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　　“If you want to see a thing well, reach out and touch it!”

　　That may seem a strange thing to say．But touching things can help you to see them better．

　　Your eyes can tell you that glass ball is round．But by holding it in your hands, you can feel how smooth(光滑的)and cool the ball is．You can feel how heavy the glass is．

　　When you feel all these about the ball, you really see it．

　　With your skin(皮肤)，you can feel better．For example, your fingers can tell the difference between two coins in your pocket．You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand, too．

　　You can even feel sounds against your skin．Have you ever wanted to know why some people like very loud music?They must like to feel the sounds of music．

　　All children soon learn what“Don't touch!”means．They hear it often．Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up．In shops, we touch things we might buy, such as tools, clothes and so on．To see something well, we have to touch it．

　　The bottoms(底部)of our feet can feel things, too．You know this when you walk on warm sand, cool grass or a bad floor．All feel different under your feet．

　　There are ways of learning to see well by feeling．

　　One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin．Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body, the air on your skin．At first, it is not easy to feel these things．You are too used to them!

　　Most museums are just for looking．But today some museums have some things to touch．Their signs say：

　　“Do touch!There you can feel every thing on show．

　　If you want to see better, reach out and touch．Then you'll really see!”

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　　Mary and Peter were having a picnic with some friends near a river when Mary shouted, “Look!That’s a spaceship up there and it’s going to land here．”

　　Frightened by the strange spaceship, all the young people got into their cars and drove a-way as quickly as possible except peter and Mary．They were more curious(好奇的)than frightened．They watched the spaceship land and saw a door open, but nobody came out, so they went to look into it．In the center of the floor, there was a lot of food．Peter followed Mary into the spaceship and did not hear the door close behind him．The temperature fell in no time and very soon the two young people didn’t know anything．

　　When they came to life, they were surprised to see that they were back by the river again．The spaceship had gone．Their car was nearby．

　　“What happened?” asked Mary．

　　Peter scratched his head, saying slowly, “Don’t ask me．Perhaps we had a problem．Come on．It’s time to go home．”

　　After driving about fifty metres, they found a thick wall made of something like glass stood in their way．On the other side of the wall, a few strange aliens were looking through the wall and reading a notice which, translated into English, said：“New comers at the zoo：a pair of earth villagers in their field with their house on wheels．”

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　　In 1961, a man found a strange cat on his farm in Scotland．The cat's ears were folded, bent forward, on its head．In fact, this was a new kind of cat．People named it the "Scottish Fold(苏格兰折耳猫)"．

　　The Scottish Fold has a round head and large eyes．Its neck and legs are short, which makes it look very cute．Interestingly, all the Scottish Folds are born with straight and unfolded ears．And when they are growing up day by day, some cats' ears will begin to fold．So, the Scottish Fold comes in two types：folded ears and straight ears．

　　Besides, there is a nickname for the Scottish Fold．It is the " Messenger of Peace"．Why?

　　Because the Folds are sweet and friendly animals．They can get along well with other cats．And

　　unlike some other cats, they can even get along well with dogs! In many different environments, such as at a noisy house, or in a cat show, you can see them playing with other animals happily．

　　Well, when you come to a new school, do you think it's difficult to adapt to the new environment? Perhaps you can learn from the Scottish Fold．That is：always be sweet and friendly to others．

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