“Paul must have been trying to carry his waste paper to garbage can and dropped a few pieces.” I ____ picking them up one by one. However, I found more pieces a few moments later. No quiet complaining this time. I called out instead, “Who is throwing garbage?” No answer. As a result, I saw more bits of paper quietly flying down from upstairs. Looking up, I saw my seven-year-old son, Paul.

“Stop making a mess anymore!” “It’s not a mess. They’re _____.” “Sorry, what did you say?” I didn’t hear him clearly. He didn’t answer me. In fact, I was surprised indeed.

Paul has autism (自闭症) and _____ answers a question, especially when he’s focused attentively on something else. He ran down the stairs. “Where are my other butterflies?” he asked, looking around. Every time Paul ______ five or more words together, my heart says a lot of thanks. Lately he seems to realize that the benefits of making sentences when communicating are worthy.

“Butterflies, Of course.” I rushed to save them from the garbage,______ them off and handed them to my young artist. “Want to see them fly again?” he asked with a shy smile. “Oh yes! They’re beautiful.” I whispered. He ran back upstairs quickly to fly his _____ down again. They really did look like beautiful butterflies flying in the sky.

That day, I said thanks to my son. Because Paul reminded me to look up at something ______ instead of down at garbage. How many other artworks do I _____because I’m too caught up in my housework to take time to see what’s right in front of me? Life is not what happens to us. It’s how we look at it. Now, I look up often.

1.A.laughed B.complained C.surprised D.shouted

2.A.planes B.papers C.leaves D.butterflies

3.A.seldom B.always C.sometimes D.often

4.A.spells B.pushes C.puts D.saves

5.A.tore B.dusted C.cut D.took

6.A.artworks B.kites C.inventions D.paintings

7.A.wrong B.weak C.beautiful D.great

8.A.look B.realize C.want D.miss

When you're sitting in class, have you ever drawn pictures in the margins(页边的空白处) of your notebooks? If so, you are doodling. Many people think of doodling as a distraction(精神焕发) from more important things. But it might be just the opposite.

One study shows that doodling may help you remember things you hear. In 2009 researchers asked two groups of people to listen to a phone message. One group was encouraged to doodle, but the other was not. Neither group knew that it would be asked to remember information from the message. But the group that doodled remembered 29% more.

Other people have suggested other uses for drawing. Jesse Prinz, a professor who studies doodling, says it can help you think creatively. Walking away from a problem to draw might actually help you solve it. When you come back, you will have a fresh perspective(观点) and figure out an answer more quickly.

Two years ago, an author named Sunni Brown wrote a book on doodling. She argues that doodling is a tool that can help people think. She admits that people see doodling as doing nothing, but she wants to change that In fact, she runs a business that helps companies improve organization and planning through doodling. Brown believes doodling is helpful because it includes many ways of learning. You learn in four ways: seeing, hearing, reading or writing, and through movement. The more ways you use, the better you learn. And when you doodle while listening to a lecture, you use all four.

You might think that being good at drawing is important for doodling. But if the point of doodling is to help you think, then it doesn't matter what the picture looks like. Even if you're not an artist, doodling can help you. So next time you need help focusing, pick up a pen and doodle away !

1.Who wrote a book on doodling? ______

A.The writer B.Jesse prinz C.Sunni Brown. D.A teacher.

2.The writer probably agrees that ______ .

A.doodling should be done while listening to a lecture

B.doodling can help you remember information very quickly

C.doodling can help you pay attention to what you are doing

D.doodling can take peoples attention from more important things

3.Which of the following would be the best title for the massage? ______

A.Learning to doodle B.Planning through doodling

C.Drawing might help you think D.Doodling while sitting in class

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