People tend to become more personal and hide less of themselves when using email. Researchers from Open University in Britain have found in a recent study that there are good reasons for this.
The team of researchers asked 83 pairs of students, all strangers to each other, to solve a problem. They had to discuss this question: If only five people in the world could be saved from a world disaster, who should they be? The pairs of students had to talk over the problem either face to face or by computers. Dr. Johnson said, “They told their partners four times as much about themselves when they talked over the Internet as when they talked face to face. When the computers were fitted with cameras so that students could see each other, this limited the personal side of the conversation.”
Generally the information was not extremely personal. It was mainly about things such as where they went to school, or where they used to live. But some students discussed their love stories, and personal childhood experiences.
Dr Johnson believes that emailing encourages people to focus on themselves. And when they do this, they become more open, especially if there are no cameras. “If you cannot see the other person, it becomes easier to talk about yourself. This is because you are not thinking what the other person is thinking of you. So emailing has become the modern way of talking,” said Dr. Johnson. However, this style of talking is not entirely new. “In the 19th century people started to use the ‘telegraph’ to communicate. Now the same kind of thing has happened and people ended up speaking more freely.”
Dr. Johnson thinks that emailers need to know about these effects of emailing, especially when they start work in a company. “ If you don’t know about it, you could find yourself saying more about yourself than you wanted to.”
1.The subject discussed in this passage is _______.
A.how people open up when emailing B.how people do research studies
C.how to communicate at work D.how to discuss and solve a problem
2.The reason that some couples talked freely about themselves is that _______.
A.they didn’t talk about very personal things B.they couldn’t see each other
C.the cameras on the computers were turned on D.they had to discuss a question
3.What does the underlined sentence refer to?
A.The telegraph. B.The computer. C.Emailing. D.Face-to-face talk.
4.In the writer’s opinion, one should ______.
A.focus on oneself when emailing B.talk more freely in emails than usual
C.discuss any subject that one wants to D.consider how one uses email at work
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People tend to become more personal and hide less of themselves when using email. Researchers from Open University in Britain have found in a recent study that there are good reasons for this.
The team of researchers asked 83 pairs of students, all strangers to each other, to solve a problem. They had to discuss this question: If only five people in the world could be saved from a world disaster, who should they be? The pairs of students had to talk over the problem either face to face or by computers. Dr. Johnson said, “They told their partners four times as much about themselves when they talked over the Internet as when they talked face to face. When the computers were fitted with cameras so that students could see each other, this limited the personal side of the conversation.”
Generally the information was not extremely personal. It was mainly about things such as where they went to school, or where they used to live. But some students discussed their love stories, and personal childhood experiences.
Dr Johnson believes that emailing encourages people to focus on themselves. And when they do this, they become more open, especially if there are no cameras. “If you cannot see the other person, it becomes easier to talk about yourself. This is because you are not thinking what the other person is thinking of you. So emailing has become the modern way of talking,” said Dr. Johnson. However, this style of talking is not entirely new. “In the 19th century people started to use the ‘telegraph’ to communicate. Now the same kind of thing has happened and people ended up speaking more freely.”
Dr. Johnson thinks that emailers need to know about these effects of emailing, especially when they start work in a company. “ If you don’t know about it, you could find yourself saying more about yourself than you wanted to.”
1.The subject discussed in this passage is _______.
A.how people open up when emailing B.how people do research studies
C.how to communicate at work D.how to discuss and solve a problem
2.The reason that some couples talked freely about themselves is that _______.
A.they didn’t talk about very personal things B.they couldn’t see each other
C.the cameras on the computers were turned on D.they had to discuss a question
3.What does the underlined sentence refer to?
A.The telegraph. B.The computer. C.Emailing. D.Face-to-face talk.
4.In the writer’s opinion, one should ______.
A.focus on oneself when emailing B.talk more freely in emails than usual
C.discuss any subject that one wants to D.consider how one uses email at work
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Will people remember less with Internet users becoming more and more dependent on the Internet to store information? If you know your computer will save information, why do you store it in your own personal memory, your brain?
Professor Betsy Sparrow, together with her research team, has carried out some experiments in a recent study, wanting to know how the Internet is changing memory. In the first experiment, they offered people 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer. The first group of people understood that the computer would save the information. The second group understood that the computer would not save it. Later, the second group remembered the information better. People in the first group knew they could find the information again, so they did not try to remember it.
In another experiment, the researchers gave people facts to remember, and told them where to find the information on the computer. The information was in a specific computer folder( 文 件 夹 ). Surprisingly, people later remembered the folder locations better than the facts. When people use the Internet, they do not remember the information. Rather, they remember how to find it. This is called “transactive memory(交互记忆)”.
According to Sparrow, we are not becoming people with poor memories as a result of the Internet.
Instead, computer users are developing stronger transactive memories; that is, people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date. This doesn’t mean we are becoming either more or less intelligent, but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing.
1.Why does the text begin with two questions?
A.To make a comparison. B.To introduce the main topic.
C.To show the author’s attitude. D.To list some examples.
2.What can we learn about the first experiment?
A.The Sparrow’s team typed the information into a computer.
B.The two groups remembered the information equally well.
C.The first group did not try to remember the information.
D.The second group did not understand the information.
3.What do people usually do in transactive memory?
A.They remember how to find the information.
B.They organize information like a computer.
C.They change the quantity of information.
D.They bear the information in mind.
4.What is Sparrow’s attitude towards the influence the Internet has on people’s memory ?
A.Negative. B.Passive. C.Objective. D.Doubtful.
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Researchers found that people become happier and experience less worry after they reach the age of fifty. In fact, they say by the age of eighty-five, people are happier with their life than they were when they were eighteen years old.
The findings came from a survey of more than 340,000 adults in the United States. The Gallup(民意调查) Organization questioned them by telephone in 2010. At that time, the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five.
The researchers asked questions about emotions like happiness, sadness and worry. They also asked about mental or emotional stress.
Arthur Stone at Stony Brook University in New York led the study. His team found that levels of stress were highest among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five. The findings showed that stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties. Happiness was highest among the youngest adults and those in their early seventies. The people least likely to report feeling negative emotions were those in their seventies and eighties.
Researchers say they do not know why happiness increases as people get older. One theory is that, as people grow older, they grow more thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotions. They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences.
Professor Stone says the emotional patterns could be linked to changes in how people see the world, or maybe even changes in brain chemistry.
The researchers also considered possible influences like having young children, being unemployed or being single. But they found that influences like these did not affect the levels of happiness and well-being related to age.
The study also showed that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older. However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men.
1.
What can be the best title of the text?
A.Happiness Varies with Ages | B.Experience More, Worry Less |
C.The Older, the Wiser | D.Being Young, Being Happy |
2.
We can learn from the research that _________.
A.only when people get older will they feel happier |
B.stress levels among the youngest are the highest |
C.older people tend to be grateful |
D.older people usually have no worries |
3.
According to the research, when people get older, _________.
A.they miss the old days | B.they are physically weak |
C.they have better self-control | D.they are more emotional |
4.
What would the author probably talk about next?
A.What influences happiness. | B.How to live better. |
C.How to keep happier. | D.Why women are less happier. |
5.
The purpose of the passage is to _________.
A.advise how to reduce stress | B.introduce a scientific finding |
C.describe how to do research | D.talk about human emotions |
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During the Nov. 11 shopping event, many people tend to buy more than they need because of sales promotions or just plain urge. But what normally _______the shopping madness is not_______but regret. That’s because many people just buy things to fill the _______in their hearts, but buying more things _______ indicates the burden in their minds.
The concept of Danshari may provide a(n)_______ to the problem. Danshari was based on three Chinese characters, duan she li, which _______ refusal, disposal (清除) and separation. It promotes the idea of getting rid of _______ things and separating oneself from the drive to own_______possessions. There are two basic rules that_______whether you should keep something—the relationship between you and the item under ________ as well as the timing. So before you ____________ your payment password for something, ask yourself two questions: Do I ________ it now? Does it suit me?
Danshari encourages you not only to ________ things, but to give up the unreasonable desire associated with owning them. Nowadays, people need to learn to ________ their daily lives. Buy only the necessities and ________ items, regularly ________ things you don’t need any more, then you’ll get freedom in your heart.
However, it doesn’t mean that you should ________ your desire and live a less interesting life. Instead, you should ________ yourself rather than material things. Through ________ what to buy and what to get rid of, you can see a deeper reflection of yourself, ________ learning to make wise decisions about more important things.
1.A. prevents B. starts C. follows D. promotes
2.A. expectation B. relief C. wealth D. satisfaction
3.A. silence B. needs C. emptiness D. space
4.A. finally B. actually C. gradually D. eventually
5.A. solution B. limit C. alternative D. introduction
6.A. means B. abolishes C. violates D. predicts
7.A. updated B. temporary C. used D. unnecessary
8.A. material B. private C. valuable D. popular
9.A. prove B. permit C. decide D. affect
10.A. guarantee B. discussion C. control D. consideration
11.A. change B. create C. enter D. provide
12.A. match B. try C. want D. need
13.A. get along with B. get rid of C. get over D. get through
14.A. fix B. risk C. simplify D. enrich
15.A. special B. suitable C. cheap D. optional
16.A. discover B. abandon C. update D. recycle
17.A. kill B. realize C. balance D. recognize
18.A. reflect on B. give up C. focus on D. cheer up
19.A. choosing B. avoiding C. comparing D. mentioning
20.A. rather B. therefore C. otherwise D. however
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With more and more people__________ the importance of English, English training has become a profit-making industry.
A.have realized B.realizing C.to realize D.having realized
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Are people less happy or more happy the older they get ? A study found that people generally become happier and experience less worry after age 50. In fact, it found that by the age of 85, people are happier with their life than they were at 18.
The finding came from a Gallup survey of more than 340,000 adults in the United States in 2008. At that time, the people were between the age of 18 an 85.
Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study. His team found that levels of stress were highest among adults between the ages of 22 and 25. Stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties.
Happiness was highest among the youngest adults and those in their early seventies. But the people least likely to report feeling negative emotions(消极情绪) were those in their seventies and eighties. The survey also found that men and women had similar emotional patterns as they grow older. However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men did.
The researchers also considered possible influences like having young children, being unemployed or being single. But they found that influences like these did not affect the levels of happiness and well-being related to age.
So why would happiness increase with age ? One theory is that, as people get older, they become more thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotions. They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences.
The original(最初的) goal of the study was to confirm the popular belief that aging is connected with increased sleep problems. The survey did find an increase during middle age, especially in women. But except for that , people reported that they felt their sleep quality improved as they got older.
1.Old people may be happier probably because _________
A. their children have grown up.
B. they don’t have to work every day.
C. they can do whatever they like best.
D. they are most likely satisfied with life.
2.According to the survey, when will adults feel most stressful?
A. In their twenties. B. In their fifties.
C. In their seventies. D. In their eighties.
3.What may make Arthur Stone a bit surprised?
A. Women usually live longer than men.
B. Middle-age men mostly are very rich.
C. Old people usually have a better sleep.
D. Most of old people can’t sleep well at night.
4.Which of the following may be the topic of this passage ?
A. The difference between men and women.
B. Old people’s feeling of happiness.
C. The young people and the old people.
D. The connection of sleep and happiness.
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Many of us believe that a person’s mind becomes less active as he grows older. But this is not true, according to Dr Jarvik, professor of psychiatry at the University of California. She has studied the mental functioning of aging persons for several years. For example, one of her studies concerns 136 pairs of twins (双胞胎), who were first examined when they were already 60 years old. As Dr Jarvik continued the study of the twins into their 70s and 80s, their minds did not generally decline (衰弱) as was expected.
However, there was some decline in their psycho-motor speed. This means that it took them longer to finish mental tasks than it used to. But when speed was not a factor, they lost very little intellectual (智力的) ability over the years. In general, Dr Jarvik’s studies have shown that there is no decline in knowledge or reasoning ability. This is true not only with those in their 30s and 40s, but with those in their 60s and 70s as well.
It is true that older people themselves often complain that their memory is not as good as it once was. However, much of what we call “loss of memory” is not that at all. There usually was incomplete learning in the first place. For example, the older person perhaps had trouble hearing, or poor vision, or was trying to learn the new thing at too fast a speed. In the cases where the older person’s mind really seems to get worse, it is not necessarily a sign of decline due to old age. Often it is simply a sign of a sad emotional state.
1. This passage is mainly about _______.
A. what caused mental decline
B. a new discovery about mental decline
C. the difference between middle-aged and older persons
D. how Dr Jarvik studied mental functioning of the twins
2.The word “psychiatry” in paragraph 1 most probably means _______.
A. the study of diseases of the mind
B. the study of physical diseases
C. the study of twins’ growth
D. the study of human behavior
3.More often than not, what we call mental decline is actually a sign of _______.
A. a worsening state of health B. old age
C. nervous tension D. a state of unhappiness
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With so many people ____ in English every day, it will become more and more important to have ____ English.
A. communicated, good knowledge of
B. communicating, a good knowledge of
C. communicating good knowledge
D. to communicate, a good knowledge at
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With so many people __________ in English every day, it will become more and more important to have a good ___________ of English.
A.communicate, knowing B.communicated, knowledge
C.communicated, knowing D.communicating, knowledge
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I always felt sorry for people in wheelchairs. Some of them, old and weak, cannot _______ by themselves. Others seem perfectly healthy, _______ in business suits, and wheel themselves around with strong determination (意志). But whenever I saw someone in a wheelchair, I only saw a _______, not a person.
Then I fainted (晕倒) at Euro Disney _______ low blood pressure. This was the first time I had ever fainted, and my parents said that I must _______ for a while after First Aid.
I agreed to take it easy, but _______ I stepped toward the door, I saw my dad pushing a (n)_______ in my direction! Feeling the colour burn my cheeks, I asked him to wheel that thing right back to _______ he found it.
I could not believe this was happening to me. Wheelchairs were _______ for other people but not for me. As my father wheeled me out into the main street, people ________ began to treat me differently.
Little kids ran in front of me, ________ my father to stop the wheelchair suddenly. Bitterness (痛苦) set in as I was ________ back and forth. “Stupid kids—they have perfectly good ________. Why can’t they watch where they’re going?” I thought. People ________ at me, pity in their eyes. Then they would look away, maybe because they thought the ________ they forgot me, the better. “I am just like you!” I wanted to shout out. “The only ________ is that you’ve got legs, and I have wheels.”
People in wheelchairs are not ________. They can see every look and hear each word. Looking out at the faces, I finally ________: I was once just like them. I treated people in wheelchairs exactly the way they did not ________ to be treated. I realized it is some of us with two healthy legs who are ________ disabled.
1.A. look around B. grow up C. wake up D. get around
2.A. dressed B. covered C. stuck D. lost
3.A. hero B. disability C. passer-by D. star
4.A. by way of B. as to C. due to D. in terms of
5.A. sleep B. break C. run D. rest
6.A. if B. until C. because D. as
7.A. wheelchair B. bike C. armchair D. bed
8.A. whom B. when C. where D. which
9.A. fine B. sad C. light D. cheap
10.A. rarely B. immediately C. finally D. rapidly
11.A. allowing B. asking C. helping D. forcing
12.A. thrown B. caught C. pulled D. beaten
13.A. space B. manners C. legs D. arms
14.A. laughed B. stared C. shouted D. rushed
15.A. later B. harder C. sooner D. less
16.A. advantage B. difference C. choice D. difficulty
17.A. healthy B. common C. stupid D. violent
18.A. understood B. forgot C. remembered D. guessed
19.A. mean B. need C. hate D. want
20.A. generally B. truly C. frequently D. occasionally
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