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Whether it is Mozart or Miley, your choice of music could determine whether you will perform well at your job. A new study suggests that listening to music in the office improves the speed and accuracy of tasks such as data entry, proofreading and problem solving. In an officebased experiment, 88 per cent of participants were found to produce their most accurate work when listening to music.
The study also found that 81 per cent completed their work fastest when music was played. And it matters what type of music you listen to. For instance, if you're doing your tax returns, then classical music is the most effective as it improves maths skills.
Listening to Jessie J or Justin Bieber could also improve your speed, with 58 per cent of participants completing data entry tasks faster while listening to pop songs. During proofreading, dance music, such as David Guetta, had the biggest positive impact with participants increasing their speed by 20 per cent compared to tests undertaken with no music at all. Dance music also had a positive effect on spellchecking with a 75 per cent pass rate compared to 68 per cent when no music was played at all.
The research, undertaken by Brightonbased Mindlab International, suggests that silent offices may be the least productive. The Music Works experiment revealed a positive correlation between music and productivity. Overall, it showed that when listening to music, nine out of ten people performed better, said Dr David Lewis, chairman of Mindlab International.
1.Whose music can help you do maths homework according to the study?
A．The music of Justin Bieber.
B．The music of Mozart.
C．The music of David Guetta.
D．The music of David Lewis.
2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned according to the passage?
A．Music makes you relaxed.
B．Music helps you to enter data faster.
C．Music improves maths skills.
D．Music has a positive effect on spellchecking.
3.The result of the experiment showed that when music was played, ________.
A．88% of people worked faster
B．81% of people did their most accurate work
C．90% of people worked better
D．75% of people completed data entry task faster
4.What can we conclude from the passage?
A．Music may be helpless to people in office.
B．Silent offices can make people work better.
C．Different kinds of music have the same effect.
D．Silent offices may make people work least profitably.
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This afternoon I went to see my grandfather by a bus. It was very crowded and I had to stand. Besides me, there was a woman hold a little boy in her arms. In front of her, a young man occupies two seats, pretending to be sleeping. I heard the little boy curious asking his mother, “What's wrong with the uncle？” I had thought if perhaps the woman would blame the man. Beyond her expectations, the woman answered with a smile, “Be quiet. This uncle must very tired because of hard work.” The young man must have heard the word. His face turned red but offered one seat to the woman at once.
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How do learning habits influence learning results? It's useful and necessary to discuss learning habits. There is a famous 1. (say) “Good habits lead to good endings”， which shows the importance of habits.
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” also _2. (show) a healthy everyday habit helps to build up our body. Thus, good learning habits can help us gain great learning results, high scores and abundant knowledge _3. (include). At first, learning habits form our ways of thinking and attitude 4. the content of our learning. 5. (obvious), a good habit can help us to speed up to reach our destinations. As we can see, developing a good habit is so important that I would like to introduce one kind of good learning habits — keeping 6. learning diary every day. We can start the habit by 7. (write) a learning summary and remember to record something impressive and meaningful. Keep it in mind, 8. gradually we will gain this good learning habit and benefit from it.
What's 9. (much), I find out that I still have some bad learning habits _10. well. I can only concentrate on reading for a short time, and I will conquer this problem by spending more efforts on concentration practice.
I believe that through my efforts, I can gain good learning results by having good habits.
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University Can Wait
I was on my way to the library to do some studying for history class. That's when I saw my friend and her family ____________ on doors.
As I was standing ____________ one house, my friend's brother walked past me and went to the door of the house. When the resident _____________ I heard him say, “Excuse me, I am ____________ money for my mom. She needs to have ___________ but we don't have enough money. Could you please ____________ with a donation？”
The lady gave him some ___________ and he said, “Thank you so much! God bless you.” Then he walked on to the next house.
I could see he didn't have much and I also saw he had been ____________.
____________ going to the library, I went to the bank. I told her I wanted to ___________ all my savings. The lady in the bank said to me, “But, sweetie, I thought you were going to use that money to go to _____________.” I told her something else ___________ so she gave me the money. Then I walked to my friend's house.
They had only raised nine hundred and sixtytwo dollars, which wasn't ____________ a quarter of what they needed. I told my friend to ____________ my money. When she saw it she ____________ straight away it was my university money.
The idea of going to university had been a very ____________ one for me — _____________ I got accepted — but she needed the money more than I did. It was this _____________ of money that could save her mother's life.
I hope all goes well for her and her family. My love and ____________ go out to them. Leo Tolstoy once said, “Nothing can make our life, of the lives of other people, more beautiful than permanent ____________.”
1.A.meeting B．waiting C．knocking D．quarreling
2.A.inside B．above C．behind D．outside
3.A.replied B．understand C．opened D．answered
4.A.raising B．accumulating C．increasing D．making
5.A.health B．surgery C．examination D．break
6.A.provide B．help C．deal D．compete
7.A.advice B．medicine C．coins D．food
8.A.laughing B．begging C．thinking D．crying
9.A.Instead of B．Regardless of C．Other than D．Except for
10.A.deposit B．donate C．withdraw D．collect
11.A.university B．company C．theatre D．work
12.A.held up B．came up C．put up D．took up
13.A.even B．already C．still D．ever
14.A.return B．consider C．take D．pay
15.A.received B．refused C．realized D．admitted
16.A.disappointing B．depressing C．appealing D．realistic
17.A.assessing B．advocating C．appointing D．assuming
18.A.kind B．item C．share D．sum
19.A.imagination B．prayers C．ideas D．stories
20.A.honesty B．kindness C．responsibility D．courage
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As you're busy with your studies, the weeks during the Spring Festival can be a time when training and healthy eating plans go out of the window. But you can continue running and avoid weight gain during the holiday season. 1..
Pick a race
Having a race on your calendar (日历) is a motivation to keep running during the holiday. _2._. Check our active.com or Running in the City for events near you.
Don't skip breakfast
If you're going to a holiday party in the evening, don't make the mistake of skipping breakfast. You may think you're saving calories for later. 3..
Bring your own healthy dishes
Chances are that most of the dishes at holiday gatherings are going to be high in taste and calories. Bring your own healthy appetizers to the party. The host will appreciate it, and you know there will be at least one wise choice on the buffet table.
4.If you're heading to an evening event, eat regular meals and snacks every few hours up until party time. You won't arrive at the party ready to attack appetizers. Make sure you include fiber at each meal because it keeps you full longer.
Plan your runs
It's easy to say that you'll keep running regularly during the holiday season, but sticking to it requires a strategy. Schedule your runs like appointments, so you make them the first thing during a busy week. 5..
A．Treat yourself
B．Eat small meals
C．Try some or all of these strategies (策略)
D．In fact, it may lead to overeating later in the day
E．Buy yourself a gift of some new running shoes and clothes
F．If you have runs scheduled, you are more likely to get them done
G．Once you choose one that is in a few weeks, set a plan and stick to it
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More than 4 in 10 cancers — 600,000 in the UK alone — could be prevented if people led healthier lives, say experts. The population of the UK is about 63,000,000.
Latest figures from Cancer Research UK show smoking is the biggest avoidable risk factor (因素), followed by unhealthy diets. The charity advises people to live healthily, limit alcohol intake and do regular exercise.
According to the figures from 2007 to 2011, more than 300,000 cases of cancer recorded were linked to smoking. A further 145,000 were linked to unhealthy diets containing too much processed food. Obesity contributed to 88,000 cases and alcohol to 62,200. Sun damage to the skin and physical inactivity were also contributing factors.
Professor Max Parkin, a Cancer Research UK statistician, says, “There's now little doubt that certain lifestyle choices can have a big influence on cancer risk, with research around the world all pointing to the same key risk factors.”
“Of course everyone wants to enjoy some extra treats during the Christmas holidays so we don't want to ban beef pies and wine but it's a good time to think about taking up some healthy habits.”
“Leading a healthy lifestyle can't guarantee someone won't get cancer but we_can_stack_the_odds_in_our_favour by taking positive steps.”
Public Health England says a healthy lifestyle can play an important role in reducing cancer risk. It says campaigns such as Smokefree, Dry January and Change4Life Sugar Swaps all aim to raise public awareness. It's important that we not only continue to make progress in noticing cancer earlier and improving treatments, but helping people understand how they can reduce their risk of developing cancer in the first place remains important in dealing with cancer.
1.Which of the following is the third biggest avoidable cancer factor?
A．Obesity. B．Alcohol intake.
C．Unhealthy diets. D．Physical inactivity.
2.According to Professor Max Parkin, ________.
A．it's OK to drink wine during festivals
B．the causes of cancer are still unclear now
C．unhealthy food should be completely banned
D．a healthy lifestyle will protect us from cancer
3.By saying the underlined words in Paragraph 6, Professor Max Parkin means we can________.
A．help others
B．improve our lives
C．discover cancer early
D．decrease our cancer risk
4.What's the main idea of the text?
A．Most cancers are caused by smoking.
B．Cancer is greatly linked to our lifestyle.
C．There are different factors that lead to cancer.
D．Public awareness should be raised to prevent cancer.
