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　　A research shows that humans switch from selfish to unselfish behaviour when they are watched．Do you? A picture of a set of eyes on a computer screen can cause a change in the way people act．Even images of eyes on a charity donation collection box encourage people to be unselfish, because people put more money in a collection box that has a picture of eyes on it than they do when a flower symbol is on the box．

　　Manfred Milinski from the Max-Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology in Germany and Bettina Rockenbach of the University of Berlin, the authors of a new study, found that people act better when they are being watched because they feel they will be rewarded for good behaviour．Their report also referred to other researches showing that this response of behaving well when watched is somehow coded into humans, and people respond this way unconsciously, or without realising it．

　　It is not just humans that act unselfishly when they are being watched．A fish called the grooming fish cleans other fish．When other fish are around, it is gentler．When no other fish are around, however, the grooming fish bites chunks from the fish it is supposed to be cleaning．

　　The researchers suggest that the best way to get people to behave in the correct way is to make them feel watched．This could be the reason for the success of a famous American army poster．On it was a picture of an elderly man staring fiercely and pointing, it appeared, to the person who was looking at the poster．Under the picture was the caption “I Want You”．It encouraged hundreds of thousands of young American men to join the army during the Second World War to fight the Germans and Japanese．

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　　Down-to-earth means being honest, open, and easy to deal with．It is a pleasure to find someone who is down-to-earth．A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to．He or she accepts others as equals．A down-to-earth person may be an important member of society, of course, but they do not let their importance go to their heads, and they do not consider themselves to be better than others who are less important．Someone who is filled with self-importance and pride, often without cause, is said to have his nose in the air．There is no way a person with his nose in the air who can be down-to-earth．

　　Americans use another expression that is similar in some way to down-to-earth．The expression is both feet on the ground．Someone with both feet on the ground is a person with a good understanding of reality．He has what is called common sense．He may have dreams but he does not allow them to block his knowledge of what is real．The opposite kind of person is one who has his head in the clouds．A man with his head in the clouds is a dreamer whose mind is not in the world．Sometimes such a dreamer can be brought back to reality; sharp words from the teacher, for example, can usually get a daydreaming student to put both feet back on the ground．

　　The person who is down-to-earth usually has both feet on the ground．But the opposite is not always true．Someone with both feet on the ground may not be as open and easy to deal with as someone who is down-to-earth．When we have both our feet firmly on the ground, we are realistic and we act honestly and openly toward others, and our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong．

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Goddington Theater

　　The Goddington Theater Ticket Office is open from 10 a．m．until 4 p．m．Monday to Friday, and for half an hour in the evening before the advertised start time of each performance．

　　Telephone bookings

　　☆Your tickets are held at the Ticket Office for you to collect or, if you prefer, a charge of 35 cents is made to post them to you if you pay by cash．We'll post them to you for free if you book by credit card．No extra charge．

　　Postal bookings

　　☆You can write to the Ticket Office requesting tickets, or to confirm a reservation．

　　Where to find Goddington Theater

　　☆Goddington Theater can be found within the Goddington University site, next to the car park, which is available for public use after 5 p．m．on weekdays and all day on weekends．

　　If travelling by car

　　☆Coming from the south end of Princes Street, you will see the library on your right．Next to the library is Goddington University．Take the next turning on the right, then first right into the car park gate straight ahead of you, stopping as close as possible to the orange machine．Put a ＄ 1 coin in the machine and the gate will rise．

　　If travelling by train/bus/taxi

　　☆You will need to allow 30 minutes to walk from the train station．Taxis are available from the front of the station．

　　☆The University is a 5 to 10 minutes’ walk from the main bus station．

　　☆When ordering a taxi from the theater, ask to be picked up at the bottom of North Street．Taxis will not come into the car park because of the entrance charge．

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　　Farmer Joe was in his cart when he was hit by a truck．He decided his injuries from the accident were serious enough to take the trucking company to court．In court the trucking company's lawyer was questioning farmer Joe．“Didn't you say, at the scene of the accident, ‘I'm fine’? ” said the lawyer．

　　Farmer Joe responded, “Well, I'll tell you what happened．I had just loaded my favorite donkey Bessie into the…”

　　“I didn't ask for any details, ” the lawyer interrupted, “just answer the question．Didn't you say, at the scene of the accident, ‘I'm fine’? ”

　　Farmer Joe said, “Well I had just got Bessie into the cart and I was driving down the road．．．．”

　　The lawyer interrupted again and said, “Judge, I am trying to establish the fact that, at the scene of the accident, this man told the highway policeman on the scene that he was just fine．Now several weeks after the accident he is trying to sue my client．I believe he is a cheat．Please tell him to simply answer the question．”

　　By this time the Judge was fairly interested in Farmer Joe's answer and said to the lawyer, “I'd like to hear what he has to say about his favorite donkey Bessie．”

　　Joe thanked the Judge and continued, “Well, as I was saying, I had just loaded Bessie, my favorite donkey, into the cart and was driving her down the highway when this huge semi-truck ran into the stop sign and hit my cart right in the side．I was thrown into one ditch(路边的沟)and Bessie was thrown into the other．”

　　“I was badly hurt and wasn't able to move．However, I could hear old Bessie moaning and groaning(呻吟)．I knew she was in terrible shape just by her groans．Shortly after the accident a highway policeman came on the scene．He could hear Bessie moaning and groaning so he went over to her．After he looked at her, he took out his gun and shot her between the eyes．Then the policeman came across the road with his gun in his hand and looked at me．He said, ‘Your donkey was in such bad shape, so I had to shoot her．How are you feeling? ”

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　　After the coming of Europeans to the Americas, Indians were forced to change their way of life．Yet the influence of Native American culture is still felt throughout the United States．?

　　Many of the foods commonly eaten in the United States today were first grown by American Indians．Among these foods are corn, white and sweet potatoes, peanuts, pumpkins, tomatoes, and certain beans and berries．Native Americans also discovered ways to use herbs and other plants as medicines．?

　　Native American inventions, such as canoes, ponchos and parkas(风雪衣)，hammocks(吊床)and snowshoes are still in use today．Other marks of Indian culture were left in American place names．The state of Alaska, for example, takes its name from a Native American word meaning“great land”．?

　　Today nearly 1.5 million Native Americans live in the United States．Some still preserve the ways of their ancestors, speaking Indian languages and keeping alive their legends, art forms, and customs．Other Native Americans keep few of the old ways, but remain proud of their people's contributions to American history．?

　　Americans have come to appreciate the beauty of Indian crafts(工艺)．Many artists find inspiration in traditional Indian designs．Many Indian values, too, have become widely held．Americans today believe that the land, air and water are precious resources(资源)that must be carefully protected．As one government official wrote recently：?

　　We have slowly come back to some of the truths that the Indians knew from the beginning．People need to learn from nature, to keep an ear to the earth, and to refill their spirits in frequent contacts with animals and wild land．

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　　Many animals recognize their food because they see it．So do humans．When you see an apple or a piece of chocolate you know that these are things you can eat．You can also use other senses when you choose your food．You may like it because it smells good or because it tastes good．You may dislike some types of food because they do not look, smell or taste very nice．Different animals use different senses to find and choose their food．A few animals depend on only one of their senses, while most animals use more than one sense．

　　Although there are many different types of food, some animals spend their lives eating only one type．The giant panda eats only one particular type of bamboo(竹子)．Other animals eat only one type of food even when given the choice．A kind of white butterfly will stay on the leaves of a cabbage, even though there are plenty of other vegetables in the garden．However, most animals have a more varied diet(多样化饮食)．The bear eats fruits and fish．The fox eats small animals, birds and fruits．The diet of these animals will be different depending on the season．

　　Humans have a very varied diet．We often eat food because we like it and not because it is good for us．In countries such as France and Britain, people eat foods with too much sugar．This makes them overweight, which is bad for their health．Eating too much red meat and animal products, such as butter, can also be bad for the health．Choosing the right food, therefore, has become an area of study in modern life．

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　　There was once a professor of medicine, who was very strict with the students．Whenever he took the chair on the exam committee(担任考试委员会主席), the students would be in fear, because he was seldom pleased with the answers they gave．A student would be lucky enough if he or she could receive a good mark from him．At the end of the term, the students of medicine would take their exam again．Now a student entered the exam room and got seated before the committee．This student was a little nervous as he knew it would not be so easy to get through the exam at all．

　　The professor began to ask．The student was required to describe a certain illness, his description of which turned to be OK．

　　Then the professor asked about the cure for illness, and the student, too, answered just as right．

　　“Good, ” said the professor, “and how much will you give the patient? ”

　　“A full spoon”, answered the student．

　　“Now you may go out and wait for what you can get．”, said the professor．At the same time, the committee discussed carefully the answers the student had given．Suddenly the student noticed that there was something wrong with his last answer．“ A full spoon is too much, ” he thought to himself．Anxiously he opened the door of the room and cried, “Mr Professor, I’ve make a mistake! A full spoon is too much for a patient．He can take only five drops．”

　　“I'm sorry, sir．” Said the professor coldly, “But it's too late．Your patient has died．

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　　Long March exhibit

　　The Shanghai History Museum is putting on an exhibition to mark the 60th anniversary of the Long March．On show are more than 220 photos and 40 items that explain with pictures how the communist Red Army drew back from its besieged(被围困的)bases in Jiangxi Province and fought its way to northern Shanxi province in the mid-1930s．Explanations are all in Chinese．The show will end on November 20．

　　Time：10∶00 am－4∶00 pm．

　　Address：

　　1286 Hongqiao Road

　　Admission：8 yuan for Chinese/15 yuan for foreigners

　　Thai elephants

　　Eight elephants from Thailand are entertaining visitors at Changfeng Park by riding bikes, playing basketball, balancing on a beam, dancing and blowing a mouth-organ．People are encouraged to have a tug-of-war(拔河比赛)with the animals or lie on the ground and have the elephants walk over them．The elephants give three shows a day at 9：30 am, 3∶30 pm and 8∶00 pm and there is an additional show at 1：30 pm at weekends．The show will end on November 15．

　　Address：

　　189 Daduhe Road

　　Admission：30－40 yuan

　　Dancing dolphins

　　Dolphins jumping from the water to touch a ball, swaying their bodies to music, kissing people and doing math by tapping their tails have made the dolphinarium in Peace Park an attraction for children．Seals and sea lions also perform．

　　Hours：10∶30 am, 4：00 pm, and 7∶30 pm

　　Admission：20 yuan for adults and 10 yuan for children．

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　　The clock struck eleven at night．The whole house was quiet．Everyone was in bed except me．Under the strong light, I looked sadly before me at a huge pile of that troublesome stuff they call “books”．

　　I was going to have my examination the next day．“When can I go to bed? ” I asked myself．I didn't answer．In fact I dared not．

　　The clock struck twelve．“Oh, dear! ” I cried．“Ten more books to read before I can go to bed! ” We pupils are the most wretched creatures in the world．Dad does not agree with me on this．He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy．

　　The clock struck one．I was quite desperate now．I forgot all I had learned．I was too tired to go on．I did the only thing I could．I prayed, “Oh God, please help me pass the exam tomorrow．I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen．” My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them．A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep．

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　　We spent a day in the country, picking wild flowers．Our car looked like a flower shop inside! On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights, and then my wife noticed the cupboard．

　　It was tall and narrow, and it stood outside a furniture shop．“Buy it, ” she said at once．“We'll carry it home on the roofrack(行李架)．I’ve always wanted one like that．”

　　What could I do? Ten minutes later I was ￡20 poorer, and the cupboard was tied on to the roofrack．The police even stopped traffic to let us through．Carrying furniture was a good idea．

　　After a time my wife said, ”There is a long line of cars behind．Why don't they overtake, I wonder? ”

　　In fact a police car did overtake．The two officers inside looked at us seriously as they passed．But then with great kindness, they led us through the rush-hour traffic．The police car stopped at our village church．One of the officers came to me．

　　I was puzzled．“Thanks, officer, ” I said．“You’ve been very kind．I have just down the road．”

　　He was staring at our load：first at the flowers, then at the cupboard．“Well, well, ” he said, laughing, “It's a cupboard you’ve got here! We thought it was…er, something else．”

　　My wife began to laugh．Then the truth hit me like a stone between the eyes．I smiled at the officer．“Yes, it's a cupboard, but thanks again．” I drove home as fast as I could．

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