Keep It Down! You have to notice the
Take Them Off! You need to know when to turn your MP3 off and put it away. Libraries and schools don't allow MP3 players. There are other places, like museums, that don't have rules, but it would be rude to have your MP3 player on. Sometimes, it doesn't make sense(无意义)to listen on your MP3 player . Why would you listen to music at a play, a movie or a sporting event? You would miss what is going on and others would wonder why you even came.
Take One Out! Once in a while it's okay just to take out one earphone and not the other. Imagine you are listening on your MP3 player when someone asks you the way. It would not be rude to take out one earphone, tell him the way, and put back the earphone and continue listening. You can also do this when you order food at a fast-food restaurant or when you answer the telephone.
It's Your Choice! There are times when you need to decide what is best. For example, some people can listen to music on their MP3 players when reading books, while others think it is disturbing. In cases like this, you need to do what seems right for you.
1. The underlined word "volume" in Paragraph 2 probably means "_________."
A.the amount of a sound | B.the length of a song |
C.the type of music | D.the color of an MP3 player |
A.may annoy others | B.can hurt our ears |
C.is bad for MP3 players | D.will make us tired |
A.the theatre won't allow it |
B.the actors will get angry |
C.others won't hear the play well |
D.we may miss part of the play |
A.music lovers | B.music manners |
C.music players | D.MP3 earphones |
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【推荐1】We’ve all heard the phrase less is more, and in the case of our personal space, it couldn’t be more accurate. In fact, studies have shown that a messy home can have a significant effect on our well-being because clutter (杂乱) can increase our stress and anxiety levels and reduce our ability to concentrate.
One place where this is particularly apparent is the bedroom, where the average person spends about a third of their time.
Now that you’re aware of the difference tidying up can make, let’s dig into some tried-and-tested ways of getting your home into shape. One of the best-known approaches in recent years is the KonMari Method by Marie Kondo, a world-famous organizing consultant from Japan.
That sounds simple enough, but where should you begin?
A.Kondo also recommends removing alone |
B.The first step is to decide whether it is what you need |
C.When your resting area is packed with too much stuff |
D.Always keep in mind that it’s you who are the owner of your house |
E.Another spot that should be kept neat is your work station |
F.Kondo suggests working through your home by category rather than by room |
G.Her strategy centers on keeping the items that spark joy and getting rid of the rest |
Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time. Some people express anger openly in a calm reasonable way. Others burst with anger, losing control of themselves. But other people repress their anger. They cannot or will not express it.
For years many doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a person’s health than expressing it. They said that when a person is angry, the brain gives off the same hormones(激素)that are produced during tense situations. They speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, or sugar into the blood and narrow the blood vessels(脉管)to the interstices(空隙). In general, the person feels excited and ready to act.
Doctors said that repressing these feelings only makes the feelings continue. And this can lead to many medical problems. Doctors thought a person could prevent these problems by letting the anger out by expressing it freely. But recently some doctors held a different view. They said that people who express anger repeatedly and violently did become, in fact, more and not less angry.
They said this,too,can cause medical problems.
Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous. They believe that those who express anger violently may be more likely to develop heart disease, and they believe that those who keep their anger inside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure.
Doctors say the solution is learning how to deal with anger. They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, and then decide if the cause is serious. If it is, they say: “Do not express your anger while angry. Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably. ”
1. What does the phrase repress anger mean?
A.Forget one’s anger. |
B.Express one’s anger openly. |
C.Treat one’s anger calmly and reasonably. |
D.Keep one’s anger inside. |
A.the heart rate increases |
B.the blood pressure rises |
C.the blood contains sugar |
D.some blood vessels become thinner |
A.Repressing the anger. |
B.Expressing the anger. |
C.Learning how to make a deal. |
D.Treating the anger properly. |
A.The different ways of dealing with anger. |
B.The dangers of anger and the solution. |
C.New medical discoveries. |
D.The argument between the new and old views about anger. |
【推荐3】Can you remember a time when you woke up from a fantastic or strange dream? Maybe you were afraid and turned on the light or the dream was so good you wanted to sleep longer.
For hundreds of years, people thought dreams were messages from gods or spirits. Today, too, many people can remember a time when they saw a place or person in their dream and then, later, the dream happened in real life.
Around the 18th and 19th centuries, there were two popular ideas about dreams. One said that the things we see in our dreams are things we keep in our subconscious (潜意识) because we don’t want or need to think about them when we’re awake.
If you want to understand the dream messages, you have to match them to what’s happening in your life.
A.How can you understand the messages? |
B.But perhaps both ideas are a little bit right. |
C.Now you can match your dreams to your daily life. |
D.One way to help you do this is to keep a dream diary. |
E.But do you think your dreams are telling you something? |
F.Most people have four to six dreams every night after the age of ten. |
G.The opposite idea said that while we’re sleeping, the brain organizes memories and thoughts from the day. |