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3 . A person with a photographic memory could remember every detail of a picture, a book or an event many years later, but no one has proved that there are people who really have photographic memories. Yet, there are some people who do have amazing memories. For example, Daniel Tammet can remember the first 22,514 digits of pi (π) and Stephen Wiltshire can draw a detailed picture of a city from memory after flying over it in a helicopter. They are both good at remembering particular things for a limited time. As most of us do not have amazing memories like them, when memorising detailed learning materials, we simply need to focus on the important ideas and be curious about what we learn. Asking questions about what we learn also helps with memorisation. Another effective technique to remember things is to group similar ideas or information together so that they can be easily connected to things that are already known.
1. What does the example of Daniel Tammet show?A.Photographic memories do exist. |
B.Some people have super memories. |
C.Everyone is good at memorising something. |
D.Numbers are easier to remember than words. |
A.Raising questions. | B.Discussing in groups. |
C.Classifying information. | D.Applying what’s known. |
4 . Where did the idea of “white bikes” come from? In the 1960s, a group of cycling fans came up with an idea. They believed that it would be better for everybody if cars weren’t allowed in the city centre and only bicycles were. They were hopeful that this would help to save energy, reduce pollution and provide free public transport. The group painted hundreds of bicycles white and placed them in many areas around Amsterdam for people to use. Anyone was allowed to take them and use them for short journeys. People would leave the bike in the place where they finished their journey, so that someone else could then take it and use it from there. Soon after, however, problems came up and the “white bikes” all disappeared — thieves stole them all in a matter of weeks!
Why did the group come up with the idea of “white bikes”?
A.To ensure traffic safety. | B.To reduce transport costs. |
C.To encourage physical activity. | D.To promote green transport. |
5 . Studying and passing your classes can be difficult, and finding effective ways to study may seem impossible.
● Choose an aerobic (有氧的) exercise
There are so many activities you can do for aerobic exercise. You can swim, jump rope, or hike with a heavy backpack.
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Sit down and list all your commitments, activities, and study hours. Don’t forget to list sleep times, meal times, and time for other things, like showering. Look for places where you can put in exercise. Or you can break up exercises into smaller parts, such as three 10-minute fast walks.
● Focus on consistency (连续性)
Consistent daily workouts are more effective than trying to get 150 minutes of physical activity in on the weekend.
● Make the exercise an enjoyable experience
A.Make time for your workout. |
B.Determine an appropriate amount of exercise. |
C.Exercise is great for relieving stress and reducing anxiety. |
D.Doing some exercise may be more effective than hitting the coffee shop. |
E.Stick to spending half an hour exercising after school throughout the week. |
F.You can also play doubles tennis, go ballroom dancing, or do general gardening. |
G.Luckily, studies have found strong links between exercise and study effectiveness. |
6 . A few years ago, I stood underneath a red overhanging cliff (悬崖) near my husband’s hometown, Carbondale, Colo. I was tied in, ready to climb.
Just as I was about to climb, nerves in my body said hello. That’s not good for any athlete.
Desperate, I painted a coat of confidence on my inner walls of doubt.
“You can do this,” I told myself determinedly. “If you believe, success is certain.”
I visualized myself at the top, celebrating.
It didn’t work. I fell near the top. Defeated, I lowered to the ground and realized, powerfully, that the desire to climb the route had kept me from doing it. My self worth was linked at that moment to my success or failure, and that set off a chain reaction: unnatural desire, pressure, performance anxiety, expectation, a mind fixed on the top but a body struggling below, bad decision-making, irregular movement, distraction, disappointment. All in that order, too.
Suddenly, out of nowhere, I told myself that on my next attempt, success or failure was irrelevant. “Make one move at a time. That’s all.” I gave myself a pass from whatever would happen. Case closed.
It worked. I reached the top.
That moment got me thinking, and then researching. At some point, I described this experience for myself in terms of simple mathematics: When I added (determination, courage, self-confidence, desire), I failed. When I took away (the desire for success), my body moved with greater naturalness. I improved. I enjoyed it more as well, which, as an athlete of 30 years, I didn’t think was possible.
I discovered the power of subtraction (减法).
The French author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry wrote one of my favorite books Wind, Sand and Stars. In it, I found one of the smartest lines ever written on the human condition: “Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add but when there is nothing left to take away.”
1. What happened to the author at her first attempt to climb the cliff?A.She got nervous. | B.She quit out of fear. |
C.She made it to the top. | D.She was full of confidence. |
A.Not important. | B.Not certain. | C.Not final. | D.Not optional. |
A.Never stop trying. | B.Always stick to your goal. |
C.Don’t care about the results. | D.Be confident no matter what happens. |
7 . I arrived in Idaho from California on my 28th birthday for my first Ironman triathlon (铁人三项), dreaming of this moment for years. When I was picking up my race
The next day, on my way to the swimming pool, I heard, “Felix!” It was Deborah. It was such a surprise that she
On race day, Deborah and her family were at Mile 50 of the bicycle race, holding the
As if her being out there all afternoon wasn’t
Deborah made a complete
A.partner | B.coach | C.number | D.bike |
A.shy | B.friendly | C.familiar | D.humorous |
A.discussion | B.conversation | C.project | D.survey |
A.late | B.again | C.alone | D.straight |
A.abilities | B.mistakes | C.wrongdoings | D.weaknesses |
A.recognized | B.phoned | C.convinced | D.reminded |
A.photo | B.cap | C.flag | D.sign |
A.obviously | B.especially | C.probably | D.simply |
A.enough | B.expected | C.important | D.true |
A.treat | B.identify | C.congratulate | D.comfort |
A.created | B.started | C.realized | D.recalled |
A.stranger | B.youngster | C.athlete | D.mother |
A.promises | B.powers | C.wishes | D.duties |
A.money | B.encouragement | C.praise | D.protection |
A.invitation | B.gifts | C.payment | D.pictures |
8 . The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a worldwide study of 15-year-old school pupils’ scholastic performance in maths, science, and reading. A closer look at the reading tests shows the interesting fact that girls are outperforming boys in reading and that reading for enjoyment rather than simply for study or school work purposes has a positive impact on reading performance. The PISA study found that in all countries assessed (apart from South Korea), girls read for enjoyment more than boys. The study found that in all the countries assessed, just over half of boys (52%), but almost three-quarters of girls (73%) said that they read for enjoyment.
What does the PISA study imply?
A.Reading for study purposes helps with learning. |
B.Reading for pleasure affects overall academic success. |
C.Reading for pleasure contributes to improving reading skills. |
D.Reading for study purposes does no good to reading performance. |
In a wooden fan workshop in Jiangxi Province, Yu Xiuying is busier than usual. As she paints, bright flowers
The fans Yu painted in Ganzhu Township will be sold to Spain. The small town has an increasing handmade fan industry, with
The town’s fan industry
10 . Do you need to throw your smartphone away to live your best life? Not necessarily, according to researchers from Ruhr-Universität Bochum who suggest that we could all benefit from cutting down on screen time – just only a little bit time.
On average, we spend more than three hours a day looking at our smartphone screens. Between social media, news feeds, endless video games, and an app for pretty much everything else, there’s always something to draw our attention. In recent years, researchers have found connections between smartphones and many modern problems ranging from increasing anxiety cases to neck pain. So here comes the question: Are people all really better off changing back to landlines (座机)?
“The smartphone is both a benefit and a danger,” says study leader Dr. Julia Brailovskaia, whose team set out to answer that question by gathering together 619 volunteers, hoping to know how much the smartphone is good for us. For a week, two hundred people put their smartphones completely aside; 226 reduced the amount of time they used the device (装置) by one hour a day; 193 people didn’t change anything in their behavior.
Researchers interviewed each person about both their lifestyle habits and well-being (健康) four months later after the experimental week ended. “We found that both completely giving up the smartphone and reducing its daily use by one hour had positive effects on the well-being of the participants (参与者),” as Brailovskaia studies and reports the upshots. Especially, changing their smartphone habits for just one week appeared to produce lasting outcomes among volunteers. Even four months afterward, participants who were told to avoid using their smartphones totally were using their phones for an average of 38 minutes less per day.
Meanwhile, the “one hour less” group were using their phones as much as 45 minutes less per day after four months. This group also showed improved life satisfaction, more exercise, and less depression (抑郁). “It’s not necessary to completely give up the smartphone to feel better,” Brailovskaia concludes.
1. What can we know about the volunteers in the research?A.They received some training beforehand. |
B.They were divided into two groups. |
C.They were interviewed months later about their habits and health. |
D.They completely gave up using their smartphones after the research. |
A.Results. | B.Reasons. | C.Doubts. | D.Purposes. |
A.No smartphone use is the best policy. |
B.Less use of smartphones brings health benefits. |
C.Using smartphones more can reduce depression. |
D.Smartphones show little improvement in our lives. |