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Modern parents have access to the internet and social media for ideal parenting advice and tips. There are also numerous parenting groups for different age groups on social media that parents can join. A parent can post questions from how to manage the constant cries of an infant to how to talk to a moody teenager, and chances are, the parent will be flooded instantly with advice and relevant articles. The availability of resources has helped modern parents to be more involved and supportive of their children's development, academically, emotionally and socially. Modern parents are also keener to find out about effective parenting methods to raise disciplined and confident children.

Meanwhile, one of modern parenting styles, helicopter parenting, arises. When parents become over-involved, over-concerned and over-controlling, they start helping children with what they are capable of on their own, for example, selecting activities and friends for them. Such a parenting style can restrict the children's ability to handle responsibilities independently. Children might be ill-equipped with life skills such as operating a stove or monitoring their schoolwork. Overprotecting children from failures may also be prevented from developing resilience (韧性) and acquiring skills like problem-solving.

On the other hand, parents in the past tended to supervise (监管) less. Children were given more control over how they managed their schoolwork and the friends they chose to play with. They were often expected to shoulder the responsibilities of caring for younger siblings and managing household chores. Living in the preinternet era, parents were less informed about different parenting approaches and personalities.

There is no one right way to raise a child and there is no need to doubt about the best parenting style. Each child is unique and should be raised differently by parents who are present, but not hovering (盘旋);who are supportive but not controlling; and who protect but not spoil.

Many are familiar with the potentially deadly dangers posed by lightning, which is blamed for an average of 43 deaths in the United States each year, based on data from 1989 to 2018. Although the odds of being struck are quite low-1 in 1, 222, 000 in a given year and 1 in 15, 300 in a lifetime many in the weather community have long urged people to take proper precautions to stay safe in storms. However, the researchers recently uncovered a surprising and beneficial impact of lightning.

The study, which included contributions from nine atmospheric researchers across a dozen universities, was based on an airborne research flight conducted by a NASA DC-8 storm-chasing plane in 2012. Researchers initially thought there was a problem with the equipment on the plane, which was being used to measure the hydroxyl radicals (羟基自由基) in the atmosphere until they realized increases they observed corresponded with lightning flashes, ABC News reported.

Hydroxyl radicals, described as a "chemical scavenger (清洗剂) " by Science Direct, are important chemical compounds found in the atmosphere due to the reactive nature with other organic molecules (分子). Researchers previously understood that lightning could help to clean the atmosphere, but there was no evidence that it could generate compounds like these radicals. "No one has seen that much in the atmosphere from natural processes, ever," Brune said. As a result, the study estimates that somewhere between 2% and 16% of the oxidizing (氧化), or cleaning that happens naturally in the Earth's atmosphere, is done by lightning.

Why is this significant? The oxidation process helps to reduce chemicals like carbon monoxide and methane in the atmosphere. These chemicals, known for being greenhouse gases, have been proven to contribute to rising temperatures associated with climate change. Researchers say that more studies will need to be conducted to verify the degree to which lightning contributes to the fight against global climate change.

Toward the end of my high school year, our Spanish teacher organized a trip to see an Andean band perform in Philadelphia. My classmates and I egged one another on ironically (讽刺地): Who could enjoy the show? The performers' clothing seemed odd. The instruments, strange. But then the performers kicked in, dancing to their bombo and wankara drums around the stage and the panpipes and quena announced a kind of sound — new to us.

We had spent too little time discussing the culture of the Inca in social studies but its traditions came alive for us that evening. Once the wonderful performance lit up the stage and the hall filled up with music, my teenagecynicism disappeared. I rose out of my chair to dance with honest joy.

I have spent the last seven years living and working in South America. But my thirst for cultural exploration and a desire to understand the world outside my language and country has been alive longer than that. Sometimes I think that night dancing to those ancient rhythms unlocked this fascination. Why do I remember it so-clearly decades later?

In his recent book Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life, psychology professor Dacher Keltner explains that "brief moments of awe are as good for your mind and body as anything you might do." Besides being a memorable emotion, awe boosts curiosity, builds humility, helps with critical thinking, and makes people feel more connected. It even makes us happier. "Twenty years into teaching happiness," Keltner writes about how to find deep happiness, "I have an answer: FIND AWE."

Moving forward, let's do our best to build instances of awe into our curriculum (课程). So when our former students approach us on the subway years later, they will recall the magical moments from their days spent in our classes.

Museum of Latin American Art: Founded in 1996, it is the only museum in the United States devoted to modern and contemporary Latin American art. Since its beginning, it has doubled its size, added a 15,000-square-foot sculpture garden and expanded its permanent collection, ranging from works by Tamayo and Matta to Cruz-Diez, Los Carpinteros and Tunga. Free admission every Sunday.

Autry Museum of the American West: Located in Griffith Park, the Autry features world-class galleries filled with Native American art and artifacts, film memorabilia, historic firearms and more. The Autry's collection of more than 500,000 pieces of art and artifacts includes the Southwest Museum of the American Indian Collection, one of the largest and most significant collections of Native American materials in the country. Free admission on the second Tuesday of every month.

Descanso Gardens: Located in La Canada Flintridge, the 160-acre Descanso Gardens was originally developed in 1936 by Elias Manchester Boddy, whose numerous interests included horticulture and politics. Descanso Gardens offers numerous areas for exploring, including a Japanese tea garden, water-wise garden, Oak Woodland, California Garden, and the world's largest collection of camellia flowers. Free admission on the third Tuesday of every month.

Caltech Museum: Founded in 1979 by members of the Caltech community and the Pasadena Junior League, the museum develops the potential of all kids through kid-driven experiences, inspiring them to become joyful, active learners. Admission to the museum is free on First Fridays.

要求：要涵盖以下要点，灵活运用所学知识，可适当发挥。

注意：语句通顺、衔接自然、书写整洁。

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"I just want to have a different birthday party today!" Amy says to (she) parents.

Amy's birthday is on Earth Day (世界地球日), April 22nd. Every year, her parents have a party for her. At the party, Amy and her friends are busy with some (activity) like recycling bottles (回收瓶子) and planting trees. (this) things are fun for them. But today, on Amy's (twelve) birthday, she (real) wants to do something different.

"So how about (go) to Disneyland, my dear?" Amy's mom asks her.

"Wow! It (sound) good," Amy's dad says. "Yeah, I'd love to," Amy says. " can we go?"

"Now!" Amy's parents say.

At ten in the morning, Amy gets to the parking lot (停车场) of Disneyland with her parents and friends. She isn't happy to see many old bottles there, she collects them with her friends.

In a short time, the parking lot gets clean and tidy with Amy and her (friend) hard work. At this time, an old man gives an ice-cream to each of them. With the ice-cream, they run to Disneyland happily.

I'm writing to tell you my favourite season - spring. As a Chinese saying goes, "The whole year's work starts with1." For our Chinese, spring means the beginning of a whole year's farming2 China is an agricultural (农业的) country.3, I like everything about spring, such as the Start of Spring.

In the last4 I told you there are 24 solar terms (节气) in China. The Start of Spring, also called Lichun in Chinese, is the first one. In 2023, it5 on February 4 and ended on February 19. Lichun marks the6 of winter and the beginning of spring. The weather becomes warmer, and plants start to grow7. Also we can find that the daytime is becoming8 and the night is shorter.

We often take part in some interesting activities to9 the day of Lichun.

Welcoming spring

To welcome spring, people10 a picture of the Spring God and show it in their homes. It is said that the God of Spring has the11 of a human and the body of a bird.

Standing up spring eggs

According to the Chinese folk (民俗的) culture,12 you can make an egg stand up on the first day of "Start of Spring", then you will have good luck in the new year. It's so13, right?

"Eating" spring

On the day of Lichun, people eat foods related (和……相关) to spring. This is14 "Eating spring" gets its name. Spring pancakes, spring rolls, or spring vegetables are the most15 "spring foods" among people of all ages.

In a word, I love spring.

B:

A: Can you tell me why?

B:

A: Why don't you talk with them? Tell them life shouldn't just be about grades.

B: I don't want to talk them.

A: Then try to write a letter to them.

B: It's not easy.

A: And you can also ask our teachers for help.

B: Yes.

A: You're welcome.

A. You are very kind.

B. I'm really stressed.

C. Thanks for your advice.

D. It's difficult to talk with them.

E. I'm not good at writing letters.

F. How about saying sorry to them?

G. My parents always want me to be No.1.

Joe's good at history and math. I like English and art. Joe's favorite TV program is Extreme Sports. I don't watch sports on TV, but I play baseball. Joe plays football and volleyball.

I write (写) a lot of emails and I like computer games. Joe doesn't use the computer every day. He only uses my computer every Tuesday for his homework.

I'm a vegetarian, so I don't eat meat (肉). Joe's favorite food is French fries and chicken. He doesn't like vegetables. But we both love tomato ketchup (酱). We put it on nearly everything!

It was Friday, and the clock was ticking, with only 15 minutes left until lunch. The classroom was filled with a sense of anticipation as Mrs. Stretch announced that it was time for the much-loved game, Around the World.

Around the World was Eddie's absolute favorite classroom game. He loved racing against a classmate to solve a math problem and calling out the answer. Eddie won against some kids and lost against others. Eddie's best friend Michael never lost a math challenge. He was the champion of Around the World in the class and could even beat a fourth grader. Under Michael's influence, the entire class was motivated to study harder and developed a newfound love for math.

"Talia, you start," said Mrs. Stretch. Talia was new to the class. Last week, she had watched how the game was played, but this would be her first time playing. Talia jumped up and went over to Luka's desk. Luka stood up too. "Twelve times two," said Mrs. Stretch. There was a pause as Talia and Luka raced to work out the multiplication (乘法) problem in their head.

"Twenty-four!" Talia called out first. "Right," said Mrs. Stretch. Talia was the winner so she moved on to challenge the next student. Luka sat down.

Surprisingly, it wasn't long before Talia had beat several classmates. Then Talia was in front of Eddie's desk.

"Six times seven?" asked Mrs. Stretch. "Forty-two!" Talia shouted, a second before Eddie could. Eddie was disappointed he had lost to Talia, but he was happy he also knew the right answer.

It was thrilling to watch the game going on. Talia seemed to be unstoppable. Finally. Talia got to Michael. He was the last one she'd have 1o beat to be today's champion. At that time, the whole classroom was charged with an electric intensity as everyone held their breath.

"Eight times twelve." Mrs. Stretch said, her voice cutting through the thick silence.

注意：

1. 续写词数应为150左右。

"Ninety-six!" the answer swiftly escaped Talia's lips.

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"No, Michael We didn't cheer against you." Eddie said.

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