【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 red, ambition inspired and success achieved.” One of the main determinants of success in life is our attitude towards adversity (逆境 ). From time to time we all face hardships, problems, accidents and difficulties. Some are of our making but many are no fault of our own. While we cannot choose the adversity, we can choose our attitude towards it. Douglas Bader was 21 when in 1931 he had both legs cut off following a flying accident． He was determined to fly again and went on to bee one of the leading flying aviators in the Battle of Britain with 22 aerial victories over the Germans． He was an inspiration to others during the war. He said, “Don’t listen to anyone who tells you that you can’t do this or that. That’s nonsense. Make up your mind, you’ll never use crutches ( 拐杖 ) or a stick, and then have a go at everything. Go to school, and join in all the games you can. Go anywhere you want to. But never, never let them persuade you that things are too difficult or impossible.” The biographies (傳記 ) of great people are full of examples of how they took steps to overe the difficulties they faced. The mon thread is that they did not bee depressed. They chose their attitude. They chose to be positive. They took on the challenge. They won. Nevertheless, there is still the problem of how you change your attitude towards adversity. 28. Which of the following is true according to the author of the passage? A. Going to a gym is greatly beneficial to people’ s health. B. Climbing hills on bicycles is the best way to take exercise. C. Those who want to achieve success can’ t expect to live an easy life. D. People’s attitude to adversity is the only factor of their success. 29. By quoting what Douglas Bader said, the author intends to tell us “ .” A. Failure is the mother of success． B. A bad workman quarrels with his tools. C. If you risk nothing, you will have nothing. D. Nothing is difficult to the man who will try. 30. Following this passage, the author will further talk about . A. how his friend helped him to change his attitude towards the adversity he faced B. what steps to take to change your attitude towards the adversity you face C. why it is important to keep optimistic in face of adversity D. what great people have in mon 31. Which of the following can best function as the title of the passage? A. Face adversity with a smile B. Different attitudes towards adversity C. Nothing is impossible D. Life is full of adversity D Adding math talk to story time at home is a winning factor for children’s math achievement, according to a new research from the University of Chicago. The study from psychologists Sian Beilock and Susan Levine shows a marked increase in math achievement among children whose families used Bedtime Math, an iPad app that delivers engaging math story problems for parents and children to solve together. Even children who used the app with their parents as little as once a week saw gains in math achievement by the end of the school year. The app’s effect was especially strong for children whose parents tend to be anxious or unfortable with math. Previous research from this group has demonstrated the importance of adults’ attitudes about math for children’s math success. For example, a recent study found that mathanxious parents who help their children with math homework actually weaken their children’s math achievement. The new findings demonstrate that structured, positive interactions around math at home can cut the link between parents’ uneasiness about math and children’s low math achievement. “Many Americans experience high levels of anxiety when they have to solve a math problem, with a majority of adults feeling at least some worries about math,” said Beilock, professor in Psychology and author of Choke, a book about stress and performance. “These math anxious parents are probably less likely to talk about math at home, which affects how petent their children are in math. Bedtime Math encourages a dialogue between parents and kids about math, and offers a way to engage in highquality math interactions in a loweffort, highimpact way.” Study participants included 587 firstgrade students and their parents. Families were given an iPad installed with a version of the Bedtime Math app, with which parents and their children read stories and answer questions involving math, including topics like counting, shapes and problemsolving. A control group received a reading app that had similar stories without the math content and questions related to reading prehension instead. Children’ s math achievement was assessed at the beginning and end of the school year. Parents pleted a questionnaire about their nervousness with math. The more times parents and children in the math group used the app, the higher children’s achievement on a math assessment at the end of the school year. Indeed, children who frequently used the math app with their parents outperformed similar students in the reading gr