We often find that weekends and holidays feel so short while classes and work feel so long. Actually, though, we know that this is not true. But we still wonder where that strange feeling comes from.
In fact, this is one of the ways that we’re tricked by time, according to the website All That Is Interesting. The website lists several wrong impressions we often have about time. Let’s have a look.
First of all, emotions affect our time-keeping abilities. Negative emotions, especially anxiety and boredom, make time seem longer because they make us concentrate more on the passage of time. However, when we are enjoying ourselves, we pay more attention to what we are doing and are likely to lose track of (失去对……的意识) time.
Here is another example. In 2007, a group of scientists carried out a test. In the test, people fell 50 meters into a safety net and were then asked about their experience. Although the experience took shorter than 3 seconds, the people thought it was much longer than it actually was.
This is because of the way our bodies reply to danger, according to the scientists. Our bodies produce a chemical called adrenaline ( 肾 上 腺 素 ) when we are faced with danger. It allows us to concentrate better so that we can stay alive. As a result, we are able to remember far more details ( 细 节 )over a short period of time, which makes it seem like time is going more slowly.
Another situation when we make mistakes about time is when we take afternoon naps (午觉). Have you ever had trouble telling what time it is after a long nap? That’s because the best amount of time for a nap is 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, you enter a new stage of sleep called slow-wave sleep. If you wake up mid-way in this stage, it will take a while before you can correctly perceive (感知) time again.
Yes, time can be mysterious and there is no way to control it. So, perhaps the best thing to do is to make good use of every minute.
1. According to the passage, what possibly makes people feel so long ?
A. weekends and holidays B. weekends and work
C. classes and work D. holidays and work
2. Which is NOT the wrong impressions that we often have about time according to the the website listing?
A. negative emotions B. positive emotions
C. adrenaline D. scientists
3.According to the passage, in which situation do we make mistakes about time?
A. We have many problems left in the test paper, but the time is up.
B. We have a math test when we fall down from a high place.
C. We may have trouble telling what time it is after a long nap.
D. We go to school on the school bus as usual on weekdays .
4.According to the passage , what will NOT happen when we are faced with danger ?
A. Our bodies will produce a chemical called adrenaline.
B. We are able to feel that time seems to go more slowly.
C. Adrenaline will make us concentrate better to stay alive.
D. We will forget far more details over a short period of time.
5.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage ?
A. Negative emotions, especially anxiety and boredom, make time seem longer because they make us concentrate more on the passage of time.
B. When we are enjoying ourselves, we pay more attention to what we are doing and we are able to feel like time is going more slowly.
C. If we wake up mid-way after a long nap, it will take a while before we can correctly perceive time again.
D. Time can be mysterious and there is no way to control it.So, perhaps the best thing to do is to make good use of every minute.
Our new foreign students are going to arrive very soon, and here are some ways to welcome them.
How close do you stand when you talk to a friend? You can stand close to people in the Middle East but don’t stand too close to North Americans! Give them more personal space.
How about touching people? Chinese girls often walk arm in arm with their friends. South Americans sometimes hold your arm when they talk to you, so you can’t move away! But in Britain may people don’t like other people to touch them at all.
Do you look at people when you talk? In some places, it isn’t polite to look at people when you talk, but in other countries it isn’t polite to look somewhere else. In Britain and the US, people usually look at each other when they talk.
And how do you say goodbye? That’s easy, wave to say goodbye. But be careful! In Greece, it’s not at all polite! In fact, it’s very rude!
1. From the passage, we should give more personal space.
A. people in the Middle East B. people in North America
C. people in the South America D. people in North China
2.The underlined word “touch” means in Chinese.
A. 触碰 B. 打击 C. 感动 D. 震撼
3.We can’t wave to say goodbye in .
A. America B. Japan C. Britain D. Greece
4.How many ways are given to communicate with foreign students?
A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five
5.What’s the best title of this passage?
A. Saying goodbye B. Touching people
C. Looking at people D. communicating politely
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with (满意) him.
One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future . They talked for a long time.
“Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?”
“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Jack. “Where's yours?”
“I left it at home.”
Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?”
1.Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.
A. sixteen B. eighteen C. twenty D. fifteen
2.The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.
A. he's her grandson B. he's clever
C. he can keep quiet D. he gets home on time
3.From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.
A. classmate B. colleague (同事)
C. aunt D. wife
4.The word “stamp” in the story means ______ in Chinese.
A. 盖印 B. 跺 C. 贴邮票 D. 承认
5.Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) ________.
A. to wake his grandma up
B. to make his grandma angry
C. that his grandma was going to tell him the time
D. that his grandma was going to buy him a watch
补全对话 阅读对话，从每题A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案完成对话。（5分）
A： Hi, Jim. Are you free next week?
B： Hmm...next week is quite full for me, Jack..
A： Really? ?
B： I have dance and piano lessons.
A： ? But I can’t skateboard.
B： Oh, swing dance. It’s fun! I have class once a week, every Monday.
A： ?
B：Twice a week, on Wednesday and Friday.
A： Well ?
B： Oh, I have to play tennis with my friends. But do you want to come?
A： ! I love playing tennis.
1.
A. How come
B. How about
C. How long
D. How often
2.
A. Who teaches you
B. What kind of dance are you learning
C. When do you learn it
D. How do you learn it
3.
A. How often do you have piano lessons
B. How do you have piano lessons
C. How long do you have piano lessons
D. When do you have piano lessons
4.
A. Do you have tennis on Tuesday
B. How about Tuesday
C. Can you play tennis on Tuesday
D. Do you want to play tennis on Tuesday
5.
A. Sorry B. No C. You are welcome D. Sure
Maybe more than any other people, Americans have come to depend on their cars. The family car has been a _____ thing since the early twentieth century and it has ______ Americans’ life. Many people have ______ outside of the large cities to the suburbs(郊区). Some Americans______ two hours a day or more in their cars going to work and going home again. Cars have become the means of transportation ______ most Americans for going shopping and going on holidays.
Americans used to like big cars, because gasoline(汽油) used not to be so ______. Recently, however, the ______ of gasoline has increased. ______ cars have become more popular. Also ______ cars have become popular. Americans have bought large numbers of Japanese and German cars. They have bought cars from several_____ countries, too.
1.A. special B. common C. traditional D. bad
2.A. kept B. made C. taken D. changed
3.A. moved B. stayed C. flown D. gone
4.A. cost B. pay C. spend D. take
5.A. for B. to C. at D. on
6.A. cheap B. expensive C. high D. low
7.A. colour B. station C. number D. cost
8.A. Big B. Expensive C. Cheap D. Small
9.A. American B. foreign C. new D. old
10.A. the other B. another C. other D. Others
—How long have you _______?
—For about 3 years.
A. left your hometown B. got to Jinan
C. joined the ping-pong club D. studied in your school
