Most people ride the bus to get from point A to point B, but riders taking a new route in Hong Kong are only interested in sleeping. Ulu Travel Agency, a tour company in Hong Kong, has designed a five-hour bus journey especially for passengers to sleep as much as they want. Tickets for the first tour on Oct. 16 sold out right away, the Washington Post reported.
Many people find it easy. But why? According to a website, there are several possible reasons.
White noise
White noise is a kind of noise made by sounds with different frequencies (频率) together. Buses are often crowded every day with people going to and from work. Therefore, they are the perfect environment for white noise. They make continuing noises. White noise makes people feel relaxed and helps them sleep.
Rocking movement
Another popular view on why it’s easy to fall asleep on buses is because of the rocking movement. “The movement of buses feels like a mother shaking a baby in her arms. It is very comfortable,” Frankie Chow, the founder of Ulu Travel Agency, told the Washington Post.
When you were a baby, you were rocked to sleep. That makes you connect the rocking movement with sleeping. Sitting on a bus gives people similar experiences. That’s why you want to sleep. It’s the rocking movement that induces sleep.
Long periods of inactivity
On buses, you don’t move around very much. You just sit down and enjoy the scenery as the bus moves along the road. Basically, you’re away from the things that keep your mind and your physical body busy. This inactivity also slows your brain activity down because there’s no stimulus (刺激物) to keep it awake.
Increase in carbon dioxide
Buses often get crowded with people going to and from work. Carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) increases when there are lots of people in a small place. The thinner oxygen (氧气) slows the brain down, causing people to feel sleepy.
1. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?| A．To fall asleep. | B．To ride a bus. | C．To design a journey. | D．To buy a ticket. |
| A．It is useless for people to get to sleep. | B．It is the sound with the same frequency. |
| C．It is connected with the rocking movement. | D．It is the continuing noise which can relax people. |
| A．stops | B．causes | C．lowers | D．avoids |
| A．The buses for sleeping are popular. |
| B．When you are rocked, it’s hard to fall asleep. |
| C．The moving scenery outside is helpful for sleep. |
| D．The thinner carbon dioxide inside the bus makes people sleepy. |
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Daily newspapers in Britain and the United States
Newspapers in Britain can be divided into the quality newspapers (more serious newspapers) and the popular newspapers. Quality newspapers are for readers who want full information on public things.
The Times is the most famous of the quality newspapers. It began in 1785.
In the United States, you can find the quality newspapers like The New York Times and The Washington Post.
| A．Around four million people read it every day. |
| B．Popular newspapers are also known as tabloids. |
| C．In Britain, there are also several daily and weekly newspapers. |
| D．They usually have the name of the city where they are produced. |
| E．They have home and international news, and financial (金融的) reports. |
| F．It is read by important people such as officers, lawyers and businessmen. |
| G．All the people read the newspaper every day. |
【推荐2】Even if the word “pop” disappears from the English vocabulary, the influence of pop will remain. Pop has become part of British and American history.
There has always been a close cultural link or tie, between Britain and English-speaking America, not only in literature but also in the popular arts especially music. Before the Second World War, the Americans exported jazz and the blues. During the 1950s, they exported rock and roll, and star singers like Elvis Presley were idolized by young British and Americans alike.
The people responsible for the pop revolution(改革) were four Liverpool boys who joined together in a group and called themselves the Beatles. They played in small clubs in the back streets of the city. Unlike the famous solo stars who had their songs written for them, the Beatles wrote their own words and music. They had a close personal relationship with their audience, and they expected them to join in and dance to the beat of the music. Audience participation is a necessary characteristic of pop culture.
Some pop groups, especially the Rolling Stones, did more than just entertainment. They wrote words which were intended to shock on purpose. They represented the anger and bitterness of youth fighting for freedom against authority(权威).
The Beatles, on the other hand, finally won the love and respect of people of all ages and social backgrounds. As they developed, their songs became more serious. They wrote not only about love, but about death, poverty and daily life. They were respected by many intellectuals(知识分子) and by some serious musicians. Largely thanks to the Beatles, pop music has grown into an influential career which also brings much wealth.
1. What kind of music is not mentioned in the passage?| A．Jazz. | B．Rock and Roll. | C．Country. | D．Blues. |
| A．The Beatles was set up by four British boys. | B．The Beatles made music works by themselves. |
| C．The Beatles didn’t performed on large stages. | D．The Beatles communicated with their fans. |
| A．The Beatles. | B．Entertainers. | C．The Rolling Stones. | D．Audience. |
| A．They shows concerns about the society. | B．They made a large amount of money. |
| C．They changed their pop music style. | D．They wrote songs for great minds and artists. |
| A．It will disappear gradually. | B．It remains in Britain and America. |
| C．It should include audience. | D．It was changed by the Beatles. |
We live on the planet Earth. The earth is part of the solar (太阳的) system. The solar system is like the earth’s neighborhood. The word “solar” means “related to the sun”. The sun is at the center of the solar system. People used to think the sun moved around the earth. You can understand why. If you look into the sky, it sure looks like the sun moves!
But some early astronomers (天文学家) were against this idea. Nicolaus Copernicus was an astronomer in the 1500s. He was the first person to say that people were wrong. He believed the earth moved around the sun. In the 1600s, another astronomer named Galle o Galilei agreed. He built telescopes (望远镜) and observed the sky. He was sure that the earth moved around the sun. This caused quite a stir (骚乱)! Galileo was arrested (逮捕) .
It turns out that these early astronomers were right! The earth moves around the sun.
So do seven other major planets. These are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. That makes eight major planets.
1. The earth is part of a neighborhood called the solar system.2. The sun is at the center of the solar system.
3. Not all early astronomers agreed that the sun moved around the earth.
4. Nicolaus Copernicus was the first person to build telescopes and observed the sky.
5. The passage is mainly about seven major planets in our solar system.
【推荐1】Parents try to be fair. They want their sons to do well. They want their daughters to do well. Parents need help around the house. Many parents pay for these chores.
BusyKid that is an app did a study. The study showed American parents are being unfair. Parents pay boys more than girls for chores. They pay boys two times as much as girls.
Similar studies have been done. They look at how much adult men make. Then they compare it to women. The studies show men make more money than women. Men make more even for the same job. Work pay has been changing a little.
BusyKid tracked 10,000 American families. The study showed boys made $13.80 each week. Girls made $6.71. Boys are getting a lot more money. They are earning more than double.
Gregg Murset runs BusyKid. And he is also a father of boys and girls. He hopes the study might make parents change. They should pay girls the same as boys. Mr. Murset does not think parents mean to pay boys more. He thinks they just pay based on old ideas about work. They pay based on what they have come to know.
The study shows why boys made more money. Parents gave boys work they think is harder. Boys work outside more. Boys cut the grass. They cut bushes. Girls did more work inside the house. Girls cleaned dishes. They cleaned floors. Parents think this work is easier. They did not give them as much money.
Barbara Risman is a college teacher. She teaches about differences between men and women. She said people are changing how they think about boys and girls. The change is just very slow. Risman said people must talk more about unfair pay. Many people do not know they pay children differently. Without seeing this, they cannot change. They will keep paying boys and girls unfairly.
1. The study from BusyKid showed ___________| A．American parents are being unfair. |
| B．American parents are trying to be fair. |
| C．American parents pay girls two times as much as boys. |
| D．American parents did not pay girls for staying clean. |
| A．跑步 | B．经营 | C．参赛 | D．趋向 |
| A．They think boys should get more money. |
| B．They think girls don't need much money. |
| C．They think boys' work is harder than girls'. |
| D．They think boys won't work without money. |
| A．People should pay boys and girls unfairly. |
| B．Parents should let girls do more hard work. |
| C．People should talk more about unfair pay. |
| D．People should keep old ideas about work. |
| A．The chores boys usually like to do. | B．The chores girls usually like to do. |
| C．A new app that helps with money. | D．The unfair pay boys and girls get. |
【推荐2】You feel sick, so you go to the doctor. She checks your fever, looks at your throat, she gives you some medicine, but also a list of thinking skills that you are supposed to practice daily. She says that the way you think is causing some of your illness.
Doctors and other scientists who study the human mind and try to explain why people behave in the way that they do, called psychologists, are starting to believe it. You know that your brain is connected to every part of your body through your nervous system (神经系统).
Stress is caused whenever there is a problem or a change in your life. Of course, everybody has stress more or less; nobody’s life is perfect. In fact, we would never learn anything or grow or change. We would probably be bored to death. But too much stress can hurt you. It can weaken your body’s protection so that you are more likely to catch diseases. It can even make you more likely to have an accident.
When you feel stress, your brain sends a message to your body to produce a chemical called adrenaline (肾上腺素). Adrenaline speeds up your breathing and your heartbeat. Today you have a different kind of stress. Problems like endless homework or troubles with your family are the kind of things you can’t fight or run away from, and that’s what can do something bad to you.
What can you do about stress? First, you can try to find ways to change things so you aren’t under so much stress. You can set up a plan to finish homework or go to a doctor or a psychologist to try to work things out with your family or your friends. But sometimes you can’t change a stressful situation. Sometimes you don’t even want to. A big change might be a good change, but it will still be stressful.
The link (关联) between your body and brain works in two ways. Your body can help your mind deal with stress. If you are under stress, you need to take especially good care of your body. It’s important to get enough sleep and eat nutritious meals. Some people take a vitamin-mineral pill every day. Another thing that you can do is daily exercise. If you go walking or do aerobic dancing or work out at the gym, a person who isn’t used to much physical activity should start slowly. Anyone with a continuing physical problem should check with a doctor before starting any exercise programs.
1. A psychologist is a person who may help you with your ________.| A．illness and abilities |
| B．thoughts and behaviour |
| C．mind and nervous system |
| D．physical activity and daily exercise |
| A．You shouldn’t go to the gym if you are under stress. |
| B．One can do his homework to burn up adrenaline. |
| C．Diseases and accidents are caused by stress. |
| D．Everyone needs stress to improve himself. |
| A．it’s difficult to change a stressful situation |
| B．it’s not stressful when a good change takes place |
| C．a big change will cause another stressful situation |
| D．a stressful situation can’t be changed without any effort |
Do you like exercising all the time? How often do you exercise? If your answer is “At least an hour every day”, it’s good for you and you must be healthy.
Most people exercise more than ten hours a week all around us. They keep healthy by exercising. They go to work by bike or on foot instead of by bus. They go for a run outside and breathe the fresh air. It’s good for people’s health to do that.
Unluckily, some students never exercise because of many reasons. Some of them say they don’t have time to exercise. They have to spend their time studying or doing homework. Others say they just don’t like it. They often watch TV or play computer games. Watching TV programs and playing computer games take up most of their time. Some students spend even all of their free time.
Now more and more students are paying more attention to taking exercise. And they have realized that exercise can make them confident and strong. Besides, it can improve their memory and it is more helpful for learning. In a word, students are having a healthier life.
1. How long do most people exercise a day to keep healthy?| A．About half an hour. | B．More than ten hours. |
| C．More than an hour. | D．About seven hours. |
| A．Keeping healthy. | B．Going to work by bus. |
| C．Running and breathing the fresh air. | D．Spending time in doing homework. |
a. They don’t have time to exercise. b. They are too lazy to exercise. c. They don’t like it at all. d. They think they are healthy enough.
| A．ab | B．ac | C．bd | D．ad |
| A．Most people like to go to work by bus. |
| B．Fewer and fewer teenagers know the importance of exercise. |
| C．Exercise can help students make better progress. |
| D．It is not useful for teenagers to exercise. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
