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The more interested you are in a topic, the more likely you may be to form “false memories” about the events related to that topic.
“Most people are pretty confident about their own memory for some events, but new research shows that false memory is a lot more frequent than many people realize. In terms of daily life, the key point here may be to understand that someone who remembers an event differently from yours isn’t necessarily lying—someone’s memory may be faulty, or it might be you,” said study co-author Ciara Greene, a psychologist at the university College Dublin.
In the study, the researchers asked 489 people to read four news stories about events that were related to the topics they ranked as the most interesting, and four stories about events related to the topics they rated as the least interesting. In each case, three of these events really did occur, but the fourth one was made up.
It turned out that people tended to remember the stories of the topics they said they were more interested in compared with the topics they were not interested in. However, the participants also tended to store more false memories related to the topics they were interested in compared with the topics they were not interested in, the researchers found.
The more people know about a topic, the more memories related to this topic they have stored in their brains, the researchers said. Therefore, when a person meets new information on this topic, that information may find traces of similar memories that have already stored in the brain, Greene said.
“This can result in a sense of familiarity or recognition of the new material, leading to the conviction (确信) that the information has been met before and is in fact an existing memory,” Greene said. In other words, this new material or information may “feel” familiar and therefore the person may believe it must be true, he said.
Learning more about how false memories work may help protect against the harmful results of them, such as when eyewitness accounts(证言) of crimes are faulty.
1.What Ciara said in Paragraph 2 suggests that you shouldn’t _________.
A. forget the frequency of false memory.
B. lie to someone with different memories.
C. believe faulty memories of other people.
D. completely trust your memory.
2.In the study, people who were interested in a topic________.
A. were less likely to form false memories related to it
B. tended to remember false information about it
C. could remember any information about it easily
D. wanted to know more about it
3.What’s the main idea of the text?
A. The harm of false information.
B. Why people have a poor memory.
C. Interesting topics may lead to false memories.
D. How to make a good memory for some events
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Hong Kong Science Museum
You might really like the Science Museum if you are interested in science. The Museum wants to teach kids science. It gives them a place to have fun with the equipment there. However, adults can learn some science too.
The Museum has 6,500 square metres. There are over 500 exhibits, and nearly 70 percent of them are suitable for visitors of all ages. Since its opening in April 1991, the Hong Kong Science Museum has proven itself to be a good place for learning science. Through having better exhibits and fun science programs in an enjoyable environment, the Museum wants to popularize science to the public and the support science education in schools. Visitors at the Science Museum can visit the exhibition in their own way and enjoy the fun of discovery learning.
If you want to have a visit, you’d better read the information carefully.
Opening hours
Monday to Wednesday, Friday: 10 am~7 pm
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: 10 am~9 pm
Christmas Eve and Chinese New Year’s Eve: 10 am~5 pm
Closed on Thursdays, and the first two days of the Chinese New Year
Ticketing information
Standard Ticket: HK$ 20
Group Ticket: HK$14
Opening hours
Monday to Wednesday, Friday: 10 am~7 pm
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: 10 am~9 pm
Christmas Eve and Chinese New Year’s Eve: 10 am~5 pm
Closed on Thursdays, and the first two days of the Chinese New Year
Ticketing information
Standard Ticket: HK$ 20
Group Ticket: HK$14
1.What can children do in the Museum according to the text?
A. They can learn history knowledge.
B. They can have fun when learning science.
C. They are encouraged to help each other.
D. They are allowed to have lunch for free.
2.How much should a member of a tour group pay to visit the Museum?
A. HK$6. B. HK$20. C. HK$34. D. HK$14.
3.When does the Museum close on weekends?
A. 5:00 pm. B. 7:00 pm. C. 9:00 pm. D. 10:00 pm.
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Researches show that the taller you are, the more _______ you are to suffer back pain.
A. likely B. possible C. perhaps D. probable
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A study shows that the more teenagers watch actors smoking in films, the more likely they are ________ the habit of smoking.
A. to get into B. getting into
C. got into D. to getting into
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Are you interested in higher education in the United States? The following advice might help you.
● College, University or Institute
College and universities offer undergraduate degrees in arts and sciences. And both can help prepare young people to earn a living. But many colleges don't offer graduate studies. Universities are generally bigger, offer more programs and do more research. An institute of technology can offer a wide choice of programs and activities. Seventy-five percent of freshmen go there with a strong interest and involvement in the arts.
● The Application Process
International admissions officers advise students to apply to at least three schools. You may be able to apply online and pay the application charge with a credit card, or by mail. You should study the websites of schools to find information about how and when to apply, how much it will cost and whether any financial aid is available.
● Get a Student Card
If you request a visa for the first time, you will have to go to an American embassy or consulate(领事馆). You will need to bring a government form sent to you by your American school that shows you have been accepted. A consular official will also take your picture and your fingerprints. You will also need banking and tax records that show you have enough money to pay for your education.
● Financial Aid
American schools provide aid, like scholarships, fellowships, to almost half of foreign graduate students, but only ten percent of undergraduates. But grants, which, unlike a loan, does not have to be paid.
1.It can be inferred from the passage that American colleges and universities .
A. have their own origins in institutes of technology
B. have both similarities and differences
C. can offer a wide choice of programs and activities
D. provide about seventy-five percent students with art courses
2.To apply for a vise for the first time, you'll have to do the following things EXCEPT .
A. paying an American embassy or consulate some money
B. taking your picture and your fingerprints
C. showing a government form given by the American school admitting you
D. providing evidence that you have enough money to pay for your education
3.The purpose of the passage is .
A. to make some money B. to provide foreign students with a guide
C. to improve education quality D. to attract foreign visitors to America
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Do you like football? If so, you can read the following passage and find that it is interesting. In almost every big university in the United States, football is a favorite sport. American football is different. Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chances to move the ball ten yards（码）.
They can carry it or they can throw it. If they move the ball ten yards, they can try to move it another ten yards. If they move it to the end of the field, they receive six points.
It is difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the other team try to stop the man with the ball. If he does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball the other team.
Each university wants its own team to win. Many thousands of people come to watch. They all shout for their favorite team. Young men and women come on the field to help the people shout more. They dance and jump while they shout.
Each team plays ten or eleven games each season. The season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January 1, the first day of the New Year. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.
1. The passage talks about ___________.
A．football B．how to play football
C．American sports D．American football
2.Why is it difficult to move the ball? Because ___________.
A．ten yards is a long way
B．many men on the other team try not to let the ball come near
C．the playing field is very large
D．eleven men have to catch the ball one by one
3. If they _________, the teams will play on January 1.
A．receive six points
B．play eleven games in the season
C．are the best teams
D．move the ball to the end of the field
4. Many people come to watch football and they want their team to win. Which of the following is not their act?
A．Jumping. B．Dancing. C．Crying. D．Shouting.
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Men are spending more and more time in the kitchen encouraged by celebrity (名人) chefs like Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver, according to a report from Oxford University.
The effect of the celebrity role models, who have given cooking a more manly picture, has combined with a more general drive towards sexual equality and men now spend more than twice the amount of time preparing meals than they did in 1961.
According to the research by Prof. Jonatahn Gershuny, who runs the Centre for Time Research at Oxford, men now spend more than half an hour a day cooking, up from just 12 minutes a day in 1961.
Prof. Gershuny said, “The man in the kitchen is part of a much wider social trend. There has been 40 years of sexual equality, but there is another 40 years probably to come.”
Women, who a generation ago spent nearly two hours a day cooking, now spen
d just one hour and seven minutes—a great fall, but they still spend far more time in the kitchen than men.Some experts have named these men in aprons as “Gastrosexuals (men using cooking skills to impress friends)”, who have been inspired to pick up a kitchen knife by the success of Ramsay, Oliver as well as other male celebrity chefs such as Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Marco Pierre White and Keith Floyd.
“I was married in 1974. When my father came to visit me a few weeks later, I was wearing an apron when I opened the door. He laughed,” said Prof. Gershuny. “That would never happen now.”
Two-thirds of adults say that they come together to share at least three times a week, even if it is not necessarily around a kitchen or dining room table. Prof. Gershuny pointed out that the family meal was now rarely eaten by all of its members around a table—with many “family meals” in fact taken on the sofa in the sitting room, and shared by family members. “The family meal has changed a lot, and few of us eat—as I did when I was a child—at least two meals a day together as a family. But it has survived in a different format.”
1.What is one reason behind the trend that men spend more time cooking than before?
A. The improvement of cooks’ status.
B. The influence of popular female chefs.
C. The change of female’s view on cooking.
D. The development of sexual equality campaign.
2.What does the author think about the time men and women spend on cooking?
A. Men spend more time cooking than women nowadays.
B. Women spend much less time on cooking than before.
C. It will take 40 years before men spend more time at the stove than women.
D. There is a sharp decline in the time men spend on cooking compared with 1961.
3.How did Prof. Gershuny see the family meal according to the passage?
A. It has become a thing of the past.
B. It is very different from what it used to be.
C. It shouldn’t be advocated in modern times.
D. It is beneficial to the stability of the family.
4.Which is the best title for the passage?
A. The Changes of Family Meals
B. Equality between Men and Women
C. Cooking into a New Trend for Men
D. Cooking—a Thing of the Past for Women
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Are you interested in travelling in the dangerous mountains in America? Here are some tour plans for you to choose.
Tour 1 Garland Valley
Bring your drink and lunch for this walk in a beautiful area of the Blue Mountains. Garland Valley is close to the town of Garland but is part of the National Park. Many wild animals live in this area, including many rare birds. This is a great walk for bird-lovers. The trip lasts four hours. Book in advance. Cost: $ 15 When: May 8, May 15
Tour 2 Flashlight Adventure
Put on your warm clothes, bring a flashligh and a pair of glasses, and come for a night walk along the Dungog Valley. A guide will lead the tour. Many of the animals you will see on this trip can only be seen at night. The guide will tell you about the lives of the animals you see. Numbers are strictly controlled on night trips, so be sure to book early. This walk lasts two and a half hours.
Cost: $ 12 When: May 8, May 15, May22
Tour 3 Black Bear Count
There have been fires in this area in the last few years and the Office of the National Park is not sure how many black bears are still living. Some bears have been seen since the fires, and the Office has asked for young people to help count them. The entire trip will last three hours. Remember to book in advance.
Cost: Free When: May 8
Advice to be followed:
☆ Please bring enough water and food for all walks.
☆ Wear good walking shoes-no high heels.
☆ Wear a hat for day walks.
☆ Dress warmly for night walks.
☆ Children must be with an adult.
☆ Make sure your flashlight works well and bring extra batteries for night walks.
☆ Follow all instructions from guides during the walks. The mountains are so
dangerous that you have to care.
1.Where are these tours likely to take place?
A. In a modern noisy city.
B. In a special kind of zoo
C. In a park in the mountains.
D. In three different countries.
2.On which tours had you better wear a hat according to advice?
A. Tour 1
B. Tour 2
C. Tour 2&3
D. Tour 1& 3
3.On which trip are you likely to see animals that are active at night but may sleep during the day?
A. Flashlight Adventure
B. Garland Valley.
C. Black Bear Count
D. None of the trips.
4.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Extra batteries are needed for Tour 1 & 3.
B. All three tours require booking in advance.
C. It’s clearly advised to wear a hat for Tour 2.
D. Tour 3 will take the longest hours to finish.
5.What is the best title for the passage?
A. Some Adventure Tours in America
B. Hunting around the Great Mountains
C. Interesting Tours in Different Parks
D. Discovery Tours in the Mountains
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Are you interested in travelling in the dangerous mountains in America? Here are some tour plans for you to choose.
Tour 1 Garland Valley
Bring your drink and lunch for this walk in a beautiful area of the Blue Mountains. Garland Valley is close to the town of Garland but is part of the National Park. Many wild animals live in this area, including many rare birds. This is a great walk for bird-lovers. The trip lasts four hours. Book in advance. Cost: $ 15 When: May 8, May 15
Tour 2 Flashlight Adventure
Put on your warm clothes, bring a flashlight and a pair of glasses, and come for a night walk along the Dungog Valley. A guide will lead the tour. Many of the animals you will see on this trip can only be seen at night. The guide will tell you about the lives of the animals you see. Numbers are strictly controlled on night trips, so be sure to book early. This walk lasts two and a half hours.
Cost: $ 12 When: May 8, May 15, May22
Tour 3 Black Bear Count
There have been fires in this area in the last few years and the Office of the National Park is not sure how many black bears are still living. Some bears have been seen since the fires, and the Office has asked for young people to help count them. The entire trip will last three hours. Remember to book in advance.
Cost: Free When: May 8
Advice to be followed:
☆ Please bring enough water and food for all walks.
☆ Wear good walking shoes---no high heels.
☆ Wear a hat for day walks.
☆ Dress warmly for night walks.
☆ Children must be with an adult.
☆ Make sure your flashlight works well and bring extra batteries for night walks.
☆ Follow all instructions from guides during the walks. The mountains are so dangerous that you have to care.
1.Where are these tours likely to take place?
A. In a modern noisy city. B. In a special kind of zoo
C. In a park in the mountains. D. In three different countries.
2.On which trip is it possible for you to see animals that are active
at night but may sleep during the day?
A. Flashlight Adventure B. Garland Valley.
C. Black Bear Count D. None of the trips.
3.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Extra batteries are needed for Tour 1 & 3.
B. All three tours require booking in advance.
C. It’s clearly advised to wear a hat for Tour 2.
D. Tour 3 will take the longest hours to finish.
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A. Some Adventure Tours in America
B. Hunting around the Great Mountains
C. Interesting Tours in Different Parks
D. Discovery Tours in the Mountains
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While _________the topic of music in class, all the students show great interest in it.
A. discussed B. discuss
C. discussing D. are discussing
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d just one hour and seven minutes—a great fall, but they still spend far more time in the kitchen than men.