In a research carried out in the UK, it was f...

In a research carried out in the UK, it was found that only one out of every five employees were happy to work. Surprisingly, it wasn’t the pay or the love for the work that made people happy. Instead, friendly, supportive colleagues and a sense of achievement have been found to be the primary causes of happiness at work. 1. Here are some suggestions.

Happiness is a state of mind, so staying happy at work is completely based on a positive attitude towards your job. 2.

Challenge yourself and take charge of your own growth in your career. Boredom is one of the primary factors that cause people to change jobs. 3.

Having co-workers you like and enjoy working with is a feature of happiness in the workplace. Talk to people, get to know them and try to get along well with them in the workplace, Meeting new people and getting fresh views can help you to keep yourself interested in your work.

Complete your tasks, 4. This gives you a sense of achievement and encourages you to work towards your goals in future.

Sitting and staring at your screen all day long isn’t going to help you. Instead, take breaks and go outside for some time. For example, 5. Eat your lunch outside or work for a few minutes during that hour, which helps you stay happy at work.

A.Smiling everyday is easy to do.

B.go out for a few minutes to feel the breeze.

C.So how do you develop a sense of joy on the job?

D.no matter how disagreeable or tough they might be.

E.Convince ourselves that tomorrow will be better than today.

F.Focus on the bright side of the work rather than keep talking about what makes you unhappy.

G.Find new challenges and it’s a great feeling to take control over what you do and see a task through.

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New research has found that grey seals can simulate(模仿）human speech and songs. The study carried out by Dr Amanda Stansbury and Professor Vincent Janik,at the University of St Andrews,found that grey seals use the same sound production system as humans due to having similar vocal tracts(声道）。

Three young grey seals-Zola,Gandalf and Janice-were monitored from birth by Stansbury and Janik to determine their natural talents.Once this process was complete, the researchers began teaching the seals to simulate common seal sounds or noises a seal might normally hear from a herd mate in the wild.Fish was used to encourage the seals to come out of the water and sing a series of notes.Stansbury would record the seals'own sounds and play them back.The seals quickly learnt that if they sang back the same notes, they would be rewarded with fish.

Once the seals were familiar with this process and could easily copy these basic sounds,Stansbury and Janik used higher and longer tones and unfamiliar vowels from human speech.The seals were then rewarded for matching these new sounds.Stansbury even used some combinations to simulate songs that no seal would be expected to produce under natural circumstances.Zola had a gift for copying up to ten notes of songs such as Twinkle,Twinkle,Little Star and the theme song of Star Wars.Gandalf and Janice were better at accurately reproducing combinations of human vowel sounds.

Stansbury said,"I was amazed how well the seals copied the model sounds we played to them.Copies were not perfect,but given that these are not typical seal sounds,it is pretty impressive.Our study really shows how flexible seal voices are."

After one year of working with the researchers,the seal pups were released back into the wild."This study gives us a better understanding of the development of vocal learning,a skill that is important for human language development."Janik believes this knowledge can help to develop new methods to study speech problems.

1.What is the first paragraph mainly about?

A.Grey seals 'learning environments.

B.A research finding on grey seals.

C.Humans 'sound production system.

D.A comparison of humans and grey seals.

2.In the study,fish would be given when the seals

A.made funny noisesre B.came out of the water

C.repeated the same notes D.copied typical fish sounds

3.What can we find about Zola based on the research?

A.It can copy some musical sounds played to her.

B.It is good at copying human vowel sounds.

C.It is smarter than Gandalf and Janice.

D.It likes singing children's songs.

4.What does Janik think of the research result?

A.It shows the living environments of grey seals.

B.It leads to a better understanding of human vocal system.

C.It raises an awareness of the need to protect grey seals.

D.It brings inspirations for research on speech problems.

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It was announced that only when the examination papers were handed in ________to go out of the classroom．

A．the students would be permitted           B．had the students been permitted

C．would the students be permitted              D．the students had been permitted

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I was out for my usual morning run and found myself in the late-summer heat, thirsty. If only I had taken a______bottle. After I stopped under a bridge to shelter myself from the sun for a moment of______, I saw two young,______men standing next to their sleeping bags. One smiled and gently______his hand as if he were about to say hello,　 but he didn’t say a word. He wasn’t asking for______. I smiled and raised my hand, too.

As I started back on my______, I thought about how much we all______to connect with other people. At that moment, this homeless man seemed to want to connect with someone else______he wanted food or money.

We have all had______of feeling separate and lonely. I once felt lonely being in a relationship that______an emotional connection. Feeling separated doesn’t have anything to do with being alone,______is about the human desire to feel______by being seen and valued by another person.

We all______from connection. That homeless man affected my day. After meeting him, I felt more grateful and it made me______all that I have. He made me feel concerned for him. I had the choice to move toward______or connection. Separation is looking at the homeless person and focusing on how______he looks. Connection is understanding that he influenced my day by______to me. I can______times in my life when, like him, I was in a situation I had never expected. There have been times when I felt down, and times when I needed someone to______what he was doing and say hello to me.

Pay attention today and notice whether you tend to move toward separation or toward connection. If your tendency is to spend time alone,______saying “yes” to invitations. Practice moving toward rather than away from people.

1.A. wine　　 B. water　　 C. glass　　 D. metal

2.A. peace　　 B. joy　　 C. shade　　 D. breath

3.A. handsome　　 B. homeless　　 C. disabled　　 D. tall

4.A. took　　 B. dropped　　 C. crossed　　 D. raised

5.A. anything　　 B. nothing　　 C. everything　　 D. all

6.A. wandering　　 B. walking　　 C. running　　 D. hiking

7.A. need　　 B. have　　 C. try　　 D. seek

8.A. other than　　 B. less than　　 C. rather than　　 D. better than

9.A. expectations　　 B. purposes　　 C. experiences　　 D. worries

10.A. lacked　　 B. contained　　 C. enjoyed　　 D. valued

11.A. or　　 B. and　　 C. so　　 D. but

12.A. amazed　　 B. connected　　 C. amused　　 D. entertained

13.A. benefit　　 B. recover　　 C. suffer　　 D. come

14.A. lose　　 B. question　　 C. recognize　　 D. appreciate

15.A. ignorance　　 B. separation　　 C. depression　　 D. desperation

16.A. kind　　 B. neat　　 C. unhappy　　 D. unclean

17.A. reaching out　　 B. giving in　　 C. turning　　 D. replying

18.A. forget about　　 B. keep up with　　 C. reflect on　　 D. return to

19.A. continue　　 B. accomplish　　 C. handle　　 D. stop

20.A. keep　　 B. practice　　 C. deny　　 D. imagine

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—Where was the experiment carried out?

—It was in the lab built in the 30s_______Mr. Smith worked as an assistant professor

A.that B.which C.where D.when

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A research was carried out by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. It comes after a Chinese scientist claimed in November to have created the world’s first gene-edited human babies. More than 1,000 people were questioned in the study. The researchers said Americans value the medical promise of technology that could change the genetic qualities human parents pass on to their children. But they worry whether it will be used in a moral way.

Gene editing takes out a part of DNA to remove, replace or repair a gene. Changes to adult cells only affect the person being treated. But editing genes in eggs, sperm or embryos (胚胎) can change the resulting child in ways that can be passed to future generations. Because of its important effects, international science guidelines say gene-editing should not yet be tested in human pregnancies. Scientists say more laboratory research is needed to prove whether or not it is safe.

The AP-NORC study suggests that 71 percent of Americans approve of using gene editing to prevent deadly diseases, such as cystic fibrosis and Huntington’s disease. The study found that 65 percent of Americans would approve of using gene editing to prevent conditions such as blindness. There also was support for using the technology to reduce the risk of diseases that might develop later in life, such as cancer.

However, 66 percent of Americans oppose using gene editing to change qualities such as intelligence or athletic ability. They also oppose changing physical qualities such as eye color or height, the study found.

Dr. Robert Klitzman studies biological research rules. He noted that, if fertility clinics start to edit the genes of embryos, there will be hard choices to make about what conditions can be changed.

What if scientists could identify genes involved with depression or autism or high body weight? Would they be acceptable to edit? “It’s one thing to look at the extremes of fatal diseases versus cosmetic things, but in the middle are going to be these very different issues,” Klitzman said.

1.What can be learned about editing genes in embryos?

A.It can only affect the embryos being treated.

B.It will be completely safe to the embryos.

C.The effect can be passed to future generations.

D.It can be done without any laboratory research.

2.What did Klitzman worry about?

A.It’s difficult to decide what to change when editing genes.

B.It’ s hard for scientist to identify genes.

C.Gene editing will be used to prevent fatal diseases.

D.Gene editing is not supported by the government.

3.What can we conclude about the result of the research?

A.71% of Americans agree to use gene editing to prevent blindness.

B.Gene editing is a promising technology that should be widely used.

C.Americans approve of gene editing only for health purposes.

D.Most Americans are indifferent to the new technology.

4.What does the underlined word “autism” in the last paragraph refer to?

A.A kind of disease. B.An unhealthy baby.

C.A disabled person. D.A mood of happiness.

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Recently a research was carried out in London，Birmingham and Leeds among teachers from different schools about student behavior management.

The majority of teachers said that behavior management is the biggest challenge they face in teaching.They are against the idea of a “one size fits all” approach to behavior management and believe that how they deal with behavior depends on their analysis of what is driving the behavior.Many teachers make the analysis in three steps.First，observe what the student is doing；then look into what drives the behavior and finally identify what is the real problem to deal with，e.g.attention seeking or being unable to follow the lessons etc..However，many teachers felt it sometimes difficult as schools did not always effectively communicate the necessary information about the students for them to do it.

The behaviors are generally divided into low，mid and high level.Teachers felt low and high level behavior was easy to analyze and deal with because low level behavior was seen as the least serious of a problem；and there is clear structure in place for dealing with high level behavior. However，there is no clear structure and effective ways to address mid­level behavior，which may cause a sense of failure in some teachers.

Teachers also felt that the laws to protect pupils have resulted in a sense of teachers having fewer rights to manage behavior.In case they deal with or be seen to deal with behavior wrongly or improperly，the results could be very serious：damage the child or teacher，especially their career.

1.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Ways to deal with student behavior problems.

B．Importance to manage student behavior.

C．Three levels of student behavior.

D．Teachers’ difficulties in managing student behavior.

2.Why is it sometimes difficult to analyze student behavior?

A．Most of the students refuse to talk to teachers about it.

B．Some student behaviors are not easy to notice.

C．Teachers do not have enough information about the students.

D．Teachers tend to deal with different problems in the same way.

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Most teachers believe behavior management is their biggest challenge.

B．Teachers feel high level behavior is the most difficult to deal with.

C．There is no clear structure in place to deal with mid­level behavior.

D．Some students behave badly only to attract others’ attention.

4.What can be inferred from the passage?

A．A teacher risks losing the job if he/she manages student behavior improperly.

B．Teachers in England are not willing to manage student behaviors.

C．English laws forbid teachers punishing their students for their behaviors.

D．The laws to protect children in England are going to be changed.

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The education reform is being carried out in China. It’s certain that a completely new situation will _________ when the new examination system comes into existence.

A. advocate　　　　 B. promote　　　　　 C. arouse　　　　 D. arise

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The research carried out by the University of Bari in Italy could help prove hospitals who are accused of wasting money on art and decoration as it suggests a pleasant environment helps patients ease discomfort and pain.

A team headed by Professor Marina de Tommaso at the Neurophysiopathology Pain Unit asked a group of men and women to pick the 20 paintings they considered most ugly and most beautiful from a selection of 300 works by artists such as Leonardo da Vinci and Sandro Botticelli. They were then asked to look at either the beautiful paintings, or the ugly painting, or a blank panel while the team zapped(照射) a short laser pulse at their hand, creating a sensation as if they had been stuck by a pin. The subjects rated the pain as being a third less intense while they were viewing the beautiful paintings, compared with when looking at the ugly paintings or the blank panel. Electrodes measuring the brain's electrical activity also confirmed a reduced response to the pain when the subject looked at beautiful paintings.

While distractions, such as music, are known to reduce pain in hospital patients, Prof de Tommaso says this is the first result to show that beauty plays a part.

The findings, reported in New Scientist, also go a long way to show that beautiful surroundings could aid the healing process.

"Hospitals have been designed to be functional, but we think that their artistic aspects should be taken into account too," said the neurologist. "Beauty obviously offers a distraction that ugly paintings do not. But at least there is no suggestion that ugly surroundings make the pain worse. " "I think these results show that more research is needed into the field how a beautiful environment can alleviate suffering."

Pictures they liked included Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh and Botticelli’s Birth of Venus. Pictures they found ugly included works by Pablo Picasso, the Italian 20th century artist Anonio Bueno and Columbian Fernando Botero. "These people were not art experts so some of the pictures they found ugly would be considered masterpieces by the art world," said Prof de Tommaso.

1.The underlined word “alleviate” in the fifth paragraph probably means “_________”.

A. cure                B. ease                         C. improve              D. kill

2.How many artists have been mentioned in the passage?

A. 4.                     B. 5.                              C. 6.                                       D. 7.

3.Which of the following is TURE about the view of Prof de Tommaso’s?

A. Beautiful surroundings could help to heal sufferings completely .

B. Hospitals must take their artistic aspects into consideration first.

C. Ugly surroundings will surely make the pain worse.

D. Both music and beauty can reduce pain in hospital patients.

4.Which of the following is the suitable title for the passage?

A. Beautiful surroundings can ease pain.

B. Ugly paintings could be masterpieces.

C. More research should be done in the field.

D. Latest environmental research.

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The research carried out by the University of Bari in Italy could help clarify hospitals who are charged with wasting money on art and decoration as it suggests a pleasant environment helps patients overcome discomfort and pain.

A team headed by Professor Marina de Tommaso at the Neurophysiopathology Pain Unit asked a group of men and women to pick the 20 paintings they considered most ugly and most beautiful from a selection of 300 works by artists such as Lenoardo da Vinci and Sandro Botticelli. They were then asked to watch either the beautiful paintings, or the ugly paintings, or a blank panel while the team struck a short laser pulse at their hand, creating a sensation as if they had been hurt by a pin. The subjects rated the pain as being a third less intense while they were viewing the beautiful paintings, compared with when considering the ugly paintings or the blank panel.

Electrodes (电极) measuring the brain’s electrical activity also confirmed a reduced response to the pain when the subject looked at beautiful paintings. While distractions(娱乐), such as music, are known to reduce pain in hospital, Prof de Tommaso says this is the first result to show that beauty plays a part. The findings, reported in New Scientist, also go a long way to show that beautiful surroundings could aid the healing process.

“Hospitals have been designed to be functional, but we think that their aesthetic(审美能力) aspects should be taken into account too,” said the neurologist. “Beauty obviously offers a distraction that ugly paintings do not. But at least there is no suggestion that ugly surroundings make the pain worse. I think these results show that more research is needed into how a beautiful environment can reduce suffering.”

Pictures they liked included Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh and Botticellis’ Birth of Venus. Pictures they found ugly included works by Pablo Picasso, the Italian 20th century artist Anonino Bueno and Columbian Fernando Botero. “these people were not art experts so some of the pictures they found ugly would be considered masterpieces by the art world,” said Prof de Tommaso.

1.According to the first paragraph, people didn’t approve_______________.

A. hospitals spend money on medical equipment

B. hospitals decorate their rooms with works of art

C. hospitals make their environment pleasant to patients

D. hospitals treat patients with works of art

2.How did the researchers make the research?

A. By asking the subjects to listen to music.

B. By requiring the subjects to draw paintings.

C. By ordering the subjects to choose which picture is beautiful and ugly.

D. By aching the subjects’ hands while they are watching paintings.

3.According to the research, when designing a hospital, we should consider its____________.

A. convenient facilities

B. functional operating room

C. pleasing environment

D. bright waiting room

4.The best title for the passage may be__________.

A. Patients Don’t Like Pictures

B. Arts Can Be Used As a Medicine

C. Ugly Patients Feel Less Pain

D. Beautiful Art Can Ease Pain

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