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北京市海淀区2020届九年级上学期英语期末考试试卷
Our brains believe information automatically(自动地)-even if it's false-because we can learn efficiently this way. "We're learning false information not because we're poor learners or not working hard," says David Rapp, a psychology and education professor at Northwestern University. "In many cases, it's a useful skill for us to accept what people tell us, because often what people tell us is true."
When we hear new information, those fresh facts don't cover what we knew before. We'll draw on old or new information when the situation comes up. ___________ . Short-term memories are easier for our brains to access than facts we heard longer ago, because they're fresher in our minds-even if they're wrong. Since we have to think back further to remember old information, we will often ignore it in favour of new inaccurate(不准确的)information. New information is what we're currently thinking about or has been recently presented to us, while the old one isn't as readily available.
We also buy into the facts that seem more reasonable. Often, this means they fit better with what we want to believe, which can explain why people quote different facts in political debates. Both candidates said something that was objectively true or not, but people would go with what they hope to be true.
Things get even trickier when truth and falsehood coexist in the information. For instance, our brains aren't sure whether to believe the descriptions of London in Harry Potter. "Don't look for that train station to Hogwarts, but there might be streets mentioned that are real," says Dr. Rapp. In fact, our brains can keep track of what's true or false by mentally tagging(标记)facts as either true or false, but sorting all that information takes time. In many cases, we are unlikely to think critically to get information, especially when we are reading for pleasure.
However, it's worth putting in the extra effort to have a second thought about the information that seems doubtful. "With the ease that we can look things up on the Internet," says Dr. Rapp, "there's no reason not to." "Seek out reliable sources," he adds.
teacher, see, friend, book, dictionary, my, for, help, he, about |
Look at the picture! You can {#blank#}1{#/blank#} some school things(学习用品) in it, some {#blank#}2{#/blank#} and pencils, two erasers and two dictionaries. The blue eraser is {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. Itˈs big. The green eraser is Lucyˈs. She is my good {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. We are in the same(相同的) school. This is my English dictionary. What {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the Chinese {#blank#}6{#/blank#}? Oh, itˈs Lucyˈs. My English {#blank#}7{#/blank#} is Mr. Brown. {#blank#}8{#/blank#} first name is Bill. He is a good teacher. We thank him(他) {#blank#}9{#/blank#} his {#blank#}10{#/blank#}.
Problems between parents and children are common. If you need to improve your relationship with your parents, you are not alone. To develop a better relationship with your parents, you should change how you think and do things. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}
Act first. Don't wait for your parents to try to improve the relationship. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Be thankful to your parents. Think about everything that your parents have done for you. You are sure to feel thankful to them. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Give them a nice gift or do some housework without being asked. They will be happy with you for these actions.
{#blank#}4{#/blank#} Talk to your parents about things that you care about and your feelings about these things. Often talk to them, and your parents can understand you better. If so, it's easy for them to discuss things that you are interested in and develop the relationship.
Accept that your parents are different. They grow up in a different situation with different technologies. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}Try to remind them of any problem in their relationships with their parents because of these differences.
Use these ways when you talk to your parents to improve your relationship with them.
A. Here is some advice for you. B. So they think in a different way. C. Show your thanks with your actions. D. Be open and honest. E. You should take action first. |
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