How can you remember a song for a long time? Why does your teacher use songs to teach you English? There is a reason for this.
Scientists are studying something between music and remembering a foreign language (外语), like English. “Singing could be a new way of learning, especially for a foreign language. The brain (脑) likes to remember things in a catchy and relaxing way. For example, children can remember difficult words quickly when they are in a song” said Dr. Karen Ludke. If children find it difficult to learn foreign languages, this new way may help. On his blog, Dr. Ludke wrote “A listen-and-repeat (重复) singing way can help to learn foreign languages and open the door for future study in this area.”
Many language teachers know the importance of music and they often use it in teaching and learning. Hua Zhuying, a teacher at a Chinese language school in Washington DC, likes using songs in teaching Chinese. She said, “I use music all the time to teach children Chinese. For little kids usually we use English songs but teach them the Chinese lyrics (歌词). Not only does it work, but it is fun for children.” “Sometimes I think if I learned English that way when I was young, maybe I could speak English much better.” Hua Zhuying adds.
Our brain likes music in learning languages, especially for remembering. If you are still having problems in learning a language, why not try singing it out?
1. Why does the writer ask questions in Paragraph 1?| A．To tell a story. |
| B．To give an example. |
| C．To interest readers. |
| D．To answer questions. |
| A．Easy to remember. |
| B．Fast to read. |
| C．Slow to follow. |
| D．Hard to understand. |
| A．She is an English and music teacher in China. |
| B．She teaches Chinese in English language school in Washington DC. |
| C．She teaches little children Chinese lyrics with English songs. |
| D．She spoke English much better when she was young. |
| A．Learning foreign languages can open the door for future. |
| B．It’s helpful for children to learn foreign languages in music. |
| C．Teachers should have some special ways to teach students. |
| D．Music helps when we have problems in singing foreign songs. |
| A．The importance of music |
| B．The songs about teaching English |
| C．Study music and a foreign language |
| D．Learning foreign languages in music |
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Are you a fan of music? Would you like to go to a concert? If so, welcome to Guiyang, the capital city of Guizhou Province, the “La La Land” in China! Recent years, Guiyang has drawn tons of attention because of its road side concerts!
Different from common concerts usually held in music halls, road side concerts allow people to immerse (使沉浸) themselves in music by the roads or in tourist attractions. And they are all free so you needn’t make efforts to get a ticket as usual. Just stand or sit at a place that is safe and comfortable nearby. Then, you can enjoy a music feast!
This new concert form has attracted a great number of music lovers to show up. One day, a local band gathered on a square of the city’s Guanshanhu Area, playing the guitar and singing. And videos showing their cheerful performances quickly became popular on social media. “We were enjoying ourselves and didn’t expect to become the hot topic,” said Yang Zhi, the lead singer of the band. “Here we meet many people that have a great love for music,” he added.
In the fast pace of life, road side concerts without doubt slow people down and inspire their love for life. From a grandma who goes for a walk, to a kid who just finishes homework, to a young man who gets off work, they gather around singing and dancing with the performers under colorful lights for dreams and love. Everyone plays his or her roles in the romance (浪漫) of the city.
1. According to the text, “La La Land” refers to a place where people _________.| A．enjoy music | B．taste food | C．play sports |
| A．In the Music Hall. | B．On the People’s Square. | C．At the Sports Center. |
| A．small and safe | B．crowded and noisy | C．friendly and romantic |
| A．Guanshanhu-a busy area in Guiyang |
| B．Yang Zhi-a popular singer in Guiyang |
| C．Road side concerts-a new joy in Guiyang |
【推荐2】Most musicians agree that the best violins were made in Cremona, Italy, about 200 years ago. These violins sound better than any others. They even sound better than the violins made today. Violin makers and scientists try to make instruments like the Italian violins. But they aren’t the same. Musicians still prefer the old ones.
Some people think it is the age of the violins. But not all old violins sound wonderful. Only the old violins from Cremona are special. So age cannot be the correct answer.
Other people think the secret to those violins is wood. The wood must be from certain kinds of trees. But the kind of wood may not be so important. It may be more important to cut the wood in a special way. Wood for a violin must be cut very carefully. It has to be the right size and shape. The smallest difference will change the sound of the violin. Musicians sometimes think that it was the secret of the Italians. Possibly they understood more than us about how to cut the wood.
Size and shape may not be the answer, either. Scientists can make new ones which are exactly the same size and shape. But the new violins still do not sound as good as the old ones. Some scientists think the secret may be the varnish（清漆）. Varnish is what covers the wood of the violin. It makes the wood look shiny. It also helps the sound of the instrument. But no one knows what the Italian violin makers used in their varnish.
1. Violins first made in Cremona ________.| A．are worse than the violins made today |
| B．are the same as the violins made today |
| C．sound better than the violins made today |
| D．have the same varnish as the violins made today |
| A．To make it sell better. | B．To make it look shiny. |
| C．To make the sound better. | D．Both B and C. |
| A．all the old violins sound wonderful |
| B．wood for violins must be cut carefully |
| C．the kind of wood must be very important |
| D．the age of the violins must be the correct answer |
| A．Scientific ideas about violins made today. |
| B．The ways of making good violins. |
| C．The musical instruments. |
| D．The old Italian violins. |
Everyone in my family loves music .My older sister, Lennon, and I hardly ever watch TV or play computer games .
Lennon and I are good sisters and friends
“You have to really believe in yourself.”And I always try my best.
| A．And we don’ t fight. |
| B．We'd sing it for our parents |
| C．Our parents always ask us to play music |
| D．Lennon and I never get nervous when we sing |
| E．Two days later, we flew to New York sing on TV show! |
| F．Lennon is good at singing and dancing |
Many students often choose to listen to music while doing their homework or studying for exams. But is listening to music a smart choice for students who want to improve their learning?
Indeed, music makes life better in so many ways. It elevates(振奋) mood, reduces stress and eases pain. Music is heart-healthy, because it can reduce blood pressure and heart rate. It also connects us with others and deepens social relationships. Music can even enhance our enjoyment of challenging activities.
But the effect of music on cognitive tasks appears not to be “one-size-fits-all”. A new study by Manuel Gonzalez of Baruch College and John Aiello of Rutgers University suggests that for some students, listening to music while learning is a wise strategy, but for others, it is not.
Whether or not listening to music will benefit your mental work depends on your personality—specifically, on your need for external stimulation(外部刺激). People with a high requirement for external stimulation tend to get bored easily. They often do worse when listening to music while engaging in a mental task, while people with a low need for external stimulation, on the other hand, tend to improve their mental performance with music.
Moreover, before students decide to put on their earphones, though, they should carefully consider their musical selection. Complexity(复杂性) of the music seems to promote excitement, and it is suggested that a moderate level of excitement produces ideal performance. When there is too little or too much excitement, performance drops. Thus, the benefits of music for those with a low need for external stimulation could decrease or even disappear with the added complexity of music.
Similarly, the rise in the complexity of a cognitive task might also reduce or wipe out the benefit of music. With a highly challenging cognitive task, even those with a low need for external stimulation may fail to show such an effect with music.
The study brings to our notice that only with the right personality, music and task can the presence of music significantly improve cognitive functioning. So next time when you want to switch on the music before you study, please think twice.
1. Why is music good for heart health according to the passage?| A．Because it can make links among people. |
| B．Because it can reduce stress and ease pain. |
| C．Because it can improve workout staying power. |
| D．Because it can reduce blood pressure and heart rate. |
| A．mental | B．active | C．difficult | D．important |
| A．the effectiveness of listening to music while studying |
| B．the disadvantages of listening to music while studying |
| C．the factors about how music affects their mental performance |
| D．the methods of how to choose right music to improve their learning |
【推荐2】Once you begin to eat potato chips, you may keep eating until the bag is empty. Have you ever experienced this? Why can’t you stop eating these salty chips? Scientists said it is due to a kind of neuron (神经元) 。
Scientists at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston have found that some neurons can make us want to eat salt.
The neurons take note of whether our bodies are lacking sodium(钠), a main part of salt. Then, they send signals to our brain to encourage us to eat more salt, according to the Daily Mail.
How do these neurons work?
Scientists did experiments on mice. They found that when mice lack sodium, their body releases a kind of hormone (荷尔蒙) called aldosterone (醛固酮).This hormone then makes these neurons become active.
More research showed that adding salt to meals makes people enjoy their food more, Time magazine reported. This may cause people to continue eating even if they are full.
Scientists from Deakin University in Australia asked healthy people to eat the same food for lunch for four weeks. The amount of salt in the food was changed each week. At the same time, the scientists measured how much these people ate. They also asked the people how they felt about the meals; for example, if they felt happy or were still hungry after eating.
The results showed that salt made people eat 11 percent more food and calories. When eating low-salt meals, they had better control over how much they ate. “But when we add salt to that food, all of a sudden those controls are gone,” researcher Russell Keast said to Time.
So maybe you will want to think twice the next time you open a new bag of chips.
1. We may find it hard to stop eating potato chips mainly because _________.| A．potato chips don’t have much sodium |
| B．potato chips send hungry signals to our brain |
| C．some neurons lead to a preference for salty food |
| D．people’s brain will be more active with more salt |
| A．find how the neurons work |
| B．find where aldosterone is |
| C．find whether mice like salt |
| D．find whether mice like chips |
| A．sends out | B．puts off | C．takes up | D．turns down |
a. People have better control over how much they eat.
b. People enjoy their food more.
c. People continue eating even if they are full.
d. People lose control on how much to eat.
| A．abc | B．acd | C．abd | D．bcd |
| A．In a story book. | B．In a tourist guide. |
| C．In a science magazine. | D．In a film introduction. |
| SCHOOL TIME TEENS May10th, 2022 More than Just Nice Costurmes I’m sure most of you have heard of cosplayers. These people dress as characters from movies, TV shows, films and comic books. However, there is a lot more to a good cosplayer than what people see! Some cosplayers buy their costurmes, while others make them at home. Making a costurme takes a lot of time and skill. You have to be a propmaker (道具制作师) and artist… and this is only the basics. It may not be obvious, but computers are important for cosplay. Many cosplayers write code (代码) for their costurmes to light up, make sounds or operate electronically. Cosplayers with light-up costurmes are also computer programmers! When I was making a pair of wings, the structure of the wing frame defied (违抗) the laws of gravity (重力) and demanded scientific numbers from mathematics equations (公式). I pulled out a physics textbook and started my wings. When I finished, I handed in my cosplay at school as a research project and actually got academic credits (学分) for it! Sometimes, a cosplayer is also a researcher, physicist and engineer! Even for cosplayers that don’t make their costurmes, a lot of skills go into a good cosplay. Every cosplayer is a make-up artist and a hairstylist. Have you ever styled a wig? It’s a hug fuss! Anyone that can make a wig deserves a round of applause (鼓掌). |
| A．the article is from School Life section |
| B．the photo was provided by TEENS |
| C．TEENS reported the news on May10th, 2022 |
| D．the costurmes were all made by the cosplayers |
| A．Most cosplayers buy their costurmes online. |
| B．Cosplay is only popular among teenagers. |
| C．You have to be a designer, propmaker and artist to be a cosplayer. |
| D．Cosplayers need to have many different abilities to make their costurmes. |
| A．Math. | B．Physics. |
| C．Engineering. | D．Computer programming. |
| A．It needs many people to finish. | B．It requires a lot of efforts. |
| C．It is the easiest part of the process. | D．It is a lot of fun to do the project. |
| A．simple and plain | B．popular and easy |
| C．creative and fantastic | D．superb and high-tech |
【推荐1】You might not think much about where your garbage goes. But now you might want to know. On July 1 Shanghai introduced a new garbage-sorting policy (垃圾分类政策). People there need to put different kinds of garbage into different bins (垃圾箱). Other cities in China will do the same soon.
Why is garbage sorting a big problem? It’s because there is too much garbage these days. It is bad for our soil (土壤), air and water. Actually we can make use of some garbage again. And first, we need to sort our garbage.
For example, if you put an old battery (电池) into the “harmful waste (有害垃圾)” bin, people can use it to make new batteries. But if you don’t, the battery will end up somewhere else. Then, it will pollute the environment (污染环境).
Can’t factories sort garbage for us? Yes, they can. But it takes many workers to do this and costs lots of money. If we all sort our own garbage, things will become much easier. Recyclable garbage includes (包含) paper, books, boxes, newspapers, and glass bottles. Harmful garbage includes lamps, batteries, nail polish (指甲油) and other things with harmful chemicals (有害化学物质). Wet garbage usually comes from the kitchen, such as food, vegetables, flowers, leaves (树叶) and eggshells (蛋壳). Dry garbage is anything you cannot put into the other three bins. It includes pens, toilet paper, tape (胶带), hair, and towels (毛巾).
1. What is the new garbage-sorting policy in Shanghai?| A．People should put garbage into dustbins. |
| B．People should put different garbage into different bins. |
| C．If you don’t sort garbage right, you will receive a notice. |
| D．People can take buses for free if they give plastic bottles (塑料瓶) to bus stations. |
| A．Because we have too much garbage. |
| B．Because too much garbage is bad for our soil (土壤), air and water. |
| C．Because some people want to recycle it. |
| D．Because garbage sorting can help our home clean. |
| A．It may go with other rubbish. |
| B．It may be put in a big hole in the ground. |
| C．The poisonous materials inside batteries may get out and make the environment polluted. |
| D．All of the above. |
| A．Because they are too busy. |
| B．Because they want to have a better life. |
| C．Because garbage sorting only in factories is tiring and costly. |
| D．Because they are lazy. |
| A．Yes. | B．No. | C．I don’t know. | D．Maybe. |
【推荐2】Around the world, there are about 7, 000 National Parks. Most of them cover huge areas of land where nobody lives. However, the National Parks in England include places where people live and work, as well as wild areas where there are few human activities.
The National Parks in England are called “England’s Breathing Spaces” because they are places where people can go to be in the open air, away from the dirt and noise of cities. They provide wonderful scenes of mountains, woods, grasslands and wetlands. And there are plenty of activities to do in all of the National Parks in England. Visitors can walk or ride bikes for fun. Many of the parks put on activities for families.
Every year there are about 110 million visitors to the parks, bringing many benefits (益处) to the areas. At the same time, it creates problems too. First, life can be difficult for local people. Car parks and roads are too crowded. Gift shops and cafes take the place of many everyday shops. Even house prices in some areas can become too high. Besides, country roads can be damaged, for too many people walk, cycle or ride horses on them. Roads can be rebuilt, but then they look less natural. Another big problem to the National Parks is litter. In the parks it is a danger to wild animals. Broken glass can also cause fires by focusing the rays of the sun. Such fires in wild places can be out of control.
? All National Parks in England are making more rules, which tell people how to take good care of their environment. If these rules are followed, the National Parks will be well kept and continue to give pleasure to many people for a very long time.
1. Visitors to the National Parks in England can ___________.| A．give food to wild animals | B．drive cars on the grasslands |
| C．enjoy fresh air and peaceful time | D．have fun farming with local people |
| A．the problems of the National Parks | B．the pollution caused by visitors |
| C．the development of the National Parks | D．the benefits brought by visitors |
| A．What can people get | B．How can people help |
| C．What are the National Parks like | D．How are the National Parks set up |
【推荐3】You may have found that the people around our planet are not just living in one place. There are some countries where people seem to be living nearly on top of each other because of the overcrowded condition (情况). However, there are other places where it seems that hardly anybody lives.
What influences (影响) people when they choose the certain places to live in? There are good and bad things for living in a certain place. The two main reasons that influence people how to choose the place to live in are climate (气候) and natural resources (资源).
Climate is the usual weather conditions in a region (地区). Places that have bad weather are less comfortable to live in. The North and South Poles may be beautiful in their natural way, but the quite cold and windy conditions usually keep people away. When it comes to climate, warm conditions and a normal amount of rainfall (正常的降雨量) are important to keep people living.
Natural resources are things that we get from nature that help us live. Each place has different resources, and catches the eye of different groups of people. If people enjoy the beach, they can make their living by catching and selling many fish and other sea animals. Those who like farming can easily get rich soil near rivers. Some people would like to accept the terrible conditions of deserts (沙漠) because they can easily get the resources like oil, and accept the mountains for trees.
1. What mainly influences people when they choose a place to live in?| A．Climate and money. | B．Climate and natural resources. |
| C．Neighborhood and natural resources. | D．Natural environment and climate. |
| A．Warm conditions. | B．A normal amount of rainfall. |
| C．Cold and windy conditions. | D．Cloudy conditions. |
| A．People cannot live in bad conditions. |
| B．Different resources attract different groups of people. |
| C．Rainfall is necessary for people to live in the desert. |
| D．Most people love living by the seaside. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．The reasons for people to choose a living place. |
| B．Good things and bad things for living in a certain place. |
| C．The importance of natural resources to a living place. |
| D．Some good places for people to live in. |
