Whether it is Mozart or Miley，your choice of ...

Whether it is Mozart or Miley，your choice of music could determine whether you will perform well at your job. A new study suggests that listening to music in the office improves the speed and accuracy of tasks such as data entry，proofreading and problem solving. an office­based experiment，88 percent of participants were found to produce their most accurate work when listening to music.

The study also found that 81 percent completed their work fastest when music was played. And it matters what type of music you listen to. For instance，if you're doing your tax returns，then classical music is the most effective as it improves maths skills.

Listening to Jessie J or Justin Bieber could also improve your speed，with 58 percent of participants completing data entry tasks faster while listening to pop songs. During proofreading，dance music，such as David Guetta，had the biggest positive impact with participants increasing their speed by 20 percent compared to tests undertaken with no music at all. Dance music also had a positive effect on spell­checking with a 75 percent pass rate compared to 68 percent when no music was played at all.

The research，undertaken by Brighton­based Mindlab International，suggests that silent offices may be the least productive. The Music Works experiment revealed a positive correlation between music and productivity. Overall，it showed that when listening to music，nine out of ten people performed better，said Dr David Lewis，chairman of Mindlab International.

1.Whose music can help you do maths homework according to the study?

A. The music of Justin Bieber.

B. The music of Mozart.

C. The music of David Guetta.

D. The music of David Lewis.

2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned according to the passage?

A. Music makes you relaxed.

B. Music helps you to enter data faster.

C. Music improves maths skills.

D. Music has a positive effect on spell­checking.

3.The result of the experiment showed that when music was played，________．

A. 88% of people worked faster

B. 81% of people did their most accurate work

C. 90% of people worked better

D. 75% of people completed data entry task faster

4.What can we conclude from the passage?

A. Music may be helpless to people in office.

B. Silent offices can make people work better.

C. Different kinds of music have the same effect.

D. Silent offices may make people work least profitably.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

No one likes to fail. Whether it’s at work, at home, or in another area of your life, failure is painful and it can also be costly in terms of time, money, or both.1. If you never suffer a failure, then you’re probably not pushing yourself to your full potential. The following are some tips on how to pick yourself up after you’ve failed.

Remember that other people fail too. 2. They’ll tell you about that great new contract(合同) they signed, not the deal that failed eventually though they worked on it for months. But failure is normal, and lots of people fail time and time again before meeting with success.

Remind yourself of your past successes. Failing doesn’t mean that you’re worthless, or that you’ll never achieve the things you want.3. Maybe you had high marks last term, or you lost weight, or you learned to play a musical instrument. You might want to write down a list of successes---things that you’ve accomplished over the past few years, whether big or small. If you ever lack confidence, you can go back and read over that list.

4. Your past successes are important, but so are your past failures. You’ve made mistakes before, and you’ve survived them. Perhaps you did badly in an exam, or lost your temper and had to apologize. It’s not fun to think about the times when things went wrong, but by acknowledging your failures, you can remind yourself that today is no different. Just as you recovered in the past, you can recover from your recent failure too.

5. Whatever goes wrong, you’re probably facing some sort of decision. Don’t rush into making a hasty decision, but do look for a forward path. That might require some deep thinking.

A. Make a decision.

B. Limit the damage caused.

C. Remind yourself of your past failures.

D. However, failure is a normal part of life.

E. Get some advice and support from others.

F. Most people don’t talk openly about their failures.

G. Think of all the times in the past when you’ve succeeded.

高一英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

Whether you admit or not, music is rooted in our daily life, weaving its beauty and emotion through our thoughts, activities and memories. So if you’re interested in music theory, music appreciation, Beethoven, Mozart, artists and performers, we hope you’ll spend some time here and learn from those music articles of note for all ages and tastes.

When I first started studying the history of music, I did not realize what I was getting into. I had thought that music history was somewhat of an unimportant pursuit（追求）. In fact, I only took my history of classical music class because I needed the credits（学分）. I did not realize how really attractive music history was. You see, in our culture many of us do not really learn to understand music. When I began to learn about the history of Western music, however, it changed all that for me.

When most of us think about the history of music, we think of the history of rock music, we assume that the history is simple because the music is simple. In fact, neither is the case, The history of music, whether you’re talking about classical music, rock music, jazz music, or any other kind, is never simple.

Even when the class was over, I would not stop learning about the history of music. It had attracted my interest, and I wanted more.

1.What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A．To advise readers to learn about music.

B．To show he has a good knowledge of music.

C．To ask readers to share their experience.

D．To prove that music has a long history.

2.Why did the author take the history of classical music class?

A．He was very interested in classical music.

B．Classical music would bring him fame.

C．Classical music was very important to him.

D．He wanted to get the points from the course.

3.The underlined word “assume” in the third paragraph probably means “____________ ”.

A．see              B．mean             C．think             D．wonder

4.What did the author do after the class was over?

A．He became tired of music history.

B．He kept on learning about music history.

C．He found music was difficult to learn.

D．He began to take part in music activities.

5.(Originally created) What can we infer about the author according to the passage?

A．He didn’t like music at the beginning.

B．He prefers history to music.

C．He doesn’t study hard at school.

D．The students in his school need some credits in other subjects besides the credits in their majors before they graduate from their college.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Hank ______ a piece of music last month but it is still unknown whether he has finished it.

A.had composed B.composed C.has composed D.was composing

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

A peer is a person who is about the same age as you. Peers affect your life, whether you know it or not, just by spending time with you.

Peers can have a good effect on one another. Maybe another student in your science class taught you an easy way to remember the planets in solar system. Maybe you got others excited about your new favorite book and now everyone’s reading it.

However, sometimes peers affect one another in another way. For example, one kid in school might try to get another to cut class with him, your soccer friend might try to persuade you to be mean to another player and never pass her the ball, or a kid in the neighborhood might want you to shoplift with him. Some kids give in to peer pressure because they want to be liked, to fit in, or because they worry that other kids may make fun of them if they don’t go along with the group. Others may go along because they are curious to try something new that others are doing. The idea that “everyone’s doing it” may influence some kids to leave their better judgments or their common senses behind.

Peer pressure can be extremely strong and hard to get rid of. Experiments have shown how peer pressure can influence someone to change her/ his mind from what she/ he knows for sure is a correct answer to the incorrect answer－just because everyone else gives the incorrect answer! That holds true for people of any age in peer pressure situations.

It can be hard to walk away from peer pressure, but it can be done. Paying attention to your own feelings and beliefs about what is right and wrong can help you know the right thing to do. Inner strength and self-confidence can help you stand firm, walk away and resist doing something when you know better.

68. What is the best title for this passage?

A. Peers have a good effect   B. Children give in to peer pressure

C. Peer pressure is hard to resist    D. Peer pressure

69. The underlined word “shoplift” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________”.

A. do some shopping     B. carry goods for shops

C. steal in shops            D. take the lift upstairs in shops

70. The writer will NOT agree that ________.

A. only children change their correct answers to incorrect ones because of peer pressure

B. peers have an effect on one another

C. peer pressure can be got rid of

D. peers will believe in themselves if there are other peers who agree with them

71. By writing the passage the writer intends to ________.

A. tell people to follow other’s opinions

B. warn people to stay away from their peers

C. tell it is hard to walk away from pressure

D. persuade people to do the right thing regardless of peer pressure

高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

You have the ability to decide whether you are happy or not. Happiness is a choice.

You can’t depend on someone else to make you happy. That is a lesson I learned early in my marriage. I realized that I couldn’t rely on my husband as my source of happiness. I learned that my happiness depended on myself and not my husband’s actions. I learned that you have to choose to be happy.

You can choose your emotions. True happiness comes from within, and it can’t be forced by outside force. So how do you choose happiness? The same way, you choose to smile or choose to wear a certain outfit（一套衣服）. You choose it because that’s what you want to experience in you life.

You want to buy a new pair of shoes so you choose a pair that you like and feels good. You wouldn’t buy a pair of shoes that you don’t like or that doesn’t fit well, right? So why do we keep choosing emotions and feelings that don’t make us feel good?

Choosing to be happy after you realize your anger has shown up (or even choosing to be calm) can be beneficial. We choose our feelings; no one else can do that for us. If we let others get to us, influence our emotions — we are giving them power over us. When others cause us anger or pain, we are giving them our power.

We need to keep our feelings in check and not to react（反应） automatically to what is thrown at us. We need to think our actions out instead of just reacting to what someone says or does.

Remember that we can always choose happiness. At first it will be difficult to just switch（使转变）your thoughts and feelings from anger, self-doubt, or fear to joy and happiness. But it is only a thought away. Don’t dwell on（细想） what happens to you unnecessarily but realize what is causing you to feel that way. Realize that thoughts, feelings and emotions can change. Then move on and choose to be happy.

1. What’s the best title of this passage?

A. Pretend to Be Happy

B. Choose Your Emotions

C. Choose to Be Happy

D. Find Happiness

2. The lesson the writer learned in her marriage is ________ .

A. one can’t depend on someone else to make himself or herself happy

B. balancing the relationship between husband and wife is an art

C. she can depend on her husband to find happiness

D. happiness can be influenced by outside force

3.Why did the writer mention buying shoes?

A. To offer advice on how to choose comfortable shoes.

B. To use it as an example to illustrate（阐述）her point of view.

C. To compare choosing shoes and choosing an outfit.

D. To help move to the next paragraph easily.

4.The writer suggests that we should ________ .

A. let others control our feelings

B. respond immediately to others’ words

C. hold back our feelings properly

D. pay more attention to words than actions

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

You have the ability to decide whether you are happy or not. Happiness is a choice.

You can’t depend on someone else to make you happy. That is a lesson I learned early in my marriage. I realized that I couldn’t rely on my husband as my source of happiness. I learned that my happiness depended on myself and not my husband’s actions. I learned that you have to choose to be happy.

You can choose your emotions. True happiness comes from within, and it can’t be forced by outside force. So how do you choose happiness? The same way, you choose to smile or choose to wear a certain outfit（一套衣服）. You choose it because that’s what you want to experience in you life.

You want to buy a new pair of shoes so you choose a pair that you like and feels good. You wouldn’t buy a pair of shoes that you don’t like or that doesn’t fit well, right? So why do we keep choosing emotions and feelings that don’t make us feel good?

Choosing to be happy after you realize your anger has shown up (or even choosing to be calm) can be beneficial. We choose our feelings; no one else can do that for us. If we let others get to us, influence our emotions — we are giving them power over us. When others cause us anger or pain, we are giving them our power.

We need to keep our feelings in check and not to react（反应） automatically to what is thrown at us. We need to think our actions out instead of just reacting to what someone says or does.

Remember that we can always choose happiness. At first it will be difficult to just switch（使转变）your thoughts and feelings from anger, self-doubt, or fear to joy and happiness. But it is only a thought away. Don’t dwell on（细想） what happens to you unnecessarily but realize what is causing you to feel that way. Realize that thoughts, feelings and emotions can change. Then move on and choose to be happy.

64. What’s the best title of this passage?

A. Pretend to Be Happy

B. Choose Your Emotions

C. Choose to Be Happy

D. Find Happiness

65. The lesson the writer learned in her marriage is          .

A. one can’t depend on someone else to make himself or herself happy

B. balancing the relationship between husband and wife is an art

C. she can depend on her husband to find happiness

D. happiness can be influenced by outside force

66. Why did the writer mention buying shoes?

A. To offer advice on how to choose comfortable shoes.

B. To use it as an example to illustrate（阐述）her point of view.

C. To compare choosing shoes and choosing an outfit.

D. To help move to the next paragraph easily.

67. The writer suggests that we should          .

A. let others control our feelings

B. respond immediately to others’ words

C. hold back our feelings properly

D. pay more attention to words than actions

高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

— 　　 you or your sister fond of music?

— Neither she nor I 　　.

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

________ is of no concern to us.

A. It rain or not           B. If or not it rains

C. Whether it rains or not   D. Will it rain or not

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

________ is of no concern to us.

A．It rain or not                           B．If or not it rains

C．Whether it rains or not                   D．Will it rain or not

高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析