【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 hile the picture book is long gone, the saying remains and the phenomenon still exists.The Joneses are everywhere, living a successful and wealthy life. Their skin is beautiful, their body is perfect, and they have much money. They have the good house, pets, smart children and they seem never to struggle. For people, the Joneses take the form of a particular family and they regard the Joneses as a description of perfection.We tell ourselves constantly if we could bee someone just like our neighbors, we would be happy. However, as we pare ourselves with others, we notice the deep pain that these parisons bring about. Well then, what do we do about the Joneses? We should remind ourselves nobody is perfect and perfection is an illusion. So we should train our brains to question or change the distorted (歪曲的) ways of thinking, and see the big picture.While the methods above do help us see others more clearly, the methods alone won39。t solve the problem. Moving away from parison means turning inward to address our insecurities and inviting more mercy. From there, we can honestly begin to notice what we want for ourselves and work to reach those goals. That, finally, is the road to a peaceful mind.As we move away from the parative model of judging worth and stop seeing others, success as a treat, we can even feel glad that the Joneses have meaningful careers. We can hope their marriage is happy, their bank account is full, and that their children are successful. We can hope good things happen to the Joneses.8. What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?A. How the Joneses live.B. What your neighbors have.C. Why the Joneses are perfect.D. How your neighbors affect you.9. Which is the eventual benefit of giving up parison?A. Being grateful to life. B. Understanding others.C. Gaining peace of mind. D. Being close to perfection.10. What does the author advise us to do?A. Follow our neighbors. B. Avoid perfect people.C. Show our love to other people. D. Treat others with a normal attitude.11. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. How Do We Bee Perfect?B. Should We Keep up with the Joneses?C. How Should We Get on with Neighbors?D. Does the Phenomenon of Comparison Exist?DScientists have shown a new printing process that can turn just about any piece of paper into a waterproof keyboard that you can fold up and put in your pocket.The technique uses a special coating that39。s repellent (排斥的) to liquids and dust, which allows multiple circuit (電路) layers to be printed on top of the paper without any dirt between the layers. On the other side of the paper, standard ink printing can then be used to point out where the buttons are, and what they represent. These layers can be printed in any design you want. What39。s more, no batteries are required to operate the finished keyboard. It39。s able to be fully powered from the touch of the operator and the mechanical energy that39。s produced.This is the first time a selfpowered paperbased electronic device has been shown, says engineer Ramses Martinez, from Purdue University. When the primed parts of the paper get pressed, they39。re able to send signals over Bluetooth to another device—a laptop, for example. You39。ve then got a lightweight, foldable keyboard that can be taken anywhere and easily wiped clean when needed.The technology is great. It39。s good for the environment because the paper can be simply recycled again. These paper devices are cheap to produce as well less than $ each, according to the researchers. Potential uses include smart packaging, or where temporary input devices are required.I expect this technology to help the user interact with food packaging—checking whether the food is safe to be consumed, or allowing users to sign the package that arrives at home by dragging their fingers over the box to properly identify themselves as the owner of the package, says Martinez. Additionally, our group showed that simple paper sheets from a note