Enjoy Happiness From Sad Music
What would life be like without music? Songs and tunes fill our lives, influencing our emotions, bringing back memories and sometimes making us dance. There is a song for everyone and for every moment, but it seems that it’s sad music that moves us most.
Sad music certainly does its job in making us upset, causing us to feel strong emotions – it’s something we might listen to after a break-up, for example. And a recent study has shown why some people are interested in sad music. Professor David Huron from Ohio State University conducted the research and found the differences between people who love to listen to sad music and those who can’t stand it.
He told the BBC radio programme The Why Factor that it comes down to a natural hormone called prolactin. He says, “As you might have guessed from the name, it’s connected with ‘lactation(哺乳期)’ from breast-feeding. When people cry, they also release prolactin. And, there are circumstances in which prolactin seems to have this comforting effect.” It seems that people who like sad music are maybe getting too much prolactin, or more than is normal, and when they hear sad, downbeat music, it gives them a good feeling. But if prolactin isn’t released, or there isn’t enough of it, some people find that sad sounds don’t help to cheer them up.
Previous research by Durham University has also suggested that listening to sad music can lead to pain and sadness; but it can also provide comfort and even enjoyment. A high number of people they surveyed were cheered up by listening to sad songs. Though the feeling may not be exactly the same as happiness, it may be the ability to deal with the sadness that gives the feeling of comfort.
So, reacting to sad music on the radio may have nothing to do with the melancholic sound of a piece of music, but rather a natural chemical reaction taking place in our bodies. Maybe that explanation is music to your ears if you’re wondering why you’ve been listening to Billie on repeat!
1. The writer thinks ________ can touch people a lot.| A．soft music | B．sad music | C．rock music | D．metal music |
| A．The way to enjoy sad music. |
| B．The audience who prefer sad music. |
| C．The reason why sad music touches people. |
| D．The researchers who participated in the study. |
| A．Awful. | B．Blue. | C．Magic. | D．Soft. |
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【推荐1】I look out at my window and see quiet streets where once people walked and played. I used to be able to hear the sounds of children playing, running and laughing. There was also sunlight.
Thousands of fighters(奋斗者), including the workers in governments, hospitals, police stations and others, are working day and night and putting themselves in danger to help save humans from this plague(瘟疫). They all have families of their own. But they know that they must go in front, because if they don’t, we children won’t get to see the sunny days again.
So what are our jobs as children? Staying safe is the most important. We should sleep early, eat healthy food, and wash our hands with soap for 20 seconds, sing the ABC song while washing if you like! In this way, you will be strong and healthy.
Right now, we have a lot of time at home. Use this time to learn as much as we can about the world and about our subjects in school. Because one day, it’s going to be our turn. We are going to be the same experts out in the fields, fighting against the next virus(病毒). We’re going to be those nurses, taking care of those people who have been sick, giving them hope. We’re going to be those community workers who are always there when needed. We should be ready for it from now on.
To all of us, no matter who you are, where you’re from, remember, when we look up, we see the same blue sky.
1. The speaker can see the________out of the window.| A．lively people | B．happy children | C．busy traffic | D．empty streets |
| A．leaving their families | B．putting themselves in danger |
| C．seeing the sunny days | D．protecting us from the plague |
| A．cheer the children up | B．save more water |
| C．wash hands for enough time | D．practice spoken English |
| A．We will become doctors one day. |
| B．We will play the fighters’ role in the future. |
| C．We will take part in saving the people right now. |
| D．We will turn over to study the world and the subjects. |
| A．I Will Be You When I Grow Up | B．Keep Healthy To Save Ourselves |
| C．The Sky Is Always Cloudy | D．Study Hard And Know More |
【推荐2】Life is always full of stress these days. How do you usually relieve(减轻) stress?
“Doing some housework such as folding the clothes or sweeping the floor is a good way to relieve our stress without taking any medicine,” says Carol Clark, a successful psychologist(心理学家) in New York.
“Housework is the main reason for the stress in my life,” says Linda in France. “
“A man pays a psychologist $200 an hour for his problem about stress.
| A．However, he’s just told to go back home and do some housework. |
| B．Do you know housework is helpful in relieving stress? |
| C．Get me out of doing the housework and then I’ll really be relaxed. |
| D．Do people all agree with her ideas? |
| E．She often advises people who are under lots of stress to try doing housework every day. |
| F．There are many ways to lower your stress. |
【推荐3】Anger is a kind of feeling. Many things can make you angry.
The problem is that if you do this, you may get a headache or your stomach maybe hurt.
In fact, it’s not good to hide your anger.
When you get angry, you can talk about it with others. It’s helpful to talk about your anger with your parents or teachers.
Remember that how you act when you are angry can make everything better or worse. Don’t let your anger (怒气) control you.
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| A．For example, you may hide it in your heart. |
| B．It’s normal for you to get angry sometimes. |
| C．When your teacher gives you too much homework, |
| D．Usually, your body will tell you when you are angry. |
| E．When you talk about anger, those bad feelings can start to go away. |
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Longyan is our city. It lies in the west of Fujian, so it is called Minxi. There are about 2,860,000 people in Longyan. It is divided into seven parts: Xinluo, Zhangping, Yongding, Shanghang, Wuping, Changting and Liancheng. It’s very beautiful. There are many great buildings, such as Yongding Tulou and Peitian Ancient Village (培田古民居) in Liancheng. Guanzhai Mountain in Liancheng is so wonderful that many visitors like to go there. Longkong Cave (洞穴) is surprising and you can’t miss it. There is Longsan in it. Longsan is a stone like an umbrella. And you can’t miss the Site of Gutian Congress (古田会议会址) in Shanghang, either. It is one of the top ten scenic spots (景点) in Fujian.
Tea-picking Lantern (灯笼) dance is a kind of wonderful dance and it has a history of 150 years. It comes from Meishan, Suban, Xinluo. It is about farmers’ tea picking. The music is beautiful and the dance is great. Now it is popular with many people and it is introduced into many schools of Xinluo. Students in the schools learn the dance in their after-school service. They like it very much.
Welcome to our city. If you come, I’ll show you around it .
1. According to the passage, Peitian Ancient Village and Guanzhai Mountain are in ________.| A．Yongding | B．Liancheng | C．Shanghang | D．Xinluo |
| A．介绍 | B．引进 | C．主持 | D．将...提交讨论 |
| A．Tea-picking Lantern Dance is a course in after-school service in Xinluo Distrcit. |
| B．The Site of Gutian Congress is the top scenic spot in Shandong. |
| C．Longsan is an umbrella. |
| D．There are about 2,860,000 people in Fujian. |
| A．5 | B．7 | C．150 | D．2,860,000 |
| A．A politics book. | B．A biology book. |
| C．A geography book. | D．A physics book. |
【推荐2】Why do people listen to music? The answer may seem simple: making and hearing music is a pleasure. But music touches our lives in many other ways, too.
Music changes our moods (心情)
My brother doesn’t choose music according to what he wants to hear. Instead, he decides what he wants to feel and picks music depending on it. Upbeat (乐观的), bright-sounding music generally makes people feel happy. But some people enjoy listening to sad music. It can be like talking with a friend who understands your sadness. But for some people, sad music can make them feel even sadder.
Music helps us get things done
Do you ever listen to music while you work? I do, and I find that it sometimes helps me concentrate (全神贯注). According to one expert, music can help you pay attention to boring or repeated tasks. But when you are doing tasks that require more thought, music can make them harder.
My mom, a preschool teacher, uses music to manage her class. When she wants to call a child, instead of shouting the child’s name, she sings it. This creates a more active environment, while still getting the child’s attention.
Music brings people together
Music can also bring people closer to each other. This is especially true of music played live (现场直播). Live music often features (以……为特色) a group of people playing different instruments, which makes it a shared experience. Listeners can share the feelings that the song expresses. They also create memories together.
When they hear a certain song, they can be taken back to some points in the past. Therefore music can connect people not only to present people but also to people from their past.
Music is more than just entertainment; it’s a powerful force that influences us in many ways.
1. Which of the following music will not make you happy?| A．Rabbit Dance. | B．Merry Christmas. | C．Moon Reflected on Second Spring. |
| A．Sad music. | B．Listening to sad music. | C．Listening to upbeat music. |
| A．you are doing repeated tasks |
| B．you are doing easy tasks |
| C．the tasks require more thought |
| A．Singing children’s names is impolite. |
| B．Listening to live music can make listeners share their feelings. |
| C．Music can make people become closer. |
| A．doubtful | B．active | C．uncertain |
The words “auld lang syne” mean “old long since”. No one knows who wrote the poem first. However, a version（译文） by Scottish poet（诗人） Robert Bums was published (出版) in 1796. The words and music we know today first appeared（出现）in a songbook three years later.
The song is played in the United States mainly on New Year’s Eve. The version you are hearing today is by the Washington Saxophone Quartet. As we end our program with Auld Lang Syne. I would like to wish all of our radio friends a very Happy New Year! This is Buddy Thomas.
1. When is Auld Lang Syne mainly played in the USA according to the passage?
| A．On New Year’s Eve. |
| B．On Christmas Eve. |
| C．On weekends. |
| D．On holidays. |
| A．It’s about the history of Scotland. |
| B．It’s about an old Scottish poet. |
| C．It’s about the need to remember old friends. |
| D．It’s about the wishes to the radio friends. |
| A．In 1790. | B．In 1793. |
| C．In 1796. | D．In 1799. |
| A．Robert Bums. |
| B．The Washington Saxophone Quartet. |
| C．Buddy Thomas. |
| D．The passage doesn’t tell us. |
| A．A newspaper. | B．A magazine. |
| C．A TV program. | D．A radio program. |
【推荐1】The year 2020 is special. Nearly everyone in the world has experienced different days. Many of them will likely go back to a very different office.
When you go into your building, the doors may open by themselves, so you don’t have to touch them. Before you go into your lift, you might tell the lift where you’d like to go, without pressing any buttons. When you reach your floor, you can walk into a room full of divides (分隔物) and well-placed desks. In common areas like meeting rooms and kitchens, there will be fewer chairs.
There are the changes you can see. What you can’t see is that working from home will be the new normal for many people. According to a new report, 14% of Americans were working from home by the first week of April. “Once they’ve done it, they’re going to go on doing like that,” said Kate Lister, one of the writers for the report. She thinks that 30% of people will work from home in one year. Working from home makes people spend money on new technology, like video meeting systems and computers.
Because of the pandemic, the need for office is uncertain. We are not sure whether it is necessary in the future. On the one hand, fewer employees will come into the office, either because of layoffs (解雇) or an increase in working from home. It means less need for office space. On the other hand, safety rules that want people to be spaced at least six feet apart will cause more need for office space.
1. When you go back to your office building, you may find that _______.| A．the doors will open without touching |
| B．you only need to press one button for taking the lift |
| C．your room will be as crowded as before |
| D．there will be more chairs in the meeting room |
| A．14% of Americans were working from home in April |
| B．once people have worked at home, they will go on |
| C．she is one of the writers for a new report about working |
| D．new technology will make people like working at home |
| A．普遍的 | B．稀缺的 | C．确切的 | D．多变的 |
| A．people will work from home more often in the future |
| B．people will make less money by selling computers |
| C．there won’t be any need for office a few years later |
| D．there will be more small office for people in the future |
| A．a sports magazine | B．a travel guide | C．a newspaper | D．a story book |
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Everything is made of something. Nothing is made of nothing.
Chemistry is about the smallest things that other bigger things are made of, and what happens when they change. The word chemistry comes from chemical, which is an example of one type of the very small things that other bigger things are made of. The words you are reading now are made of a dark liquid called ink(墨水), which is written on paper. The paper itself is made out of the chemicals that wood is made out of. Both the ink and the paper were made by different chemical processes. A chemical process is what happens when chemicals come together to make other chemicals, and therefore other things.
Cooking makes chemical changes. Your different ingredients are made of different chemicals, and when you put them together and make them hot and cook them, the chemicals change into new chemicals and the different ingredients(原料) make something new. That tomato sauce you’re making is made of tomatoes, onions, garlic, salt and pepper. Those ingredients each have their own chemicals and their own flavors(味道), but now with your sauce you’ve made something different, something that has its own flavor, all the ingredients mixed together, all the chemicals mixed together, something new.
You can smell the chemical changes, too, as they go up into your nose, especially when you forget about your sauce and it doesn’t just cook but burns and becomes black and has a really bad flavor. You can’t make it better, either, because once chemicals change, they can’t be changed back again.
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项，将其标号在答题卡上涂黑。
1. What is a chemical process?
| A．Ink is written on paper. | B．Paper is made out of wood. |
| C．Everything is made of something. | D．Things mixed together produce something new. |
| A．How to make tomato sauce. | B．Chemical changes in cooking food. |
| C．Ingredients and their own flavors. | D．What to use to form new things. |
| A．The word chemistry comes from chemical. |
| B．Cooking can make chemical change. |
| C．Once chemicals change, they can be changed back again. |
| D．Each ingredient has its own chemical and its own flavor. |
| A．What chemistry is like | B．Chemistry changes everything |
| C．Where the word chemistry comes from | D．A chemical process is called chemistry |
【推荐3】To us, it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But in fact the umbrella was not invented as protection against the rain. Its first use was as a sunshade（遮阳伞）.
Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the Chinese were the first to use it, back in the 11th century BC.
We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing that connected with its use: it was a symbol of honor and power. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by those in the upper class or by royal people such as kings or queens.
In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. The umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece, but it is believed that the first people in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans. During the Middle Ages in Europe.
The umbrella has not changed much in style during all the time, though it has become much lighter in weight. It wasn’t until the 20th century that the umbrellas for women began to be made in all kinds of colors.
1. Ancient people first used umbrellas as ________.| A．a symbol of honor | B．protection against the sun |
| C．a symbol of power | D．protection against the rain |
| A．王室的 | B．富裕的 | C．中产的 | D．平民的 |
| A．the sales of the umbrella | B．the differences among umbrellas |
| C．the invention of the umbrella | D．the history and use of the umbrella |
【推荐1】Believe it or not, dental floss(牙线) has been around for thousands of years. Researchers have discovered dental floss in the ancient teeth of prehistoric(史前的) humans. After all, people have been getting food stuck in their teeth since they began to eat!
In the early 1800s, a dentist advised people to use the dental floss. In 1819, New Orleans (新奥尔良) dentist Levi Spear Parmly wrote a book called A Practical Guide to the Management of the Teeth. In the book, he advised people to floss waxed(含蜡的) silk thread(线).
Although historians believe Parmly was the inventor of modern dental floss, the first patent(专利) for dental floss was presented to Asahel M. Shurtleff in 1874. Shurtleff's company didn’t begin to provide unwaxed silk floss for home use until 1882.
However, dental floss didn't become popular right away. Professional dentistry was still a developing field, and silk thread was expensive. Flossing didn’t become more common until World War II ended. At that time Dr. Charles C. Bass used nylon (尼龙) floss to replace silk floss. Then today, dental floss is still made of nylon, as well as other types of plastic fibers(纤维).
Some dentists say that we’d better floss at least once each day if we want to keep our teeth clean and healthy. Sadly, studies have shown that only 10 percent to 40 percent of Americans floss every day.
1. Parmly gave advice to people that they could use ________ to clean teeth.| A．waxed silk thread | B．unwaxed silk thread |
| C．nylon floss | D．plastic “floss picks” |
| A．Levi Spear Parmly. | B．Asahel M. Shurtleff. | C．Dr. Charles C．Bass. | D．Not mentioned. |
| A．take the place of | B．change the place of | C．help to produce | D．give up |
| A．A Practical Guide to the Management of the Teeth is an article |
| B．there hadn’t been unwaxed silk floss since people use dental floss |
| C．you need to wrap(包，缠绕) it around your finger when you use “floss picks” |
| D．some dentists advise us to floss at least once each day |
| A．Development of Dental Floss |
| B．Famous Dentists in America |
| C．A Famous Book about Dentistry |
| D．Different Materials of Dental Floss |
US teenagers use “LOL” (laugh out loud) when talking about a funny video. In China, post-00s (00后), a group born between 2000 and 2009, like to use “xswl” (laugh my head off).
In the back-to-school season, Tencent, together with Chinese news site Qdaily, made a creative advertisement about “black talk”. It shows the special expression (表达) used by China’s post-00s.
Black talk uses the initials (首字母) of Chinese pinyin. For example, post-00s Internet users like to use “ycy” to replace (替换) the full name of Yang Chaoyue. Yang is a member of the famous Chinese talent show Produce 101.
According to Tencent’s 2021 report on post-00s, more than half of the post-00s said that they made decisions by themselves. They like to find new interests, and the Internet helps them try different things. They often use smartphones, so they can quickly learn to use black talk.
Growing up in the world of the Internet, post-00s will rise further in future. “Many people are worrying about the post-00s. But in fact, they don’t have to worry about them. After 10 or 20 years, you will see the post-00s shine (闪亮), “ Wang Yuan, a singer, told the reporters.
1. Which of the following is black talk?| A．Yang Chaoyue. | B．Laugout. | C．Wang Yuan. | D．yyds. |
| A．ji wai wai. | B．JwJw. | C．JJWW. | D．jijiwaiwai. |
| A．They often use smartphones | B．They are very young |
| C．They often talk to each other | D．They are very clever |
| A．They are hopeful. | B．They are lazy. | C．They are busy. | D．They are interesting. |
| A．a story about Yang Chaoyue. | B．something about black talk. |
| C．something about post-00s. | D．something about the Internet users. |
【推荐3】You may have known about many traditional Chinese festivals such as Spring Festival or Lantern Festival, but have you ever heard of Dragon Heads-raising Day?
Dragon Heads-raising Day is also called Spring Dragon Festival. It is on the second day of the second lunar(农历) month. It’s on February 21st this year. It came from an old story. After that day, the Dragon King will wake up from his winter sleep and bring more rain. So that day is the start of spring and farming season.
One of the most interesting things related to the day is about haircut. People believe that a haircut during the first lunar month is not a good idea. It may bring bad things to your uncles. So people can only cut it on or after Dragon Heads-raising Day. Although it’s not true, many people still do it.
There are also other ways to celebrate this festival. For example, people eat food with dragon names. People call noodles dragon’s beard(胡须) . Dumplings are dragon’s ears and spring rolls(春卷) are dragon’s scales(鳞) .
People also do dragon dances and make dragon lanterns. The lanterns stand for people’s best wishes and good luck.
阅读判断根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正(A)、误(B)1. Dragon Heads-raising Day is on the second day in February every year.
2. After Dragon Heads-raising Day, rainfall usually increases, which is good for farming.
3. People believed that having your haircut on Dragon Heads-raising Day might cause bad luck to your uncles.
4. The article explains why people eat food with dragon names to celebrate the festival.
5. The writer probably wants more students to know about Dragon Heads-raising Day.
