题目内容
---Why would some workers in Foxcon die __________ continue working in the factory?---Psychologists say they are under too much pressure.
A.better than | B.by accident | C.instead of | D.rather than |
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You probably know you should say” please” and “thank you ” at restaurants. You probably know the rules of a library. You know you should respect and be nice to your classmates. But do you have music manners?
Keep It Down! You have to notice the volume of your music. You should not play your music so loud that everyone around you can hear it. Some people might even get angry. Usually, when you play the music loud on an MP3 player, other people can’t hear the words of the song. They just hear a loud sound. Not one wants to listen to this. Very loud music can also be bad for your cars, so even if you are alone when listening to our MP3 player, you shouldn’t have it turned up too high.
Take Them off! You need to know when to turn your MP3 player off and put it away. Libraries and schools don’t allow MP3 players. There are other places, like museums, that don’t have rules,
but is would be rude to have your MP3 player on. Sometimes, it just doesn’t make sense to listen your MP3 player at event. Why would you listen to music at a play, a movie or a sporting event? your would miss what is going on and others would wonder why you even came.
Take One Out! Once is a while it’s okay just to take out one earphone and not other. Imagine you are listening your MP3 player when someone asks you the way. It would not be rude to take out one earphone, tell him the way, and put back the earphone and continue listening. You can also do this when you order food at a fast-food restaurant or when you answer the telephone and it’s not for you.
It’s Your Choice! There are times when you need to decide what is best. For example, some people can listen to music on their MP3 Players when read books, while others think it is disturbing. In cases like this, you need to do what seems right for you.
【小题1】The underlined word “volume” in Paragraph Two probably means” _____.
A.the type of music | B.the amount of a sound |
C.the length of a song | D.the colour of and MP3 player |
A.a loud sound | B.sad stories |
C.a long movie | D.the words of a song |
A.is not enjoyable | B.makes us tired |
C.is bad for MP3 players | D.huts our ears |
A.the theater won’t allow it | B.the actors will get angry |
C.others won’t hear the play well | D.we will miss part of the play |
A.show others the way | B.talk to fiends on the phone |
C.watch a sporting event | D.have dinner with our parents |
A.schools | B.libraries | C.restaurants | D.museums |
A.Music Lovers | B.Music Manners |
C.MP3 Players | D.MP3 Earphones |
根据短文内容,完成文后任务。注意:每个空格只填一个单词。
Are people less happy or happier when they get older? If your answer is “happier”, then you are right, based on a study published five years ago. It found that people generally become happier and experience less worry after age fifty. In fact, it found that by the age of eighty-five, people are happier with their life than they were at eighteen.
The findings came from a Gallup survey of more than three hundred and forty thousand adults in the United States in 2008. At that time, the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five.
Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study. His team found that levels of stress were the highest among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five. Stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties.
Levels of happiness were the highest among the kids and those in their early seventies.
The survey also found that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older. However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men did.
So why would happiness increase with age? One theory is that, as people get older, they become more thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotions. They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences.
Title: Relationship Between Age and 1.
The elements of the survey |
Time: 2008 Place: in the United States Researcher: Arthur Stone and his 2. Targets: 340,000 adults |
The 3.of the survey |
Generally people become happier and feel4.worried after age 50. By the age of 85, people are happier with their life than they were at 18. Adults between the ages of 22 and 25 have the 5.stress. The kids and those in their early 6.feel the happiest. Men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older. However, women feel sadder, more 7.and worried than men do. |
Conclusion |
Happiness 8.with age. That’s because people become more thankful for what they have and control their emotions 9.as they get older. It also 10.them less time to think about bad experiences. |