On a hot African morning, Leila was lying on her stomach and an elephant was walking towards her. Leila waited. Then she pushed the button on her camera. “And I got my best photo of an elephant ever, by lying under my car,” Leila explained. “I wanted to get close to the elephants, but of course this was dangerous; they had their babies with them. So every morning I used to park my car in the open near the path(小道). They used to take the same path every morning when they left the water hole. After a week, they were used to seeing my car. So the next morning, I lay under it and got my photo!”

Many of the best wildlife photos come from good planning. In Africa, photographers set up their hides(隐匿处) near water holes. They also set up hides near forest paths, as animals use the same paths every night. For bird-watching, there are many hides around lakes, too. Inside the hides, bird-watchers can watch all day in the shade(荫处) out of the wind and rain.

Good wildlife photos are needed for books, postcards, magazine and newspapers. But only 5 percent of the photos you took may be good. It is not easy to take a good wildlife photo if you don’t have any good plans beforehand.

1.Why did Leila lie under her car on the stomach?

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2.Why didn’t Leila get close to the elephants she wanted to take photos of?

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3.How can photographers take good wildlife photos according to the passage?

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4.What are good wildlife photos needed for?

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5.Is it easy to take a good wildlife photo?

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What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word”hero”? 1. There are onscreen heroes like the superheroes in Avengers(复仇者),and also everyday heroes in our lives.

Whether they’re championship athletes, groundbreaking(开创性的)scientists, programmers changing the world with a keyboard, firefighters rushing into the burning building, artists creating the works of amazement, or a dog with a baby by his side, “hero” can be the word to describe them.

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In general, a hero is someone selfless, courageous and brave. These qualities drive heroes to help others in times of need, even if they are scared. You can count on them to be there for you if something bad happens.

“The people that we set up as heroes are people that generally go above and beyond the call of duty.3.” Nick Carden, a psychologist at the AAPHC Renaissance Center in the US said so.

However, why can some people be heroic? Nick Carden said, heroes are made. “They probably are people that have been influenced by and have been helped by or have been modeled or raised to have those as values.”

Common people—just like you and me—are heroes in their own way, simply just by doing their part for their families and communities. Cleaners, doctors, reporters, delivery workers, nurses, and bus drivers—the list goes on and on.4. And, sometimes, when there are emergencies, these common people show courage and bravery to help complete strangers in need.

Being a hero is the nature of human beings. “The decision to act heroically is a choice that mans or us will be called upon to make at some point in time. Heroism becomes something that seems in the range(范围)of possibilities for every person, perhaps inspiring more of us to answer that call.” heroism researchers Zeno Franco and Philip Zimbardo wrote in Great Good Magazine.5. Be courageous, honest, and a person with integrity(正直). Because, once you are your own hero, you can truly do anything you set your mind to.

A.These common people help keep order in our day-to-day lives.

B.Is it someone who wears a cape(披风)and can fly in the air?

C.Only in this way, you can be your own hero.

D.Most importantly, you should make an effort to be your own hero.

E.They do things that are outstanding.

F.But what makes a person a hero?

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