Travelling can be a way to gain life experiences,especially during Spring Break—a week long school vacation in the United States. But what if you’re a student and don’t have enough money for a trip? Don’t worry. Here are some useful suggestions.
Save:This probably is the most important preparation for travelling. Cut expenses to fatten_your_wallet so you will have more choices about where to go and how to get there.
Plan ahead:Don’t wait until the last minute to plan your trip. Tickets may cost more when bought on short notice. Giving yourself several months to get ready can mean security and savings.
Do your homework:No matter where you go,research the places you will visit. Decide what to see. Travel books will provide information on the cheapest hotels and restaurants.
Plan sensibly:Write down what you expect to spend for food and hotels. Stick to your plan or you may not have enough money to cover everything.
Travel in groups:Find someone who is interested in visiting the same place. By travelling with others you can share costs and experiences.
Work as you go:Need more money to support your trip? Look for work in the places you visit.
Go off the beaten path:Tourist cities may be expensive. You may want to rethink your trip and go to a lesser-known area. Smaller towns can have many interesting activities and sights.
Pack necessary things:The most important things to take are not always clothes. Remember medicine in case you get sick and snacks in case you cannot find a cheap restaurant.
Use the Internet:The Net can help to save money. Some useful websites include www.Travelocity.com,www. bargains-lowestfare.com and www.economictravel.com.
By planning sensibly,even students can enjoy the travel. Your travel experiences will be remembered for a lifetime.
【小题1】This passage is about ________.

A.how to get life experiences
B.how to travel with enough money
C.how to make your travel interesting
D.how to plan your travel
【小题2】The underlined words “fatten your wallet” probably means ________.
A.make your wallet largerB.put some fat in your wallet
C.save some moneyD.put some choices in your wallet
【小题3】During your trip,________.
A.you need more shoes than clothes
B.you can gain valuable life experiences
C.you shouldn’t look for work all the way
D.you should forget to do your homework
【小题4】Suppose you were a student without enough money. If you’d like to travel,you’d better do the following things EXCEPT ________.
A.doing your homework before traveling
B.traveling with others
C.going to a place that is not so famous
D.taking some medicine and food in case
【小题5】The purpose of this passage is________.
A.to encourage the students to have a trip
B.to give some advice on travelling
C.to introduce some websites about travelling
D.to teach the students how to save money during their trip

Next time a customer comes to your office, offer him a cup of coffee. And when you’re doing your holiday shopping online, make sure you’re holding a large glass of iced tea. The physical sensation of warmth encourages emotional warmth, while a cold drink in hand prevents you from making unwise decisions—those are the practical lesson being drawn from recent research by psychologist John A. Bargh.

    Psychologists have known that one person’s perception (知觉) of another’s “warmth” is a powerful determiner in social relationships. Judging someone to be either “warm” or “cold” is a primary consideration, even trumping (打败) evidence that a “cold” person may be more capable. Much of this is rooted in very early childhood experiences, Bargh argues, when babies’ conceptual sense of the world around them is shaped by physical sensations, particularly warmth and coldness. Classic studies by Harry Harlow, published in 1958, showed monkeys preferred to stay close to a cloth “mother” rather than one made of wire, even when the wire “mother” carried a food bottle. Harlow’s work and later studies have led psychologists to stress the need for warm physical contact from caregivers to help young children grow into healthy adults with normal social skills.

Feelings of “warmth” and “coldness” in social judgments appear to be universal. Although no worldwide study has been done, Bargh says that describing people as “warm” or “cold” is common to many cultures, and studies have found those perceptions influence judgment in dozens of countries.

To test the relationship between physical and psychological warmth, Bargh conducted an experiment which involved 41 college students. A research assistant who was unaware of the study’s hypotheses (假定), handed the students either a hot cup of coffee, or a cold drink, to hold while the researcher filled out a short information form. The drink was then handed back. After that, the students were asked to rate the personality of “Person A” based on a particular description. Those who had briefly held the warm drink regarded Person A as warmer than those who had held the iced drink.

“We are grounded in our physical experiences even when we think abstractly,” says Bargh.

1. In Bargh’s experiment, the students were asked to _______.

  A. evaluate someone’s personality

  B. write down their hypotheses

  C. fill out a personal information form

  D. hold coffee and cold drink alternatively

2.We can infer from the passage that _______.

  A. abstract thinking does not come from physical experiences

  B. feelings of warmth and coldness are studied worldwide

  C. physical temperature affects how we see others

  D. capable persons are often cold to others

3.What would be the best title for the passage?

  A. Drinking for Better Social Relationships

  B. Experiments of Personality Evaluation

  C. Developing Better Drinking Habits

  D. Physical Sensations and Emotions

 

Remind children that bad things don’t last. It may sound simple, but the message is extremely important. “Children often don’t have the experience to know that when something bad happens---they lose an important game or their best friend lets them down---it’s not the end of the world,” explains Nancy Leffert, a senior research scientist with the Research Institute, an American adolescents(青少年) and children’s research group. “They think their bad feelings will last for ever, or that one failure will ruin everything.”

Unfortunately, that kind of thinking discourages motivation(动机). “If a child believes that the cause of her upset is lasting, or that nothing she does will make a difference, it decreases her ability to keep on trying.” says Dorothy Rich, president of the MegaSkills Education Center of the Home and School Institute, based in Washington. Any time you can help your child see that a situation is not lasting, that a result can be changed, or that one opinion does not reflect reality, you give her reason to hope.

Case in point: “When my daughter Kathy was eight, art was one of her favorite subjects,” says Beth, a mother of two. “Then she got an art teacher who gave a great deal of praise to one student and barely noticed the rest. Kathy was ready to give up until I explained to her, “Never stop doing your best just because one person doesn’t give you praise.” Beth had to repeat the advice often, and finally her daughter got the message. “Kathy is 12 now, and art is still one of her strongest subjects.”

1.According to the passage we know many children__________.

A. know how to face a failure

B. try their best to avoid a situation of failure

C. don’t want to stay in bad feelings for ever

D. tend to take a failure as the end of the world

2.Which of the following is RIGHT about Nancy Leffert?

A. She is concerned about children’s attitudes towards failure.

B. She is the president of the Education Center.

C. She strongly believes that bad things won’t last long.

D. She is the director of the Research Institute.

3.Which of the following can a parent say to his children to show that one’s opinion does not reflect reality?

A. “If you call your friend and apologize, he won’t stay mad at you.”

B. “Go ahead. Don’t care what other people think.”

C. “You have lost today, but you can try again tomorrow.”

D. “That may be what your teacher thinks, but I see it differently.”

4.The best title of the passage is__________.

A. Help Children Promote Problem Solving Ability

B. Tell Children Not to Let Failure Ruin Them

C. Set Reasonable Hopes for Your Children

D. Teach Your Children to Be Happy

 

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