match the rhythmB.Patel is the only scientist who has studied Snowballs movesC.Snowball can not dance to the versions of the song EverybodyD.it is the brain and the nervous system that control the mental abilities3.The idea of study
11、ing animals ability to keep the beat comes from_.A.bird lovers discoveryB.videos of dancing birdsC.humans musical senseD.the same abilities in children4.According to the scientists, Snowballs ability to dance to music is probably related to the fact that_.A.it is the only bird member of the Backstre
12、et Boys bandB.it has the same abilities as preschool childrenC.it has the ability to imitate soundsD.it is a kind of dancing parrot Although problems are a part of our lives, it certainly doesnt mean that we let them rule our lives forever. One day or the other, youll have to stand up and sayproblem
13、, I dont want you in my life. 5 Problems with friends, parents, girlfriends, husbands, and childrenthe list goes on. Apart from these, the inner conflicts within ourselves work, too. These keep adding to our problems. Problems come in different shapes and colors and feelings.But good news is that al
14、l problems can be dealt with. Now read on to know how to solve your problems.Talk, it really helps. What most of us think is that our problem can be understood only by us and that no talking is going to help. 6 Talking helps you move on and let go.Write your problems. 7 When you write down your prob
15、lems, you are setting free all the tension from your system. You can try throwing away the paper on which you wrote your problems. By doing this, imagine yourself throwing away the problems from your life.Dont lose faith and hope. No matter what you lose in life, dont lose faith and hope. Even if yo
16、u lose all your money, familyyou should still have faith. 8 Your problems arent the worst. No matter what problem you get in life, therere another one million people whose problems are huger than yours. 9 Your problems might just seem big and worse, but in reality they can be removed. Go about and solve your problems because every problem, however big or small, al
