___1.______ A new study by researchers at the University of Wales Institute has some interesting results.
The study from the University of Wales Institute examined the ability of 25 people aged 18-30. __2._____ In one task they had to remember a list of eight letters, which were dictated to them.
Participants（参与者）in the study were tested under three different conditions: in a quiet environment, while listening to music they liked, and while listening to music they didn’t like.___ 3._____ The background music seemed to make memorization more difficult. However, scientists also found that listening to music before doing the tests seemed to help concentration.
“Despite (尽管) describing their self-selected music as more pleasant, their performance was poor, just as it was when they listen to music they disliked,” explained one of the researchers. ____4._____
Another study seemed to further contradict (反驳) the idea that music could help with concentration. As a part of this research, university students were asked about their study habits. _____5.____ And those who do listen to music prefer the instrumental songs.
So, if you are studying for an exam, turn off your iPad!
根据材料内容， 将A—E五个句子填入文中空缺处， 使短文内容完整、正确，并将其标号填写在下面题后的横线上。
A. So, even if you’re listening to music you like, it’ll still influence your work.
B. The participants generally did better whey they were working in silence.
C. They were asked to remember information while listening to various sounds.
D. The researchers found that the majority of students prefer to work without music.
E. Can music help you concentrate at work?
Good books recommended(推荐):
The kite Runner
By Khaled Hosseini
July, 2007
It tells a story about Amir, a 12-year-old boy from an Afghan rich family. He regards the servant (仆人) Hassan as a brother. However, after a kite match, Amir blames himself for his cowardice (怯懦) and feels quite sad. He can’t face Hassan again, so he cheats Hassan and forces him to leave…
Sisters
By Danielle Steel
February, 2008
Disaster always comes in the twinkling of an eye. An unexpected traffic accident makes Mother dead and the third sister blind. A happy and peaceful family is broken by surprise. The eldest sister who is a lawyer makes a decision. She asks other sisters to move back to New York from Paris, Florence and Los Angeles immediately. After that, the four sisters live together and help the blind third sister overcome the difficulties.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
By Mark Haddon
March, 2011 (an original edition: 2003)
Christopher has the talent in math and the amazing memory. He knows names of all countries and capitals in the world. He can also easily solve the difficult math problems in his head. However, he is used to living in his small world. He dislikes talking with others. He also does not know how to understand others’ thoughts. During the process of exploring truth of the puppy’s (小狗) death, the odd boy shows excellent intelligence and courage.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。
1.Who created the character “Amir”?
A. Khaled Hosseini. B. Danielle Steel.
C. Mark Haddon. D. Christopher.
2.When did the book Sisters come out?
A. In July, 2007. B. In February, 2008.
C. In March, 2011. D. In 2003.
3.What do we know about Christopher?
A. He travels to all countries and capitals in the world.
B. He is good at solving math problems in his head.
C. He likes talking with others very much.
D. He can understand others’ thoughts successfully.
4.What’s the book Sisters about?
A. Getting amazing memory.
B. Treating the servant as a brother.
C. Finding out the death of the puppy.
D. Helping the blind sister overcome difficulties.
5.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Hasson is a servant of a rich family.
B. The eldest sister works as a teacher.
C. Christopher likes talking with others.
D. Amir is good at flying kites.
Teenagers who turn off the TV and sit down to family meals are less likely to suffer eating disorders(失调).
A study has connected eating together with lower rates of bulimia(暴食症) and anorexia(厌食症). Teens used to eating around the table are less likely to take up smoking to lose weight.
Researcher Barbara said, “The common belief is that teens don’t want to be around their parents very much, and that teens are just too busy to have regular meals with the family.”
The study shows happy families have teenagers who eat with their parents often. These teens have less bad diet or dangerous eating habits.
“Parents may not be able to get their family together around the table seven days a week, but if they can prepare three family meals a week, this will have a big impact on the health of teens,” Professor Fiese spoke out after reviewing 17 studies on eating ways and nutrition(营养) of almost 200,000 children and teenagers.
She found that teens who eat at least five meals a week with their families are 35% less likely to be “disordered eaters”.
The definition(定义) of disordered eating is eating too much, or eating at wrong times too often or eating very little and smoking to lose weight.
Even three family meals a week helped, with youngsters 12% less likely to be overweight than those who ate with their family less often.
Teens can also use family meals as a time to get their thoughts across. They were also 24% more likely to eat healthy foods and have healthy eating habits than those who didn’t share three meals with their family.
Professor Fiese said, “Family meals give them a place where they can go regularly to check in with their parents and express themselves freely.”
In the past American research found children who miss out on family meals are much more likely to fight at school, drink and take drugs(毒品).
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。
1.What may be the reason why teens don’t have meals with their family?
A. They are too busy to have meals.
B. They have to have meals at school.
C. They don’t want to be with their family very much.
D. They don’t like the meals their parents make for them.
2.What can we infer(推断) from the passage?
A. The more often teens eat with their family, the healthier they are.
B. Parents should get their family together round the table 7 days a week.
C. More fighting and smoking will happen because of no family meals with teens.
D. Teens with five family meals a week live longer than those with three meals a week.
3.Who of the following is NOT “disordered eaters”?
A. Peter often eats out with his friends at night.
B. Lily has three meals with her parents at home.
C. Mary is losing weight, so she eats little every meal.
D. Tom is very strong and he eats too much every meal.
4.What does the underlined phrase mean?
A. Teens can form good eating habit.
B. Teens can ask their parents for advice.
C. Teens can come up with some good ideas.
D. Teens can express their thoughts to their parents.
5.What does the passage want to tell us?
A. Teenagers who eat with their parents are healthier.
B. Teenagers shouldn’t take up smoking to lose weight.
C. Teenagers should pay attention to their eating ways and nutrition.
D. Teenagers who don’t have regular meals will become trouble-makers.
I hurried into the store to get Christmas gifts. Suddenly, I saw a little boy holding a lovely doll. He kept touching her hair. I watched him turn to a woman and say, “Are you sure I don’t have enough money?” She said yes and told the boy not to go anywhere before she came back. Then she left.
The boy continued to hold the doll. I asked the boy who the doll was for. He said, “It’s the doll that my sister wanted so badly for Christmas. She just knew that Santa would bring it.” I told him that Santa was going to bring it. He said, “No, Santa can’t go where my sister is. I have to give the doll to my mom to take it to her.”
I asked him where his sister was. He looked at me sadly and said, “She’s gone to heaven. My daddy said that Mom was going to be there with her.” My heart nearly stopped beating. Then the boy said, “I told my daddy to tell her not to go there until I got back.” He took out some pictures of him and said, “I want my mom to take these with her so she’ll never forget me. I love my mom so much that I wish she didn’t have to leave me, but Daddy said that she needed to be with my sister.”
The boy lowered his head. While he was not looking, I reached into my purse and asked him, “Shall we count that money again?” He grew excited and said, “Yes, I just know it has to be enough.” So I put my money with his and we began to count it. He said, “Thank you for giving me enough money.” He continued, “I just asked God to give me enough money to buy this doll, and he heard my prayer.”
Soon the woman came back and I left. I remembered a story I had read in the newspaper several days earlier about a drunk driver who hit a car. A little girl was killed and her mother was in serious condition. Two days later, I read the news that the mother had died.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。
1.Who did the boy buy the gift for?
A. His mother. B. His father.
C. His sister. D. The writer.
2. What happened to the boy?
A. His sister died in a car accident.
B. His father left him with his mother.
C. His father was killed by a drunk driver.
D. His mother left him with his sister.
3. What do you think of the writer?
A. Rich. B. Kind. C. Brave. D. Careful.
4.What does the underlined word mean in Chinese?
A. 祈祷 B. 哭喊 C. 谩骂 D. 心声
5.What’s the best title for the passage?
A. Christmas shopping B. A special gift
C. A poor boy D. Great love
完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
I watched quietly as John, my little brother, was caught in the act. He sat in the corner of the living room, a pen in one hand and my father’s brand-new book in the other.
As my father walked into the room, my brother cowered (畏缩) slowly. He _______ that he had done something wrong. From a distance I could see that he had ________ my father’s new book and scribbled(乱画) in it. Now, looking at my father_________, he and I both waited for punishment.
My father picked up his prized book, looked at it carefully, and then sat down, ________saying a word. Books are precious to him. He was a clergyman(牧师) and for him books were knowledge. What he did next was________. Instead of punishing my brother, he sat down, took the pen from my brother’s hand, and then ________in the book himself, alongside the scribbles John had made: John’s work, 1959, age 2.
“Wow,” I thought. “This is punishment?”
The years and the books came and went. Our family experienced __________ all families go through and perhaps a little bit more: happiness and __________, laughter and tears. We always knew our parents loved us and that one of the proofs （证据）of their love was the ________. From time to time we would open it, look at the scribbles, read my father’s expression of ________, and feel proud.
1.A. pretended B. imagined C. realized D. suggested
2.A. dropped B. kept C. carried D. opened
3.A. fearfully B. carefully C. excitedly D. surprisingly
4.A. by B. without C. beyond D. before
5.A. unbelievable B. acceptable C. frightening D. exciting
6.A. searched B. read C. wrote D. put
7.A. how B. what C. that D. when
8.A. fun B. fears C. sadness D. difficulty
9.A. book B. pen C. room D. photo
10.A. wish B. warning C. success D. love
--- What did Lily say in her letter?
--- She asked _________________.
A. what did we often do in our spare time
B. when we will go to the seaside
C. that we could go hiking this weekend
D. how we would spend our holidays
