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Students’ Time Spent on Physical Exercise Weekly
Nowadays, many students are aware of the significance of physical exercise, although the time they spend on it varies.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2 . You see a shopper trip over in a busy street. Someone else can help. That’s what you tell yourself. This is the bystander effect in action — the dilution (淡化) of responsibility in the presence of others — and it has been demonstrated in many past studies.
But life is complicated and psychologists have seen exceptional circumstances. Two experiments were conducted by Marco van Bommel and his team using an online chat room for people with extreme emotional problems. Eighty-six students were logged into the forum (论坛) and shown five messages from troubled users. They were told to write a reply if they wanted, but it was entirely up to them.
Basically, participants could see their names on the screen alongside others’ names. A counter also told them if the forum was quiet, with just one other person logged in, or busy, with 30 others online. This arrangement reproduced the classic Bystander Effect-participants were less likely to post replies with more people logged in. However, when the researchers cued (提示) self-awareness by highlighting participants’ names in red on the screen, they posted more replies on a busy forum.
A second study was built on these findings, but this time self-awareness was raised by the presence, or not, of a computer web-camera. Over 100 participants took part. Although told the camera wouldn’t be used until later, those with cameras were asked to check the camera’s indicator-light during the study. The Bystander Effect was reproduced when web-cameras were absent-on busy forums participants posted fewer replies to needy users. By contrast, those cued to be self-aware by the web-cam actually wrote more replies.
Nearly any online community can benefit from the research. The ability to turn hesitant bystanders into eager helpers is a recipe for engagement and collective benefit. As in the research, simple design cues could be integrated to help online users remember they are visible to the community. For example, the size of profile images and specific on-site reminders can be used to highlight how users see themselves within the community.
1. What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 1 refer to?A.The hidden danger of a busy street. |
B.The bystander effect in action. |
C.The dilution of responsibility. |
D.The presence of other people. |
A.there were more emotional problems |
B.the counter indicated the forum was quiet |
C.their presence was reminded on the screen |
D.more individuals were logged in the forum |
A.To encourage more replies. |
B.To reproduce the bystander effect. |
C.To further test participants’ mindset. |
D.To better record participants’ actions. |
A.Working together to attract more users. |
B.Combining designs to boost users’ memory. |
C.Building more platforms for public promotion. |
D.Exploring ways to change bystanders into upstanders. |
3 . “Reduce, reuse, and recycle”, this familiar environmentalist slogan tells us how to reduce the amount of rubbish that ends up in landfills and waterways. The concept is being used to deal with one possibly dangerous form of waste — electronic junk (电子垃圾), such as old computers, cell phones, and televisions. But this process for managing e-waste may be used in an unscrupulous (肆无忌惮的) way more often than not used, a recent report suggests.
“A lot of these materials are being sent to developing nations under the excuse of reuse — to bridge the digital divide (消除数字鸿沟),” said Richard Gutierrez, a policy researcher.
One of the problems is that no one proves whether these old machines work before they hit the seaways. Because of this, the report says, e-waste is a growing problem in Lagos, Nigeria, and elsewhere in the developing world. Much of the waste ends up being thrown away along rivers and roads. Often it’s picked apart by poor people, who may face dangerous exposure to poisonous chemicals in the equipment.
Businessmen also pay workers a little money to get back materials such as gold and copper. This low-tech recovery process could expose workers and the local environment to many dangerous materials used to build electronics. According to Gutierrez, this shadow economy exists because the excuse of recycling and reusing electronics gives businessmen “a green passport” to ship waste around the globe. “Developing nations must take upon some of the responsibility themselves,” Gutierrez said. But, he added, “A greater portion of this responsibility should fall on the exporting state (出口国).”
China, for example, has become a dumping place for large amounts of e-waste. The nation is beginning to take action to stop the flow of dangerous materials across its borders. The Chinese government, after many years of denial (拒绝) is finally beginning to take the lead.
1. The passage mainly tells us that .A.developing countries are making full use of e-waste |
B.e-waste is a growing problem in developed countries |
C.developing countries are facing serious environmental problems |
D.e-waste is sent to developing countries under the excuse of reuse |
A.A lot of e-waste is dumped in developing countries. |
B.Old computers and TVs still work before sent abroad. |
C.The problem of e-waste is growing in developing countries. |
D.Poor people break up e-waste to collect some valuable materials. |
A.poor countries should be blamed for this problem |
B.developing countries should be responsible for this problem |
C.neither rich nor poor countries should be blamed for this problem |
D.exporting countries should be mainly responsible for this problem |
A.China has hidden a large amount of e-waste in many secret places |
B.China has greatly changed her idea about the problem of e-waste |
C.China is falling behind other countries in dealing with e-waste |
D.China has prevented poisonous materials entering China for a long time |
4 . Pupils are receiving laughter therapy (疗法) to fight against post-COVID gloom (疫后忧郁). The £15,000-a-year Brighton Girls school hopes that the hour-long classes will ease anxiety and other effects of lockdown son children.
A report from the Royal College of Psychiatrists has said that almost 200, 000 young people have been referred to mental (精神的) health services in the past three months, almost double the level before the pandemic(大流行病). The government is to give £517 million to strengthen mental health support to help pupils.
Emma Jennings, a laughter therapist, who runs the classes, said: “Children have been separated and no amount of online contact makes up for that.” Her lessons begin with children talking about feeling any nerves or anxiety before they are instructed to laugh “in the style of a James Bond villain (剧中反面人物)”.
Jennings then leads the girls through deep breathing exercises before “playful and silly games” where they are told to point at themselves and laugh while making eye contact. “Eye contact is really important as it has some effect on the brain so you smile because others are smiling and you laugh because others are,” Jennings said. “That is why tiny babies are able to smile at you when you smile at them.” She added: “We end the class by laughing for no reason while sitting in a circle. You just-listen to the sounds of other people’s laughter, which brings more laughter.”
Rosie McColl, the head teacher of Brighton Girls, said: “We thought it would be great to introduce a fun class, which young girls can walk away from having physically felt a drop in stress levels. Children laugh on average 400 times a day while adults manage just 15, which explains why adults are a lot more stressed generally.”
“I’d like to make sure our pupils are laughing as much as possible. We are also introducing the classes for our teachers and parents too.”
1. What problem did the report find?A.More youth can’t afford their education. |
B.More youth laugh for no reason in class. |
C.More youth have felt down since the pandemic. |
D.More youth haven’t received a health check this year. |
A.Have an online contact. | B.Talk about their worries. |
C.Tell an interesting story. | D.See a James Bond movie. |
A.To show the effects of eye contact. |
B.To call on pupils to learn from them. |
C.To explain the role of smiling in their growth. |
D.To stress the importance of smiling to the brain. |
A.She arranges fun classes each week. |
B.She thinks adults really need laughter. |
C.She encourages girls to take the class. |
D.She suggests more schools try the class. |
5 . Programs that drive the digital experiences today seem to turn to contents that are popular, and they are unable to tell facts from fictions. And due to the fact that anyone can post anything they want online, unconfirmed reports and irresponsible and unchecked contents are common in the online world.
The problem is so common that the British newspaper The Independent has a whole page contributed to news about fake news, along with Mashable’s social media and a growing number of others.
During the past days when most kids used textbooks that had been edited and reviewed responsibly before they were used, the need for students to check their sources was not great. Today, it’s different. Students use the Internet for research, and teachers and parents can’t keep them away from bad contents all the time. And they’re on their own as they get older. They have to master information literacy, the skills of recognizing bad information, identifying good information, and understanding the difference between the two.
There are people and organizations dealing with the problem and developing information for Internet searchers, both adults and children. The website of Encyclopedia Britannica, for example, has provided Internet searchers with extra information at the top right of their results page. The move was intended to make people slow down and think twice before accepting search results as facts.
Fake news is here to stay. We all need to fight. We can start with awareness and a few rules: don’t make the web full of bad information: don’t spread or share information if you aren’t sure about it. And be mindful of how we use information: practice information literacy. And human curiosity is of great importance in this fight against misinformation. Curiosity drives learning and makes people question information. We need everyone to join in researching and questioning for the truth.
1. What problem is described about the online world?A.We are given too much information. |
B.Useless results often show up first online. |
C.The Internet includes much fake information. |
D.Fake news is spread purposely to attract searchers. |
A.The need for information literacy. | B.Different generations’ learning style. |
C.How networks affect today’s students. | D.Why fake contents exist on the Internet. |
A.It marks the facts. | B.It provides more details. |
C.It corrects the search results. | D.It alarms searchers if necessary. |
A.It is hard to clean up all fake news. | B.We can’t speak freely in cyberspace. |
C.People should be forced to follow the rules. | D.We should keep curious to discover the truth. |
6 . Every boy and every girl expects their parents to give them more pocket money. Why do their parents just give them a certain amount?
The amount of money that parents give to their children to spend as they wish differs from family to family.
First of all, children are expected to make a choice between spending and saving. Then parents should make the children understand what is expected to pay for with the money. At first, some young children may spend all of the money soon after they receive it. Parents are usually advised not to offer more money until it is the right time.
In order to encourage their children to do some housework, some parents give pocket money if the children help around the home. Some experts think it not wise to pay the children for doing that.
Pocket money can give children a chance to experience the three things they can do with the money. They can spend it by giving it to a good cause. They can spend it by buying things they want.
A.Some children are good at managing their pocket money. |
B.One main purpose is to let kids learn how to manage their own money. |
C.By doing so, these children will learn that spending must be done with a budget(预算). |
D.Because helping at home is a normal part of family life. |
E.Learning how to make money is very important for every child. |
F.They can save it for future use. |
G.Timing is another consideration. |
Using social media too much and posting many selfies (自拍照)have caused a rise in narcissism,according
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8 . In the United States,many teachers keep fish,hamsters(仓鼠),and other animals in their classrooms.Teachers say students learn important lessons from the animals.More than 70 percent of teachers who have classroom pets say the animals help students learn responsibility.Research also shows that classroom pets can reduce stress.
“Pets can comfort kids who are having a bad day,”says Lisa Robbins,who works fora group called Pets in the Classroom.
But others think pets should be expelled from classrooms. In January,the Durango School District in Colorado began following a no-pet policy(政策).Now animals can be brought into Durango schools for certain lessons,but they can't stay.Officials were worried that animals might create problems for kids with allergies(过敏症).They were also concerned about the animals getting proper care.
Here's what two of our readers think.
Having classroom pets gives students a fun way to learn about animals. In my class last year,we had a class pet named Elliot.Our teacher also used him to teach us about different subjects.For example,in math,we calculated (计算)how much it costs to feed Elliot for a year.
Pets also help kids learn how to work as a team. My classmates and I took turns feeding Elliot and cleaning his tank,
If teachers are worried about students with allergies,they could get pets that don't have fur.
—D' Lasia Mays,Texas
Classroom pets can take away valuable class time.Some students might have a hard time focusing on the teacher when there are animals in the room.
Plus,having a classroom pet can cause safety problems. You never know how an animal will react to students.Even a cute little hamster might hurt a kid who sticks his or her hand in its cage.
—Patrick McKinney,Ohio
1. What does the underlined word " expelled”in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A.Allowed. | B.Removed. |
C.Protected. | D.Educated. |
A.Classroom pets are not allowed at schools. |
B.Animals are not allowed at schools. |
C.Many teachers have pets without fur. |
D.Many students are allergic to animals. |
A.He needs special training. | B.He needs more proper care. |
C.He has educational value for kids. | D.He is not only lovely but very smart. |
A.The author. | B.Lisa Robbins. |
C.Patrick McKinney. | D.D' Lasia Mays’ teacher. |
9 . Cyber bullying (网络霸凌) is a form of bullying but because it happens online or on mobile phones it can happen 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If you are being bullied at school you can usually get away from the bullies when you are at home.
It is a good idea to keep a copy of the abusive (辱骂的) texts, emails, comments or messages that you receive and record the date and time they were sent.
You should not reply to any messages you receive because it can encourage the bullies and end up worrying you more. In addition, you must never give out any personal details on the Internet.
A.They can be there to help you. |
B.It is a good idea to check your phone. |
C.But with cyber bullying there is no way out. |
D.No one has the right to make you feel this way. |
E.Keeping records can be useful when it comes to reporting the bullying. |
F.When bullying happens at school, it's usually a small group of people. |
G.Such information includes your real name, address, age or phone number. |
Significant numbers of high school students are receiving additional assistance from tutors. That requires a measure of time, commitment and sometimes a lot of money.
Tutors may be good for improving test scores, but they may harm a lot if students become overly dependent on tutors. Tutors’ role should be one of assessment, monitoring and assistance, not to take over and perfect. Tutors may be used to “bridge the gap”, but the responsibility stays on the student to take an active role in mastering the content and skills required for success.
I know kids who refuse to open their textbooks before the tutor gets in the house. Now I want to ask you a question: are you improving your study skills and developing learning intelligence with the “help” of your tutors?
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