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Top 6 Unusual Guinness World Records
Fastest 100 m running on all fours
The 2008 Guinness World Records Day was, according to CWR, their biggest day of record-breaking ever, I- h more than 290.000 people taking put in record attempts in 15 different countries. Kenichi Ito"s
record attempt was port of this special day. He is just another example of Japanese with "super powers". His "super power" is to run with great speed on all fours. Kenichi Ito ran 100 m on all fours in 18.58
seconds. The Japanese set this record at Setagaya Kuritsu Sogo Undojyo, Tokyo, in 2008.
Most people inside a soap bubble
The Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana, Califomia celebrated this year the 15th anniversary of
the Bubble (泡泡) Festival. A bubble"s math principles and science were presented and demonstrated at
the three-week-long exhibition. The intriguing Bubble Show was also part of the program. Fan Yang
and Deni Yang impressed the audience with their awesome skills for bubble making. The Yang family
cooperated with the Discovery Science Center to set a new Guinness World Record for mow people
inside a scup bubble and they succeeded.
The family that has been working with soap bubbles for 27 years created a huge soap bubble and got
118 people inside it. The record was set or. April 4, 2011.
Longest ears on a dog
A bloodhound from Illinois has the longest ears ever measured a dog. The right ear is 13.75 inches
long and the left one 13.5 inches. The dog named Tigger earned this title in 2004 and is owned by
Christina and Bryan Flessner.
Mr. Jeffries is the previous record holder of this title. Each of his ears measured approximately 11. 5
inches long. His grandfather used to hold this amazing world record, but when he died Mr.Jeffries look over.
Most living generations
Did you ever wonder what is the Guinness World Record for most living generation in one family?
Seven is the answer.
The ultimate authority on record-breaking mentions on the website that the youngest
great-great- great-great grandparent of this family was Augusta Bung "aged 109 years 97 days, followed
by her daughter aged 89, her granddaughter aged 70, her great grand-daughter aged 52, her great-great
grand-daughter aged 33 and her great-great-great granddaughter aged 15 on the birth of her
great-great-great-great grandson on January 21, 1989".
Most T shirts worn at once
Believe it or not, there is a record also for this category. Krunoslav Budiseli set a new world record
on May 22,2010 for wearing 245 T-shirts at the same time. The nun from Croatia was officially
recognized as the new record bolder by Guinness World Records after he managed to put on 245
different T-shirts in 1ess than two hours. . The T-shirts weighted 68 KG and Budiseli said he began
struggling around T-shirt No. 120. He dethroned the Swedish Guinness record holder who wore
238 T-shirts.
Heaviest pumpkin
Guinness World Records confirmed on October 9. 2010 that a gigantic pumpkin (南瓜) grown in
Wisconcin was officially the world"s heaviest. It weighed 1,810 pounds 8 ounces and was unveiled by
Chris Stevens at the Stillwater Harvest Festival in Minnesota. Stevens" pumpkin was 85 pounds Javier
than the previous re I, another huge pumpkin grown in Ohio. The proud farmer said his secret is a
precise of rain, cow mature, good soil, sea grass and fish emulsion. Some of the world"s heaviest
pumpkins, including the record bolder, were on public display at the Bronx Botanical Gardens in New
Yost for a dozen days.
B. He made record attempts in 15 different countries.
C. He set a new record for "Fastest 100 m running on all fours".
D. He participated in the 2008 Guinness World Records Day activities.
B. the grandfather of the dog with the longest care
C. the present holder of the record for "Longest care on a dog"
D. the former holder of the record for " longest care on a dog"
B. 120.
C. 238.
D. 245.
B. The record for "Most living generations"".
C. The record for "Most T-shirts worn at once".
D. The record for " Heaviest pumpkin".
答案
核心考点
举一反三
题。
A. Slow Down Your Life
B. Escape Now and Then
C. Separate Your Actions
D. Allow Yourself to Be Weak
E. Relieve Pressure by Firmly Saying " No"
F. Stop Expecting Everything to Be Perfect
How to Simplify Your Life
Less is more. This is why we say: reduce things by half instead of doubling them, get rid of junk
instead of piling it up, relax instead of stressing, slow down instead of speeding up. Apply these
principles in your everyday life in a conscious way. You will then find yourself well along on your journey
to simplification.
1._____
When you concentrate on one task, you find you have energy that you didn"t even know you had.
Just imagine: you arc at a fair and you have to carry two heavy pigs over 100 yards. If you keep
grabbing one and then the other, it will take forever, because one of them will keep slipping out from
under your arm and running off. But if you tie one pig in a place, pick up the other, gather all your
strength and make a dash for the finish line, pause for a moment, run bock and get the other one, and
with great determination, carry the second pig to the finish line, then you can be sure of succcss.
2. ______
The pressure at work is on the increase in all occupations. In the modem nuclear family, the
expectations that formerly would have been shared among all the relatives are now concentrated on the
individual partner.
If you have the feeling that 24 hours per day are not enough for nil the things you need to do, then it"s
not because the day has too few hours, but because you have too many activities. A simple fact that
overloaded people often tend to forget. The solution is equally simple; refuse to accept so many work
assignments in your private life or your working life.
3._____
"I can handle stress" is regarded as a positive statement in the world of work. People who can handle
stress are given more and more to cope with - until one day they break.
Pay careful attention to the signs that tell you that you arc under more stress than you can cope with.
These signals came from various areas of life. You become ill, or your work efficiency decreases.
If you have any of these symptoms, change your life goals and decrease your tolerance of stress. Say
quite openly, "I can"t manage that. "
4._____
"If only I were slimmer, more beautiful, richer, more clever, then I would be happier. " This is a dream
that makes a lot of people ill, depressed, and unhappy. Life has its flaws, defects, comets, and edges.
Only those who accept this reality can lead a really full life.
Of course there are activities in which errors are dangerous; driving a car, crossing the road. But life
doesn"t consist entirely of these things. In among them there is a lot of room for small and large mistakes.
5. _____
Successful people ail have their own places where they can withdraw in order to work. Find out
which places improve your creativity. For me it"s the train. When I know that I"m going to be traveling
for four hours without phone calls and people knocking on my door, I find my mind is free and I can
read or write complex articles. There can be problems working on the train, of course: if the person
sitting opposite you keeps talking away, or if train trips make you tired (some people fall asleep after a
few miles).
Event
Li Yang, one of China"s most famous English teachers, apologized for beating his American wife more
than a week after she posted photos of her injuries on the web and set off a bomb of criticism. "I
wholeheartedly apologize to my wife Kim and my girls for committing domestic violence. This has caused
them serious physical and mental damage," Li said on his mieroblog at Weibo.com, the country"s most
popular social media site, on Saturday. Li, 42, is a mechanics major but is best known for his "Crazy
English," a popular method of language learning that involves yelling at the top of one"s lungs. He was at
the center of public criticism after his wife Kim Lee put up posts on the web accusing him of abuse,
showing her swollen forehead and knees.
Voices
@Xuemanzi, angel investor Anti-domestic violence laws should be made as soon as possible, giving
protection to the rights of women and children lawfully. Police should not stand back from domestic
violence any longer, even if no one reports them. Society, as a whole, should attach greater importance to
the crime. @Zhangxiaomei Chinese are never taught about marital(婚姻的) relations, which mean not
merely living together. A good marriage needs to overcome three differences: family background, gender
and personalities. In addition to these, there is cultural gap in Li Yang"s case. If the effects of these
differences are not well understood, after the honeymoon period, they will turn into conflicts and endanger
the marriage. Li"s domestic violence is a reminder that China needs such education. @Wuxiaolong,
Sina Weibo user Li Yang"s choice to resort to domestic violence really reflects his character. Students
who have attended his Crazy English Camp may know what I mean: Li wants his students to worship him
as an idol. I still remember he once had his students kowtow to him. He always teaches English by
imposition(权威强制), which directly reflects his desire for power. @Sikaozhe, Sina Weibo user In the US, the punishments for domestic violence are even more severe than strealing. If the police arrive at the
wife"s call during a fighting between a couple nd find injuries on her, they will immediately arrest the
husband. Even if the wife doesn"t call the police, they may also show up as neighbors could well do their
part. @ykxin Sina Weibo User Don"t blindly worship anyone, because in every closet there may hide
a skeleton. As a famous Chinese saying goes, "Only they who do well in their daily routine tasks can
fulfills their dreams on great occasions". Not surprisingly, one who focuses too much on his career and
ignores his family, like Li Yang, will fail in both. Don"t judge a person by his career success, wealth, or
any other material aspect, because what finally decides a person is his character.
Aftermath(余波)
Although Li Yang publicly apologized to his wife, promising to love his daughters even if he and Lee
divorce, the damage, perhaps permanently, has been done to his wife, his three daughters and the whole
family. Wang Xingjuan, founder of the Maple Women"s Psychological Consulting Center, a non-profit
organization, said nearly half of domestic violence abusers are people who have higher education, senior
jobs and social status. She said this was probably because such people were usually under more mental
stress.
B. international marriage
C. microblog article
D. domestic violence
B. crazy personality accounts for violence and ill temper
C. overcoming background gap is necessary for marriage
D. Li is wrong to have his students worship him as an idol
B. @Wuxiaolon
C. @Sikaozhe
D. @ykxin
B. people of higher education won"t easily lose temper
C. people in lower social status often beat their wives
D. people with senior jobs seldom have family trouble
Half of the world"s population is affected by Asian monsoons(季风), but monsoons are difficult to
predict. American researchers have put together a 700-year record of the rainy seasons, which is
expected to provide guidance for experts making weather predictions.
Every year, moist (潮湿的)air masses,known as monsoon,produce large amounts of rainfall in India,
East Asia, Northern Australia and East Africa. All this wet air is pulled in by a high pressure area over the
Indian Ocean and a low pressure area to the south.
According to Edward Cook , a weather expert at Columbia University in New York., the complex
nature of the climate systems across Asia makes monsoons hard to predict. In addition, climate records
for the area are too recent and not detailed enough to be of much use. Therefore, he and a team of
researchers spent more than fifteen years traveling across Asia, looking for trees old enough to provide
long-term records. They measured the rings, or circles, inside thousands of ancient trees in more than
300 places.
Rainfall has a direct link to the growth and width of rings on some kinds of trees. The researchers
developed a document they are calling a Monsoon Asia Drought Atlas. It shows the effect of monsoons
over seven centuries, beginning in the 1300s.
Professor Cook says the tree-ring records show periods of wet and dry weather. "If the monsoon
basically fails or is a very weak one, the trees affected by monsoons at that location might put on a very
narrow ring. But if the monsoon is very strong, the trees affected by that monsoon might put on a wide
ring for that year. So, the wide and narrow ring widths of the chronology that we developed in Asia
provide us with a measure of monsoon variability." With all this information, researchers say they can
begin to improve computer climate models for predicting the behavior of monsoons.
"There has been widespread famine and starvation and human dying in the past in large droughts.
And on the other hand, if the monsoon is particularly heavy, it can cause extensive flooding." said Eugene Wahl, a scientist with America"s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "So, to get a sense
of what the regional moisture patterns have been, dryness and wetness over such a long period of time
in great detail, I would call it a kind of victory for climate science."
B. The necessity of weather forecast.
C. The achievements of Edward cook.
D. A breakthrough in monsoon prediction.
B. they are formed under complex climate systems.
C. they influence many nations.
D. there is heavy rainfall in Asia.
B. The Monsoon Asia Drought Atlas has a monsoon record for about 1,300 years.
C. The trees affected by monsoon grow fast if the monsoon is weak.
D. The rainfall might be low although the monsoon is strong in monsoon-affected areas.
B. have a great influence on the regional climate.
C. offer people information about the regional climate.
D. reflect all kinds of regional climate information.
B. It should include information about human life in the past.
C. It has analysed moisture models world wide,
D. It will help people prevent droughts and floods.
B. Pessimistic
C. Humorous
D. Friendly.
"Why not make shoes for dogs?" the 10-year-old boy thought. For most kids, the moment might have
ended right here. But for Arjun and five of his classmates from Littleton School, an accidental idea proved
talent when they won first place at the first-ever Student Inventors Day at the Liberty Science Center in
Jersey City. The winning invention, "Green Paws"-an eco-friendly dog shoe made from bark, three leaves and recycled rubber-got the group a $1,000 prize, two television appearances and a shot at being the
next "As Seen on TV" hit product.
More than 20 schools, most of them from New Jersey, gathered at the center to show their green
inventions. Each team had 10 minutes to introduce their inventions to the judges. In the end, the chief
judge Khubani announced that it was the Green Paws product that stood out, particularly because his
company had been looking into the very idea of how to keep paws clean.
Pet products are usually popular sellers, he said, noting that his company has marked four new pet
inventions this year alone. And while his senior managers had put forward the idea of new paw wipes,
they had never thought of pet shoes, he said.
"We thought about cleaning pets" paws, but we never thought about keeping them clean in the first
place." Khubani said after the event. "They actually have an idea that is marketable." The company will
begin conducting market research on Green Paws this week, he said. But Arjun and his team will have to
put off another day before they receive congratulations from their classmates.
B. That Khubani"s company invited him and his classmates to invent it
C. That his pet dog made the floor dirty with dirty paws
D. That his parents encouraged him to be a great inventor
B. most children think twice before taking action
C. most children end their fresh ideas with actions
D. most children don"t translate their ideas into action
B. To praise Arjun"s talent in invention.
C. To complain his employees are not creative.
D. To explain what is the "aha" moment.
B. They hope to produce more "Paws" to make profits
C. They hope to ensure the fairness of the competition
D. They plan to find the carbon footprint of "Green Paws"
environment and our experiences? Strangely enough, the answer to both these questions is yes.
To some degree our intelligence is given to us at birth, and no amount of special education can
make a genius (天才) out of a child born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who
lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied
surroundings. Thus the limits of a person"s intelligence are fixed at birth, but whether or not he
reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This view, now held by most experts can be
supported in a number of ways.
It is easy to say that intelligence is to some degree something we are born with. The closer the
blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence. Thus if we
take two unrelated people at random from the population, it is likely that their degrees of intelligence
will be completely different. If on the other hand we take two identical twins, they will very likely
be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have
similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth.
Imagine that now we take two identical twins and put them in different environments. We might
send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring. We
would soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this indicates that environment as well as
birth plays a part. This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact
with each other, but who are not related at all, are likely to have similar degrees of intelligence.
writer wants to prove _________.
B. intelligence can be developed by environment
C. intelligence can be developed by experience
D. education plays an important part in the development of education
B. he can break the limits of intelligence fixed at birth
C. his family is rich and provides him with various healthy food
D. these surroundings are likely to help him reach the limits of their intelligence
B. environment plays the most important role in the development of intelligence
C. education plays the most important role in the development of intelligence
D. birth plays the most important role in the development of intelligence
B. Birth and Environment
C. Intelligence
D. Intelligence and Education
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