Fear may be felt in the heart as well as in the head, according to a study that has found a link between the cycles of a beating heart and the chance of someone feeling fear.

?? Tests on healthy volunteers found that they were more likely to feel a sense of fear at the moment when their hearts are contracting(收缩) and pumping（向---送出） blood around their bodies, compared with the point when the heartbeat is relaxed. Scientists say the results suggest that the heart is able to influence how the brain responds to a fearful event, depending on which point it is at in its regular cycle of contraction and relaxation.

??? Sarah Garfinkel at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School said: "Our study shows for the first time that the way in which we deal with fear is different depending on when we see fearful pictures in relation to our heart."

??? The study tested 20 healthy volunteers on their reactions to fear as they were shown pictures of fearful faces. Dr Garfinkel said, "The study showed that fearful faces are better noticed when the heart is pumping than when it is relaxed. So our hearts can also affect what we see and what we don't see - and guide whether we see fear."

?? To further understand this relationship, the scientists also used a brain scanner(扫描仪) to show how the brain influences the way the heart changes a person's feeling of fear. "We have found an important mechanism by which the heart and brain ‘speak’ to each other to change our feelings and reduce fear," Dr Garfinkel said.

?? "We hope that by increasing our understanding about how fear is dealt with and ways that it could be reduced, we may be able to develop more successful treatments for anxiety disorders, and also for those for those who may be suffering from serious stress disorder."

1.What is the finding of the study?

A. fear has something to do with one's health.

B. fear is a result of one's relaxed heartbeat.

C. One's heart affects how he feels fear.

D. One’s fast heartbeats are likely to cause fear.

2.When are people more likely to feel a sense of fear ?

A. When the heartbeat is relaxed.

B. When their hearts are contracting.

C. When people are tired.

D. When people are happy.

3.The study was carried out by analyzing （分析）_______.

A. the time volunteers saw fearful pictures and their health conditions

B. volunteers' heartbeats when they saw terrible pictures

C. volunteers' reactions to horrible pictures and data form their brain scans

D. different pictures shown to volunteers and their heart-brain communication

4.Which of the following is closest in meaning to "mechanism" in Paragraph 6?

A. Order.           B. Machine.          C. Treatment.          D. System.

5.This study may be useful to _______.

A. treating anxiety and stress better

B. explaining the cycle of fear and anxiety

C. finding the sky to the heart-brain communication

D. understanding different fears in our hearts and heads

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Which university would you like to go to in the future? It’s not too early to think about it right now.

Students at Hilltop School had a University Week at the end of last month. 1.?? For instance, they designed a flag for a virtual(虚拟的) “University of Hilltop”.

?? 2.??? He said he started the program to help students form their aims. “University may not be for everyone, but we want the program to help students form their aims.” He said.

? 3.???? Eric ,a student in Grade 8,said“University Week made me realize that university is only four years away. I should do research about where I want to go.” Paul, another student in Grade 8 said that he realized there were so many universities for him to choose.? 4.???

The school also invited people to give career talks. The first talk was given by Captain Brown, a policeman. He talked about how to choose a career way. ? 5.??

“The program opened up the students’ eyes.” said Mr Miller.

A. According to the students, the program worked well.

B. Eric thinks it’s too early to think about which university to go to in the future now .

C. During this week ,they took part in all kind of activities.

D. Mr Miller is the teacher who started the program.

E. After the research, he said he wanted to choose the University of California.

F. He also talked about the importance of math, reading and writing in his career as a policeman.

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Your feet are an important part of you. Without them, you couldn’t stand up, walk around or run a race. In fact, your feet work so? 1.???? for you that sometimes they get sweaty(出汗的)-and smelly.

Germs are the reason. They live on your feet and love dark, wet ?? 2.??? ? like the insides of the sweaty shoes. They eat ??? 3.?? skin cells and oils from your feet, and get rid of waste . So what can you do? It’s ?? 4.??? to stop the smell completely, but if you cut down on sweat, you will cut down on the bad smell. Here are some things to try.

?? 1.Bathe your feet every day. Dipping(浸泡) your feet into a tub of water is better than just? 5.??? the shower water run past them.

2.Wear cotton socks ,because they take in sweat better. Put on a fresh pair? ?? 6.??? they get? wet.

3.Never wear shoes made of plastic. Plastic and other artificial(人造的)materials don’t let your feet breathe. Don’t wear the same shoes every day, because ?? 7.?? will allow germs to build up.???????????? Let your shoes dry out for a few days before ?? 8.?? them again. Putting ?? 9.?? ? out in the sun may also help kill the germs.

???? Remember : As long as you keep your feet ?? 10.?? and dry, those germs will have to find lunch somewhere else.

根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，在答题纸上按题号写出各单词的完全形式（每空限填一词）。

1.I was sleeping at that time. I don’t know what was h________.

2.After finishing the article, you’d better check your spelling and g________.

3.We grew up in the countryside ,which is full of the beauties of n________.

4.She was in her early t________ when I met her.

5.The show is quite d________ from most exhibitions of modern art.

6.Stephen jumped and c_______ the ball in one hand.

7.The movie is too long ,it does have a few good features ,t________.

8.My roommate John has a cold and he kept c________ last night. I could hardly fall asleep.

9.The food in the café is usually q________ good.

10.The t________ of the water is just right for swimming.

在学习生活中，初中学生具有一些共同的优点和不足之处，请根据自己的观察和了解，结合以下要点，适当补充或举例说明，写一篇发言稿，谈谈如何做一名合格的中学生。注意：1.文中不能出现自己的真实校名和姓名。2.语言通顺，意思连贯，书写规范。3.80字左右，开头部分不计入字总数。要点包括以下内容：

1.Advantages: kind and helpful, energetic, ---

2.Disadvantages: impolite, careless ---

3.Your advice on being a good student (at least two pieces of advice)

? Hello, everyone,

???? Today, I’m going to talk about how to be a good student. As middle school students, we own lots of good qualities. We are usually kind

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English is___ useful language because people in many countries are using it.

A. a????????????? ????????????? ???????? B. an????????????? ????????????? ???? C. the????????????? ????????????? ??? D. /

We should go to school at 8:00 o'clock _________school mornings．

A．on? ????????????? ????????????? ???? B．in??? ????????????? ????????????? C．at??? ????????????? ????????????? D．of

I think _______ should be allowed to choose their own clothes.

A. ten-year-old????????????? B. ten-year-olds????????????? ? C. ten-years-olds????????????? D. ten-years-old?????????????

Sometimes we can hardly understand foreigners because they speak too _______.

A. slowly????????? B. clearly????? C. quickly???? D. easily

I really ________ Tina, we haven’t seen each other for about three years.

A. miss?????????? B. feel???????? C. join??????? D. choose