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we are middle-aged, scientists from England and America say. They have studied the information on the
mental (心理的) health of two million people from 80 countries.
In England, the probability of low spirits for men and women reaches the highest point at around 44 years
of age. In America, though, there is a big difference between men and women. Among women, unhappiness
reaches the highest point at around the age of 40, but among men, it is about 50.
But the U-shape of happiness is unchanging around the world, and the mid-life sadness happens regardless
of marital status (婚姻状况), changes in jobs or pay. It happens to men and women, to single and married
people, to rich and poor, and to those with and without children.
One possibility may be that people realize many of their dreams won't come true at middle age. The
researchers said another reason could be that seeing their middle- aged friends die one by one, people begin to
value their own remaining years and their Iove of the nature and long for peaceful and free life once more.
But the good news is that if people make it to aged 70 and are still physically fit, they are on average (平均)
as happy as a 20-year-old person. For the average people in the modem world, the fall in mental health and
happiness doesn't come on suddenly in a single year. Only in their fifties do people get out of this low period.
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2. Where are the scientists in the passage from?
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3. When does the unhappiness reach the highest point among men in America, at the age of 40 or about 50?
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4. What is the good news for a 70-year-old healthy man?
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5. How will a teenager feel in his future life according to the passage?
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| 1. vocabulary(复数) 2. learn(名词) 3. different(副词) 4. frustrate(形容词) 5. quick(副词) 6. fair(反义词) 7. solve(名词) 8. important(反义词) 9. agreement(反义词) 10. pronounce(名词) |
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sleep!"
These are people who have taken part in one of the recent experiments to test learn-while-you-sleep
methods, which are now being tried in several countries, and with several subjects, of which English is only
one.
Specialists say that this sleep-study method speeds language learning greatly. They say that the average
(平均) person can learn two or three times as much during sleep as in the same period during the day — and
this does not affect his rest in any way. A word of warning, however, sleep-teaching will only force your head
to learn what you have studied already while you are awake.
In one experiment, ten lessons were broadcast over the radio continually for two weeks. Each lesson
lasted twelve hours — from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. . The first three hours of English grammar and vocabulary were
given with the student awake. At 11 p.m. a sleep song was broadcast to send the student to sleep and for the
next three hours the radio whispered the lesson again into his sleeping ears. At 2 a.m. a sharp noise was sent
over the radio to wake the sleeping student up for a few minutes to review the lesson. Then soft songs went
him back to rest again while the radio went on. At 5 o'clock his sleep ended and he had to go through the lesson
again for three hours before breakfast.
B. is more acceptable
C. is more tiring
D. is harder
B. learns how to sleep better
C. is made to review his lessons in sleep
D. can listen to broadcast while in bed
B. after soft songs were broadcast
C. while the student was awake
D. all through the twelve hours
B. be wakened by a loud noise
C. listen to the lesson again in sleep
D. review the lesson by himself
British English and American English
A student is studying British English. He wonders: Can I have a talk with Americans? Can they catch me? Learners of English often ask--what are the differences between British English and American English? How important are these differences?
Certainly, there are some differences between British English and American English. There are a few differences in grammar（语法）. For example, speakers of British English say “in hospital” and “Have you a pen?” Americans “in the hospital” and “Do you have a pen?” Pronunciation (发音) is sometimes different. Americans usually sound the “r” in words like “car”and “farm”. Some speakers of British English do not sound the “r” in these words. There are differences between British English and American English in spelling and vocabulary. For example, “colour”and “honour” are British English spellings. “Color” and “honor” are American English spellings.
These differences are in grammar, pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary. However, they are not important. For the most part, British English and American English are the same language.
1.In American English, we can say, “ ? ”
A．Have you a new book
B．Do you have a new book
C．Are you have a new book
D．Can you to have a new book
2.Between British English and American English, sometimes pronunciation is .
A．poor B．different C．high D．short
3.In American English, the word “favourite”can be spelt .
A．favoruite B．favurite C．favorite D．favrite
4.Englishmen say “in hospital”, while Americans say .
A．at the hospital B．in the hospital
C．by hospital D．to hospital
5.The main idea of the passage is that .
A．there are no differences between British English and American English
B．British English and American English are two different languages
C．speakers of British English and American English speak the same language
D．we shouldn't speak English
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What is a spelling bee? 1 , but it is so popular in the Unite States. It is a game for children to spell English words.
The National Spelling Bee is the largest education contest(比赛) . It first began in 1925 in Washington.D. C. 2 . It is open to students in eighth grade or lower and not reaching their 15th birthday.
The contest is quite simple. When it's your turn, the teacher says a word and you have to spell it. 3 , you stay in the game. If you spell it wrong, you're out. What's not so easy are the words the teachers ask you to spell.
Usually, children need to spend a lot of time learning vocabulary. They must remember thousands of English words and spell every word correctly in the contest. Only winners in regional (地区的) contest can enter the national contest. It’s many children’s dream to win the regional contest and go to Washington, D. C. The final winners will be called the Spelling Bee. 4 . Do you also think they are great?
A. If you spell it right
B. Not too many Chinese students know it
C. It is held in late May or early June of each year
D. The children like the sports a lot
E. It means they have worked hard
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