1 . It is difficult for a teacher to decide whether to allow students to listen to music in the classroom. Every time students need to write an essay or work on a problem, they say, “Can I put my headphones on? I think better that way.” But is that really true? Does music help concentrate?
Research offers little to back up the idea that listening to music improves concentration. In one small study, 133 students performed reading tasks while listening to either light music, hip hop, or no music at all. Students who performed the reading tasks in silence scored the highest. Music with a higher intensity (强度) like hip hop was more distracting and had a bad effect on task performance.
Volume (音量) plays a more important role than the type of music. The study found that the louder the music, the worse the performance in concentration. The type of music didn’t matter. Data from the study showed once again that silence was the best environment to improve concentration.
However, music has a positive effect on work performance. Studies have showed that listening to music leads to positive changes in mood, as well as creativity. In fact, in music-listening cultures, which students are certainly part of, there’s actually a change in mood when the music is taken away.
It’s hard to convince my students that music doesn’t help with their concentration. Taj, a senior told me, “I wouldn’t be able to concentrate if I were listening to music and trying to read. However, when I write, I feel like music helps me concentrate deeply. I don’t have writer’s block. It’s easy for me to put my words on paper.”
“Maybe not with reading, but when it comes to math, listening to music certainly helps,” Danela told me. “You could actually be singing along with what you’re listening to and doing well in math.”
1. What does the underlined word “distracting” in paragraph 2 probably mean?A.Making it difficult for someone to concentrate. |
B.Causing great excitement. |
C.Making someone want to do something. |
D.Making someone feel frightened. |
A.Students do well in reading tasks while listening to music. |
B.Music can’t improve people’s mood and creativity. |
C.Different types of music lead to different performances. |
D.The volume of music affects concentration. |
A.They believe music doesn’t help concentrate. |
B.They use music to help with their paper-writing. |
C.They can’t focus on reading while listening to music. |
D.They don’t listen to music while doing math problems. |
A.Should Students Listen to Music? | B.Does Music Help Concentration? |
C.Is Music Related to Reading? | D.Can Music Change Mood? |
内容包括:
1.表示理解和关心;
2. 沉迷抖音的影响
3. 提出具体建议。
要求:1.词数80左右
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数
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Dear John
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Yours,
Li Hua
要点:
1.介绍你所推荐的老师;
2.推荐该老师的原因;
3.祝愿她拜师成功。
注意:
1.词数100 左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.信的开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
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Dear Emily,
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Yours,
Li Hua
1. Where is Las Vegas?
A.In the desert. | B.Near a forest. | C.Close to New York. |
A.Swimming pools. | B.Fashion. | C.Card games. |
A.Museums. | B.Restaurant. | C.Music clubs. |
A.To teach visitors about playing cards. |
B.To get families to bring their children. |
C.To suggest different activities for visitors. |
5 . The government of Singapore has created a highly developed system that turns wastewater into drinking water. The system involves a network of tunnels and high-technology treatment centers.
Reused wastewater can now meet 40 percent of Singapore's water demand. The country's water agency says it expects to meet 55 percent of Singapore's water demand by the year 2060. Most of the water is used for microchip manufacturing centers and cooling systems in buildings. But some of it is added to the country's drinking water supplies. The system helps reduce ocean pollution, as only a small amount of the treated water is sent into the sea.
The United Nations estimates that 80 percent of the world's wastewater flows back into the oceans without being treated or reused. Singapore has few natural water sources. The island nation has long had to depend mostly on supplies from neighboring Malaysia.
Low Pei Chin is chief engineer of the water reclamation department of the Public Utilities Board. She told reporters with Agence France-Press, "Singapore lacks natural resources, and it is limited in space, which is why we are always looking for ways to explore water sources and stretch our water supply." One major plan is to "collect every drop" and "reuse endlessly," she added.
The Changi Water Reclamation Plant on Singapore's eastern coast is the main part of the country's recycling system. Parts of the water treatment center are underground. Wastewater enters the center through a 48-kilometer tunnel that is linked to sewers. The center contains a large system of steel pipes, tubes, tanks, cleaning systems and other machinery. It can treat up to 900 million liters of wastewater a day. In one building, a network of air flow systems has been put in place to keep the air smelling as fresh as possible. Waste that arrives at the plant goes through a cleaning process before powerful pumps send it flowing to areas above ground for more treatment.
There, the treated water receives additional cleaning. Bacteria and viruses are removed through highly developed cleaning processes and disinfected with ultraviolet radiation.
Singapore is also in the process of expanding its recycling system. The country will add another underground tunnel and a major water treatment center to serve the western half of the island. Officials expect work on the center to be completed by 2025. By the time the expansion is finished, Singapore will have spent about $7.4 billion on its water treatment systems.
1. What does the passage tell us ?A.The water resources of the Singapore |
B.Singapore Turns Wastewater into Drinking Water |
C.the importance of drinking water |
D.wastewater of the Singapore |
A.how the cleaning system works |
B.the measures taken by the Singapore |
C.the importance of the drinking water |
D.the future of the wastewater treated |
A.drinking |
B.pouring into the sea |
C.microchip manufacturing centers and cooling systems in buildings |
D.reducing ocean pollution |
A.through highly developed cleaning processes and disinfected with ultraviolet radiation. |
B.through a special kind of chemical. |
C.with ultraviolet radiation. |
D.purifying water by itself. |
1. What does the man want the woman to do?
A.Write a report for him. |
B.Go on a business trip with him. |
C.Help him do research. |
A.Thursday. | B.Friday. | C.Next Monday. |
A.To the library. | B.To a cafe. | C.To a meeting room. |
1. What’s wrong with the man?
A.He has got a cold again. |
B.He gets tired easily in winter. |
C.He has been seriously ill for a week. |
A.Riding a bike | B.Going to the gym. | C.Climbing the stairs. |
A.Co-worker. | B.Husband and wife. | C.Doctor and patient. |
1. Who read to the girls?
A.The woman. | B.Only the man. | C.The man and his wife. |
A.At five. | B.At six. | C.At seven. |
A.Read a lot. |
B.Do whatever he likes. |
C.Learn from the man’s daughters. |
A.Spring. | B.Summer. | C.Winter. |
A.In America. | B.In Canada. | C.Winter. |