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Suddenly, an old man appeared and said, “Why ,your heart is not as beautiful as mine.”
The old man’s heart was ful of scars(伤疤). Some pieces of his heart were removed and some pieces from other people were put in, but they didn’t fit quite right. So there were several jagged(锯齿状的)edges. In fact, there were stil some holes in his heart where the pieces were missing.
The young man laughed,“Comparing yours with mine, mine is perfect and yours is a mess.”
“Yes,”said the old man. “But, every scar shows that I took out a piece of my heart and gave it to a person, and often he gave me a piece of his heart in return.”
“Why do you have some jagged edges in your heart?”asked the young man.“Because the shapes of the pieces weren’t the same.”“Then the holes?”“Sometimes I gave pieces of my heart away, and the other person hasn’t given back a piece of his, so … but I don’t care.”“How come?”“They remind me of the love we shared.”
The young man was deeply moved. He walked up to the old man, took a piece of his heart out and gave it to the old man.
The old man placed it in his heart, then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the wound(伤口)in the young man’s heart. It fitted, but not perfectly, as there were some jagged edges.
The young man looked at his heart, not perfect any more but more beautiful than ever.
How sad it must be to go through life with a whole untouched heart!
【小题1】 The young man stood in the town to _____.
| A.meet the old man | B.compare his heart with others’ |
| C.show his beautiful heart | D.give pieces of his heart to others |
| A.a sily man | B.a humorous man |
| C.a wel-known man | D.a kind-hearted man |
| A.lost | B.moved | C.hurt | D.untouched |
| A.he didn’t expect others’return |
| B.he didn’t feel pain |
| C.he didn’t think it serious |
| D.he cared nothing |
| A.ideas | B.scars | C.love | D.beauty |
Once a baby cries, the parents will go to see what happened as soon as possible. According to a new study, a baby's cry can make adults react(反应) very quickly, even if they are not related.
Oxford University researchers used the classic game whack-a-mole for the study. Whack-a-mole(打鼹鼠游戏) requires people to hit one of nine buttons (按钮). The players must react as quickly as they can to whichever of the buttons lights up at random(随机). It is a game that requires speed and accuracy (准确度 ).
The study included 40 men and women volunteers aged 19 to 59. Some of them had sons or daughters but none had a baby at the time. They played whack-a-mole after listening to different sounds, including babies crying, the crying of adults in trouble and birdsong played at a similar pitch to the babies' cries.
The volunteers' scores were higher after listening to the sound of crying babies. Men and women had similar scores overall. The results showed that a crying baby gets special attention.
"Few sounds make people react quite like the cry of a baby," said Morten Kringelbach of Oxford's psychiatry(精神病学) department, who led the study. "For example, it's almost impossible to ignore(忽视,不理) crying babies on planes. This is true even though there are so many other noises around."
He added that a baby's cry can increase adults' heart rate and blood pressure. This is understandable, because in the course of human evolution (进化), taking care of babies has always been an important job for adults. When a baby is hungry or feeling bored or unwell, it will cry. As a result, human brains and bodies develop a special reaction to a baby's cry.
【小题1】According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
| A.There were 80 volunteers who took part in the study. |
| B.The youngest volunteer was 19 and the oldest was 59. |
| C.Some volunteers had babies at that time in the study. |
| D.The volunteers were affected by the sound of a baby’s cry. |
| A.a baby’s cry can get special attention from adults |
| B.men and women have different reaction speed and accuracy |
| C.adults without babies react less quickly to a baby’s cry |
| D.women react to a baby’s cry more quickly than men |
| A.one button | B.one of nine buttons |
| C.nine buttons | D.ten buttons |
| A.has the same pitch as birdsong |
| B.is the noisiest sound there is |
| C.can increase adults’ heart rate and blood pressure |
| D.is good for its health |
| A.taking care of the younger babies was the most important thing in the past |
| B.human brains and bodies have developed to take care of babies |
| C.baby cries are a good way make adults react quickly |
| D.baby cries have developed a lot during the course of human evolution |
Once upon a time, a young man was standing in the middle of the town announcing that he had the most beautiful heart in the world. A large crowd gathered, and they al praised his heart for it was perfect.
Suddenly, an old man appeared and said, “Why ,your heart is not as beautiful as mine.”
The old man’s heart was ful of scars(伤疤). Some pieces of his heart were removed and some pieces from other people were put in, but they didn’t fit quite right. So there were several jagged(锯齿状的)edges. In fact, there were stil some holes in his heart where the pieces were missing.
The young man laughed,“Comparing yours with mine, mine is perfect and yours is a mess.”
“Yes,”said the old man. “But, every scar shows that I took out a piece of my heart and gave it to a person, and often he gave me a piece of his heart in return.”
“Why do you have some jagged edges in your heart?”asked the young man.“Because the shapes of the pieces weren’t the same.”“Then the holes?”“Sometimes I gave pieces of my heart away, and the other person hasn’t given back a piece of his, so … but I don’t care.”“How come?”“They remind me of the love we shared.”
The young man was deeply moved. He walked up to the old man, took a piece of his heart out and gave it to the old man.
The old man placed it in his heart, then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the wound(伤口)in the young man’s heart. It fitte
d, but not perfectly, as there were some jagged edges.
The young man looked at his heart, not perfect any more but more beautiful than ever.
How sad it must be to go through life with a whole untouched heart!
【小题1】 The young man stood in the town to _____.
| A.meet the old man | B.compare his heart with others’ |
| C.show his beautiful heart | D.give pieces of his heart to others |
| A.a sily man | B.a humorous man |
| C.a wel-known man | D.a kind-hearted man |
| A.lost | B.moved | C.hurt | D.untouched |
| A.he didn’t expect others’return |
| B.he didn’t feel pain |
| C.he didn’t think it serious |
| D.he cared nothing |
| A.ideas | B.scars | C.love | D.beauty |
Once a baby cries, the parents will go to see what happened as soon as possible. According to a new study, a baby's cry can make adults react(反应) very quickly, even if they are not related.
Oxford University researchers used the classic game whack-a-mole for the study. Whack-a-mole(打鼹鼠游戏) requires people to hit one of nine buttons (按钮). The players must react as quickly as they can to whichever of the buttons lights up at random(随机). It is a game that requires speed and accuracy (准确度 ).
The study included 40 men and women volunteers aged 19 to 59. Some of them had sons or daughters but none had a baby at the time. They played whack-a-mole after listening to different sounds, including babies crying, the crying of adults in trouble and birdsong played at a similar pitch to the babies' cries.
The volunteers' scores were higher after listening to the sound of crying babies. Men and women had similar scores overall. The results showed that a crying baby gets special attention.
"Few sounds make people react quite like the cry of a baby," said Morten Kringelbach of Oxford's psychiatry(精神病学) department, who led the study. "For example, it's almost impossible to ignore(忽视,不理) crying babies on planes. This is true even though there are so many other noises around."
He added that a baby's cry can increase adults' heart rate and blood pressure. This is understandable, because in the course of human evolution (进化), taking care of babies has always been an important job for adults. When a baby is hungry or feeling bored or unwell, it will cry. As a result, human brains and bodies develop a special reaction to a baby's cry.
【小题1】According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
| A.There were 80 volunteers who took part in the study. |
| B.The youngest volunteer was 19 and the oldest was 59. |
| C.Some volunteers had babies at that time in the study. |
| D.The volunteers were affected by the sound of a baby’s cry. |
| A.a baby’s cry can get special attention from adults |
| B.men and women have different reaction speed and accuracy |
| C.adults without babies react less quickly to a baby’s cry |
| D.women react to a baby’s cry more quickly than men |
| A.one button | B.one of nine buttons |
| C.nine buttons | D.ten buttons |
| A.has the same pitch as birdsong |
| B.is the noisiest sound there is |
| C.can increase adults’ heart rate and blood pressure |
| D.is good for its health |
| A.taking care of the younger babies was the most important thing in the past |
| B.human brains and bodies have developed to take care of babies |
| C.baby cries are a good way make adults react quickly |
| D.baby cries have developed a lot during the course of human evolution |
Once a baby cries, the parents will go to see what happened as soon as possible. According to a new study, a baby’s cry can make adults react very quickly, even if they are not related(相关的).
Oxford University researchers used a game called Whack-a-mole for the study. The game needs people to hit one buttons(按钮). The players must react as quickly as they can to hit the button that lights up at random(随机的). It is a game that requires speed and accuracy(准确度).
The study included 40 men and women volunteers aged 19 to 59. Some of them had sons or daughters but none had a baby at the time. They played whack-a-mole after listening to different sounds, including babies’ crying, the crying of adults in trouble and birds’ song that sounds like babies’ crying.
The volunteer’ scores were higher after listening to the sound of crying babies. Men and women had similar scores. The results showed that a crying baby gets special attention.
“Few sounds make people react quite like the cry of a baby,” said Morten Kringelbach of Oxford’s psychiatry department, who led the study.
He added that a baby’s cry can increase adults’ heart rate and blood pressure. This is understandable, because in the course of human evolution(进化), taking care of babies has always been an important job for adults. When a baby is hungry or feeling bored or unwell, it will cry. As a result, human brains and bodies develop a special reaction to a baby’s cry.
【小题1】According to the passage, how many volunteers took part in the study?
| A.80 | B.40 | C.19 | D.59 |
| A.表演 | B.打击 | C.反应 | D.演示 |
| A.a baby’s cry can get special attention from adults |
| B.men and women have different reaction speed and accuracy |
| C.adults without babies react more quickly to a baby’s cry |
| D.women react to a baby’s cry more quickly than men |
| A.can get the same attention from adults as the birds’ song |
| B.is the noisiest sound |
| C.can increase adults’ heart rate and blood pressure |
| D.is good for its health |
| A.taking care of the younger babies was the most important thing in the past |
| B.human brains and bodies have developed to take care of babies |
| C.baby cries are a good way make adults react quickly |
| D.baby cries have developed a lot during the course of human evolution |