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江苏省常州市2017届九年级下学期教学情况调研测试英语试题
When US student Olivia Priedeman, 17, woke up one morning, she thought she had had a dream about making plans with a friend.
But it wasn't a dream. Her phone showed that during the night, Priedeman had read a text message from her friend. She did it while she was fast asleep.
Reading and sending text messages while asleep called─ "sleep texting"─ is an unusual sleep behaviour, similar to sleep walking. It's also a growing problem among doctors: young people can't live without their cell phones.
One in three teenagers sends more than 100 text messages a day, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project. And at least four out of five teenagers said they sleep with their phone on or near their bed.
Elizabeth Dowdell, a professor at Villanova University in Pennsylvania, has studied sleep texting. She said that having a phone nearby all night is a big part of the problem.
Andrew Stiehm, a sleep medicine researcher with Allina Health in Minnesota, agrees. It's possible for the part of the brain that controls skills to wake up, while the part of the brain that controls memory and judgment(判断) may be still asleep. That's why some people can perform basic movements-such as walking, talking, texting or even driving while they're sleeping. Some of Dowdell's students said that they're disturbed by their nighttime texting behaviour. But because sleep texting is unconscious, it's a difficult habit to break. Dowdell said she knows of some students who wear socks on their hands to keep themselves from texting.
Marjorie Hogan, a doctor at Hennepin County Medical Centre in Minneapolis, Minnesota, suggests keeping all electronic products outside the bedroom.
A. You are a kind person at heart. B. You may be afraid of being impolite. C. It may close the door of communication. D. The person might be angry if you refuse him. E. Here are some common reasons why people find it hard to say "no". F. You are afraid of losing chances. |
As is well known, saying "no" is difficult. But sometimes we have to learn to say "no". To learn to say "no", we have to first understand what's stopping us. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}
You want to help others. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}You don't want to turn the person away and you want to offer help when possible, even if it may take up your time.
{#blank#}3{#/blank#}I was brought up under the idea that saying "no", especially to people who are older, is impolite. This thinking is common in Asian culture, where face-saving is important. It means not making others look bad or lose faces.
You fear of conflict(冲突). {#blank#}4{#/blank#}This might lead to an ugly conflict.Even if there isn't,there might be disagreement which might lead to bad influences in the future.
{#blank#}5{#/blank#}Sometimes, saying "no" means closing doors or losing chances. It may make you feel worried. For example, if you say "no" to your boss, it may influence your promotion(晋升)opportunities in the future.
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