If you put your history notes under your pillow (枕头) and sleep on them the night before an exam, will you do any better on the test? Most of us have hoped this might help. However, _______ can’t go through the pillow into your brain. But that doesn’t mean you can't learn while you sleep.
Scientists aren’t exactly sure how it works, but they have discovered that the brain can learn things during sleeping hours.
In one experiment(实验), researchers gave German speakers some Dutch words to learn. Then, they divided them into three groups. The researchers played Dutch words for people in Group 1 while they slept, without telling these German speakers what they were doing. The sound was low so it didn't wake them up, and only the newly introduced words were used.
Another group listened to the same words while they were awake. The researchers found the people in Group 1 were better able to identify(确认) and translate the words later. This was true only for the words that were played while they slept. The third group listened to words while they walked. The walkers did not have the same success remembering the words as the sleeping group.
The researchers later found that people had more slow-wave(慢波的) brain activity throughout the night. They said that more slow waves made people have better memory for the new words.
1.Which of the following words can be put into the blank?
A. ideas. B. dreams. C. knowledge. D. imagination.
2.In the experiment, the researchers played foreign words to people in Group 1 _______.
A. before they went to bed B. when they were sleeping
C. before they went to exercise D. when they were having dinner
3.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. People in Group 2 remembered the most words.
B. Listening while sleeping is good for people's sleep.
C. Slow-wave brain activity can help people have a good sleep.
D. People in Group 3 didn't remember the words as well as those in Group 1.
4.What's the best title for the passage?
A. People learn during sleeping hours B. Good sleep improves memory
C. How to keep your brain active D. How to memorize words
My husband Jack and I went to visit a friend in hospital last week. Suddenly, Jack’s mobile phone rang, it was my mother calling from my home. She asked if I had lost my phone. I checked my bag. It was gone!
I used Jack’s phone to call my number. A boy answered it. “I found your phone in the mall!” he said, excitedly. “I’m Rhys. I have been trying to find you, but because it was getting late, I decided to leave.” He gave me the address of a coffee shop near his home.
Later that evening, I went to meet him there. I was afraid to go alone, worrying he was a cheater(骗子). So Jack came along. After driving 10km, we got to the coffee shop.
As soon as I saw him, my worries were gone. Rhys was just a young boy. “How did you tell
my mum?” I asked. He explained that when he found my phone by the roadside, he started calling people in my contacts list(通讯录), starting with the letter A. He called Adam, one of my friends and Adam called my house.
I was happy to get my phone back with all the phone numbers, messages and photos in it. I thanked Rhys and offered him some money, but he refused. He’s really an honest boy.
1.The writer lost her mobile phone _________.
A. yesterday B. the day before yesterday C. last week D. last month
2.Before lost, the mobile phone was in the _______.
A. office B. bag C. hospital D. car
3.Adam is ____________.
A. the writer’s husband B. the boy’s teacher
C. the writer’s neighbor D. the writer’s friend
4.How did the boy find the writer?
A. By waiting for her in the mall. B. By trying to look for her home.
C. By asking the police for help. D. By calling her friends.
B
I just installed(安装) the ThingsToDo app on my phone. It’s so easy to use, and it is really useful when you’ve got lots of things to do and not much time! You just create a list and then add items(项目) to it. Once a week it sends you a list of everything you’ve done. Juan |
Have you heard about SkyWatch? It’s great. You just point your phone at the night sky and it tells you what the stars are. You can also type in(输入) the name of a planet and the program tells you where to look for it. Katya |
I’ve just installed Tunespotter. If you hear a song you like but you don’t know what it is, you can use this app. It tells you the name of the song and the singer. And if you like it, you can buy the song really easily. I’ve had it for a week and I’ve been using it a lot. Martin |
I’ve been using Crazy Faces a lot recently. It’s very silly, but it’s fun. You just take photos of your friends and then you can change their faces. You can make them look older or younger, fatter or thinner, and you can add beards(胡须) and glasses. I’ve seen lots of photos where people have put baby faces on adult bodies and they make me laugh every time! Luke |
1.You may find the ThingsToDo app useful when you _________________.
A. have nothing to do B. have a lot of things to do
C. don’t want to do anything D. don’t know how to do certain things
2.What does the underlined word “it” refer to?
A. A phone B. SkyWatch C. A planet D. The night sky
3.If you are a music lover, which app might you like?
A. ThingsToDo B. SkyWatch C. Tunespotter D. Crazy Faces
4.What are the four children talking about?
A. Their favorite apps. B. Their small inventions.
C. Their free time activities. D. Their favorite phone games.
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1.Dave invites Martin to take the American football class together. How much will Dave pay for each class?
A. $10. B. $ 20. C. $30. D. $40.
2.Which of the following is TRUE about the physics class?
A. It can help students do their homework.
B. It can make students’ thinking skills better.
C. It can show students some rules of the physics class.
D. It can teach students to speak in class bravely.
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先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳选项。
When I was 15, I said to my class that I was going to write my own books. All the students nearly fell out of their chairs,______ me. “Don’t be silly. Only geniuses(天才) can become writers. And you are getting a D this term.” I was deeply______ and I couldn’t help crying.
That night I wrote a short, sad poem about my ______ dreams and mailed it to the Weekly Newspaper. To my surprise, they published(发表) it, and sent me two dollars. I was a paid writer! I ______it to my classmates. They laughed again. “Just luck.” they said. However, I had tasted success. Because my first poem _______ published.
By the time I graduated from high school, I had collected all my published works together. But I ______ talked about my writing to my classmates again. They were ______ killers. And people must always keep on their own dreams by ______.
Later, I wrote a book about ______ I understood and felt about my life. It ______ me nine months to finish it. I chose a publisher(出版商) and mailed my book. I wrote a note _______ it, “I wrote this book myself. I hope you will like it. Thank you.”
A month later,______ I received a letter, with an invitation for publishing the book. It became a bestseller(畅销书), and ______ into 15 languages. People ask what college I attended and what degrees(学位) I have got. The answer is none. I just write. I’m not a genius, and I’m not talented. I just write. To all those who dream of _______, I should say to you, “Yes, you ______be writers! Always keep writing!”
1.A. laughing at B. listening to C. talking about D. looking at
2.A. reminded B. changed C. hurt D. hit
3.A. strange B. unusual C. beautiful D. broken
4.A. showed B. advised C. encouraged D. taught
5.A. has been B. had been C. was D. were
6.A. always B. never C. sometimes D. usually
7.A. time B. dream C. thought D. money
8.A. them B. their C. they D. themselves
9.A. what B. why C. where D. which
10.A. caused B. made C. took D. won
11.A. off B. down C. without D. with
12.A. exactly B. finally C. easily D. wisely
13.A. was translated B. translated C. translating D. translate
14.A. being successful B. being famous C. being rich D. being writers
15.A. must B. should C. can D. have
假如你是李平，你的朋友Linda最近在学习上遇到困惑。她感到压力巨大，寝食难安，情绪低落，学习效率低下，请你写一封信给她，提供一些有益的建议，帮助她调整心态，提高效率。
要求：
1. 意思连贯，文字通顺。
2. 词数在60~80之间。
参考词汇：relax, stay up late, enough sleep, healthy eating habits, talk to others, feel better.
Dear Linda,
I’m sorry to see that you are unhappy these days. I want to tell you not to worry about your study too much. First, you should ___________________________________________________
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Yours,
Li Ping
