题目内容
Many Chinese students may want to study abroad after high school. But at the same time, more and more foreign students are coming to China.
According to a report from www. the Students.com., 397,63 International students came to China in 2015.China is now the third most popular country for international
students, behind the United States and the United Kingdom.
In the summer of 2016, 55 students and teachers from Germany came to China and joined a joined a summer camp, they were interested in traditional Chinese culture.
They visited several schools in Beijing. They learned to make dumplings, play Chinese kung fu and do paper cutting. If they like Chinese hand-writing, they can learn calligraphy. By communicating with Chinese people, they could have a close relationship with their new friends, they could know more about China.
In 2018, especially young people in Germany, have become more interested in learning Chinese. There are more cultural exchanges between Germany and China. German students have had chances to learn more about Chinese culture, history and its life today. Almost 400 German school have Chinese classes. Over 8,000 German students study in China.
1.According to a report,______ is the third most popular country for international students in 2015.
A. Germany B. the United Kingdom
C. China D. the United States
2.The German students learned to do the following things in China EXCEPT_______.
A. playing ping-pong B. making dumplings
C. paying chinese kung fu D. doing paper cutting
3.What does the underlined word calligraphy mean in Chinese?
A. 豫剧 B. 书法 C. 太极 D. 油画
4.How many German schools have Chinese classes in 2018?
A. 40 B. 55 C. Almost 400 D. Over 8000
5.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. 55 students and teachers from Germany came to China and joined a summer camp in 2015.
B. German students have become interested in learning modern Chinese culture.
C. There are fewer cultural exchanges between China and Germany.
D. More and more foreign students come to study in China now.
Many of us have had this experience: we lie down in a bed other than our own, perhaps at a friend’s house or in a hotel room, and find it difficult to fall asleep. Is it because the bed is uncomfortable? Maybe, but perhaps there can be other reasons.
According to a new study published in Current Biology, a significant reason is what the scientists call “first night effect”. They believe that one side of the brain acts as a “night watch” to warn us about potential (潜在的) dangers. It forces us to stay awake on the first night in a new environment.
For the study, 35 young volunteers were told to sleep in a lab for several days. Meanwhile, researchers watched their brain activities.
According to the researchers, on their first night, the left brains were more active than the right brains and people had a hard time sleeping. However, left-brain activity reduced as days went by, falling even to the point of complete calm. In this process, the volunteers got an increasingly better sleep experience.
The findings suggest that the different rhythms (节奏) of the sides of the brain influence our sleep. When the two sides work differently, the balance between them is broken. Thus, the brain can’t relax and is sensitive to anything strange in the surroundings, just as it is in the daytime.
“At some level, the brain is continuing to analyze(分析) things, even though you don’t realize the analysis,” US professor Jerome Siegel told Smithsonian Magazine. “If something unusual happens – if a door opens or you hear a key in a lock – you can be alert (警惕的).”
More surprisingly, this situation is similar to the way some animals sleep. Whales, dolphins, and many birds can sleep with half of their brain while the other half stays awake.
If you have ever had what you think is “first night effect”, researchers suggest that you bring your own pillow or sleep in a room similar to your bedroom next time you sleep away from home.
1.can’t you get to sleep? | |
Introduction | ? People can’t fall asleep2.when staying in a new environment. |
Reason | ? One side of the brain stays awake to warn us about potential (潜在的) dangers. |
Process and findings of the3. | ? Researchers told some 4. to sleep in a lab to watch their brain activities. ? Too many left-brain activities 5.the bad sleep experience on the first night. ? Their left brains became 6.active as time went by and became calm gradually. |
Explanations to findings | ? Whether you can have a good sleep 7.on the balance between the two sides of the brain. ? You yourself don’t realize it,8.your brain doesn’t stop analyzing things. ? It’s surprising to find out that the way humans sleep is just9. some animals do. |
10. | ? Take a pillow or live in a similar room when staying in a new place. |
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