Scientists have proved that sleeping and learning go hand in hand. Even a short nap can boost our memory and sharpen our thinking. But the relationship goes deeper than that.
“The brain is not passive while you sleep,” scientist Anat Arzi said. “It’s quite active. You can do many things while you are asleep.”
Arzi and her coworkers didn’t try to teach the sleeping volunteers any complex information, like new words or facts. Instead, the scientists taught volunteers to make new connections between smells and sounds.
When we smell something good, like a flower, we take deep breaths. When we smell something bad, we take short breaths. Arzi and her co-workers based their experiment on these reactions.
Once the volunteers fell asleep in the lab, the scientists went to work. They gave them a whiff of something pleasant and meanwhile played a particular musical note. They didn’t wake up, but they heard—and sniffed(吸气) deeply. Then the scientists gave the volunteers a whiff of something terrible and played a different musical note. Again, the volunteers heard and smelled—a short snort this time—but didn’t wake up. The researchers repeated the experiment.
After just four repetitions, volunteers made a connection between the musical notes and their paired smells. When the scientists played the musical tone that went with good smells, the sleepers breathed deeply. And when the scientists played the musical tone that went with bad smells, the sleepers breathed briefly—despite there being no bad smell.
The next day, the volunteers woke up with the sound-smell connection. They breathed deeply when hearing one tone and cut their breaths short when hearing the other, which must have been unusual for them. Imagine walking down the street and taking a deep breath upon hearing a particular sound!
1.In the study, the volunteers were taught _______.
A. to become active during sleep
B. to tell the difference between smells
C. to learn new words and scientific facts
D. to make sound-smell connections
2.How did the volunteers react when smelling something nice and hearing musical notes?
A. They took a deep breath.
B. They had a wonderful dream.
C. They woke up at once.
D. They took a short breath.
3.When the volunteers woke up the next day, they_______.
A. learned how to play to musical tones
B. forgot what happened during their sleep
C. continued with the sound-smell connection
D. changed their reaction when hearing the sound
4.The passage mainly tells us _______.
A. special smells and sounds can improve our memory
B. our brain can actually learn something new during sleep
C. the volunteers will always hear similar sounds on the street
D. our brain can tell the difference between smells during sleep
Several hundred strangers received “love letters” from a young man on the street. The letter was written and given out by Yang Yang，a student majoring in human resources at Chongqing University of Science and Technology, who hoped to show his disappointment with job hunting.
Yang's story has caught media attention perhaps because it is similar to those of millions of recent graduates seeking jobs and struggling for survival in the country's wealthiest cities. They have diplomas, rather than professional skills, and come to big cities in hopes of better lives, only to find low-paying jobs and poor living conditions.
They are China's “ant tribe (蚁族)”，a term coined by sociologist Lian Si from Peking University in his 2009 book, Ant Tribe.“They're so similar to ants. They share small and narrow living areas. They're intelligent and hardworking, yet nameless and underpaid.”The term also speaks to their helplessness in a world governed by the law of the jungle－only the strongest survive.
A survey in Lian's another book published this year, Ant Tribe Ⅱ， found nearly 30 percent of “ants” are graduates of famous universities－almost three times last year's percentage. Most had degrees in popular majors. In addition, 7.2 percent of “ants” have at least a master's degree compared to 1.6 percent in 2009.
An “ant's” average monthly salary is 1,904 yuan, with about 64 percent of them earning less than 2,000 yuan a month.
Another survey in the 2010 Annual Report on the Development of Chinese Talent found more than 1 million “ants” live in big cities.
“Most ants are from rural families or small towns, and their experiences in universities didn't arm them well enough to fight with competitors in big cities' employment markets.”Professor Zhang Ming at Renmin University of China said.
The “ant tribe's” embarrassing living situations have become a serious social problem, and the government should develop smaller cities to attract more graduates from big cities, Zhang believed.
However, “ants” expect more study and training opportunities in big cities, which keeps them positive despite their situations.
1.Yang's story is introduced in order to ________.
A．analyze graduates' difficulties in finding jobs
B．lead to the topic of the article－“ant tribe”
C．tell readers a story about those big cities
D．show a clever way of dealing with pressure
2.“Ant tribe” members are similar to ants in the following aspects EXCEPT that ________.
A．they live in narrow and small places in groups
B．they work hard but earn little for survival
C．they are in a world judged by the jungle law
D．they are pleased with being nameless and underpaid
3.By writing this article, the author mainly intends to show________.
A．despite better education，“ants” are still struggling
B．despite difficulties，“ants” have a promising future
C．better education, better job opportunities
D．Ant Tribe is a good book to help understand today's China
An elderly couple lived far away from their children. They noticed that they were beginning to forget many little things around the house. They were afraid that this could be perilous, as one of them might forget to turn off the stove（火炉）and thus cause a fire. They were so worried that they decided to see their doctor to get some help. Their doctor told them that it was unnecessary to take medicine and that many people of their age found it useful to write themselves little notes as reminders. The elderly couple thought this wonderful, and left the doctor’s office very pleased with the advice.
When they got home, the wife said, “Dear, will you please go to the kitchen and get me a dish of ice cream? And why don’t you write that down so you won’t forget?”
“Don’t be silly,” said the husband. “I can remember a dish of ice cream!”
“Well,” said the wife, “I’d also like some strawberries on it. You should write that down, because I know you’ll forget.”
“Come on, my memory’s not that bad,” replied the husband. “A dish of ice cream and some strawberries. I can remember that!”
And with that, the husband shut the kitchen door behind him. The wife could hear him getting out pots and pans, and making some noise, preparing the dish. He came out of the kitchen about 15 minutes later.
Walking over to his wife, he presented her with a plate of fried eggs. The wife took a look at the plate, glanced up at her husband and said, “Hey, where’s the toast？”
1.The underlined word “perilous” in the first paragraph can be replaced by “_________”.
A. infectious B. dangerous C. exciting D. amazing
2.The couple was worried about___________.
A. their bad health
B. their lonely life
C. their dangerous stove
D. their poor memory
3.What was the doctor’s advice to the couple?
A. Writing things down.
B. Taking some medicine.
C. Reminding each other.
D. Asking other elderly people for help.
4.What do we know from the wife’s words in the last paragraph?
A. The husband did a good job in fact.
B. The husband forgot to prepare the toast.
C. The wife forgot what she wanted to eat.
D. The wife had a better memory than the husband.
书面表达
生活中冲突时有发生。你班同学苏华和李江在上周篮球赛打篮球时发生争执,导致关系紧张。请你结合此事,并根据以下提示,用英语写一篇短文,向学校英文报“Happy Teens”专栏投稿。
简要描述事情的经过 | 打篮球、碰撞(bump into each other)、争执,等等 |
分析发生冲突的原因 | 1.遇事不够冷静 |
2.…太注重得失… | |
谈谈避免冲突的做法 | (请考生根据自己的经历或感想,提出至少两种做法) |
注意:
1.对所有要点逐一陈述,适当发挥,不要简单翻译。
2.词数100左右。开头已经写好,不计入总词数。
3.作文中不得提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息,如班级、人名等。
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短文改错
下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写上该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写上修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Two years before, I traveled to Brazil and I rented for a car. Unfortunate, I had an accident and hit another car, and I needed to stay in a hospital for at least two week. I called my parents, so I did not tell them what had happened. I knew that they will be worried about myself because I was so farther away, and that my mother would not sleep if she knew.
Therefore, I told them interested stories and how I was enjoying Brazil. As a result, nobody knew truth. I still think that it was the right thing to do.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
A rich man was near death and was very upset．He had worked so hard for his money 1._______ he dreamt he could take it with him to heaven．So he2._______ (pray) to God his dream would come true．
An angel appeared and said no．The man begged the angel to speak to God to see 3.______ he might break the rules．The angel reappeared and said that God could permit him to take one suitcase．4.______ (excite)，the man gathered his suitcase and filled it with pure gold bars．Afterward，he died and showed up in heaven to greet St．Peter．5.______ (see) the suitcase，St．Peter said，“Hold6.______，you can’t bring that here!”The man explained that he had God’s 7._______________ (permit) . St．Peter checked it out and said，“You are right．You are allowed8._______ suitcase，but I'm supposed to check its contents9._______letting it through.” Inspecting the things that the man found too(85)precious10.______ (leave) behind, St．Peter exclaimed，“You brought pavement? As you can see , the street of heaven is made of gold!”
