1 . A Welcome Gift
Dario and his mother loved their new apartment. The living room was large enough for their piano. That night, the two of them
The next morning,
“Maybe we could go and
“What if we invited them to come here for a
They both loved the
Finally, the day of the party
“I heard you playing the other night,” she said. “The sounds woke me out of bed. I
Dario’s mother smiled at Mrs. Gilbert. “I think maybe we
“You play, you play!” Mrs. Gilbert said. “I like what you play! Just not so loud at night.” She pointed to the book she had given them. “These songs are not such
“These songs are beautiful music.” Dario’s mother said. “We will be
“And we won’t play so loud or late!” Dario said. He was already looking forward to
A.sat | B.stood | C.lay | D.walked |
A.voice | B.ring | C.music | D.cry |
A.therefore | B.however | C.otherwise | D.instead |
A.note | B.poster | C.bill | D.report |
A.proud | B.rich | C.lucky | D.nice |
A.neighbors | B.friends | C.relatives | D.audience |
A.blame | B.instruct | C.question | D.visit |
A.party | B.concert | C.show | D.play |
A.experience | B.idea | C.performance | D.action |
A.to | B.with | C.for | D.from |
A.continued | B.arrived | C.passed | D.finished |
A.order | B.sell | C.share | D.advertise |
A.treated | B.presented | C.helped | D.served |
A.promised | B.admitted | C.agreed | D.worried |
A.give | B.send | C.offer | D.owe |
A.realize | B.remember | C.understand | D.accept |
A.sweet | B.strange | C.funny | D.loud |
A.brave | B.sorry | C.happy | D.afraid |
A.changing | B.practicing | C.recording | D.writing |
A.equality | B.freedom | C.warmth | D.sympathy |
2 . Are you preparing for a big test? If so, you may want to go playing some basketball in between hitting the books. Doctors are starting to find more and more information that suggests a connection between exercise and brain development. Judy Cameron, a scientist at Oregon Health and Science University, studies brain development. According to her research, it seems that exercise can make blood vessels (血管), including those in the brain, stronger and more fully developed. Dr Cameron is sure that this allows people who exercise to think better. As she says, “while we already know that exercise is good for the heart, exercise can actually cause physical changes in the brain.”
The effects of exercise on brain development can even be seen in babies. Babies who do activities that require a lot of movement and physical activity show greater brain development than babies who are less physically active. Even a little movement can show big results. Margaret Barnes, a scientist, also believes in the importance of exercise. She thinks that many learning disabilities that children have in primary school or high school can result from a lack of movement as babies. “Babies need movement that encourages and excites their five senses. They need to set up a connection between motion and memory. In this way, as they get older, children will begin to connect physical activity with higher learning,” says Margaret.
Older people can develop their brains as well. Cornell University studied a group of seniors who have a shortterm memory increase of up to 40 percent after exercising just three hours a week. The exercise does not have to be very difficult, but it does have to increase the heart rate. Also, just like the motion for babies exercise for older people should not be too simple. Learning some new skills or actions, such as with yoga or taichi helps to open up memory paths in the brain that may not have been used for a long time. For most people, any type of physical activity that increases the heart rate is helpful. The main aim is to increase the brain’s flow of blood. And your brain can benefit from as little as two to three hours of exercise a week.
1. What is the connection between exercise and brain development?A.Exercise helps make our blood vessels. |
B.Physical exercise helps us think better. |
C.Exercise prevents us having brain diseases. |
D.More physical exercises enlarge our brains. |
A.Whether they are excited or not depends on movements. |
B.A lack of movement results from their learning disabilities. |
C.The more frequently they move, the cleverer they become. |
D.The more activities they do, the greater their brains develop. |
A.It helps them memorise quicker. |
B.It decreases the heart rate. |
C.It includes learning new actions. |
D.It can be done in groups. |
A.3 hours per week. | B.4.2 hours per week. |
C.1 hour per day. | D.40 hours per month. |
3 . People from East Asia tend to have more difficulty than those from Europe in distinguishing facial expressions — and a new report published online in Current Biology explains why.
Rachael Jack, University of Glasgow researcher, said that rather than scanning evenly (均匀的) across a face as Westerners do, Easterners fix their attention on the eyes.
“We show that Easterners and Westerners look at different face features to read facial expressions,” Jack said. “Westerners look at the eyes and the mouth in equal measure, whereas Easterners favor the eyes and neglect (忽略) the mouth.”
According to Jack and her colleagues, the discovery shows that human communication of emotion is more complex than previously believed. As a result, facial expressions that had been considered universally recognizable cannot be used to reliably convey emotion in crosscultural situations.
The researchers studied cultural differences in the recognition of facial expressions by recording the eye movements of 13 Western Caucasian and 13 East Asian people while they observed pictures of expressive faces and put them into categories: happy, sad, surprised, fearful, disgusted, angry, or neutral. They compared how accurately participants read those facial expressions using their particular eye movement strategies.
It turned out that Easterners focused much greater attention on the eyes and made significantly more errors than Westerners did. “The cultural difference in eye movements that they show is probably a reflection of cultural difference in facial expressions,” Jack said. “Our data suggest that whereas Westerners use the whole face to convey emotion, Easterners use the eyes more and mouth less.”
In short, the data show that facial expressions are not universal signals of human emotion. From here on, examining how cultural factors have diversified these basic social skills will help our understanding of human emotion. Otherwise, when it comes to communicating emotions across cultures, Easterners and Westerners will find themselves lost in translation.
1. The discovery shows that Westerners ________.A.pay equal attention to the eyes and the mouth |
B.consider facial expressions universally reliable |
C.observe the eyes and the mouth in different ways |
D.have more difficulty in recognizing facial expressions |
A.To make a face at each other. | B.To get their faces impressive. |
C.To classify some face pictures. | D.To observe the researchers’ faces. |
A.The participants in the study. | B.The researchers of the study. |
C.The errors made during the study. | D.The data collected from the study. |
A.The Eye is the Window to the Soul |
B.Cultural Differences in Reading Emotions |
C.Effective Methods to Develop Social Skills |
D.How to Increase Crosscultural Understanding |
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Mark Twain, one of the best-known American writer in the19th century, was born in Missouri. His hometown lie on the banks of the Mississippi River, there he spent her childhood. When he grow up, he worked like a pilot on a river boat for some time. Mark Twain is his pen name. He took it from the shout of the sailors measure the depth of the water. Mark Twain wrote a lot of novels, but one of them is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. It brought him fame and honor. Some of his writings have translated into many languages. He and his works are deep loved by readers throughout the world.
5 . EVENTS
Long March exhibition
The Shanghai History Museum is putting on an exhibition to mark the 60th anniversary of the Long March. On show are more than 220 photos and 40 items that explain with pictures how the communist Red Army drew back from its besieged(被围困的) bases in Jiangxi Province and fought its way to northern Shanxi Province in the mid-1930s.Explanations are all in Chinese. The show will end on November 20.
Time: 10:00 am-4:00 pm
Address: 1286 Hongqiao Road
Admission: 8 yuan for Chinese /15 yuan for foreigners
Thai elephants
Eight elephants from Thailand are entertaining visitors at Changfeng Park by riding bikes, playing basketball, balancing on a pole, dancing and blowing a mouthorgan(口琴).People are encouraged to have a tug-of-war(拔河比赛)with the animals or lie on the ground and have the elephants walk over them. The elephants give three shows a day at 9:30 am, 3:30 pm and 8:00 pm and there is an additional show at l:30 pm at weekends. The show will end on November 15.
Address: 189 Daduhe Road
Admission: 30-40 yuan
Dancing dolphins
Dolphins jumping from the water to touch a ball, swaying their bodies to music, kissing people and doing math by tapping their tails have made the dolphinarium(海豚馆) in Peace Park an attraction for children. Seals and sea lions also perform.
Hours: 10:30 am, 4:00 pm, and 7:30 pm
Admission: 20 yuan for adults and 10 yuan for children. (252 words)
1. If you go to visit the Long March exhibition with an Australian, how much will you pay altogether for the admission?A.23 yuan. | B.30 yuan. | C.16 yuan. | D.20 yuan. |
A.Riding bicycles. | B.Doing math. |
C.Having a tug-of-war with people. | D.Blowing a mouth-organ. |
A.only seals and sea lions perform |
B.only dolphins perform |
C.not only dolphins but also seals and sea lions perform |
D.only seals perform |
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Tom and Dick are next door neighbor who both work in same office. They often walk together to and from work. Once they were walking to home together while it suddenly started to rain. Tom quickly opened his umbrella and said proud, “My wife really has great foresight(先见之明). She said this morning it would rain and tell me to carry my umbrella. ”Dick smiled and walked up to him under the protection of the umbrella, said, “Mine has even great foresight. She didn’t let me carry it as she knew you’d share yours to me.
Xia’s death is warning to other students. A new rule went into effect on January 1, 2006. Teens are not allowed to buy or drink alcohol. Shops are not allowed to sell it to them.
A 1999 Chinese law forbade (禁止) shops to sell alcohol to youths under 18. But it is not taken seriously by shopkeepers because it doesn’t have specific rules. People hope the new rule will work.
I tasted alcohol when having the dinner of the last New Years Eve, said Lian Yuqi, a 16-year-old girl in Xiamen. She believes that the new rule will stop teens from drinking and help them grow in a healthy way.
Although it may be a little disappointing not to have beer at parties, I think we can have soft drinks instead, she said.
1. Xia Min died from alcohol at the age of ______.
A.15 | B.16 | C.17 | D.18 |
A.a warning sing | B.a shopkeeper |
C.the new rule | D.a 1999 Chinese law |
A.it is against the new rule for youths under 18 to drink alcohol |
B.shops can sell alcohol to a 16 years old youth. |
C.without an ID card, young people cant buy alcohol |
D.it seems that the young girl, Liang Yuqi, likes to drink alcohol |
A.The new rule has worked very well. |
B.Shopkeepers can sell alcohol to teens above 18. |
C.Chinas legal drinking age is clearly under18. |
D.Many teens drink alcohol to show theyve grown up. |