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Therearemanytimesthatyoudon'tknowwhattodowhenyougetbored.

Boredomisanemotionalstatethatcanaffectaperson'sattitude.Luckily,

therearemanyfunactivitiesyoucandotokillboredom.

Exercise

Areyoupayingforamembershipatagym?Thisisthe

perfectmomentforyoutogotothegymandworkoutforalittle

bit.Thereyoucanrelaxyourmindandgetyourbodyinagood

shape.Oryoucansimplygojoggingforanhourorsodownon

thestreet.Clickheretocheckoutsomegoodexercisestoburncaloriesfast.

Cleanyourhouse

Whynotdosomecleaningaroundthehouse?

Sometimesyoudon'thavethetimetoorganizeyourhouseor

takeawaythethingsyoudon'tneed.Youareembarrassed

whenyouhaveaguestbecauseyourshoesandclothesare

everywhere.Takethistimetopickupthemessinyourroom.

PlaygamesinyouriPhone

HavinganiPhoneislikehavingaboredomkiller.There

aremanythingsyoucandowithyouriPhone.Youcanhave

suchagoodtimeplayingthesegamesinyouriPhone.You

mightnotconsideritbeneficialtoplaygamesinyourphone,

butthisisawayyoucanreleaseyourstress.Clickhereandfindoutwhich

gamesaregoodforyouriPhone.

Takeyourdogoutforawalk

Gooutandtakesomefreshair.Takeyourdogoutto

theparkormaybearoundtheblock.Youcanplaywithyour

dogandteachithowtodocoolstuff.Maybemakingyourdog

todoacooltrickcansurpriseyourfriends.Ifyourfriends

aren'tabletotalktoyou,tospendtimewithyourdogcanbethesolution.This

maybewhatyoureallyneedtoliftupyourmood.

61.Whatisboredom?

62.Whatcanyoudoatagym?

63.Whyareyouembarrassedwhenyouhaveaguest?

64.Whatcanyoudowiththedog?

65.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

WhyisDenmarkthe"kingdomoffairytales"?Becauseitwasthehomeof

famouswriterHansChristianAndersen.Buttheremightbeotherreasons,

saysanewstudy.

Denmarkisthehappiestcountryintheworld,accordingtothe2013World

HappinessReportbytheUnitedNations(UN).Thereportranks(排列)156

countriesandregions(地区).Allthetopfivehappiestcountriesarefrom

Europe,andthreeofthemarefromScandinavia.

Whatmakespeopletherehappy?TheUNconsideredseveralreasons.

Moneyisone.Wearehappyifwehavemoneytocoverournecessities.

Butextra(额夕、的)moneycannotbringusmorehappiness.PeopleinNorthern

Europeknowthis.Fromcarstomobilephones,fromclothestobuildings,their

designsarequitesimple.Luxury(奢华)isnotthere.

Anotherreasonishealth.Nordic(北欧的)peoplehaveahealthydiet.They

lovefreshfood."Thereisnotabigfast-foodcultureandnoreadymeals.Wesit

downwithourfamiliestoeatourmeals,"saidTrinaHahnemann,aDanish

cook.

Aharmonious(和谐的)sociallifealsomakesushappy,accordingtothe

UNreport.HowaboutNordicpeople?Theyliveinharmonynotonlywith

peoplearound,butalsowithnature.NightlifeisnotpopularinScandinavia.

Peoplegohomeafterworkforsomequality(高品质的)timewithfamily

members.Manyfamilieshaveabackyard.Fatherandchildspendhoursthere

eachweek,plantingflowersandbuildingswings.

Doyouwanttobehappy?ThinkabouttheNordiclifestyle,andhappiness

isinyourownhands.

61.WheredoesHansChristianAndersencomefrom?

62.Howmanycountriesofthetopfivehappiestcountriesarefrom

Scandinavia?

63.DoNordicpeoplelovefreshfoodorreadymeals?

64.Whatcanmakepeoplehappyaccordingtothepassage?

65.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?

IlovetravelingsoyoucanimaginemydisappointmentwhenIknewthat

mylocaltrainstationwouldbeclosedforfivemonths.UnfortunatelyIdonot

haveacarbutIrealizedthatIcouldstartcarpooling.

Carpoolingisthesharingofcarjourneyssothatmorethanoneperson

travelsinacar.Asaresult,carpoolingcanbeacheaperchoicethanpublic

transportbecauseeveryoneinthecarsharesthecostofpetrol(汽油).I

recentlydidcarpoolingforthefirsttimeanditwasveryeasytofindadriver.I

usedawebsitewhichlistsdrivers'descriptionsandfoundsomeonewhowas

goingtothesameplaceasme.Thedescriptionsprovidedalotofinformation

suchasthedriver'sfirstname,ageandgenderaswellasreviewsfrom

previous(以前的)passengers.Idecidedtotravelwithaladywhohadvery

goodreviews.Ipaidformyshareofthepetrolthroughthewebsiteand

plannedtomeetherinthetowncenter.

Itmayseemquitedangeroustotravelwithstrangersbuttherearesome

safetyactions.Firstly,thedrivercannotreceiveyourmoneyuntilyoutexthim

orheracode(密码)attheendofyourjourney.Thismeansthatifyouare

unsatisfiedwithyourtrip,thedriverwillnotbepaid.Secondly,itisimportantto

readquiteanumberofthedrivers'descriptionsandreviewswhenyouchoose

adriver.Lastly,Iwouldsuggesttravelingwithafriendsothatyouwillfeelsafer

andlesslonely.

Ihadaverygoodexperienceofcarpooling.Notonlywasthetripvery

cheap,butthedriverandtheotherpassengerswerereallyfriendly.Theywere

allFrenchsoIhadthechancetopracticespeakingsomeFrench.Astrainand

petrolpricesarerising,bothdriversandpassengerscanbenefitfromthis

cheaperformoftravel.Moreimportantly,carpoolingprovidesafantastic

opportunitytomeetinterestingpeopleonyourtravels.

61.Howdidthewriterusuallytravelbeforestartingcarpooling?

62.Whopaysforthepetrolwhenpeopledocarpooling?

63.Whencanthedriverreceivethemoneyfromapassenger?

64.Tokeepsafe,whatdoesapassengerneedtodowhenchoosingadriver?

65.Inthewriter'sopinion,whataretheadvantagesofcarpooling?

Doyouworryaboutyourhealth?Haveyoutriedtorunorwalkforexercise

andthenquit?Ifyouansweryes,youshouldtryanewtypeofexercise:

aquaticexercise.Aquaticexerciseisakindofexerciseyoudoinaswimming

pool.Forexample,youcanrun,walk,orevendoamind-bodypractice,such

asyoga.

Moreandmorepeoplearetryingaquaticexercise.IntheUnitedStates,

thenumberhasgrownby25%inrecentyears.Peopleinothercountriesare

alsodoingaquaticexercisemorefrequently.

Aquaticexercisehasmanybenefits.Firstofall,itfeelseasierthan

exercisingonland.Why?Youweighabout90%lessinthepool.Itisalso

betterforyourkneesthanrunningorwalking.

Aquaticexercisefeelseasy,butyoustillburncalories(卡).Wateris1,000

timesthickerandheavierthanair.Inthesameamountoftime,youcanburn

morecaloriesinthepoolthaninthegym.That'sbecauseittakesmoreenergy

tomoveinthewater.

Butwhatifyouarescaredofthewater?Noproblem!Thereisnothingto

worryabout.Aquaticexerciseissafeandeasytolearn.Itdoesn'trequireany

specialskills.Formostkindsofaquaticexercise,youdon'tevenneedtoknow

howtoswim.

Infact,mostpeoplesaytheyfeelmorerelaxedinthewater.Theystop

thinkingaboutthethingsthatmakethemanxious.Thecoolandquiet

environmentmakesthemexercisemore.

Aquaticexerciseissuitableforeveryone.Youcandoitatanyage.Itcan

evenhelppeoplewhohavebeenhurtinaccidents.Withaquaticexercise,they

canmoveinwaystheycan'tonland.Forexample,somepeoplewhocan't

walkcanwalkandevenruninthewater.

Soareyoulookingforafunnewwaytoimproveyourhealth?Whynottry?

Jointhemillionsofpeoplewhoareburningcalorieswhilekeepingcoolinthe

pool.

61.Wheredopeopledoaquaticexercise?

62.Whydopeopleburnmorecalorieswhiledoingaquaticexercise?

63.Isitdifficulttolearnaquaticexercise?

64.Whoisaquaticexercisesuitablefor?

65.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

Ourviewstowardslifechangeoverthetime.WhenIwasaroundfiveyears

old,Iwasinacaraccident.Atthattime,Ididnotrealizetheseriousnessofit

andhowluckyIwastostillbealive.AsIlookbacktothinkwhathappenedon

thatnight,InowrealizehowluckymyfamilymembersandIweretonothave

gottenseriousinjuries.

Thedayoftheaccidentstartedoutgreat.Mybrother,Troy,andIhad

spentthenightbeforeatJoAnn'shouse,withHeather,andJoAnn'shusband

Gary.Thenextdaywespentplayinginsidethehouse,becauseitwascold,

windyandrainyoutside.Atnight,JoAnntoldusweweregoingoutandthat

whereweweregoingwasasurprise.Thefiveofusclimbedintoanoldcar,

andwesetoffforoursurprise.Itwasstillcold,windy,andrainingcatsand

dogsoutsidewhenweleft.Troy,HeatherandIsatinthebackseattogether

happily.ThenextthingIknewwasthateverythingwaschaos(混舌L)!Theroad

wassoslick(滑的)thatthecarlostcontrol.Glasswasflyingeverywhere,andit

soundedliketherewasnoiseallaroundus.Thenitwastotallyquiet,exceptfor

thesoundoftherainandwind.Troy,HeatherandIwerealllyingontopofone

another.Thethreeofuswerecrying,notknowingwhathadhappened.JoAnn

andGaryweretryingtocalm(使平静)usdownandkeptaskingusifwewere

allright.Luckily,noneofuswasinjured,justafewcuts.AfterthatIonly

remembersittingthereinthecold,darknightwaitingforGarytogetbackwith

peopletohelpus.Wenevergottothesurprisethatnight.Butatleastwewere

abletogohomeinonepiece.

AftermybrotherandIgothomethatnight,Iremembermyparentsletus

stayupaslongaswewantedto.Iguessmyparentswererealizingjusthow

closetheycametolosingusthatnight.AsIthinkofthetragedy(悲居ij)that

couldhavehappenedonthatnight,Irealizehowprecious(宝贵)lifeis.I

treasuremyfamilyandfriends,andhopethatwewillsharealoving,caring,

andrewardinglifetimetogether.ThingsseldomgothewayIplanthemto,butI

takeadeepbreath,trytolaugh,andmakethebestofit.

61.Didtheaccidenthappenatnight?

62.Whatwastheweatherlikewhentheaccidenthappened?

63.Howdidtheaccidenthappen?

64.WhatwasthewriterdoingwhenGaryaskedforhelp?

65.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

HaveyoueverriddenaFerriswheellately?Canyouimaginetheflying

feelingasyouarepulleduptothetopandthenmoveddowntothebottom

quicklyagain?

TodayaFerriswheelisusually40to60feettall.Thatseemsveryhigh

whenyouareonthetoplookingdown.ButthefirstFerriswheelwas264feet

high-tallerthanatwenty-storybuilding!Canyouimaginetheviewfromthe

topofthat?

ThefirstFerriswheelwasbuiltforthe1893World'sFairinChicago.The

peoplewhoplannedthefairwerelookingforanattractionthatwouldbring

peopletoChicago.GeorgeFerrishandedadrawingofagiantwheelthat

peoplecouldrideon.Atfirsteveryonelaughedathisstrangeidea.ButMr.

Ferrisdidnotgiveup,andfinallytheideawasaccepted.Therideopenedin

Juneof1893.

Today'sFerriswheelshave12to16seats,whicheachcarry2or3people.

Butthatfirstonehad36enclosedcars,eachholding60passengers.When

filled,itcarried2,160people.DuringthatsummerinChicago,about1.5million

peoplerodetheFerriswheel.

Afterthefairtheridewasmovedtoanearbyamusementparkbuilt

especiallytoshowoffthewheel.In1904,itwasmovedagain-toSt.Louisfor

theLouisianaPurchaseExposition.Afterthefairthere,thewheelstood

unused.In1906itwasfinallysoldtoacompanyforscrapmetal(废铁).

LuckilyaChicagobridgebuilder,W.E.Sullivan,figuredouthowtomakea

smallerFerriswheelthatcouldeasilybetakenapartandputtogether.In1906

hestartedthecompanythatstillmakesmanyoftheFerriswheelsusedtoday.

But,wheneveryourideone,rememberthatitallbeganwithGeorge

Ferris'sstrangeidea!

61.HowtallisaFerriswheeltoday?

62.WhatwasthefirstFerriswheelbuiltfor?

63.WhatdidpeoplethinkofFerris'sideaatfirst?

64.HowmanypeoplerodethefirstFerriswheelduringthesummerin1893?

65.Comparedwithtoday'sFerriswheels,whatwasthefirstFerriswheellike?

Communityactivityisaboutdoinginourcommunitybecausewewantto

orwefeelweshouldratherthanbecausewehaveto.

Therearelotsofwaystotakecivic(公共的)responsibilityandbeactivein

yourcommunity:

Joiningalocalenvironmentalorlean-upgroup.helpingwithaprimaryschool

play.

Whatcanteenagersgetfrombeinginvolved?lt'sdoesn'tmatterwhat

teenagersdo.Anyinvolvementisgood!

•Rolemodels

Bygettinginvolvedwithcommunityactivities.teenagerscangetachance

toworkwithpos由ve(积极的)adultsrolemodelsbesidestheirparents.Working

withotheradultsencouragesteenagerstoseetheworldindifferentways.

•Identity(身份)andconnection

Youngpeoplearebusyworkingoutwhotheyareandwheretheyfitinthe

world.Beinginvolvedinthecommunityactivitiescangiveyourchildapositive

wayofunderstandingwhoheis.Asaresult,bemightcometoseehimselfas

helpfulorjusta"good"person.Beinginvolvedinthecommunityactivitiescan

alsohelpcreateasenseofbeingconnectedtothecommunity.

•Skills

Communityactivitiesgivesteenagersthechancetousetheskillsthey

alreadyhave.Forexample,yourchildcouldusethecookingskillshe'slearned

athomeatacommunitykitchen.Thiskindofexperiencegiveshimthechance

toseehowmanyskillshehasandhowvaluabletheycanbe.

Voluntaryworkandcommunityactivitiesaregreatopportunitiesto

developskillstogetajob.

Beingabletomanagefreetimewhilebalancingfreetime,workandstudy

isanimportantlifeskill.Beingpartofacommunityactivitycouldhelpyourchild

togetmoreorganisedandstarttomanageherowntime.

•Self-confidence,mentalhealthandwell-being

Findingacommunityactivitycandevelopteenagers'self-confidence.

Yourchildcanlearntodealwithchallenges,communicatewithdifferenttypes

ofpeopleandbuilduphislifeskillsandabilitiesisasupportive

environment.Thisisalsogoodforteenagerself-esteem(自尊).

Itcanbeverypositiveforyoungpeopletohavesomethingthatgetsthem

involved,whereothersexpectthemtoturnupandtakepart,andwherethey're

supportedtoachievesomethingaspartofagroup.Thepositivefeelingof

belongingandhavingmeaningcanhelpprojectyoungpeoplefromsadness.

61.Whatiscommunityactivity?

62.Whowillworkwithteenagersincommunityactivities?

63.Whatcanhelpcreateasenseofbeingconnectedtothecommunity?

64.Whatlifeskillcanteenagerslearnincommunityactivities?

65.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

ItwasearlyeveningonSeptember14th.GlenJames,ahomelessman

waspassingbyastoreinBostonwhenhehappeneduponablackbag.Tosee

whosethebagis,Glenopeneditonlytofindthatitwasfilledwithmoney—

$2,400incashandalmost$40,000intraveler'schecks,aswellas,apassport

andotherpapers.

Whileotherpeopleinsimilarsituationswouldhavebeentempted(弓|诱),

Glenwhohasbeenhomelesssince2005,didnoteventhinktwice.Heshowed

thebagtoapoliceofficer,andthepoliceofficergaveitbacktoaChinese

touristwhohadreporteditlost.WhatGlendidwasreportedbynewspapers,all

overthecountry.

Whilemostpeoplethatreaditfeltsurprisedattheman'shonesty,

27-year-oldEthanWhittingtonthoughtGlenshouldgetmoneyforwhathedid.

Sohedecidedtosetupamoneycollectionwebsite.Hesetagoalof$50,000,

whichhebelievedwasreasonablebecauseitwasmorethanwhatGlenhad

discoveredinthebag.ThemarketingmanagerfromVirginiathoughthewould

beluckytoraiseafewhundreddollars.Instead,withinjustaday,thewebsite

hadgoneoverthe$50,000goal,encouragingEthantosetahighergoalof

$250,000sothathecouldhelpGlenbuyahouseandstartanewlife.

Now,$113,000hasbeenraised.EthanwhohastalkedtoGlenoverthe

phone,planstovisitBostonsoonandalsohelphimmanagethemoneywisely.

Needlesstosay,thehomelessmanissurprisedatwhatheisreceivingfor

doingtherightthing—Honesty,certainlypaysoff!

64.DidGlenfindmoneyintheblackbag?

65.WhogavethebagbacktotheChinesetourist?

66.WhatdidEthandecidetodoafterhereadthenewsofGlen?

67.Howmuchmoneyhasbeenraisedbynow?

68.WhatcanwelearnfromGlenandEthan?

NomatterwhatGarydid,itwasneverenoughtopleasehisfather.When

hegotsevenA'sandthreeB's,hisdadaskedabouttheB's.Whenhe

describedthewonderfulgirlhe'dfalleninlovewith,hegotaseriouslecture

thatshemaynotbewhathethought.

Hethoughthehadagreatrelationshipwithhissonsohewassurprised

andhurtwhenGaryturneddownanoffertoworkathiscompanyandinstead

tookalower-payingjobinanothertown.HetriedtotalkGaryintostaying,

explainingtheadvantagesofbeingclosetothefamilyandtheproblemsof

moving.Finally,Garyshouted,"Dad,I'mmovingtogetawayfromyou!Ilove

you,butIcan'tstandthewayyouteardowneverythingIdo."

Garypreparedforananswer,butforthefirsttimeinhislifehesawhis

dad'sconfidencedisappear.Withtearsinhiseyes,hisdadsaidsadly,"AllI

everwantedwastomakeyoubetterandhelpyoureachyourgoalsandavoid

failure.It'swhatIdo.It'swhymybusinessissosuccessful.Doyouwantmeto

forgetmyexperienceandjustbeacheerleader?"

"Dad,ourrelationshipisn'taboutproductivity,"Garyexplained."You'remy

dad.SometimesIneedpraisemorethanapush,andacceptancemorethan

advice.Alwaystryingtomakemebetterjustmakesmefeelworse.It'snot

enoughthatyouloveme.Ineedyoutounderstandandappreciateme."

That'sanimportantlesson.Inpersonalrelationships,theremaybe

benefitstothenonstoppursuit(追求)of"better",butthecostmaybetoohigh.

64.WasiteasyforGarytopleasehisfather?

65.WherewouldGaryliketowork?

66.WhydidGary'sfatherpushhimsohard?

67.WhatdidGaryexpecthisfathertodo?

68.Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthestory?

Today,youngpeoplespendaboutsixhoursadayinfrontofaTVora

computerandlessthanfourminutesplayingoutdoors.Itisnothealthyforthe

mindandthebodywhentimespentusingtechnologyreplacesoutdoortime.

Somehealthexperts(专家)callgreentime"vitaminG”.Kidswhodon'tget

outdoorsmucharelikelytohavetroubleinschool.Doctorsbelievethatis

becausebeingoutdoorsexcitesthemindmorethansittingaroundindoors.

Eventhosewhousuallyspendalotoftimeoutdoorsnoticeadifferencewhen

theydon'tgetgreentime.MadelyneP.,14,says,"IfeelmoretiredwhenIdon't

getoutdoors."

Researchersbelievethepositive(积极的)effectsofgreentimecomefrom

thephysicalactivityinpastimessuchashikingorboating.Exerciseproduces

brainchemicalsthatimprovelearning,mood,andsleep.Italsoimproves

learningbyincreasingconnectionsbetweennervecellsthatareimportantin

learningandmemory.Someschoolsholdclassesoutsideforthosereasons.

StudentHannahSmith,18,saysshebelievestheoutdoorshelpsherfocus

andgetshertolearn.Learninginaforestsparkedherinterestinartand

photography,too.

EvendoctorsarehelpinggivetheirpatientsadoseofvitaminG.Miller

writes"parkprescriptions(处方)"forherpatientsbecause,shesays,"being

outdoorsisgoodforhealth."Shefindsthatwhenshegivespatientspark

prescriptions,theyarelikelytocontinuewiththem.

Gettingoutdoorscanbesimple,justlikecallingtogetheryourfamilyfora

picniclunch.Allittakesisfiveminutesormoreofgreentime.Getoutside,and

getyourvitaminG!

64.DoyoungpeopletodayspendmoretimeinfrontofaTVthanplaying

outdoors?

65.Whatdosomehealthexpertscallgreentime?

66.Wheredothepositiveeffectsofgreentimecomefrom?

67.WhydoesMillerwrite"parkprescriptions"forherpatients?

68.WhatdoesthepassagemainlytellusaboutvitaminG?

We'veallheardofmermaids.Theyarethebeautifulhalf-human,half-fish

creatures(生物).Theyhavetheheadandbodyofahumanandthetailofa

fish.Wealsoknowthatmermaidsonlyexistinfairytales.Butwheredidallthe

storiesaboutthesecreaturescomefrom?Ifyouhaveeverseenamanatee,

thenyoumighthaveanidea.

Manatees,whicharealsocalledseacows,aremammals(哺孚L动物)that

liveinthesea.Sincetheyaremammals,theyhavetoswimuptothesurface

tobreatheair.Manypeoplebelievethatthestoryofthemermaidbeganwith

theancientsailorswhosawthemanateesputtingtheirheadsoutofthewater

tobreathe.Becausemanateesareuprightwhentheydothis,itlookslikethey

arestanding.Ifasailorsawamanateedoingthisfromfarawayacrossthesea,

itispossiblethatthesailorwouldmistakethemanateeforacreaturethatis

half-human,half-fish.

Mermaidsaredescribedashavingverylonghair.Thisisprobably

becausemanateesliketoswimuptothesurfaceofthewaterinareaswhere

thereisseagrass.Manateeseatallkindsofplantsinthesea,includingsea

grass.Theseagrassaroundthemanatees'headswhentheyeatcouldcreate

apictureoflonghair.

Manateesalsohavepowerfultailsthatareverysimilartothefish-liketailof

amermaid.Thesailorsprobablywatchedmanateescomeupforairandthen

swimbackbelowthesurface,usingtheirpaddle-shapedtails.Thiswould

explainwhythesailorsthoughtmermaidshadfish-liketails.

64.Whataremermaids?

65.Wheredomanateeslive?

66.Domanateesneedtobreatheairoutofwater?

67.Whatdomanateeseat?

68.Whydidtheancientsailorsmistakemanateesformermaids?

十二

AlmosteverykidinthiscountryhasevereatenHersheychocolate.Butdo

youknowthattheHersheychocolatefactoryismorethanonehundredyears

old?AnddoyouknowthatthefatherofHersheyChocolate,MiltonHershey,

hadmanyfailuresinbusinessbeforehestartedhisfamouscompany?

MiltonHersheygrewupinPennsylvania.Beforehebecameinterestedin

makingchocolate,heworkedasaprinterforasmallnewspaperatfirst,and

thendecidedthatprintingwasnottherightjobforhim.

ThenheworkedatacandyfactoryinLancaster.Afterworkingafewyears

there,hedecidedtoopenhisownlittlecandybusinessnearPhiladelphia.His

firstbusinessfailedbecauseitwasnotmakingmoney.Afterthat,hewentto

Denvertolearnhowtomakecaramels(焦糖).Hetookhisnewsk川sbackto

NewYorkandworkedsellingcandiesonthestreet.,Buthissecondbusiness

alsofailed.

Finally,MiltonHersheymovedbacktoPennsylvaniawherehegrewup.

Hethenexperimentedwithallsortsofdifferentcandiesandchocolates.By

1893hewassellingamilliondollarsworthofcaramelcandyeachyear.Since

hischocolate-flavored(巧克力味的)caramelswerethebestselling,hedecided

tomakechocolatehimself.

Byexperimenting,MiltonFersheydiscoveredhowtomakedelicious

chocolate.Theareawherehelivedhadalargeandeasysupplyofmilkand

sugar,whichhelpedhimsucceedinhischocolatebusiness.In1903,Milton

Hersheybuiltahugechocolatefactoryandatowntogowithit.

Today,thetownofHersheyisstillthehomeofthefactorythatMilton

Hersheybuilt.Andifyouevervisitit,youcansmelldeliciouschocolatesmells

justbydrivingthroughthetown.

Thefactoryisnotsohardtofind.JusttraveldownCocoaAvenueuntilyou

gettoEastChocolateAvenue.Turnrightatthetrafficlightsandjustfollow

yournose.

64.WhoisthelatherofHersheyChocolate?

65.Wheredidhegrowup?

66.WhydidhegotoDenver?

67.Whydidhedecidetomakechocolatehimself?

68.WhatmightbethereasonsforHershey'ssuccessinhischocolate

business?

十三

Antsmaybeverytiny,butthey'reseriouseaters!Antsloveapicnicand

theyhavetheir“ant-picnics”.

FavoriteFoods

Wanttofindoutwhattheantsliketoeat?Placedifferentfoodsonthe

edgeofanupside-downplate.Youcanusebutter,honeyorseeds.Putthis

feedingstationintheplaceswheretherearelotsofants.Waitthreeminutes

andcountthenumberofantsfeedingoneachfood.Countthemeverythree

minutes.Watchandfindout!

Doantsprefersweetfoodsorlesssweetones?Here'satest:Giveantsa

choicebetweenfull-strengthhoneyandahoney-watermixture.Offerafew

dropsofeachchoiceside-by-side.Thencountthenumberofantsyousee

neareachsiteeverythreeminutes.

HowFarWillTheyGo?

Wanttoseehowfarantstraveltocollectfood?Firstfindanantnest(巢)

byfollowingsomeantswhentheycarryfoodhome.Nowyouknowhowfarthe

antstraveledtoyourfoodstation.Next,movethefoodstationaboutonefoot

(30cm)farther.Keepmovingituntiltheantsnolongershowup.

SpreadingtheNews

Onceantsfindfoodtheylike,usuallytheytrytogettheirnestmatestohelp.

Tofindouthowlongittakesananttotellothersthere'sfoodnearby,offertheir

favoritefoodandwatch.Afterthefirstantfindsit,begincountingtheantsat

thefoodstationeveryminute.Also,watchtheirbehavior.Whenthefirstant

headshome,whatdoesitdowhenitgetsnearothernestmates?

Canyouthinkofanyothercoolexperimentstotry?Goonoutsideand

start!

64.Doantsloveapicnic?

65.Wherecanweputthefeedingstationtofindoutants'favoritefood?

66.Howcanwefindanantnest?

67.Whatdoantsusuallydoonceth

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