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江苏省无锡市江阴初级中学2016-2017学年九年级下学期英语期中考试试卷
Some tips on how to beat Monday morning blues | |
Love what you do. | Love your and you will look forward to the week ahead. Try to be positive when you are at work. |
Do what gives you comfort. | Stay in bed for 5 minutes extra makes you feel on Monday morning. Make coffee and put on music when you get up, which will make you feel energetic. |
Reward yourself. | To help you go through Mondays, yourself to what you usually don't have. Take a break on Fridays by going out for a film or dinner. |
Go to bed early on Sunday night. | If you do this, you will get enough sleep and your mind will react quickly. Wake up early on Monday morning, and you will have more time to get ready for the day and stay away from. |
Be organized on Friday evening. | Take care of you need to before you leave your workplace on Friday. |
Is there a connection between music and language? According to recent studies, the answer is yes: {#blank#}1{#/blank#}Here, we look at two examples
A recent study by researcher Kraus shows that playing a musical instrument can improve a person's hearing ability.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}The people in the first group were musicians, while those in the second group had no musical training. The musicians were able to hear the talking person more clearly.
{#blank#}3{#/blank#}Think about violinists in an orchestra (管弦乐团). When the violinists play with the group, they hear their own instrument and many others, too. But the violinists must listen closely to what they are playing, and pay no attention to the other sounds. In this way, musicians are able to focus on certain sounds, even in a room with lots of noise.
Schlaug, a doctor at Harvard Medical School, works with stroke (中风) patients. Because of their illness, these people cannot say their names, addresses, or other information normally. However, they can still sing.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}Why does this work? Schlaug isn't sure. Music seems to make different parts of the brain work, including the damaged (损坏的) parts. This might help patients to use that part of the brain again.
Music improves concentration (注意力), memory, listening skills, and our overall language abilities.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}Playing an instrument or singing can help us do better in school and keep our brain sharp (敏锐的) as we get older. Music is not only enjoyable, it's also good for us in many other ways.
A. It can even help sick people get better. B Music helps people solve some hearing problems. C. Music improves certain language abilities in the brain. D. The violinists develop their memories by playing the violin. E Musicians hear better because they learn to pay attention to certain sounds. F. Schlaug was surprised to find that singing words helped his patients to speak. G. In his study two groups of people listened to a person talking in a noisy room. |
For most of us, the days are divided into day and night. But for two months each winter in Northern Norway (挪威), it's dark for 20 hours a day. There is no sunrise or sunset because the sun never gets above the horizon (地平线) .
Would you like to live in darkness for this long? It may seem difficult, but many people in Norway love the beautiful colors of these months.
To the south are the red and gold colors of the horizon. To the north, the sky is a special blue. Even the moon and the stars look blue. In the towns, the lights in the streets shine like little yellow diamonds.
People do need light to be healthy and happy. Since they don't have much daylight during this time of the year, they exercise and eat foods with vitamins (维生素) A and D, people usually get energy from being in the sun.
And darkness doesn't stop people there from having a good time. Each winter, some people are skiing on hills and skating on ponds that are lit up. Others are going to film and music festivals And other people are spending time with friends in cafes and restaurants. Of course, not everyone is so active in the dark months. Many people are just going to sleep a little earlier until the sun returns in spring.
Northern Norway's Long{#blank#}1{#/blank#} |
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Norway |
Features |
It's dark for 20 hours a day; Beautiful colors; To the south are the{#blank#}2{#/blank#}colors of the horizon; To the north, the sky is a special blue. |
People's activities in the darkness |
They exercise and{#blank#}3{#/blank#}with vitamins A and D; In winter, people enjoy skiing on hills and{#blank#}4{#/blank#} They are going to film and music festival; They are spending time{#blank#}5{#/blank#}in cafes and restaurants; They are going to sleep a little earlier. |
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