A new study has discovered that meditation（冥想）and oxygen sport together reduce depression. The Rutgers University study found that this mind and body combination, done twice a week for only two months, reduced the symptoms for a group of students by 40 percent.
“We are excited by the findings because we saw such a meaningful improvement in both clinically depressed and non-depressed students,” said lead author Dr. Brandon Alderman. “It is the first time that both of these two behavioral ways have been looked at together for dealing with depression.”
Researchers believe the two activities have an interactive effect in combating depression. Alderman and Dr. Tracey Shors discovered that a combination of mental and physical training (MAP) enabled students with major depressive disorder not to let problems or negative thoughts defeat them.
Rutgers researchers say those who participated in the study began with 30 minutes of focused attention meditation followed by 30 minutes of oxygen sport. They were told that if their thoughts drifted to the past or the future they should refocus on their breathing, enabling those with depression to accept moment-to-moment changes in attention.
Shors, who studies the production of new brain cells in the hippocampus—part of the brain involved in memory and learning—says scientists have shown in animal models that oxygen sport exercise keeps a large number of certain cells alive.
The idea for the human intervention（干预）came from her laboratory studies, she says, with the main goal of helping individuals acquire new skills so that they can learn to recover from stressful life events.
By learning to focus their attention and exercise, people who are fighting depression can acquire new learning skills that can help them process information and reduce the overwhelming recollection of memories from the past, Shors says.
“We know these treatments can be practiced over a lifetime and that they will be effective in improving mental health.” said Alderman. “The good news is that this intervention can be practiced by anyone at any time and at no cost.”
1.What made the research so different?
A. Adopting a way of meaningful talk.
B. Combining the two behavioral ways to treat depression.
C. Treating depression with special medicine.
D. Comparing the depressed with the non-depressed.
2.The underlined word “combating” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by ______.
A. fighting B. identifying
C. distinguishing D. examining
3.What did the participants do in the research?
A. They did oxygen sport half an hour before thinking.
B. They thought quietly and then took exercise.
C. They took exercise longer than they thought.
D. They took exercise while thinking quietly.
4.What is Shors’ main purpose of her studies?
A. To find out certain brain cells of humans.
B. To study the production of new brain cells.
C. To offer people a new method to treat stress.
D. To decide the links between stress and exercise.
It is good to get in touch with your inner child from time to time，and obviously some people are willing to pay big money for the chance to do so in a proper environment．A Brooklyn-based adult preschool is charging customers between $333 and $999 for the chance to act like a kid again．
At Preschool Mastermind in New York adults get to participate in show—and—tell，arts—and—crafts such as finger paint，games like musical chairs and even take naps．The month-long course also has class picture day where the adults are expected to have a field trip and a parent day．
30-year-old Michelle Joni Lapidos，the brain behind the adult preschool，studied childhood education and has always wanted to be a preschool teacher．She’s always on the lookout for new ways to get people in touch with the freedom of childhood．A friend encouraged her to start the mastermind course instead．
According to Candice，her blogger friend，Preschool Mastermind gives adults a chance to relearn and master the things that they failed to understand as children．“I realized all the significances of what we learn in preschool，”said founder Michelle Joni，“People come here and get in touch with their inner child．It’s magical．We are bringing ourselves back to another place，another time with ourselves when we are more believing in ourselves，more confident and ready to take on the world．”
“One person’s here because they want to learn not to be so serious．”Michelle said．“Another's here to learn to be more confident．”She explained that most of the classes were planned．However，Joni added that while the planned activities were fun，it was often the spontaneous(自发的)moments that attracted students．“It’s the things you don’t plan for，the sharing between friends and learning from each other．’’
1.What is the purpose of Preschool Mastermind?
A．To give adults a chance to return to childhood．
B．To help parents understand their children better．
C．To provide practical training courses for teachers．
D．To introduce some ways of playing with children．
2.What is mainly discussed about Preschool Mastermind in Paragraph 2 ?
A．Its customers． B．Its activities．
C．Its environment． D．Its schedule·
3.According to Candice，people come to this program to________·
A．enjoy freedom of thinking
B．realize their childhood dreams
C．discover their inner abilities
D．figure out childhood puzzles
4.What do we know about Michelle Joni?
A．She used to be a preschool teacher．
B．She likes to make plans in advance．
C．She founded Preschool Mastermind．
D．She gained confidence by sharing．
Shakespeare’s Birthplace and Exhibition
Henley Street，Stratford-Upon-Avon Tel：01789 204016
Shakespeare’s Birthplace was the childhood home of William Shakespeare．Take a step back in time and see what life was like for the young Shakespeare growing up in Stratford-Upon-Avon．The house has been exactly furnished，and includes both original and copy items similar to those which would have been there in the house when Shakespeare was a boy．Beautiful painted cloths hang on the walls，brightly colored fabrics fill the rooms and his father’s glove workshop has been recreated．At the back of the house is a beautiful garden containing many plants，herbs and flowers mentioned in Shakespeare’s plays．
The neighboring exhibition shows Shakespeare's life and focuses on many rare local items connected with him，as well as a copy of the first edition of his collected plays published in 1623．
◎Limited disabled access
◎Many restaurants close to Shakespeare’s Birthplace
◎Town center parking
◎Gift shop
◎Allow at least 45 minutes to visit the house and the exhibition
1.What can we see in Shakespeare’s birthplace?
A．Old furniture． B．Ancient restaurants.
C．Colored gloves． D．Shakespeare’s plays.
2.How much would they pay if a couple with their two children visit the exhibition?
A．￡5.2． B．￡13.4． C．￡15． D．￡18.6．
3.What is the deadline to enter the exhibition on Friday in July?
A．4：00 pm． B．5：00 pm． C．5：30 pm． D．6：00 pm.
假设你是李华，在一所国际中学就读，你决定参加校学生会（the Students’ Union）主席的竞选。现请你用英语准备一份竞选演讲稿，内容包括：
1. 自我介绍（性格和爱好等）；
2. 当选之后的举措（至少列举两点）。
要求：（1）演讲稿的开头和结尾已为你写好（不计入总词数）；
（2）文中不得出现真实的校名和人名；
（3）字数100词左右。
Good afternoon ,everyone ! Thank you for giving me this opportunity . Now let me introduce myself .________________________________________________________________________
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Thanks for your attention !
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
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。
One day Li Ping was riding in the street when the old man came across the street without noticing her . The old man knocked down . Instead of help him stand up , Li Ping shouted at the old man angrily . The old man said nothing more . Then Li Ping rode away at a high speed . Several minutes late , she remembered her shoes which had been on the backseat of the bicycle , and now they are missing . She hurried back to the place that the accident took place . Much to his surprise , Li Ping found the old man waiting her . She felt really ashamed when the old man handed the shoe back to her .
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。
We may be very 1. __________ (please ) with the rapid progress we have made in every field of study , but we have almost done nothing2.__________ ( improve ) our present examination systems which focus 3._________ testing the students’ memory instead of their ability . As soon as a child begins school , he enters a world of examination 4._________ will decide his future of job . In fact , a good examination system should encourage students to think for 5.__________ ( they ) . But the examination system now forces the students to remember 6.__________ is taught to get high marks . Thus the students who come out first in the examination are often the 7.__________ ( good ) in memorizing . What’s worse , such an examination system often 8._________ ( drive ) teachers to cram all the time and forces them to train students what to do with the (9._________ ( come ) examination .
There must be 10._________ better way to test a student’s true ability as well as their knowledge .
