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Tests can be stressful even for the best students. 1. Fortunately, there are several steps you can take to make your stress much more manageable.
Get Enough Sleep
Getting 6 hours of sleep or less can put you into what's called a sleep deficit(不足),which makes you less sharp mentally and prevents you from performing properly on tests. 2. This way, you needn't stay up for the test and can get a good night of sleep before your big day.
Study Smarter
3. Make a list of the most important things you need to learn and hit the items at the top of the list first. This will ensure they're mostly covered if you run out of time. Make a list of all the work you have to do, estimate how long each item will take, and compare that with the amount of hours you have available. This will tell you if you can carefully read or just skim, how many times you can afford to revise the papers.
Visualize(想象)Success
A proven way to build your confidence is to visualize yourself taking the tests and doing wonderfully. Visualization can not only help you perform better in the tests but can help you remember facts. You can create detailed situations that involve the information you're trying to remember. 4.
Stay Calm
There're several techniques that can help you calm down quickly.5. Just close your eyes, take a deep breath, hold it for a while and then let it out slowly. Your stress will come out with your exhales(呼气).
A. Be organized with your studies.
B. Extra time on tests can bring success to students.
C. Test anxiety has a negative impact on your performance.
D. In this process you can strengthen the facts in your memory.
E. Breathing exercises can be extremely effective in helping you relax.
F. So it's very important to get all your studying done before your exam.
G.There are options for easing stress and potentially improving test performance.
People with bigger brains tend to score higher on standardized tests of intelligence, according to new study findings.
However, the study author Dr. Michael A.McDaniel of the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond emphasized that these findings represent a general trend, and people with small heads should not automatically believe they are less intelligent. For instance, Albert Einstein's brain was "not particularly large", McDaniel noted." There's some relationship between brain size and intelligence on the average, but there's plenty of room for exceptions," he said.
Interest in the relationship between brain size and intelligence grew in the1830s, when German anatomist(解剖学家) Frederich Tiedmann wrote that he believed there was "an unquestionable connection between the size of the brain and the mental energy displayed by the individual man". Since that statement, scientists have conducted numerous studies to determine if Tiedmann's assertion was correct. Most studies have looked into the link between head size and intelligence. More recently, however, researchers have published additional studies on brain size and intelligence, measured using MRI scan(核磁共振成像扫描).
For his study, McDaniel analyzed more than 20 studies that looked into the relationship between brain size and intelligence in a total of 1,530 people. The studies showed that on the average, people with larger brain volume tended to be more intelligent. The relationship between brain volume and intelligence was stronger in women than men, and in adults than in children. McDaniel notes in the journal Intelligence.
McDaniel is not sure why the relationship was stronger for adults and women. "Other research has shown that women, on the average, tend to have smaller brains than men, but score just as well—if not higher—in tests of intelligence," he said.
McDaniel insisted that the relationship between brain size and intelligence is not a "perfect" one. "One can certainly find lots of examples of smaller-sized people who are highly intelligent," he said, "But, on the average, the relationship holds."
1.What does the text mainly talk about?
A. MRI scans are applied to intelligence.
B. On the average, a bigger brain means higher IQ.
C. Dr McDaniel did well in his intelligence study.
D. Scientists are interested in Tiedmann's idea.
2.By mentioning Albert Einstein, the writer wants to show ________.
A. Albert Einstein was intelligent
B. the result of intelligence test was false
C. being hard working is more important than intelligence
D. brain size doesn't necessarily decide the level of intelligence
3.After Frederich Tiedmann wrote his article, ________ .
A. many scientists agreed with him
B. numerous studies have failed to prove his idea
C. MRI scan became popularly used
D. lots of researchers were interested in the connections between head size and intelligence
I grew up with a group of pets. As a mother, I was determined to provide my daughter with the same joyful experiences. Indeed, by the time my daughter was in elementary school, our house was known as "the neighborhood zoo". Now that she is a teenager, we've reduced the number of animals in our home, but we still live with two dogs. I can't imagine life without them.
Regardless, I have become increasingly uncomfortable with the word "pet". When I came upon the conclusion by the University of Tennessee zoologist Gordon Burghardt that the best we can do for pets is a life of "controlled deprivation (剥夺)", I wished I had never bought Lizzy, our leopard gecko(豹纹守宫). I felt a pit in my stomach when I learned that Lizzy' s constant clawing at the glass wall of her tank was most likely a signal of stress. It is perhaps not surprising that she died after only two years, despite our efforts to give proper care.
The problems with the various small creatures we put into cages and tanks are relatively clear-cut. More challenging moral questions, in my view, arise in relation to our closest furry friends: dogs and cats. Unlike animals that must spend their entire life in a cage or that must struggle to adapt to a human environment, most cats and dogs have it pretty good. Yet it is likely that our dogs and cats may be suffering in ways we don't readily see, because even the most well-meaning owner doesn't always provide what an animal needs.
It may be hard to recognize the harmful aspects of pet keeping when all we hear is how beloved pets are and how happy they are to be in our company. Advertisements showing golden-haired children playing with golden-haired puppies and YouTube videos of cats doing funny things make pet keeping look ever so precious.
Yet if we really care about animals, we ought to know animals are not toys — they are living, breathing, feeling creatures.
1.What does the underlined part "the neighborhood zoo" in Paragraph 1
imply?
A. The author is a pet lover.
B. The author is a regular zoo-goer.
C. The author' s daughter is a zoo keeper.
D. The author' s neighborhood is rich in animals.
2.How did the author feel about Lizzy?
A. Worried. B. Curious.
C. Guilty. D. Annoyed.
3.What is the main problem with pet dogs and cats?
A. They can' t adapt to human life.
B. Their needs are easier to ignore.
C. They suffer a lot from ill-treatment.
D. Their owners fail to accompany them.
4.Which of the following statements is True?
A. My daughter grew up with a group of pets until adulthood.
B. According to Gordon Burghardt, we should try our best to give pets a life of "controlled deprivation (剥夺)".
C. Most cats and dogs spend their entire life in a cage just like other animals.
D. What the media did makes it hard for us to recognize the harmful aspects of pet keeping.
Do you want a pleasant holiday? The summer holidays are upon us again. Here is our guide to summer holiday fun in Peterborough!
Peterborough Museum
The Age of the Dinosaur is the museum's main attraction this summer. Get close to prehistoric creatures via some great hands-on exhibits! The museum is open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday to Saturday, and from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sundays in August.
Call 01733-864663 for details.
Saxon Youth Club
School holiday fun: Young people aged 13—19 will be able to produce their own music, compete in sports activities, or try their hand at cooking at Saxon Youth Club, Saxon Community Centre, Norman Road, Peterborough every Monday and Wednesday from 3:00 p.m. Plus an aeroball tournament will take place on Thursday,12th August between 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Call 01353-720274 for details.
Houghton Mill
Alice Through the Looking Class—a new production of the family favorite on Monday, 30th August. Bring rugs or chairs to sit on and a picnic if you wish to eat during the play. Gates open 5:30 p.m., performance 6:30 p.m.—8:30 p.m. Tearoom will be open until the end of the interval. Adult￡ 10. Child ￡7. Family ￡20.
Booking advisable on 0845-4505157.
Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey
Farmland Games: From Welly Wanging to Pretend Ploughing matches, come and join the Farmland Team. Collect your sporting stickers and create a colorful rosette that is fit for a winner! No need to book, just turn up between 12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, 19th August. Suitable for children aged four and above, each child should be accompanied by an adult and all activities are included in the normal admission. Tickets Cost￡7 per child.
For further information, call 01223-810080.
1.If you are interested in cooking, you can go to ________.
A. Houghton Mill
B. Saxon Youth Club
C. Farmland Museum
D. Peterborough Museum
2.You want to watch the new play with your parents, so it will cost you ________.
A. ￡7 B. ￡17
C. ￡20 D. ￡27
3.Which of the following activities needs parents' company?
A. Playing farmland games.
B. Watching the new play.
C. Competing in sports activities.
D. Visiting the dinosaur exhibition.
I fell in love with reading when I was a child. Through reading, I developed a good ____ with my parents.
___ as a second-generation South Korean in America, I was raised in an environment in which my parents ____ to settle in American culture. My parents were awkward, strange and different. Their limitations as immigrants(移民) ____ me; as a child, I was alone and quiet. I grew up in a family where I was ____ to speak English. I wanted to ____ the depth of the books I read but the words ____ me, like my parents. I wasn't able to change the situation ____ I was placed in, but I worked very hard. Every ____, I went to the library to check out new books. I would have ____ reading all the books by Friday afternoons. I became a better ____. Pretty soon, I was the ____ reader in the class. People would look at me in ____ as they saw me read 500-page books in only a few days. But I believe the greatest ____ was reading every night to my parents. Every evening, we ____ together in our living room, and I read to them. Slowly but surely, our ____ grew. My parents can communicate with others ____; for me, grammar quizzes became a piece of cake.
Today I'm ____ to have Asian-American parents who were ____ enough to learn English from a young boy and wise enough to ____ their son to read at a young age.
1.A. relationship B. career C. agreement D. attitude
2.A. Considered B. Born C. Known D. Described
3.A. helped B. waited C. struggled D. hesitated
4.A. inspired B. influenced C. annoyed D. hurt
5.A. forbidden B. forced C. expected D. allowed
6.A. show B. measure C. guess D. understand
7.A. excited B. frightened C. challenged D. shocked
8.A. which B. where C. what D. whom
9.A. day B. decade C. week D. season
10.A. considered B. kept C. finished D. admitted
11.A. listener B. reader C. viewer D. child
12.A. strangest B. busiest C. luckiest D. fastest
13.A. amazement B. satisfaction C. panic D. relief
14.A. enthusiasm B. chance C. achievement D. power
15.A. calmed down B. queued up C. stayed up D. sat down
16.A. interests B. vocabulary C. needs D. popularity
17.A. easily B. anxiously C. privately D. legally
18.A. nervous B. eager C. proud D. committed
19.A. superb B. free C. strict D. patient
20.A. encourage B. convince C. expect D. beg
