Are there plenty of birds in your neighborhood? This is good news for your mental health because birdsong can help relieve 【小题1】 (anxious). This is the latest finding of a study published in the journal Scientific Reports, 【小题2】 (explain) the remarkable healing power of birdsong.

In 【小题3】 effort to understand the influence of birdsong on mental health, researchers at the Max Planck Institute 【小题4】 (join) scientists from the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf to evaluate 【小题5】 birdsong and man-made traffic noise affected mood. Before and after hearing the sounds, the participants completed questionnaires (调查表) assessing 【小题6】 (they) mental health.

“Healthy people can also experience negative thoughts. The questionnaires enable us 【小题7】 (identify) people’s tendencies without their having a diagnosis of depression and to investigate the effect of the sounds of birds or traffic on these tendencies,” says Emil Stobbe. Results showed that birdsong 【小题8】 (be) useful in reducing uneasiness. In contrast, traffic noise worsened depression.

What makes birdsong so beneficial 【小题9】 mental health? Study authors believe birdsong is an indication of the entire natural environment. It distracts the listener from other stressors that they would 【小题10】 (normal) view as a threat.

Awakening of Insects, which 【小题1】(signal) a rise in temperature and increased rainfall, falls on March 5 and ends on March 19 this year.

Awakening of Insects refers to the fact 【小题2】 animals sleeping in winter 【小题3】(awaken) by spring thunder and that the earth begins to come back to life. It is an 【小题4】(extreme) important time for farmers and is widely seen as the beginning of 【小题5】busiest time for agricultural work. During this period, most parts of China experience the quickest rise in temperatures, with the average level reaching above 10 degrees Celsius, 【小题6】 there is a marked increase in sunshine, which provides good natural 【小题7】(condition) for farming.

Hibernating animals wake up, and so do fish. They swim from deep water to shallow water 【小题8】search of food, mating and bearing young. It is a good time for fishing. Fishing can provide mental and physical 【小题9】(relax), especially for people living in the city. Driving to the suburbs, bathing in the sunlight, enjoying the singing birds, fragrant flowers and 【小题10】(wave) willows make for a perfect weekend in spring.

Birds are highly intelligent creatures, with complex and specialized forms of communication. Each species has 【小题1】 unique way of using body language and vocalizations（发声）to communicate. However, there are some things 【小题2】 birds do in general that you can understand. If you pay attention to your 【小题3】 （bird）regular mannerisms, you will be able to identify when they have changed. Also, you need to look at their movements or behaviors in context 【小题4】 （understand）them. If you can do this, you 【小题5】 （be）closer to understanding what your feathered friend is trying to communicate to you.

Birds are 【小题6】 （typical）very clean creatures and they spend a lot of time cleaning, preening and grooming their feathers. This is natural self-care behavior that is important for birds to do. Bathing is an important part of feather maintenance for birds. If your bird stops 【小题7】 （bathe）itself, that is a sign that it is no longer taking care of 【小题8】 （it）. This could signal depression, body pain, or lack of mobility. A bird that is singing or whistling a lot is likely very happy. A bird that is 【小题9】 （satisfy）is likely to chatter or talk a lot. In fact, if you spend time 【小题10】 them, they are likely to increase this chatter when you come around.