Arches National Park
Why Go to Arches National Park
A trip to Arches National Park is like visiting another planet with thousands of natural sandstone arches, red rocks and amazing landscapes, as well as light that seems to change all the time. The way the shadows pass through the arches makes the park particularly attractive for photographers.
Sitting 5 miles northwest of Moab, Utah, the park has 26 miles of scenic road and hikes for every level of fitness.
Best Months to Visit
The best time to visit Arohes National Park is from April to May and from September to October. In summer, temperatures can go beyond 100 degrees, making exploring the park very uncomfortable. In late summer, violent storms often cause flash floods, which can be quite dangerous. Winter is a good time for sightseeing, with fewer crowds, but occasional snow and ice can make the paths wet, smooth and therefore easy to fall on. However, the visitor center is open daily.
What to Eat
There are no restaurants or hotels in Arches National Park, so you need to bring your own food or plan to eat in neighboring Moab, Utah, about 5 miles from the park entrance. There are several picnic areas in the park, so plan ahead if you want to eat with Arches as the background.
Getting Around Arches National Park
The best way to get around Arches National Park is by car. There is no public transport inside Arches National Park. Visitors can also ride bikes in the park, but there are no bike lanes or shoulders, so this is more of an option for experienced cyclists.
Consider what goes through your mind after you've taken your sea t on an airplane. You've not seen the captain, but his or her voice comes over the air." Hello, this is your captain speaking." Are you about to fly the friendly skies? What you probably don't realize is that you do make quick judgments based on very few factors the moment you hear" hello".
Experts have discovered that" hello" carries enough information for listeners to draw judgments about the speaker's personality, such as how reliable he or she is. They recorded 64 students reading a telephone conversation. The word" hello" was then picked from each recording, and 320 different students listened to that word through a computer. The students were asked to score the voices according to personality, including attractiveness and warmth, giving them points from 1 to 10.Although every voice was played in one third a second, the students formed an opinion quickly.
It is amazing that from such short voice s of speech they can get such an obvious impression of a person. And whether it is correct, their impressions are mostly the same as what the other listeners get. The research also suggests that people's impressions are based on the tone of voice. Men and women who present the strength of their voices are regarded as more reliable.
The speed with which the students made their judgments makes much sense. Deciding who to trust can be important to your survival. There's no point in listening to someone talk for 5 minutes to decide if they're reliable or not ——you could be dead already. The discovery may help improve computer-made voice technologies, experts say.
In scientific literature, baby talk is called" parentese" and is a unique way of communicating with babies. Classic baby talk will include speaking at a higher pitch, with exaggerated(夸张的)intonation, simplified vocabulary, and repetitive phrases. It has a melodic quality, coupled with exaggerated facial expressions. Adults also tend to speak more slowly and emphasize key words or phrases when engaging in baby talk. What's the point of using such a ridiculous style of talking with babies? Why not just talk to a baby with normal speech, like we'd talk to another adult?
Primarily, we use baby talk to capture the baby's attention. The exaggerated vocalizations and facial expressions serve to engage the child's focus by being distinct from all the other noise and visual stimuli around the baby. Remember, the brain of a newborn baby is still developing and needs different cues to engage and learn something.
Baby talk also helps to establish an emotional connection between the adult and the baby. The melodic and nurturing tone conveys affection, love, and care. As a result, in a way, it reassures the child by giving them a sense of security.
Interestingly, there was a study where researchers tested 2,329 babies from 16 countries on their preference for this high-pitched, animated vocalization……babies love it when adults engage in baby talk. The study also revealed that babies from almost all cultures have an inherent love for baby talk.
Newborns can't speak, but they come ready to learn. Evidence suggests that human brains are primed to absorb and process linguistic input. The melodic patterns and símplified language of baby talk help infants differentiate speech sounds and identify keywords, facilitating more efficient language development.
However, it's important to strike a balance between baby talk and normal adult conversation as babies grow older and their language skills develop. As children become more proficient in understanding and producing language, adults should adapt and advance their cothmunication style accordingly.
Both Roberto and Keith have a 45-minute commute(通勤) time from their homes to their workplace. When Roberto drives, he has realistic expectations of how others drive and how long the trip should take. Overall, he is able to adapt to any unexpected challenges he may: face on the road.
He rarely becomes angry. By contrast, Keith drives with a tendency for becoming angry easily, partly due to unrealistic expectations of other drivers, his quickness to personalize and feel threatened by the actions of others, and his inability to calm his anger.
The difference between how Roberto and Keith experience their drive to work, especially with regard to getting angry, is influenced very much by their emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is crucial for helping individuals choose constructive over destructive anger. A key aspect of healthy anger is being able to pause and reflect on, rather than react to our thoughts, feelings, and senses associated with getting angry.
Self-regulation and empathy(同理心) are two important components of emotional intelligence, which can be a buffer(缓冲) against destructive anger. Self-regulation helps us to control our moods. Empathy helps us to recognize the humanity. in others and ourselves.
Studies suggest that training in emotional intelligence can powerfully impact how anger is managed. This was supported by a three-year study of 476 young adults who showed reduced tendency of becoming angry after training. Children and adults can learn skills to boost their emotional intelligence and, by doing so, develop adaptability for dealing with various negative feelings, including anger. Many workbooks offer skills in emotional intelligence to promote empathy and self-awareness regarding emotions and how they impact our beliefs and behavior.
Clearly, through training, Keith would experience greater emotional flexibility that could support a more peaceful commute to work. I firmly believe that learning skills in emotional intelligence should be the focus in helping individuals more constructively manage this highly challenging and complex emotion.
Science shows that stretching us essential after exercise. Stretching lengthens and mobilizes the connective tissue around your muscle. What's more, stretching helps your blood flow and even relieves your stress.
You could feel sick. You won't be surprised to know that when you exercise, you raise your heart rate for a period of time. While it's great to get that blood flowing, it's just as important to get your heart rate back to a normal level after the workout is over. As your heart is beating faster and your body temperature is higher, you could pass out or feel sick if you stop* too fast. Stretching after physical activity allows a gradual decrease at the end of the episode.
Your muscles will likely become stiffer and sorer. When you exercise your muscles, it produces lactic acid(乳酸), which is actually what causes your muscles to become sore. When you rest between periods of exercise, your body naturally breaks down that lactic acid. Is there one thing that helps your body get rid of that lactic acid? Stretching helps you distribute oxygen throughout your body, which can reduce lactic acid production and rid your muscles of any accumulation of lactic acid.
Flexibility is closely related to injury risk. Poor flexibility will cause you to have muscles that get tired quicker and joints that are more likely to suffer from injury. Besides, your weakened range of motion will lead to less blood and nutrients to your joints. Sticking to stretching exercise after physical activity can hopefully improve your flexibility.
A. You guessed it: Stretching. B. You'll be at risk of injury. C. You'll improve your flexibility by Stretching. D. This is also known in the fitness world as" cooling down". E. It does wonders for both your physical and mental health. F. There are harmful side effects if you don't stretch after exercise. G. That's why people often feel pain in their" weight bearing" joints like knees. |
When I was a teenager, my dad wasn't terribly interested in the music I liked. To him, it just sounded like"1 ", while he referred to the music he listened to as"2 ." As I've grown older, I'll often hear people of my age say things like " they just don't make3 music like they used to."
Luckily, my4 as a psychologist has given me some insights into this puzzle. We know that musical tastes begin to5 when we're teenagers. By the time we're in our early 20s, these tastes get locked into place pretty firmly.
In fact, studies have found that by the time we turn 33, most of us have6 listening to new music. Meanwhile, those familiar songs released when you're in your early teens are likely to remain quite7 among your age group for the rest of your life. There could be a biological8 for this. There's evidence that the brain's ability to make subtle distinctions between different chords, rhythms and melodies gets9 with age. So to older people, less10 songs might all" sound the same" .
But I believe there are some simpler11 for older people's dislike of newer music the " me re exposure effect." It means that the more we're12 to something, the more we tend to like it.
Psychology research has shown that the emotions that we13 as teens seem more intense than those that come later. We also know that intense emotions are14 with stronger memories and preferences. All of this might explain why the songs we listen to during this period become so memorable and beloved.
So there's15 wrong with your parents because they don't like your music. In a way, it's all part of the natural order of things.
A small device, Moxie, has produced oxygen on the surface of Mare, (bring) the chances of surviving on the red planet a stop closer. Research published in journal Science Advances reported that Moxie produced breathable oxygen in seven-hour-long tests conducted in various weather and atmospheric conditions last year. The research also found that even in (extreme) harsh weather conditions like a Martian dust storm, Moxie (continue) to produce high purity oxygen.
"This is the first demonstration of actually using (resource) on the surface of Mars and transforming them chemically into something useful for a human mission," Jeffrey Hoffman, a retired astronaut, said.
"The thin atmosphere on Mar s is 96 percent carbon dioxide and much more (change)than on Earth and the temperature can vary by 100 degrees , " Hoffman said. " One aim is (show) we can run Moxie in all seasons."
The device, Moxie, uses some special pumps, take in carbon dioxide. The gas (heat) to 800℃ and pressed to separate the carbon and oxygen. Carbon monoxide is sent out as waste while the pure oxygen is left behind.
Despite the challenges, Moxie has proved durable in the extreme conditions on Mars and scientists regard the test results a great achievement.
We were very poor. To help support the family, Grandma would go to the mountains to dig wild vegetables, and then sell them. In this way, Grandma had to spend the whole day in the mountains. After she came back from collecting a lot of wild vegetables, she had to pick them until late night. Early in the morning, my grandma would take the vegetables, walk through the mountain road, and go to the market to sell them.
I hated Grandma digging wild vegetables all day long, because as soon as I finished my homework, I had to help her pick vegetables. And this dirty work often made my fingers black. In that case, no matter how hard I washed my hands, the dirty black color couldn't be washed away, which made me very upset. My grandma noticed I hated the black color so much; she once suggested using bleach and iron filings(漂白剂和铁屑). It worked. However, it really hurt so I refused to try them again.
One day, something unexpected happened.
"Everyone, you need to invite your parents to school. OK?" the teacher said to us," the school requires students to bring your parents to school, mainly to discuss your school work."
Of course it didn't matter to other classmates, but I…… Grandma was the only one who could come to school with me, Hearing what the teacher said, I sighed helplessly," Oh……" The worn-out clothes, the slightly hunched(弓背的) back, and the most terrible thing was the dirty black color on Grandma's fingers!
I couldn't tell how worried and frightened I was and I didn't know what to do. Anyway, I didn't want the teacher to see the color of my grandma's fingers. I came home with an unhappy face and said hesitantly:" Well, Grandma, the teacher asked parents to go to school tomorrow."
注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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I couldn't help stealing a look at her hands.
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The next afternoon, a classmate told me my grandma was in the teacher's office.
