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Usually, most women cannot keep a secret for longer than 47 hours, a new study shows. The 1. finds that women like to tell others gossip(闲言碎语) as soon as they hear it. They will tell 2. least one other person in 47 hours and 15 minutes. They may tell their boyfriend, husband, best friend or mother the 3. at first.
3,000 women age 4. 18 and 65 took part in this study. The study found that four out of ten said that they couldn’t keep a secret. It also found that wine 5. gave them a help hand to speak out secrets.
Usually English ladies heard three 6. of gossip a week, and they would tell at least one person. Six in ten said they would tell 7. who had nothing to do with the secret, so the person about the secret couldn’t 8. . Three in ten said they had ideas to speak out the secret. Nearly half(45%) of them spoke out the secrets just for losing their 9. . However, two thirds of them said that they felt sorry 10. they passed on secrets. Three quarters of them said they could keep quiet about a secret. But over a quarter(27%) said they always forgot what they heard the following day.
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试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是最近的一个研究，发现大多数的女性喜欢闲言碎语。这个研究是3,000名年龄在18到65岁的女性参加的。很多人说出秘密是为了释放压力，而且大部分人在说出秘密后会感到后悔。
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考点：阅读填空。
Earth Hour started in Sydney on March 31st, 2007. It calls on families and buildings to turn off the lights from 20:30 to 21:30 on the last Saturday night of March. 1. A year later, on March 29, Earth Hour 2008 became a global activity and was supported by 50 million people from thirty-five countries. On March 28, 2010 over 2100 cities in another eight countries took part in it. 2.
In 2012 in China, there were many cities taking part in this activity, especially some large cities, such as Beijing, Shanghai... Many citizens(市民) consciously (有意识的) turned off lights in the hour. 3. In colleges some students held some activities to make all the students leave their dormitories.
It was 20:30, Beijing time. 4. In Shanghai some people were taking a walk with their families or friends. And in Ningbo some young people were holding a party in a park, singing and dancing. 5.
Earth Hour has a variety of activities, but the final goal is the same, that is focusing on (聚焦) climate change and protecting the environment for individuals.
A. The people from the three cities felt very relaxed. B. In 2007 more than 2.2 million homes and businesses turned off their lights. C. And without lights, they could also enjoy themselves. D. Some people in Beijing were having a nice talk with their friends. E. Earth Hour came to China on that day, too. F. We all believe that this activity can change the situation at present. G. Because of source, we must take measures. |
