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Reading makes you a smarter, better leader. But if you’ve been following the latest science, you’ll also know that studies have shown regularly picking up a book might increase your empathy (共鸣) and protect you from feeling lonely, hopeless or suffering from dementia (痴 呆) in later life. But obviously, that’s not the end of the list. New research has discovered yet another benefit of being a reader who focuses one’s mind on reading.
After following those surveyed based on more than 3,500 adults over age 50 for 12 years, the team from Yale University behind the research found that those who read books for 3.5 hours a week were 23 percent less likely to die. Reading for less than 3.5 hours a week lowered participants’ (参加者) risk of death by 17 percent. Put another way, picking up an interesting book could earn you about an extra two years.
It’s worth noticing that the researchers were looking exactly at time spent in reading books, rather than newspapers, magazines, or online media, and that this difference is important for the observed advantages of reading. “We found that reading books provided a greater advantage than reading newspapers or magazines,” said Avni Bavishi of the Yale School of Public Health. “This effect is likely because books attract the readers’ mind more — providing more cognitive (认知的) advantages, and therefore increasing the lifespan (寿命). In short, deep slow reading rather than reading quickly and carelessly is best.”
So how long should you be reading for, and what sort of titles should you pick up? While more reading seems to be better, the researchers suggest that anything more than
30 minutes a day will be likely to do good to you. As for what exactly to read, the researchers can’t yet offer much advice beyond making time for actual books, though they pointed out this was a promising way to future research.
1.What’s the purpose of the author’s writing the first paragraph?
A. To tell the importance of modern science.
B. To explain the reasons for forming good habits.
C. To show the benefits of reading.
D. To list some painful sufferings.
2.What is the finding of the research of Yale University?
A. Reading can build one’s confidence.
B. Reading might make one feel safe.
C. Reading should be done regularly.
D. Reading could help one live longer.
3.Why is it better to read books instead of newspapers or magazines?
A. It improves the readers’ abilities to know about things.
B. It helps the readers to get more interested in the stories.
C. It makes the readers think of their own past experiences.
D. It offers the readers different practical skills of reading.
4.What will the future research focus on?
A. Reading methods. B. Reading materials.
C. Reading abilities. D. Reading purposes.
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If you want to make progress, you’d better be strict _____ yourself ______your studies.
A. with; in B. with; about C. in; with D. about; in
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If music makes you smarter and exercise helps you to think, surely exercising to music can turn you into an intelligent person.
A team of scientists from Ohio State University did experiments on 33 volunteers who were getting better from heart disease following operation. They found that people who exercised while listening to Italian musician Antonio Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” did much better on language ability tests than without music.
“Facts suggest that exercise improves the learning ability of people with heart disease,” said the psychologist Charles Emery, who led the study. “And listening to music is thought to enhance understanding. We just wanted to put the two results together,” he added.
The volunteers said they felt better emotionally and physically after working out with or without the music. But their improvement on the test doubled after listening to music during exercise. Scientists have proved that music can be good for health, education and well-being. It helps reduce stress, sadness and nervousness; encourages relaxation or sleep; wakes up the body and improves memory and thoughts.
In medical fields, music is used widely for patients who have had head hurts before and after operation. “The Four Seasons” was used because of its moderate tempo（舒缓的节拍）and positive results in earlier research. “Exercise seems to cause positive changes in the nervous system(神经系统) and these changes may have a direct result on learning ability,” Emery said.
Scientists have been studying the results of music on understanding since the early 1950s. By 2000, psychologists were using Mozart’s music, especially his violin pieces, to help children with speech disorders. Mozart was chosen because his music is not overexciting and has clear structures. A study showed students who listened to Mozart went on to score higher marks in an intelligence test. With important exams drawing near, your parents will not probably allow you to listen to music. But perhaps now you have good reasons to argue with them.
1.The underlined word enhance can be replaced by ______.
A．impress B．improve C．provide D．produce
2.The text mainly tells us that _____.
A．music and exercise lead to relaxation or sleep
B．33 volunteers work on music in medical fields
C．exercising to music makes people healthy and bright
D．scientists give suggestions on choosing music to exercise to
3.It can be learned from the last paragraph that ______.
A．you are supposed to follow your parents’ words
B．students should not listen to music before exams
C．you have some good reasons to exercise to music
D．music might help you to get higher grades in tests
4.Which of the following statements is true?
A．Exercise seems to cause negative changes without music.
B．Exercise reminds people with head hurts of what they’ve learned.
C．Scientists often use Mozart’s music, for it is not too exciting.
D．“The Four Seasons” is used to help children with speech disorders.
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If you want to become a better reader, what should you know about the speed of reading? Some people read very quickly, while others read very slowly. But which one is better?
The quick reader may be a good reader when he reads a storybook for fun. But he may not be able to slow down enough to read directions (说明书) carefully. He may read so quickly that he does not take time to understand fully the ideas and information which are important to remember.
The slow reader may be a good reader when he reads directions for making something. But he may spend too much time in reading a simple story which is meant to be enjoyed but is not important enough to be remembered.
So, you see, either a quick reader or a slow reader is not really a good one. If you wish to become a better reader, here are four important things to remember about the speed of reading.
First, knowing why you are reading will often help you to know whether to read quickly or slowly.
Second, some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples are directions for making or doing, something, science and history books, and math problems. You must read such things slowly or remember each important step and understand each important idea.
Third, some things should be read quickly throughout. Examples are simple stories for enjoyment, letters from friends and bits of news from hometown papers.
Finally, in some of your reading, you must change your speed from fast to slow and slow to fast, as you go along. You will need to read certain pages quickly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas.
1.What should be read quickly according to the passage?
A.Science and history books.
B.Math problems.
C.Storybooks, newspapers, personal letters, etc.
D.Directions for making something.
2.What is the important thing you should keep in mind about speed of reading?
A.To read as fast as you can.
B.To keep your reading at a certain speed.
C.To read as slowly as possible.
D.To fit your reading speed to your needs.
3.This passage is most probably from a ________.
A.textbook B.story-book
C.dictionary D.novel
4.Which title best gives the main idea of the passage?
A.What Books to Choose? B.How to Be a Rapid Reader?
C.Why Reading is Important? D.How to Read?
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If you wish to become a better reader, here are four important things to remember about reading rate:
● Knowing why you are reading or what you are reading to find out will often help you to know whether to read rapidly or slowly.
● Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples are directions for making or doing something, arithmetic problems, science and history books, which are full of important information. You must read such things slowly to remember each important step and understand each important ideas.
● Some things should be read rapidly throughout. Examples are simple stories meant for enjoyment, news letters from friends, pieces of news from local, or home-town, papers, telling what is happening to friends and neighbors.
● In some of your reading, you must change your speed from fast to slow and slow to fast, as you go along. You will need to read certain pages rapidly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas which must be remembered.
1.The underlined word "rate" in the first sentence means _______.
A. fast B. slow C. speed D. skill
2. Which should be read slowly according to the passage?
A. Stories for enjoyment
B. Arithmetic problems
C. Letters from friends
D. News from hometown newspapers
3. How fast should we read?
A. The faster, the better.
B. The more slowly, the better.
C. Neither too fast nor too slow.
D. It depends on what we are reading.
4.According to the passage which of the following is NOT true?
A. Read slowly when you are reading something important to you.
B. Read fast when you are reading something unimportant to you.
C. Read the materials that you are interested in slowly.
D. Read the materials that you are interested in fast.
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If you wish to become a better reader, here are four important things to remember about reading rate:
● Knowing why you are reading or what you are reading to find out will often help you to know whether to read rapidly or slowly.
● Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples are directions for making or doing something, arithmetic（算术） problems, science and history books, which are full of important information. You must read such things slowly to remember each important step and understand each important ideas.
● Some things should be read rapidly throughout. Examples are simple stories meant for enjoyment, news letters from friends, pieces of news from local, or home-town, papers, telling what is happening to friends and neighbors.
● In some of your reading, you must change your speed from fast to slow and slow to fast, as you go along. You will need to read certain pages rapidly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas which must be remembered.
1. The underlined word "rate" in the first sentence means _______.
A. fast B. slow C. speed D. skill
2.Which should be read slowly according to the passage?
A. Stories for enjoyment
B. Arithmetic problems
C. Letters from friends
D. News from hometown newspapers
3.How fast should we read?
A. The faster, the better.
B. The more slowly, the better.
C. Neither too fast nor too slow.
D. It depends on what we are reading.
4.According to the passage which of the following is NOT true?
A. Read slowly when you are reading something important to you.
B. Read fast when you are reading something unimportant to you.
C. Read the materials that you are interested in slowly.
D. Read the materials that you are interested in fast.
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These inventions are making the world a better, smarter, and in some cases, a little more fun.
Easy-On ShoesThis year, Nike came out with their solution: the Flyease. The basketball shoe can be tied with only one hand. The idea for it came from ＂opening and closing a door,＂ says Tobie Hatfield, the shoe’s inventor. A pair of Nike Flyease shoes sells for $130.
Bionic Ears (仿生耳)If you’re tired of loud noise, you have two choices: cover your ears or leave. But what if you could turn off or lower the sound, just as you would on a TV? That’s the promise of the Here Active Listening system. The Bionic Ears are connected with a smartphone app. Users can pick which sounds they don’t want. They are priced at $249.
A Virtual Pencil and PaperIn the 450 years or so since its invention, the pencil has become so common; it’s easy to forget how great a technology it is. It writes darker when you press harder. Its marks can be erased. It’s difficult to copy the way it works. That’s what makes Apple’s latest effort so different. The Apple Pencil allows users to draw, paint, or write on a screen, just as they would on a sheet of paper. The Apple Pencil goes for $99.
The ArtiphonHaving a hard time choosing an instrument (乐器)? You might want to try the Artiphon. It can imitate (模仿) dozens of instruments—not just how they sound but also how they’re played. It can be like a guitar. It can be like a piano. The Artiphon is priced at $399.
1.Matthew, a student with a disability of one arm, most probably chooses .
A. Easy-On Shoes B. Bionic Ears
C. A Virtual Pencil and Paper D. Be Creative
2.How much will you most probably pay if you are a music fan who is tired of loud noise?
A. $ 229. B. $ 339. C. $ 498. D. $ 648.
3.What is the author’s purpose of writing this passage?
A. To introduce some problem-solving apps.
B. To call on more students to love inventing.
C. To share ways of making inventions.
D. To introduce some coolest inventions.
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If you ______ it to the airport on time, you had better set off immediately.
A.make B.will make C.are to make D.are making
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Why People Dislike Really Smart Leaders
Intelligence makes for better leaders—from undergraduates to managers to presidents—according to multiple studies. It certainly makes sense that handling a market shift or anything alike require intelligence. But new research on leadership suggests that, at a certain point, having a higher IQ stops helping and starts hurting.
Although previous research has shown that groups with smarter leaders perform better by objective measures, some studies have suggested that followers might subjectively view leaders with extremely high intellect as less effective. Decades ago, Dean Simonton, a psychologist from the University of California, Davis, proposed that brilliant leaders' words may simply go over people's heads, their solutions could be more complicated to carry out and followers might find it harder to relate to them. Now Simonton and two colleagues have finally tested that idea, publishing their results in the July 2017 issue of the Journal of Applied Psychology.
The researchers looked at 379 male and female business leaders in 30 countries across fields including banking, retail and technology. The managers took IQ tests and each was rated (定级) on leadership style and effectiveness by an average of eight co-workers. IQ positively correlated(和…正相关) with ratings of leader effectiveness, strategy formation, vision and several other characteristics—up to a point. The ratings peaked at an IQ of around 120, which is higher than roughly 80 percent of office workers. Beyond that, the ratings declined. The researchers suggest the "ideal" IQ could be higher or lower in various fields, to 140 or 100, depending on whether technical or social skills are more valued in a given work culture.
"It's an interesting and thoughtful paper," says Paul Sackett, a management professor at University of Minnesota, who was not involved in the research."To me, the right interpretation of the work would be that it highlights a need to understand what high-IQ leaders do that leads to lower understanding by followers," he says. "The wrong interpretation would be, ‘Don't hire high-IQ leaders."
The study's lead author, John Antonakis, a psychologist at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland, suggests leaders should use their intelligence to use creative language that will persuade and inspire others—the way former U.S. President Barack Obama did. "I think the only way a smart person can signal their intelligence properly and still connect with the people," Antonakis says, "is to speak in charming ways."
1.According to the first paragraph, we know that _______.
A. leaders with high IQ do not have effective leadership
B. effective business depends on the intelligence of leaders
C. leaders with higher IQ may do harm to group effectiveness
D. the higher IQ leaders have, the stronger leadership they possess
2.According to Simonton, managers with an IQ of about ________ are probably the most effective.
A. 80
B. 100
C. 120
D. 140
3.What is Paul Sackett's attitude towards hiring high-IQ leaders?
A. Unconcerned.
B. Positive.
C. Doubtful.
D. Unclear.
4.Barack Obama is mentioned in the last paragraph to ________.
A. encourage us to learn more about leadership
B. explain how intelligent people achieve success
C. show creativity is more important than intelligence
D. emphasize the importance of using intelligence properly
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_____ you have the chance to study, you’d better make full use of your time.
A. Even if B. Now that C. In case D. So that
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