题目内容
—How's the young man?
— .
A. He's twenty B. He's much better
C. He's a doctor D. He's David
―More than fifty students competed ________ each other in the composition competition.
―But they could only compete________three medals.
A. against; with B. against; on
C. with; for D. for; for
A new study finds that our brains are wired to make music-color connections depending on how the music makes us feel. Mozart’s “Flute Concerto No.1 in G Major” is most often associated with bright yellow and orange, whereas his “Requiem in D Minor” is linked to bluish gray, the findings revealed.
US researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, enlisted nearly 100 subjects for a study on music and color. With 37 colors, the UC Berkeley study found that people tend to pair faster-paced music in a major key with lighter, more vivid, yellow colors, whereas slower-paced music in a minor key is more likely to be teamed up with darker, grayer, bluer colors.
“Surprisingly, we can predict with 95 percent accuracy how happy or sad the colors people pick will be based on how happy or sad the music is that they are listening to,” said lead author and UC Berkeley vision scientist Stephen Palmer.
In three experiments, the subjects listened to 18 classical music pieces that varied in pace (slow, medium, fast) and in major VS minor keys. In the first experiment, participants were asked to pick five of the 37 colors that best matched the music to which they were listening. Separately, they rated each piece of music on a scale of happy to sad, strong to weak, lively to dull, and calm to angry.
Next, the research team plans to study particiapants in Turkey where traditional music employs a wider range of scales than just major and minor. “We know that in Mexico and the US the responses are very similar,” Palmer said. “But we don’t yet know about China or Turkey.”
1.What can we know about Mozart’s “Flute Concerto No. 1 G Major”?
A. It is fast in pace.
B. It is slow in pace.
C. It makes us feel upset.
D. It makes us feel optimistic.
2.What did the US researchers find from the result of the new study?
A. There are colors that do not match any music.
B. People tend to connect happy colors to slow-paced music
C. There is a one-to-one connection between music and color.
D. People nearly do the same in picking colors for different music.
3. How did the researchers do the research?
A. By making predictions.
B. By researching journals.
C. By conducting experiments.
D. By studying famous musicians.
4.According to the text, the research mainly deals with __________
A. how colors or music influence our emotions
B. how emotions affect music-color connections
C. why we have different feelings towards music
D. why we have different feelings towards colors
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Last autumn I spent a week at a big hotel in London. It was one those modern hotels where every ________is the same size and has the same furniture, ________ looks like every other room.
My room was 311. One ________ I got back to the hotel after a dinner with some friends. When I ________the door to my room, I saw an astonishing________ . A man was pointing a handgun at a woman sitting in a chair, and the woman was saying in a ________ voice, “Please don’t shoot me!” I turned round, ran down the stairs -- I daren’t wait for the ________-- and found a waiter in the hall “ Quick,” I said. “Someone has been killed in ________ room. Controlling his________ , he came back with me, when we opened the door of 311, the room was ________ . The waiter looked at me ________ and said, “I think, sir, you________ go to bed,” and left. I was ________embarrassed to say anything, and thinking that I must have had too much to ________ , I followed his ________.
The next morning, I asked about the matter, and the ________was simple. I had gone to Room 411, where a famous ________ and his wife had been practising a scene from their new ________ . When I told them that it was I who had broken into their room, they laughed and gave me a ________ to see the play on the ________ night.
1.A．hotel B．room C．floor D．person
2.A．and B．so C．or D．but
3.A．time B．afternoon C．night D．moment
4.A．shut B．locked C．knocked D．opened
5.A．picture B．figure C．scene D．drawing
6.A．frightened B．soft C．worried D．happy
7.A．waiter B．police C．actor D．lift
8.A. a B. the C. my D. their
9.A．surprise B．sadness C．fear D．anger
10.A．noisy B．empty C．dirty D．crowded
11.A．nervously B．strangely C．curiously D．excitedly
12.A．must B．would rather C．may D．had better
13.A．much B．so C．too D．rather
14.A．talk B．drink C．eat D．worry
15.A. advice B. steps C. information D. service
16.A. result B. expression C. accident D. explanation
17.A．actor B．player C．dancer D．artist
18.A．film B．novel C．play D．story
19.A. seat B. card C. note D. ticket
20.A. opening B. last C. lone ly D. closing
The number of the people who speak English large, and a large number of people native speakers.
A. are; are B. is; are C. is; is D. are; is
根据短文内容，从短文后的六个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。将答案写在相应位置。
Beat Summer Learning Loss
Summer learning loss is a loss of knowledge and skills most commonly due to long breaks during the summertime. Many teachers have certainly had the experience of taking the first month of school not only to introduce his or her rules and procedures to the class but also to get the kids back “up to speed” with thinking, remembering what they’ve learned and in many cases, reviewing previous content. 1.
(1)Read!
Research supports the relationship between independent reading and student achievement, so simply having children read daily will make a positive difference. 2. public libraries, local bookstores, online stores, etc.
(2)Write!
Have children write letters to out-of-town friends and family, or write postcards while on vacation. 3. For children who are good at drawing or painting, parents may choose to create a family scrapbook(剪贴簿) with words printed below pictures. Not only will parents keep this summer’s memories, but children will also continue to practice his or her writing skills!
(3)Do the Math!
4. have a yard sale, and put children in charge of the cash box; help younger ones organize an orange juice stand (to practice salesmanship and making change). Or simply buy a set of inexpensive flash cards to practice basic facts while waiting in line or on a long car ride. There are even a host of free online games that will keep children’s math skills sharp.
(4) “Homeschool” Children.
Keeping children’s skills fresh doesn’t have to cost a fortune: check out some workbooks and online resources, and children can work through several exercises each day. Even as little as twenty minutes a day can have amazing results. 5. For instance, children can learn something during a car ride, right before bedtime, etc.
Of course, parents don’t need to do all the steps here. Just following through with one or two of these ways will be of great help.
A. Think of ways children can use math skills in daily activities:
B. A summer journal is another way to set down summer activities.
C. What’s more, it’s easy to work in a small block of time here and there.
D. Check out the following sources to find books that your child will want to dive into.
E. So it’s not a good choice for parents to force children to spend their summertime learning knowledge.
F. Fortunately, there are some steps parents can try to help children both enjoy the summer and keep their skills fresh.
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The writer Devin with his friend Johnson went to his favourite news-stand. Johnson ________ the salesman selling the newspapers gently, but in return he received poor ________. The salesman never even looked up at his customer when he ________ the late-night edition. Accepting the________, Johnson politely smiled and wished the salesman a pleasant weekend. The salesman made an unclear sound and seemed ________ that the two men had completed their business. As the two friends walked down the street, Devin asked, “Does he always treat you so ________?”
“Yes, ________ , he does,” Johnson responded. “And are you always so ________ and friendly to him?” “Yes, I am!” Johnson ________ as they turned a corner. “Why are you so nice when he is so unfriendly to you?” Johnson ________ , “Because I don’t want him to decide how I am going to ________.”
Who ________ how you are going to act? Is it your circumstances or the difficult people in your life that determine your ________? When we allow our conflicts to ________ us, we behave as if getting rid of our difficulties is our only priority（优先）. ________ , it doesn’t really matter how we treat one another. For example, we’ll say, “This ________ is causing me problems right now so I don’t care about exercising ________ , self-control, and loving kindness. Instead, I want to let him know how________ I am because of his action.”
We forget our difficulties will eventually weaken. But the way we handle conflicts will influence our ________ for a long time. Will you only respond to the momentary crisis or will you be more concerned about the ________ of what kind of person you are becoming? Who decides how you will behave when the pressure is on?
1.A. praised B. paid C. invited D. greeted
2.A. service B. harvest C. instructions D. scores
3.A. printed B. requested C. completed D. took
4.A. newspaper B. record C. radio D. food
5.A. encouraged B. disappointed C. relieved D. worried
6.A. separately B. seriously C. quickly D. rudely
7.A. obviously B. originally C. unfortunately D. finally
8.A. content B. smart C. energetic D. kind
9.A. struggled B. hesitated C. continued D. watched
10.A. ordered B. wondered C. advised D. explained
11.A. work B. act C. arrive D. write
12.A. decides B. imagines C. answers D. doubts
13.A. responses B. appearance C. growth D. progress
14.A. wound B. control C. cheat D. kill
15.A. Instead B.Again C.Therefore D. Besides
16.A. exam B. person C. trip D. enemy
17.A. pressure B. power C. duty D. patience
18.A. proud B. glad C. angry D. fearful
19.A. lives B. experiments C. friendship D. team
20.A. time B. value C. use D. nationality
Like many new graduates, I left university full of hope but with no real idea of what I wanted to do. My degree, with honors, in English literature had not really prepared me for anything practical. I knew I wanted to make a difference in the world somehow, but I had no idea how to do that. That’s when I learned about the Lighthouse project.
I started my journey as a Lighthouse Project volunteer by reading as much as I could about the experiences of previous volunteers. I knew it would be a lot of hard work, and that I would be away from my family and friends for a very long time. In short, I did not take my decision to apply for the Lighthouse Project lightly, neither did my family.
Finally, however, I won the support of my family, and I sent in all the paperwork needed for the application (申请). After countless interviews and presentations, I managed to stand out among the candidates and survive the test alone. Several months later, I received a call asking me to report for duty. I would be going to a small village near Abuja, Nigeria.
After completing my training, I was sent to the village that was small and greatly in need of proper accommodation. Though the local villagers were poor, they offered their homes and food as if I were their own family. I was asked to lead a small team of local people in building a new schoolhouse. For the next year or so, I taught in it. But I sometimes think I learned more from my students than they did from me.
Sometimes during that period, I realized that all those things that had seemed so strange or unusual to me no longer did, though I did not get anywhere with the local language, and I returned to the USA a different man. The Lighthouse Project had changed my life forever.
1.What do we know about the author?
A. His dream at university was to become a volunteer.
B. He took pride in making contributions to the world.
C. His university education focused on the theoretical knowledge.
D. He had dreamed about being a volunteer since he was in college.
2.According to paragraph 2, it is most likely that the author __________.
A. felt happy to leave his family and friends.
B. discussed his decision with his family.
C. asked previous volunteers about voluntary work.
D. attended special training to finish difficult tasks.
3.The underlined word “accommodation” in paragraph 4 means ________________.
A. drinking water.
B. English teachers.
C. living places and food
D. teaching buildings.
4.What can we infer from the author’s experiences In Nigeria?
A. He was chosen as the best teacher by his students.
B. He found some difficulty getting used to the local culture.
C. He had learned to communicate in the local language.
D. He had overcome all his weakness before he left for home.
It is in the stadium ________ is being built now ________ the sports meet will be held.
A. where; that B. which; that
C. what; that D. that; there
