You have waited 45 minutes for the valuable 10 minutes’ break between classes. But when the bell for the next class rings, you can’t   36   how quickly time has passed.

If you are familiar with this   37  , you’ll know how time flies when you are having fun-and  38   when you are bored. Now scientists have   39   a reason why this is the case.

Scans have shown that patterns of activity in the brain   40   according to how we focus on a task. When we are   41  , we concentrate more on how time is passing. And this makes our brains   42   the clock is ticking more slowly.

In an experiment   43   by a French laboratory, 12 volunteers watched an image   44   

researchers monitored their brain activity.

The volunteers were told to   45   concentrate on how long an image appeared for, then

  46   the color of the image, and thirdly, study both duration and color. The results showed that  47   was more active when the volunteers paid   48   subjects.

It is thought that if the brain is   49   focusing on many aspects of a task, it has to  50  its resources, and pays less attention to the clock.  51 , time passes without us really   52   it, and seems to go quickly. If the brain is not so active, it concentrates its   53   energies on monitoring the passing of time.   54  , time seems to drag.

Next time you feel bored   55  , perhaps you should pay more attention to what the teacher is saying!

36．A．guess                      B．learn                      C．believe                   D．doubt

37．A．view                      B．point                      C．scene                      D．experience

38．A．drags                      B．stops                      C．backs                      D．gains

39．A．thought over           B．made up                 C．suggested                D．come up with

40．A．change                   B．develop                  C．grow                      D．slow

41．A．sleepy                    B．bored                            C．excited                   D．active

42．A．report                     B．think                      C．decide                    D．see

43．A．produced                B．carried                    C．tried                       D．performed

44．A．so                          B．when                      C．while                      D．but

45．A．partly                     B．quickly                   C．how                       D．first

46．A．remember               B．focus on                 C．forget                     D．tell apart

47．A．the researchers        B．the experiment        C．the clock                 D．the brain

48．A．much attention to                                       B．more attention to    

    C．attention to many                                        D．attention to more

49．A．busy                       B．likely                            C．ready                      D．sure

50．A．focus                      B．gather                     C．reach                      D．spread

51．A．However                B．Furthermore            C．Therefore                D．Finally

52．A．recognizing             B．watching                 C．noticing                  D．counting

53．A．enough                   B．full                        C．right                       D．proper

54．A．In fact                    B．As a result                     C．For example            D．Instead

55．A．in class                   B．with work               C．in mind                  D．of lessons

In 2004,I was 22 years old and had just come back to Brazil after 14 months in England,holding my Cambridge Proficiency certificate.After nervously  21  a short training course,I began to give classes to my 12 students,all of them older than I was. I  22  hard to remain clam in class and  23  they wouldn't find out how unconfident I felt most of the time.I was quite _24_,actually,until the end of  25  and the night of the final oral test.

The test was going to start at 7 pm,and at 6:50, I_ 26  myself in the teachers bathroom to  27  all the test questions again.I really wanted to learn the 28  by heart so no one would think I was an inexperienced tester.The  29  is,I actually locked myself in the bathroom.I  30  couldn't get out!The bell rang at 7 pm and I could hear the noise in the halls  31  the students went to their rooms.I tried hard to 32  the bathroom door,but failed.

I heard the cleaning lady’s voice and asked for help as  33  as I could, However, she wasn't exactly a thoughtful person, and started  34 ：“Diana’s locked in the bathroom!”Shame had fallen upon me!  35  , the course director, the secretary and some teachers were outside the bathroom trying to get me out, and,  36  ,my students gathered outside too, happily saying things like“Aren’t we  37 ! No test today!”All I could do was 38  , and my entire  39  was waiting for me outside, naughty smiles on their faces.“ 40 ！Teacher.”They said,“We know you are human too!”

They all passed their test.True to the Brazilian style, we all went out for a beer afterwards, and laughed the whole thing off.

We have two daughters: Kristen is seven years old and Kelly is four. Last Sunday evening, we invited some people home for dinner. I dressed them nicely for the party, and told them that their job was to join Mommy in answering the door when the bell rang. Mommy would introduce them to the guests, and then they would take the guests' coats upstairs and put them on the bed in the second bedroom.

    The guests arrived. I introduced my two daughters to each of them. The adults were nice and kind and said how lucky we were to have such good kids.

    Each of the guests made a particular fuss over Kelly, the younger one, admiring her dress, her hair and her smile. They said she was a remarkable girl to be carrying coats upstairs at her age.

    I thought to myself that we adults usually make a big "to do" over the younger one because she's the one who seems more easily hurt. We do it with the best of intentions.

    But we seldom think of how it might affect the other child. I was a little worried that Kristen would feel she was being outshined. I was about to serve dinner when I realized that she had been missing for twenty minutes. I ran upstairs and found her in the bedroom, crying.

    I said, "What are you doing, my dear?"

    She turned to me with a sad expression and said, "Mommy, why don't people like me the way they like my sister? Is it because I 'm not pretty? Is that why they don't say nice things about me as much?"

    I tried to explain to her, kissing and hugging her to make her feel better.

    Now, whenever I visit a friend's home, I make it a point to speak to the elder child first.

56．The underlined expression ' make a big "to do" over' (paragraph 4) means ______.

   A．show much concern about               B．have a special effect on

   C．list jobs to be done for                  D．do good things for

57．The guests praised Kelly for carrying coats upstairs because of her ______.

   A．beautiful hair                          B．pretty clothes

   C．lovely smile                           D．young age

58．Kristen felt sad and cried because ______.

   A．the guest gave her more coats to carry

   B．she didn't look as pretty as Kelly

   C．the guests praised her sister more than her

   D．her mother didn't introduce her to the guests

59．We can conclude from the passage that ______.

   A．parents should pay more attention to the elder children

   B．the younger children are usually more easily hurt

   C．people usually like the younger children more

   D．adults should treat children equally

60．Which of the following saying is right?

   A．Kristen and Kelly are not getting along with each other.

   B．Kristen is older than Kelly.

   C．The mother likes Kristen more than Kelly.

   D．People usually talk more to Kelly than they do to Kristen.

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。

The first day at school has left a deep   1   on me. I'll never forget it.

As soon as I rushed into the classroom，the bell rang. A young beautiful woman came in，but she was  2  ，no smile on her face. “You are not permitted to  3  me in the course of class unless…”She was speaking when I heard a  4  “Lily，Lily” from outside the door. My grandmother was standing there with a pair of socks in her hand. I didn't realize I was bare feet  5    then. I wanted to  6  them, but I dared not do that. I shook my hand，  7  “Don't wait here any longer. Leave quickly". As I did so，I still  8  my eyes on my teacher. I really didn't want her to take  9 of me，but she did. she went out to get the socks. When she gave them to  me. she looked at me for a while. My face suddenly turned   10   and my heart   11   faster. I began to put the socks on. Unfortunately 1 was so nervous that my   12   hands couldn't get them onto my feet easily. Just then I heard my name called. I   13   from my seat quickly. “Can you 14   the numbers from one to one hundred?'’ the teacher asked. I nodded.  15  her surprise，I did very well. Finally she said，“Be  16  ，please. Study hard.” I looked  17   her to find a smile on her face. I felt   18   at last.

The first day at school has stayed in my  19  as something embarrassing (尴尬) but  20  .

1. A. memory　　　　   B. impression C. imagination　　    D. feeling

2. A. modern　　　　   B. humorous　　    C. gentle　　　　    D. serious

3. A. trouble　　    B. question　　　　   C. interrupt　　   D. excuse

4. A. voice　　  B. sound　　  C. noise　　  D. word

5. A. before　　  B. after    C. just    D. until

6. A. get    B. throw    C. accept　　 D. wear

7. A. saying　　 B. meaning　　  C. crying　　  D. shouting

8. A. fixed    B.1aid    C. opened　　   D. shut

9. A. care    B. interest    C. attention　　   D. notice

10. A. pale    B. white    C. red    D. black

11. A. beat    B. jumped　　  C. struck　　 D. felt

12. A. small    B. dirty    C. shaking　　  D. own

13. A. rose    B. raised    C. stood    D. jumped

14. A. add    B. count    C. recognize　　    D. write

15. A. With    B. For    C. To    D. Great to

16. A. careful  B. sitting    C. quiet    D. seated

17. A. up at    B. over    C. around    D. through

18. A. story　　　　　　　　 B. relaxed    　　C. disappointed　　　　   D. puzzled

19. A. mind    B. classroom　　   C. memory    D. heart

20. A. strange　　　　 B. sweet　　   C. nervous　　   D. forever

根据句子的上下文语境，给下划线的单词或词组选择恰当的英文解释。

1.To commemorate the baby’s birth they put her name on the bell.

2.What happens at births, weddings, and funerals in your country?

3.Over five hundred mourners came to his funeral.

4.The President of the Republic placed a wreath on the tomb.

5.Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, silence the pianos and with muffled drum, bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.

A. cannot be heard clearly

B. to do something to show that you remember and respect someone important or an important event in the past

C. something gradually decreases

D. to make a long low sound expressing pain or unhappiness.

E. a circle made from leaves or flowers that you put on a grave

F. a religious ceremony for burying or burning a dead person

G. someone who attends a funeral, especially a relative of the dead person